George F. Baker and George Grant Mason Schools are still under a Water Boil Advisory by the Town of Tuxedo. What this means is that our water fountains have been turned off. Until the advisory has been lifted, please be advised that there will be no access to the water fountains in either building. It is recommended that parents/guardians have their child bring drinking water with him/her to school until the advisory has been lifted. It remains safe for students to wash their hands and our lunch program is unaffected by this advisory.
Please be advised that due to inclement weather, the Tuxedo Union Free School District is closed today, Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Click here for video announcement: https://youtu.be/To3Bors0eV8
Tenga en cuenta que debido a las inclemencias del tiempo, el Distrito Escolar Tuxedo Union Free está CERRADO hoy, martes 9 de febrero de 2021. Haga clic aquí para ver el anuncio en video: https://youtu.be/To3Bors0eV8
The National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society donated over 500 cans and 600 boxes of pasta to the Sloatsburg Food Pantry over the last few months. The organizations are currently running a Snack Pack and Cereal Drive. Treasurer John Castricone, went shopping on behalf of the NHS and has already purchased many boxes of cereal. The Food Pantry is still looking for more donations.
GFB wins 2 of 3 matches in this year’s Ethics Bowl! Congratulations Ms. McGowan and team on a strong performance.
Ethics Bowl Update: Tuxedo wins two of the first matches! Watch as they begin their first case of Match 2. Come join us in Breakout Room 5
Due to a water main break in the town of Tuxedo please be advised there will be an emergency dismissal of students at 2PM today. The remainder of school pictures for the day will be rescheduled. All after school activites are cancelled.
The video recording of last night's Board of Education Work Session is now available on the district website: https://5il.co/pdjv
Come support our students as they compete tomorrow at the 6th Annual Ethics Bowl sponsored by Manhattanville College!
Saturday, February 6th from 10AM - 3:00PM
Visit the Ethics Bowl by Zoom:
https://mville-edu.zoom.us/j/97545498843?pwd=Yng5YTZ5WFkwMFZwZXJqemFjendvdz09#success
Match Times:
10:00AM - 11:30AM (Breakout Room 8)
11:45AM - 1:15PM (Breakout Room 5)
1:30PM - 3:00PM (Breakout Room 1)
About the Ethics Bowl
Our students will have 3 matches. Each match will have 2 rounds iis discussed and is timed out to take 31 minutes. Teams are given points based on the effectiveness of their arguments, respect for each other and the other team, and their ability to reply to the other team's comments. Judges will determine which teams move on to Sunday's finals. Below are the times and breakout rooms of where our students will be competing.
GO TORNADOS!
Please be advised that the Tuxedo Union Free School District will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3, 2021.
Students in grades K-12 will begin at 10AM with their first period class.
Students in Pre-Kindergarten will begin at 10:30AM.
The Board of Education Work Session scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 4th at 7pm.
For more information: https://5il.co/p2b3 Agenda: https://5il.co/p2a9
Please be advised that the Tuxedo Union Free School District will be closed tomorrow, February 2, 2021, for a snow day. Click here for the video announcement: https://youtu.be/wsBgAJEoOKk
Tuxedo joins 6 other school districts in embracing the modern snow day:
https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/2021/02/01/6-mid-hudson-schools-opt-remote-learning-monday-instead-snow-day/4336513001/
Please be advised that all students in Tuxedo UFSD will be on remote, asynchronous instruction (as planned) tomorrow, Monday, February 1, 2021. Out of district transportation will not be provided.
The winter storm is being closely monitored. An announcement regarding Tuesday, February 2, 2021 will go out tomorrow.
In the event of power/internet outage: Students who have outages will be forgiven for missed work and allowed to submit alternate low-tech assignments such as independent reading summaries, drawing/painting or other non-screen endeavors.
Stay safe and warm!
Let's help all of our residents equitably receive updates on vaccine distribution as it's made available to the Orange County Health Department. Use the link below to sign up for updates:
https://vaccination.orangecountygov.com/
The Board of Education will hold a Work Session Meeting on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. For more information: https://5il.co/p2b3 Agenda: https://5il.co/p2a9
Reminder! Gray (A) Cohort is in person tomorrow and Friday. Tuesday February 2nd Crimson (B) is back in person and we will return to the alternating week cohort schedule. Please see the district calendar.
GFB School Picture Information:
GFB School Pictures will be on February 5th (Crimson) and 9th (Gray) to accommodate both cohorts of students. Your child's picture date will depend upon the week they are in school. Attached you will find the flyer with information about school pictures.
Important:
1. The Gray Cohort received a hard copy of the flyer and the picture order packet on Friday, January 22nd. Please ask your student for this information if they have not given it to you already.
2. The Crimson Cohort will receive a hard copy of the flyer and the picture order packet on Tuesday, January 26th and Wednesday, January 27th. Be on the lookout for this information.
3. For students who are 100% remote, we will mail you the packet and the flyer.
4. The flyer shows the date when each cohort will have their pictures taken. ***Please note that the 6th grade will have their pictures taken on the 5th only.
5. For students who are 100% remote and would like to have their picture taken, appointments can be made to bring your child in between 3pm and 4pm on either February 5th or 9th. There will be a separate photographer in both GGM and GFB. You may sign up for the same time if you have students in both schools. Please contact Mr. Takeuchi to set up an appointment at mtakeuchi@tuxedoufsd.org
or by calling (845)-351-4786 ext. 2101.
Mark Stankiewicz
Visual Arts Teacher, Yearbook, Art Club, Set Design
George F. Baker High School mstankiewicz@tuxedoufsd.org
Tuxedo, NY 10987 www.tuxedoufsd.org
Please be advised Tuxedo UFSD will have an early dismissal at 11:30AM. Crimson Parents have the option of keeping their children on remote instruction. Students who receive lunch will be sent home with bagged lunch.
The video recording of last week's Regular Board of Education meeting is now available on the district website. https://5il.co/ovsr
The Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 6:30PM. Info: https://5il.co/ovg1 Agenda: https://5il.co/ovh1