Hello CSD Faculty, Staff and Families:

We hope you had a safe and wonderful winter break. I would like to wish you a happy and healthy New Year! We are delighted to see all of our faculty, staff, and students back after a well deserved break.

Welcome back as we begin 2024!

Dana T. Bedden, Ed.D., CAA

Superintendent of Schools

On February 8th our three CSD elementary schools Home and School Associations, Davis, McDonald, and Willow Dale, will come together to co-host the Sandwiches with the Superintendent 2024 to share some of the results from the Fall 2023 Culture Surveys, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and CSD, and information on the expansion of Dual Enrollment opportunities in CSD.

The program will include breakout sessions (by elementary school) to share information regarding the academic growth of our students during the past school year, a chance to have your questions answered and voices heard and time permitting, information on some of our curriculum changes/updates.

This event will be held at William Tennent High School. The doors will open at 5:30 pm to begin eating and the program will run from approximately 6 pm - 7:30 pm.

This week at Log College Elementary School, the 7th Grade Science classes engaged in their eagerly awaited annual egg drop experiment. In this hands-on activity, students ingeniously designed contraptions with the goal of safeguarding their delicate eggs from the impending fall. The classroom buzzed with creativity as students showcased their talents and innovation in crafting various protective devices. The culmination of their efforts resulted in a suspenseful finale, however the result were scrambled!

The Klippers of Klinger Middle School went into the break with lots of spirit and fun, celebrating each of their teams and their work on being Respectful, Responsible, Reliable, and Safe. The Snowman Games had the entire school cheering on students from each team as they competed in fun activities. Students were delighted to see staff join in the fun with a rock, paper, scissors contest, and enjoyed a lip sync video from the staff put together by Mr. Fischer.

At Willow Dale Elementary School, Ms. Kohler’s 4th grade students were overjoyed to display and explain their “exploded moments” from a Module 2 lesson in Wit & Wisdom. Using inspiration from the poem, Dust of Snow written by Robert Frost, the students first created a storyboard using illustrations and captions to retell the story told within the short 8-line poem.

Through close reading and analysis of the brief poem, the students discovered the great amount of details included. Next, the students chose one scene from their Dust of Snow retelling to expand upon using a literary writing technique called “exploded moments”. The students then developed the exploding moment using sensory details and figurative language to paint a picture for the reader.

The storyboards are hung proudly in the hallway at Willow Dale Elementary and in this video, you’ll see Nick proudly explain his storyboard.

Along with building skills in reading fluency and text analysis, students engaged in the Wit & Wisdom curriculum are growing as writers, speakers, and listeners. They are soaking in the knowledge and basking in the opportunities to express their thoughts in relation to complex text. Ms. Kohler indicated that she is impressed with her students’ productivity. She shared that most of her students can recite the poem Dust of Snow from memory and that their writing has progressed significantly through repeated modeling and practice with the skills.

In its fifth year, One Book, One School at Klinger was a huge success. Thanks to Mrs. Goodling and Mrs. London for leading this endeavor and for the support of CEF, and our entire CSD community. Finishing the book, the Klinger students celebrated in many ways, including food festivals with students bringing in many dishes from their countries of origin. Next Monday, during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, one of the projects will be providing support for Welcoming the Stranger, an organization that assists refugees in this area.

Congratulations to the William Tennent Girls Basketball team for winning the Upper Merion Holiday Classic over Winter Break. Game 1, William Tennent defeated Sun Valley 60 to 38. In game 2, the championship game, William Tennent defeated Upper Merion 59 to 28. Congratulations Panthers!

Log College Middle School's girls' basketball team concluded their season on Thursday night with the annual rivalry game against Klinger Middle School, held at William Tennent High School. Following the game, the two teams came together as a unified group. The anticipation is high for the next basketball season for the William Tennent Panthers, where many of the young ladies will participate together once again.

Students in Willow Dale Elementary art room are looking at the season change of winter for inspiration in their new projects. The Kindergarten and First Grade created winter landscapes by mixing paint to create unique backgrounds. The students learned about the parts of a landscape: foreground, middle ground, and background. Students added sparkles of snow with glitter as their final touches! Happy winter everyone!

We welcome you to stop in and speak with our HR representative about exciting employment opportunities in the Centennial School District. The first, open-door event will take place on Wednesday, January 10th between 8am-12pm.

Centennial School District is pleased to share that The GIANT Company is once again partnering with our Food & Nutrition Department to help support our students facing food insecurity. We encourage the greater community to participate in this effort.

The initiative has been extended an extra month to allow schools to increase fundraising potential.

From January 1 through March 31, everyone who shops at GIANT, MARTIN’S and GIANT

Heirloom Market stores will be invited to “round up” at the register and donate the round-up

amount of their bill to support Feeding School Kids. Customers can also give by converting their

CHOICE Rewards Points to donations in the GIANT app or purchasing a reusable bag.

Following our return to school after the winter holidays, we ask our school community to help

spread the word about the Feeding School Kids initiative to ensure its success. Our goal is to

support the children in our district who need the most help accessing nutritious meals and

snacks. From backpacks with weekend food, to clearing lunch debt, to building a community

pantry in our schools, the funds will be provided directly to our district’s food organization for

use, at our discretion, to address food insecurity in our school community.

Our district looks forward to partnering with The GIANT Company to fight childhood hunger.

Please join me in supporting and advocating for this initiative to help ensure no child in our

district experiences hunger at school or home.

The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS) at Carnegie Mellon University is now accepting applications from talented high school juniors for the summer 2024 program. PGSS is an intensive, five-week summer residential program that emphasizes cooperative learning and hands-on laboratory research for high school juniors pursuing careers in science and mathematics. Accepted applicants will receive a full scholarship to the program. Costs are underwritten through matching funds provided by PGSS Campaign, Inc., the school’s alumni, Carnegie Mellon University, parents, and corporations. Awarded scholarships will cover the costs of housing, meals, and all instructional materials.

Dates: June 23, 2024 - July 27, 2024

Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Who May Apply: The program is open to high school juniors at time of application

Deadline to Apply: Apply online no later than January 31, 2024.

The Centennial Chatbot, accessible on all School and Administrative websites, offering around-the-clock guidance to vital information, is now accessible through the district's App! This development is thrilling and contributes to our ongoing efforts to enhance communication and engagement within the CSD community.

If you haven't downloaded the CSD App yet, now is the time! It's everything, Centennial, in your pocket. With the CSD App, you can easily access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency notifications from your smartphone.

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The Centennial School District uses Raptor Volunteer Management System to provide a more efficient and effective process to verify and track volunteer clearances. Please visit our website to learn more about our volunteer guidelines and/or to upload your clearances to Raptor Volunteer Management System.

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January

January 9: CSD School Board Meeting, 7:00 pm

January 15: All Schools and Offices Closed (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

January 16: All Schools Closed; Grs. K-12 Inservice

January 23: CSD School Board Meeting, 7:00 pm

For the Full Calendar Click HERE.

(Back row from left to right): Mr. Flemming Godiksen (Vice President), Mr. Mark Gindhart (Assistant Secretary), Dr. Kathleen Maguire, Mr. Michael Hartline (Front row from left to right): Mrs. Jane Schrader Lynch; Mrs. Patti Crossan; Dr. Dana T. Bedden (Superintendent), Mr. Tony Sadowski, Mrs. Mary Alice Brancato (President), Mr. Charles H. Martin not pictured.

Please spread the word that Centennial School District is hiring:

If you know anyone who would be interested in these positions, please have them apply. We offer competitive rates, excellent perks, and benefits, including a pension. For questions, please call 215-441-6000, Ext. 11034.

Please check out our employment website for a complete list of vacancies. https://www.centennialsd.org/employment

Have you ever considered a job in education? Do you need a flexible work schedule? Why not try substituting?

Open Opportunities:

• Daily Substitute Teachers
• Long-term and Building Substitute Teachers
• Paraprofessionals (Instructional Aides and Personal Care Assistants)

Each year, more and more people and organizations are turning to our District to help get the message out about various activities, events, fundraisers, etc. The intent of this process is to support student achievement and to provide mutual assistance and benefit through shared information. Our district spends a great deal of time collecting, reviewing, and posting flyers to the District eFolder. The District no longer is posting eFlyers to any social media outlets or the District cable channel. You may refer to Policy 913 for additional information.

Please click on this link to connect with all the community eFlyers of the month

Email: info@centennialsd.org
Website: www.centennialsd.org
Location: 48 Swan Way, Warminster, PA, USA
Phone: (215) 441-6000
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