Central Elementary News and Notes

Informational Newsletter for Central Elementary Families

Spring is BUSY!

We closed out the month of March at the end of last week. Between end of year assessments, field trips, Easter Break, and other fun student rewards, the rest of the school year zooms by. We will continue to communicate about all of the important information you need to know via our newsletters, text messages, all calls, and emails.

As is always the case, please reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns. We are here to help and support our students and families.

Claire Heaton, Principal

Ryan Klein, Assistant Principal

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Summer School Registration

Summer school will look different this year for Central Elementary students. Since Central Elementary is undergoing an HVAC system revamp, we will not be able to host summer school at Central this year. Central Elementary students will have the opportunity to attend summer school either at Beaufort or Prairie Dell. There will be a hard deadline to enroll for summer school. After May 1, we will no longer be accepting summer school enrollments.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SEND IN THE ORANGE SUMMER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOUR CHILD(REN) WILL BE ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL.

Once all forms are in on May 1, we will designate bus routes and determine who will attend based on residency for routes as well as capacity for each building. After May 1, we will communicate out to Central families in regards to their summer school building.

Thanks for understanding and being patient as we work through enrollments and assignments for summer school this year. Although this summer brings a different level of planning and organization, we won't let it damper our excitement around summer learning! Summer School runs from June 5 - June 30.

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THANK YOU for your support: Fundraising Update

Our Central Elementary Cookie Dough Fundraiser was an enormous success, thanks to all of the support given to our students from family members and friends.

Central Elementary will receive close to $37,000 in profits from the cookie dough fundraiser! The money raised will be used for student field trips, student assemblies, student rewards, new playground equipment, and other items dedicated to our students and staff.

The Sky Zone reward is scheduled for Friday, April 21, for students that earned the trip. Other rewards that students earned for selling items will be delivered within the next few weeks.

Cookie dough orders will be filled and scheduled for pick up towards the end of April. We will let you know when we have a date finalized for order pickups.

Thank you again for support our Central Elementary students and staff members!

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FIELD DAY: Save The Date

Our Central Elementary Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 19. We will definitely be needing parent/guardian volunteers for the event, like we have needed in the past. More information will be coming out about Field Day at a later date, but we wanted to put it on everyone's radar.

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Kindergarten teachers get new interactive TVs

Our kindergarten teachers received new interactive TVs to use with students to help support their instruction. In the picture, the teacher is pulling letter tiles down to form words as students watch and complete words on their whiteboards. The interactive TVs are engaging and fun for our students to work with and our teachers are learning how to use them effectively. The TVs are a nice addition to our kindergarten classrooms.

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Central Elementary STUCO

Our student council members have been awesome this year. With money raised from Candy Grams during Valentine's Day week, they donated $350 dollar to the Franklin County Closet. They have been great leaders and role models during events like Fall Festival, Veteran's Day, and our Fine Art/Literacy Night. They have picked up trash, they spread kindness, and they put time and effort into making Central Elementary a better place to learn. Big shout out goes to our 4th and 5th grade students on Student Council and the sponsors that organize it.

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4th grade went to the Meramec Caverns

Our whole 4th grade class took their grade level field trip earlier this month. They went on the Meramec Cavern Tours. Students got to tour the caverns, learn about bats, learn about the history of the cavern, and learn about rocks. Students enjoyed the experience and enjoyed the field trip.

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Easter Break

EASTER BREAK--No school on:

Friday, April 7

Monday, April 10

Tuesday, April 11

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1st Grade Music Performance Date

Our first grade musical performance will be held on Thursday, April 13. The performance will start at 6:30 in our gym. The theme is based on the book Giraffes Can't Dance. Students have been practicing and working hard. They are excited about their performance.