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Dear Central Families,

This newsletter is filled with all kinds of information regarding upcoming events, such as the Readathon party, Valentine's Day parties, School registration, and assessments. For a complete list of our events, please visit our google calendar.

Please feel free to chat with me the next time you see me regarding what is in this newsletter or anything related to how we can work together for your child.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Julie Thacker

• Readathon--We are JUST short of our reading minute and donation goal... the deadline for envelopes is extended to Monday, February 3rd for Readathon Celebration invites and SkyZone passes if 50% of your class participates. You don't want to miss this!
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• Car riders may begin entering the building at 8:30am. Students MUST be under the supervision of an adult until 8:30 a.m.
  
• February 7-Readathon Celebration 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• February 13-Regular School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
• February 14-Valentine's Day Class Parties
• February 17-President's Day No School
• February 24-PTO Meeting 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Link to VIEW ONLY the Central Elementary Parent Calendar

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=plainfield.k12.in.us_k4mb22sskfrkul9o8017a6fovc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York

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OPENS MARCH 2nd

To register a returning student, you will need to sign into your Parent PowerSchool Account here. All new students for 2019-2020 (including kindergarten) have a parent PowerSchool account, which was created when you enrolled. You should have received a letter explaining how to login.If you forget your username or password, please call the office because your password can easily be reset for you. Please do not submit a "forgotten password on the website" as it may take a few days to get back to you.

There will be links for 2020-2021 New Student Registration (New Transfer Students *see below* and New Kindergarten) and 2020-2021 Returning Student Registration on the PCSC main website as well as on Central's page on March 2nd. You can use the magnifying glass search for "Online Registration" on the homepage to easily find the link.

*PCSC is only accepting new transfer applications for KDG, 1st, 6th, and 9th grade students from March 1st to May 1st*

Please note, we have a couple laptops in the office set up for registration if you do not have access to a computer at home. Just like this past year, all new and returning students are required to register online before being scheduled into classes for the 2020-2021 year.
Please call the office at 317.839.7707 with registration questions.

Kindergarten registration will take place on April 8th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Please bring your child to school because there will be things he/she can see and do. We will have photo opportunities, a school bus, lunch information, etc.

Much of the paperwork is able to be done online ahead of time. Stay tuned for more information about what to bring that day. If you have neighbors or friends who would not get this newsletter, please spread the word!

• CoGat Window (grades K, 2, 5 and students new to the district in grades 3 and 4)-January 29-February 27
• IREAD Window-March 16-April 4
• ILEARN Window-April 20- May 15

More specific scheduling details will follow from classroom teachers as we get closer to the tests.

We are a fortunate community. Many people donate school supplies to us. Therefore, if you are in need of additional crayons, markers, pencils, folders, etc, please contact Mrs. White, home school advisor, and she will take care of your children. dwhite@plainfield.k12.in.us or 317-839-7707

-On Thursday, January 23 we had our Read Like a Champ Literacy Night. 196 students and their families attended. They got to go to story times, play life size Candy Land, collaborate together on escape rooms, see demonstrations on how Gee's Nice Cream makes their nitrogen ice cream, learn how to write with icing with Joy's Cakery, and much more!

-Every student received a 30-minute jump pass to Sky Zone to kick off the Readathon and if 50% of the student's class turned in a reading log, the whole class will get another 30-minute pass!

-On February 7, from 6-8 pm all students (plus 1 adult guest) who turned in their reading log can come join the fun at the Readathon Celebration.

-We were able to approve the following Grant 4Champs request this month:

Mrs. Stultz - 4 wobble stools for $270.
Mrs. Mosier - electric pencil sharpener for $30.

Mrs. Menser - new daily oral books for the 4th grade for $20.
Mrs. A. Johnson-week long Hero STEM project for 3rd grade for $450.
Mrs. Mosier-15 replacement stools for the 5th grade for $95.

-Class Valentine's Day parties are Friday, February 14. Teachers will be sending out the volunteer sign up links soon.

We enjoy seeing your children every day. Although we understand that there will be times when your child is sick and needs to stay home, there is a direct correlation between student attendance and success. Here are a few ways we can work together to make sure your children have very good school attendance and don't feel like they are missing out.

• Schedule all doctors' appointments outside of the school day if at all possible.
• It is very important to turn in medical notes (doctor, dentist, therapy, etc) to the nurse when returning to school.
• Share with your child how important it is to be at school.
• Make sure to communicate absences in advance, if possible, so the classroom teacher can ensure that your child still has opportunities to learn skills that he/she will miss when they are absent.
• Help to make sure that your child arrives at school on time each day. The doors open at 8:30 and students need to be seated in their classroom each morning by 8:50 or they are counted tardy.

Our teachers work hard to provide the best instruction and we want to make the most of each of our days together. We look forward to seeing you at school!

According to our handbook, children will be expected to go outdoors for recess when the temperature and wind chill is 20 degrees Fahrenheit and above. Students will not go out if it is raining or sleeting. Also, it states that if your child must stay indoors because of illness during recess time, we ask that you write a daily note requesting that your child stay inside. Repeated requests for indoor recess will prompt the nurse to require a written statement from the family doctor concerning the request.

Please only complete if you are new to Central or your child will now be a car rider second semester. You only need to complete this if you do not have a number for this year.

Providing a safe arrival and dismissal system is extremely important to all of the staff at Central Elementary. To achieve that, Central utilizes a number system when dismissing our car rider students.

In order to keep track of our students who leave school each day by car, we will formally register our car riders and assign each family a number. The number system will be part of a name card on the dashboard of your car. When you have someone new pick up your child, he/she will need to be on the list below or know your family number. We verify this before releasing your child. It is helpful if these are the same people listed as emergency contacts in PowerSchool, but we do understand if there are different people. Updated this Please!

Please complete the following to receive a CAR RIDER NUMBER for your family. You will need to complete a form for each child in your family.

Bus Riders-Here Comes the Bus app!- Available in three languages (English, Spanish and French), the Here Comes the Bus app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. You need the following two Pieces of Information to create an account:

The PCSC School Code is 82021

Your child's student ID number (you use it to log in to Power School or

update lunch balances; if you don't know it, our school secretary can

provide it for you.)

The following information is from our handbook:

If your child is to go home a way different than their normal arrangement, you must send in a note to the teacher with instructions as to how the child is to go home. We will not allow a child to go home a different way without a note. The bus driver also needs a note if the child does not normally ride their bus. Please make these arrangements before school or by 1:00 p.m. at the latest.

If you call requesting that your child become a car rider, you are required to come into the school office to sign out your child no earlier than 3:45 p.m. Your child will be waiting in the office lobby until you sign them out. Signing your child out prior to 3:45 does affect your child’s attendance, as it counts as a partial day present.

If you call requesting that your child ride a bus home instead of being a car rider, we will need to verify that we are speaking to the child’s parent/guardian by asking certain questions or through caller ID on our phone system. To make this smoother, please call from one of the phone numbers that you have registered with our school as contacts.

Finally, please note that e-mail notifications of changes for the end of the day ride home are not accepted. We are not able to ensure that the email will be read in time.

There are a couple of options for your child's lunch every day:

Students can pack a lunch.

Students may purchase a lunch. Please send a check or cash to school on the first day made out to PLAINFIELD SCHOOLS FOOD SERVICES. Please put this in an envelope with your child's name, teacher's name, and amount enclosed.

Prices for food services 2019-2020 school year:

• Breakfast $1.50
• Lunch $2.50
• Milk $0.50

EFunds for Schools OR https://sendmoneytoschool.com

Please visit www.plainfield.k12.in.us and click on "Food Services". On that page, you will find a link to the E-Funds for Schools secure payment server. When you get there, you can choose the payment method that is easiest for you.

THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We love to see you come eat with your children! But PLEASE remember to bring exact cash or check with you to purchase lunch for yourself or another visitor. We only have a small amount of cash in the register and cannot make change. Lunch is $2.50 for students and $3.25 for adults and visitors.

Also, since we have no way of knowing who puts money on the account, you cannot use your child's lunch card balance towards the purchase of your own lunch.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Here is an active link to the registration form: https://forms.gle/DLtRCWfydq9sANcs7