Star Scoop

January 9 Edition

A Note from the Principal

Dear CES Families,

Welcome to 2020! I hope you enjoyed your holiday break. We are ready to embark on the second half of the year and are excited for what is to come. January is a very busy month with many scheduled events. Please see our "Mark your Calendars" section below. We welcome you to attend any or all of the events which feature many of our CES Scholars. Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Karen Hopson

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Car Rider Reminders

Thank you for your patience and support with the new traffic pattern for our car rider lane. Our purpose for implementing this new pattern is for the safety of our students and staff. We need to prevent cars from passing others while loading and unloading students. In addition, the curb is a fire lane and we need to keep that available in the event emergency equipment would need to access our campus.

A few reminders to consider:

*please stay in your vehicle and allow your child to independently enter and exit the vehicle

*our crosswalk at the main entrance needs to remain clear so please refrain from stopping over the crosswalk area.

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Congratulations!

We are excited to share that four CES staff members have been selected to participate in a prestigious FCPS program. The VanGuard Program provides high quality professional learning for selected teachers. Congratulations to Alena Carter, Michelle Packard, Kelli Smith and Karima Sharper. These teachers were selected amongst many applicants. We look forward to learning from their upcoming professional journey.

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PTA Movie Night

Join us for another PTA Movie Night on Friday, January 17th @ 6:30. The movie selection is...The Tooth Fairy.

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Elementary Magnet Program Overview Session

Parents/guardians of students currently in Grades 2 through 4 are invited to the annual FCPS Magnet Program Overview. This overview, for adults only, covers the characteristics of gifted students and the magnet application processes for the 2020-2021 school year. FCPS will provide interpreters upon request. Please indicate the need for an interpreter via the RSVP link below, and submit it no later than January 10. Disabled parking spaces are located at the front of the building.

When: January 21, 2020 (Snow date: Jan. 27)

6:30-8:00 p.m.

Where: Auditorium, Gov. TJ High School,

1501 North Market Street,

Frederick, MD 21701

For more information and/or to RSVP, please visit:

https://tinyurl.com/FCPSmagparentnight

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STEAM Night

STEAM Night - A Winter Wonderland

Date: January 23, 2020 Time: 6pm-7:30pm

Come join us for a night of learning and fun as we investigate winter through STEAM.

S - (science) investigate winter through Penguin Science, Snow Science, and Arctic Warmth investigations

T - (technology) investigate winter through coding - practice using coding mice then work through Hour of Code activities

E - (engineering) investigate winter through designing a snowball launcher, a sled, and a fort

A - (art) investigate winter through creating chalk drawings of snowflakes

M - (math) investigate winter by solving winter tangram puzzles, build 3D shapes, solve toothpick puzzles and play the Game of Nim

There will be a science photobooth where students can pose for pictures with a science themed background, and sessions to help students prepare for the science fair.

Click the links below to sign up for science fair sessions

K-2

3-5

Jump Rope for Centerville

Jump Rope for Centerville Starts Today!

Students will be receiving an envelope containing information today in their Thursday Folders.

This is a physically active fundraiser that will raise money for the Centerville Elementary School Physical Education Department. A portion of the proceeds collected will also be donated to the Greater Urbana Food Bank!

Cash or check donations can be placed in the envelope or donations can be made online.

Students who are planning to collect online donations will need to create their own “participants page” using the following link. https://app.99pledges.com/fund/centervill10/addme

You may then send your page to friends and family by Email, Text, Facebook, and Twitter!