Center School Chronicle

We are proud of our PRIDE members who were selected for being leaders in modeling EMPATHY.

Ivy O'Brien

Blake Aresco

Tristan Christensen

Charles McCarthy-Nowak

Rozzie Corvo

Avery Fagan

Isabella Northrop

Matt Lessard

Aleksa Niosi

Hunter Ellis

Cameron Sweeney

Ryker Shumbo-Jenks
Colby Christensen

To kick off our Profile of the Graduate focus on CREATIVITY, each class participated in the 30 circles challenge during our assembly. Each student had only 15 seconds to use their creativity and create some type of object out of a blank circle. The results were very interesting!

4th grade scientist investigated kinetic energy. Students explored if changing the mass of a water bottle impacts the transfer of energy in a collision.

The Center School Scripps Spelling Bee Finals will take place next Friday, the 26th! We look forward to sending the Center School winner to the University of St. Joseph' s Hoffman Auditorium on March 3rd for the Connecticut Finals.

Students and staff are always looking forward to visits from our four legged friends. Our friend Tucker even stayed for our assembly!

This month in music 5th graders are wrapping up their bucket drumming unit. Through our unit students have developed more advanced rhythmic skills and solidified their foundation of steady beat. 4th graders are doing a great job with their Keys to Treasure unit! Through this keyboard unit students are learning to play simple one-handed songs while earing points for their team on various missions.

We are looking forward to our 4th grade band demo taking place next Wednesday, January 24th at 2:00pm in the Center School Gym. Families of band members are encouraged to attend! If you have any questions about the even please reach out to Miss Gould directly.

Our 4th-Grade Band is excited for their mid year performance next week! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase how much they have grown since September.

Grade 4 students built snowmen with our EHNS buddies. The weather has been a bit too cold for outdoor recess, but it is never too cold for indoor snowmen!

If a student has four unexcused absences in one month or 10 unexcused absences in a year they are classified as truant. If a child misses 18 or more days in a school year – excused or unexcused absences – the student is classified as chronically absent.

Access to the East Hampton attendance policy is available HERE

If you have any questions, feel free to call Melissa at Center School or email: GelineM@chc1.com

If you need to contact the nurse, please call 860-365-4050 ext. 3 or email jmorehouse@easthamptonct.org.

As temperatures drop, please dress accordingly. We will be outdoors if the 'feels like' temperature is 30 degrees and above. If there is snow on the ground, students with appropriate gear are able to enjoy playing in the snow.

Email: csullivan@easthamptonct.org
Website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/o/center-school
Location: 7 Summit Street, East Hampton, CT, USA
Phone: (860) 365-4050

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January 22 PTO Meeting Memorial School 5:30

January 22 Board of Education Meeting 6:30 PM

January 26 Schoolwide Spelling Bee Finals

February 1 Student Council Meeting

February 5 Elementary Arts Banquet

February 7 Invention Convention

February 7 School Counselor Appreciation Day

February 12 Board of Education Meeting 6:30 PM

February 15 Student Council Meeting 7:45 AM

February 15 The Brain Show School Assembly

February 16 No School Teacher Professional Development

February 19-20 February Recess

February 26 PTO Meeting Center School 5:30 PM

February 26 BOE Meeting 6:30 PM

February 29 Student Council Meeting 7:45 AM

School breakfast is a great way for students to start their school day and its FREE to everyone!

Please review your student(s)’s available balance for any lunch purchases at our secure “e-Funds for Schools” portal: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56523 Funds should be added on an as needed basis to ensure the account balance covers all purchases.

Communications to families about your meal account come directly from the payment portal. Please be alert to these emails and remove from your “junk” status the following addresses:

easthampton@mealmagic.cloud

easthampton@Familyportal.cloud

Student, parents, and community members have access to an anonymous tip line on the front page of the school district website to report self-concerns, mental health concerns of a friend, or concerns of violence. Simply click here or view on the website - https://www.easthamptonps.org