Central Elementary News and Notes

Informational Newsletter for Central Elementary Families

Hello November!

With November comes colder weather. On colder weather days, students will still go outside for recess (we only stay inside if the windchill is below zero). Please be sure that your child comes with a jacket, hat, gloves/mittens, and other cold weather gear when the temperature starts getting colder. Please be sure to write your child's name on coats and cold weather gear as clothing items get misplaced and lost easily. Our lost and found has grown exponentially. Putting names on clothing items helps us get the items back to their owners.

As the holidays approach, stress increases for a lot of families. If we can help support your family with a Thanksgiving meal or with Christmas gifts for your child(ren), please contact our counselors. We are more than happy to help assist and help provide for our students' families.

Gena Lebish: lebishg@unionrxi.org

Jodi Keathley: jodi.keathley@unionrxi.org

We are here to help and support, however we can. Your children are important to us and we want nothing but the best for them. As is always the case, please reach out to use if you have any concerns or questions.

Claire Heaton, Principal

Ryan Klein, Assistant Principal

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Staff Professional Development

What do the teachers do during professional development days?

During Friday early release professional development time and during full day professional development days, our teachers have been working hard at LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) training.

LETRS is grounded in the science of reading. LETRS provides teachers with the skills they need to master the fundamentals of reading instruction--phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language.

Our teachers are skilled at teaching reading. LETRS training is giving our teachers more strategies to use to teach reading. We are always looking for new and effective ways to teach our students.

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Veteran's Day Celebration

On Friday, November 11, we will be celebrating and honoring our veterans with donuts, an assembly, and a musical performance. The assembly begins at 8:15 in our gym.

If you know a veteran that wishes to attend, please complete the RSVP that your student(s) brought home and return to your classroom teacher ASAP.

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PTO Meeting on Monday

Want to be more involved? Want to be involved in planning fun events like the Fall Festival?

Our next PTO meeting is Monday, November 7, at 5:00 in our Central Elementary Library.

Agenda items:

Fall Festival Recap
T-shirt follow-up
Revisit fundraisers
Donuts with Santa Event Planning
Christmas Boutique
Teacher Celebration

Anyone is welcome to attend!

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Manner's Day in our Cafeteria

During lunch on November 17, students will be treated to an awesome turkey dinner lunch, with table settings, in a restaurant type of environment in our cafeteria. Our goal is to teach / model good manners that we would be expected from them if they were to go out to eat at a fancy restaurant.

Students are encouraged to dress up for the day. This day is fun for our students as they get to enjoy a different lunch experience in our cafeteria.

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Thanksgiving Break

For you planning purposes...

No School on Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25.

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Picture Retakes

Wednesday, November 9

Wagner Portrait Group will be at school to photograph any students who were absent on the initial picture day or any student that needs his/her picture retaken.

If you are having a picture taken as a RETAKE, please make sure your student returns their package in its entirety, including the package insert sheet, to the photographer on retake day.
(Feel free to attach a note to describe what you’d like us to do differently.)

Link to order pictures if your student was absent on the original day of pictures. https://bit.ly/3U52Eoe