Centennial's Newsday Tuesday
Centennial Elementary Families' Weekly Newsletter 10/26/2021
A Note from the Principal
This week at Centennial, students and staff are celebrating "Red Ribbon Week"! Thanks to our wonderful counselors, students are learning how to make healthy choices that will help make them drug-free for a life time. To celebrate, please note the dress we will sport to show our determined spirits to stay healthy:
Wednesday- Wacky Hair Wednesday
Thursday- Hats off to Healthy Choices- Hat Day
Friday- Fun Fit Friday- wear athletic wear
Also, it's only two more days until we join together for Centennial's First-Ever "Trunk or Treat"!
Please bring your little goblins back to school on Thursday, October 28, for "Trunk or Treating" and also visiting with our police and fire department teams! This should be a lot of fun and we are grateful for the chance to gather together outdoors to make some wonderful memories. The weather looks to be perfect and cool for such an event! I can't wait to see you!
With appreciation and kind regards,
Ellie Webb, Principal
Grades 1-5 Report Cards are Available for Your Review!
Report cards can now be viewed on the parent portal for grades K-5.
- Reminder: PK does not get a report card the first 9 weeks.
Parents can locate a report card in the parent portal from the left index under Documents.
Infinite Campus (parent portal) provides parents, guardians and students with real-time access to course schedules, assignments, grades, attendance and report cards for grades PreK through 12.
If you have already established a portal account with Infinite Campus, click the link below.
Setting up a Parent Portal account:
New to Edmond Public Schools: Parents/guardians will receive an email that will contain a link with instructions on how to set up a new portal account after student enrollment has been completed.
Parents/guardians of current EPS students who do not have a Portal account should be receiving a weekly email asking you to create a portal account; the email will contain a link to set up an account. If you are NOT receiving a weekly reminder email, you should contact your school to verify your information.
- Login to parent portal, Select student, Select Reports, Select the link for the student’s grade level report card, View or print the desired report
Once the account is set up, it allows you to utilize one login to see information on one or multiple children.
If you are having issues setting up your account, please email parentportalhelp@edmondschools.net and someone will assist you.
Mobile App Set Up
After you have created a parent portal account, you will be able to install the mobile app to get information when you want it, anytime, anywhere from your IOS or Android Device.
Click here for Step-by Step directions to help you navigate your portal appAlso, students have their own unique login to view their information.
New with this product is the ability for parents/guardians to update their home phone number and email address as well as add non-household contacts.
Virtual Edmond Transfer Window for Second Semester
Interested in transferring your student to Virtual Edmond or back face to face from Virtual Edmond - for the 2nd semester? The transfer window will open on November 1st and close on November 19th.
If you desire to switch back in person please email staci.dauphine@edmondschools.net during the virtual enrollment window.
The School Counselors' Corner! From Anna Robbins & MarRissa Turnbow (Updated Monthly)
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” - John Donne
Autumn is finally arriving and this quote spoke to me as an educator and a mom. Fall is a favorite for our family, but as students, parents, and educators, we are beginning to “fall” into a routine we intend to maintain for the remainder of the school year. Yet, if we are being honest, we are all starting to feel the pressure of just what that entails. What we knew as “normal” hasn’t returned and we are continuing to be challenged in our approach. What’s incredible is that we are all dedicated to the same goal: Giving our kiddos the best education possible. Our teachers do a phenomenal job of that, and our job as counselors is to partner with our teachers and you to provide social and emotional support while we continue to acclimate to our current normal. The graphic below has been shared all over social media, and even in a recent professional development meeting I attended. I take time to focus on this perspective this month because I believe it is so important to understand as a community that our kiddos, especially our littles (K-2), have yet to experience what we previously knew as a “normal” year. It will take patience and grace as our students reacclimate to being in school every day with a full classroom again. Building classroom stamina and structure is a process, but our Centennial teachers are rocking it! As we move into the final weeks of the first quarter and begin the next, give grace to others and yourself.
At Home: Take time to practice intervals of focused time with your child without a screen. Start with their age (in minutes) then gradually add a minute at a time to strengthen their endurance.
Mark your Calendars (or subscribe to our Google Calendars) for Centennial's Upcoming Events!
10/28: Centennial PTO's "Trunk or Treat" event in the Centennial Parking lot! All Centennial Families are welcome! Family/School-friendly costumes are welcome! No weapons of any kind...thank you for understanding! Please send donations of wrapped treats / small toys with your child prior to October 28 for the trunks!
10/29: Kona Ice is this Friday! Please remember to send $3.00 if you have not prepaid and would like your child to enjoy a delicious treat during recess! Thank you!
COMING SOON . . .
November
11/1: EPS Board Meeting
11/5: Centennial Spirit Day!
11/22-11/26: Thanksgiving Break Week!
Centennial PTO News
Can You Help?
We are needing volunteers to help with our Kona Ice Treats during recess this Friday, October 29. Please click here to sign up!
Sign Up for Amazon Smile and Centennial Students will benefit with each qualifying purchase!
Did you know that many of your purchases on Amazon could qualify for a free donation to our Centennial PTO? Though "AmazonSmile," a simple and automatic way for you to support Centennial every time you shop, you can help our school at no cost to you! Signing up is easy- go to smile.amazon.com and select Centennial Elementary PTO Inc. as your charitable organization. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation to Centennial.
How to sign up for AmazonSmile
Helping Hands Needed...We Love Our Volunteers!
You'll "Fall" for our Centennial Spirit Wear!
Cool Weather has arrived! Get your Centennial Hoodie or Long Sleeve shirt today! Link to the Centennial Online Store: Featured Products (centennialpto.org)
While you’re in the store we’d love for you to help us out with donations for teacher luncheon, Pass it On, Veteran’s Day, PTO Membership, and Popcorn donations.
Click HERE to enter the PTO Store!
Issues with your order? Please email: stayconnected@centennialpto.org
Our Centennial PALS and Families are welcome and valuable members of the Centennial Family! We thank you for keeping Centennial Students Happy, Healthy, & In School!
To honor our district's safety protocols, volunteer activities at this time take place in the PALS & PTO rooms on our campus and masks are required. Thank you for understanding and know that, just like you, we can't wait until we may welcome precious and valued family members in more frequently! For more information about these safety protocols, please click here.
In Case of Absence
Families, did you know that you may call 405-726-4699 any time to leave a message regarding your student's need to be absent or tardy? We encourage this so the phone lines aren’t tied up in the morning during AM drop off. If a family accidentally forgets to call on when a student is absent, an automated call goes out at 10:30 to families who have not yet reported their child is absent as a reminder. Thank you!
Centennial Basics
School Hours for Students
- PK-5 Arrival 8:50-9:20; students are dropped off outside of building and escorted to class by staff
- Complimentary breakfast served from 8:50-9:15
- K-5 Dismissal 3:55
Centennial Neighborhood School and Bus Stop Information
Email: laurie.pierce@edmondschools.net
Website: https://centennial.edmondschools.net/
Location: 4400 North Coltrane Road, Edmond, OK, USA
Phone: 405-340-2275
Reading Tips for Parents by Reading Rockets
A child's success as a reader begins much earlier than the first day of school. Reading, and a love for reading, begins at home. Our one-page parent tips offer easy ways for parents to help kids become successful readers. Although we've divided these tips by age, many of them can be used with children at various ages and stages — we encourage you to choose the ones that work best for your child.
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What you'll find here:
- Reading tips in English
- Reading tips in other languages
- Reading tips for parents of children with disabilities
Reading tips in English
View these tips online or download as a PDF:
- Tips for Parents of Babies
- Tips for Parents of Toddlers
- Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
- Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
- Tips for Parents of First Graders
- Tips for Parents of Second Graders
- Tips for Parents of Third Graders
Reading tips in other languages
A downloadable handout, for parents of babies, toddlers, and children in preschool to grade 3, is available in the following languages:
Reading tips for parents of children with disabilities
- Tips for Parents of Children with Speech and Language Problems
- Tips for Parents of Children with ADHD
- Tips for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Tips for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss or Deafness
- Tips for Parents of Children with Low Vision or Blindness
- Tips for Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
- Tips for Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Our Mission and Vision
Mission Statement
Centennial Elementary is dedicated to providing each individual student the opportunity to advance to his/her full potential academically as well as emotionally.
The goal of each administrator, teacher and staff member at Centennial is to advance excellence in every aspect of your child’s education.