CPS Weekly Reminders
Monday, February 11th - Friday, February 15th
What's going on this week?
- C Day
- ACCESS Testing continued
- Dr. Dunnan working
Tuesday, January 12
- D Day
- ACCESS Testing continued
- Ericka at CPS
- New Principal Meet & Greet at 3:30 p.m.
- E Day
- Ericka at CPS
- Grades due in Skyward by 8:00 a.m.
- 3rd Grade Music Programs @ 5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
- A Day
- Valentine's Day parties @ 2:00
- Dr. Dunnan Working
- Board of Education Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. in CIS Library
- B Day
- 2nd and 3rd grade Spelling Bee @ 9:15 in CPS Gym
- Students dismissed at 11:30
- Leader in Me Aligning Academics Training at 1:00 p.m.
- Dr. Dunnan working
Welcome, Mr. Cox!
Principal Meet & Greet
Please join us this Tuesday, February 12th @ 3:30 for a Meet and Greet with Mr. Cox in the Central Primary School cafeteria! This will be a great opportunity for everyone to meet Mr. Cox!
“The Board of Education is very excited to have Mr. Cox join our Central team. He comes highly recommended as a leader who relates well with students, teachers, staff, and parents. Jon’s extensive curriculum and leadership experiences will be an asset to the teachers and staff at Central Primary School,” Saundi Pugh, Central 51 Board President, said.
Trojan Gala Grade Level Basket News
Please make sure you include the value of your basket when you turn it in. Baskets can be turned in to the office. We will make sure they are locked up until the Trojan Gala representatives are available to pick them up.
Baskets are due Wednesday, February 13th. Thanks so much to all of you for coordinating this effort to help raise money for our students!
First Annual CPS Spelling Bee
- Second and third grade classrooms will run classroom spelling contests between February 11th and February 13th.
- The school spelling be will occur on Friday, February 15th at 9:15 in the CPS Gym.
- Two gift certificates are to be given to your classroom spelling champion and runner up.
- No later than Wednesday afternoon, please email Lisa Anderson your champion and runner up names. We are making each contestant a name card to wear for Friday's assembly. The order of 1-28 will be randomly drawn and put on their name card for Fridays spelling bee.
- Also, please email and or call the parents of your classroom champion and runner up on Wednesday, so they can plan to attend Fridays event if they choose to do so.
CPS Celebrates
Dunlap Visit with Kindergarten
Kindergarten teachers, thank you so much for your willingness to share your classrooms and knowledge!
Robert, thank you so much for adjusting your schedule to share your knowledge and expertise as well!
#GoodNewsCalloftheDay
Nolan, a first grader from Mrs. Faulkner's room, earned a Good News Call for always doing the right thing in the classroom and being such a hard worker!
Lucas, a first grader in Mrs. Schick's classroom, earned a Good News Call for showing compassion and encouraging others. Mrs. Schick says Lucas is a joy!
Tucker, a kindergarten student in Mrs. Lang's room, has done a wonderful job adjusting to her classroom this year! He learned new routines, expectations, and procedures and is making new friends! Mrs. Lang is proud of how far Tucker has come!
Lunch Leaders
This week, Mr. Nelson and I recognized students who were facing forward, keeping hands to selves, and had voices off. As a result, second and third grade students did such a great job lining up quietly!
February Golden Apple Winners
5Essentials Survey
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/teacher/provisional
Reminders
ACCESS Testing
- ACCESS Testing will continue through Tuesday. Please give your students extra reminders to be quiet in the hallways and atrium so our students can test with minimal distractions. Also, please thank Mrs. Davidshofer for all she does for our English Language Learners!
Welcome, Mr. Cox!
- This Tuesday, February 12th, our new CPS principal will be at CPS for a Meet and Greet at 3:30.
Second Trimester Grades
- The trimester ends this Friday, February 8th.
- Grades should be entered into Skyward by Wednesday, February 13th.
- Second trimester grades will be released to families on Friday, February 15th.
Third Grade Music Concerts
- The third grade music programs will take place in the CPS gym.
- Students in Kastl, Walsh, and Turner will perform at 5:30 p.m. Students should arrive at 5:00 p.m.
- Students in Hillegonds, Fritz, and Standish will perform at 7:00 p.m. Students should arrive at 6:30 p.m.
ALICE Training Update
- Thanks to everyone for taking the online portion of the ALICE Training. We are currently planning for our next phase of becoming an ALICE Certified School. This will include an informational training followed by active intruder scenarios. We will update all of you as we move forward with planning.
Grade Level Trojan Gala Baskets
- *New Information* After speaking with a representative from the Trojan Gala, she informed me that they are requesting that you please turn in the value of your basket when you turn in grade level baskets.
- Grade level baskets for the Trojan Gala are due Wednesday, December 13th. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for contributing to this event that seeks to provide innovative learning opportunities for our students!
Evaluations
- We are in the home stretch with evaluations at CPS. Most of you have scheduled a time to meet for your summative evaluations. If you have not done so, please send an invite to your evaluator. Trent and I are looking forward to meaningful conversations!
Curriculum Requests
- Please let Trent know any curriculum resources or instructional materials that you need for next school year. This includes items that need to be replenished. Please talk with your teams and email Trent by the end of February.
Leader in Me Portal
- Don't forget about the Leader in Me Portal. This portal is full of resources you can use immediately!
PARCC Testing Dates
- Testing dates are not set in stone, but we are planning for the week of March 11th. Wendy is helping us stay in the loop, and we will communicate any additional information with you.
#GoodNewsCalloftheDay
- Click here to complete a #GoodNewsCalloftheDay for students exhibiting leadership qualities! I'll be making lots of calls this week!
Central Primary School Homer Reading Night
Thanks to our interventionists for organizing the Homer Reading Program for Central Primary School! We are excited that Central Intermediate will be joining in the fun this year as well. Please try to have students meet reading goals in February or March. Our interventionists will need to send order forms home the first week of April to have everything back in time. Prizes are coming soon and will be delivered!
I will add more information here as we receive it.
Please encourage your students to attend this Saturday evening game complete with fun, friends, fireworks, and possibly even music by our very own Central Intermediate music program.
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 06:00 PM
Peoria Chiefs Stadium, Southwest Jefferson Avenue, Peoria, IL, USA
3rd Annual Trojan Gala
Click here if you would like to RSVP for the Trojan Gala!
2018 CPS Winners for Trojan Gala Teacher Grants
$380 Building a Piano! STEM in Music – Jonathan Nelson
$500 STEM Enhancement Activities – 1st Grade Team
$480 Makerspace for Exceptional Students – Kassidy Facker
$500 Let’s Makey it Happen – Robert Deatherage
$440 Tabletop Easels- Lacey Gleason
Saturday, Mar 2, 2019, 05:30 PM
Five Points Washington, North Wilmor Road, Washington, IL, USA
What will you do with 30 seconds?
Ignore the subtitles. They will make you crazy.