A Note From Mr. Gahan
Dear Coralville Central Families and Friends,
Welcome to the start of the new school year! We are off to a great start. We are excited to see old friends and meet new ones. It is amazing to see how much the students have grown in the short summer months. There are many exciting things that we are going to be doing throughout the school year. We are hoping to get back into the traditional routines that we did pre-pandemic. Family Nights, volunteers, field trips, in-person events, and much more.
If you are interested in getting involved in Coralville Central, please consider coming to our PTO meetings. These will be held in person with hopefully a Zoom option. The meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 PM in the Coralville Central Library. Meetings are less than an hour and give you an opportunity to get involved. The first meeting will be Monday, September 12th because of the Labor Day Holiday falling on the first Monday.
Have a wonderful month of September and feel free to reach out if needed.
Thanks,
Andy Gahan
Principal, Coralville Central Elementary School
Message on Vaccines
Our District strongly encourages eligible individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. For individuals 5 years of age and older who have not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine, this vaccine locator may be used to find a provider near you.
Something from Ms. Becca...
I am so lucky to be a part of your child’s school. I am the student and family advocate here at Coralville Central. I am here to help with any barriers you or your student might have to their education. I will send a number of resources out monthly via this smore newsletter.
But I am also welcome to ALL the questions. Reach out, if I don’t know how to help with something, I will find out.
Becca Bender
319.688.1104
Bender.becca@iowacityschools.org
I know this back to school time can be really hard and overwhelming.
If you are feeling stressed or depressed; Call or Text CommUnity Crisis Services at 1-855-325-4296 or Chat at IowaCrisisChat.org.
PLEASE READ!
A Reminder...
LABEL IT!
PBIS Team
You’re Invited!
Here at Coralville Central and throughout the ICCSD, we use the PBIS framework to support students’ behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. It is a way to create positive, predictable, equitable and safe learning environments where everyone thrives (Source: https://www.pbis.org/).
We have a PBIS team at school that meets the first Wednesday of each month- after school. We would love to have a parent on the team. Are you interested? Please contact; bender.becca@iowacityschools.org.
From the Library - Devin Redmond
We are off to a great start in the CC Library. We learned Fun Facts about everyone as a way to build community. This week we went over Chromebook expectations. Kids have been putting lots of the new books on hold- take a look here. Kids have also been taking books home- have you read them with your student? Reading school library books is such a great screen-free way to spend time with your kids!
Devin Redmond (she/hers)
Teacher Librarian
Coralville Central Elementary : ICCSD
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Follow @cclibrary on Instagram for BN recommendations from CC Staff AND CC Students!
Attendance
M, T, W, F - 7:55 - 2:55
Th - 7:55 - 1:55
*Students are marked tardy/absent if not in their classroom by 7:55
The office should be notified of a student's absence and the reason at the start of the day. 319.688.1100
NURSE NEWS--Important, Please Read!
Is Your Child Too Sick to go to School?
The Iowa City Community School District has a protocol in place for sending and keeping children home from school when they are ill. We follow this protocol to make sure that children are given an adequate amount of time and rest to get well before returning to school and to prevent the spread of germs to other children and school staff. Please help to keep the schools in the ICCSD healthy environments by following these simple rules:
- Keep your child home from school when he/she has a fever of 100.4 (F) or greater and for 24 hours after the fever has gone away, without taking Tylenol or Ibuprofen.
- Keep your child home from school when he/she has diarrhea and/or after vomiting and for 24 hours after these symptoms have occurred.
- When your child returns to school after an illness he/she should be able to participate in the total school program, including outdoor recess and physical education. Your child will be excused from outdoor recess and physical education after an illness only by a written recommendation from your family doctor or primary health care provider.
- Please be sure the school has a telephone number where you can be reached in case your child becomes ill at school. Call the school if your child will not be attending school because of illness.
- Make sure your child is adequately dressed for the Iowa winter weather. Please mark your child's clothing to help recover lost articles.
- Our students will not be going out for noon recess if the temperature or wind chill is below zero. If your child has proper clothing, playing outside will not be uncomfortable, but pleasant and healthy.
**Please also ensure your child has a change of clothes in their backpack each day, in case of accidents, spills, or playground incidents. We do not have clothes to give out and will be calling home for a change of clothes if none are available in backpacks.**
Kelly Joseph, BSN, RN-BC
Band & Orchestra Information
This week 5th grade students had the opportunity to try out different band and orchestra instruments. Students can choose to participate in band, orchestra, or both!
6th grade students who are interested in continuing in band and orchestra should also register to participate this school year.
Register and learn more here:
Band Website: tinyurl.com/joinbandic
Orchestra Website: tinyurl.com/ICCSDOrch
Snacks & Celebrations
The ICCSD is committed to providing a safe and healthy learning environment for our students. In line with that goal, changes are being made to the district’s Wellness Policy regarding classroom snacks birthday treats, and classroom celebrations.
NO FOOD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
In line with the district’s Wellness Policy, student birthdays will be celebrated in the classrooms with a special acknowledgment. Each grade level team has determined a special recognition for students who wish to celebrate their birthdays at school. Please note these birthday celebrations will not involve food. If food is sent to school for birthdays the food items will be returned home.
SNACK & CELEBRATIONS :
When food is served to students in the classroom as a snack or during a classroom celebration, the following rules apply (ICCSD Wellness Policy 507.9):
- allow only fresh fruits/vegetables or purchased foods with the ingredients listed (no homemade foods).
- allow only foods that meet the Healthy Food Guidelines/ Smart Snacks. (the only exception to this would be food-tasting related to district-approved curriculum lessons)
- not allow foods with peanuts or peanut butter or foods that were made in a factory where cross-contamination may occur.
- food that does not meet the guidelines will be sent home.
- a list of acceptable foods (Healthy Food Guidelines/ Smart Snacks) will be made available to parents and teachers at the beginning of the school year.
The ICCSD Wellness Policy Classroom Snacks and Celebrations is a complete list of approved foods including where the approved food items can be purchased.
