Central Hub
December 2017
A Note from the Principal
Please click on the video below to hear upcoming December events and meet our new part-time assistant principal, Mrs. Rogers.
As always, my door is open for questions or concerns. Please join me for Tea with Mrs. Thacker, which will be held January 22, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. (30 minutes before the PTO meeting).
Sincerely,
Julie Thacker, principal
IMPORTANT DATES
December 1st-Body Safety Grades K, 2, 4
December 1st - Barnes & Noble PTO Night
December 5-8th -Santa Shop at Central
December 5th- 3rd Grade Music Program in gym 7:00 p.m.
December 7th- PTO Restaurant Night at Panera 4-8 p.m.
December 9th- Sensory Santa at PHS Fieldhouse 1:30-3:30 p.m.
December 15th- PTO Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs
December 21st- End of 2nd Quarter- LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
December 22nd- January 7th- NO SCHOOL WINTER BREAK
January 8th- Second Semester begins
January 12th- 2nd Quarter Central Celebration 2:30 p.m.
January 12- PTO Restaurant Night at McDonald's at Vestal and US 40
January 15th- NO SCHOOL MLK Day
January 22nd-Tea Time with Mrs. Thacker at 6:30 p.m. and PTO meeting at 7:00 p.m.
January 26th- PTO Night at Hot-Skates 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Growth Mindset for Parents
Bundle Up for Recess
Children will be expected to go outdoors for recess when the temperature and wind chill is 20 degrees Fahrenheit and above. Students will not go out if it is raining or sleeting. If your child must stay indoors because of illness during recess time, we ask that you write a daily note requesting that your child stay inside. Repeated requests for indoor recess will prompt the nurse to require a written statement from the family doctor concerning the request.
November Value Of The Month: Respect for Others' Rights
Value of the Month Winners!
Hadley Menser
Gwen Dinkeldein
Leila Tomasino
Keegan Gibbs
Gabe Pearson
Kylie Moore
Drew Hess
Jeffery Presley
Avery Murray
Diella Barth
Madelyn Healey
Katy Detlefsen
Hailee Wilson
Brooke Bates
Ella McCreary
Bryson Meyer
Rhoan Amis
Isabelle Steele
Riley Burcham
Jaelyn Gardner
Christin Gregoey
Sam Douthit
Oliver Blake
Derek Hartman
Student of the Month is Christin Gregory
Christin's Nomination Letter from Mrs. Harris
I am nominating Christin for being an outstanding example of the value of Respect for Others’ Rights for November. I am nominating her because she is an exemplary example for always treating others with kindness and respect. A classmate said, “She always respects others’ feelings and thoughts. She cares about everyone she meets.” Another classmate said, “She always says please and thank you and she respects everyone and it doesn’t matter if they are a boy or a girl.” A classmate also said, “Christin will give me space when I am upset and still be my friend.” Christin is a great role model for our classroom and all students at Central.
Central C.H.A.M.P.S
Central Elementary is excited to share our Positive Behavior Intervention Support program. Our program is rooted in Central character and the idea that Champions Make Choices and Choices Make Champions. Our faculty was involved in creating and defining a Central CHAMPS student.
The following defines what it means to be a CHAMPS student:
Caring
Honest
Achievement
Making good choices
Prepared to learn
Safety
Furthermore, we have defined our Central Champs expectations in all areas throughout our school. In a continued effort to recognize our students making good choices, as well as build our climate and culture, we use a school-wide Brag Tags programs. All students will receive a necklace (k-2) or a keychain (3-5) along with a Central tag to start the year. This is a way to acknowledge the hard work and positive behavior of our students. Additional tags will be awarded one time a month through specials classes.
CAFE NEWS:
Visiting for Lunch
We love to see you come eat with your children! But PLEASE remember to bring exact cash or check with you to purchase lunch for yourself or another visitor. We only have a small amount of cash in the register and cannot make change. Lunch is $2.40 for students and $3.25 for adults and visitors.
Also, since we have no way of knowing who puts money on the account, you cannot use your child's lunch card balance towards the purchase of your own lunch.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.
Central Read-A-Thon- January 15th-26th
A Note from the Central PTO!
Holiday Plainfield Spirit Wear will be delivered the week of December 18th! Check out our amazing new items -women’s items, joggers, hats and more new designs! Follow the link below to order and let PTO know if you have any questions about our new online ordering.
The next few things:
12/1- PTO Night at Barnes and Noble12/4-8th -Santa Shop at Central
12/7- PTO Restaurant Night at Panera Bread 4-8pm
12/15- PTO Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs ALL DAY!
Contact PTO:
Attendance
We enjoy seeing your children every day. Although we understand that there will be times when your child is sick and needs to stay home, there is a direct correlation between student attendance and success. Here are a few ways we can work together to make sure your children have very good school attendance and don't feel like they are missing out.
- Schedule all doctor’s appointments outside of the school day if at all possible.
- It is very important to turn in medical notes (doctor, dentist, therapy, etc) to the nurse when returning to school.
- Share with your child how important it is to be at school.
- Make sure to communicate absences in advance, if possible, so the classroom teacher can ensure that your child still has opportunities to learn skills that he/she will miss when they are absent.
- Help to make sure that your child arrives at school on time each day. The doors open at 8:30 and students need to be seated in their classroom each morning by 8:50 or they are counted tardy.
Our teachers work hard to provide the best instruction and we want to make the most of each of our days together. We look forward to seeing you at school!
Changing the End of the Day Transportation Routine
The following information is simplified from our handbook:
- If your child is to go home a way different than their normal arrangement, you must send in a note to the teacher with instructions as to how the child is to go home.
- Please make these arrangements before school or by 1:00 p.m. at the latest.
- If you call requesting that your child become a car rider, you are required to come into the school office to sign out your child. Your child will be waiting in the office lobby until you sign them out.
- If you call requesting that your child ride a bus home instead of being a car rider, we will need to verify that we are speaking to the child’s parent/guardian
- Finally, please note that e-mail notifications of changes for the end of the day ride home will not be accepted.