Centennial Lane Elementary:

Centennial Lane Elementary School

Mrs. Debra Anoff, Principal

Mrs. Siobhan Drumgoole, Assistant Principal

3825 Centennial Lane

Ellicott City, MD 21042

(410) 313-2800

(410) 313-2804 - Fax

(410) 313-1710 (Health Room)

Student Hours: 8:45a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

cles.hcpss.org

Veterans Day Celebration

CLES loves our veterans and active service members! To recognize and honor those in the CLES families, please use the link below to add a picture and short bio of your veteran or active service member. These will then be printed and added to our hallways so that all of our students can honor our heroes! Please complete by Friday, October 23rd.

Veterans Day Pictures

CLES would like to honor our veterans and active service members during an assembly and special breakfast with their CLES student on Wednesday, November 11th @ 9:15am.

If your CLES student and veteran/active service member can attend, please complete the form below by Friday, October 30th so that we can prepare for the correct number of guests attending.

Veterans Day Assembly & Breakfast RSVP

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Lawson at Carrie_Lawson@hcpss.org.

Go Dolphins,

Debra Anoff, Principal

October

• 1-31 CLES Music Boosters Spirit Wear Sales
• 12 & 13 - Fall Picture Days
• 13-PTA Meeting@6:30 pm
• 16-Schools Closed for Students
• 23-Future Marching Eagles Night-5th gr. Band
• 24-PTA Trunk or Treat
• 28-Schools Closed for Students

November

• 3-Election Day-Schools & Offices Closed
• 10-CLES PTA Meeting
• 23-24 Parent/Teacher Conferences-3hr Early Dismissal 12:15 pm CLES Dismissal
• 25-Parent/Teacher Conferences-Schools Closed for Students
• 26-27 Thanksgiving Break-Schools & Offices Closed

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Add the HCPSS online calendar to your mobile/online calendar by following the steps on the HCPSS calendar page.

PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.

Tentative Related Arts Color Day schedule

The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the linked Young Authors' Contest Guidelines PDF and Young Authors' Contest Slides for information about the rules and guidelines. Stories and poems must be typed and saved as a Word Doc or Googledoc. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet sent as a PDF. Submissions may be emailed to jaimie_shirokobrod@hcpss.org by January 13, 2027. Contact Jaimie Shirokobrod with any questions. All Young Authors’ Contest information can be found on the HCLA website.

Howard County Literacy Association welcomes parents as members. Visit the HCLA Welcome Page for information about joining.

If your student is in Band, Chorus, or Orchestra, show your CLES music pride! The CLES Music Boosters are hosting a Music Spiritwear Fundraiser!

Scan the QR code below for more information and to check out the spiritwear options. Thank you for supporting our CLES music programs!

The Centennial High School Food Pantry is currently very low on food, and they could use the support of our entire feeder school community!

Families who are able to help can make a donation directly to Centennial High School. A QR code is included on the flyer for families who would like to send their donation directly to the school. Every contribution, big or small, can make a difference for students and families in our community. 💙

Please see the attached flyer for additional information and details on how you can help.

Thank you for supporting our Centennial community!

📸 Lifetouch Picture Days at CLES – October 12 & 13

Lifetouch will be at CLES on October 12th and 13th to take Fall individual student portraits, which will be used for the CLES yearbook.

Your child’s teacher will notify you of the estimated time their class will be photographed on their assigned day. Below is a schedule showing which day each class will be photographed.

Order forms were sent home this week for families to review and select the portrait package that best fits your needs.

📅 You have two ways to order:

• Send the completed order form with your child on Picture Day

• Order online anytime before October 12th at www.mylifetouch.com
  ➡️ Use Picture Day ID: EVT9XP6KP

Support CLES!
A portion of every portrait package sold goes back to our school. Thank you for your support!

As per Policy 10030, a contest run by the Howard County Department of Public Works has been approved for HCPSS students in grades 3-5. School administrators can decide whether or not have their students participate. If you decide to participate, please share the following information with your school community: Coloring Book Contest for 3rd-5th grade students: The Howard County Recycling Division is challenging Howard County third, fourth and fifth graders to draw pictures of how they Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle at home or school. The top 13 drawings will be featured in a coloring book, with the “Best-in-Show” appearing on the cover. Please review this flyerLinks to an external site. for more information and contest rules. Entries must be received by January 15, 2027

Maryland's Ready to Read Act requires that students at risk for reading difficulty receive timely, targeted intervention. Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is putting this into practice through Student Reading Improvement Plans, or SRIPs.

The Family Guide - The ABCs of Centennial Lane Elementary School is a lengthy document that provides information about our school. Click below to download the CLES Family Guide. The guide is also located on the main page of the CLES website.

Anyone visiting the school, as well as volunteers or chaperones for a field trip are required to complete two training sessions.

Please follow the steps below to complete and submit the training certificates.

Step 1: Complete the required Confidentiality Training for volunteers & chaperones.

https://www.hcpss.org/parents/volunteer-information/

Step 2: Complete the Confidentiality Training Certificate to verify you completed the training. https://www.hcpss.org/f/parents/volunteer-confidentiality-certificate.pdf

Step 3: Review the Training Powerpoint about How to Report Child Abuse

MD State Law & HCPSS Policy 1030 (PDF)

• Reporting Form
• Reporting Procedure (PDF)

Step 4: Complete the Abuse Training Certificate to verify you completed the training. Abuse Training Certificate (PDF)

Step 5: Complete and submit this Volunteer & Chaperone Google form below to submit your certificates. Submit Volunteer Certificates here

As a reminder, for the safety and security of our students and staff, all visitors must enter the front office and sign in using a government-issued photo ID. Please be sure to bring your ID with you whenever you visit. Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and secure learning environment for everyone.

Join us for CLES Trunk or Treat! Share your favorite theme or simply share your cuture with your school community!

Register your vehicle, sign up to judge costumes, donate candy/money: Sign-Up!

Make an direct, open donation: Donate!

PTA Volunteer Opportunities: www.clespta.org/volunteer

In alignment w/ Policy 10010, the following announcements have been approved by the Public Information Office for distribution.

The below community notices are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the HCPSS.