April Newsletter

• March 25-April 1 - Spring Break
  

• April 2 - School Resumes

• April 2 - Storm Science Weather Assembly

• April 3 - Spring Pictures

• April 8 - 5th Grade ISA Testing

• April 8 - Solar Eclipse

• April 22-26 - 5th grade Vendor Fair in cafeteria

• April 24 - SMS Band Tour at CIS

• April 26 - 11:30 student dismissal

• April 29-May 2 - Fine Arts Week

Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year began on March 4. Families can access online registration through TeacherEase. In addition to registering online, each child was sent home with a paper packet of information that will need to be completed and returned to their child’s school by April 5. If you have questions about registration, please contact the school office.

March’s Champions of the Charter were recently chosen by the staff at Central School. This month, these students went above and beyond to practice and help others to feel POSITIVE, SAFE and CALM here at Central School. The champions will have a special lunch on April 2, and be recognized at the board meeting on April 16. We are very proud of the great example they set for their fellow students. Congratulations to: Susie A., Talyn B., Emma B., Levi D., Annabelle F., Amaya H., Elaina K., Emmett K., Joey K., MaKenna L., Makenna M., Kennedee N., Lucia P., Zander S., Kylinn W.

Mrs. Hodgson's class and Project Unify are collecting plastic to recycle to have a bench made for our garden at Central. We are looking for plastic bags and wrappings. Please do not send plastic bottles. All plastic needs to be clean and free of food/organic materials.

There is still time to sign up for Camp Invention! Camp Invention is a STEM camp for kids entering grades 2-6. This year's theme is Illuminate. Campers will have the opportunity to build their own light-up game board, make a one-of-a-kind glow box, design and engineer solutions to help solve water challenges around the world, and become contestants on a game show to mold, shape, and transform their new ideas into prototypes. Camp Invention 2024 takes place June 3-7 at Central Intermediate School. Use the following link to register and learn more about this year's Camp Invention program. Use the promo code FUN24 for $25 off (ends March 27).

Register for Camp Invention 2024

Team LEAD, along with their supervisors Mrs. Knott and Mrs. Smith, organized and MC'd our Faculty Showcase on March 22. Team LEAD students were responsible for interviewing all of the acts and introducing them. All of our acts did an AMAZING job, and sent us off into Spring Break on a high note! A big thank you to all of our acts that were super entertaining!

The New Relics - Mrs. Damyen, Mrs. Lehr, Mrs. McNutt, Mrs. Quick, and Mrs. Terry

Mrs. Heaver and Ms. Weiler

Mrs. Marvin

Ms. Rice

Texas Hold'em - Miss Doermann, Miss Duffy, Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. Jordon, Mrs. Loy, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Weber

Mrs. Ganiere

In 5th Grade STEM, students are learning about air-to-space travel and the technological advancements that were made along the way. Students began this unit with learning about the beginning of air travel, then making airplanes to record their flight distances. Students learned about the long journey of space travel, and built a lunar module that is similar to the one from the Apollo 11 mission.

Students have been building, creating, and designing in the STEM/zSpace lab! In STEM class, students have been working on the basics of 3D printing and coding. Some classes have worked to program Sphero to dance the Hokey Pokey and others have worked to create personalized keychains, bookmarks, or stamps. In zSpace, all classes have been experimenting with motion. Sixth graders in Mrs. Thrush's Science class tackled velocity on zSpace and then utilized Sphero to gather data, putting into practice what they were able to learn in our virtual space. Fifth graders in Mrs. Pierce's class have been able to travel to different plants in zSpace to gather acceleration data on dropped objects and ended the unit by recreating mini golf holes.

Additionally...

All year students have been coming to the STEM lab to record morning announcements. Sixth grade students design the background for each day and then students rotate throughout the year. It's been the best way to start our morning!

In February, 127 Central students had perfect attendance, and in March, 150 students had perfect attendance. Students received a perfect attendance badge on their locker and are highlighted on a school bulletin board. Students that receive perfect attendance each month will be entered into a drawing for prizes, and will be able to help their class earn class rewards. Having great attendance is very beneficial to the success of our students. Congratulations to all of our students with perfect attendance!

We request that parents not bring in fast food for their child as a lunch option. Additionally, please see the following policy about deliveries from our handbook:

Flowers, balloons, food, and/or other assorted items sent to the school for delivery to a student are prohibited. Please be advised that such deliveries will not be accepted at school.

Kroger Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do everyday. Once you link your card to Central Intermediate School, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper's Card!

A digital account is needed to participate in Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, you will need to ensure you have a Plus Card linked to your account. Then, go here to select Central Intermediate School.

Please note, a Shopper's Card is required for the Community Rewards program so that your transactions apply toward the organization you choose.

Please send your receipts from Handy Foods to Central School. A percentage of the sales comes back to Central. You can collect them, and send them in monthly.