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
• 16-Schools Closed
• 19-CLES Music Boosters Restaurant Night-Tony's of NY
• 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
• 12-Fall Portrait Make-Up/Retakes
• 18-Gr. 3 In-House Field Trip-more info coming soon
• 20-Gr. 1 Field Trip-more information coming soon
• 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

December

• 8-PTA Meeting 6:30 pm
• 9- Early Dismissal-3 hrs-CLES begins dismisses at 12:10 pm
• 10-Band Winter Concert 6:30 pm @ CHS-More details coming soon
• 24-1/1/27- Winter Break-All Schools 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

On Wednesday, November 4th , 2026, the Howard County Health Department will be here at Centennial Lane performing Hearing & Vision screenings. All Pre-K students will receive vision screening only. All K and 1st grade students will be screened for both hearing & vision. As well, Students new to the state of Maryland school system will be screened for hearing & vision. Information letters about the hearing & vision screening were sent home in the student's backpacks. If your student wears glasses, make sure they bring them to school on November 4th for the screening. If your student is absent on the 4th , there will be a rescreening done on Thursday November 12th.

Please contact the health room with any questions.

CLES Health Room

410-313-1710

CLESHealthRoom@hcpss.org

Lifetouch School pictures are now available to view online!

To see if your child's pictures are available to view, please log in to your account at mylifetouch.com. If you don’t have an account yet, you can create one using your email address.

To locate your child's photos, you'll need their Student ID or Portrait ID and Access Code. If you don't have this information, you can:

• Check your inbox for an email from Lifetouch that may contain your access credentials and a direct link to your child's images.
• Wait for your proof sheet to arrive, which will include your Portrait ID and Access Code.
• Contact the Lifetouch Help Center for assistance

Please note that pictures may not become available for all students at the same time, so check back later if you don't see your child's images yet.

On October 12th, our 3rd graders had the opportunity to help retire both our United States and Maryland flags! We then got to put together and display our brand-new flags in the cafeteria! Our friends from our local Ellicott City VFW 7472 Post have invited our CLES family to their formal flag retirement ceremony. Please see below for details if you would like to attend!

When: Saturday, October 17th

Where: Post 7472

4225 VFW Lane

Ellicott City, MD 21043

Times:

9:00am - prepare flags in the VFW Hall (cutting the flags into appropriate pieces for the retirement) - bring scissors if you would like to participate

· Coffee and donuts provided

11:00am - formal flag retirement ceremony (arrive by 10:30am) - near Pavillion

Our Lost & Found is overflowing with items! If your student is missing a jacket, water bottle, lunchbox, or other personal belongings, please encourage them to stop by the Lost & Found in the cafeteria to see if they can locate their missing item.

Please note: Any items not claimed by November 30th will be donated. Thank you for helping us reunite these items with their owners!

The CLES Music Boosters will have a restaurant night on Monday, October 19 from 4pm to 9pm at Tony's of NY. Mention CLES Music and a portion of the proceeds will go to our music department!

Our spiritwear fundraiser runs throughout the school year, with special sales offered at different times. This week's sale is a great opportunity to grab your favorite CLES gear while supporting our school community!

🐾 Don't miss out! Be sure to place your order before this week's sale ends.

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.