February/March 2026 News

With the snow melting and freezing over and over again this time of year, our playground tends to get rather messy and muddy. Please keep sending snow pants and boots with your students every day. It will help keep the students and our school clean.

Order your Central Elementary Yearbook now! The yearbook will be passed out in June but now you must order yours by March 31st. You can order your yearbook online now for $14.00, directions are below.

• go to https://strawbridge.net/
• click on order photos and yearbooks at the top
• enter yearbook code YB34040
• enter the information requested to gain access to ordering the yearbook

Spring picture day is Wednesday, March 4th. Every student in attendance will get their picture taken that day. There are no retakes for spring pictures.

For learning letter names and letter sounds, use the Alphabet Arc.

Here’s a YouTube link to learn how to use the Alphabet Arc:

https://youtu.be/V_WlNHlSG4I

Interactive Alphabet Arc: https://dl.esc4.net/rla/alphabet-arc/english.htm

Sound Cards help to learn sounds, place next to Alphabet Arc for your child to refer to:

https://public.cdn.ccclearningportal.org/program/resources/SPS4/beginning/general/sps4-rb-spelling-sound-wall-cards-4c.pdf

Use this resource for pronunciation of phonograms: https://phonograms.logicofenglish.com/chart

We have some rather amazing students here at Central Elementary! Below is the list of Students of the Month for December and January.

Mason Larson

Riley Lonsbury

Benjamin Woodruff

Rowen Phillips-Hose

Phoenix Gilliam

Evelynn Esterly-Sterling

Jaida Snellenberger

Olivianna Mahlum

Dallas Harger

Thea Mierzwinski

Grayson Ramer

Rosie Cogar

Madelyn Meulman

Veronika VanLiere

Hadassah Geller

Jonathan Carey

Mia Jamison-Pratt

J. Loyal Kenyon

Jack Pfund

Emmy Woodley

Carter Edwards-Tremblay

Grayson Schwab

Alice Aukerman

There will be an all elementary dance on Saturday, March 7th. This is for all students who attend Central, Northwood or North and their parents/guardians. There will be more information from the PTO as the event gets closer.