Effingham Community Schools Unit District Number 40 Seal

NEWS FROM

CENTRAL GRADE SCHOOL

- IMPORTANT DATES - EVENTS - TIMES -

I hope everyone is enjoying Summer Break. (Students I KNOW you are!) Listed below is important information for the 2013-2014 school year.

Monday, Aug. 12 - Volunteer Training by all district Principals for all District Volunteers that have not completed this training last school year. Background Check paperwork will be completed.

Tuesday, Aug. 20 - First day of school - Early Dismissal at 2pm

Wednesday, Aug. 21 - Second day of school - Early Dismissal at 2pm

Thursday, Aug. 22 - FULL DAY of school. Regular dismissal time.

Thursday, Aug. 22 - 2nd and 3rd Grade Meet The Teacher Night. We want to meet all of you and orientate you and your childen to Central Grade School. 6:00-6:30 GRADE 2 students and parents meet in the classrooms. Third grade students and parents arrive at 6:30 and all assemble in the gym for presentation. The 2nd grade students and parents will then be dismissed at 6:45 p.m.

6:45-7:15 p.m. GRADE 3 students and parents proceed to the classrooms to meet the teachers.

Tuesday, Aug. 27 4th/5th grade "Meet The Teacher", 6:00 p.m. The evening will begin in the gym with the introduction of staff.

Wednesday, August 28 - School Pictures

Have a Safe Summer!

-Dean Manuel, Principal

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May 17, 2013	Central School 2013 Awards Day
	Awards Day recognizes students' academic achievement and perfect attendance for the 2012-2013 school year. And the awrads go to: Perfect Attendance 3 Years of Perfect Attendance Top Accelereted Readers American Citizenship Award President's Award for Academic Achievement President's Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence Mrs. Hoene, Retiring Teacher Lori Webb Award Lori Webb Award Winner

May 15, 2013	Bees
	Dawn Quicksall, a beekeeper, recently visited Mrs. Kemmerer's and Mrs. Reed's 5th Grade Reading classes. The 5th grade students read information texts and conducted research on bees prior to the visit.

May 7, 2013	3D Figures
	Students in Mr. Altman's 5th grade class have been learning about geometry while drawing three dimensional figures with isometric dot paper. The students are challenged to use their critical thinking skills to build a figure and then drawing it in three dimensions.

Apr 30, 2013	Arbor Day Run
	Central School's annual Arbor Day Run was finally held on Friday, April 26th. The run was rescheduled twice due to the weather. Congratulations to all the participants. The winners are: 2-3rd Grade Girls: J Jamison(2nd grade) 1st, B Reynolds 2nd, R Akeman, 3rd 2-3rd Grade Boys: K Baker 1st, Z Koester 2nd, J Perry and C Marschewski, 3rd 4th Grade Girls: M Wittenberg 1st, K Weaver and E White tie for 2nd, and S Stone, 3rd 4th Grade Boys: N Thompson 1st, C Woomer 2nd, P Wolfe 3rd 5th Grade Girls: O Martin 1st, J Barker 2nd, M Krouse 3rd 5th Grade Boys: T Niebrugge 1st, C Kalber 2nd, A Webb, 3rd

Apr 22, 2013	Central Celebration
	Cental School celebrated the arts through its annual Art Show and Book Fair. New to this year's celebration was a Recorder concert given by the fourth grade students and science demonstations.