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The Central Scoop
Issue 9: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Upcoming Central Events . . . are also posted on The Central Elementary School Website: Central.brssd.org - Tuesday, November 29th = Parent Education Night @ Ralston, 7pm
- Wednesday, November 30th = Family Reading Night w/ Ms. Coney, 7pm
- Saturday, December 3rd = Holiday Craft Workshop 10AM-2PM
- Tuesday, December 6th = PTA executive Board Meeting 8:45AM
- Thursday, December 8th = Parent Education Night, Central Library, 7:30pm
- December 19-30 = Winter Break, NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, January 3rd = Students and Staff Return from Winter Break
- January 13th-27th = Reading Power Read-A-Thon
- Tuesday, January 24th = 4th & 5th grade Winter Concert, Central MUR 7pm
LOOKING AHEAD: STAR Testing Begins April 30, 2012 ________________________________________________________ The Library is OPEN this week!
Wednesdays are Walking Wednesdays - Walk your Child to School! Show your Central Spirit by wearing blue on Fridays! |
A Message from Principal Cori McKenzie
I hope that your Thanksgiving holiday was wonderful and that you are now
settling into the holiday spirit as we head for the next round!
Before our Thanksgiving break, we were experiencing an alarming number
of children coming late to school. Twenty-five children or more were lining
up each morning to receive tardy slips. Because of this, classes were not able to settle down and begin the day. Most importantly, valuable instructional time was lost. This is clearly unacceptable for all.
I spoke with all the children at our "Caught Being Good" assembly about this
problem and announced that we will be implementing a new incentive for
children to be on time. Beginning on Wednesday, November 30th, children who come to school late will use their morning recess reflecting on how they can get to school on time and why it is important. They will be writing rather than having playtime. We reminded students again this morning at Monday Morning Meeting.
The only excused tardy is a medical/ dental / special appointment or a family emergency. In these cases, parents are asked to phone the attendance line by 8:15 AM.
I would like to report that in the past from just the announcement, tardies
dropped dramatically! That not only indicates that our kids are good
listeners, but that they can accomplish this responsibility. I am very proud of
their efforts and hope it will continue.
Warmest regards,
Cori McKenzie
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Notes from the School Office
by Mrs. McNulty
Office: 650-637-4820
Attendance:650-620-2810
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Last Chance!
Thursday, December 1
All unlabeled lost and found
items will be donated.
Please come by or remind your child
to check the lost and found cart. Also,
please remember to clearly label all
items that are brought to school.
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Please click here for information regarding visitors, the 24-hour attendance line, tardies, dropped-off items, and the lost & found. Please click here for information regarding student medications.
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PTA News ____________________________________ INTERNET & SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY
Parent Ed. Night PARENTS & ADULTS ONLY TONIGHT!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 7-8:15PM Ralston Middle School, Multi-Use Room Covered Topics: Cyber Bullying Social Networking "Smart" Cell Phones/Sexting Current Techonology Trends Presented and sponsored by the Belmont Police Department (BPD) Safe Schools Program & Ralston PTA Presentation will be given by BPD School Resource Officer Andre' Moniot
__________________________ Central's Holiday Craft Workshop is this Saturday!
Don't miss Central's Holiday Craft Workshop!
An annual event for over 30 years.
December 3rd
10AM-2PM Central's Multi Use Room
*A dozen craft tables, including gift wrapping and cards
*Delicious baked goods & Hot Chocolate for sale
*$5.00 per child
This is not a drop off event; children must be accompanied by an adult
Come one and all! Rain or shine!
To volunteer: Helen Gruener
aprincessmom@sbcglobal.com
or click here the volunteer flyer
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Last Call for Bakers and Bake Sale Helpers!! 
Central Parents,
We still need quite a few baked good donations and people to staff the Bake Sale table this Saturday, December 3rd. Can you help?
If you can work at the table, help is needed for either 1-2 hours anytime from 10am - 2pm. Please email Dawn Richards ( dawn.richards@mac.com) to sign up. If you can provide a yummy treat for the bake sale, please use the online sign-up below:
Thank you for your support!
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Parent Education Night
is coming up!
Thursday, December 8th
@ the Central Library @ 7:30pm
(see the eflyer for more information).
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Central's Community Announcements | |
Central's Community would like to thank Mr. Metro, Ms. Fields, Ms. Shubkagel, Ms. Giang and everyone who was responsible for the Third Grade Choral Winter Concert that was held last night at the Carlmont Shopping Center. Thank you so much for putting this together for our students and our community!
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The Girl Scouts' Pet Supplies Donations Drive kicks off Tuesday, November 29th!
Girl Scout Troop 33393 from Belmont is helping The Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) this Holiday season, and is asking for your help, too-with a supplies donation to PHS.
Starting Tues Nov 29, Our troop is collecting much-needed supplies, such as gently used blankets, towels, collars, leashes, pet toys (especially large Kongs), Fancy Feast cat food, and several household items-many things which you may no longer need yourself! So please help our troop help local Bay Area pets and wildlife find their forever homes, by donating items to the donation box in front of Central School's Office.
You can find a complete wish list of hoped-for donations on the Girl Scouts' pet donations flyer. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Troop Co-Leader: Traci Psaila at Thank you for your help!
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Your Help is Needed on Funding Boy Scout Greg Newton's Eagle Scout Project Benefiting Central Elementary School!
Dear Parents and Guardians
of Central Elementary School,
My name is Greg Newton and I was a student at Central from Kindergarten to 5th grade. I really enjoyed my time at Central and wanted to give something back. I am currently a Senior at Carlmont High School and a Boy Scout in Troop 301. To attain the rank of Eagle Scout, I will need to lead a service project benefiting the community in some way. As soon as I learned this I knew I wanted to do a project for Central. I met with Ms. Cori McKenzie to discuss an area of Central that she and Ms. Fong have wanted to see improved for a long time.
To continue reading Greg's letter and/or to see photographs, please click here ____________________________
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Central Library News
by Mrs. Patty Branscum
email: pbranscum@brssd.org
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DON'T MISS IT!
The next Family Reading Night is THIS Wednesday night at 7pm. in the Central Library!
In other library news...
We had an extra special visitor in the Central Library. Kit Kat the guinea pig came by to say HI to the kids for a day! Kit Kat is a little shy so she stayed in her cage. She is a female and she eats hay. Kit Kat belongs to Andrew Marks, a 5th grader in Mrs. Hanau's class. He stayed with her during recess to answer questions the kids had. You may have noticed your child's library book last week was about guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils or rats. Now you know why!
Kit Kat
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School-Force News
schoolforce.org
Wondering what to give your child's teacher for the holidays?
What better gift can you give them than an investment in something they care deeply about? Consider an additional investment in quality education in Belmont-Redwood Shores schools as part of your teacher's holiday gift. Click on the for just this purpose!
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Notes from the District
Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Website link
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Scoop Corrections:
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We want to apologize for a photograph that accidentally appeared in last week's Library News,
Issue 8. See this week's Library News for a photo of the real Kit Kat!
The Central Scoop and the PTA President would like to offer a free large pizza to whomever can identify which Central Parent's fourth grade photograph appeared!
Email the Central Scoop with your answer and if you're correct we will enter your name in a drawing. We will announce the winner and the answer in next week's issue!
Thanks,
The Central Scoop Team
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