Firecracker Focus
January 2024
Centerton Elementary Contact Information
6075 High Street
Martinsville, IN 46151
Phone: 317-831-3410
*All transportation changes must go through the office BY 2:30 PM.
Principal's Message
Firecracker Families,
We hope you all have had a wonderful break and we can't wait to see all of you when we return!
Always,
Dr. Stephanie Manley
Important Dates
- January 3 School Resumes
- January 8 NWEA Window Opens
- January 10 Report Cards Sent Home
- January 11 MCT Vision Testing (First Graders)
- January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
- January 18 Lucas Oil Stadium Field Trip (Third and Fourth Graders)
- February 2 Midterms End
Arrival/Dismissal
Arrival
- The doors open at 8:25 AM, 10:25 AM on Wednesdays
- School begins at 8:40 AM, 10:40 AM on Wednesdays
- Pre-K Sparks are excluded from the WELL Wednesdays schedule!
- Pre-K Sparks are dismissed at 3:00 PM.
- Walkers are dismissed at 3:35 PM.
- Bussers are dismissed at 3:40 PM.
- Car Riders are dismissed by 3:45 PM.
PTO
The following have volunteered to serve on Centerton's PTO:
- President: Mrs. Bethany Hubbard
- Vice President: Mrs. Erin Ennis
- Treasurer: Miss Katie Arthur
- Secretary: Dr. Stephanie Manley
PLTW STEM
All K-4 students in the MSD of Martinsville schools explore STEM at both the Innovation Center and their home elementary schools.
The Sorting
Students are SORTED into one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw. They earn STARs (points for their houses) and one house will earn the right to play in the staff vs. students game at the end of each nine weeks!
STAR Celebrities
STAR Celebrities for each week are announced on Fridays in the announcements.
Gryffindor: Amelia Kingen, Bryson Middleton
Slytherin: Morgan Miles, Xavier Harrington
Hufflepuff: Evangeline Smith, Everly Scott
Ravenclaw: Riley Beck
Prefects
Get to hand out STARs to students!
Gryffindor: Laney Ferguson
Slytherin: Zoey Hurt
Hufflepuff: Korah Conway
Ravenclaw: Suzie Wirey
STAR Students
These students exemplified STAR behavior for the entire month and were nominated by their teachers!! The STAR Pledge: At Centerton Elementary, we are STARs. We are Safe, we are Team players, we are Achievers, we are Respectful. We are STARs!
STAR Teacher
This teacher exemplified STAR behavior for the entire month and was nominated by the headmaster!!
HEROs are Here, Every Day, Ready, On time!
Weekly HERO winners will be featured on the announcements, their class picture will be in our monthly newsletter, and they get to pick the hallway song!!
Miss Creighton's Class
Mrs. Valbert's Class
12.15.23