Little Trojan News

Mrs. Ross retired on November 17th after 34 years as a teacher in Centerburg Elementary! We will miss Mrs. Ross but are happy for her to enjoy retirement with family and friends. She is a very dedicated teacher who loved her students and demanded excellence.

Please check PowerSchool often to keep informed of you child's progress in each of his/her classes. If you need help logging in to PowerSchool, please contact the school.

As the weather gets colder, please ensure your child is coming to school with a jacket, hat, and gloves. We go out to recess if the 'feel like' temperature is 20 degrees or higher.

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Cody Lunder will be taking over Mrs. Ross' class for the remainder of the school year. Cody is a Centerburg graduate, class of 2018, and Ohio Wesleyan University graduate, class of 2022.

This school year we have a District Wide initiative to weave in more Career Advising into the Curriculum. In Elementary, it is Career Awareness, exposing students to the basics of different careers that are out there. Some that have been discussed this school year already include firefighter, civil engineer, nurse, police officer, small business owner, farmer, etc.

Laurel Foreman, a former substitute teacher, is now serving as an aide in K-2. She is enjoying assisting teachers and working one on one with students. Laurel is a Capital University graduate and worked as a paralegal for most of her career. She has been married to her husband, Gary, for 21 years and has two children, Kailee and Garrett that attend Centerburg Schools. When she is not at school, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, dog, horses and gardening.

We enjoyed having 5th grade Grandparents come visit us at school at the end of October. We had coffee and donuts, picture with Grandparents, and a little dance.

15 Ways to Build a Child’s Confidence

1. Make sure they know your love is unconditional.

2. Practice positive self-talk with them.

3. Give them age appropriate tasks to help you out.

4. Make special time together.

5. Teach them how to set and achieve goals.

6. Give them your undivided attention - put down your phone!

7. Praise them the right way - be genuine and specific.

8. Resist comparing them to others -especially their siblings..

9. Let them make age appropriate choices.

10. Encourage them to try new things to develop new skills.

11. Help them discover their interests and passions.

12. Help them overcome the fear of failure.

13. Encourage them to express their feelings.

14. Make sure that they know you’re upset with their choices, not with them.

15. Shower them with hugs!

December 13 - 2nd Grade Music Program & Orff and 5th grade Band Concert

December 14 - Student of the Month

December 15 - Secret Santa Shop

December 21st - January 2nd - No School - Winter Break

January 12 - End of 2nd Quarter

January 15 - No School - MLK Jr. Day

January 16 - No School - Teacher Professional Day

January 25 - Student of the Month

In Mrs. DiMarco's class we experienced what it is like to be an engineer after reading the book Rosie Revere, Engineer. Students had 20 dry spaghetti noodles, a yard of string, a yard of tape and 1 marshmallow. The goal was to build a structure that was the tallest and could support a marshmallow at the top. Students did a great job working together and having a growth mindset.

Miss Kim, our school nurse, came to our second grade class to talk about her career in nursing. She brought many hands-on items for the students to explore. They were very engaged and had lots of excellent questions.

Civil Engineers, Cameron Keaton and Clint Cochran from the Knox County Engineers Office spoke to the second graders about their careers. They brought some of the equipment they use and explain what it does. They built models of two different bridges and demonstrated how and why one bridge was better than the other.

We had a fun time during "Feast with Friends" in the classroom to strengthen our classroom community. Two of our students helped develop the idea, and everyone enjoyed the food that was brought in! Thank you to everyone that helped out! It was a fun time of reconnecting and having a good discussion about what a strong community looks like in the classroom.