Central Elementary Update - March
March 13th, 2024
Important Dates:
Mar. 13 - Student Council Meeting 3:30-4:30 (Mrs. Cooke’s room)
Mar. 14 - Shamrock Shuffle (6pm-7:30pm) (CE Cafeteria)
Mar. 18 - Consumers Energy Presentation (STEM - 5th grade rotation)
Mar. 20 - Bikes for Books Assembly
Mar. 22 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Professional Development
Mar. 23 - 31 - NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK
April 1 - Back to School
April 10 - Student Council Meeting 3:30-4:30 (Mrs. Cooke’s room)
April 15-19 - Book Fair
April 24-25 - Art Show
April 30 - 4th Grade Spring Concert
May 1 - 5th Grade Spring Concert
May 8 - Student Council Meeting 3:30-4:30 (Mrs. Cooke’s room)
May 11 - Daddy Daughter Dance
May 14 - 5th Grade Visits LMS
May 21 - 5th Grade - Field Trip / Splash Village
May 22 - SOAR / Field Day
May 27 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
May 29 - 4th Grade - Field Trip / Rollhaven
May 30 - Last Day of School
From Principal's Desk
Meet Mr. Gates
This is my 17th year in education. I originally double majored in logistic management and marketing at CMU. I interned at General Motors and had a sales job at Automatic Data Processing. I switched to education in my mid-20's because I was unhappy in the business world. My first teaching job was a long-term substitute position at Linden High School in 2007. I spent 10 years teaching at Carman-Ainsworth High School (CAHS) before becoming the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at CAHS in 2017. While I was teaching at Carman-Ainsworth, I stayed involved in Linden coaching high school athletics (football, basketball, and baseball). 2018 brought me back to Linden where it all started for me, as the assistant principal where I have been for 6 years.
I am a huge family person! My wife is a middle school English teacher in Grand Blanc. We have 2 boys, Brock (11) and Beckett (9). Brock is in the 6th grade while Beckett is in 3rd grade. They keep my wife and I extremely busy playing sports. I enjoy coaching them and watching them grow.
I promise you that I will give Central Elementary kids/staff/parents my best effort at all times. I have been blessed working at Linden and hope you guys take me in as the high school kids/staff/parents have for the last 6 years.
IMPORTANT TEST DATES:
4th Grade M-STEP
April 23-24
May 1-2
5th Grade M-STEP
English / Language Arts and Math
April 22-23May 6-7
Social Studies / Science
April 25
May 9
The Bravest Worrier Virtual Presentation
The Bravest Worrier’s author/illustrator Angelique Monet brought her virtual event A Day to be Brave to Central Elementary on Friday March 8th. All students were engaged in captivating story-telling, hands-on activities, a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of Angelique Monet’s studio, and the book’s free augmented reality app.
Intervention Breakfast
(All parents that have a child in intervention programming)
TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH 7:30-8:15 AM
Please join us for breakfast goodies, intervention information, and a free book for your child!
RSVP To Jessica Day by March 15th jday@lindenschools.org
Schedule
School Hours 8:19 am - 3:27 pm.
8:04 am students getting breakfast can enter building.
8:09 am all students can enter building
8:19 am bell rings to start class.
Students arriving after 8:20am must be signed in by an adult in the office.
4th Grade Lunch 11:20 am - 11:50 am
Recess 11:50 am - 12:20 pm
5th Grade Lunch 12 pm - 12:30 pm
Recess 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
3:27 pm Dismissal