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As the winter break approaches, I want to wish all of you safe travels as you journey to relatives or other destinations during this time of year.

Winter break and holidays can be a stressful time for families, so I thought I would share a good article on holiday stress for children. Click HERE for the article.

There are a number of things parents can do to help children cope with holiday stress:

• Discuss holiday plans well in advance, and let kids participate in decisions to the extent possible. Kids need some degree of predictability. Prolonged uncertainty, constantly changing plans or last - minute decisions can all increase stress.
• If you're traveling, leave plenty of extra time and bring child-friendly snacks, books, games and/or music.
• Don't overschedule. You may not be able to do everything or see everyone. Kids can easily get "burned out," overtired and cranky during the holidays.
• Give kids some "downtime." Don't expect them to be "on" all the time. Leave room for some quiet activities, like listening to music, walking in the woods or reading a book.
• Make sure kids get plenty of sleep. While it may be exciting to stay up late, lack of sleep often leads to increased irritability.
• Uphold and maintain family traditions even if a parent is absent. Kids count on certain traditions, which can have an important grounding effect by letting kids know that even though some things have changed, other things have remained the same.

I hope you find this helpful and wish you a relaxing weekend.

Go Cougars!

Mike Macken

• Dec 20: Lost & Found Items Donated
• Dec 20: 3:10 - 3:35 Winter BINGO
• Dec 23rd - Jan 1st - No School (Holiday Break)
• Jan 2nd - School Resumes

The Centerville Elementary Calendar is located on our school’s website at https://centerville.isd12.org/ under the Parent Hub. Here you will also find the 2024-2025 District Student Calendar and the 2024-2025 Elementary Student Letter Day Calendar.

When: Friday, December 20th

Time: 3:10PM - 3:35PM

If you able to align any early dismissals around our event times we would appreciate it!

Thank you to all who purchased prizes from our Amazon wish list! We appreciate you!

Cheese Pizza

Broccoli

Variety of Fruits

Frozen Winter fruit cup

Is your child missing boots? Jacket? Mittens? Sweatshirts?

• Parents can sign into the kiosk and look through the Lost & Found items from 8AM - 4PM.

• Students can look through items before school or by asking their teacher.

• Check a link of some of the items HERE

Reminder: Unclaimed Items will be donated after school on Fri., Dec. 20th

Just a few yearbooks left at the lowest price. Don’t miss out on this memorable book!

Click HERE to purchase.

The Winter Activity Guide is open for registration! Go online now to view and register for all offerings for both youth and adults for winter through early spring!

· Cougar Choir (gr. 3-5)

· Kids Dance (gr. K-5)

· High School Musical 3 (ages 7-11)

· Skyhawks Pickleball Camp (ages 5-10)

· Sunday STEM Fun: Build Your Own Board Game

· Canvas Fun: Spring Flowers

· Private Guitar/Ukulele & Vocal Lessons… and much more!

More happening soon:

Dec. 27- Video Production: “Top” List Creator (gr. 3-5)(virtual)

Dec. 30- Dungeons & Dragons 101: One Shot Minecraft Adventure (gr. 2-5)(virtual)

Jan. 5- Cougar Soccer Academy (gr. K-5)

Jan. 6- Karate (ages 4-12)

“Floor is Lava” Adventure Challenge (ages 5-12)

Jan. 9- Winter Soccer Skills (gr. K-2)

Jan. 10- Deadline at noon to register for the Winter Session of swim lessons!

Jan. 11- Mathnasium Fractions & Integers (gr. 3-5)

Jan. 16- Multiplayer Minecraft: Map Builder (gr. 1-5)(virtual)

Go online to view all activities and to register, community.isd12.org.

Welcome to the Digital Backpack, the district’s central posting place for community flyers. If you have questions regarding these programs, please contact the organizations directly. Click HERE to browse the Digital Backpack.

Visit isd12.org/get-involved/hall-of-fame for nomination information. Note: Criteria and application process have changed. Deadline: January 6, 2025.

Weather-Related School Closings + Flexible Learning Day Information

• Flexible Learning Days

• Want to receive school closing and bus delay info by text?

Your support for the Powerpack program helps students

In the first three months of the 2024/25 school year Powerpack, a program which supports families by sending home a weekend bag of breakfast items, individual meals, and snacks for school-age children, has:

• Created 4,713 packs
• Number of weeks packs sent: 12
• Average of packs sent per week: 393
• Cost of a pack = $2.50; total spent thus far: $11,782.50

Thank you for you for your donations to the Powerpack program directly or indirectly (for example, by purchasing bags of food from local stores that are designated for Powerpack or donating to Powerpack) and to the schools, for their food drives which benefit the Powerpack program. If your school or organization would like to help fund Powerpack please contact Powerpack at powerpackdistrict12@gmail.com. Powerpack is a 501c3 nonprofit organization housed under Centennial Community Food Shelf. For information on the Powerpack Program. Ways to give monetarily: Powerpack Information and Centennial Food Shelf to learn about other ways to give.

Email: tbuescher@isd12.org
Website: www.isd12.org/cve
Location: 1721 Westview Street, Centerville, MN, USA
Phone: 763.792.5800