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Centerburg Elementary Newsletter - October 2024

From the Principal - Mr. Thompson

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.

Reminder that supervision does not begin until 8:25am unless your student is coming in for breakfast at 8am.

*Parents please send a note in the planner or to attendance.el@centerburgschools.org for any and all going home changes. After school activities have begun and we need a note if your child is staying after school. One note for the season/year of the activity is all that is necessary. We do not always get a roster of students staying after school from the advisors/coaches.*

Attendance Matters! Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10% or more of the school year for any reason, including excused, unexcused, and disciplinary absences. For example, in a 180 day school year, a student is chronically absent if they miss 18 days, or 2-3 days per month of school. Check out the video below that Centerburg Schools created to inform the public about attendance.

Welcome New Staff!

Hi! I'm Meghan Hall. I am from Sunbury and I live there now with my husband, Wyatt, and our many pets. We have a dachshund named Masie, two cats named Oliver and Willow, and a gecko named Caesar. I am a big lover of animals, music, and all things pink!

I graduated from Capital University in 2022 with my bachelors in early childhood education. For the past two years I was teaching at the Centerburg preschool, and this is my first year here at the elementary as a second grade teacher. I am loving second grade and the kids I get to work with each day! I can't wait to continue to serve the Centerburg community and get to know the people here even better in the years to come!

Family Night Pictures

Thanks for joining us for Family Night! Families had fun playing games and learning.

School Social Work Corner - Mrs. Bowdre

Food Pantry Information

Interchurch - Centerburg
40 North Clayton Street, Centerburg
TUESDAY - FRIDAY 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Thrift Store is open 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Please call ahead to 625-5940

Jacque Cordle’s Children’s Fund
12 West Main Street, Centerburg
MONDAY 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.*
THURSDAY & FRIDAY 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
*If you cannot come during these hours, please call: 419-560-5991
Serving Centerburg School District families only!
Call 740-625-5736

Centerburg Public Library

49 East Main Street, Centerburg.

Join the library staff for a fun 45 minutes of building with LEGOs. All ages are invited, the LEGOs will be provided and you can just bring your imagination. Event is 1:00-1:45 pm and all ages are welcome. Please call the library with questions, 740-625-6538.

Sat, 11/16/24 - 1:00pm

Sat, 12/21/24 - 1:00pm

Upcoming Events

October 29 - 1st Grade to Memorial Theatre

October 31 - Halloween

November 1 - PTO Winter Fundraiser begins

November 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences 4pm-7pm

November 12 - PTO meeting at 7pm

November 14 - Parent Teacher Conferences 4pm-7pm

November 21 - Student of the Month at 8:30am

November 21 - PTO Winter Fundraiser ends

November 27 - December 2 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

December 13th - Secret Santa

December 20th - End of Second Grading Period

December 23 - January 3 - No School - Winter Break

Happenings in the Classroom

Fire Safety with 1st Grade

Lt. Dave Wheeler did a presentation for the 1st grade classes on working for the fire department and fire safety. Students got to check out the gear a fire fighter uses and ask questions. This is part of our career connection lessons that all grades participate.

Third Grade Career Awareness

The third grade classes visited Centerburg’s Town Hall to learn about our village. Village Administrator, Teri Wise, showed us different manhole covers and talked about how our village functions. Mr. Hawk showed us the camera used to see under the streets and taught us about purifying our water at the sewage plant. We also got to visit the maintenance garage and leave our handprints on Centerburg’s big snow plow. Our students learned a lot about our village!

4th Grade at Ballet Met

As part of the YES Concert Series the 4th Graders enjoyed watching Ballet at the Memorial Theatre.

All Kids Bike Program

Centerburg is one of the pilot schools in Knox County that is starting a new program replacing the Crunch Out Obesity program that 4th grade did in the past.

The United Way of Knox County sponsors the program. All Kindergarten and First grade students will go through the six week program to teach students how to ride a bike in PE class. After this year it will be for Kindergarten students only each year. Mr. Dodrill is excited to teach the students how to ride a bike using 'glider bikes' that turn into regular bikes. Each student will also get a bike helmet as part of the program. Check out the website for more info: https://allkidsbike.org/