CES PARENT SMORE
May 17 2024
EARLY RELEASE
Friday May 24th is an Early Release at 11:55
No School May 27th
MATH MCAS
Our MATH MCAS are almost completed. We just have a few make-ups to finish for those who were absent. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
GRADE 3 FIELD TRIP
Just a reminder that Grade 3 will be going to the Franklin Park Zoo on Monday, 5/20
ALICE PRACTICE
We will be practicing a controled ALICE evacuation in the coming weeks. All students will participate in the practice. Over the course of the year we work on the safety of our staff and students and this drill assists in practicing those skills.
PAC FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS
CES Field Day Volunteer Sign Up Form!
Please fill out the below to sign up for the CES 2024 Field Day as a volunteer.
We will be hosting a day for each grade to participate in the event! We are also looking for ideas for the Community Art Project, so please be in touch if you have any inspiration for us!
Comment below with any questions you have. We are so excited to host an amazing event for our CES students!! Deadline to sign up to volunteer is May 7th!
EXTRA SEL
Extra SEL
We are excited to share that beginning Tuesday, March 19, Mornings with Mrs. Chambers will begin for extra SEL time. This will be available for any Center School student and will be every Tuesday from 8:00 - 8:30. This will be a less structured time to talk, share ideas, work on school problem-solving, and have some fun. Please use this signup link to let me know your student will be attending and if there is something specific you think your student would benefit from working on. Questions or concerns can be sent directly to Mrs. Chambers at vchambers@tewksbury.k12.ma.us. Please note extra help for other specialist teachers will continue to be available by appointment.
4th GRADE CELEBRATION
Please us this Sign-Up Genius to help out the 4th Grade Celebration.
PICKUP/DROP OFF- WALKERS
This is just a reminder not to arrive early for drop-off and pick-up. We need to let Ryan's parents cycle through before we start staging. As a reminder drop-off starts at 8:45 and pick-up starts at 3:05.
If you arrive early and the Ryan is still arriving/dismissing, you will be asked to drive around the campus.
WALKERS- Please only come to the office if your child is truly a walker. Please do not come to the office to dismiss/sign your child for a walker if you are parking. The pick-up line does move quickly once dismissal starts at 3:05.
GRADE 4 END-Of-YEAR CELEBRATION
Calling 4th Grade Families
We’re looking for volunteers to help with the end of year activities for our 4th graders.
Activities include:
4th Grade Celebration planning
Yearbook planning
Student Gift planning
If interested, send an email to CenterElementaryPAC@gmail.com with your name, email and phone number. We’ll pull together a list and reach out with next steps. Let send our 4th Graders to the Ryan in style!
ELECTRONICS
Please ensure you child keeps any electronics at home. If your child does have a cell device it must be turned off and in their backpacks. This includes Smart Watches. We have had instances where some devices have disappeared or had them ringing in their lockers. Thank you for your assistance.
WEATHER REMINDER
IF WE HAVE A DELAYED OPENING, THERE IS NO MORNING ALPHABEST/BREAKFAST
DAY ROTATIONS
5/20- Day 6
5/21- Day 1
5/22 - Day 2
5/23 - Day 3
5/24- Day 4
UPCOMING EVENTS
5/20- GR 3 FIELD TRIP FRANKLIN PARK ZOO
5/21-5/24- PAUL REVERE PRESENTATION GR 3
5/24- EARLY RELEASE 11:55
5/27- NO SCHOOL
5/28-5/30- MRS. WHITE HANDS ON SCIENCE FOR GR 3
5/29- GR 4 FIELD DAY
5/30- GR 2 FIELD DAY
5/31- GR 3 FIELD DAY
5/31- GR 4 CELEBRATION
6/6- GR 4 PUSH UP DAY TO RYAN
6/10- GR 4 EOY CELEBRATION
-9:15 Rooms 321,325,339
-1:45 Rooms 301,303, 304
6/11- DRUMATICS PRESENTATION
6/13- GR 4 EOY CELEBRATION
-9:15 Rooms 318, 319, 327
-1:45 Rooms 305, 306, 307
6/14- Last Day Early Release 11:55
SPECIALIST SMORE
COUNSELORS CORNER
SMART SAVERS PROGRAM
TEWKSBURY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SMART SAVERS
Did you know that experts say financial behaviors are already formed by the time a child reaches age 7?
Children Who Have a Savings Account...
Have greater expectations for education beyond high school
Have higher employment rates as adults
Become more financially successful & have less debt as adults
Develop positive financial behaviors to last a lifetime
At Tewksbury Federal Credit Union, our goal is to help families make smart money choices, strengthen our community, and help our youth achieve future success!
Join our Smart Savers Program, coming to your school this fall!
How it works:
Savings accounts are offered to students at the start of the school year (watch for our postcard and account application coming home in September!)
Interested families fill out the account application and return it to school with the student on the 1st scheduled banking date
TFCU comes to your school twice a month on predetermined dates to collect deposits
Students get to choose a small prize each time they participate
We’ll offer some additional fun activities and contests throughout the school year
Students really love participating, and they learn the important habit of saving money!
PICKUP PATROL- IMPORTANT!!!
PAC
The PAC has a new website and monthly email newsletter for families to keep up with all their events and activities. And if you haven't already, you can also join their Facebook group.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to the Center Elementary School PAC Leadership Team:
Anna Kaiser - Co-Chair
Molly Ginsburg - Co-Chair
Tracey O'Brien - Staff Enrichment Director
Michelle McAuliffe - Assistant Staff Enrichment Director
Tracy Torra - Social Enrichment Director
Val Ashe - Assistant Social Enrichment Director
Michelle Robertson - Fundraising Director
Barbara Chappie - Assistant Fundraising Director
Kate Puopolo - Treasurer
Amanda Marino - Assistant Treasurer
Colin Steele - Communications Director
Tom Standley - Assistant Communications Director
Chris Moncada - Secretary
INFORMATION DRIVING AROUND THE CAMPUS
GETTING READY to WELCOME YOU to our NEW CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (CES)
CES Parent Drop Off/Pick Up. Animated Video
Please follow these directions for arriving and dropping off your child at our new building. Please do not arrive early in the morning or afternoon. The right lane will move along and everyone will enter/leave the building in a timely manner. Click here to see video.
Drop off and pick up
Looking at Ryan, enter the complex using the one-way driveway to the left of the Ryan.
There will be 2 one way lanes around the complex, the left lane for through traffic to exit the complex. The right lane for drop off/pick up.
Stay in the right lane all the way around the building until you get to the drop-off area between Center Elementary and Ryan's sidewalk.
Do not enter the left lane unless you are leaving the complex. The left lane will be for parents/staff to exit the complex.
After you drop off, exit the complex.
Using the left lane will allow you to exit left to Pleasant St
Using the right lane will allow you to exit right to Pleasant St.
If you have a child at the Ryan and CES
Will need to re-enter the loop after dropping off your child at the Ryan and re-cue in line when it is time for the CES. The same is true for pick-up at the end of the day for pick-up.
NOTIFY THE OFFICE
CESsecretary@tewksbury.k12.ma.us
This will go to both secretaries.
ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL
Please do not arrive prior to 3:00 pm for dismissal to allow the Ryan parents to clear the traffic.
CES INFORMATION
- The main phone number will be 978-640-7870
- The address is 139 Pleasant St
- The secretaries are Maria Doherty- mdoherty@tewksbury.k12.ma.us and Stacey Connors- sconnors@tewksbury.k12.ma.us
- The nurses are Kathy Korslund and Angie Reaney- CESnurse@tewksbury.k12.ma.us
- The principal is Jay Harding- jharding@tewksbury.k12.ma.us
- The assistant principal is Rob Rogers- rrogers@tewksbury.k12.ma.us