Cub Connections-CTE

Dear Centennial Families,

I am so thrilled to enter another school year at Centennial Elementary, and I am looking forward to continuing to partner with your family to create an environment that fosters the growth of our students. The sense of community, commitment to student excellence, and pride that Centennial exudes have been such a highlight to experience here in District 12.

I am passionate about student learning and individual student growth. I believe that having a strong school community—one that provides a deep commitment to relationships, coupled with high expectations for all students—is the foundation that leads to student success. By supporting each other, we will create a positive school experience for all. I love being a leader and partnering with families and community members to make this happen.

We all are looking forward to welcoming your children back to school and we are really excited to see their bright smiles.

Kindergarten Informational Meeting for Parents Only

Tuesday, August 27th from 5:30-6:30 in the Kindergarten Classrooms.

*No childcare will be offered so please plan accordingly.
*This is not an open house format so please plan to attend entire meeting.

Open House and Ice Cream Social for grades K-5

Wednesday, August 28th from 4:00-6:00 pm

Please come and meet your teacher and drop off your school supplies if you wish.

Please reach out if you ever have any questions, comments, celebrations or wonderings.

All my best,

Jen Schwartz

Centennial Principal

jschwartz@isd12.org

• Class Placement- You can view your child’s teacher in Campus on Tuesday, August 20th at 7 am. We thank you for trusting us in the placement of your child. Placements are thoughtfully done, with many educators at the table, for your child’s success. We believe in building a whole child including in resilience, grit, and taking on new challenges. Reminder: parents must complete the annual data review in portal first in order to navigate to the rest of your portal account (to view student schedules/teacher assignment).

• NEW SCHOOL HOURS!! We had to make a slight adjustment to our school hours. School start time is at 9:22 am; Dismissal is at 3:52 pm.

• Supervision starts at car drop off at 9:05 am. Please do not have your child exit the car until our staff arrive for 9:05 am supervision.

• Students who are car drop off will begin to enter the building at 9:12 am.

• Families have from 9:05 - 9:22 am to drop off their student. Please ensure you drop off before 9:22 am as doors in back will be closed at this time. Students are expected to be in class when the school day begins at 9:22 am. Students dropped off after 9:22 am must be signed in at the front office by a parent.

• Family members at car drop off- Please stay in your car and have only your child exit the car.
  
  

• Bus:
• Transportation will mail out bus postcards the week of August 19th
• Students who arrive on the bus will enter the building at 9:12 am.

• Breakfast and lunch will continue to be free to all students this year. Although it’s free, it’s important for all families to fill out our Educational Benefits Application. Please take a moment to complete the form below. THANK YOU!

*Educational Benefits Application: Here

*Nutrition Services & menu: HERE

Backpack Program

If you have requested a backpack through your last year’s child’s teacher- it will be in your child’s classroom on Open House.

CEPO School Supply Program

If you ordered supplies from our CEPO group- supplies will be in your child’s classroom on Open House.

Join our community! We have paraprofessional positions available across the district and are always in need of substitute teachers! Apply in our district or at Teachers On Call to work as a substitute.

August

20: Parent Portal/Infinite Campus opens

27: Incoming Kindergarten Parent Only Orientation 5:30-6:30 pm (no childcare provided)

28: CTE Open House & Ice Cream Social 4-6 pm; bring in your school supplies!
30: CTE Office closed

September

2: No School/Labor Day

3: First day of school for CTE grades 1-5

4: First day of school for preschool and kindergarten

12: CEPO meeting 5:30 pm in CTE media center 5:30-7 pm

16: Lifetouch Photo Day

17: Parent Info Night for Grades 1 and 2 from 5-6 pm

19: Parent Info Night for Grades 3, 4, and 5 from 5-6 pm

Minnesota law requires children enrolled in childcare, early childhood education, or school to be immunized against certain diseases, unless the child is medically or non-medically exempt. Children having incomplete immunization records will not be allowed to remain in school after November 1, 2024. What you need to do:

· Contact your health care provider and review your student’s immunization status to make sure they are up to date.

· If you missed a required vaccination, make an appointment with a healthcare provider or local clinic as soon as possible.

· Follow up with your students’ school if they have reached out to you regarding your students immunization status.

· Turn in medical (must be signed by health care provider) and non-medical (must be notarized) exemption forms to your child’s school.

Visit the MDH website for vaccine schedules, exemption forms and more information including where to get free/low-cost immunizations today. Please reach out to your students’ school for any questions.

Centennial uses an online method in Campus Portal for families to update annual information for students such as annual notifications, agreements, emergency contact information, and communication preferences, etc. This process eliminates the many beginning-of-the-year paper documents that would typically be collected during the first few weeks of school. Please login to Parent Portal, review, and update the data on file for you as parent/guardians as well as your students by Friday, September 20, 2024.

Below are some links to help you login to your Parent Portal account and get started:

Link to Parent Portal

How do I log into Parent Portal?

How do I start the annual data review in Parent Portal?