Cub Connections- CTE

Dear CTE Families:

Our Monthly Character Trait theme this week is Empathy. Our Kindergarten team created this video to share with students. Enjoy!

Book of the Month LINK: Read Aloud

Questions for your child:

What does empathy mean to you?

How do you show empathy to others?

How can empathy help you in school? Outside of school?

**The weather is changing daily! Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. All students go outside unless it is -10 below zero. Reach out if you need help providing winter gear for your child. We are happy to help. Thank you!

All my best,

Jen

December

12: CEPO Meeting Virtual Only 5:30 pm; meeting link in CEPO's section below

20: Unclaimed Lost & Found items will be donated at 4:00 pm

23rd-Jan. 1st Winter Break

January
2: Students return from Winter Break
7: Pizza T Day for CTE! Our school receives 20% of orders placed today.
8: Gr. 5 visit to the Middle School
9: CEPO meeting 5:30 pm in media center
15: Gr. 5 field trip
24: CEPO Family Fun night
30: Gr. 4 music program 6 pm at the Performing Arts Center

Our Lost and Found area is already overflowing after being cleared out before Thanksgiving.

Remind your student to check the Lost & Found area often for missing items.

Unclaimed items will be donated at 4 pm on Friday, Dec. 21st.

NEXT CEPO MEETING: Thursday, December 12 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm online only. ALL are welcome to join (Meeting link: CEPO Meeting | Microsoft Teams | Meetup-Join) We will be discussing our January Family event, our new book fair vendor, and recapping all of our accomplishments from the first half of the school year!

SWEATSHIRTS ARE IN: If you ordered a sweatshirt from CEPO during our Fall Fundraiser they are in. Please check your email for instructions on where to pick them up. Any questions contact CEPO at teamCEPO@gmail.com.

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK: The 2024-2025 yearbook is now available for order. Cost is $20.00 and will be delivered at the end of the school. Click here to order your yearbook. Interested in helping with putting together the yearbook? Contact CEPO at teamCEPO@gmail.com.

Follow CEPO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CEPO.MN

Nominate a Centennial graduate or an individual who has made an impact on Centennial Schools

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

• An announcement of a school closing, or a delayed start is usually posted by 6:00 a.m. The community is notified via:
• Twin Cities television stations.
• Information posted on the district website - www.isd12.org.
• An "alert notification" will be sent to families by telephone and/or text through the District's SchoolMessenger communication system. A message will be sent to your home phone, cell phone, work phone, by text
  
  

Flexible Learning Days

Flexible Learning Days are intended to counter the loss of curriculum momentum resulting from school cancellations due to Minnesota’s winter weather. Check out the link below for information so you and your student are prepared when schools are closed due to weather. More information can be found on the Centennial website.

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

Text “Y” or “Yes” to 67587. Families must opt in to receive Centennial text messages annually. Terms and conditions: Message frequency varies. Standard message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to cancel.

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.

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!

Art Memes (gr. K-5) After school at Centennial Elementary! Join us after school to learn how to draw funny facial expressions, silly dad faces, cuddly polar bears and more! Art Memes begins Jan. 16 at Centennial Elementary.

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)

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.

• Login to Campus Portal for Parents and Students

• How to Submit Attendance Online

• Technology: Parent Info & Resources
  

• Account Information / Username and Password Help

• Campus Fees