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Winter Program: “Nutcracker"

This year’s winter program will be presented by our kindergarten and first grade students.  They will have two performances on Thursday, December 10th.  The first performance will be at 2:30 and the evening performance will begin at 6:30. Please remember on this day that our BLUE kindergarten students will need to come to school on this day at 12:30.  The BLUE group will NOT have class on Friday morning!

 

 

“Four to Soar”

These are the four school-wide rules that the Central Elementary staff created and we expect ALL students to follow.  Please read over these with your child and remind them to follow them each and every day!

 

 

  1. I will listen       
  2. I will follow directions.
  3. I will treat everyone and everything with dignity and respect.
  4. I will do my personal best in all that I do.

 

 

 

Classroom Christmas Parties

 

Our students will have their Christmas Parties on Friday, December 18th at 2:15.  Thanks to the P.T.O. for providing cookies for each classroom!

 

 

 

 

 

SANTA’S SECRET SHOP

 

Once again, our students will have the opportunity to buy gifts for family members at our annual Santa’s Secret Shop.  These items will range in price from $.50 up to $5.00.  Each classroom will have assigned times for shopping and we will give you more details as we get closer to the event.  Santa’s Secret Shop will be open the week of December 14th – December 18th, during school hours.  If a child still owes money for the Fall Fundraiser, they will NOT be able to purchase anything from Santa’s Secret Shop until the previous debts have been paid in full. 

 

 

IMPORTANT PAPERWORK

Dear Parents,

A lot of important paper work was sent home with your child on the first day of school.  Please make sure you look over this information, fill it out, and return it to school ASAP!  This information is very important incase of an emergency or other unforeseen event.  The first homeroom on the 1st floor and 2nd floor to return ALL paper work will win a FREE popcorn party!  If you didn’t receive paper work or have misplaced it please contact the office and we’ll send you another copy.  This paper work will also be available at our Open House on August 18th.

 

MSD OF MARTINSVILLE ELEMENTARY ABSENCES AND TARDIES GUIDELINES

Attendance:

Attendance helps determine whether a school meets A.Y.P. (Adequate Yearly Progress).  As a parent, there is little you can do about an illness or accident.  However, we ask that you try to schedule family vacations, medical and dental appointments, or other activities so they don’t interfere with your child’s attendance.  Classroom instruction and performance suffer greatly when your child is not at school.  We now have an automated calling system that will call you if your child is marked as having an unexcused absence.  Please make sure you call the school or send in a note if your child is absent.  Please call before 9:30 (765-342-6611)

 

Please note the following guidelines for elementary attendance.

 

Situation  :                                                                                                      

Student is not present in school at 9:00 a.m. and arrives any time before 12:15 p.m.

Result: TARDY

Situation:

Student is not present in school at 9:00 a.m. and arrives any time after 12:15 p.m.

Result: Half Day Absent

Situation:

Student is present in school at 9:00 a.m. and leaves school any time before 12:15 for the rest of the day.

Result: Half Day Absent

Situation:

Student is present in school at 9:00 a.m. and leaves school any time after 12:15 for the rest of the day.

Result: TARDY

 

 

Two-Hour Delay Schedule

 

If we would have inclement weather and need to have a two-hour delay, we will follow the schedule below:

  •             First bell rings at 10:50

  •             Tardy bell rings at 11:00

  •             A.M. Kindergarten: 11:00 – 12:30

  •             P.M. Kindergarten: 1:50 – 3:20

There is no reason for your child to come to school before 10:50 on these days because breakfast will NOT be served!

 

 

Kroger Cards:

 

We will have Kroger Cards for sale at our Family Night this year.  These cards will cost $5.00 and come preloaded with $5.00 to spend.  These cards are reloadable and we get 3% of ever dollar spent from these cards!  Please consider purchasing one and then keep reloading it!

 

 

 

 

WINTER BREAK

This year’s Winter Break will begin at the end of the day on Friday, December 18th.  School will resume on Monday, January 4, 2010.  I hope everyone enjoys their time off and has a great holiday season!

 

 

Ongoing Fundraisers:

 
Our school is collecting Campbell Soup Labels, Coke Bottle Tops, Pop Tabs, and Box Tops again this year.  Please send them in whenever you’d like throughout the school year. 

 

Physical Education:

 

Our students have P.E. on every Wednesday and Friday during the school year.  Please make sure your child wears athletic shoes on these days!

 

 

Parent ~ Teacher Conferences

 

 

 

 

“Four to Soar”

 

These are the four school-wide rules that the Central Elementary staff created and we expect ALL students to follow.  Please read over these with your child and remind them to follow them each and every day!

 

  1. I will listen     
  2. I will follow directions.
  3. I will treat everyone and everything with dignity and respect.
  4. I will do my personal best in all that I do.
 

 

Important Paperwork

In order to follow court orders concerning custody and guardianship issues, we must have a current copy of all court decrees, on file, at the school.   Please make sure you keep us up-to-date with these documents and please send any new information of changes (including address or phone numbers) to Mr. Jochim or Mrs. Gabehart.

 

 

ATTENDANCE

Attendance helps determine whether a school meets A.Y.P. (Adequate Yearly Progress).  As a parent, there is little you can do about an illness or accident.  However, we ask that you try to schedule family vacations, medical and dental appointments, or other activities so they don’t interfere with your child’s attendance.  Classroom instruction and performance suffer greatly when your child is not at school.  We now have an automated calling system that will call you if your child is marked as having an unexcused absence.  Please make sure you call the school or send in a note if your child is absent.  Please call before 9:30 (765-342-6611) Ext. 1

 

 

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LUNCH ACCOUNT:

 

Again this year, everyone has a family lunch account.  Money may be added to this account at any time, at any building where your children go to school.  If any of your children eat lunch, the amount of that lunch is taken from your family account. 

Please make every effort to keep enough money in your account to pay for your child’s lunch each day.  If they do not go into the “red” on the family account it helps us all.

If you are paying weekly on your child’s account, please try to send in the check on Mondays.  This lets us get the paper work done right off the bat.

If you have questions regarding your account, please call the school or Food Service Dept. at 349-4452.

For more information about click on the following link.   FOOD SERVICE

 

 

 

School Website:

We are in the process of up-dating Central School’s website.  We need to add some new teachers and get some of the dates on the calendar up-dated.  If you would like to visit our website please go to:

http:// msdadmin.scican.net/central3

Raquel Zike, our Technology person, keeps our website up to date and does a wonderful job.  If you think there is something that needs to be added to the website, please e-mail me and let me know.  Mr. Jochim

 

 

 

 

 

BOOK SWAP

 

 

 

 

 

School Clothing:

COLD WEATHER

As the days begin to get cooler and fall weather sets in, please be sure that your child is wearing appropriate clothing for the weather.  We will try to have our students outside on every day possible, but they need to be dressed appropriately.  Please help us with this situation because we don’t want to have to keep students in for not wearing proper clothing.

Unfortunately, winter is quickly approaching and this means a drastic change in weather.  Weather permitting; students will go outside for lunch recess.  Please make sure your child is dressed properly.  If your child fails to dress properly they will have to stay inside during recess. 

The decision on weather or not a child is dress appropriately will be left up to Mr. Jochim

 

 

   

 

TOGETHER WE CAN TAKE THE PUZZLE PIECES WE ARE GIVEN AND CREATE A MASTERPIECE!!

 

 

Meningococcal Disease

Indiana State Law IC 20-30-5-18, July 1, 2005 requires that schools inform parent/guardians, and students of the causes, symptoms, and spread of meningococcal/meningitis disease.  Following is information regarding meningococcal/meningitis disease: Causes-usually from a viral or bacterial infection.  Symptoms-high fever, headache, stiff neck, rash with some types, nausea, vomiting, discomfort looking into bright lights, confusion, sleepiness.  Spread of disease-some forms of bacterial meningitis are contagious through the exchange of respiratory and throat secretions (i.e. coughing and sneezing).  Fortunately, none of the bacteria that cause meningitis are as contagious as conditions like the common cold or the flu, and they are not spread by casual contact by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been.  Immunizations are available for some causes of meningitis.  Additional information can be obtained from your health care provider, the websites given below, the health department, and the school’s website.

 

 
 

 

   

 

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It takes ALL of us working TOGETHER to help our Central students, “SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS IN EDUCATION!

 

 

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