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School of Honor, Compassion, Dedication, Hope, Tradition, and Excellence
317-831-3410
Principal: Debbie Lipps Secretary: Sandy Hovious
WEB SITE: http://msdadmin.scican.net/firecrackers/ Friday, November 13, 2009
The World’s Most Important Job: Helping Children Learn
CALENDAR:
Monday, November 16 Food Drive and Care Packages Begins
Monday, November 16 PTO Mtg. 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, November 19 County Spell Bowl Competition at Mooresville
High School 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 25 Midterms
November 26/27 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Vacation)
Monday, December 7 East Middle School 8th grade Choir performs at 9:40 a.m.
December 21 – December 31 NO SCHOOL (Winter Vacation)
Monday, January 4 School Resumes
Thursday, January 14 End of 9 Weeks/1st Semester Ends
Monday, January 18 NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Wednesday, January 20 Report Cards
Tuesday, January 26 Group/Club Picture Day
ROCKET READER Hannah Trinkle, Cody Anthis, Lillian Overholtz, Landon Wycoff, Zachary Hall, Madison Weston, Elysia Murphy, Olivia Magombo, Heta Patel, Precia Stone, Jacobb Brenner, and Nevaeh Chastain have read 5 books. Mackenzie Curtis has read 10 books. Joey Stremming and Sam Hixson has read 15 books. GREAT JOB READERS!!
MARKET DAY Market Day orders are due by Friday, November 20th. Internet orders are due by Wednesday, November 25th. Pick-up date is scheduled for Wednesday, December 2nd in the cafeteria from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL Centerton Elementary’s fifth grade boys basketball team, the Nittany Lions, will have their first game on Saturday, November 21. They will play at Paragon Elementary at 9:00 a.m. against the Boilermakers. On December 5th, they will play at South Elementary at 9:00 a.m. against the Gophers. Team members are Garret Sheets, Chance Gildersleeve, Dawsyn DeMott, Logan Mattingly, Reese Baxter, Devin Holliday, and John Grimes. Coaches are Chris Sheets and Bart Smith. GOOD LUCK NITTANY LIONS!!
FOOD DRIVE With the holidays approaching we would like to reach out and help those in need. Beginning Monday, November 16th through Friday, November 20th, we will be collecting non-perishable food items. These contributions will be distributed to help Centerton families. Students may begin bringing them on the 16th!
CARE BOXES FOR OUR SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN We will be collecting items for our soldier’s wish list until Friday, November 20th. Items will be delivered to the American Legion in Martinsville so soldiers will receive them by Christmas. Items on the soldiers’ wish list include: powdered drink mixes, coffee, creamer, hard candy, pringles, any type of chocolate, beef jerky, disposable razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, tooth brushes, lotion, body wash, shampoo, hair conditioner, band-aids, dental floss, chapstick, blank post cards, and homemade cards for the troops. Thank you for your donations!
LUNCH MENTOR PROGRAM We are startinga Lunch Mentor program at Centerton. It is a program where an adult comes to school one day a week to have lunch with a student that would benefit from the involvement of a positive role model in their life. If you would be interested in volunteering for this program, please contact Terri Diseroad at 765-346-1416.
NOVEMBER 16TH LAST DAY FOR KEYS SURVEY Please take 15 minutes of your time to complete the online survey which will help us in making improvements and changes at Centerton Elementary. You may access the survey by taking the following steps:
Go to www.keysonline.org
Click on ‘Take the Survey’
In the box, type your zip code and click on ‘Search’.
Click on the name of the school you are thinking about when taking the survey.
Follow remaining prompts to take the survey.
Thank you to those who have already completed the survey and for helping us with our project. You are a key partner in the overall success of our school.