We’re in need of volunteers for photographers and photos for the 2011-12 Roadrunner Yearbook.

Being mid-way through the 2011-12 school year, we need to focus on the Roadrunner Yearbook and make sure that we have all events/ topics covered with photos.  If you have photos from past events, you may submit them on a CD, a flash drive, or via e-mail.     I’ll return these items back to you once they have been uploaded to our photo site.  If you have photos of any of the events below, or can volunteer to photograph future events, please contact me.  Thanks so much for your help!

School Events

• First Day of School
• Fall Parent Night
• Halloween Festivities
•         - Play
•         - Parade
•         - Class Party
• Veteran’s Day
• Science Fair
• Band/Orchestra/Choir Winter Concert
• K-3rd Grade Holiday Festival
• 5th Grade Hauser Tour
• Multicultural Fair
• Band Concert
• Orchestra Concert
• Spring Open House
• Choir Concert
• 4th/5th Grade Spring Musical
• 5th Grade Awards
• Clap Out
• Last Day of School
• Class Group Shots
• PTO Presidents with their Central Kids

PTO Sponsored Activities

• Family Fun Night
• Hike and Bike Week
• Roller Skating Party
• Flying Carpet Club
• Ice Skating Party
• Book Fair
• Winter Wonderland
• 5th Grade Games Night
• Teacher Appreciation Week
• Staff Appreciation
• Artist in Residence
• Talent Show
• 5th Grade Picnic

Other Events

• Spirit Days
• Extra-curricular activities
•         - sports
•         - scouts
•         - performing arts
• Historical Perspectives Assembly
• Little Symphony
• Kids saying pledge
• Earth week activities
• Screen Free Week activities
• Cultural Arts Presentations
• Birthday Boards
• Lunch Buddies
• Garden Gurus
• Ecology Club
• Marble Parties
• Specials (PE, Art, Music, Library)
• TDPE in Fitness Lab

Looking for some winter fun? Come out and enjoy our Central PTO sponsored FREE Ice Skating event.

February 10th (half day), 1-3pm

Ridgeland Commons Ice Skating Rink in Oak Park (corner of Ridgeland and Lake St)

All Central students, siblings and parents are welcome to skate. You may bring your own skates or rent skates for $2.  There will be snacks provided.

Looking forward to lots of fun!

SCIENCE IN A CAN starts soon, so get the kids ready to have some fun

…and learn some things too!

For those of you who are new to SCIENCE IN A CAN, it is a take-home science enrichment program sponsored by the PTO that is offered to Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grade students at Central School. This year we are squeezing all of the fun into the month of February—the first can will be handed out on February 3rd.

Have fun learning!

Escape the Winter Blues!

Come join us for the PTO-Sponsored Luau Social
Lemonade, baked treats and fruit will be served.

Free for all Central School families.

Thursday, February 2nd
7 – 8:30 pm
Hauser Cafeteria

Enjoy your treats before or after browsing the BOOK FAIR located in the Hauser Auditorium.

Did you forget to buy a copy of the Roadrunner Yearbook from a previous year?

There are stacks of free yearbooks in the office from 2001-2011.  Come and get them!  They will be recycled if not picked up by the end of this week.

Through your generosity, KidsCare was able to collect $1023 for the Holiday gift card program for families in need!  Thanks so much for your contributions to this program. Your amazing generosity this year has brought tears to my eyes. This is my last year at Central, and it has been wonderful to see how generous and caring everyone has been over the past years. 

Thanks again,
Cheryl Dowling

Help!

We are still in need of volunteers for the book fair during the evening of Thursday, February 2nd.  This evening is traditionally when we sell the most books to benefit our school so we need as much help as we can get.

We need multiple volunteers during the following two slots:

6-7pm
7-8:30pm

Now that Winter weather is officially here, please have your yellow placard displaying your family name in your car window at pickup each day. If you need another one, please contact the school office.

Thanks!

Hula on over to the upcoming Central School Book Fair Luau !

Location:  Hauser Auditorium

Dates:  Monday, January 30th – Thursday February 2nd

(Friday the 3rd will be spent tying up loose ends)

Time:  8:00 am – 3:30 pm

During the week of January 16th your child will bring home a Scholastic insert advertising a very small portion of the books that will be available at our upcoming fair.  Please preview this with your child.  Every child will shop the book fair during the week of January 30th and will bring their wish list home for you to review.  If you decide to purchase any of the books your child picked out from the fair, he/she may return the wish list, along with payment (please do not forget to include sales tax), back to school. If you prefer to look at the books yourself with your child, feel free to stop by before or after school hours when you can shop together. We are also open during the Luau Social during the evening of Thursday, February 2nd.

And, this year we will have a book fair website where you can shop for everything that we have to offer at the fair plus much, much more.  If you or other family members or friends choose to shop online instead, the books will be delivered to Central for free AND we still earn money from your purchase!

Every $10.00 that you spend at the book fair is worth $5.00 in free books for our school. The books we earn go to our school library and classrooms and to book grants for Central School students in need.

Whether or not you purchase a book, we hope your child enjoys the fair!

Does your child love to read? Would they like a FREE ticket to Six Flags Great America?

Central School is participating in the ever so popular Read to Succeed program. All your child needs to do is complete six hours of recreational reading. Log all of the hours read and receive a free ticket to Six Flags Great America! The ticket also comes with a discounted admission ticket offer for your family.

All reading logs need to be turned into your child’s teacher on or before February 24th, no exceptions.

Reading logs can be accessed here:

readtosucceed.discoveryeducation.com/pdf/reading_log_en.pdf

Email Paula Fudacz with any questions at lbstone128@sbcglobal.net