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!

These items were available in the Central School E-Backpack on 1/18/12.

Central School

• January 18, 2012
• District PTA/Os Present Internet Safety Speaker 2/7

• January 11, 2012
• Veteran’s Drive 1/9 – 1/18

• January 4, 2012
• Central Traffic Safety Plan
• Central Safety Plan page 2
• Dance Around the World
• January Reading Connection-Primary
• January Reading Connection-Intermediate
• Health and Dental Requirements 2012-2013

• December 14, 2011
• Chess Club Winter Session
• Apps for iPods iPads

• December 7, 2011
• K-3 Holiday Program 12/12
• December Reading Connection-Primary
• December Reading Connection-Intermediate

• November 30, 2011
• Earn E-BoxTops
• Box Tops – Heat Up Your School Spirit
• Box Tops Thank You
• Box Tops Turkey Time
• Holiday Music Show – 3rd Grade Costumes
• Hauser’s 41st Annual Food Drive
• Santa at Hauser 12/15
• After School Activity Guide – 2nd Trimester Update

• 1st Trimester Active Postings
• Winter Concert Flyer 12/1

These items were available in the District 96 E-Backpack on 1/18/12.

District 96

• 2011-12 Approved Community Organizations

• January 18, 2012
• North Riverside Recreation Ballet & Tap Class
• North Riverside Recreation Zumbatomic 2/4
• North Riverside Recreation Nail Art 2/9 & 3/8

• January 11, 2012
• Brookfield Library BLAST Program
• North Riverside Recreation Reading Laboratory & Writers Workshop
• North Riverside Recreation Winter Spring Schedule
• North Riverside Little League Baseball Softball Registration
• Riverside Arts Center Day Camp 1/16

• January 4, 2012
• Brookfield Library January Calendar
• RBHS Twirl Team Clinic 2/13-2/17

• December 14, 2011
• Riverside Arts Center Winter Camp
• Riverside Arts Center Winter Schedule
• Riverside Parks & Rec Volleyball Clinic 1/10-1/31
• Riverside Parks & Rec Ultimate Frisbee 1/8-2/19
• Riverside Parks & Rec Family Eagle Watch 1/28
• North Riverside Rec Dare to Dream 2/3

• December 7, 2011
• North Riverside Rec One Night Camp 12/22
• YMCA Holiday Camp Brochure
• YMCA Winter School Flyer
• Riverside Parks & Recreation Kiddie New Year’s Eve Party 12/31
• RBHS Lil Pupettes Clinic 12/22

• November 30, 2011
• Brookfield Library December Calendar
• Riverside Chamber of Commerce Holiday Stroll 12/2
• Riverside Parks & Rec Gingerbread House Contest 12/11
• Village of North Riverside Holiday Celebration 12/16
• RBHS Athletic Department Breakfast with Santa Flyer 12/10

• 1st Trimester Active Postings
• Riverside Public Library Learn to Knit
• Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity Breakfast With Santa 12/10
• Riverside Parks & Rec Floor Hockey 12/1

From: The District 96 PTA/Os
2012 Guest Speaker
Tuesday, February 7th 7:30pm

Don’t miss this year’s Guest Speaker—Sarah Migas, MSW an Internet Safety Specialist from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Her lecture will focus on learning how parents can help their children success-fully navigate today’s digital landscape. Lecture to take place at Blythe Park School’s auditorium. See you there!

Calling all parents interested in RAIN!! We are having a parent informational meeting:

The RAIN Committee is interested in hearing from you. We need to know what you are interested in learning. What can the committee do to help you? You do not need to have a child with an IEP, just interested in Inclusion and learning differences. RAIN is a committee of D96 parents (ECE too). We are helping to promote awareness, education, support, networking and acceptance of students with learning differences.

We meet the third Wednesday in the Riverside Public Library for support and educational events.

Check out our web page rainetwork.weebly.com.

Become our friend on Facebook.

Questions: email or phone Mary Komperda at mylaf@prodigy.net or 708-447-8648.

View the original flyer here.

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!