Posted Jan 25, 2012 | Category: Everything Else

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!
Your 2011 Science in a Can Committee
Posted Jan 25, 2012 | Category: Everything Else

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.
Posted Jan 25, 2012 | Category: Everything Else

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.
If you are unable to pick it up in person at the school, e-mail Amy Jacksic at pres-amy@centralptonews.org to arrange to have one sent home in your child’s backpack.
Posted Jan 25, 2012 | Category: Everything Else
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
Posted Jan 21, 2012 | Category: Everything Else
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
If you can help, please email gentilej@centralptonews.org with your preferred time slot.
Posted Jan 21, 2012 | Category: Everything Else
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!
Posted Jan 17, 2012 | Category: Community, Reminders
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!
Posted Jan 16, 2012 | Category: Community, Reminders
Calling all parents interested in RAIN!! We are having a parent informational meeting:
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Riverside Public Library
7pm in the lower level
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.
Posted Jan 16, 2012 | Category: Everything Else

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!