Walk-a-thon Sponsor Collecting Starts Today!

Today the students will be bringing home the information for the Walk-a-thon. They can collext sponors beginning today. Early prizes are given for students who collect at least $30 and turn in by next Monday, September 26th. All sponsor money needs to be turned in by Monday, October 3rd. The Walk-a-thon will be held on Thursday, October 6th.

Please see the following flyer, information sheet, and video (made by our very own Principal Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith - thank you!) for all the details.

I just wanted to give you a projected run down of expenses that we normally do every year. This is not everything but, this is where we start;
Teacher Reimbursements – $6500.00 (approx)
Field Trips - 4000.00 (approx)
Field Day - 400.00
Insurance - 275.00
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TOTAL $11175.00

The Money Savers Card program will also be starting in a couple weeks. This is put on by the District’s Foundation Group. The Foundation’s money goes towards grants for teachers and students.

Thanks for your support!
Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary
jonesa@union.k12.mo.us

Basketball Camp for 1st through 3rd graders

1st - 3rd Grade Basketball Camp at Central Elementary
By John Barnes of Union Basketball

The Union Boys Basketball Program will be holding a basketball camp for boys entering grades 1-3. The camp will be June 6th & 7th from 9:00-11:00am at Central Elementary School. The cost is $20 per camper. Registration forms will be sent home with kids and kept in the office at Central. However, you do not have to pre register. Registration for camp will also begin at 8:30am the first morning. Basketballs will be provided.

Questions: Contact Coach Barnes at barnes@union.k12.mo.us

Meeting tonight!

Late reminder- meeting tonight at 6:00 in the cafeteria.

We need to look at any details we need for the Bingo night (April 1st) and MAP snacks in April.

Aaron Jones
Principal
Central Elementary

November meeting follow up

Angel Tree - Kids pick-up Angels on Nov 16th and 17th.

Christmas Boutiques - We are planning for this to happen on Dec 16th and if needed the 17th.

After we see what type of donations are brought in, CWP will help supplement the cost of extra gifts.

Chuck E Cheese - 3 trips November 30th, Dec 1st, and Dec 7th.

We are looking into the possibility of getting a couple trees for the back playground to add some shade to the area.

We are also looking at different ideas for equipment on the playground areas.

Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary

Fall Festival and Soldier Care Packages

Tomorrow is the Fall Festival at Central Elementary!
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
$1 admission for ages 10 and under
Free for all others

Games, Cake Walk, Costume Contest, Food, and more!

Also, our student council is collecting items to send to our soldiers overseas. Please bring something to their booth at the Fall Festival tomorrow evening. Following is a list of items that can be sent in the packages:

PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, and Nothing That Will Melt. Troops have little storage and must carry 50 lb + in gear. The smaller the items the better. THINK CAMPING!
Baby Wipes (Used for bathing in lieu of showers)
Laundry Soap (Small Single-Load Packs, Trial Sizes, or 'Tablets')
Liquid, Bar, or Waterless Soap
Shampoo, Conditioner
Lotion (Tube Only) (For rough, dry skin)
Sunblock, Aloe Vera
Hand Sanitizer
Liquid Body Wash (Used also for shaving)
Deodorant (Roll-On or Gel Only)
Shaving Cream (Non-Aerosol Only)
Eye Drops (Relieves irritation from sand)
Saline Spray/Drops (Sensitive nasal passages)
Kleenex (Individual Packs)
Toilet Paper (1” x 4”)
Q-Tips (Travel Packs) (Used to clean ears and guns)
Feminine Hygiene Products, Tampax
Disposable Razors (2-5 Pack)
Baby Powder, Foot Powder (Used on body and in boots to keep dry)
Dr. Scholls Moleskin (Pads for sore feet)
Blistex, Vaseline, Carmex (Squeeze Tube)
Toothpaste, Toothbrush
Mouthwash
Dental Floss/Picks

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
MAG Lite (Flashlight), Bulbs and Batteries
Insect Repellent (Deet) (Pump Action or Towelettes)
Hand Warmers
Writing Paper, Envelopes, Pens
Games and Puzzles (Hand Held)
DVD’s and CD’s (Movies and Music)
Hand/Foot Warmers

FOOD ITEMS
Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, No Pork, and Nothing That Will Melt
PLEASE WATCH FOR FOOD EXPIRATION DATES AS WE CAN NOT SEND FOOD ITEMS THAT HAVE EXPIRED DATES
Chips - Doritos, Pringles, Corn and Potato Snacks (2-3 oz. Plastic Containers or Individual Snack Packs)
Dips (9 oz. Plastic Containers or Cans)
Trail Mix, Poppycock, Butter Toffee (Popcorn) (7-8 oz. Snack Packs)
Crackers, Cookies, Power Bars (12 oz. or Individual Snack Packs)
(Cheese and Crackers, Peanut Butter and Crackers)
Cereal (Individual Boxes or Plastic Cups)
Cheese (Plastic Squeeze Container)
Fruit and Nuts (6-8 oz. Dried or Canned Snack Packs)
(Apricots, Bananas, Cherries, Mixed Fruit,
Peaches, Pineapple, Rasins)
Pudding, Jell-O (Squeeze Tube or Snack Packs)
Soups (15 oz. Plastic Containers) (Campbell’s Soup at Hand)
Lasagna, Ravioli, Spaghetti, Mac & Cheese, Chili, Beef Stew, Chicken n’ Dumplins, Noodles & Chicken (7-15 oz. Plastic Containers) (Chef Boyardee/Nalleys)
Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, Tuna (7 oz. Easy Open Packs) (Chicken of the Sea/Bumble Bee)
Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Apple Cider, Powdered Drinks (Individual Servings) (Chrystal Light, Kool Aid, Country Time, Smuckers, Capri Sun)
Spices (Sweet, Sour, Spicy, etc. - Tabasco, Season Salt)
Sugar (Packs) and Creamers)
MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat) become bland (boring) over time and need flavoring
Gum, Lifesavers, Hard Candy

October meeting agenda

Meeting is Tuesday, October 5th at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria.

Just a couple things we need to cover…

Update on the amount of money made from the fundraiser

Help during pick-up on Oct 19th

Fall Festival update

Fall parties dates - Nov. 23 in the afternoon

Angel tree dates-
*This came from Michelle Prewitt-
I wanted to give you an update on the Giving Tree (Angel Tree) that Lisa Braun and I do every year. Both Lisa and I have daughters that dance on Tuesday evenings that conflict with CWP meetings. As of right now I have already made contact with Social Services and they are getting the ball rolling. Since we are doing the Giving Tree (Angel Tree) at Central and Clark Vitt we wanted to run some dates by you. We were looking at November 16 and November 17 for the students to choose their angels and then December 1 and December 2 for the students to return their gifts. These dates are around the dates we chose last year and they seemed to work well.
Thank you Michelle!

See you there!
Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary

Central Update...GO WILDCATS!!!

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to thank everyone that brought in balls and toys for the students to use at recess. We are dividing them out to get them into circulation.

Tomorrow the students will be bringing home their Signature Fundraiser Booklets. Please take the opportunity to look them over and see if there is anything you can use : )

We are also starting to see some problems with the "silly bracelets." We have not banned them yet, but please remind your child to wear them correctly or leave them at home. If they are being worn incorrectly, we will need to take them away from the student for the parent to pick up.

NO SCHOOL MONDAY!

Next Friday, September 10th is Family Movie Night!

Enjoy the long weekend!
Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary

Note on Morning Drop-offs

Hello Parents!

What a fun and exciting first week of school we have had! I would like to thank everyone for their patience when it comes to drop-off and pick-up. Even when the fire alarm goes off !

We are always looking for ways to speed the process up while continuing to keep the students safety at the highest level. A couple of things we are going to do for the morning process is:

• allow kids into the building at 7:15.
• at 7:40 we are going to open a second lane around the flag pole for drop-offs. The only problem with this is we can’t slow down the busses. In this lane we will need parents to pull up as far as possible (all the way to the end of the edge of the sidewalk that is painted blue) and to have everyone along the sidewalk allow their children out of the car.
• the best way to not have to wait in line is to be here before 7:25!!

A reminder, school is starting at 7:50 this year. If you arrive after 7:50 you will need to park and bring your student into the building.

Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary

Central Wildcat Pride Meeting 8/10/10

Discuses open house

We have the ice cream cups ordered through the school cafeteria (so no scooping necessary) We will just need help handing them out.
From 5:00 to 6:15 the 2nd and 3rd grade teachers will take half hour shifts to help with ice cream.
6:15 to 6:45 special teachers and parents will hand out the ice cream.
6:45 to 8:00 K and 1st grade teachers will hand out the ice cream.

We have representatives from both fundraisers (CWP's and school's) that are bringing samples.

Movie night update- Tracy Canby
date Sept 10th
Movie “UP”
Start at 7:30
Talking with C&R Sound about showing the movie
.50 popcorn .50 drinks to help with cost of show
Balloon theme.

fundraiser update- Donnie Schuttenberg
Chris Downs from Signature came to the meeting to set dates and talk to the group.
Discussed incentive for selling 20 items = limo ride to Chucky Cheese
Kick-off- Sept 3rd
Ends Sept 16th

Carnival update- Donnie
Oct. 22
5 to 8 pm
Teacher can enter the pumpkin contest if they want
Lots of fun activities

Mrs. Assareh asked about buying PAWS-itive award for our students.
It is a go!!

Mr. Jones
Principal
Central Elementary

July Meeting Notes

News from Central Wildcat Pride...

The Central Wildcat Pride met on July 13th here at Central.

Thing that were discussed:

Open House dates
Aug. 17tt from 5 to 6:30 pm k and 1st grade- 6:30 to 8pm 2nd and 3rd grade.
(ice cream or cookies?) Parents serve so teachers can mingle and rotate to work in their rooms.
We are looking for parents that would be interested in serving during part of this time. Please reply if you are interested in helping out.

Signature Fundraising group will have samples at Open House.

Room Parents - Teachers will be in charge of getting and working with their room parents.

Fundraisers - Choices, dates and spending
The CWP held one major fundraise last year using Signature Fundraising Source. We are going to do this same fundraiser this fall. We would like to add playground equipment to the small playground in the back of Central.

LAST YEAR- these are the activities that were held 1st semester and who the contact were for the activity. Those people will be asked if they would like to “head” it up again, but we are ALWAYS LOOKING FOR HELP.

Movie Night - Traci Canby- has agreed to head this up again this year.
Fall Festival - Donnie Schuttenberg and Krista Stranghoener
Signature Fundraiser - Donnie Schuttenberg
Angel Tree - Michelle Prewitt and Lisa Braun
Holiday Boutique - Kasey Straatmann, Valerie Howland, and Amanda Bequette

We will look at 2nd semester activates as we get closer to that time.

Communication - We will send an agenda email before meeting and notes from the meeting after they are done. The Facebook and blog will be available if someone wants to keep it up.

Goals!
All activates need to be for families - cheap if not free
We will not have co-chairs persons. We will continue with activity chairs.
Dates for meeting - the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30.
Money for teachers to use for their classrooms - in the past we have given $125 for classroom teachers and $200 for special teachers - this will continue.

Mr. Jones
Principal
Central Elementary

2010 - 2011 School Year...First Meeting Tomorrow Night!

If you haven't put it on your calendar yet, be sure to do so! The first meeting for the CWP 2010 - 2011 school year is TOMORROW.

Tuesday, July 13th
6 p.m.
Central Elementary

Our new principal, Mr. Aaron Jones, will be directing the meeting, so be sure to attend and present any ideas and comments that you have for CWP. If you are unable to make it, don't hesitate to email Mr. Jones at jonesa@union.k12.mo.us with your input.

All parents are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

April Meeting Minutes

Julie Duvall reported that the account currently has $11,043.45. Funds that still need to be distributed from that are for 1st and 3rd grade field trips, several teacher allocations, the SmartBoard, MAP snacks, and Teacher Appreciation lunch.

Julie noted that Dr. Stephens is now looking at InterWrite Boards versus the SmartBoard, as the school can get several InterWrites to the cost of one SmartBoard.

Julie also said that CWP stuffed and "hid" nearly 3,000 eggs for the egg hunt. The students enjoyed it immensely. Thank you to the parents and teachers who helped out. Special thank you to the businesses that sponsored the event, including AQM Computer Help.

Donnie Schuttenberg announced that CWP will be sponsoring Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3rd to 7th. A few businesses have given gift certificates and other small items for the teachers. Any other donations are still being sought. He also said that CWP would be sponsoring a catered lunch for the teachers on a to be determined day during that week. Catering would be by C&D Catering, who is his aunt.

The first meeting for the 2010-2011 school year will be Tuesday, July 13th at 6 p.m. at Central Elementary. Any further planning for next year was put on hold since Mr. Jones was unable to attend the meeting.

April Meeting Agenda

Next meeting:

Tuesday, April 6th
6:00 p.m.
Central Elementary cafeteria

We invite ALL parents to attend!

Note: Before the meeting, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., CWP will be assembling the snack bags for the MAP testing. We would be happy to have additional parent volunteers to help! Please contact Traci Canby if you have any questions at 314.915.0074 or email at canby@sbcglobal.net.

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Welcome
- Treasurer's report
- Bingo update
- Egg Hunt update
- MAP snacks update

Next year
- Summer meeting scheduled
- Secretary volunteer
- Teacher allocation
- Field Trip allocation
- Fundraiser options

Open discussion
Meeting Close

MAP snacks

CWP will be assembling snack bags for the students taking the MAP test. If you would like to help, it will be right before the next CWP meeting:

Tuesday, April 6th
5:00 to 6:00 pm
Central Elementary Cafeteria

If you have any questions, please call Traci Canby at 314.915.0074 or email at canby@sbcglobal.net.

Spring Egg Hunt Rescheduled

The Spring Egg Hunt has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 31st, during school hours. The students will hunt for eggs at each lunch recess.

PARENTS NEEDED! We need help placing eggs on Wednesday morning, from 9 am to 10:30 am. Any help given would be appreciated.

POSTPONED - Spring Egg Hunt

Due to extenuating circumstances, the Spring Egg Hunt has been postponed until April. Therefore, we will not need parent helpers on Friday evening or Saturday morning for preparation or set up.

However, we will need helpers in April after the new date has been set. We will keep you updated as soon as we have the event rescheduled.

Spring Egg Hunt helpers needed

The Spring Egg Hunt is next week already - yikes! Brandy needs more parents to help with stuffing the eggs and then hiding them before the event. CWP events are only successful with parent involvement, so we encourage you to contact Brandy immediately to help out with this event. Here is her information:

Brandy McKenzie
314-480-0648
billyvmom@yahoo.com

She needs help at these times:

Stuff and Prepare the Eggs
Friday, March 26th
in the evening, time to be determined
at Central Elementary School

Hide the Eggs and Set Up
Saturday, March 27th
10 am
Central Elementary School

This is another super fun event for the Central Elementary students and family. We hope to see you there!

BINGO! was so much fun!

Students and parents packed out the cafeteria to play Bingo last Friday evening. What a blast it was! Everyone munched on popcorn, sipped sodas, and attempted to keep their sleeves from knocking the beans off their cards.

There were a ton of door prizes given away, two large raffle baskets and a Skaterz birthday party raffled off, and the Blackout winner also received a Skaterz birthday party. Everyone had lots of fun.

Thank you to the parents who organized this event - Krista Stranghoener and Julie Duvall!

And thank you to the businesses who sponsored the event!

Minutes for Meeting, March 2nd

Meeting began with a welcome by Tyann Marcink.

Julie Duvall was absent, so Krista Stranghoener reported for Julie that the only expenditure the past month was one teacher check for $125. Everything else has stayed the same.

Krista said that Bingo Night was on track, and that they have many door prizes from business donations. Skaterz donated two birthday parties. One will be used for a raffle, and the other used for the blackout prize. Cards will be $1 each, and soda and popcorn will be 50 cents each.

Brandy was unable to attend, so Krista reported for her. She is need of parent volunteers for stuffing eggs with candy and prizes, as well as set up on Saturday morning. She is not getting a lot of business sponsors, so she requested if CWP could purchase eggs to make up the difference, most likely around 1,000 more eggs will be needed. The group approved the expenditure.

Tyann reported that Kasey Straatmann is working on getting bids and designs together for the CWP shirts. Anyone with an idea for a design is asked to email it to Kasey at kaseystraatmann@sbcglobal.net. The goal is to have a few shirts available by the first of the school year for parents to purchase. Ongoing orders would be taken and then placed everyo ther month or when a specific number has been reached.

Traci Canby was unable attend, so Tyann reported for her about the MAP goodie bags. Sam's Club has the best prices for cheese sticks, pre sliced apples, granola bars, and oatmeal bars. She is looking for parent helpers each morning.

The group decided that April will be the final meeting for the school year. The first meeting for the 2010-2011 school year will be in August.

Julie Duvall has stated that she would like to remain treasurer for the next school year. If someone would like to help her out and train for the position to take over the following year, she would be happy to do that.

Amanda Bequette was unable to attend, so we do not know if she would like to be secretary next year.

Mr. Jones, the new principal beginning next year and current principal at Clark Vitt, described how the Clark Vitt parent/teacher group worked. He leads the meetings and delegates organizers for events. Tyann asked him to consider how he would like the CWP to run next year.

There was general discussion about the CWP events that were held this past fall, and the consensus was that we would like to do them again if possible.

Dr. Stephens suggested doing an actual Open House in the fall some time so that students could show parents their classrooms, the cafeteria, gym, etc.

Third grade is set to go to the Science Center on May 12th for their field trip. Kindergarten is going to the Earth's Classroom in Rosebud on 3 different days in April and May.

Meeting was adjourned.

Agenda for March 2nd meeting

Make plans to attend the next monthly meeting for CWP!

Tuesday, March 2nd
6 p.m.
Central Elementary cafeteria

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Meeting Agenda

Welcome

Treasurer's report - Julie Duvall

Committee updates
- Bingo – Krista and Julie
- Spring Egg Hunt – Brandy
- Parent Shirts – Kasey
- MAP goodie bags – need co-chairs still!

Are meetings necessary in May, June, or July?

Next year
- Begin looking for
- co-chairs for newsletter/agenda/lead meetings (do Tinecia and Tyann want to continue)
- treasurer to learn for when Julie’s son leaves Central
(verify she wants to continue as treasurer for next year as well)
- secretary (does Amanda want to continue)
- Begin discussing
- Open House
- Movie Night
- Fall Fundraiser

Open Discussion

Meeting Close