News from Central Wildcat Pride - September 6th Meeting

Room Parents - Teachers will be in charge of getting and working with their room parents. Party Dates will be set soon and we will get those out! Please contact me if you need a phone number or email for someone.

Walk-A-Thon - Looking at October 6th or 13th. A planning meeting will be held September 13th at 7:00 PM in Central’s Cafeteria. Interested in helping: Tyann Marcink, Beth Reed, Ben and Dawn Butler, Phil and Karen Hamilton, Jennifer Phelps, Dotty Harker, Angie Wilson, Ann Marie Hoerr.

Funds from the Walk-A-Thon will assist with the following:

• $5.00 per student to grade levels to help with fieldtrips.


• Teachers are given 125.00 to use in their classrooms.


• Special area teachers receive $200.00.


• Building technology and playground equipment are also purchased with these funds.

Movie Night – We are going to move Movie Night to January

Fall Festival – October 21st from 6 pm to 8 pm. Planning will be Donnie Schuttenberg, Ben and Dawn Butler, Angie Wilson.

Angel Tree - Michelle Prewitt, Lisa Braun, Alicia Ruessing, Dotty Harker, Angi Wilson.

Holiday Boutique – scheduled for December 15th with December 19th as make-up day. Planning will be Valerie Howland, Amanda Bequette, Angi Wilson, Phil and Karen Hamilton.

We are adding Donuts with Santa this year! Scheduled for December 3rd. People interested in planning: Angi Wilson, Jennifer Phelps, Ann Marie Hoerr, Phil and Karen Hamilton.

We will look at 2nd semester activities 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. They are also posted on Facebook.

Goals!
All activates need to be for families - cheap, if not free.

Dates for meeting are the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. Our next regular meeting is schedule for Oct. 4th.

Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary
jonesa@union.k12.mo.us

Joplin Relief, CWP Update, Parent survey, dump truck

Hello Parents,

The end of the year is coming fast! I have to say that I have truly loved working with your children this year!!

Just a reminder that next Tuesday and Wednesday will be half days. Students will be dismissed at approximately 11:45.

We are going to have a "hat or pajama" day tomorrow in an effort to raise money for the victims in Joplin. If the students will bring in a dollar they can wear a hat or their pajamas.

We also have a “climate survey” attached to the parent portal within SIS. If you would please take the time to fill it out we would greatly appreciate it. Just log in as if you were looking at your student’s grades and you should see a link there.

We are looking for someone that may have a small dump truck that would be able to help us haul some dirt into our Outdoor Classroom. We have the dirt, but we were hoping to make it a little easier to get it where we need it. Just contact the office if you have any ideas. Thank you!

News from Central Wildcat Pride Meeting May 24th -
The Central Wildcat Pride met on May 24th here at Central.
Things that were discussed:
Open House dates- Aug. 18th from 5 to 6:30 pm fork K and 1st grade - 6:30 to 8pm for 2nd and 3rd grade. (ice cream or cookies?)

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 try something new. CWP is going to hold a “Walk-A-Thon.” Details will be added at a later date. The administration will still hold their “Clubs Choice” fundraiser in February and we will request “carnival prizes” from this company to give away at the festival.

This money helps pay for, classroom activities, technology and family activities.

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

Fall Festival - Donnie Schuttenberg and Krista Stranghoener

Angel Tree - Michelle Prewitt and Lisa Braun

Holiday Boutique - Kasey Straatmann, Valerie Howland, and Amanda Bequette

2nd semester activities for this year were-
February – Mother / Son Dance from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
(Sons can bring mom, step-mom, grandma, aunt or whoever is that special person)

February - Father / Daughter Dance from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. (Daughters can also bring that someone special in their life)

We are looking for help to coordinate and work both of these evening events. Please email Aaron Jones if you are interested in helping or coordinating one or both of these evenings.
jonesa@union.k12.mo.us

Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary
jonesa@union.k12.mo.us

2nd Semester CWP Activities

April 1st Bingo Night - 7:00 to 9:00 pm
If you are interested in helping with this event please contact Julie Duvall at ccjjduvall@sbcglobal.net and Krista Stranghoener kaybabygirl13@sbcglobal.net

April 19th Egg Hunt - during lunch recess
Again, if you are interested in helping with this please contact Julie Duvall and Krista Stranghoener

We will also be coordination snacks for the 3rd grade students on MAP testing days. Those days are April 5th, 6th & 7th and 12th, 13th & 14th. Traci Canby (canby@sbcglobal.net), Kristi Kee (kee.kristi@yahoo.com), and Julie Duvall will be putting this together. If you would like to help, please let them know.

Finally, we will be holding a drawing during Bingo Night to name the road that goes around the building again this year. It will be 1 dollar a chance or 5 dollars for six chances.

Aaron Jones
Principal, Central Elementary
jonesa@union.k12.mo.us

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.

MOVIE NIGHT

Preshow begins at 7 p.m., and the movie will begin at dark.

Wear your favorite baseball jersey and bring the lawn chairs! Come join us for a family movie night outside of school. We'll watch the animated Everyone's Hero on the big screen while munching on popcorn.

CWP will have popcorn and sodas for purchase, or bring your own snacks and drinks. Please, no alcohol or glass. Remember this is a family event - no drop offs. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

A special thank you to our sponsors: CWP, Great 8 Cinema, 7up, Pepsi, and McDonald's of Union!

The Anticipation has Only Just Begun

Tomorrow school officially begins for our students! Whether the anticipation has them ecstatic, nervous, or frightened, the teachers and staff at Central Elementary are ready to embrace each student at the door and welcome each one into the Central family.

Throughout the year, keep an eye on the CWP blog for posts from not only the CWP on upcoming activities, but posts from Principal Stephens, Vice-Principal Assarah, and Secretary Nickie Voss with important information. If you haven't already, sign up for posts by email. Just enter your email address at the left and press "subscribe."

We're quite excited about all of the activities we have planned this year, including a Movie Night, Fall Festival, Trivia Night with Teacher Auction, and more. If you are interested in helping us out, please sign up here and then join the planning forum. We need help from many, many parents to make these activities something the students will talk about for months and months.

The CWP and Central Elementary are looking forward to seeing you at school and all of the fun activities this school year!