Centennial Central Newsletter

June 2022

Principal’s Message

It is funny how this time of year travels so much faster than the rest of the year. It is hard to believe we are at the end of the 2021-2022 school year already. Reopening and being able to return to so much activity has kept us so busy. As we reflect on the accomplishments of our students, we celebrate that together, they have gained resiliency, kindness, and the value of togetherness when things are challenging.

We wish all of our students, families, and staff a wonderful and restful summer. We also wish our Grade 8 graduates tremendous success in all they reach for! We are so proud of each one of them. May you continue to create beautiful memories in your lives. Remember that your Centennial Central family loves you and you will always call this place your home!

We are saying goodbye to Mrs. Fratarcangeli who will be retiring. We thank her for her many years of service and wish her a beautiful journey with her new four-legged friend! We also are saying goodbye to Heather Powell who will be moving to Talbot Trail and Shaylee O’Neil who will be off to King Edward. We thank them for all of the support and kindness they have given our students. We say goodbye to Lisa Hamelin, our Special Education Co-ordinator, who will be leaving our school and we wish her well in her future endeavours. I would also like to send my goodbye and warmest wishes to my Comber community. It has been the most challenging 2 years of my career as we navigated through a pandemic but there is no other place I would rather have been but with all of you. Thank you for the support and kindness. I welcome Chris Konrad to Centennial Central Public School as your principal in September. He is eager and enthusiastic to serve this community.

Office Reopens

Our office reopens on Monday, August 22^nd. Mrs. Omstead will reach out to our new registrations from over the summer as we begin to reopen the last 2 weeks of August. The first day of school is Tuesday, September 6^th.

Keeping in Touch Throughout the Summer

If you are in need of getting in touch with our school throughout the summer, please call the board office at 519 255-3200 and they will be able to assist.

2022-2023 School Calendar

The new 2021-2022 GECDSB calendar is posted on the publicboard.ca website. Go to:

Click on the link: https://www.publicboard.ca/en/news-and-events/school-year-calendar-and-schedules.aspx

New Registrations

Comber is growing and that’s awesome! I appreciate this community and the positive messages that many of you send out via social media, word of mouth, etc. so that our new residents to Comber will choose their community school, Centennial Central Public School. We have a number of new families registering and many of them tell us at the office that you have highly recommended us. Thank you! If you meet any new neighbours throughout the summer, please let them know that they can register on the publicboard.ca website. When Mrs. Omstead, our secretary, returns in August, she will make contact with them. Thank you so much for your support!

Staff for 2022-2023

I always say that this list is tentative as we are months away from September. This is what we are expecting our staff to look like, and they look beautiful!

Name	Role
Angela Adams	ECE-Kindergarten
Sharon Mellow	DSW
Debra Mayhew	EA
Lori Shuttleworth	EA
Melissa Simpson-Grant	Kindergarten
Liz Jinks	Grade 1/2
Michelle Bussiere	Grade 1/2
Marisa Farah	Grade 2/3
Michele Burger	Grade 3/4
Pete Noble	Grade 5/6
Carlo Santia	Grade 6/7
Lisa Leblanc	Grade 7/8
Nicole Mahon	FSL/Library
Keely Brennan	RISE/Prep
Jodi Vanderbeke	.5 Prep afternoon
Debbie Morden	LST
Jeff Bellaire	Daytime Custodian
John Kirwin	Evening Custodian
Christine Omstead	Secretary
Chris Konrad	Principal

Important Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, June 28 – report cards will be sent home/last day of school

Wednesday, June 29 – PD Day for staff

Monday, August 22 – office re-opens

Tuesday, September 6 – first day of school

Centennial Central Public School 2021-2022

May Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

EQAO is here! Best wishes to our Grade 3 and our Grade 6 students as they complete the newest online EQAO assessment this week May 4-6^th. We have been preparing for this and know our students will do their very best and we are already so proud of all of them. A special thank you to our staff for working with them during this time and as always giving great support to our students.

This time of the year goes by the quickest. We are into some fun events and the countdown is real. I hope you are able to visit our virtual online Scholastic Book Fair or come in person to the event when it is open. Mme. Mahon will be posting the hours shortly. We love our Book Fair!

Kindergarten registration continues as well as registration for any grade. Simply go to publicboard.ca to register. Thank you for spreading the good word about our school to our community. Getting the word out is the best form of advertisement! If anyone has any questions around registration, please have them call the office to speak with Christine Omstead, our fabulous secretary at 519 687-2022.

Teresa Hoffman Sartor

Upcoming Important Dates

We no longer have our school calendar on our school website. I am now posting all calendar events on Edsby. Go to “Centennial Central Public School” and the calendar should be on your far right.

EQAO – Grade 3 and Grade 6 Students - We are the pilot school going first – May 4, 5, 6

Book Fair – Virtually May 6-15/At School May 9-13 – Open daily 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for purchases in Classroom 15

SAC – Big Box Fundraising – May 11 – June 1 SAC will be raising funds for our school/all will be done through School Cash Online – more details coming next week!

Track and Field – Thursday May 12 (rain date May 13)

Track and Field Pronger Small School – Week of May 24-27

Welcome to Kindergarten – Wednesday, May 18 after school – new JK and new SK families

Junior/Intermediate Dance – Wednesday, May 18^th – details sent through homerooms classes

Loonie for License Day – Friday, May 20 – thank you for supporting our graduates

Talent Show – Friday, May 27

Swim to Survive – Grade 3 and Grade 7 – June 1, 8, 15

Play Day – K – Grade 2 – Friday, June 3 (rain date June 6)

Softball Tournament Can Am Park in McGregor – Saturday June 4 and/or Saturday June 11

Niagara Falls Grade 8 Field Trip – Monday, June 13

Graduation – Thursday, June 23 at 6:00 p.m. in our gym

Report Cards Sent Home and Last Day of School – Tuesday, June 28

Comber Fair – August 5, 6, 7

Big Box Fundraising

Your School Advisory Council is thrilled to invite you to support the Big Box Fundraising which will take place May 11 – June 1. The Big Box of Card fundraiser features either a box of 33 All Occasion cards or a box of 33 All Birthday cards for the low price of $35. We invite you to sell to your family, friends, and co-workers through an order form and using School Cash Online. Details to follow! The boxes will be on display during our Track and Field Day to take a peek at the great quality of cards. Order forms and more details are coming!

New School Year Calendar

The 2022-2023 school year calendar is out. I have attached the link for your convenience.

GECDSB-Elementary-School-Year-Calendar-2022-2023

Allergy Alert

Please do not send your child to school with peanuts, tree nuts or nut products. We ensure our learning environment is safe for all of our students. If you child requires an inhaler, epipen, or has a medical condition we need to be aware of, call me immediately to set up a Plan of Care. All medications stored and administered at school MUST have a physician’s consent. Mrs. Omstead and I have the forms.

School Cash Online

Please take a moment to ensure that you are prepared for School Cash Online as we will begin using it shortly for school activities. School Cash Online Click Here

Communication

Your student’s main form of communication with their teachers is through Edsby. Thank you for checking for important information posted for their classrooms and from the main office on your Edsby page. School messenger is also used to email your personal email for important messages. Please contact Mrs. Omstead if you are not receiving regular email messages with important information as we may need to update your email address.

Centennial Central Public School 2021-2022

April Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

Hello dear families! It is so amazing that we are in the midst of April already. My time here as principal has been exclusively during covid times. Sure is wonderful to see faces to names I only knew behind masks and that we are opening up various activities throughout our school. What a glorious time of the year!

I wish to continue to thank all of you for your continued support over these trying times. Your kindness in supporting all of our efforts is appreciated. We are a small and strong community together! Thank you!

We wish to shout out hurray to our CCPS students for receiving second place internationally in the Math Project video. A special thank you to Mrs. Bussiere and Mme. Mahon for organizing this incredible endeavour. It was fun supporting our Grade 7 and 8 students participate in basketball. We ended a very short series of scrimmaging. Mr. Noble is now concluding his time with his junior students playing basketball. Mrs. Burger and Mrs. Brennan are working on badminton, just beginning with practices. Mrs. Bussiere and Mrs. Farah are looming with our Grade 2 and 3 students. Our Kindergarten team is working on our Welcome to Kindergarten scheduled for May welcoming our new Junior and Senior Kindergarten families. Mrs. Fratarcangeli and her high school student Kayla have been busy ensuring our book room is organized and resources are readily available for staff. Mrs. Leblanc and Mr. Vanderlaan are steadily working on our Grade 8 field trip, graduation planning, and with our leadership students. Mrs. Morden continues with our photography club and school recipe book. Mrs. Powell is our true champion ensuring snacks are readily available each day for our students! Mrs. Shuttleworth and Ms. O’Neil continue to support our students in such special ways! Track and Field is coming up and our staff are working at making it a special day! Details to follow. A super thank you to Mrs. Omstead who takes care of all involved in the office and caring in so many ways. Thank you all staff for ensuring that our students are learning in dynamic and differentiated ways and providing the co-curricular events that make our days so very special. If I missed someone or an activity, I apologize. My point is that all of our staff are engaged in some wonderful activities and we are so very proud! Thank you families in supporting us day in and day out!

Teresa Hoffman Sartor

Upcoming Important Dates

We no longer have our school calendar on our school website. I am now posting all calendar events on Edsby. Go to “Centennial Central Public School” and the calendar should be on your far right.

Dental Screening – Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13 - JK/SK, Grades 2, 4, 7

Loonie for License Day – Thursday, April 14 – thank you so much for supporting our Grade 8s with this fund raiser – please send cash to your student’s teacher this round – School Cash Online will be coming later

Last day for Student Teachers – Thursday, April 14 – We thank Mrs. Morden, Mrs. Bussiere, and Mrs. Farah for mentoring the University of Windsor students

Good Friday – no school – Friday, April 15

Easter Monday – no school – Monday, April 18

Graduation Retakes – Wednesday, April 20

Earth Day – Friday, April 22

Sporty Active Day – Friday, April 29 – wear your favourite sporty active wear

EQAO – Grade 3 and Grade 6 Students - We are the pilot school going first – May 4, 5, 6

Track and Field – Thursday May 12 (rain date May 13)

Track and Field Pronger Small School – Week of May 24-27

Welcome to Kindergarten – Wednesday, May 18 after school – new JK and new SK families

Loonie for License Day – Friday, May 20 – thank you for supporting our graduates

Play Day – K – Grade 2 – Friday, June 3 (rain date June 6)

Softball Tournament Can Am Park in McGregor – Saturday June 4 and/or Saturday June 11

Niagara Falls Grade 8 Field Trip – Monday, June 13

Graduation – Thursday, June 23 at 6:00 p.m. in our gym

EQAO

EQAO assessment is right around the corner for us at CCPS. We are one of the first schools to write the assessment on May 4, 5, and 6. Thank you for supporting our students in Grades 3 and Grades 6.

School Day

Just a reminder that our school day starts at 9:10 each morning. If your family does not ride the bus, please be mindful to be at school after 8:55 in time for the morning bell. Additionally, we ask that students, as much as possible, remain in class until dismissal at 3:30. We certainly understand that mid-day appointments are unavoidable at times. It seems that there are calls made into the office in the afternoon for pick-up more than usual. Thank you for consideration when scheduling of appointments avoiding early pick-up as much as possible.

Pajamas Donations Continue

As we are so proud of what we accomplished prior to the holidays we continue to welcome new infant and children’s pajamas to be donated for the remainder of the school year. As we collect them, one of our parents, will have them prepared with a zipper for the port access and they will be sent off to London Hospital. I will leave a bin in the main hall for donations that your student can drop off a new pair of pajamas. Thank you for your consideration.

Allergy Alert

School Cash Online

Please take a moment to ensure that you are prepared for School Cash Online as we will begin using it shortly for school activities. School Cash Online Click Here

Communication

February/March Newsletter

From the Principal's Desk

Hello dear families! We all hope you are well and staying warm! We continue to face challenging times this year. We always appreciate the strong support we provide each other during these times! Thank you for keeping the communication between home and school a priority. Your student's teachers can be reached through Edsby messages. You may also wish to call the school to speak to Mrs. Omstead our school secretary or myself through the school day.

The most exciting time of the year is coming up. Kindergarten registration begins in February but anyone can register at any time! Simply go to publicboard.ca to register. Thank you for spreading the good word about our school to our community. Getting the word out is the best form of advertisement!

Teresa Hoffman Sartor

Crossing Safely

It has come to my attention that some of our CCPS students are not crossing Main Street where our crossing guards are located. I ask that you speak with your students (if they are walkers) and ensue that they are crossing safely with our crossing guard at the corners of Taylor and McAllaster and McAllaster and Main Street.

Kindergarten Registration

If you know of a child who will be 4 or 5 years old by December 31, 2022 they will be eligible to come to Junior or Senior Kindergarten this September. Please register your younger children or let neighbours and the community know that we are a great place to learn and grow. Registering sooner than later allows us the opportunity to staff our school appropriately. Staffing begins soon and getting students registered sooner helps us tremendously.

Our Kindergarten Open House is virtual this year. A link will be shared for Wednesday, February 23rd.

Daily Covid Assessment

It is with great appreciation that all our families are completing the daily covid assessment. On occasion, a reminder to a few families is sent out. Our staff and students thank you all for the partnership throughout this pandemic. Together we are stronger.

Parent/Guardian Teacher Interviews

Your student's report card will be arriving home on Monday, February 14.

We will be conducting interviews virtually or on the telephone this round. Interview times will be posted on Edsby on Monday, February 14th.

You are welcome to sign up for an interview which are scheduled Thursday, February 17th beginning at 4:00 p.m. Your child's teacher will let you know if interviews will be by telephone and/or a Teams meeting.

Popcorn Fundraiser

We thank our community for supporting our What's Poppin fundraiser. We received a cheque for just over $2000 in profit towards the school. The money is given to our SAC who generously support our students throughout the year. Our Pizza Party for the entire school is scheduled for Thursday, February 17th. No need to pack an afternoon lunch. Each student will receive one piece of pizza, cookies, and juice. Thank you SAC for purchasing this lunch for our students and staff. We are grateful.

Child Can

The new pajamas that we collected prior to the holidays are going to London Children's Hospital through an organization called "Child Can". The pajamas were fitted with a zipper in the front so that when children need to have a port put in their chest (in order for them to receive medication) it is easier to access.

The pajamas are in individual bags ready to go up to London to be put in isolation so that children can safely receive the pajamas. The organizer of this is a parent whose child had cancer and was faced with a long hospital stay. This family realizes how special receiving a pair of new pajamas is for these children and families. We thank you so very much for your donations! Our students are busy creating cards to attach to these bags with words of inspiration and kindness. Families are thrilled when special notes are sent to their children while they receive treatment in the hospital as it brings them great joy. Way to go CCPS Cougars!

Pajamas Donations Continue

As we are so proud of what we accomplished prior to the holidays we are now going to welcome new infant and children's pajamas to be donated for the remainder of the school year. As we collect them, one of our parents, will have them prepared with a zipper for the port access and they will be sent off to London Hospital. I will leave a bin in the main hall for donations that your student can drop off a new pair of pajamas. Thank you for your consideration.

Cold Weather

We recommend that you pack extra mittens, socks, and a hat in your student's backpack in case one of these items gets wet throughout the day. When there is snow on the ground or even on the colder days, we highly recommend having students wear snow pants and boots. We have several winter coats in size small and medium, a few pair of boots and snow pants. If your family is in need of any winter clothing, please message your student's teacher or myself to see how we may assist.

Allergy Alert

Please do not send your child to school with peanuts, tree nuts or nut products. We want to create a learning environment that is safe for all of our students. If you child requires an inhaler, epipen, or has a medical condition we need to be aware of, call me immediately to set up a Plan of Care. All medications stored and administered at school MUST have a physician's consent. Mrs. Omstead and I have the forms

Carnival

Mme. Mahon and our Grade 8 leaders are preparing Carnival for each cohort for the week of February 7th. Date is coming soon. We are looking at ensuring there is good snow outdoors for several of the activities. Please ensure your student is dressed warmly, is wearing boots, and snow pants.

Photography Club

Thank you Mrs. Morden and staff for continuing with our Photography Club. If your student is interested, have them Edsby message Mrs. Morden to join.

Recipes

Just a reminder that if you are interested in sharing a favourite recipe (students, families, community) please email: [email protected] to submit your favourite. We are putting them altogether for a CCPS Recipe Book. Please contribute!

Communication

Your student's main form of communication with their teachers is through Edsby. Thank you for checking for important information posted for their classrooms and from the main office on your Edsby page. School messenger is also used to email your personal email for important messages. Please contact Mrs. Omstead if you are not receiving regular email messages with important information as we may need to update your email address.

May all of our families enjoy a wonderful Family Day on Monday, February 21st.

December Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

Thank you for continuing to complete each student’s daily covid assessment. We have almost 100% submission each morning which helps Mrs. Omstead and I in the office. Thank you so much for your continued support.

We had an outstanding turn-out for our virtual parent/teacher interviews. It was so nice to know that many of you had discussions with classroom teachers around goals and next steps. Please feel free to Edsby message or call the office to leave a message for the classroom teacher anytime throughout the school year. Communication between home and school is the number one predictor of student success.

Thank you for your support with our popcorn fundraiser. We appreciate you reaching out to your family and friends to purchase popcorn so we may receive money back for our school. Ensure that they use the word COUGARS to receive credit for our school.

See you back on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Warmest wishes for a safe and wonderful holiday season and new year,

Teresa Hoffman Sartor

Holiday Giving

This year we will be supporting the Hiatus House and a special family’s holiday wish for children who are in the hospital through the holiday season.

The Hiatus House is looking for:

Infant and children’s pajamas

Diapers – specifically size 4-6

Baby wipes

Hair brushes, hair ties, hair clips, shampoo and conditioner

Infant and children’s socks and underwear

Our Patrick family is looking to provide a pair of winter pajamas for every child who needs to remain in the hospital over the holiday season. This is a goal of theirs that we wish to help with:

Infant and children’s wintery warm pajamas

Please feel free to send these items to school with your students. We will keep them in our main hallway and deliver them on Friday, December 17th to the Patrick family and the Hiatus House. Thank you in advance for your generous donations.

Holiday Concert

Be ready for our Holiday Concert to be posted on Edsby Thursday, December 16 in the evening. We have begun working towards enjoying a concert virtually presented by all of our students.

Virtual Book Fair

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Virtual Scholastic Book Fair. We were able to sell over 73 books which helped us earn new resources for our school.

Cold Weather

A reminder that all students go outdoors at least twice per day. We also take advantage of our beautiful backyard and go outdoors for DPA and Physical Education. Some classes go for walks around our property. Please take a moment to check the weather for the day with your family to plan for the day. We recommend that you pack extra mittens, socks, and a hat in your student’s backpack in case one of these items gets wet throughout the day.

Allergy Alert

Popcorn Fundraiser

Please share this link on your social media, with neighbours, friends, and family! December 3rd is the last day.

greatpopcorn.ca

USE THE PURCHASE CODE COUGARS to ensure that CCPS receives funds from your order.

In the NOTES section, place your student’s grade and teacher for easier distribution.

All orders will be ready for pick-up on Wednesday, December 15th 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Pick up is at the beautiful EXIT doors located at the front of our school on the North side. Popcorn pick-up is not available at our main doors. Thank you!

If you have a smaller order, we can send it home with your student. All other orders will be available for adult pick-up in-person.

No minimum order. All profits will be used to support our playground equipment, virtual field trip

Any questions, please call the school at 519 687-2022.

Prizes will be awarded to top 3 sellers! We will also have draws for each student participating in sales. Remember to include your student’s name and class.

Upcoming Dates

Fun spirit dates sponsored by our Grade 8 Leaders:

Monday, December 13

Festive Sock Day

Tuesday, December 14

Red, Green, White Day

Wednesday, December 15

Festive Hat Day

December – popcorn to be picked up 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Pick up is at the beautiful EXIT doors located at the front of our school on the North side. Popcorn pick-up is not available at our main doors. Thank you!

Thursday, December 16

Candy Cane Day

Virtual Holiday Concert (will be posted in the evening)

SAC sponsored Pizza Lunch for students and staff – thank you!

Friday, December 17

Pajama and Movie Day

Last day of the 2021 school year

Centennial Central Public School 2021-2022

November Newsletter

From the Principal’s Desk

A sincere thank you for completing your daily covid assessment for each child. It is a requirement from our Windsor Essex County Health Unit. Students cannot ride on the bus or enter the school building without having the assessment completed. Teachers can provide a paper copy if this works best. As I write this message, we have almost 100% support on this safety measure. Sincerest thank you!

We hope you enjoyed our Meet the Staff video which could be seen on Edsby. We also posted our virtual September assembly and our October virtual assembly is coming up.

Our staff continue to work very hard at ensuring that all students are feeling safe, welcomed, and belong at our school. Our focus on well-being continues and we sincerely appreciate the ongoing communication between your student’s teacher and home. This is essential to ensure each child’s success. Our Kindness Week is coming up November 15-19^th however, we talk about and spread kindness throughout CCPS on a daily basis. We asked the students to vote on the most valuable character traits and Kindness and Perseverance were the winners. Staff embed lessons and discussions on all traits regularly. We also have a Grade 8 leader team who are also planning for school-wide events. Grade 8 Leaders have also organized most recently, Halloween fun. They are looking towards monthly fun activities. We had the fortunate opportunity for our Junior and Intermediate students to participate in a virtual session with Charmaine Reid. She shared her motivational speech on goal setting and achievement. She spoke about her Olympic experience and discussed the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Charmaine also went over some badminton shots, rules and took questions from the students. We received free badminton equipment as well.

Our Remembrance Day Virtual assembly is coming out on Thursday, November 11^th. Several classes are involved and school-wide activities around remembering those who served are being organized.

Please follow us on twitter @HoffmanSartor, on Edsby, and on our school website page by going to publicboard.ca then to our school’s page. Keep your emails updated in the office to catch our regular correspondence. Our CCPS calendar of events is posted on our website page - just scroll to the bottom. If you subscribe to our CCPS school calendar, regular updates will go straight to your devices. Keep our website page as a favourite and look often.

Warmest wishes,

Teresa Hoffman Sartor

Entry and Dismissal Times 2021-2022

Use Edsby to let Mrs. Omstead know if your child will be late or absent or call the school and leave a message (519) 687-2022.

Entry begins 8:55 a.m.

School begins 9:10 a.m.

Instructional Block #1 9:10 – 10:50 a.m.

Nutrition/Fitness Break 10:50 – 11:30 a.m.

Instructional Block #2 11:30 – 1:10 p.m.

Nutrition/Fitness Break 1:10 – 1:50 p.m.

Instructional Block #3 1:50 – 3:30 p.m.

Dismissal 3:30 p.m. We dismiss walkers at 3:25 so we may load buses in a socially distant fashion. Walkers are dismissed at far North door.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Student Progress Reports will be sent home on Monday, November 15^th. On that day, Edsby will be open for you to schedule a Parent/Teacher interview for Thursday, November 18^th 4:00 – 6:50 p.m. Planning with your student’s teacher regarding your student’s learning plan for the school year sets them up for success. Thank you for connecting with their teacher and staff. Mme. Mahon, the French teacher and Mrs. Brennan are also available for interviews.

Professional Development Day

There will be no school for students on Friday, November 12^th. Staff will be engaged in professional development.

SAC

We welcome Melissa Gazdig as your Member at Large committee member and Chantelle Meadows as the Treasurer. We invite parents/guardians to our next meeting which will be virtual on Monday, November 8^th. The Teams Meeting is on our CCPS calendar that can be found on our school’s website at publicboard.ca – go to our school site. Calendar is at the bottom of our page.

Covid Daily Assessments

It is a requirement for all elementary and secondary students and staff to complete their daily Covid Assessment online prior to getting on a bus or entering the school building. Thank you for your continued support.

https://covid-assessment.publicboard.ca/

Virtual Book Fair

Centennial Central's 2021 Virtual Book Fair is coming soon! From November 8-15, you will be able to shop the scholastic website using a special link for just OUR school! Your items will be shipped to the school for FREE and the funds you spend helps out our school library as well. How awesome!

Masks at School and on the Bus

Students have been doing an awesome job in wearing their masks while in the school building and on the bus. We have disposable student masks at school if a student does not have a mask or has soiled their mask. All students Kindergarten to Grade 8 are now required to wear masks while in the school building and on the bus. All Physical Education classes take place outdoors as masks are not required for students while outdoors. When the weather becomes colder, low impact activities (stretching, walking movements) can be performed in the gym with masks on. We are mindful to ensure that students are not completing strenuous activity while wearing masks.

Bus Safety

We continue to remind our students to follow all safety rules on the bus. We remind students to remain seated at all times, face forward, keep voices to a normal level, and follow the instructions the bus driver provides. When getting on and off the bus, wait for the bus driver to signal you that it is safe to cross the road. The bus driver is sitting higher and can see what is happening on the road. Be patient and wait for their instructions.

We invite you to go to this link to review bus safety with your child:

https://buskids.ca/safety.html

Dismissal Changes...

For the safety of your child, if you are changing your child’s end of the day routine please inform the office before 12:00 pm. When parents call the school at the end of the day, there is no guarantee that we will be able to contact your child with new arrangements during our busy dismissal process. Thank you for supporting student safety!

Our Snack Program

Our snack program is running and is fabulous. We receive free fruits and vegetables from the Ontario Student Nutrition Program and from Pure Flavor. We are grateful. We have begun to purchase some protein and carbohydrate foods and are waiting to see if we will be receiving more funding.

A reminder to ensure each student has a refillable water bottle to use each day. We have 2 water fill stations to use throughout the day.

Colder Weather Coming

A reminder that all students go outdoors at least twice per day. Please take a moment to check the weather for the day with your family to plan for the day. We are also having Physical Education classes outdoors (weather permitting) as students do not wear masks outdoors. If we are in the gym, masks are worn but low-intensity exercises take place (stretching, walking, skill development with low impact).

Allergy Alert

Audrey’s Clubhouse

(519) 322-1801 - Audrey’s Clubhouse provides before and after school child care right here at Centennial Central Public School. Please call Erin Ouellette, the owner, if you have any questions.

Edsby for Parents

If you are not yet set up on Edsby, please call Mrs. Omstead, our school secretary, immediately with your email address so we may invite you. Ensure to look in your inbox and junk mail (sometimes your email subscriber places the invite in there) and accept the invitation. It usually takes up to 24 hours for the invite to take place. Important announcements, messages, and your child’s teacher correspond through Edsby. Thank you for setting it up as soon as possible. You can even place your child’s absence on Edsby and schedule Parent/Teacher interviews in November on Edsby!

Thank You!

A continued thank you for being such an awesome community supporting our school in so many ways. Our staff takes great pride in being a part of the Centennial Central Public School. Our family approach makes us stronger together.

Safety First

Here are some things that help keep us safe. Please review with your child.

Hand Washing

Students will disinfect/wash their hands multiple times per day:

Before entering the school (at home)

After entering the school

After using the washroom

Before and after eating

Before and after going outside

Before exiting the building

Practicing how to wash hands at home is encouraged. Children should spend 20 seconds washing their hands.

Wet hands with warm water
Be sure to use lots of soap
Lather for 15-20 seconds—clean wrists, palms, back of hands, and between fingers
Rinse with warm water
Dry hands

Respiratory Etiquette

If a student sneezes or coughs into their hands while not wearing a mask outdoors, droplets remain on the skin which can be spread to other people or surfaces.

Sneeze or cough into your elbow or into a tissue

Dispose of the tissue

Wash your hands or sanitize

Physical Distancing

Students will participate in social distancing while at school. Classroom spaces have been arranged so that social distancing is encouraged. Students will:

Stay to the right side of the hallways using the arrows on the floor

Stay 3 steps behind the person in front of them

Contact

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