Central PTA News

An error was made on the Science in A Can volunteer opportunity and we are hoping that with the correction, someone will step up to chair this wonderful program. Please see below.

Science in a Can*: (One or two people) A weekly commitment for 6 weeks beginning after Winter Break. The chairs need to collect supplies and photo copy experiments before starting, but that only takes minimal additional time.

Please contact Michelle Marconi michellemarconi@ameritech.net or Melinda Brom thebroms@sbcglobal.net if interested.

Just a reminder! Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008, the final PTA/O meeting of the school year will be held in the Library at 9am. Come meet the new 08/09 PTA/O Executive Board and be more importantly, be informed! We hope to see you there!

You will find the list of 2008/2009 committee chairs online right here.

The PTA/O is looking for some wonderful volunteers to serve as committee chairs on some available committees. If you are interested or need more information on a specific committee, please contact one of our 1^st VP’s. Melinda Brom, thebroms@sbcglobal.net or Michelle Marconi, michellemarconi@ameritech.net. If you’d like to talk to them, their phone numbers are in the school directory.

1. Birthday Boards*: One or two creative people that want to celebrate the students and staff birthdays by decorating the birthday board outside the school office.
2. Cultural Arts Coordinators*: One or two people to coordinate the Cultural Arts program. Organize and lead the volunteers that take turns giving monthly presentations about selected artists and pieces of art and supervising a hands-on related art activity. No previous art knowledge needed!
3. Halloween Windows: Coordinate Central School’s participation in the district Halloween window painting program.
4. Hike and Bike to School*: Plan and promote a week of awareness and activities promoting walking or riding bikes to school. (Fall Program)
5. Innisbrook Gifts and Wrapping Paper: Coordinate and organize the promotion of this fundraiser. Fall dates are Sept.12-26, 2008. Collect orders, count money and organize volunteers for product pick up. In spring, you’ll send out a flyer to promote more sales.
6. PR/Media Coordinator: Are you a good writer? You’ll write press releases and contact the local newspapers to promote PTA/O activities at Central School.
7. Science in a Can*: (One or two people) A weekly commitment for 10-12 weeks during January through March to check in cans and replenish supplies for the experiments. Usually requires 30-45 minutes/week at school.

Central School is an extra special place because of our volunteers, and in whatever way you do help, it is much appreciated. You’ll receive a detailed informational folder with all important information to make the job easier. We can’t do it without you and unfortunately, the committees marked with a * will be dropped in the 2008/09 school year if we don’t find someone to run the program.

The PTA recently purchased an additional 64 AR quizzes which include all the Rebecca Caudill and Monarch nominees from the current school year and next year. Mrs. Durbin and Mrs. Bieschke supplied us with the quizzes this week and they were added to the website. You can access the Accelerated Reader information in a variety of ways:

You can use the online Accelerated Reader tool. Please let me know if you have any trouble using it.

You can download all 5823 AR tests as an Excel spreadsheet or as a PDF.

Here is a list of just the new titles:

Thanks,
Chris Hajer

If so, your child’s used book can make a difference!

We are accepting donations of used anthologies in an effort to facilitate even greater student participation next year. We recognize that some children have younger siblings who want to participate in the Flying Carpet Club and that others simply want to hold on to and refer back to these amazing stories – and that’s great! But if you were planning on recycling the book, the next time you are in the Central School Office just drop it in the box labeled “Jr. Great Books/Flying Carpet Club.” It’s an easy way to make a difference.

Reminder to all Central School Girl, Boy and Cub Scouts: please wear your Scout uniform to school on Friday 5/23. You will be participating in a flag raising ceremony at the Central School flag pole at 8:15AM. Any scout not in uniform will not be able to participate, and will stand instead with their class.

You can download another copy of the flier here.

Thanks,
Cathy Louthen