September 30, 2022
Thank you parents/guardians for supporting your student throughout their challenge of getting back to school and settling down into their fall routines!
Central has been a busy place this September!
On September 23rd, the Terry Fox Run took place during D block through Kin Park. Ms. Groff's leadership students organized it and raised over $685 for the Terry Fox campaign. Well done!
During this past week, September 26th - 29th, we have been doing activities for Truth and Reconciliation. There were homeroom activities on Tuesday, an assembly with a guest speaker from the Nawican on Wednesday morning and our Orange Shirt Day on Thursday including a Community walk during the final block of the day. Thanks to Ms. Hamilton and other leadership students for their hard work in organizing this.
Parking - Please do not park where the bus circulation is, near the Resource Area.
Parent Volunteers – Thanks to all the parents who responded to the call for volunteers for either PAC, sports activities or the Food programme that we are setting up. If you want to volunteer – we have a volunteer package and you need a current Criminal Records check. All of the documents you need can be e-mailed or can be picked up from our office. We invite parents to come in and help out!
PAC meeting - Central’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meeting will be this Tuesday, October 3rd at 7 p.m. in the mezzanine (upstairs in the library) here at Central.All parents are welcome! We are looking for new PAC members this year. It is an exciting opportunity to meet other parents and help support students and be informed of school happenings.
Thanksgiving Lunch – this Friday, October 7th, in honour of Thanksgiving, the Foods room and our leadership students will be working together with other volunteers in the school to help organize a Thanksgiving lunch for the entire school. If you want to volunteer, please let us know.
Open House - Central’s Open House will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 on Tuesday, October 13th. Come and meet the staff and see what students have been doing through the first term. We would love to see you here!
Hallowe'en - Students are welcome to dress up and we will have some activities. Please observe the following guidelines for costumes:
- No violence or profanity on costumes
- Costumes must cover the body
- If there is a mask, it must not be worn when students are in the hallways (safety)
- Costumes must allow the student to engage in normal activities for class work, gym, etc.
- No weapons (real or pretend) may be brought with or be attached to the costumes
Please make sure that your phone and email information is updated at the office.
There are three bottle filling stations in the school and students are welcome to bring water bottles and fill them up.
Google Classroom/ Peacenet
Teachers are no longer using Freshgrade. Many teachers are using Google classroom to put up activities, homework, etc. If you are looking for work for your student, due to illness, check the Google classroom, which can be accessed through Peacenet. If you can't find what you are looking for, please contact your student's teacher.
Here are some of the items coming up in the next few weeks:
October 3rd Picture Day – The photographer will be here in the morning and students will be called down alphabetically from classes. Retakes will be November 3.
October 4th PAC meeting at Central in the mezzanine at 7 p.m.
October 7th Our Thanksgiving lunch – we will be having turkey soup together as a school to celebrate a successful school beginning. Parents are welcome to volunteer to help!
October 10th Thanksgiving – no school.
October 13th Fire Drill 9:40.
Open House 5 - 7
October 21 Interim Reports
October 24-25th Non-Instructional Days - No school
October 31 Hallowe'en
