Too often we get caught up in the negative news so I am starting this post to share out all the great things I hear about Central students and staff. If you have something positive to add about our school district, this is the place to do it!
5/05/14
Grandparents Day at Central Elementary was a huge success! Central students showed off their skills during our monthly PBIS assembly and our grandparents enjoyed the show.
Here is an email I received from my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Zittergruen:
I have run into several grandparents this weekend (including my own parents) and many of them stopped me to tell me how great that day was. One told me that she was talking to another lady at the assembly who said she was from Postville, and had 17 grandchildren in several different schools, and she had never been invited to a Grandparents Day. Apparently she was thrilled! :) I had over 50 people in my room, and I couldn't have asked for the kids to be better behaved and responsible either. It was a fun afternoon!
5/05/14
Grandparents Day at Central Elementary was a huge success! Central students showed off their skills during our monthly PBIS assembly and our grandparents enjoyed the show.
Here is an email I received from my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Zittergruen:
I have run into several grandparents this weekend (including my own parents) and many of them stopped me to tell me how great that day was. One told me that she was talking to another lady at the assembly who said she was from Postville, and had 17 grandchildren in several different schools, and she had never been invited to a Grandparents Day. Apparently she was thrilled! :) I had over 50 people in my room, and I couldn't have asked for the kids to be better behaved and responsible either. It was a fun afternoon!
5/05/14
Great job Ms. Gritzner, our Global Science students, and community members for their work on the food waste project that made KWWL news. Great news spreads fast and after making the news Ms. Gritzner received this email from UNI!
Great Job Caden and Delaney on becoming Central's first PBIS medal winners! Continue to be leaders in demonstrating positive behavior!
I was really glad I caught your news story a couple of days ago on KWWL. What a great project! I am so impressed with your waste sort! Great idea to spread the food waste on the parking lot so students can see how much is wasted!
I wanted to let you know that we have spent the last year promoting food waste reduction and landfill diversion. We conducted four workshops across the state, and created a website at foodwaste.iwrc.org Please check it out for some great resources and information you may be able to use!
If there is anything at all that you would like assistance with in implementing a program to reduce food waste at Central Community School in Elkader, please let us know! Thanks and best wishes!
Jenny Trent
Environmental Specialist
Great Job Caden and Delaney on becoming Central's first PBIS medal winners! Continue to be leaders in demonstrating positive behavior!
Congratulations to Mrs. Wenger's 5th grade class on their FAST assessment achievement! The 5th grade class was the only class to make better than expected gains in fluency. As an average the 5th grade class gained 18 words per minute from fall to winter. Because of their amazing success, Mr. Trenkamp and Mrs. Wenger celebrated with them by hosting a sledding party at Osborne. Keep up the great work work 5th grade students!
Our first post is from Theresa Eberhardt. Thank you for the kind words Theresa, our students and staff were amazing last night! Wouldn't be possible without the strong community and parental support.
Please pass on to all of the students involved in this year’s carnival and variety show, needed to write this note to say how very impressed I was. I know it is also with the guidance from the boosters and teachers as well-kudos!! A job well done!! It seems to continue to get better each year and though not so big in numbers everyone performed with a big heart. It is not just about having fun but it is about:
*using your God-given talents and abilities in productive ways
*getting up in front of a group of people will help you in any interview or job you have in the future to express your ideas with confidence
*creativity will help you in any future committee, job, career, or community involvement you pursue
*music and humor are very relaxing, calming and helpful in reducing stress and other health issues
*the friendships you develop through these events will stick with you for a lifetime
*without knowing it you have learned valuable life lessons like rolling with the punches, not letting a small set-back (or falling letter) interfere with what you know needed to be done, coming up with solutions to problems as they arise and moving on, schedules, timing, team work, hard work pays off and so much more
You will be the leaders in our churches, communities, schools, counties, states and nation for the future and I see it looking very bright! Great job and keep up the good work and commitment to excellence in all that you do and strive for.
Theresa E. Eberhardt
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ReplyDeleteThanks for catching that. Obviously I suffered from a long summer break in school and didn't retain that lesson:)
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t agree more with Theresa’s comments – everyone should be commended on a job well done at the Carnival.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to add that Central is churning out some of the best citizens in our area... I continue to see students exhibiting respect, class, and sportsmanship on and off the court/field, in speech, drama, and music, mentoring and more. There is a lot of promise contained in the walls of our small school, and the future is bright.
Julie Tschirgi
Central will host Starmont this Thursday in the first round of regional high school girls basketball starting at 7:00 p.m. Since this is a post season state assigned game, Central activities cards will not be honored. The cost of admission for both adults and students is $ 6. The same will be true when the Central boys basketball team host Ed-Co in the first round of district play next Monday, Feb 17th., starting at 8:00 p.m.
ReplyDeleteThe Central high school boys basketball team will play Valley Lutheran this Friday in only one varsity game, starting at 6:15 p.m. Valley Lutheran does not have enough players at the JV level to play that game.
Kennith Orr and Marcus Siegwarth will compete in class 1A wrestling at Jesup this Saturday for the right to go to state. The district meet will begin at noon.
The large group state speech contest was held last Saturday at Waterloo West, with Central participants receiving numerous I ratings.
Marcus will be competing at the State tournament today, as a Central wrestler! Thank you to our student athletes that help make this a reality again. I look forward to building the wrestling program in the years to come!
ReplyDeleteWanted to share this email I received from Mrs. Franta:
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know that the Music and Fine Arts trip went very well. In the 20 years that I have been at Central, this was the most well behaved and respectful group that I have ever traveled with. They were always on time when we met at the bus, and we were early to all of our destinations. Our driver also commented on what a great group they were. I was proud of them, and they represented Central in a very positive way!