The Central Spanish club will be selling walking Tacos during parent teacher conferences in the Central Foyer on Tuesday, March 15th. Meal includes a drink, walking taco and dessert. All money goes to support students on their Spanish trip to Costa Rica this summer.

Today the 7th and 8th Grade Band performed at the Middle School Large Group Festival at NFV. Please congratulate them as they came home with a Superior Rating.

The preschool celebrated their 100th day of school with 100 balloons, a number scavenger hunt and cake today!




Paid Internship

Central's 6th grade tried some blind weaving today. The activity let students get an idea of what Phillip, a character in our novel The Cay, is going through being blind and shipwrecked. ( who knew masks made great blindfolds)




Congratulations to Central's jazz choir, Jazz Central, on being selected for the Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships! They were one of eight 1A school ensembles selected for the IVJC event and will perform on March 29th for the IVJC event at West Des Moines Valley HS. Congratulations!

Central College/Career Experience Activities!




Central is closed today, this include all after school activities and meetings.
Central is on a 2 hour delay this morning due to weather.
Second and fifth grade book buddies were both talking about homophones, so the fifth graders decided to make a worksheet for the second graders to do this week.




Fourth grade students had fun reading their first letters from their Georgia pen pals! They have plenty of ideas on what to write back to them!
Parents & Family of current 6-8th graders,
Please join us via Livestream for a 25-minute parent informational meeting on Tuesday, March 8th at 6:00pm! A tour director will give you all the details about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Washington, D.C., Gettysburg and Mount Vernon during the Summer of 2023.
To join the meeting, simply click this link: https://schooltrip.us/ElkaderIA23
Also, please RSVP for the meeting if you haven't already. Your student will bring home an RSVP slip today. You can either have your student return the slip to Ms. Schmeling, or click here to RSVP digitally: https://forms.gle/4yCxYxc3ScFcA2Bn8
We sincerely hope you will take advantage of this special opportunity to invest in your student’s future, and that you will consider joining us on this journey as well!
Regards,
Staci Schmeling

Central's Parent Teacher Conferences are March 10th & 15th. Please sign into your JMC Family account to schedule conferences with your students' teachers.
Parents of elementary students (PS-6) only need to schedule with their homeroom teacher.
Please call Central's Elementary office at 245-1472 or Central's High School office at 245-1750 with any questions.

Bob Griffith joined us in the art room today to share some woodworking tips. We took a stab at carving our own wooden owls.

#ClaytonCountyBEST students show off the new recycling center they earned from Pepsi’s Recycle Rally Program. Students track Central’s recycling efforts to earn points toward rewards.

We still have spots available to donate blood tomorrow, March 2! Please consider donating...walk-in welcome!
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Central Community School

Elementary students are invited to participate in Read Across America Dress Up Days!

Elkader St. Patrick's Day Fun!

Families of current 6-8th graders,
We are very excited to announce that we will be leading a group of students and parents on an educational tour to Washington, D.C., Gettysburg and Mt. Vernon on July 29 - August 1, 2023.
Please join us on Tuesday, March 8th at 6:00pm via Livestream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300!
To join the meeting, simply click this link: https://schooltrip.us/ElkaderIA23
To RSVP, click here: https://forms.gle/4yCxYxc3ScFcA2Bn8
For any other questions, feel free to contact Ms. Schmeling sschmeling@central.k12.ia.us or Mr. Zurbriggen rzurbriggen@central.k12.ia.us
Don't miss out!



Loved having Annie Palas visit the art room for “Workshop Wednesday”! She shared with us how art and design play big roles with architecture.

