Reminder
#Clayton County BEST is liquidating their Warrior merchandise from last school year. If you would like to purchase a shirt or water bottle, please contact us.
Spots for 2022-2023 preschool are filling fast! If you missed preschool registration, please call or stop by the Elementary Office!
In Junior Achievement today, 4th graders thought about how switching up something easy can turn it into a challenge. Then they made a fortune teller to help them think about solving problems!
Central Community School Receives STEM BEST® H.D. Program Award
Elkader, Iowa – The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council announced Central Community School as one of the 38 school districts receiving the STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) H.D. Program models for 2021. The STEM BEST H.D. Program is designed to prepare students for the workforce through curriculum focused on skills needed in job sectors such as computer science/information technology, healthcare professions and advanced manufacturing.
The STEM BEST H.D Program is the result of a special appropriation from the Iowa legislature to expand the STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program to focus efforts on job sectors that are in high demand. It will help build partnerships between schools and businesses, allowing educators and industry professionals to work together to develop curriculum and projects that prepare students for careers in these high-demand fields.
This $40,000 expansion of Central’s Clayton County BEST program will target grades 7-12 in the areas of advanced manufacturing. Our current program partners Central students and business owners with a general focus on solving real problems in the areas of technology, marketing, and general problem-solving. According to the census, manufacturing is the largest employer sector in Clayton County with 19.2% of the population. Central, with support from NICC, recently purchased a Torchmate plasma table to expand and diversify our current offerings to attract more students and partners to our program. In addition, expanding our offerings to include advanced manufacturing will add Central’s industrial technology teacher, Ryan Bergan, to our Clayton County BEST program, strengthening the student experience and ensuring program longevity. We will also be providing additional opportunities for students in grades 7-8 and feel that the connection between Clayton County BEST and our industrial technology program will expand the participation and build stronger employability skills of all students in our work-based programs.
Attached is the press release for the 1st Nature Kids of the year.
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/1vwS6GxcZ
My County Parks: https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Clayton/Park/Osborne-Park/Events/20417/Nature-Kids.aspx
County Website: https://www.claytoncountyconservation.org/event-details/nature-kids-earth-day-activities
Congrats Alivia and Sean on your participation in Dorian!
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.
