Upcoming Events for May 5 through 11!
Good luck at State today Scholastic Bowl Team! We are proud of you!! GO TROJANS!
Just a reminder, online registration for Summer Camps, with a guarantee of a t-shirt, ends May 9 for Girls Basketball and May 13 for all other sports camps. You will still be able to sign up for the camp after that date, but your student may not get a shirt. Go to the Central Website and click on the 2024 Summer Sports Camp button to sign up!!
Congratulations to our Scholastic Bowl Sectional Champions!! Good luck at State on Friday! Go Trojans!!! We are proud of you!
CANCELED - Tonight's Track Meet / Family Fun Night has been canceled due to weather.
Upcoming events for April 28-May 4!
Autism Prevalence--
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023)
*1 in 36 children in the U.S. have autism, up from the previous rate of 1 in 44.
*1 in 45 adults in the U.S. have autism
*In the U.S., about 4 in 100 boys and 1 in 100 girls have autism.
*Boys are nearly 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls.
*Autism prevalence is lower among white children than other racial and ethnic groups:
* White – 2.4%
* Black – 2.9%
* Hispanic – 3.2%
* Asian or Pacific Islander – 3.3%
*These changes reflect an improvement in outreach, screening and de-stigmatization of autism diagnosis among minority communities.
Please donate gently used books for the Central Care Club end of the year book sale. You can drop off books at the CPS Office, CIS Office or Book Fair. ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO ST. JUDE!
Congratulations to Olivia, Mason & Samantha on the amazing job they did at the IESA State Bowling Tournament! We are very proud of them, as well as, their team & coaches! Go Trojans!!
To close out our One School, One Book event at Central Primary, classes enjoyed watching a video sent to us from illustrator Steve Bjorkman, where he showed his art studio and led students through a few drawing tutorials. We look forward to soon receiving a video from author Vivian Vande Velde, where she will give a brief presentation and answer questions submitted by our students! We loved reading 8 Class Pets!
CANCELED-Track meet at Morton tonight, April 18, 2024 has been canceled. Check Team Snap for more information.
Upcoming events for April 21 through April 27
CANCELED - After school homework assistance has been canceled for tonight, April 16.
CANCELATION - After school activities, including Scholastic Bowl and Track and Field are cancelled for tonight.
Making a difference since 2017! Did you know that the Washington Community Foundation’s Central 51 Fund has granted $109,596 to our district? That’s $83,737 for wish list items and $25,859 for 59 teacher grants! Central School District 51 is grateful for the support and resources for students and staff.
This year’s group of grants includes: Drones in the Classroom, Introduction to Engineering and Coding, Digital Microscopes, and Creating a Comfortable Classroom with Flexible Seating.
What is autism? (Source: https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/autism.htm)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder. Someone with ASD may have difficulty with social interaction, communication, and behavior. For example, the earliest signs of ASD are that children may not make eye contact with their parents and may not be aware when someone is talking to them. About 30% of people (about 1 in 3) with ASD have an intellectual disability.
Upcoming events for April 14 through 20!
CPS students have had a great start to our One School, One Book event this week!
Kindergarten through 4th grade students are all reading 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos by Vivian Vande Velde together with their class through April 16. After our event wraps up, every student will bring home a free copy of “8 Class Pets” thanks to our amazing PTO!
We did it! Central School District 51 has been recognized as a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation! Let’s celebrate the district’s dedication to music education for all students.
Central is offering several summer sports camps. For more information or to sign up, click the “2024 Summer Sports Camps” button!