Central School District 51

Rock Star readers!

Congratulations to these students who earned principals choice through their reading logs.

Mrs. Couri presented the writing process to the school board tonight. She presented concepts that she learned from the Illinois Reading Conference. Five students were in attendance presenting their finished product to board members.

Jenifer Hearn from The Leader in Me came for a coaching day with staff and speak at our staff meeting!

Congratulations to the December Students of the Month! Addyson J., Courtney C., Diya I., Kaden M., and Charlee H.

Let's go Trojans! Central hosting WMS tonight for junior high boys basketball! #CelebrateCentral51 #TrojanArmy #Teamwork

Solid advice from our Kindergarten students

We are so excited for this year's Trojan Gala on Saturday, March 7th! Please see the letter regarding the 2020 Trojan Gala Grade Level Baskets! #celebratecentral51 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByNC6ubnRweyNWFwbUxibVEtSTNCYUdkQkFoMmJkNUN5MXhV/view?usp=sharing

Getting ready for junior high volleyball season! Round Robin Tourney at CIS today! #celebratecentral51 #volleyballrocks #teamwork

Dance Team did an outstanding job at the Boys Game Tonight! #celebratecentral51 #danceislife

Save the date and spread the word! In 3 years this event has brought in more than $104,000 to support technology and innovation in our classrooms! #CelebrateCentral51 #FutureFocused #Makingadifference

Progress! #celebratecentral51 https://pjhoerr.com/blog/article/2019/12/central-school-district-51---washington-il

Please see the following updates from Mrs. Youngman on the 2019 Salvation Army Project and WHIP (Washington Helps It’s People). A big thanks to Mrs. Youngman for her time and commitment to these two projects! Updates: In the month of December, Central adopted eighteen families in need through the Salvation Army. All grade levels participated to help these families. The following list indicates how each grade level contributed: • Kindergarten – toothbrushes and toothpaste • 1st grade - kitchen gadgets (can openers, pot holders, spatulas, serving spoons, etc…) • 2nd grade - bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, dish clothes, etc… • 3rd grade – laundry soap/softener • 4th grade – Cleaning supplies (bath, kitchen, etc…) • 5th grade – toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, bath gel, lotions, etc…) • 6th, 7th, and 8th grades – gifts for the children and parents to unwrap on Christmas morning. This project has become a tradition at CIS and CPS and as always Central students/families showed their generosity by going above and beyond what was expected. In addition to the gifts and household goods, we supplied a $40 Kroger gift card to each family to help provide Christmas dinner. The Salvation Army is always so impressed with our school and all of the families are extremely thankful for our generosity! Thank you to all of the students and families that made this project a success! The students had a great time and hopefully learned that giving can feel better than receiving. Additionally, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the success of our WHIP (Washington Helps Its People) program. Central has collected 1,407 items for WHIP. WHIP asked to share the following with all of Central families: We are open twice a month serving an average of 170 families each time. WHIP only serves people within the 61571 zip code. The food donated by Central families allows WHIP to use funds to purchase ground beef, cheese, fruit, and eggs. WHIP received fresh produce in the summer from the food pantry garden and local gardeners. WHIP is very thankful for the generous support of District 51. As always, thank you for your continued support! Joelle Youngman

DARE Graduation Day with Officer Taylor and the 5th grade

CPS raising money for St Jude this holiday season.

Mrs. Evan’s Kindergarten class participated in STEM holiday science experiments today. ❄️💙

Mrs. Wulf’s Kindergarten class is participating in STEM Holiday Science experiments! ❄️☃️

Thanks to our Central District 51 Board of Education for the annual Staff Holiday Breakfast. It was great to have everyone gathered together to celebrate a fantastic first semester! 💙 #celebratecentral51

Congratulations to the CIS Students of the Month for November! Garrett C., Natalie C., Sydney G., Isabelle C., and Mia M.

CIS hosted its first ever CIS Parents Cafe on Thursday, November 14th. In an effort to gain feedback from an even larger number of parents, we are asking that you please complete this CIS Parent Feedback Form. Your responses will help guide us as we continuously improve areas like curriculum, Social Emotional Learning, communication, and collaboration at Central Intermediate School. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG0pnXJPqaWigWcXnp9pJyj-EYrQycczywlUf-UYnFF7vu1w/viewform?usp=sf_link