
It is going to be a great day at Central Elementary!
Photo Credit: Mr. Phillips, 4th grade teacher



Staff and students enjoyed the opportunity to meet with Dr. Wood, Superintendent, this morning. Leaders from our district office also joined for our staff conversations. Thank you for this opportunity!










We value and appreciate all our school librarians today on National School Librarian Day and all days! District 202 appreciates your hard work and dedication to your job! #202proud


Per Gov. JB Pritzker, flags at all District 202 buildings will fly at half staff until sunset Thursday to honor and remember DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil who died in the line of duty on March 28.

Please use the link below to access our April 2024 Family Newsletter. The newsletter is intended to be a "one stop shop" for all current and upcoming events in April.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4114/CEES/4134327/April_2024.pdf

Our spring spirit wear sale was extended to April 1st! Save 25% sitewide! There is also free shipping on all orders over $60.
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/IL/Plainfield/Central+Elementary+School?utm_source=customer-db&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=launch-fwd

There is a fantastic, free event on Selfies & Screen Time on April 10th @ 6PM at PNHS. Please use the link below for additional information.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4114/CEES/4133795/Screen_Time_PPN_Event__April_10__2024.pdf

💚Thank you to Mrs. Dreger and our PTO for the variety of hydration options and cute cups! Check out the recipes to get ready for spring break! 🧃😎





🤩To practice writing simple sentences, kindergartners played headbands where they read the sentences to their friends and they had to write what they heard. ✏️📝











🤩Last night we celebrated CE staff members with 15 and 20 years of service to district 202. (Total years of service, not school years)
1️⃣5️⃣Years: Jerry Conrad, Tracie Dycus, Julie Earl, Kate Sullivan
2️⃣0️⃣Years: Tammy Broussard, Tricia Kramer, Melissa Leprich, Molly Longo, Jen Manfredi, Julie Palandech.











Our Wildcats enjoyed their final class party of the year thanks to our incredible parent/guardian volunteers! Thank you to all the adults who took time to plan special games and crafts. It was an exciting and memorable day for all!











💡Students in Mrs. Strizu's first grade class explored sound for Science today. They had sound stations and made guitars! 🎸











💡Brief power outage can’t stop these hard workers in Ms. Page's third grade class! 📚🔦📖





🥇🥈🥉Results from the first week of Battle of the Buses! We announce the next three winners Friday afternoon. 🚌




Here is an update on our students' Book March Madness votes and winning books so far! 📚🗳️



Our spring spirit wear sale kicked off TODAY and runs through March 26th. You can access our online spirit wear store on the CE website, in the March Family Newsletter, the paper flier that went home, or using the link below.
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/IL/Plainfield/Central+Elementary+School?utm_source=32416&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=school-direct

FBI SELECT students in Ms. Alicia's & Ms. Kelsey's class were visited by Nancy, a Dental Hygienist from Dr. Rita's office. She gave an interactive presentation on the importance of taking care of our teeth.
Ms. Kelsey's class was joined by peer buddies from Ms. Milano's class!
All students had a great time and had fun participating!











This week, kindergartners in Miss Milano's class are learning digraph -ck using the i-Ready Magnetic Reading resource. As a class, they read a short story about 6 chicks. Then, students took turns reading to a partner and helping each other on tricky words.









#BookMarchMadness started today!
🖍️The Day the Crayons Quit was a clear winner today. 🏆
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZvP0fVJsURGJQs9pnoeLXVEEYt22K2hg/view?usp=drivesdk






To kick off our Wellness Week, our 4th grade students learned about how to have a healthy heart. Students learned about the importance of eating healthy, exercising 60 minutes a day, getting 10-11 hours of sleep each night, CPR, and being kind!
@KidsHeartChall









