Mrs. Bush
Mrs. Bush
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Principal's Update
Principal's Update
Dear Central Families,
We hope all of you have a wonderful summer! See the information below regarding upcoming events and the office's summer hours!
📢 Summer Office Hours & Availability
📢 Summer Office Hours & Availability
As we head into summer, we want to make sure our families know how to reach us and when!
Office Closed:
Office Closed:
Monday, May 26 – Memorial Day
Thursday, June 19 – Juneteenth Observed
Friday, July 4 – Fourth of July
Office Hours:
Office Hours:
Tuesday, May 27 - Friday, June 6: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Monday, June 9 – Friday, July 25: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Monday–Thursday)
Monday, July 28 – 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
🏖️ Please note that some office staff will take vacation time over the summer. You're always welcome to reach out to us by phone or email, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding!
📚 Class Requests
📚 Class Requests
We are already busy planning for next school year, and one of our areas of focus is scheduling for the following school year. In order to provide a positive learning environment for all students, there are several factors our staff takes into account. These factors include special education needs, classroom accommodations, reading and math needs, teacher instructional approaches, and student needs that contribute to learning.
While parents are welcome to provide information in order to help us plan for the next school year, we can not guarantee placement with any particular staff member for the upcoming school year. If you feel that there is an extenuating circumstance that should be shared with us or have information you wish to share about your child that may assist with placement and schedules for next school year, please submit that information via email by Friday, May 14, 2025 to Mrs. Bush and Ms. Martin.
🏅 CIS Awards Ceremony – Tuesday, May 13
🏅 CIS Awards Ceremony – Tuesday, May 13
We’re excited to celebrate our students’ academic achievements at the upcoming CIS Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 13! Each grade level will be recognized during its scheduled time, and ceremonies will occur in Holford Gym.
Awards Ceremony Schedule:
Awards Ceremony Schedule:
8:00–8:43 AM – 8th Grade Awards
8:46–9:29 AM – 6th Grade Awards
9:32–10:15 AM – 5th Grade Awards
10:18–11:01 AM – 7th Grade Awards
Families are welcome to join us during their child’s award time to help celebrate the hard work, growth, and achievements of the 2024–2025 school year. We look forward to seeing you there!
🎓 8th Grade Graduation – Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 PM
🎓 8th Grade Graduation – Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 PM
We are excited to celebrate the CIS Class of 2025 at our 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 PM. The ceremony will be held at Babcook Field, located at Washington Community High School:
Babcook Field
Washington Community High School
510 Wilmor Road
Washington, IL 61571
This special evening honors our 8th graders’ hard work, growth, and achievements as they prepare to enter high school.
Families are invited to attend and help us celebrate this exciting milestone!
☔ In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Holford Gym, and families will be notified of the change in location.
We look forward to celebrating the class of 2025!
🎉 CIS Field Day & Family Picnic – Monday, May 19 ☀️
(Rain date: Tuesday, May 20)
🎉 CIS Field Day & Family Picnic – Monday, May 19 ☀️
(Rain date: Tuesday, May 20)
We’re gearing up for an exciting and active Field Day at CIS on Monday, May 19! This event is for 5th–7th-grade students, as our 8th graders will have already wrapped up their time at CIS.
🧺 New this year: CIS Family Picnic!
We’re inviting CIS families to join their students during the Field Day lunch hour for a special picnic lunch. The time for lunch will be announced closer to Field Day.
🧺 New this year: CIS Family Picnic!
We’re inviting CIS families to join their students during the Field Day lunch hour for a special picnic lunch. The time for lunch will be announced closer to Field Day.
Families are welcome to:
Families are welcome to:
Bring lunch for their child
Join them outside
Bring lawn chairs, blankets, or picnic supplies to enjoy the time together
🙋 We Need Volunteers!
🙋 We Need Volunteers!
Field Day runs on fun, sunshine, and volunteers! If you're available to help with activities, we’d love to have you join us. More details and a sign-up link will be shared soon.
🗓️ If the weather doesn't cooperate, our rain date is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20.
We’re excited to create a memorable day of fun for our students and families!
Communication
Communication
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns!
Email: ebush@central51.net
Office Phone: (309)444-3943 ext. 2402
Ms. Martin
Assistant Principal's Update
Assistant Principal's Update
Can you believe it's May already?! As we are wrapping up our year, I would like to say thank you to the CIS families for your support of our staff as they work with your children. We are greatly appreciative of the continued support. The students and staff have worked so hard this year!
8th Grade Students
8th Grade Students
Congratulations on finishing your journey at CIS! Your hard work has been evident and it will serve you well at the high school. Hopefully, you can look back at your time at CIS with fond memories. Best wishes as you move on to the high school! We will miss you!
Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation
Teacher Appreciation is the week of May 5-9, 2024. Thank you to PTO, community members, family volunteers, and students for helping make Teacher Appreciation week amazing! We have an amazing staff and we really appreciate how much effort is being put into celebrating all staff members for next week. Please see the flyer below for more details!
Summer Activities
Summer Activities
There are many activities in the summer for students to participate in. Click HERE for a list of camps and their information. Don't forget to look at community resources to see what is offered for your child as well.
Extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Students at CIS have multiple opportunities to join various activities and athletics. We encourage students to get involved in whatever extracurricular they find interesting. As students get ready for next year, please take a look below to see what extracurriculars we offer at Central.
Mr. Coovert
School-Based Behavior Health Counselor
School-Based Behavior Health Counselor
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! One last month. Let's finish strong!
Central Code: We have one final Central Code assembly on Friday, May 9th where we will recognize students who displayed Leadership.
Summer Resources:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ - This provides ways to engage on social media and the internet in a safe way!
https://www.khanacademy.org/ - This can provide academic support by grade level!
Smiling Mind App - Mental fitness app with a tracker, mindfulness, and meditation activities
Nurse Martin
Nurse's Notes
Nurse's Notes
End of Year Medication Reminder
Students who have non-emergency medication at school such as daily prescription medication, Tylenol, Advil, etc. must have their medication picked up by a parent.
All medications must be picked up by July 1, 2025. Any unclaimed medication will be disposed of according to Illinois EPA Drug Take Back Act.
Mrs. Perko - Reading
Skill Building
Skill Building
Staying Connected to Learning in the Summer
The Book Nook is a used book store right here in Washington! Donate used books, and money is credited to your account. Then pick up a few titles you haven’t read and enjoy! Bring your student on a weekly/bimonthly basis over the summer especially! Set up an account today, and use this great resource right in town.
The Book Nook LLC
641 N Cummings Lane
Washington, IL 61571
(309) 693-3612
Another great resource is the Washington District Library in Washington and Sunnyland. Both branches have an excellent book selection for your avid OR picky reader. Get set up with a library card and dive into a good book. Washington District Library
Attached is a recommended Summer Reading List. It is important to continue to read 20 minutes a day over the summer. One list in particular is the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ List. It is composed of top editors’ picks of young adult literature. A mixture of fiction and nonfiction this list always has many fan favorites. Rebecca Caudill List 2026
For math, many of the same resources students use at school to supplement their math learning can also be used at home over the summer a couple of times a week. Students will still have access to ALEKS. ALEKS already knows your student’s strengths and weaknesses and will give them problems to solve they are ready to learn. Students can log into ALEKS from their chromebooks using Clever. Tell them to work on their pathway and they will know what to do because teachers have used it all year.
Students can also use 99math to work on their math fact fluency. I have also been using Math Fact Lab because it helps students do more than just memorize their math facts. It helps them model the facts and connect them with other facts through a series of different activity choices.
For students looking for a math challenge, there are some interesting problems at a Stanford based site called you cubed https://www.youcubed.org/tasks/ There are also some collaborative games to boost math thinking at Cambridge Based nrich.com https://nrich.maths.org/12752
If you would like to learn more about what we do to help students, feel free to reach out to us. Mandi Perko, Reading mperko@central51.net and Elizabeth Hahn, Math ehahn@central51.net
Mrs. Hahn - Math
Mrs. Clarke -
PE
Mrs. Lang -
PE
Physical Education & Health
Physical Education & Health
We are wrapping up our third and final round of fitness testing for the school year.
We will continue to go outside when possible throughout the rest of the school year. Please make sure your student is dressed for the temperatures outside.
Mr. Schumacher - Health
Mr. Brent -
PE Paraprofessional
Mrs. J. Uftring
Student Council
Student Council
Wednesday, May 7th, is the last donut day of the year.
Spirit Week May 5th- May 9th to celebrate our 8th graders' last full week
May 5th- LET'S FIESTA Cinco de Mayo (red, white, and green)
May 6th- YOU ROCK- band tees/ red and black
May 7th- YOU ARE KENOUGH- Barbie vs. Ken (pink or blue)
May 8th- IT'S A PARTY IN THE USA- Red, White, and Blue
May 9th- BLACKOUT (last assembly of the year)
Thank you to everyone who helped support the Student Council this year. We were able to purchase new playground and gym equipment and Prize Patrol items for CPS. Student Council also got a suggestion box to gather ideas from the other students and a new paper cutter for the teacher's lounge. We are also excited to bring the teachers treats and drinks via our door service for Teacher Appreciation Week.
Mrs. Heffta
Library News
Library News
All library books are due back May 16. Please help your students remember to return their books.
The Washington Public Library will have a reading contest for all ages! There will be events throughout the summer including the Kick Off Carnival Monday, Jun 2, 2024. If you don’t have a public library card this would be a great time to get one.
Mrs. Youngman
Central Care Club
Central Care Club
BOOK SALE!
We are excited to have our second annual book sale during field day for both CPS and CIS. Please see the below flyer for details! We want to beat last years total of over $700 that was sent to St. Jude. We have more than enough books to exceed this goal!
Please send a few dollars with your student during field day so they can bring home some books for summer reading and support St. Jude!
All Books are $.25.
Central care club book sale.pdf
Important Dates:
Important Dates:
May 1
School Principal/Assistant Principal Day!
5-8 Cross Cat Field Trip, 9:00am-2:00pm
8th Grade Resource Class Field Trip, 12:00-2:00pm
City Math Tournament, CIS, 2:00-3:00pm
Kindergarten-1st Grade Music & Art Show, 5:00pm (Enter at Central New Gym)
May 2
School Lunch Hero Day
8th Grade Dance/Event, 7:00-9:00pm (Enter at Circle Drive)
May 3
Track & Field at Hornet Invite, Eureka, IL 9:00am
May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week!
May 5
Scholastic Bowl Sectional Tournament, Macomb Middle School, Macomb, IL 4:00pm
Track & Field at Metamora, High School Track, 4:15pm
5-8 Grade Band Concert, Holford Gym, 7:00pm
May 6
8th Grade Cross Cat Students at WCHS, 8:30-10:05 am
5-8 Grade Choir Concert & 5th Grade Art Show, Holford Gym, 7:00pm
May 7
School Nurses Day!
8th Grade Field Trip to Chiefs Game, 9:45am
May 8
5-8 Cross Cat Field Trip, 11:15-1:30
2nd & 3rd Grade Music & Art Show, Central & Holford Gyms, 5:00pm
May 9
Scholastic Bowl State Tournament, details TBD
May 10
Track & Field County Meet, at Morton, High School Track, 9:00am
E Sports Tournament, CIS
May 12
Track & Field at Canton High School, 4:00pm
May 13
Awards Celebration, Holford Gym
8:00-8:43am, 8th Grade Awards
8:46-9:29am, 6th Grade Awards
9:32-10:15am, 5th Grade Awards
10:18-11:01am, 7th Grade Awards
8th Grade Town Celebration Picnic, 11:00am
May 15
5-8 Grade Cross Cat Field Trip, 9:00am-12:00pm
8th Grade Graduation, WCHS Football Field, 6:30pm
May 16
6th Grade Field Trip, 8:15am-2:30pm (May 21 rain date)
The Good Cemeterian Field Trip, 9:00-11:30am
May 17
Track & Field Sectionals, Canton High School, 10:00am
May 19
Incoming 5th Grade Band Sign Ups (current 4th Graders), CIS Band Room, 3:30-6:00pm
May 20
7th Grade Field Trip, 9:45am-2:30pm
May 22
6th Grade Field Trip to Science & Industry Museum, 6:45am
May 23
Last Day Attendance for Students (half day attendance)
Track & Field State Tournament, Eastside Centre, 10:15am
May 24
Track & Field State Tournament, Eastside Centre, 8:20am
May 26
Memorial Day - School Offices Closed
May 28-May 30
Girls Basketball Summer Camp
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