 Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Come see how easy it is to make a difference in our school community. Free babysitting is provided. _____________________________________ Hike Through History May 31 The theme this year is "Childhood". Have you ever wondered what your life would have been like if you had been born hundreds of years ago? During this year's hike our students will explore what childhood was like in South Berwick during earlier times. If you would like more information about the event, go to: hikethroughhistory.org _____________________________________ The End of Year BBQ  Please join us for an end of year BBQ. This is a free event for all Central School families. We will have bounce houses, games, food and music! More information to come. If you would like to be on the planning committee or help out with this wonderful event, please contact Kristin Sessler at: Kristin.Sessler@gmail.com *The rain date will be May 20* _______________________________ Third Grade Art Show and Ice Cream Social June 12  Come join us for a fun evening of ice cream and art! Our talented third graders will be curating this Central School "en Plein Air" Art Show to be held on the CES front lawn from 5:00 to 7:00. Each student will select the piece of artwork they are most proud of to exhibit. *The rain date will be June 13* ________________________________  Thanks to your generous support of PTO fundraisers, we are pleased to announce that this year we were able to approve $4146.13 in teachers Grant Requests to help fill the financial gap in school funding. 3rd Grade: 100% funding to see the Nutcracker Play at the Rochester Opera House and a Makey-Makey Stem Music Program for Mrs. Smith to use with the class. 2nd Grade: 4 Hokki stools to help active learners focus, 4 beanbag chairs for a reading nook, 18 much needed replacement headphones to use with laptops and a full set of Mentor Reading Texts. 1st Grade: 3 complete Sets of Lucy Calkins Reading Texts for levels E, F & G Kindergarten: The following construction, imagination and sensory toys for the team to share: 118 piece Magnaset Playmags, Smartmax Start construction toy, new Tinkertoys, a set of Crystal Slot Together Builders, several Learning Resources Jumbo Tweezers, two sets of Color Coded Thera Putty, Creativity Street Pop Beads, a Water Bead set, 21 lbs of colored sensory play sand, Learning Resources Link & Learn Bucket of 500, Vitos Famous Deli Counter play set as well as lots of colored noodles and colored rice. ____________________________________ CES Students got a taste of Native American Culture on November 14 The CES PTO invited Kunnaway (Young Bear) and his walk beside (wife) Awabejiwani (Birdie) to come to Central School to talk with our students and share their culture. It was a wonderful day of discovery for everyone!   ____________________________________ |  We are always looking to get more parents involved in the PTO! There are volunteer opportunities to fit everyone's interests and schedules. Visit our PTO Activities page to learn more and print out and send in the PTO Volunteer Interest Survey to your child's teacher so that we can contact you! ____________________________________  If you are a parent of a Central School child, ask to join our Facebook group and get regular PTO updates! You can also search for us under "Central Elementary PTO". *To maintain privacy we verify that each request to join comes from a CS parent, so approval by the group adminstrator may take a few days. ___________________________________ Planting of the Green April 4 Come get your hands dirty at our annual Planting of the Green! CES students will sing songs and get dirty planting vegitables. Once plants are old enough they will be harvisted for our all school salad bar on Field Day. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact Mrs. Seekamp at sigrun.seekamp@rsu35.org  _____________________________________ Staff Appreciation Week April 30-May 4 It's time once again to thank the amazing teachers and staff who make our school so special. The PTO has set up several fun surprises through the week to let them know just how much we appreciate all that they do for our children. If you would like to help us celebrate, contact Ilaria Zinser at ilariazinser@gmail.com _____________________________________  Join us for our spring Buy-One Get-One Free Book Fair! Our book fair surrounds students in the celebration of reading with hundreds of fun, engaging books for them to discover. Giving kids access to good books to choose on their own will motivate them to read more. And like most skills, the more they practice, the better they will get! _____________________________________ There are more than just books in the CES Library! Have you seen the Fairy House in the CES Library? He or she took up residence a few years ago and has made her/himself quite at home! Ask your kids about it.  ____________________________________ Thank You! Thank you to everyone who supports the CES PTO. With your support and the dedication or our PTO Dads team, last summer they were able to build 9 beautiful new book shelves for our Library. Make sure to check them out!  |
South Berwick Central Elementary School PTO
Welcome to South Berwick Central School PTO Website! This website was created to make communication for South Berwick Central School Community more accessible. Check back here often for important news and information.
