Announcements 

Please see the message below from our PE Teachers

Important information:

Join our community of lifesavers!

Event date is from March 25-April 12.

Register by downloading the AHA Schools app or by visiting heart.org/schools.

Complete Finn's Mission and learn about the lifesaving skill of Hands-only CPR.

Let's raise funds to help kids with special hearts.


We have two $50 Amazon gift cards that will be raffled off at the end of the event.  Please email Erin and I as to how you are helping us to communicate this to your students/families and we will enter your name into the raffle.  Two of you here at Center School will win!!


If you have any questions please reach out to us.  Thank you for helping our students lead healthy lives through this program.

PICTURE RETAKE DAY IS OCTOBER 20, 2023


Halloween Costume Email 

Dear Center Families, 

            Halloween is this month!  While dressing up and celebrating creativity and imagination provide opportunities for fun and community building, the day can also create situations where students inadvertently dress in a way that can be hurtful to others. We are asking you to join us in helping ensure that students are thoughtful about the costumes that they wear to school. Being proactive can help all of us to avoid uncomfortable situations at school and can help us ensure that Halloween is a time where all students feel safe and honored. 

         Please work with and talk with your student to make sure that the costume that they select -or will select-does not portray a stereotyped image of a culture or group of people. In addition, please help students to make sure that their costume is not offensive to any racial, ethnic or religious group, any people with disabilities or illnesses, or any other group of people. Costumes should not become opportunities to turn a person’s identity into a stereotyped image. While students might choose to dress as a famous person or character whose identity is different than their own, please reinforce the importance of not darkening skin or using makeup to change a child’s skin color to match the person who they are dressing up to be. Students are often unaware of the long history these traditions have of causing harm and need our help in understanding why it can be hurtful.

         Some examples of costumes that can be problematic include: Native American costumes involving headdresses or feathers, dressing as a homeless person, dressing as a person with any physical or mental disability, or dressing in any costume that portrays a narrow or negative stereotype about a specific ethnicity, religion or race.  

         Your Center Family looks forward to celebrating this day as a day of imagination and creativity on Tuesday,  October 31st  and appreciate your help in making sure that it is a fun day for everyone. If you have any questions at all regarding the day, please feel free to reach out.  Weather permitting, we will see you on the green at 2:15 on the 31st for our traditional Halloween Parade!  

Note for safety and organizational purposes, all students will return to class with their teachers after the parade and we ask that families wait outside for dismissal at 2:45. 

 

With appreciation and respect,

Center School Educators

 

Picture Day Email Sent Out Friday 9/8/2023

Hi Families,


Happy Friday! We had another successful week in first grade! Please see the message below from Central Office regarding picture day and information about ordering school pictures for your child.


Dear Center School Families,

It’s picture time!  Mr. Ferreira's Class will be taking school pictures Tuesday September 12, 2023 from 10:15-10:40am. Viewing and ordering photographs will be completed online this year.  Please see the important information below regarding viewing and ordering school pictures.  

Additional information can be found in the flyer attached to this message.  

School Picture Information 

If you have questions please reach out to the Center School office on Monday.  

Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Nate Ferreira


Please refer to the Center School Family Guide as a resource for specific information pertaining to our school community.

This year, our classroom will be utilizing Scholastic News as a resource for Science/Social Studies.  The cost to families per student will be $6.50.  

Our lunch is from 12:30-1:00. We have nut allergies in our classroom so please try and be mindful of the lunches/snacks you pack your child.  Please make sure that you child is aware of their lunch choice for each day.  Please refer to the information below regarding lunch from the cafeteria.


Fresh Picks Lunch Menus: We encourage you to pack your child’s lunch if you are unsure that your child will enjoy the choices -children need healthy nourishment each day!  Each day is one hot or one cold lunch choice.  Please check the school website for posted MENU under the parent tab. We will eat outside each day  weather permitting! We have picnic tables and the children love “picnic” style across the playground.


Important dates



8/26/2023 - We have a few peanut allergies in our classroom this year. In order to assure everyone's saftey, I ask that you please send your child with a nut free snack. Thank you for your help with this!