MARCH 17, 2017 the

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Legally Blonde Jr. The Musical

Mrs. Deitchler and

Mrs. Tuecke are team teaching a group of 2nd and 3rd graders. This

group meets daily for 30 minutes to review

Principles of Fundations being

taught in their classrooms. This includes decoding

words by syllables and understanding spelling

options for different sounds - especially long vowels. The students also work on high frequency and sight words that don't necessarily follow spelling rules but appear so often in print. The teachers meet

briefly each week to share duties in planning and gathering what's needed for the week's lessons. Each Friday, the students write in a

journal so they have the opportunity to apply what they've learned about these things. Mrs. Deitchler and Mrs. Tuecke reply to

students. This weekly exchange gives them the opportunity to get to know students better and provides encouragement to students to know that what they write is important for an audience!

Are you looking for weekend

plans? Then look no further! Central's Drama Department

presents Legally Blonde Jr. The

Musical this Friday, Saturday,

and Sunday! Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 pm and the Sunday show is

at 2 pm. Ms. Mycala Briggs, director, and her cast of

many have been working hard since mid January to be

ready for this performance. Tickets are only $5 and the doors will open 15 minutes

before show time. Hope to see you there!

A Physics Competition will be held at MFL

Mar Mac High school on March

21st. Central will have 21 students

presenting projects, seven high school

students and 14 middle school students. The

different competitions include mousetrap

cars, catapults, toothpick bridge building,

soda straw arms, and a challenge problem.

Central students to compete in a

Physics Competition

Events & Activities for

March 17-March 31, 2017

March 18th Girls & Boys track @ Luther Indoor Spring Musical @ 7:30 pm

March 19th Spring Musical @ 2:00 pm

March 20th UIC Track @ Luther Indoor 4:00 pm School Board Meeting @ 6:00 pm

March 21st Spring HS Band Concert @ 7:30 pm

March 22nd Snow Make Up Day

March 23rd Snow Make Up Day March Family Night

March 24th No School

March 27th All State Individual Speech

March 28th NHS Blood Drive @ Central 10:00 am HS Boys Track @ W. Delaware 4:30 pm

March 30th HS Girls Track @ W. Delaware 4:30 pm

For a complete listing of all events please visit:

http://www.central.k12.ia.us/vcalendar/

Individual State Speech

Results Individual State Speech was held in

Forest City on March 11th. The results

are as follows, Hannah Erickson, Storytelling, II; Kristi Eberhardt, Poetry,

II; Tess Hilgerson, Public Address, I; Josh Cummer, Improv. II;

Kristi Eberhardt, Prose, II; and

Tess Hilgerson, After Dinner Speaking, I. Tess was also selected to perform her

Public Address piece at the All-State

Festival held at UNI on Match 27th.

The K/1 classrooms had parent centers on Friday, March 10th. They made a

rainbow out of Fruit Loops, a leprechaun, a Wocket and tried to construct a

bridge out of pennies.

The Food Fitness kids hosted a FEEST last Thursday with the Central

girls basketball team as their guests. On the menu were different types

of pasta dishes, fruit salad and dessert.

Olivia Backes

and Cody Mueller

attended the Wartburg Trumpet

Festival on March 10th.

This week Tess, Central’s Food and Fitness Resource Contact made Breakfast Bites with PK- 4/5 classrooms! They have oats, peanut butter, honey, sun flower seeds, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and shredded carrots! Tess recruited the class to help measure and stir. Tess wanted to show the students an example of a fun breakfast food that includes whole grains and veggies, but the bites

would also make an awesome snack anytime!

Don’t forget to “like” the Central Facebook page

for more up to date happenings.

www.facebook.com/centralcommunityschool

On March 7th Kindergarten students invited their parents and grandparents in to share books the students had written. The students had been studying how to make pattern books and were able to choose one book they wanted to share with parents, grandparents and staff members. The students really enjoyed being able to share their books and look forward to doing it again.

Mrs. Erickson and Mrs. Crane's class celebrated students reaching individual goals. As a class they have earned 94 stickers. Great workers!!

The Central National Honor Society will be hosting its annual blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, March 28th from 10:00 am- 3:00 pm in the High School Gym. Online scheduling is now available by visiting redcrossblood.org. Simply type the Elkader zip code in the "Find Blood Drive" search box and then select the Central Community School Drive to register in advance. By donating to this drive you are not only helping to save lives, but are also helping provide a scholarship to our graduating seniors. For more information contact Ms. Huster at shuster@central.k12.ia.us or call the MS/HS Office at 245-1750.