Shiver me timbers! Did you know that September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Our Kindergarten set sail for a day of adventure with fun centers and activities. They built pirate ships and tested to see if they would sink or float. It was an arrrrrrsome day!
This week our PAWSome Store opened up! Students have been working hard to earn tickets by following our P.A.W.S. Our store is open during lunch recess on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Check out our PAWSome Amazon wishlist to donate items to our store!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/6GC81FGIFBNM?ref_=wl_share
This morning our PTC held the Mad Dash to Camp Keep drawing. Congratulations to the winners! We appreciate all who made this a great fundraiser for our 6th graders. Click on the link for video: https://youtu.be/Wmle3w83JIg
Centennial's POP Room has opened for the year! Students are invited to come in during lunch recess on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We have a variety of board games, art projects, legos, and even playdough for students to enjoy. POP stands for Power of Play. We know that it is important for students to have other spaces besides the playground to interact with each other.
Don't forget! Picture day is tomorrow, August 29th. Pictures can be ordered at Lifetouch. Our School Code is: EVTRD9P49
https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/
We are looking forward to seeing our Centennial parents tonight at Back to School!
PE instruction has begun here at Centennial. Our 4th-6th graders go to PE on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Our 1st-3rd graders get to enjoy PE with Mrs. Voss every other Wednesday. CUBs, don't forget to wear appropriate shoes on your PE days!
Today Centennial Elementary opened our gates and welcomed students for the 24-25 school year. We saw friends reunite, families celebrate new milestones, and teachers welcome new students to their classrooms. We hope that all of our CUBS had a fabulous first day of school!
Centennial CUBS got to meet their teachers this morning at Meet and Greet. We are super excited about the first day of school tomorrow!
More end of the year activities happening here at Centennial today! TK and Kindergarten students enjoyed some super centers out on the playground. 6th graders challenged parents and teachers to a game of kickball. Once again, they walked away in defeat. Good job parents and teachers!!
The end of the year celebrations continue as Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Davis' 5th grade classes enjoyed an ice cream sundae party on this beautiful morning.
Today we celebrated our 6th graders who are ready to leave Centennial and head off to Jr. High. Students had a blast playing outside with blowups, climbing tower, and yard games. They got to snack on unlimited sno cones and enjoy the candy bar. Thank you to our PTC and many parents who made this a special party for our 6th grade CUBS!
Our first graders celebrated the end of a hard working year with a party in the park! Thank you to all of the teachers and parent volunteers who helped to run these fun centers.
Last Friday, we celebrated our 6th graders who have been on the honor roll for 3 quarters or more this year. Parents were invited to join students at Hodel's for a beautiful luncheon.
Congratulations to our very own Miss Kendrick for receiving Rosedale's Community Member Golden Apple Award. Miss K runs the incredible art program here at Centennial. She provides in depth art lessons every other week during the school year to our classes. Students love art day! Many of you were able to see the amazing glow in the dark art display that was created by Miss K, the Centennial Cubs, and some very hard working PTC volunteers at Open House. We are grateful to all who help fundraise with PTC as this helps make Miss K's art program possible!
This morning our 4th-6th Grade BOB Team traveled to the Kern County Museum for North Kern's Battle of the Books event. These student have spent the year reading from a list of 30 books and this morning were teamed up with kids from all over Kern County. Teams answered questions about this great literature. Stay tuned for more information on how your student can be apart of our BOB team next year!
Over the weekend PTC hosted several parents and families who made incredible posters to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you to all who helped with these! Click below to see other ways you can appreciate our amazing Centennial staff this week:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rx7jRKMs85RHwXmaINowtN0D3bRQsf2q/view?usp=sharing
Last Thursday our First Grade CUBS went on a field trip to CALM. They were able to see all kinds of animals and plants that are native to California.
Several of our CUBS are enjoying Mrs. Maybee's after school Latch Hook class on Mondays as apart of our ELOP program.
Saturday was the Kern County Oral Language Festival. We are so incredibly proud of Gwen, Claire, and Emily for representing Centennial Elementary. Congratulations to Gwen for placing second place in the Serious Solo Category. These students are amazing!
