Don't forget to get those last minute Spell-A-Thon pledges! Pledge packets are due tomorrow. Let's get that new playground!
#ClaytonCountyBEST students install a quote that they created in the Spanish Classroom for Mrs. Erickson. The students have been working with a Cricut machine to design decorative and promotions items for a diverse group of partners. The machine was purchased with money awarded through the STEM Enhancement program from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. They have applied skills such as problem solving, creativity, critical thinking and communication to their work. #STEMBEST
Results are in! Both the Marketing Plan Team and Farm Business Management Team received silver ratings at the 93rd Iowa FFA Leadership Conference!
Who would have thought that the FFA would have a band and choir? We had three individuals use their musical talent to represent Central Community FFA in the Iowa FFA Band and Choir!
Central Stakeholders,
Last night the school board adopted the new CDC guidelines which now state masks are required when within 3' of another person for 15 minutes or more. This means masks will remain required on all of our transportation. It also means masks may be required in classrooms where students can't be spread out 3' or more. Students will be expected to follow the expectation of the teacher and teachers' expectations could be different from class to class. Masks are also still required in the lunch line. Masks are no longer required in the hallways or outdoors or anywhere else when 3' for 15 minutes can be maintained. Students who refuse to follow a bus driver or teachers expectations will follow the consequences found on the Return to Learn Plan. With only a few weeks of school left we thank you for your support as we work toward a strong finish to the school year.
Central Community FFA takes on Des Moines for the first day of the 93rd Iowa FFA Leadership Conference!
Thank you to Mrs. Schilling from the Extension office for leading Jr. Achievement for Mrs. Wiley’s First Graders.
The following events have been cancelled for today, April 19th.
Girls Track & Field at Maquoketa Valley
Boys Track & Field at Oelwein
The following events have been postponed for today.
JH Boys & Girls Track & Field at Kee High
Boys & Girls Golf at Clayton Ridge
All teams will have practices at their regularly scheduled times and locations.
O.W.L.S. program
https://www.claytoncountyconservation.org/upcoming-events
My County Parks: https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Clayton/Park/Osborne-Park/Events/18524/O-W-L-S-K-K-Gardens-Tour.aspx
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/20VQR1Tz8
It's time to nominate Central's next Hall of Famer! Nominations can be made by filling out this form - https://forms.gle/KvhpHrfYSH24ZrXT7
All entries received on or before May 1, 2021 will be considered for the 2021 induction ceremony. Thank you!
Central Community FFA’s Soil Evaluation team had a great practice with NRCS Soil Scientist, Lee Camp at the Mace and Kristin Klingman farm today! Lots of learning to prepare for the state competition on April 30th!
Third and fourth graders are playing scooter soccer in PE.
Central Elementary Spell-A-Thon!
CCS winners took a trip to the bakery! 🍩
The CCS winners had a fun afternoon of bowling.
Here is The Great Slide Challenge where third graders learned about friction, the force that slows you down on a playground slide. Students are testing which materials have the most friction and which ones have the least.
Third graders continue to use their knowledge of forces as they teamed up here to build a strong bridge that supports as many pennies as possible. They were only given two sheets of paper. The strongest bridge held about 160 pennies. Way to go!
The JH Boys Track and Field meet at Clayton Ridge scheduled for tomorrow, April 13th has been postponed.
Congratulations to 3 artists that won the Upper Iowa Conference Art show!
1st Place Sculpture: Lexi Loan
2nd Place Sculpture: Brooklyn Amsden
Middle School: Jillian Finley (only 2 middle school entries total were selected)
The Middle School and High School Advisor groups did a team building activity today called the Ping Pong Challenge. Students were given a few specific rules to follow as they passed ping pong balls with in small groups. They were given time to reflect and improve their process in order to increase the number of ping pong balls passed in 2 minutes. Each group was given three trials to improve. The highest number heard was 136. Did your group do better?
