Central Community Elementary School

Please see attached for our Halloween Theme Week (week of October 28th) sponsored by our Student Council.

The water pressure has been restored at Central High School. We will be in session tomorrow, Friday, October 25, 2024. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Due to no water at CHS, and the time needed tomorrow to make repairs, there is no school for Central High school students tomorrow, Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Family Fall Dance

Here are your Weekly Family Messages for the week of September 9, 2024. https://youtu.be/QDBe6gBqSn8 Here is this week's Breathing Exercise - Bee Breath https://youtu.be/6tnQUSWXt5A #BaxtersDen

Here are your Weekly Family Messages from Mr. Glynn for the week of September 2, 2024. https://youtu.be/aDdOttNlGLw Our breathing exercise for this week is the same as last weeks: https://youtu.be/pxn4EPFY8vw I hope you all are having a great Labor Day Weekend! #BaxtersDen

A reminder to parents and students: Breakfast and lunch are free again this year for all enrolled students. If you have any questions about this, please contact your school office.

Hello CCES Families! Please find below two videos from Mr. Glynn. Here is your 1st Weekly Family Message video: https://youtu.be/gj5t14q_92k (watch 1st) Breathing with Mr. Glynn: https://youtu.be/pxn4EPFY8vw Thank you! #BaxtersDen

“This summer, Miss Lavoie got a new kitten named Yoshi and spent a lot of time fishing with her friends and family!” #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA

Mrs. Lee relived her childhood by riding the carousel and the swan boats in Boston Garden. She also visited the mansions in Newport Rhode Island. There was also a cool art display of elephants. #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA

Please see an important email that went out today: Dear Families and Caregivers, As we make some of the final preparations for the opening of the 2024-2025 school year, I want to let you know about the recent work the District has done with regard to learning about the impact extended cell phone use is having on our students and their mental health. Back in March, administrators and Board Members began to study the topic of extended cell phone use and its impact on the developing brain. Several teachers joined us in this effort. As we learned about the four foundational harms extended cell phone use is having on our students' mental health, we became very concerned because what we were learning resonated with us. The four foundational harms that have been identified in extended smartphone use among adolescents include social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction. What we have been seeing in our students aligns with the research we have studied. The District cell phone use policy is not changing. Since its inception, it has restricted cell phone access during the school day unless an adult authorized it. In recent years we have become very relaxed in allowing students to access their phones during the school day. We did not know the harm this was causing to our students' mental health or the real time social engagement cell phone use was blocking. It is our goal to provide students a cell phone free school day so they are better connected to their learning, and their peers, in real time. As staff return next week, we will be working on how we will be talking to our students about why we are moving to a cell phone free school day. Students will be expected to turn off their phones and put them away upon entry into the school buildings. If you need to reach your student, please call the school office. In addition, we have partnered with Brooke Shannon, the founder of the nation-wide Wait Until 8th campaign. She will be with us on Wednesday, August 28th from 6-7pm at CCES to talk about how parents of elementary and middle school aged students may make decisions about the purchase of a phone for their child. Our goal is to support parents in how they navigate this very important topic. There will be several door prizes drawn that have been generously donated by our community based businesses. I hope to see you there. If you have any questions, or wish to talk to me further about this work, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Mental health matters. Sincerely, Mrs. Sperrey Superintendent

Mrs. Marsh has been all over New England with her family this summer. They went to New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine! Here are a few pictures she wanted to share!

Mrs. Coffin has been busy this summer! She shares : We rented a beach house on Amelia Island in Florida. We relaxed and spent all day at the beach having fun as a family. #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA

We can't believe it is almost time to welcome our bear cubs back to school! Before we do, we have lots of information to share with you! Here is our August/September newsletter! https://secure.smore.com/n/0knbs

Mrs. Graham spent a week relaxing on Virginia Beach and exploring the area with her husband and two of her daughters.. #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA

Mrs. Donaldson spent some time camping in Camden with her son this summer! #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA

A completed (signed by physician and parent) medication permission form is required for all students needing medication at school, including inhalers and EpiPen's. Attached is a form you can print at home, fill out, and send back in. Or you can get a form from our office!

Mrs. Bryer has had an adventurous summer. Check out what she has been up to! I took a 10 day trip to Alaska in July. We fished in the Kenai River, took a Glacier cruise in Seward and got to hold a piece of the Glacier, and visited Homer Spit. I also hiked Tumbledown Mountain where I had to crawl through a cave, pull myself up huge boulders, and got to swim in a pond near the top. #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA

Mrs. Hart has had a very busy summer thus far! Let's check out what she has been up to! #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA "We spent July Fourth in NYC and was able to climb all the way up the to the crown of the Statue of Liberty and then went on a Cruise to the Bahamas! The cruise ship had zip lining, a carousel and even rock climbing!"

Mrs. Weymouth went on a cruise to ALASKA this summer with her husband! They sailed on the Royal Caribbean. You'll have to ask if she was warm or cold during her vacation! !! #CCESSTAFFSUMMERVACA