October is Disability Awareness Month

Kick off Disability Awareness Month in October with

pre–school friends and family at

Central Elementary School

Friday, October 1, 2010

8:30 am—9:15 am in the Atrium

Listen to a story and enjoy a movie about adventure,

courage, and teamwork! Free, refreshments served

Sponsored by PREP/Parent Resource Center

(975-9400 ext 68032) or www.prep-prc.org

Box Tops

Hello Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to another great year at Central Elementary! My name is Christine Kreitzman and I’m the volunteer coordinator for Box Tops for Education. Our goal is to help raise money for Central’s PTO. Last year we raised almost $3,000!
Box Tops offers three easy ways to earn cash for our school through everyday activities such as buying groceries, shopping online and purchasing books.

Clip — Clip Box Top coupons from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Box Tops are worth 10¢ each when our school redeems them from Box Tops for Education. Just cut the box top off the box and send to school with your child. You can find box tops on all General Mills cereal boxes, Kleenex tissues (on bottom), Pillsbury items and many more.

Shop — Shop at your favorite online stores through the Box Tops MarketplaceSM (btfe.com/marketplace). Up to 8% of each qualifying purchase is automatically donated to our school. There is no additional cost to your purchase and many exclusive deals and discounts can be found!

Buy books — Purchase books online at Barnes & Noble through the Box Tops Reading RoomSM. Our school will receive 6% of your new book purchases and 3% of all other online purchases.

One of the easiest ways you can help is to sign up to support our school at btfe.com. You will learn about new and easy ways to help our school earn the extra cash it needs.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at: ckreitzman@mail.fluco.org

First PTO General Meeting of the Schoolyear!

The PTO will have it's first general meeting on Tuesday, September 28th from 6:45 to 8:00 PM

You won't want to miss this meeting....

• The new principal of Central, Mrs. Amy Barnabei will be there to answer your questions!!!For your question to be answered at the meeting please email it to nicipfeiffer@embarqmail.com by the 26th!
• Also, students from each grade will be presenting what will be accomplished this year!
• The IHOP General Manager will bet here to present the money the PTO earned from the first IHOP School night!

See you there!

Volunteer Opportunities

The PTO has 2 events this month that we need parent volunteers for!  If you are able to help out with the following please email Charli Nolan, the PTO Volunteer Coordinator at charlinolan@yahoo.com

• The United Way Day of Caring is Wednesday, September 22nd. For this event approximately 30 volunteers from companies in our surrounding community take time from their busy schedules to volunteer their time for projects. Central Elementary School has submitted 4 projects this year for volunteers to come out the school and complete. The PTO provides breakfast and lunch for the volunteers that arrive on the 22nd to give them the energy to work hard to help our school. We need parents to help by providing breakfast items that can be eaten quickly (muffins, biscuits, fruit, etc.).  We also need parents to volunteer their time that day from 7:30-9:30 to set up the breakfast items, check in the United Way volunteers, and then clean up from breakfast, and also from 11:15-12:45 to set up lunch, serve lunch, and then to help clean up.  If you are able to help with these things please contact Charli Nolan at charlinolan@yahoo.com
• Friday, September 24th is Cafeteria Workers Appreciation Day. We would like to show our Cafeteria Workers how much we appreciate all they do for our children by serving them Brunch. We are looking for parents to provide brunch type items (breakfast casseroles, quiches, fruit salads and breakfast breads) for the 20 workers. Please contact Charli Nolan at charlinolan@yahoo.com if you can provide something for the brunch. We will also need a few parents to help set up,serve, and clean up from 9:30-11:30 am that day.

Thanks so much for the wonderful parents at Central Elementary School, you are so awesome at lending a hand and supporting the staff at the school!

IHOP School Nights

ANNOUNCING: School Nights at IHOP! The 3rd Wednesday of each month (except December) from 4-9 p.m.

Join Central Elementary School’s PTO on the 3rd Wednesday of each month for School Night at Spring Creek IHOP behind the Best Western at Zion Crossroads

Wear your Central gear to show your spirit!

Eat between 4-9 PM, present this flyer when you pay to give back 25%* of your total to Central’s PTO!

School Night Dates:

September 15th

October 20th

November 17th

January 19th

February 16th

March 16th

April 20th

May 18th

We will have tables in front of the resturant where you can purchase Central T-shirts and other merchandise to show your spirit!!!

Volunteer!

Parents if you can volunteer in ANY capacity...
help the PTO know when you are available by taking this QUICK survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JBN2HDT

Piedmont Regional Education Center (PREP)/Parent Resource Center

Hello Central Parents,
Parents play a vital role in their child’s education. Studies show a strong correlation between family involvement and student outcomes, including student achievement. This relationship holds true for families of all economic, racial/ethnic, and educational backgrounds and for students of all ages, with and without disabilities.

The Parent Resource Center operates on the philosophy that parents are a valuable resource in planning the education of their special needs childs. Schools can be more effective when parents actively participate in the process.

At the Parent Resource Center you can:

• Learn how special education works
• Learn how to work with the school system effectively and how to solve problems
• Meet other parents of children with special needs
• Borrow materials from our lending library, which is available to the general public
• Learn what having a child with special needs means to a family  
• Learn about the many different ways, from self-contained to inclusive classrooms, special education services can be provided
• Connect with resources in the community for children with and without special needs

 

Our phone number is (434) 975-9400 ext. 68032 and email is sblech@k12albemarle.org . I am available to meet with you individually, or talk by phone or email. Evening hours by appointment.
Sign up here for our monthly email newsletter! sblech@k12albemarle.org

 

You can find us online at www.prep-prc.org , where you can view a listing of library books and videos, upcoming events and trainings, and information about community resources. The Parent Resource Center offers free workshops and training, information about parent support groups, and in-person and telephone/email support and consultation. Our services are available at no charge to parents, guardians, community agencies, and others with (or who work with) children ages birth to 21, regardless of whether enrolled in public school, private school, preschool, or at home.

 

The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) which advises the School Board about issues concerning students with special needs is always looking for new members. For more information contact your Special Education Director.

Save The Date! Free Parent Conference, limited childcare available.
3rd Annual Live and Learn Parent Conference and Resource Fair

Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

Sessions include Sensory Strategies, Assistive Technology, Family Dynamics, Writing Successful IEPs, and more! Network with other families; browse our resource fair with 40+ local agencies represented.

 

For more information call (434) 975-9400 ext. 68032 or sblech@k12albemarle.org . This event is sponsored by PREP/Parent Resource Center and your Special Education Advisory Committee

 

 

This post written by Sarah Blech, Coordinator PREP/Parent Resource Center 225 Lambs Lane

Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
(434) 975-9400 x 68032
www.prep-prc.org

Supplies Needed for Nurses Station

The nurses station is in need of gently used, clean clothing sizes 4-12....specifically from the nurses the need is for underwear, shorts, and pants....they have a pretty good supply of shirts at this time.

If you are able to donate please send them in to the Nurses Station and know that they are greatly appreciated!

Teacher Wish List

Please check this list for any school supply items that you may have at your disposal and could donate them to the teachers at Central. Honestly whatever supplies that are sent in will be put to good use. Items can be sent in to school to the attention of Jen Valentine and the Helping Hands group from the Fluvanna Middle School will help disperse them.



Please do not feel any obligation to go out and purchase these item, but just check your stock and see if you have any of these items to donate.


Most Requested Items:

Glue Sticks
Black and white Composition books
Packs of 24 crayons
Wide ruled paper
Expo Markers
Expo Erasers
Highlighters
Folders with pockets
Spiral One subject notebooks

Other Requests:
Zip Lock Bags, any size
Hand Sanitizer
Water color paints
Blank presentation boards, poster board
Post it notes
Hand held white boards
Colored pencils
Pens and pencils
Rulers
Pencil boxes
Scissors (child size)
Tin foil
Wipes (any kind)
Copy paper (white and color)
Card stock paper
Modeling clay/Play dough

Please do not feel any obligation to go out and purchase these item, but just check your stock and see if you have any of these items to donate.