Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Reflections Awards Update

Congratulations to all students who submitted Reflections projects! We received many wonderful, creative projects. Congratulations to the following students whose Reflections projects placed at Center Elementary and are moving on to compete at the Plum Council level:

3D VISUAL ARTS
1st  Parvathy Warrier    “Love For Dance”
1st  Meenakshi Warrier    “Myself”
2nd Danielle Getlak  “The Dog and The Sun”
3rd  Parvathy Warrier   “What I Love”

2D VISUAL ARTS PRIMARY - K TO 2ND GRADE
1st____Reese Dryburgh        “Reese’s Story”
2nd       Kenley Babilon              “Kenley’s Story”
3rd       Meenakshi Warrier       “Clover Family”    
4th     Meenakshi Warrier    “Playing Outside”
5th     Shannon Ahrens     “This is My Story”      
2D VISUAL ARTS Intermediate   3RD TO 5TH
1st    Amelia Faust     “My Tree of Happiness”
2nd   Caroline Benton      “Reach For The Sky”
3rd  Eden Drayer     “The Garden of Eden”
4th  Gianna Babilon    “Tye-Dye Score”
5th Wade Keresztury     “Canyonlands”
2D VISUAL ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE
1st  Meredith Benton “The Place of All Places”
2nd  Meredith Benton    “Colorful Composition”


MUSIC
1st     Damien Collier        “Great Grandma’s Story”
2nd  Meredith Ahrens              “Another World”



PHOTOGRAPHY - PRIMARY - K TO 2ND GRADE
1st    Shannon Ahrens      “The Arts of Baking”
 2nd      Parvathy Warrier          “Colorful Life”

PHOTOGRAPHY- INTERMEDIATE- 3RD TO 5TH GRADE
1st   Meredith Ahrens         “Nature’sWonders”
2nd   Meredith Ahrens    “Metamorphasis”
3rd    Meredith Ahrens   _”Wild Wings”
3rd Charlotte Faust     “Peace, Love, and Ladybugs”

LITERATURE Primary
 1st             Parvathy Warrier          “My Family”

LITERATURE Intermediate  
1st      Bella DiFrancesca         “My Story”
2nd   Gianna Babilon            “My South African Life”

Outstanding job! Thank you to everyone who participated!

Monday, November 14, 2016

Community Holiday Tree Lighting Festival


Regional HOPE Summit--November 29

The Plum Borough School District cordially invites you to listen, learn and ask questions related to the Opioid Epidemic that plagues our Region, our State and our Nation. 

The Summit will take place on Tuesday, November 29, from 6:00-8:00pm in the Plum High School auditorium.

More information can be found here: Regional HOPE Summit

Plum Spirit Wear Sale--Now Through December 2

Spirit wear orders will be accepted at school through December 2. Order forms and price lists will be coming home with students this week. Please make checks or money orders payable to "Center PTA." Thank you!


Wednesday, November 9, 2016

John Anthony's Restaurant Night November 10


Looking for a place to take the family to dinner? Why not visit John Anthony's Italian Restaurant?

When: Thursday, November 10
Time: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Take they flyer that was distributed at school with you, and a portion of your check will be donated by John Anthony's to our PTA, so we can continue to support our school with assemblies, field trips, book fairs and other exciting activities.

Thank you!!!

The Holiday Shop at Center Elementary


The holiday season will be here before you know it!  It’s time to start thinking about our Holiday Shop~ when students will have an opportunity to shop for friends and loved ones!  This year’s shop will take place December 7th and 8th.  If you would like to volunteer to help our younger students shop, wrap gifts or even with set-up and take-down, please contact Melissa Yausm @ yausm23@verizon.net or Gina Rose @ daroses0407@yahoo.com.  We will also be collecting donations of gift wrap, tags and tape.  Please drop any donations off at the office marked “Holiday Shop” anytime from December 1st through December 7th.
Thank you!
Gina Rose and Melissa Yausm

Monday, November 7, 2016

Attention Parents: Hugs & Kisses Sale November 8

Attention parents attending conferences on Tuesday, November 8: Student Government will be selling (Little) Hugs and Kisses that you can send to your children! Hugs and Kisses cost $1.00 and will be delivered to the classrooms on November 9. Student Government is also selling raffle tickets for toys and other items pictured below. Raffle tickets are $.50 each. All proceeds benefit Make-a-Wish Foundation. Thank you for your support!




Sunday, November 6, 2016

PTA Meeting and Chorus Concert November 9

The next PTA meeting will be Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm in the cafeteria. The chorus will perform first, followed by a short PTA meeting. We hope to see you all there!

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Battle of the Books Results Are In!

The Battle of the Books took place at Plum High School on November 2, 2016. Center had three teams place in the top five! Congratulations to everyone who participated! It was a fun and exciting event for all!


2nd Place: The Golden Snitches 

Amelia Faust, Arjun Chopra, Stephen Thompson, Meredith Ahrens, Elena Bartolomeo, Kendall Regan, Sponsor: Mrs. Ramsey


3rd Place: Reading Ninjas


Sierra Bodnar, Ashley Smith, Dannika Susko, Kate Kelly, Waverley Dulaney, Ella Vargesko
Sponsor: Mrs. Bodnar


4th Place: Racing Readers

Lexi Spears, Ryan Regan, Noah Hudson, Maura Jodkin, Matthew Glasspool, Kalynn Berringer
Sponsor: Mrs. Karkowsky

The Book Bubbles
Katie Kelly, Ally Pastor, Carena Dapra, Maria Hunter, Madison Johnson, Cassie Novotny
 Sponsor: Mrs. Austin


Gladiators of Genre

Kiarrah Horne, D'Angelo Palermo, Joey Frank, Zack Mauro, Brooke Hudac, Charlie Campbell
Sponsor: Mrs. Belak



Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Fun Pasta Pickup Wednesday, November 2!

Just a reminder that the Fun Pasta pickup is Wednesday, November 2 from 4:00-5:30 in the cafeteria! Thank you for your support of this fundraiser!