This week at Centennial

• Important Dates

  October 22 NO SCHOOL PD DayOctober 23 Reflections due October 28-November 1 Red Ribbon Week November 5 PTA Meeting November 7 Orchestra Concerts November 12 Band Concerts

• Announcements

Halloween Costume Guidelines:

We love Halloween and the amazing costumes our students wear! Please keep the following guidelines in mind when you are dressing for school on October 31. 

• School Dress Code still applies No extreme makeup-we need to be able to tell who you are No masks No weapons (even fake ones) of any kind-this includes knives, bows and arrows etc.

A Statement from elected parent members of CMS Community Council:

Every Utah public school student, including those attending charter schools, receives annual education funding through School LAND Trust Distributions from the $3.3 billion Permanent State School Fund. With a 4% distribution cap in place this school year, Utah schools received $106 million in trust distributions. Amendment B proposes to increase the cap on distributions from 4% to 5%, increasing annual distributions by approximately 13% or $14 million. Raising the cap from 4% to 5% costs taxpayers nothing, it simply increases the cap on distributions from the permanent public education endowment.” (Utah Land Trust Protection and Advocacy Office)

Centennial Middle School’s Community Council encourages voters to read and understand Amendment B on this year’s ballot, consider the proposal’s benefits and drawbacks, and then vote. For more information, visit: https://vote.utah.gov/ https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_Amendment_B

Prop Hall Sale:

On Friday October 25 come to our Prop Hall Sale. Come get a cheap Halloween Costume or some clothing, fabric props or more! It will be from 1:00 to 4:00 PM on the South side of the school by the dumpsters. All proceeds go to the NYC Theater Trip in April.

School Fees

School fees must be paid as soon as possible. Fee Waiver Applications were due September 15. Pre-pay for this year’s yearbook. $30. Send payment with your student, pay online or by phone with a credit card.

Yearbooks:

Yearbooks are for sale in the Financial Office. Your student can see if they have already purchased one by looking on the bulletin board outside the Main Office. If you wish to purchase one they are $30.

Did you know?

Mrs. Dalby has her own social media pages?

Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/principal.taylor.cms

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/principal_dalby_cms/

Attendance:

In order to minimize traffic through the office we are asking that you do not bring your student in to the school when you are dropping them off. Please drop them off and then email or call our attendance secretary Emma Cervantes to excuse them. Her email address is cmsattendance@provo.edu

If your student has a doctor, dentist or orthodontist appointment first thing in the morning (8:30 or earlier) we are asking that you not send them to school until after their appointment.

When you are checking out a student please only have one person come in the school to check them out. Please be prepared and have your government issued ID ready to show, and that the person who is coming is on their Emergency Contact Form or that you have emailed or called in advance to let us know who will be picking your student up.

PTA:

Reflections theme this year is Accepting Imperfections. The deadline is Oct 23rd.

For more information: utahpta.org/ref

We need help with face painting on November 1st during lunch. This is part of the Red Ribbon Week activities. First lunch is 11:27-11:57 and second lunch is 12:36-1:06. 

Casey Gifford (one of our wonderful math teachers) is in need of a Spanish speaking volunteer to help a few students in his class. If you’re interested, please email Mrs. Midgley (triciam@provo.edu).

If you’re interested in serving on the school’s safety committee, please let us know (you can respond to this email). You’d be working with the administration on evacuation plans, fire drills, reunification plans, etc.

Next PTA Meeting November 5 at 10:30am in Centennial Library

Individuals wanting to join or donate to PTA can do so through these links:

https://centennialmiddle.memberhub.com/store/items/53287

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WHZQUTK83S2BA&source=qr

  This week at Centennial Monday October 21 NO SCHOOL FALL BREAK Tuesday October 22 NO SCHOOL PD Day Wednesday October 23 A Day 8:05 AM-2:55 PM TERM 2 BEGINS Thursday October 24 B Day 8:05 AM-2:55 PM Friday October 25 A Day 8:05 AM-1:00 PM

Looking Ahead:

Monday October 28 B Day 8:05 AM -2:55 PM Neon Dress Up Day Tuesday October 29 A Day 8:05 AM-2:55 PM Crazy Hair/Mismatched Dress Up Day Wednesday October 30 B Day 8:05 AM -2:55 PM Restful elegance Dress Up Day Thursday October A Day 8:05 AM-2:55 PM Halloween Costume Dress Up Day Friday November 1 B Day 8:05 AM-1:00 PM Best Fall Fit Dress Up Day