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Spring is in the air and so are many fabulous events at Centennial! Read on to learn more about...
Yearbooks * Spring Book Fair * Comet Campaign * Artist Visit * Publishing Kits * Reading Program Reminders * and so much more!
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LAST DAY to Order Your Yearbook is TOMORROW! STOPWhat you are doing and order your yearbook NOW if you haven't done so already!
The PTA will NOT be selling extras at the end of the school year, so be sure to order yours online today! Click HERE for details on how to order your yearbook. The deadline to order your yearbook is TOMORROW, March 2nd! |
Spring Book Fair The Spring 2018 Book Fair is sure to make your tail wag! Next week, follow your furriest friends to the Paws for Books Book Fair: Come. Stay. Read a Great Tale! Find purr-fect books and a dog-gone good time as your teachers, friends, and parents sniff out books from Scholastic and other publishers that will make their tails wag! Paws For Books will be open in the library from Monday, March 5th - Friday, March 9th. Send your child to school with money (we will help them shop), join them to shop during Lunch With a Loved One (RSVP HERE), visit during the Open House (Thursday 5:30-7:00) or stop by Tuesday or Wednesday until 3:30pm. Proceeds go towards books for Centennial!
Can't get to Centennial? The online fair is open now through March10th at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/centennialelementaryschool35
Dress Up Day....Comets GO WILD!
Comets Go Wild! Dress-up day Wednesday, March 7th: cat ears, animal prints, animal t-shirts, costumes! Don't forget to send your spare change to school for a grade-level "All For Books" coin drive competition. Winning grade gets an extra recess, and proceeds go towards books for our Centennial Library!
Click the video below to see how you can be a positive reading role model for your student at all ages and reading levels. 
LUNCH WITH A LOVED ONE Join your student for lunch during the Spring Book Fair! Please arrive 15 minutes prior to their lunch period and bring a valid government-issued ID (i.e. driver license, passport). Eat and shop with your child during their lunchtime. This is a great event for parents, younger siblings, grandparents and other special family members to come and have lunch with your child. Please note that "Loved Ones" can only eat lunch with their students. If you plan to attend Lunch with a Loved One, please RSVP HERE for the day you plan to attend. * RSVPs will not be processed for the same day of arrival. See the RSVP link for more details. *
 Lunch Schedule
Kindergarten: 11:45-12:15 First: 10:45-11:15 Second: 11:15-11:45 Third: 11:30-12:00 Fourth: 11:00-11:30 Fifth: 12:00-12:30 |
 Comet Campaign is OPEN
through Friday, 3/9! Comet Campaign (formerly known as Write-A-Check) is an opportunity for parents and community members to make financial donations directly to Centennial PTA. No donation is too large or too small! We encourage you to find an amount that fits your personal budget. Remember that every donation is 100% tax deductible. Donations can be made online through our Centennial PTA Online Order page. Learn more about the Comet Campaign HERE This year we are excited to recognize our families who donate to the Comet Campaign. Heartfelt thanks to the following 2018 Comet Campaign Families:  Ahn Family
Alavi Family Aponte Family Baum Family Bhyravavajjula Family Cannon Family Chen Family Egoricieu Family Ely Family Gautam Family Gladwin Family Gray Family Guinn Family Gundy Family Hamilton Family Hutson Family Jin Family Johnston Family Kim Family Kokkeragadda Family Kumar Family Liberman Family McKenzie Family O'Connell Family O'Dowd Family Richards Family Rippner Family Rodriguez Family Shaw Family Shrayber Family Tham Family Traub Family Zhang Family
*be sure to check the PTA website as our list of contributors grows!
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Artist Mark Kistler Comes to Centennial! Centennial PTA is excited to bring Emmy Award Winning Artist Mark Kistler to Centennial on Wednesday, March 7th! Each and every Centennial student will participate in a drawing instruction program, where Mark will teach the joy and freedom of drawing. Mark will share his positive message focused on self-image, goal setting, dream questing, environmental awareness, and the power of reading, inspiring millions of children to discover their awesome individual potential. This is a program your students will love!
Interested in learning more about Mark Kistler and his work? Check out his site HERE. |
Spirit Night at Uncle Gino's, March 7th Take next Wednesday night off of cooking for the family and head to Uncle Gino's on Windhaven for a Centennial Spirit Night! Mention you're with Centennial and a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to the school. Great pizza, great pasta, great community! Hope to see you there! 
Check out Uncle Gino's website HERE. |
Student Publishing Kit Program 
Student Publishing Kit packets will be coming home with those students who requested them this week! The PTA will fund the first copy of the book just for you! Additional copies of your student’s book can be purchased for $19.95. If you would like to order ADDITIONAL copies of your students published book, please find ordering options HERE. Please note UPDATED DUE DATE.... Completed manuscripts MUST be returned to your child’s teacher by TUESDAY, April 3, 2018. Published books will be returned to students in May. Please note: If your student decides not to complete their Publishing kit, please return the unused kit to the PTA Publishing Chair so it can be returned without the PTA incurring a fee. Questions? Please contact Jasleen at publishing@centennialpta.net |
Mrs. Landon's Library Corner Library Reading Programs The library has four exciting reading programs. All reading programs are optional and the reading logs can be picked up in the library or found on our PTA site. Due date is April 25th at 3:00 pm. Don’t miss out! Texas 2x2 (for K - 2) Texas Bluebonnet (for 3 - 5) 40 Book Challenge (for K thru 5) Little Mavericks (for K thru 5) Please CLICK HERE to learn more about each one of Centennial's 2017-2018 Reading Programs and to find electronic versions of the Reading Program logs. Congratulations to the following students. This list was update 2/27/2018. TEXAS 2x2 KINDER Daniella Naggar 1st Grade Amina Alavi Joshua Keng Matthew Kuo Aswin Prasad Lakshith Sathishjumar Sihant Sindhavad Shaashwat Tiwari
2nd Grade
Yashashvinisri Gopalakrishnan Megan Keng Emily Keng Juhi Patel Akshara Ramesh Aarav Ravishankar Rafael Triplett
BLUEBONNET
3rd Grade Kirsten McKenzie 4th Grade Michael Ahn Sathvik Bhyravavajjula Hariganesh Thinakaren
40 BOOK CHALLENGE KINDER
1st Grade Matthew Kuo Joshua Keng Lakshith Sathishkumar
2nd Grade Emily Keng Megan Keng Juhi Patel Aarav Ravishankar 3rd Grade Vedant Sindhavad 4th Grade Sathvij Bhyravavajjula Sudiksha Easwaren Abishta Purna Hariganesh Thinakaren
5th Grade
LITTLE MAVERICK
1st Grade Matthew Kuo Lakshith Sathishjumar 2nd Grade Yashashvinisri Gopalakrishnan Aarav Ravishankar 4th Grade Abishta Purna Hariganesh Thinakaren |
 A Big Texas Size
Thank you! Thank you to all of the volunteers, room representatives, teachers, staff, and sponsors that helped make Texas Day a boot stompin' success. Also, a huge thank you to Mona Lurich for being such a wonderful leader and Texas Day Chair.
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Kindergarten Registration is Friday March 23rd Do you have a child who will be in Centennial Kindergarten next year? Do you know a student who is planning to attend Centennial as a Kindergartener next year? Be sure they enroll their incoming Kinder kids on Friday, March 23rd from 9 to 11am or 1 to 3pm at Centennial. Why is Kindergarten Registration important? It helps schools, teachers and administrators plan for the year ahead! It will also enable you as a parent to connect with other Centennial families as your experience begins! Questions about Kindergarten Registration and what to bring? Check HERE for more details and see you there! 
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March 5th-9th: Tuesday, March 6th: Wednesday, March 7th: - Chess
- Spirit Night at Uncle Gino's, 5-8 pm
Thursday, March 8th:
Tuesday, March 20th: Wednesday, March 21st: Friday, March 23rd: - Kindergarten Registration, 9 to 11am and 1 to 3pm, Centennial
Tuesday, March 27th: Wednesday, March 28th: Friday, March 30th: Monday, April 2nd: Tuesday, April 3rd: - Publishing Kit Manuscripts DUE to Homeroom Teacher
Thursday, April 5th: - MultiCultural Night, 6 to 8 pm
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Thank you to our 2017-2018 Corporate Sponsors 
 
To see a complete list of all of our wonderful corporate please visit our website HERE. |
*Reminder* In order to access your account, sign up for volunteer positions, order spiritwear or donate please log-into your CentennialPTA.net account FIRST and then CLICK My Toolkit/Volunteer. |
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