Central Heights USD

These are the Secondary Staff Office Hours at this time. These are not hours that students need to be logged onto your computer. This is a time when you can reach out to your teachers who should be able to answer questions fairly quickly right now.

These are the Secondary Staff Office Hours at this time. These are not hours that students need to be logged onto your computer. This is a time when you can reach out to your teachers who should be able to answer questions fairly quickly right now.

Kindergarten Book IT Surprise Mrs. Markley included a surprise in your school belongings. Thank you for completing your Book IT program sponsored by Pizza Hut.

Outdoor Masterpiece! This first grader created an art project outside last week!

CHES Continuous Learning Plan Parents, The learning plan for your students will be sent out on Sundays at 5:00 PM. You will receive next week plans today, March 29. Mrs. Burroughs and Mrs. Tyner will use Seesaw to send out their plans. Mrs. Markley, Mrs. Coffman, and Mrs. Horstick will be sending out their plans using the parent's email address. Second through Fifth grade teachers will be sending their plans using the student's email address. Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Desormeaux, Mrs. Ray, and Mrs. Palkowitsh will contact their students individually. Mrs. Cannady will contact her 5th Grade Band students. It is recommended PreK students have 30 minutes of daily learning time, K & 1st- 45 minutes, 2 & 3-60 minutes, and 4 & 5 - 90 minutes. Completed paperwork can be given to CH staff at the lunch delivery bus stops. I will NOT be in the office on Mondays as previously stated. You may contact me at 785/204/1403 or acollins@usd288.org.

CHES Teacher Office Hours - Starting March 30, Monday-Friday. If you need to contact a teacher, please do so by email. Mrs. Burroughs (PREK) 9-10 AM - 7-8 PM Mrs. Markley (K) 4-6 PM Mrs.Tyner (K) 1-3 PM Mrs. Coffman (1) 1-3PM Mrs. Horstick (1) 11AM - 1PM Mrs. Fangman (2) 10AM - Noon Mrs. Burks (2) 9-11 AM Mr. Wheat (2) Noon - 2PM Mrs.Lickteig (3) 6-8 PM Mrs. Wilson (3) (subbing for Mrs. Rand) 2-4PM Mrs. Rowlett (3) 9-11AM Mrs. Heppler & Mrs. Cutburth (4) 10-11AM & 7-8PM Mrs. Riemer (5th) 9-11AM Mrs. McCally (5th) 11AM - 1PM Mr. Schulte (Counselor) 7-9 AM M,W,F & 1-4 T, TH Mr. Folsom (Psychologist) 9-11AM Mrs. Evans (Title Rdg) 11AM - 1PM Mrs. Nilges (Title Rdg) 10AM -Noon Mrs. Smith (Librarian) 10AM - Noon Ms. Percy (PE) 8-10AM Ms. Farris (Art) 1-3PM Ms. West (K-3 Vocal) 1-3PM Mrs. Cannady (PreK, 4&5 Vocal, 5th Band) 10AM-noon Mrs. Reed (SPED K-2, 5) 10AM-Noon Mrs. Desormeaux (SPED 3-4) 8-10AM Mrs. Palkowitsh (Speech/Lang) 7-9AM Mrs. Collins(Principal) 7AM-8P

What a sad ending to the school year. Empty lockers and bags of student stuff waiting to be picked up

USD 288 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Any family with a child(ren) under the age of 5 living in USD 288 Central Heights is now eligible to receive FREE once a month books mailed directly to their home. This is a fantastic way to help families build a home library and increase opportunities for language and literacy development. Families can register by going to www.imaginationlibrary.com and clicking on "register my child" where they will be prompted to enter their place of residence.

There will be an Emergency USD #288 Board Meeting at 7:00, Thursday March 26, 2020 in the District Board Room. The public may participate via an interactive phone conference. Dial 712-451-0948 The access code is 930780# Agenda items are USD #288 Continuous Learning Plan Application, Resolution 1920-05 Wage Payments during Emergency School Closings, and Food Service Program.

MESSAGE FROM CHES

CHES Parents - Things You Should Know About Your Student’s Continuing Learning Opportunities for the Remainder of the 2019-20 School Year. A sign-up sheet was sent out yesterday for you to schedule a time to come to school to pick up your student's belongings on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Please enter through the Elementary Front Office Doors 2nd - 5th Grade - Your child’s belongings have been gathered and bagged. Their Chromebook is also sitting on their desk. The charger is in the bag. PreK- 1st Grade - Your child’s belongings have been gathered and bagged. Kindergarten student bags are in the CHES office area. There are not enough Ipads for every student. When you arrive, please let us know if you need an IPad. If your child has a device of their own for apps and they have access to the Reading Eggs website, they will not need a school Ipad. All of the electronic devices have been cleaned with Clorox wipes. There is a table of school supplies by the office area. If you do not have enough supplies at home, please know you may take what you need. There is a large envelope for every student. Report cards and spring picture packets are inside. They may also include worksheets, certificates, progress reports, Father/Daughter Dance pictures, etc. Each Sunday evening at 5:00 teachers will be sending out weekly lesson plans for the upcoming week. 2nd - 5th Grade - These plans will be sent to the student’s email address. Mrs. Horstick, Mrs. Coffman, and Mrs Markley’s students- These plans will be sent to the parent’s email address. Mrs. Tyner and Mrs. Burroughs’s students - These plans will be sent through Seesaw. For families without internet service at home, teachers will give you alternative assignments. Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Desormeaux, and Mrs. Ray will contact families individually. Each teacher will have office hours which will be listed on the lesson plan document. Your child’s safety and education is of the utmost importance to all of us at CHES! Please know you can call, text, or email me with celebrations, questions, or concerns. Mrs. Collins.

Please return all of your children’s library books when you pick up your their items from school! If you have questions about what books your children have out feel free to email me at csmith@usd288.org Thank you in advance!

The links listed below will be forms for you to fill out to set up a time to come pick up your students’ device and lockers/desk supplies. Please pick only one day and time per student. For high school students please click the following link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDUuNcOsRAHzUOGR3L9-IFkHEe4DYm477Myt_C-X8D6YEWxg/viewform?usp=sf_link For middle school students please click the following link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6rnvKt8L4AbjrMg7-HoFdNZOlsVLrm0SNFm1lq8PhJroW2A/viewform?usp=sf_link For elementary school students please click the following link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdww0zzYk7FG73OB78xYmmOVPwVuYachytr7zZZmBhpqsCK4g/viewform?usp=sf_link

When the announcement is made for you to come and collect your supplies from school, we want you to turn in your fundraising money and or cards at the time you sign up for. We have to have all the cards by the final sign up time.. If you can not make it out during the time allowed let me know and we will work something else out. I will be sitting underneath the Wall of honor plaques in the commons area to collect them. Please have 15 cards or the equivalent amount of 300 dollars, or a combination of both. Coach Brown

Thank you to all the paras that came out to help pack lunches and clean all the student devices!

Six lunch buses nearly ready to roll! 2 in Princeton. 2 in Richmond. 1 in Lane and 1 in Rantoul. REMEMBER THE KIDS MUST BE THERE TO GET THEIR FOOD. No charge for the lunches.

Lunches will be served from 11:00 to 12:30. DO NOT CONGREGATE TOGETHER WAITING ON DELIVERY! We will have two buses in Princeton and Richmond. You can get lunch from either location. They will be within sight of each other. Take you meals and leave the area please.

Administration at work!

Did you fill out the survey? Are the ladies preparing a lunch for your children?

A survey was sent to one email per household. If you did not receive the survey please take fill it out here. Responses must be submitted by this Wednesday at midnight. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCBATNKU4R6MesEOeC8cvaYWEaDDUEWpBtoViEku8bq6y1RA/viewform?usp=sf_link