Feb. 10 Valentine Parties, 2:15 Feb. 13 Breakfast w/ a Loved One Feb. 13 P/T Conferences Book Fair Feb. 15 P/T Conferences Book Fair Feb. 16 Safety Patrol field trip Feb. 17 No School Feb. 20 No School Feb. 21 PTA, 6:00 Feb. 23 Spring Portraits Feb. 27 Dr. Seuss Week Check out our calendar on

our school webpage!

“A place to achieve your goals.”

Central’s purpose is to provide meaningful opportunities

for all students to achieve academic success.

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Join Us!

WearelookingforwardtoseeingeveryoneatthePTAmeetingonFeb.21st

at6:00intheCentralLibrary.Seeyouthere!

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February3,2017

FebruaryBirthdays

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Mark Your Calendars! Feb. 13/15

Parent-Teacher Conferences It’simportanttousthatwehave

100%parentattendance!

Wehad99%attendanceduringourFallConferences.Thankyoutoallwhohelpedustrytoreachourgoal.ThistimearoundweneedEVERYSINGLEfamilytoattendsowecan

celebrateoursuccess!

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LIL Chieftains

SeveralofourstudentshavebeenrecognizedasaLil’Chieftainfordemonstratingsportsmanshiponourplayground.Waytogo!

MajidAdeponuMichaelCogdellGracieLoudermilkAddamShockeyEleighSterudAmeliaWatsonOliviaWatson

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Safety Reminder:

Students can enter the building at 7:35 for either breakfast or books.

Students are dismissed at 3:10 and need to have a consistent plan so they can be

safely on their way shortly after dismissal.

Thank you for your assistance and respect with this matter!

Central Elementary Kindergarten Registration Spreadtheword!Ifyouhaveneighbors,relatives,orfriendswhohaveachildreadytoenterKindergartenandliveintheCentralattendancearea,pleaseletthemknowaboutourregistration.

When: March 1st 8:00-6:00 Where: Welcome Center

The Student Council will be selling Valentine Grams for 25 cents each. They will be sold

before and after school Febr. 7- Febr. 10.

All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association.

Movingupthemountain:Whatdoesjusticelooklike?OurSixthGradersrespondedtothisquestionandwroteanessayaboutthelifeandlegacyofReverendMartinLutherKing.ThreeofourstudentessayswereselectedaswinnersofthisCreightonUniversityessaycompetition.Congratulationsto:AnaNikunenLydiaKuzeppaGrandPrizeWinner:OliviaWatson

DearParents,

AtBellevuePublicSchoolswearededicatedtoprovidingasafeandsecurelearningenvironmentforallofyourchildrenandourstudents.However,bullyinghasbecomeaseriouschallengeacrosstheNation.Recentstudieshaveshownthatover1in5studentsfeelunsafeatschoolduetodirectorobservedteasing,threats,bullying,andotherstressors.

Webelieveinpartneringwithourparentstocombattheseuncomfortableandunsafesituations,becausethesesituationscanariseanywhere–atschool,afterschool,athomeandevenonline–andcanhavelastingimpactsonthelearningenvironmentandourcommunity.Wemustworktogethertotakeimmediateactionsandhelpourstudents.

BellevuePublicSchoolshasimplementedaweb-basedincidentreportingtoolcalledTIPS.TIPSisacomprehensiveplatformforreporting,trackinganddocumentingincidentsandconcerns.TIPSempowerstudents,parents,teachersandcommunitymemberstobeheardandtoanonymouslyreportwarningsignsandtrouble.ThegoalofTIPSispreventionandtohelpidentifyredflagsandwarningsignsbeforeanincidentoccursorescalates.

Ifyouoryourchildwouldliketoreportaconcern,pleasevisittheschool’swebsiteandclickontheTIPSIncidentReportbutton:clickhere

Allreportsareconfidentialandyournamewillonlybesharedifyouprovideyourcontactinformation.Assoonasareportismade,alloftheappropriateschoolpersonnelwillreceiveaninstantnotification,reviewtheincidentandtakeappropriateactions.

Byworkingtogether,wecanhelppreventincidentsfromoccurringandensurethesafetyandsecurityofourstudents.WithTIPSstudentsandparentscanreport:

• Bullying • Cyberbullying • ThreatstoHarm • SuicidalThreats • Discrimination • Harassment • Theft • Violence • Drug/AlcoholAbuse • Weapons • Andmuchmore

ThissiteisnotmeanttoreplaceallcommunicationbetweenparentsandBellevuePublicSchools]’s,butrathertohelpensurethatconcernsareheardandreceivedbytheproperpersonnelwhocanprovideanaccurateandthoroughfollow-up.Ifyouaremorecomfortablesharingyourconcerninpersonoroverthephone,orifyouoryourchildhasanimmediateconcern,pleasecallusat402-293-4000

Thankyou,

DistrictAdministratorofSecurityandSafety