Central Elementary School

📢 **Busy and Exciting Week at Central!** 🐾📚❤️❤️ Students in **Ms. Weathersby’s class** have been shining as they put their skills to the test with the new **Orton-Gillingham** reading program! ✨📖 After our teachers trained last month, our Panthers are now diving into this multi-sensory approach—and the results are amazing! 🧠💡 Way to go, Ms. Weathersby’s class! Keep up the fantastic work! 🐾👏 #PantherPride #ReadingChampions #OrtonGillingham #StrongerReaders ❤️❤️

📢 **Busy and Exciting Week at Central!** 🐾❤️❤️ Our 4th-grade students took a step back in time this week with an unforgettable visit to the **Raulerson Homestead**—the oldest homestead in Okeechobee! 🏡✨ They explored history, learned about pioneer life, and got a hands-on experience of our community’s rich heritage. 📖 Stay tuned for more incredible moments from this action-packed week at Central Elementary! ❤️❤️ #PantherPride #LearningBeyondTheClassroom #HistoryComesAlive

🏫⏰ **Every Day Counts!** ⏰🏫 Students learn best when they are **in school, on time, every day!** 📚✨ Being present helps build strong habits, keeps learning on track, and ensures they don’t miss out on important lessons and friendships. 💡👫 Let’s work together to make attendance a priority! ❤️ Show up. 💪 Stay engaged. 🎯 Succeed. #PantherPride 🖤❤️ #AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts

Here is the link for the Parent Newsletter this week. We are reposting since it wasn't showing up for some parents. https://secure.smore.com/n/wqxd4

4H Meeting has been moved to Wednesday, 3/5/3025. So sorry for the confusion. Please wear your shirts on Wednesday.

📢 **Attention 4H Members!** 🌿🐄❤️❤️ Our next **4H meeting is tomorrow (3/4/25) after school!** 🌟 Students will need to be picked up at **4:15 PM**. We encourage all 4H students to **wear their 4H t-shirts** to show their pride! 👕 See you there! ❤️❤️🍀 #4H #PantherPride #GrowingLeaders

🎉🏅 **FIELD DAY FUN ALERT!** 🏅🎉 Get ready, Panthers—it’s almost time for **FIELD DAY!** 🏃‍♂️💨💪 📆 **WHEN:** Friday, March 14, 2025 📍 **WHERE:** PE Field by the bus loop 👥 **WHO:** Your class! (AND YES—PARENTS ARE WELCOME & ENCOURAGED TO JOIN! 🎉) Bring your **chair, water, hat, sunscreen (optional), and a competitive spirit!** 💦☀️🏆 Plus, don’t miss the **Student/Parent Event**—no skills required, just bring the fun! 😆🙌 🔥 **SCHEDULE:** 🕣 **8:30-10:** Grades 2 & 3 🕥 **10:15-11:45:** Grades 4, 5, & Lister 🕧 **12:30-2:** Grades K, 1, & Maes Let’s make this the best **FIELD DAY EVER!** 🎊 Who’s ready?! 🖤❤️ #PantherPride #FieldDay2025 #GameOn #PantherPride

Here's the Panther Pride Parent & Family Newsletter Link: https://secure.smore.com/n/wqxd4https://secure.smore.com/n/wqxd4 Have a great week Panthers!

🏫⏰ **Every Day Counts!** ⏰🏫 Students learn best when they are **in school, on time, every day!** 📚✨ Being present helps build strong habits, keeps learning on track, and ensures they don’t miss out on important lessons and friendships. 💡👫 Let’s work together to make attendance a priority! ❤️ Show up. 💪 Stay engaged. 🎯 Succeed. #PantherPride 🖤❤️ #AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts

🚨 Coach Spearow Needs Your Help! 🚨 Field Day is coming up, and we need empty bottles to make it a success! If you have any of the following, please send them in: ✅ Individual Gatorade or Prime bottles ✅ Smart Water bottles ✅ 2-liter bottles Every little bit helps! Thank you for supporting our students and making Field Day awesome! 💙🐾 #PantherPride #FieldDayFun #HelpCoachSpearow

Parents Safety Patrol raising funds for **new school signage**, and we need your help! Each class has a jug to fill with **quarters and folding money only** (no pennies, nickels, or dimes). Jugs will be collected daily, and the class with the **highest average donation wins a pizza party!** Fill the Leprechaun's Bag!

📚🎉 Get ready, Panthers! This Friday, March 7, we’re celebrating **Dr. Seuss’ birthday** in style! 🎂✨ Students and staff are encouraged to dress in theme with their **favorite Dr. Seuss book**—so get creative and have fun with it! 🎩🐱📖 **Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!** We can’t wait to see everyone’s Seuss-tastic outfits! 🖤❤️ #DrSeussDay #OhTheThinksYouCanThink #PantherPride

📚🐾 **Panthers Partner Up for Reading!** 🐾📚 Our **3rd grade** and **Kindergarten** students teamed up this week for a special reading adventure! 🎉 It was amazing to see our older Panthers helping their younger buddies explore the magic of books. 📖❤️ Building friendships, growing as readers, and showing that **Panther Pride** is all about lifting each other up! 🖤❤️ #PantherPride #ReadingBuddies #CentralElementary

🚨 Coach Spearow Needs Your Help! 🚨 Field Day is coming up, and we need empty bottles to make it a success! If you have any of the following, please send them in: ✅ Individual Gatorade or Prime bottles ✅ Smart Water bottles ✅ 2-liter bottles Every little bit helps! Thank you for supporting our students and making Field Day awesome! 💙🐾 #PantherPride #FieldDayFun #HelpCoachSpearow

Lights, camera, read! 🎭📚 Faircloth’s 4th grade class is diving into their Readers Theater unit, bringing stories to life with the help of Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Faircloth! Can’t wait to see these young stars shine! ✨ #ReadersTheater #BringingStoriesToLife #PantherPride

Exploration and creativity in action! Check out some highlights from our Media Center Station Rotations—Keva Planks, magnetic story making, STEM builder sets, and affix trees! Learning has never been this much fun! #HandsOnLearning #MediaCenterMagic #PantherPride

📚✨ Today, our class read a beautiful story about developing a love for reading, and the creativity that followed was AMAZING! 🎨❤️ Each student made two bookmarks—one to keep and one to leave as a surprise in the local free library at the park! 🌳📖 Only their names went on the bookmarks they’re keeping, so the ones left behind will remain a fun mystery! Our students are such talented artists! 🎉💫 #BookLove #CreativeMinds #PantherPride

📚🎉 Get ready, Panthers! This Friday, March 7, we’re celebrating **Dr. Seuss’ birthday** in style! 🎂✨ Students and staff are encouraged to dress in theme with their **favorite Dr. Seuss book**—so get creative and have fun with it! 🎩🐱📖 **Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!** We can’t wait to see everyone’s Seuss-tastic outfits! ❤️💙 #DrSeussDay #OhTheThinksYouCanThink #PantherPride

🐄✨ Our 4th-grade students had an unforgettable walking field trip to the cattle sculptures in town! They had the incredible opportunity to learn about the creation of these sculptures and the rich history of the Okeechobee cattle industry from none other than artist and local cowboy Brad Phares and Mayor Watford! Students also learned about cattle drives and what cowboys in the past did—and to top it all off, they even got to see the mayor use a whip! 🤠👏 A HUGE thank you to our amazing 4th-grade teachers, especially Mrs. Faircloth, for organizing this experience. And a special shoutout to Margi Cable for all of her help in making this such a memorable event for our students! ❤️ #PantherPride #Grateful #OkeechobeeHistory #MakingConnections

Here's this week's Panther Pride Newsletter! We are competing to have no tardies and no checkiouts in classes this week! SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS SO IMPORTANT TO US! https://secure.smore.com/n/hv7d0