Friday, December 20, 2019 HOLIDAY AID DRIVE: Families,We appreciate your generosity this holiday season. With your donations of canned and boxed goods, we have been able to contribute 22 barrels of food to the Holiday Aid Drive! ANGEL TREE PROGRAM: Watts advisories work with the Centerville Evening Optimist every year to support a child for the holidays. This year Watts advisories provided 53 children with gifts for Christmas through the Angel Tree program. END OF 2ND QUARTER: Today is the end of the second quarter. Grade reports will be distributed to students at the end of the day on Friday, January 10. RELATED ARTS 3RD ROTATION MIDTERM: Thursday, January 9 is the midterm of the 3rd Related Arts rotation. JANUARY PTO MEETING: The next Watts PTO meeting will be held on Tuesday, 1/7/20 at 7:30 pm in the Watts library. IT'S TIME...BE THE LIGHT PRESENTATION: On January 9, 2020 Watts Middle School students will participate in grade level presentations addressing suicide awareness and bullying prevention. Dr. Brian Ceccarelli of It'sTime2 has presented to over 5,000+ students in 2018 and is scheduled to speak to over 10,000 students in the 2019-2020 school year. This impactful presentation uses real stories to inspire young people to accept one another, treat each other with respect regardless of their differences, empowers students to make the right choices and to speak openly about the reality of bullying, mental health issues and teen suicide. The presentation also touches on racism, sexism, prejudice, and intolerance which are common problems affecting society as a whole. To learn more about the It'sTime2 program, visit their website at www.itstime2.org If you do not want your child to participate in this assembly, please contact Watts Middle School by January 8, 2020 at 937-434-0370 to Opt Out. STUDY BUDDIES: Tuesdays after school from 3:35-4:30 at Watts, Centerville High School students will provide tutoring and homework help to Watts students. All students must come prepared to work and will need to be picked up promptly at 4:30 pm. No preregistration is required. Quarter 3 Dates: January: 14, 21, 28 February: 4, 11, 18, 25 March: 3, 10 *Contact Arleen Petty, School Counselor at 937-434-0370 if you have any question. LUNCHES FOR THE HOMELESS: Our next Lunches for the Homeless day will be Wednesday, January, 8th. Please bring the lunches to the front desk by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8th, and we will get them to St. Vincent De Paul. Here are the guidelines St. Vincent's sent us for what to include with each lunch: Bag lunch requirements: · One hearty meat sandwich: 2 ounces of meat on bread without condiments (condiment packets may be placed in bag, but are not required) · A drink: small bottled water, juice box, or Gatorade · 2 snacks: a salty snack and a sweet snack or a piece of fruit · Date: Every bag must be dated with the date it was prepared SMART IS NOT EASY: WHAT GRIT AND GROWTH MINDSET REALLY MEAN FOR THE GIFTED CHILD: AN EVENING FOR PARENTS AND STAFF IN REFERENCE TO STUDENTS IN GRADES K - 8: Join our Centerville City Schools' Gifted Services Team, of GIS and Coaches, as we offer an informal viewing and discussion of a Webinar entitled "Smart is not Easy: What Grit and Growth Mindset Really Mean for the Gifted Child", featuring Dr. Austina De Bonte. This Webinar was purchased by our district from SENG, Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted. Monday - January 13, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Centerville Woodbourne Library No childcare will be provided. In case of inclement weather and closure of Woodbourne Library, the make-up date is Tuesday, Jan. 28th. SAVE A SEAT- https://forms.gle/uHDnLCfMiLqzvNYDA or leave a message with any of the following Gifted Instructional Coaches: Please include: who will attend, school represented, and grade level of your child(ren). Kathy Spyrou 937-433-0562 Ext. 2056 kathy.spyrou@centerville.k12.oh.us Ellen Kibby 937-433-0562 Ext. 2067 ellen.kibby@centerville.k12.oh.us Kenneth Barrett 937-433-0562 Ext. 2035 kenneth.barrett@centerville.k12.oh.us CENTERVILLE YOUTH LACROSSE: Centerville Youth Lacrosse to Host "Try Lacrosse" Day for GIRLS in Grades K-6 on Sunday, December 22nd: Join us for a fun morning of lacrosse! Also a reminder to all Centerville boys & girls…registration is now open for the Spring 2020 Season! Please visit www.cvlax.org to get registered. MS GIRLS LACROSSE REGISTRATION NOW UNDERWAY: All 7th and 8th grade girls at Magsig, Tower Heights or Watts who wish to play lacrosse this spring need to visit https://forms.gle/mnYgJTmrTptJTjU56 in order to place your name on the official tryout roster. After signing up, please visit the Athletic Website (https://centervilleelkathletics.com/) and click on the more tab and then Parent Info to access the paperwork. All student-athletes wishing to play must have on file in the training room at CHS: 1. A current OHSAA physical exam form (6 pages) 2. A 2019-2020 Code of Conduct form (4 pages) 3. An EMA form (1 page) 4. A Concussion Information Sheet (3 pages) 5. A Lindsey's Law form All paperwork must be turned in at the Centerville HS Athletic Office by January 6 if your child is planning to participate in the indoor training sessions (more info below) so that it may be checked for all required signatures and dates. No paperwork is to be turned in to the coaches and no person will be allowed to participate in any of the tryout sessions unless all five forms are on file and have been verified. 11TH ANNUAL CENTERVILLE SOFTBALL CAMP: Hosted by CHS Varsity Coach Wendell Hutchinson and Staff January 2nd and 3rdGAC Fitness: 827 W Central Ave., Springboro All Girls 1st - 8th Grade No Experience Required Happy Holidays!
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