School Days to be Extended to Make Up for Lost Days
The 2017-18 school year is set to begin the 4 th grading period on, Monday, March 19 th , 2018. Due to the number of unavoidable missed school days, USD #462 needs to “makeup” minutes, to meet Kansas state . . .
District Spelling Bee Results
Central USD 462 held their School Spelling Bee on Jan. 10. 20 4th thru 8th graders participated. The winners are as follows: 1st place - Grant Hervey (7th grade), 2nd place Ty Henderson (4th grade), 3rd place Anakin Brown . . .
2017 Spelling Bee Winner Announced
Central Schools held their annual Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 11 th , with 20 students in 4 th through 8 th grades participating. Kristopher Harman earned first place, followed by Melissa Henderson in second place, . . .
Mariah Blankenbaker - County Spelling Bee Champion!
Mariah won the Cowley County Spelling Bee held at Ark City Middle School on January 28, 2016. 16 students from Ark City, Winfield, Dexter, and Central competed in the bee. She will advance to the State Spelling Bee held at Fort Hays . . .
Central Staff is "Happy"
Since the staff here at Central is "Happy" most of the time, we decided to do what several other schools, cities and countrys are doing, and make a video with the Pharrell Williams song "Happy" from the Despicable Me . . .
The Importance of Parent/Teacher Conferences
When parents take advantage of parent-teacher conferences as an opportunity to speak with their child’s teacher, it can play a very important role in academic success and development. By the same token, parents can let teachers know . . .
Lifetouch Site for Parents
Lifetouch has created the following website for parents. "Now you can view your past orders in one place. When you log in to MyLifetouch, you can access your portraits through this page." All you have to do is create an account at the link . . .
A+ BACK TO SCHOOL ACTION PLAN
(EXCERPTS FROM USA WEEKEND AND AUTHOR PEG TYRE ) KIDS WHO THRIVE IN SCHOOL HAVE PARENTS WHO SUPPORT LEARNING AT HOME. HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO: Make contact with teachers by Week 3 – attend the Raider Open House . . .
USD #462 TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS POLICY
STUDENTS: SMOKING BY STUDENTS AND/OR THE POSSESSION AND/OR USE OF ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCT IS PROHIBITED IN ANY ATTENDANCE CENTER, AT SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENTS (REGARDLESS OF LOCATION), ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OWNED BY USD 462 OR USED FOR . . .
Parents' Guide to Student Success
A link to Common Core Standards for elementary students is provided by the National PTA via http://pta.org/4446.htm The guide provides parents with an overview of the Mathematics and English/Language . . .
Central USD 462 K-12 Reports Site
The Kansas Department of Education has a K-12 Reports site on their web page for every school district in Kansas. This site will give you all the current information listed on the Kansas Department of Education's web site about Central . . .