Thank you parents/guardians for coming to Centennial for your child’s parent/teacher conference. It was nice to see everyone. Parent involvement is so important to a child’s education. The research says that students are more likely to be successful in school when parents are involved in their education. So thanks for taking the time to meet with your son or daughter’s teacher during conferences.

Another way to get involved is to attend PTO meetings at Centennial. We meet the second Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.  Our next meeting is November 7^th. We meet in our staff room and you are welcome to join us. We would love to see you there!

Your input is very important to us. You may also provide input for our school by filling out this form. (Parent Input) This is a tool for you to leave us feedback, report something, share ideas or leave a solution to an issue.

On November 17^th we will be hosting Math with Meaningful Mentors. We started this event to give moms an opportunity to spend time with their child at school. Meaningful Mentors is a program designed to bring moms or meaningful females into our classrooms to help their child with math concepts by playing games or doing activities to teach grade level standards. The reason we are limiting this to moms or females is because we have a program called “WatchDogs” in which dads have the opportunity to spend a half day at our school, so now it is time for moms or meaningful females to have a chance to spend some time in the classroom with their child. If you have more than one child attending our school you have the option of splitting your time between classes on this day, or you may attend one class this fall and then in the spring attend another child’s class.

Lastly, Thanksgiving is around the corner so this is a time to reflect and think about all the things you are thankful for in your life. I am thankful for all of our Centennial students and their families, as well as all of our Centennial Staff who make every day count for students.

Did you know that last year alone, 384 students were identified as Homeless in the Bismarck Public School System? The community is trying to make a difference. November 12-20 is National Homeless Awareness Week. There will be events and activities throughout the community to help bring light to how many youth experience this each day.

Please click the links below for more information about events happening in our community. We hope you can attend.

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Please make sure your child's lunch accounts are current. You are able to deposit money into your child's lunch account by dropping off a check or cash to the school office OR you can use a credit card online by clicking the following link. My Payments Plus

PowerSchool is a great way to be informed on your child's progress throughout the year.If you do not have an online parent access account set up, please contact our office at (701) 323-4290. 

Centennial is now able to accommodate guests having lunch with students on special occasions. Please keep in mind the following:

• Please call the office by 8:30 if you plan on having lunch with a student. We need to report an accurate lunch count to our kitchen to ensure they have enough meals prepared.
• The cost of the adult lunch is $4.00. You will need to pay in the office using exact change. We do not have cash in the office to give back any change. We are no longer allowed to use a student's meal account to pay for an adult.
• We ask that you do not bring in fast food to have lunch with your child. District policy states "Meals and drinks from competitive, commercial eating establishments will not be allowed in school cafeterias for consumption or sale."

School meals are no longer free for all students. The waivers that provided free meals to all students have expired and Congress did not give USDA the authority to provide meals to all students at no cost. Families can apply for free and reduced-price meals at https://frapps.horizonsolana.com/BISP01. These applications greatly assist the district in receiving other federal funding, including Title I funding. Please click on the above link for more information regarding free and reduced meals.

Safety and accountability of students is always a priority for a school. Along with this comes procedures that are put in place to assure that students are safe and are always getting the most out of instruction as possible. Centennial’s procedure for student pick-up for appointments is that a parent needs to come to the office to check out a student. Secretaries will use the buzzer system in our entryway to communicate with you. You will then enter the office to check out your child on the computer in the office. They will not call for students to be dismissed from class until parents arrive, because as we all know sometimes it is difficult to adhere to a tight time schedule which results in students sitting in the office for an extra 30 minutes. When students return from an appointment, parents must walk students into the building so they can be checked back into the office, and parents can hand in the note from the appointment. Remember it is important to hand in notes from doctors, counselors, etc. so appointments are marked as medical in PowerSchool. Parents must walk students into the school office who are tardy as well. 

Along the lines of safety is also Bismarck Public School’s protocol of having all the doors locked so everyone must enter Centennial through the front doors, then through the office door by using a buzzer. Once the buzzer is heard, a secretary will address you. If a secretary is busy, a person may have to wait a few seconds before being attended to. Thanks for understanding if you are the one that has to wait.

Please notify the office of any changes to your mailing address, email address, or your phone numbers right away. It is very important we have the correct information on file. Thank you for your help with this. 

I invite you to explore the Centennial Elementary PTO Website  We are fortunate to have a strong PTO that organizes events throughout the year. Our PTO promotes and supports good education for the students attending Centennial. We invite all parents to become an active, positive, and collaborative partner at Centennial Elementary. Please join us the 2^nd Tuesday of each month (some exceptions) for our PTO meetings.  Together we can make this a great school year.

It is important for our students to be dressed for the weather.  Remember that students will go outside for recess as long as the temperature/wind chill is above -15°F.  Please be sure your child wears the appropriate clothing to school each day. Weather Policies and Coat Requirments.