Freddy's Fundraiser Night, Tuesday May 18th 5-9pm #thrivein375
Our sixth grade students were lucky enough to hear from Mr Potter today at the sixth grade awards. Our fifth grade students are looking forward to earning the same awards next year. Well done sixth grade!
Third grade students enjoyed playing a noun scavenger hunt in the hallways at school. The giggles were contagious!
This school year is wrapping up quickly! The teachers continue to find ways to encourage learning while they know the children would prefer to play! Great work everyone! #thrivein375
Such great words for today. Words don’t have to hurt... they can heal!
Our staff received a sweet treat from Mr Potter and Mr Janzen today. Thank you both for the drinks!!
Tuesday was another beautiful night for an outdoor spring concert at CHS! The students were outstanding! Thanks to all the parents for your support at the program.
We still plan to host our Spring Concert for our Intermediate students on Tuesday night at CHS. Please bring your lawn chairs to enjoy the night together. We do realize that rain is in the forecast for the morning but it’s due to clear out by noon.
We had an AMAZING program last night at CHS. The students were excited, the parents were excited, everyone was excited to be together and enjoy the evening together. What a beautiful evening. Thanks for sharing your Primary children. Fingers crossed that we can host our Intermediate program on Tuesday!
Ancient was the word this morning in second grade. The students had a lot of great ideas on how to define the word. I’m just glad they didn’t point to me!!!
Thank you all for the support for our schools!!
Please don’t forget to get out and vote today!
Attention Parents: NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 23rd - Staff Development. This is a change and is NOT on the district calendar. Please don't send your students to school, no one will be at the buildings!
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Circle USD 375 Bond Referendum #thrivein375
https://youtu.be/mRX1XkO0Y3g
TONIGHT: USD 375 Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 pm in Room 106 at Circle High School. Link to log in and watch live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvueYV2GUuZqbC0AHFUdbIw/featured
Please take a few moments to watch the eighth informational video, discussing support services, for the upcoming 2021 Circle Bond Election this April. https://youtu.be/wvAB_CyprBA
Please take a few moments to watch the seventh informational video, discussing individual building scope, for the upcoming 2021 Circle Bond Election this April.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbiAD5WLb_8
Reminder: NO SCHOOL tomorrow, April 2nd - Good Friday and
NO SCHOOL on Monday, April 5th - Professional Development
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Our fifth graders had a guest teacher join their classroom on Thursday to learn how to make a story plot mountain (ways to remember the plot of a story). Mrs. Bookout “Zoomed” into both classes for the lesson. The students felt like it was a worthwhile activity that they will use in the future.
She also taught them a couple dance moves to enjoy. They learned the pencil sharpener and the board eraser. They were pretty cute dances!
One of first graders common assessment was for the students to write related facts independently. They took the opportunity to do just that while learning about Ireland prior to Spring Break.
The students landed a lot of different facts about Ireland. They also learned about the legend of the leprechaun. For their assessment, students wrote at least two related facts about Ireland.
Their hallway looked green and inviting!! Great job first grade!
Preschool students have been anxiously awaiting the the hatching of their chicken eggs. They have been learning about the process and were ready to hear them chirp! Well, they are hearing them this week!
The morning class was able to witness four chicks hatching from their eggs and the afternoon children witnessed three this week! There are still a few in the eggs that should hatch later this week. What a neat experience for our students!
WILLIE'S Fundraiser is TONIGHT~ 11am - close
Mention you are with CTE when you pay and our school will receive 15% of all sales! Dine-in & Carry-out - 151 N. Main St. El Dorado, Ks #thrivein375
Please take a few moments to watch the fourth informational video, discussing building security, for the upcoming 2021 Circle Bond Election this April. https://youtu.be/cW0e4HFjrVg
Please take a few moments to watch the third informational video, discussing building safety for the upcoming 2021 Circle Bond Election this April. https://youtu.be/LcjiEhlRMjU
2021 Bond Referendum Informational Meeting is tonight at Towanda Primary School music room at 6pm. Please come and join us!
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Reminder: NO SCHOOL March 11, 12 & 15-19 for Spring Break! Enjoy your time off and we will see everyone back on March 22! #thrivein375
Spring Individual & Class Pictures will be on Monday, April 12th for both buildings. Picture order forms will be sent home after spring break!
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Baseball/Softball signups have been extended to 3/10. Please sign up on circlerec.org
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It’s so wonderful when your blessings come from your community! We were gifted with multiple packets of water at our school this morning, from someone who doesn’t want any thanks, but deserves so many of them! What an awesome, supportive community we live in!!
Please take a few moments to watch the second informational video, discussing district growth, for the upcoming 2021 Circle Bond Election this April. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9QpXAnwuhU
It’s a wacky Wednesday here at the elementary school! Several of Mrs. Cerney’s kindergartners were enjoying the beautiful weather in their wacky, mixed up clothes for the day.
Both schools participated in the Statewide tornado drill today. Each group of students ran their own drill around the ten o’clock. The students were very responsible during the drill. Great job children!!!
Preschool students enjoyed their small group with Mr R learning about recycling.
Reminder: NO SCHOOL on Monday, March 1st - Staff Development
We have been in school 100 days!! Students have asked if they’re ready for the next grade because we’ve been in school 100 days! They know that they are 100 days smarter than before. It’s always an exciting day, it was just done a little bit different this year.
Wednesday 2-17: Due to several factors involving weather. 7-12 will be REMOTE, PreK-6 NO SCHOOL. Meals will be served. Food Box Distribution will continue as scheduled in the HS parking lot at 11:00.
TUESDAY 2-16: Due to inclement weather. 7-12 will be REMOTE, PreK-6 NO SCHOOL. No meals will be served.
Due to inclement weather, NO SCHOOL today February 8th.
Our students are just so considerate! It always makes my heart smile when they willingly give up their time to help another student out. #thrivein375
February Parent Newsletter #thrivein375
https://www.smore.com/rp576
We are looking for kindergarten students for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have a child or know of a child who will turn 5 before September 1, 2021, please contact Jennifer at CTP 536-2728, for information on kindergarten screening.
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Please see the attached flyers for two parenting classes offered by South Central Mental Health. Feel free to share the information with anyone interested. The Love and Logic sessions are based on training many teachers have had.
Just a reminder, we have added an in service day this month. On Friday, February 12th, we will not have school. This is in addition to the Monday, February 15th day, that was already scheduled. Please mark your calendars!!
Just something to keep in mind as we begin this new month! I LOVE this thought from our preschool children. If we can all remember this as we go through our day; I think we would be much more patient with each other. #thrivein375
Our kindergarten students are mastering letter sounds and creating sight words! They practice by playing Bingo, working with the Letter People, flash card review, Lexia, and even making the letters with their bodies. All in a days FUN work!
STEM project? Not really... recess activity? Yes!! We have a few builders at the Primary School who have begun excavating large rocks to build a wall around our playground tree! There has been a bit of frustration though. Other students didn’t realize the work that others had invested in the project and they often dismantle the progress. You can still see the hard work so far. This just made me smile! #thrivein375
The technological advances that we have experienced this year are absolutely amazing! Students learning remotely and in person are able to be in the same classroom at the same time!
Today is a great day to have a great day! There’s a lot going on in the classrooms... reading silently, reading a “cold” read (a story they’ve never read before), or putting words in ABC order, it’s a great day for a great day!
Walking the hallways at school always makes me smile!
CTE Spangles Night #thrivein375
Remote week has started and the children are doing such a great job!!! The teachers and I have enjoyed seeing everyone on screen. I hope it’s working for all of you too!
First graders put their finishing touches to their decorations to their (future) stuffed gingerbread people today with the help of the librarians. The personalities really show on this art activity!
The kindergarten reindeer drawings are always a favorite of mine! This years’ group of reindeer certainly didn’t disappoint!
Sorry they weren’t all up at the photo time. Cute, cute, cute!
Fourth grade worked on creating a Rube Goldberg machine last week. This is a plan where the students intentionally designed a machine that would perform a simple task. Rube Goldberg was an American cartoonist who often drew out plans for these types of machines to perform these simple tasks in an OVERLY complicated way. It was fun to watch the students as they worked through their plans to create their own Rube Goldberg machine.
First grade reading groups enjoyed the beautiful day today by doing their reading outside. Each group had the opportunity to be outside to read and work inside during their rotations.
Remote students within an in-person classroom. Sometimes teachers just make it look easy when we all know it’s not!
Fifth grade explored breakout rooms with both classes at the same time. Technology is absolutely amazing!
So many great things are happening in our classrooms. The students are all busy working, some with programs and others in small groups, to improve their skills.
CTE Parent Newsletter - December 2020
https://www.smore.com/u9h0e
Mr LaMunyon got into the spirit by using gel to change his hair color too! It is not rainbow like mine, but it did make a difference! Thanks to all of you who supported Mom’s Pantry with your donation this month!
One of the many fun things going on in school today is the students sitting ON their desks for a rousing game of Canadian Jeopardy! The students have been learning about Canada and had the opportunity to show off their knowledge. There were lots of giggles about the Big____ question!
Sixth grade loved the opportunity to do some logic problems in math. We have found it difficult to introduce a new concept during a short week prior to a holiday. Mr Krahn offered the students several logic problems instead. Most students loved the sudoku puzzles. They requested more after experiencing the puzzles earlier this year.
Mrs Seivley continued working on pronouns. Students had to identify proper usage of pronouns. The improper usage made me cringe! Great job sixth grade! #thrivein375
Circle Towanda Elementary students did an AMAZING job raising funds for Mom’s Pantry. Our goal was to raise $500 but in the end, we donated $1,575 to the cause! Mrs Linda Pierce was so thankful and wished to express her gratitude for the blessing. Thank you everyone for your help with this!
I’m starting to see the work from our students from Veteran’s Day last week. Here are some amazing portraits done by our kindergarteners. Please enjoy!
The sight word practice in kindergarten is just plain fun. The students really know the words and appear to love moving to them as well!
Happy Veteran’s Day! Thank you to all who are serving or those who have served for our country. We appreciate your generosity! Thank you from all of us at CTE!
Don't forget to come support CTE at Spangles tonight in El Dorado from 5pm-8pm. We will get 20% of the sales when you mention our school! #thrivein375
Fifth grade teachers preparing to move to the other teachers’ classrooms. Their cheerful attitude really help the students stay upbeat and learning. #thrivein375
Last year, it would have been an odd sight to see a teacher talking to her computer in the middle of the hallway, but not this year. Thanks to remote options, we often see some different things going on.
Mrs. Anderson was assisting a remote student in the hallway to allow her students in class less interruption. It would have seemed odd in the past, but not today.
It’s GLOW LUNCH today at CTI! The students earned forty tallies for following the new regulations in the lunchroom and earned this glow lunch. Way to go third through sixth grade!!!
(They absolutely loved it by the way!)#thrivein375
Here comes the book bus! First graders had the opportunity to pick out their new book from the library today. They followed all the rules and enjoyed talking about the books they selected. Michael wanted to know if they call Lemon Sharks that name because they like lemons?Good theory! He’d going to read to find out more.
Happy Halloween from Circle Towanda Elementary and the Sanderson Sisters!
WHAT AMAZING SUPPORT WE HAVE! Thank you so much to the anonymous donor of TEN cases of bottled water for the Primary students! What an amazing surprise to walk into the office and find the cases of water! I was blown away and the teachers felt blessed by the donation! So, thank you to our mystery guardian who is taking such good care of us! #thrivein375
Teachers were busy after school on Monday preparing our CTP library for the Halloween Parade. They have transformed it into... the haunted library! The children will love it!
We will work on the CTI library tonight. What amazing teachers and staff!
Oh my! I forgot to post yesterday! So sorry!!! I want to make up for it by posting today what I should have posted yesterday. HUGE shoutout of thanks to Mr. Larry Unruh for taking the time to show his love for our staff by scraping our windows yesterday! He always goes a bit beyond what is expected by doing the little things (which we know are really quite big) to help others out. Not only was the walk clear and safe but the cars were safe for our teachers to drive! Thank you Mr. Larry!!! We LOVE you!!!
First grade has been learning about Egypt and finding many amazing facts. The teachers incorporated math by making pyramids. Great plan first grade.
A great way to enjoy a mask break when it’s cold outside. A few first graders had the opportunity to take a test and fifth grade was working in a descriptive writing project.
Ambassador Training 2020 Style!
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Teachers took advantage of the masks to create some cute art projects. Students did a “masked” drawing with folded paper. Once you unfold the picture, you see who’s really underneath that mask. We have some pretty amazing students here at CTE! Enjoy a couple works of art from our third graders.
Good morning!!! It’s going to be a GREAT day... at least it appears it will be by the dancing children. Preschoolers and kindergarteners start the day with a song and a dance. I hope you have a great day!
It’s Picture Day today! I see the children brought their smiles!!!
The routines are set and the students are doing great! I enjoy coming in and finding out about what their day will look like too. It’s calming for the students too. Knowing what is to come in their day helps them feel secure as well. Here are some pictures of kindergarten and first grade reviewing their schedule for the day.
Teachers got their travel carts this week! GO T-BIRDS! Homecoming 2020 #thrivein375
Second graders LOVE math centers! It’s always fun to see what they are doing in their center day!
Payson & Huxley made sure Mr. LaMunyon had a belt buckle to wear for Homecoming Week's Western Day today!
Have you noticed that the children are bringing library books home now? Mrs. Smith helped create a book bus for our primary students to have the opportunity to check out a book. The students just love it! I love that Mrs. Milam gets to drive that bus!
One of the wonderful things about being back in school is hearing the voices, laughter, songs and seeing the wonderful artwork again.
Here are a few works of art by our first graders. They listened to the story “Wemberly Worried” in class and created their own version.
It’s been an exciting day in fifth grade! Memories are being made with their ELA Glow day.
Students had the opportunity to practice finding the subject and the type of sentences bingo. What a fun memory!
Breakfast is going great with the children getting their own trays for the first time today. These students amaze me!
If you look closely, you’ll see the dots on the ground that help keep them separated their three for social distancing.
First grade will finish their unit on China this week. They celebrated by parading through the building with their homemade masks. It was exciting to hear the music and then to see the dancing of first grade students! What a great way to end the first day of the week!
I love how the school rules have put more thought into treating each other kindly. I walked into a second grade classroom as they were discussing how we need to think about our words first. So important!
Here are some pictures of their rules and some great work!
Both schools did great with the fire drill yesterday. CTI students practiced their social distancing and made it work! Well done CTE staff and students. You’ll notice that the students are facing the field, that’s to practice safety.
We held our first fire drill for the year at CTP. The students followed directions wonderfully, as expected.
It was nice to see that they know what to do to get out of the building quickly and safely.
I wish I could add video so you could see the dance moves as Mrs Swilley’s class took their mask break with music after the drill. If you ever see them dancing around the block, you’ll understand why! These students have moves!!
This was supposed to go out yesterday...I just got busy and forgot!
I love the lessons being taught in our school. Lessons in how we should treat each other are so important. I remember a book from years and years ago, Everything I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten. Well, it still holds true today.
Here are students in Mrs B’s classroom “practicing” their rules in order to memorize them. You might ask your kindergartener if they can share the rules with you at home.
Here’s a quick thank you and reminder... thank you to everyone who is waiting for your child outside. If you need to pick them up early, please call the school. It’s habit to just walk right in but now we must limit exposure to our students by not coming in unless it’s an emergency situation or something educational for our students. Thank you for your help with this.
Today we start serving our remote students lunch and breakfast. We can ONLY serve students enrolled in our school and their siblings with this waiver. Younger siblings will be served. Please call to order for your child by 9:00 each morning.
Preschool children are welcomed to take a meal as well. Please contact Miss Jennifer to let her know you would like one to be sent home with your morning student. If you have an afternoon student, please order and plan to pick up after dropping off your child.
We will not have meals for anyone not ordering, so please help us out by ordering each day. Pick up is from 12:10-12:40.
Two additional notes for your information moms and dads...
Mr. J is requesting that students wear appropriate clothing as well as tennis shoes on the weeks they have PE. Girls in dresses look really cute but many of the activities are are hard to do with a dress on.
Free meals...
This has been going great! We are very lucky we qualified for this program and appreciate the free meals but it will only be for part of the year. Once the money is gone, we go back to charging.
One additional, VERY IMPORTANT note... milk is ONLY provided with a meal. If your child brings their own lunch, the program does NOT cover the cost of a school milk. Your child’s account will pay that .40 charge. I don’t want you to get a surprise on this. We just found this out this week so I wanted to be sure to share. Thanks so much!
Second graders have shared their feelings about their first day of school. These were just too cute not to share. I hope you enjoy them too!
Starting Monday Sept. 21st , all remote students will be eligible for a free breakfast and a free lunch through Dec. 22nd. If you are interested in picking up meals, please click the link the below to choose your pickup location!
https://forms.gle/QRjewQoKgLVfGDkg6
I'm going to try to clear up some confusion about PE shoes. We do not require students to purchase a separate pair of shoes to keep at school. Some schools do, but we do not. We did not want to ask you to purchase a pair of shoes that may never be worn at school. Save that money for another purchase or just buy your child a pair to keep at home and bring when needed.
We DO request that, on PE days, your child wear shoes appropriate for running, skipping and moving around in safely. If your child is wearing flip flops/slides/fancy sandles for the majority of their day, please encourage them to pack a pair of tennis shoes JUST for PE that day.
Now this creates another potential point of confusion. We have PE one full week and the next week for that classroom will be music. This allows for few transitions in the hallway. Check with your child to see if this is a PE week or Music week (there may be an upcoming change for k-2 students by the end of the month with this schedule).
We will keep you posted as to any other changes that do take place. Thanks again for making this different school year such a great and memorable one. We will work through all the new kinks that we encounter as we continually assess the changes we have made. You all are AMAZING!! Thanks for the support and understanding.
The school day is beginning great with such wonderful weather. The students at CTP have figured out the new routine of getting their hands cleaned, temp checked and then heading to their classrooms to get their laundry basket.
The afternoon routine is going just as well!
Another great day at school! Our students are certainly thriving in 375! Here are a couple second graders working on different ways to sort. It’s always a lot more challenging when the children must create their own rules for sorting!
First graders enjoying a rousing game of “Swilley Says” for a quick mask break. Some students decided it was too cold to keep their mask down the entire time.
Thanks for the laundry baskets at CTP! They are working out great for our morning gathering.
School has been AMAZING! The students are so glad to be back and WE are just as excited! Thanks moms and dads for allowing us the opportunity.
Brrrr!!! What a crazy cold day today! We did make the best of it though. Students were still allowed mask breaks each hour, they just looked a bit different than yesterday’s. Some students found spots in the hallway, others went to the gym. In first grade, the students had a special spot to enjoy their break in.
From music to masks breaks, to just making it work in the classroom! We are SO excited to have the students back and learning!!
Teachers have been busy the past two weeks. We are busy learning how to implement all the new teaching strategies while maintaining proper social distancing.
We are ready to see you all on Thursday for Open House. Please make sure you have your appt set for your time to visit! If you need help getting your time set, please call one of our offices.
If you signed up for tonight's webinar please check your email for the link. If you did not sign up or cannot make the webinar we will post a recording on our website.
Circle Parents,
This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday each school will be hosting a back to school webinar addressing reopening procedures. Please be on the lookout for an email with more information and to register for your school(s) webinar.
Webinar times are:
Wednesday :
6:00 PM - Oil Hill Elementary
7:00 PM - Towanda Elementary
8:00 PM - Benton Elementary
Thursday :
6:00 PM - Circle Middle School
7:00 PM - Greenwich Elementary
8:00 PM - Circle High School
Please see the Immunization Requirements for the 2020-2021 school year. Please note, there are NEW REQUIREMENTS for all K-3rd, 7th-8th, and 11th-12th grade students. Proof of all required immunizations is due in your school office by the first day of school. If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your school nurse or e-mail mswift@usd375.org for further guidance.
Don't forget- Online Enrollment is open!! If your student is planning to return to Circle regardless of the mode of instruction, please complete the online enrollment process as soon as possible. You may contact your child's school if you have any questions. #thrivein375
ATTENTION NEW CIRCLE FAMILIES
Monday is the enrollment for any new families that have moved into our district. Please call our office (536-2728 or 536-2281) to set up an appointment so we can safely enroll you. You can also email Jennifer at jbrown@usd375.org or Brooke at bcain@usd375.org. Our hours Monday are 10 - 6 pm.
Are you an Out Of District family hoping to get in please go on to our school web page Circle USD 375 and fill out an Out of District application. Out of District applications will be decided upon after final enrollment numbers are in.
ATTENTION NEW CIRCLE FAMILIES
Monday is the enrollment for any new families that have moved into our district. Please call our office (536-2281 or 536-2728) or email Jennifer at jbrown@usd375.org or email Brooke at bcain@usd375.org to set up an appointment so we can safely enroll you. Our hours Monday are 10 - 6 pm.
Are you an Out Of District family hoping to get in? Please go on to our school web page https://www.usd375.org/ and fill out an Out of District application. Out of district applications will be decided upon after final enrollment numbers are in.
Mode of Instruction Survey:
The health and safety of our students, staff, and families is our most important goal as we move forward together. This survey is being used to collect information about your current comfort level in sending your child/children to school on September 8th, 2020. This information will allow us to plan effectively for your student.
PLEASE COMPLETE BY JULY 30th @ 4:00 P.M.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScae2V0OftEIMWFDIUIpnbZk1R423c-pbcu50TAYafqpBnmhQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
Please complete a separate form for each school-aged child in your family because your comfort level for one situation/setting might be different than another.
Please see the latest Parent Update Video from Mr. Potter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGAZ4Ie1D50
Please take a moment and fill out the parent survey. We value your feedback.
https://forms.gle/TPwyKABWeKbcssCC8
Thrive in 375! Join the Circle Nursing Team! If you are a nurse that loves caring for both children and adults, a flexible work schedule, and the challenge of promoting health and preventing illnesses in a public health setting, consider applying today! https://rb.gy/yhyfl8
Please see the latest parent update video from Mr. Potter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw8YUQch1Vg
Reminder for all grade school students who borrowed a Chromebook or iPad for essential learning. Chromebooks and iPads can be dropped off today through Thursday from 8:30am-4pm. Drop off location is on the north side of the auditorium at the high school.
Fifth grade teachers handed out prizes to students who completed the weekly mystery assignment. Students who turned in the correct assignment each week had the opportunity to pie the teacher! They loved this fun event!
Sixth grader Thomas McLendon was surprised yesterday with an award for a full week at space camp at the cosmosphere in Hutchison! Thomas wrote a paper for a contest and was an area winner! Congratulations Thomas!!!
CTE staff has been busy packaging meals for senior citizens in the state of Kansas today. Each group will fill 11.5 boxes with 36 meal bags that hold 6 servings each! By the end of each session, the team will have packaged 2,484 servings! By the end of our two days we will have boxed 9,936 servings for our community and other communities in the state of Kansas! #thrivein375
Today is National Eat What You Want Day!!! Who knew there was such a Day?!? So, if you want pizza for breakfast, eat pizza for breakfast! Donuts for dinner? Go for it! Today carbs don’t count... well they do but we’ll just ignore them for this one day!! #thrivein375
Our education week has been wonderful! We’ve felt the love from all of you! Happy School Nurses Day was on Wednesday this week. Be sure you give them a shout out this week as well! #thrivein375
Don't forget tonight's Zoom parent meeting at 7:00 PM. You can join by using this link. Please register in advance.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdOquqT0jGtRgwd81UEI0XfQtdDSadHgo
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Don't forget tonight's Zoom parent meeting at 7:00 PM. You can join by using this link. Please register in advance. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdOquqT0jGtRgwd81UEI0XfQtdDSadHgo #thrivein375
Today is May 1st, also known as May Day. This day ushers in a traditional celebration of flowers and spring. In many ancient calendars, May 1st welcomed the first day of summer. This was truly a cause for celebration.
One of the more popular rituals was harvesting flowers and giving them to neighbors and strangers in cone-shaped baskets. These May Baskets become more commonly known as May Day Baskets. The current tradition is observed by hanging a cone-shaped basket full of flowers or other gifts on the outside doorknob, then knocking or ringing the doorbell and running away.
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Today is National Honesty Day! An author created National Honesty Day in the early 1990s. The former press secretary to a Maryland governor selected the last day of April in contrast to all the foolishness the first of the month brings. Celebrate the day by answering questions truthfully all day long. #thrivein375
Happy secretaries day to two amazing ladies! Miss Brooke and Miss Jennifer, we love you and appreciate your wonderful, friendly attitudes each and every day! (Miss Brooke was unavailable for a photo 🥺) #thrivein375
We miss our kids!!#thrivein375
We had some great masks donated again today! Thanks to Mrs. Hayes for her donation. Last week we had masked made and donated from another family! You all are amazing!! #thrivein375
Happy Friday everyone! Sorry there was such a chill in the air today! Not a great thing in the middle of April!
This month we are focusing on Hope. We have a lot to hope for right now. My biggest hope is that when we all come together again, we will have learned to appreciate each other a bit more. #thrivein375
The Butler County Health Dept added an extra treat to our lunches today! Thank you so much BCHD! I hope it made your child smile! Thanks to Mr. Potter for delivering them today! #thrivein375
Just a good reminder as we begin doing more and more online with distance learning...#thrivein375
We started week 3 of distance learning. You are doing a great job! Thank you!!#thrivein375
This has been such an amazing week thanks to all of you! Your support of our teachers has been very much appreciated!
In appreciation of the upcoming holiday weekend, we will not be serving meals on Friday, April 10th or on Monday, April 13th. This will allow our wonderful kitchen staff to get some rest and be with their families. #thrivein375
Library books!! If you find that your child still has their library book and you don't know what to do with it... please drop it off at CTP during lunch service. We are back by the playground and have a box ready for you! We are open from 11-1 each day school was scheduled to be open. #thrivein375
The playgrounds are now tied off to prevent usage during the closure of schools. The virus has been shown to live for multiple days on shiny metal objects. We appreciate you helping keep your children home at this time. Hopefully the wind won't tear the tape off! #thrivein375
Our wonderful secretaries will begin working from home today. The phones have been transferred to their personal phones and they will still be responding to emails. I will continue to be at the school most every day. Please call or email should you have any needs during this time. #thrivein375
We are cold but we are here!! Please come get a lunch. We'd love to see you!
If you're the one who ordered the cold, I would like to speak to you! #thrivein375
Lots of great help with lunch service today! It was wonderful to see everyone stop by! We served/delivered 170 meals by 12:50! #thrivein375
It's exciting to see the kids today for lunch and for supply pick-up! Thanks everyone for your patience as we roll out this new learning plan! #thrivein375
Please see the latest Parent Student Update: https://youtu.be/zKoISc4Fo9E
We are ready for lunch! Today we have chicken wraps with sides and an orange. Breakfast tomorrow will be yogurt and a cheese stick. Please come see us! We miss our kids!
Thor was here for a bit...
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What's for lunch?? Today we are serving hot dogs, baked beans, chips and milk. Breakfast is added in as well and we're serving pancakes, cereal, juice and milk! Come see us! #thrivein375
The teachers have been busy trying to get all your child's supplies ready! As you can see, it's in different stages. Our hope is to have a plan in place tomorrow for how you can get your child's things. I have attached a few pictures from the Primary School. #thrivein375
The teachers have been busy trying to get supplies gathered for our students to have while they are home for this new adventure. Keep watching for information about when to come get your child's things. #thrivein375
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School Closing - Message to Families. Please see the news post below for important information regarding today's school closing message. https://www.usd375.org/article/213135?org=circle-public-schools
Career Fair was a success at CTI! Students in 5th and 6th grade had the opportunity to learn about many different career paths from our local parents. It was exciting to hear about the different job opportunities for our students. I was personally impressed to see two former students return to share about their medical profession. #thrivein375
NO SCHOOL - Thursday, March 12th ~ Friday, March 20th - School resumes on Monday, March 23rd, have a wonderful spring break! #thrivein375
All Parent/Teacher conferences will be held at the primary school on Wednesday, March 11th and Thursday, March 12th #thrivein375
Congratulations to Mrs. Jacobson! She is the employee of the month for March. She is such a fantastic teacher, she definitely deserves the honor! #thrivein375
It's Dr. Seuss day at both school's today! Children at the Primary had centers this morning. The children at the Intermediate will enjoy centers this afternoon.
First grade MTSS. Students worked to find the many sounds from the "buddy bus". The children were working to read words with a vowel digraph. Some even challenged each other to spell the word before placing it in the proper position under the envelope. #thrivein375
The students at CTI have just completed another week of testing. Our student council and student ambassadors wanted to fund some way to encourage the students to do their best. The each wrote a note of encouragement on a post it and then had the opportunity to post the notes around the building. We have the most amazing children in our schools! #thrivein375
Our custodians, in both buildings, are walking the hallways spraying doorknobs, sink handles and anywhere people are touching every hour in order to try to combat the many viruses going around. #thrivein375
Students in fifth grade took full advantage of the beautiful weather by using the playground as a reading location! #thrivein375
Don't forget that we will hold conferences next week. All conferences will be at the Primary School. 3rd-6th will be in the gym. K-2 will be in your child's classroom.
Conferences for CTE are Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. We hope to see you all there! #thrivein375
Watching the kindergarten children compete in a basketball game is so worth the time even on a beautiful Saturday afternoon! There is pure joy in learning the game! #thrivein375
Just a reminder, NO SCHOOL for students on Monday, March 2nd - Staff Development. Enjoy the beautiful 3 day weekend! #thrivein375
Second graders shared their "research brochures" about famous people from the past. It's amazing to see such great work being done by children who are 7 and 8 years old. #thrivein375
CTP kindergarteners enjoyed moving to some great word songs. They sing, spell and move to the beat. What a fun way to practice sight words! They also used their reading books to find their sight words and highlight. Very impressive! #thrivein375
Parent/Teacher conference notes will be coming home with students today! Please return by Wednesday, March 4th #thrivein375
We had a lot of students recognized for their hard work in the classroom and at home. Well done CTP! #thrivein375
Learning about the different text types and reviewing Author’s Purpose in fifth grade. 📖 #thrivein375
Officer Bear brought in his canine partner Scout for our Primary students today. Each grade level had the opportunity to watch officer Bear show a training session with Scout. The students also had the opportunity to ask him lots of questions. Thanks officer Bear! #thrivein375
NO SCHOOL Thursday February 20th due to weather.
The belated Valentine Parties were a success! The students enjoyed the love for an additional time. Thanks for supporting the unexpected "hold over" for this final party of the year. #thrivein375
Kali Stearns was recognized today in Topeka at the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network Conference today as a Horizon Teacher Awards Recipient. Congratulations Kali! #thrivein375
Due to the high probability of treacherous icy conditions in the morning due to quick dropping temperatures there will be no school tomorrow Thursday, February 13th. Be safe.
Ms. Stephanie worked to clear any remaining snow so our Primary students could make it to the buses safely. #thrivein375
Reminder: NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 14th - Staff Development and NO SCHOOL on Monday February 17th - Presidents' Day! #thrivein375
Thanks to our wonderful custodians for keeping our walks shoveled, repeatedly, today! Mr. Larry, Ms. Janelle and Ms. Stephanie worked hard to keep our schools safe today. #thrivein375
The sixth grade all elementary school band night was a huge success. It's amazing to hear what they learned in just a few hours. Thanks Mr. Northerns for your leadership and thanks Mrs. Goldsmith for getting our students ready for this night. #thrivein375
Student Council purchased a ball pump for our school, and it is already being put to good use! #thrivein375
This morning we had our two sixth grade student ambassadors cover the office during our staff pictures. They did an amazing job! #thrivein375
Don't forget tomorrow is CTE classroom group pictures and casual individual picture day!! Extra picture packets are located in both offices! #thrivein375
We are so proud of Owen. He placed in the top 6 in the Butler County Spelling Bee. Owen made it to round 10. Excellent job Owen! #thrivein375
Owen is still in! The group has become a lot smaller, 27 down to 8. He just finished round 5 successfully! #thrivein375
Good luck to Owen Richard in today's Butler County Spelling Bee! We're excited that you are representing our school again this year. #thrivein375
Counselor appreciation week has been a lot of fun for Mr. LaMunyon. The students and staff have overwhelmed him with their thanks! Thank you Mr. LaMunyon for all that you do for our students! #thrivein375
I'm always blown away when I walk around and see MTSS in action! The foundational reading skills are so important. Students drill down on these skills during this time each morning. Here we have a couple 1st grade groups honing their reading skills. #thrivein375
Individual and classroom group pictures are on Tuesday, February, 11th #thrivein375
Here are a few more fun pictures from the 100th day of school. We had the high school students come and spend some time at our building to take pictures for their photography class. Here are a couple fun ones to enjoy. #thrivein375
The school was full of excitement after the big Super Bowl win! Here, we have several 6th graders sporting the team colors and shirts. #thrivein375
We're having fun with 100 today! The Primary School is celebrating the 100th day of school today since kindergarteners started a day later (it's actually 101 for the rest of the school). It's going to be an exciting day at CTP! #thrivein375
We had a great second grade leader for yoga this morning! I love that the students are volunteering to lead! #thrivein375
Sixth Graders had the opportunity to Skype with SANCCOB, a penguin and bird hospital in Cape Town, South Africa today. They got to meet "Steve" a penguin they take care of and see some of the birds currently under their care. The students raised money to "adopt" one and pay for it's medicine and care. One of the penguins in the caged area is our Flippers and will soon be released back into the wild.#thrivein375
Picture packets will be coming home with students this week! Picture day is February 11th. #thrivein375
Fifth graders have been busy the past few days designing and constructing there very own cities and then calculating the volume of each building! We may have some future engineers on our hands 🚧🏗📏#thrivein375
Homecoming T-shirt orders are due this Friday, January 31st!! #thrivein375
The library becomes a busy place each day when the students come in for Makerspace. The children love it! #thrivein375
Preschool students are leaning about safety while working on their reading lesson. They know not to distract the driver and to always wear a seat belt. #thrivein375
Today the students at CTP are enjoying a yummy breakfast of mini blueberry pancakes, pineapple tidbits, milk and juice! Thank you to our wonderful cooks!
We survived our first ever earthquake drill today. The children were really excited! I found out the spaces in the office aren't the most comfortable! Mrs. Brooke fit in the space much better! #thrivein375
The students have been discussing in their classrooms and practicing for an upcoming earthquake drill. Hopefully you've heard about it already. #thrivein375
What do cheese slices, french fries and tater tots have to do with math? Actually, they are very helpful visuals when adding and subtracting with regrouping! 2nd grade made a difficult math problem look really easy by using these visual models. #thrivein375
NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 20, 2020 ~
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! #thrivein375
2nd graders (and a couple 1st graders) enjoyed think, pair, share this morning during MTSS. They were practicing their nouns and verbs with the "who and do" activity. Students each had a word and had to share a complete sentence with their partners.
We have a winner and a runner up! Owen Richards won the spelling bee and will represent our school on February 7th at the Butler County Spelling Bee competition. If, for any reason, he cannot attend, our runner up, Jobe Cole, will take his place. Great job boys and to the other 10 who competed! #thrivein375
The Spelling Bee has begun at CTI. Twelve students will be a part of this event today. Good luck spellers! #thrivein375
Preschool loves the Letter People!! They are working on beginning reading skills. The books have rebus pictures to help them identify different words. How exciting to be in preschool! #thrivein375
CTE Spangles Night Out
Thursday, January 16, 2020 5-8pm
Sometimes you just need to move! First graders are taking a quick brain break as they move along with Slim Goodbody. Exercise does a body and brain good! #thrivein375
Our preschoolers have begun working in centers! They are working really well with the new schedule. It's easy to see that they are getting prepared for kindergarten! How exciting! #thrivein375
Yearbook order forms will be sent home with students today! The deadline to get your order in by is March 3, 2020. #thrivein375
Welcome back!!! We are ready to go! The children at CTP were full of smiles and an eagerness to see their friends. We hope that you all had an amazing break. Here we have students doing the Pledge of Allegiance at CTP. #thrivein375
Top Readers!
We had our AR awards at the Intermediate this morning, and this group of students are our top readers for the 2nd 9 weeks! #thrivein375
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! We look forward to seeing you all in 2020! #thrivein375
12 Days of Christmas Giving!
Today was the final day of our 12 Days of Christmas Giving! We wanted to tell everyone who donated, a big THANK YOU!! Stuco did a great job, and collected lots of items to donate to Mom's Pantry before Christmas! #thrivein375
12 Days of Christmas Giving! Today we collected items for both Day 9 and 10, baby items and paper goods! Tomorrow is Day 11, and Stuco is collecting first-aid supplies! Bandages, vasoline, Vic's, q-tips, cotton balls, antibiotic ointment...anything you can think of! #thrivein375
There is NO SCHOOL for Circle USD 375 students on Monday, Dec. 16 due to inclement weather and concerns regarding the safety of students. Thank you, and please stay safe.
12 Days of Christmas Giving! Today, Day 7, Stuco collected shirts and pants! Day 8, Monday December 16th, they're collecting baby items! Diapers, wipes, bottles, formula, baby food...anything a baby could need! #thrivein375
12 Days of Christmas Giving!
Day 7, our true loves brought us socks and scarves! Tomorrow, December 13th, we are hoping they bring us a new or freshly washed shirt and pair of pants!
12 Days of Christmas Giving!
Today, Day 6, STUCO collected personal hygiene products! Tomorrow, December 12th, bring socks or scarves to donate!
First grade gathers for a shared story. They are learning about the Mexican culture. Today they were focused on the Christmas traditions and the legend of the poinsettia.
Don't forget tonight is our program night! 6:30 for k-2 students. 7:15 will be the band perfomance for 5th and 6th followed by the the 3rd-6th music program.
Please plan to supervise your children until it is announced to send them to the classrooms. We will all dismiss from the stage so please keep their coats as well. Bathroom breaks should be taken prior to sending them to the classrooms.
We look forward to seeing you all tonight!
Congratulations to Mrs. Allison Swilley for being recognized as the Circle Employee of the Month! Yay!!!
Mini Cheer Camp is today at CHS from 4-6 on the north side of our building in the Turf room? (NO Mini Camp on Thursday)!!!!
T-shirts will be ready to pick up at a table between the girls & guys varsity games on Friday night.
We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Cain (Ms. Brooke) back to school. You'll all be glad to hear her answer all your questions when you call.
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with your family and loved ones!
It's a packed house at our grandparents program! Thanks for coming today!
Just a reminder: No School on Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th for Thanksgiving break! Happy Thanksgiving!!
TGIF (Towanda Grows Incredible Families) Day was a success with students working to assist with getting the food ready for tomorrow's Mom's Pantry.
The Grandparents Day Program is next Tuesday at 2 at CTI for both schools. Be sure to look for the note coming home tonight. Your child will need permission to leave with their grandparent. Thanks so much!
Fourth Graders Jaydra Gibson and Aubrey Marley were each recognized as a CTE Junior Fire Chief on Tuesday afternoon. Well done Jaydra and Aubrey!
Fundraiser Pick Up is tomorrow, Nov. 20th from 3-6pm at the Intermediate School lunchroom.
MTSS- multi-tiered system of supports time is full of great strategies for reading. Here students are reading a word and organizing it by its ending. They are also learning its definition.
Firefighters Tim and AJ came to visit kindergartners today as they have been learning about the letter F.
Good morning from CTP! Students are getting really good at the tree pose!
Fifth graders are learning about the different tools they can use to "spruce" up their Native American projects.
First grade MTSS mystery word sort. Students turn over a word, read it to their partner and their partner has to identify the beginning blend. Excellent word practice on so many levels!
Please meet the new voice at CTI for the next few days! Ms. Deb will be greeting students in Ms. Brooke's temporary absence.
Final CTE shirt orders are due today, Friday Nov. 8th
Last time to order a school shirt for the school year!
Collaborative learning at CTE. Sixth graders walked over to support first graders as they are both learning about ancient Egypt and the Egyptian culture of today.
Sixth grade study hall has a lot going on!
Picture Retakes are this Thursday, November 7th
Please call either office if you have any questions!
PTO Meeting is tonight at 5pm in the CTP Library!
Happy Halloween from Circle Towanda Primary!!
It's been a busy day in preschool and ECH! Inside recess and a visit from fourth grade to help with a project! What a fun day!
NO SCHOOL this Friday, November 1st
Working on their Egyptian profiles in 6th grade.
Thanks to all the parents who made it to conferences! We had an amazing turnout! If, for any reason, you were unable to attend your child's conference, please contact the school on Monday and we will gladly schedule a time to meet with you!
Don't forget that the children have the day off tomorrow too! We'll be back in school on Monday. Enjoy your long weekend!
Don't forget that all the conferences are at the primary school tonight and tomorrow. We look forward to seeing you!
Parent/Teacher Conferences start tonight, please call either office if you need to check on your conference times. All conferences will be held at Towanda Primary.
There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Thursday, October 23rd or Friday, October 24th. Enjoy the long weekend!
Kindergartners got to enjoy a sunny, but windy, field trip to the pumpkin patch!
Thanks to everyone for supporting our McTeacher Night on Monday!! We raised $1298! The money will go directly to the classrooms. Mrs. Bair and Mrs. Turner's class's were the winners of the classroom happy meal parties! Congrats!!!
Thanks to Lane Enterprises for sponsoring this fun event for us!
It was our first run around at CTP today! Students who meet their AR or homework goal for the nine weeks were allowed "run" in the hallways with the teachers.
Nurse's assistant Hailey Martin screens a sixth grade student's hearing as part of her yearly task. Nurses in the district try to screen students in even grades' hearing annually and students in the odd grades' vision annually.
Cafe Latte is now open for business in fifth grade. Students will keep a reading log and earn Turner bucks to spend. Be sure to ask your fifth grade children about their reading!
GraceMed will be at CTP on Thursday, please send in your forms if you haven't already done so!
Tonight's the night!!! Please come support our teachers!! The cash for cookies, 100% go to the classrooms!
McTeacher Night from 5-8pm
NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 11th
Have a great weekend!
Second grade 3-ring circus math centers ended up having a special guest today! Mr. Potter joined in on the fun!
What to do on a rainy day in pre-K? Learn and play together!
Just a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 11th
Finding fun ways to practice spelling words... five ways. Students write them in pencil, pen, colored pencil, marker and crayon.
Look for conference notes coming home with your child today or tomorrow in their backpacks!
Starting our morning out strong! Warrior strong! Students at the Primary School spend 8-8:10 practicing calming exercises each morning.
McTeacher Night is coming up, mark your calendars!
Students participate in the after school Monart Class.
Our fire drill at CTI wrapped up our drills for the month of September. Whew!
Don't forget to bring your smiles for picture day tomorrow!
Our morning crew from CTP is ready for the day!
First graders on their Lucky Dragon Parade after learning about China.
SucessMaker training for K-5 teachers.
Teachers hard at work during inservice today. K-5 teachers are learning about SuccessMaker.
Our students were so excited to be in the parade tonight!
Right At School students are ready for the parade today!
Friday, September 20th - classes dismiss at 1pm
NO PreK classes will be meeting
Mr. Jacobson working on volleyball skills with fourth grade.
Students in fifth grade enjoy math stations of Prodigy, Math Around the Room, Tasty Properties and Freckle. Com.
Tonight is the Book Fair Family Dinner from 5:30-7pm at CTP
Book Fair will be open from 6-8pm
We held our first TGIF (Towanda Grows Incredible Families) Day today! All the students gathered at the Primary School to meet their new school families and get to know each other a bit better.
Doubles plus one is so much fun in second grade!
Both schools ran a tornado drill today. Students in fourth grade are making their way to their safe location.
Calling all girl scouts!
Working together to write a mystery story in first grade.
Kindergarten students love working in centers to review
letter names and sounds.
Student Council 2019-20 President: Leah Moore Vice President: Lauren Swilley Secretary: Eric Wellner Treasurer: Jenna Moore 6th Reps: Lauren Burk, Brody Coulter 5th Reps: Brianna Paul, Alex Crawford 4th Reps: Kylie Ward, Aubrey Marley 3rd Reps: Peyton Bishop, Jocelyn Karst
August Intermediate Students of the Month
3rd- Sawyer Hendricks, Teddy Martin,
Natalia Gutierrez
4th- Cole Wilbur, Alexius Hornseth, Truett Patty, Paradyse DeLoach
5th- Alex Crawford, Ace Vargo, Hunter Earnest
6th- Heidi Bodkin, Jackson Strecker, Jenna Moore, Eric Wellner
Students in Mrs. Turner's fifth grade take a tour around the world through virtual reality.
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First Day of School Grades 1-7 and 9 Dismissal at 1:00 pm
New Student Enrollment August 2nd 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at the Primary Building
Online Enrollment begins August 1st at 1:00 pm