Students in 4th grade have been working hard this week as they competed in the IAR Olympics to prepare for the IAR test next week! Today we had our closing ceremonies and celebrated our winners! Way to go 4th graders! Go Ducks 🦆!
Some of our New Central students performed with the JH in the musical "Seussical Jr" this past weekend.
Students in Mrs. Strauman's class combined science and social emotional learning lessons to make a human circuit. When everyone works together, the circuit is complete and the stick lights up. If just one person doesn't do their job, or refuses to cooperate, energy doesnt flow and the stick will not light up. These students are ready to work together to finish the year strong. Go Ducks!
Thursday (3/30) is the last day to order a New Central yearbook. Order online at: http://www.memorybook.com/online-pay/parent-pay/ with code 232269
Students and staff at New Central will have the opportunity to dress up and donate for St.Jude Week April 3-7. Students and Staff can participate in each dress up day and make a donation of any amount. The class that raises the most will get a special prize! All donations will go directly to St. Jude.
2nd Grade students in Mrs. Mason's class have been studying the Earth's land and water. Today, they learned how rivers flow and where they begin and end by spraying water on paper mountain models.
Congratulations to Henry Budyn, March Student of the Month, recognized for teamwork, in Mrs. Emmons' classroom!
Students in Mrs. Kramer's class are learning about weather and clouds. The students created clouds of their own today.
Yesterday, students in Mr. Deters' math intervention group, worked together to convert customary units of lengths to another!
Mrs. Deters' class had a visit from Ms. Sky today for Nutrition. They played a game where they had to toss the bean bag into hula hoops. If they made it, the class did 5 jumping jacks. If they missed, they had to do 10. They had to work together to get 15 bean bags in the hula hoops. What a fun way to work on team work and exercise at the same time!
NC Yearbook sales are going on now through March 30. Yearbooks are $15. Place orders by flyer at NC or order online.
1) Go to http://www.memorybook.com/online-pay/parent-pay/
2) Enter school code 232269
3) Click "Go to your school account log in"
4) Register as a "new user"
Students in Mrs. Emmons' Reading group performed a readers theater of the book, Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type, for the other second graders today. They were fantastic performers, and the audience was very attentive!
Students in Mrs. Strauman's math intervention group collaborate to solve advanced math problems and build their critical thinking skills.
Fourth graders Graham and Davis combined their math knowledge with their love of Legos in a recent project. Using real Lego bricks and a virtual Lego website, the boys built structures that met certain requirements such as area, perimeter, scale, and the percent of blocks that were a certain color.
Congratulations to Ryder, our February student of the month, in Mrs. Emmons' 2nd grade classroom!
New Central students were asked to complete a math challenge. Those students who completed the challenge were introduced at New Central night at a varsity girls' basketball game.
New "ROOMS" communication feature coming to the Havana #126 district app very soon. Parents/guardians and students will soon be able to go on the district app and see their students' courses, assignments, and message teachers right from their phone. Parents and Guardians will be getting an email next week prompting them to create a password to activate their new Chat account. This new communication feature will replace dojo and other platforms that are currently being used to communicate. The district app will be a one stop shop for everything Havana #126. So, download the Havana Ducks app today, turn on notifications and be on the lookout for your email invite early next week.
HAVANA CUSD #126
Dear Havana #126 employees, students, and families,
I write to ask for your patience and understanding as our district navigates the latest changes to the COVID-19 guidance and rules for Illinois schools.
On Friday night a Sangamon County judge ruled on a lawsuit filed on behalf of students, parents and employees against ISBE, IDPH, and 146 school districts across the state that challenged state-mandated COVID-19 mitigations.
We have been reviewing all the information in the judge’s decision and been in contact with school district attorneys to better understand how the ruling may apply to those of us not involved in the law. The ruling and temporary restraining order issued only applies to the parties named in the lawsuit. The judge denied a motion to have her decision applied to all students, staff and employees state wide earlier in the proceedings.
The Attorney General’s office has filed a motion to stay (pause) the decision which could be ruled on in the next couple of days. They also filed a motion to appeal the decision in the appellate courts. This appellate court decision will either uphold or overturn the circuit court decision. An appellate court decision will establish precedent and most likely apply to all schools statewide. The appellate court will rule by February 17th.
We would very much appreciate your patience for just a little bit longer. Although this ruling doesn’t apply to our district directly, it has opened the door to possible changes coming very soon to all Illinois Schools.
Thank you for your continued support of our students, teachers, and staff. While it has been a challenging 2 years, we will continue to push forward together.
Sincerely,
Superintendent Plater
Havana #126 Schools will be cancelled tomorrow, Wednesday Feb. 2nd
STEM challenge in 2nd grade - build the tallest tower!
