LEGO League Robotics!!!
We will be hosting a Teacher/Coaches training for free for FIRST LEGO League Robotics at the Center Grove Innovation Center open to any 4th-8th grade teacher in Johnson County. Please see the attached flyer about the training.
Here are a few specific details about the training:
FLL Challenge Teacher/Coaches Training (4th-8th Grade)
When: March 14th, 9 am - 4 pm
Where: Center Grove Innovation Center (2797 TROJAN LANE, GREENWOOD, INDIANA, 46143)
Who: 4th-8th Grade teachers, assistants, or STEM Coaches
What: Come spend a day learning how to be a FIRST LEGO League Challenge Coach. Learn the basics of how to program and build a robot, develop problem solving skills, and learn what competition and judging will be like.
Details: Free Workshop with Professional Development Points offered to teachers. Lunch will be included. Being a teacher is not required.
Sign-up: https://forms.gle/r27UkcnFHv3euJpd9
Contact: Nicole Coulombe nmauntel@gmail.com or Rachel Miller rmiller@redalert1741.org
Save The Date!!!
For the CPCSC District Wide Travel Fair & Show! April 20th.
Clark-Pleasant Schools Plan for Solar Eclipse
Dear Clark-Pleasant Families,
We would like to make you aware that a total solar eclipse will take place April 8, 2024. This eclipse will reach across 16 states but will be most prominent in Central Indiana, especially in Johnson County. Therefore like many nearby school districts, we are making plans for a "live," synchronous E-Learning Day on 04/08/2024. We are making this decision out of an abundance of caution as the eclipse will take place in Indiana for over several hours. Additionally, we are being told by local emergency management officials that there will be a significant influx of visitors coming to Johnson County during this time period creating major concerns with transportation and congestion. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to your respective school building administrators.
Sincerely,
Dr. Timothy Edsell
Superintendent
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation
WCHS and WES ONLY are on a Live Synchronous E-Learning Day today due to Whiteland Water Outage.
Due to a Water Outage in the Town of Whiteland, Today, Thursday February 8, 2024 is a Live Synchronous E-Learning Day for students at Whiteland Community High School and Whiteland Elementary School ONLY. All other schools are on their regular schedules.
Thank you CPCSC school counselors for all that you do for your students! So grateful for you all!
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Mid-Year Administrative Retreat.
Administrators across the District come together to collaborate and identify goals for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year!
Winter Playground!
The weather cooperated long enough, on Wednesday, for these Whiteland Elementary Students to enjoy some playground time.
Everyone is Invited!
Please join us, Tuesday, February 6, 2024 for our next edition of Superintendent Coffees.
The topic of discussion for this session will be Elementary Literacy!
Growing student leaders - Today a few students asked if they could welcome others with one of the big high five hands! It was awesome to see kids greeting and encouraging others to have a great day!
It was an INCREDIBLE day at WES! Tons of WOW Warriors, Good News Visits, guests in the Parent Center for lunch, recess wagons with all new options for play, and grade level Warrior Way kickoffs! Well done, Warriors!
Reinforcing The Warrior Way!
WES students participated in a friendly competition to promote the warrior way Friday. Principal Guilfoy says as we settle into the 2nd semester, it's a great time to review of the Warrior Way! Each grade level celebrated ways to be successful!
2-Hour Delay!
Clark-Pleasant Schools are on a 2-Hour Delay today, Thursday January 25th.
Our first graders had their first publishing party! It was exciting to celebrate them as published authors! Thank you to Mrs. Buller for all of her efforts in making this possible for our students!
Our art teacher, Mrs. Villarreal, has clay projects going with several grade levels. You could feel the excitement in the room from these students to be able to make a pinch pot monster!
CPCSC PARENT & GUARDIAN DISTRICT MEETING
Clark Pleasant Community Schools Invites ALL Parents & Guardians! Join us on January 30th at 6:00 PM at the CPCSC Administration Building located at 50 Center Street Whiteland, Indiana for an engaging and informative gathering! We're excited to share valuable insights on technology resources, updates about the District website, details on our curriculum, and introduce the new “Translation Station”. We invite every parent and guardian to attend and participate in this meeting. Your thoughts and
feedback on educational technology are vital as we strive to enhance the learning experience for our students.
Your presence matters! See you there!
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Clark-Pleasant Schools are on E-Learning Day today. No in person classes.
Clark-Pleasant Schools are closed today, Friday January 19, 2024.
Clark-Pleasant Schools are on a 2-hour Delay today Friday January 19, 2024
CPCSC STAFF SPOTLIGHT #1
Jennifer Lulfs
4th Grade Teacher at WES
Jennifer Lulfs has been teaching since the turn of the century, 2000, to be exact. After graduating from Ball State University, with two degrees, one in elementary education another in special education K-12, her first teaching position was in Terre Haute. She’s taught not only elementary students but middle and high school as well.
Today she is a fourth-grade teacher at Whiteland Elementary where she’s been for the past 13-years. She interacts with about 60 students per day. Her greatest accomplishment; “It’s when kids come back many years later and say I love reading today because of the things we read in your class many years ago”, says Mrs. Lulfs. She says she really enjoys seeing kids understand that when they can read everything is possible.
Something you may not know about her is that she spent two years living in Europe in the city of Llantwit Major Wales while her husband was working there. Her two oldest children are attending Purdue and her youngest attends Fortune Academy in Lawrence.
While she loves teaching and has dedicated her life to it she says there are major challenges in teaching kids today. “The biggest challenge is kids are tech savvy which can be a good thing”, she says. “The bad part about that is that they are used to being highly entertained at the touch of a button. School takes longer than 30 seconds to learn something; it takes grit and determination to inspire students to become lifelong learners”.
She encourages new teachers to quickly gain an understanding that kids come from very diverse backgrounds and are at very different levels of comprehension. Part of that she says is that students come from all over the world. Still she says pushing them, stretching them and challenging them has to take place daily. She says if there are not expectations there may not be the outcomes that are desired. When asked what she likes about WES she says it’s a small enough school that it feels like a family.
Jennifer Lulfs is our CPCSC Staff Spotlight!
Clark-Pleasant Schools will be on a 2-hour delay, Wednesday January 17, 2024
NO early release!
