Announcements:

Welcome to our Centennial Lane Elementary School PTA website. 

Happy New Year to all students, families, educators and staff, and everyone in our CLES community! 2023 is going to be a GREAT year, full of learning, growing, gathering and celebrating. We look forward to continuing many CLES PTA traditions from years past, while also starting new traditions.

STAY INFORMED! All families are encouraged to read the Dolphin Detail Newsletter each week -- including the CLES PTA Updates section of the Dolphin Detail.
  
Keep up with your CLES PTA here on our website and on our FACEBOOK page!
PTA Meetings, Events and Activities:
  • Tuesday, January 10, 2023: CLES PTA Meeting followed by Spring Fair Planning Committee Meeting ~ 7pm CLES Media Center 
  • Friday Evening, January 13, 2023: CLES PTA Winter Dance - Family Event (more details coming soon!) @ Burleigh Manor MS Cafeteria
  • Saturday, May 20, 2023: CLES PTA Spring Fair/Silent Auction
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Are you looking for ways to get involved with your school community? There is an immediate need for:
  • CLES PTA Yearbook Committee volunteers: We need one volunteer per grade level to compile photos of classroom activities and events.    Contact Zara Nunziata-Nave at yearbook@clespta.org 
  • Spring Fair Planning Committee Chairs: Especially for the following committees: Field Marshall, Bake Sale, Crafts, Food & Entertainment). Contact spring.fair@clespta.org or come to our first planning meeting on January 10th, after the January PTA meeting. 
  • CLES PTA Newsletter Co-Editor
  • Shadow positions for the next PTA President & 1st VP for the 2023-2025 term.
Please reach out to the CLES PTA Executive Board for more details or email 1stvp@clespta.org.

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Currently Collecting in CLES Vestibule:
  • ​Classroom Supply Donations: This is a sign up for parents who want to donate needed items to CLES teachers. Teachers provide their needs to the CLES PTA, and we solicit your assistance in fulfilling these needs.  Purchased items can be sent to school with your child or dropped off in the vestibule. 
  • ​Marker and Pen Recycling Program at CLES
    Are you replacing your child's school supplies this year? Do you have old markers, pens, and pencils that don't work?
    Your CLES PTA is providing a place to recycle, instead of trashing them!
    Please collect your old markers, pens and pencils for recycling at CLES. There will be a box in the CLES vestibule where you can deposit the following items for recycling: pens and pen caps, mechanical and wooden pencils, markers and marker caps, permanent markers, and permanent marker caps.  Together we can make a difference!
  • Pull Tab Program:  The Green Committee and Community Outreach Committee are teaming up to participate in the Ronald McDonald House of Baltimore’s Pull Tab Program!  A collection box is in the CLES vestibule 6.6 pounds donated this school year!!!

Supporting Your CLES PTA:
  • Membership:   It's not too late to join your CLES PTA!!  Please join if you are able - membership is only $10 for the entire school year. Your membership helps fund PTA programs, allows you to vote at PTA meetings, and is a great way to pay it forward to both our CLES community and the local community. Joining has never been easier!  Visit the CLES PTA store at: https://centenniallanepta.new.memberhub.store/store, fill out the form/pay, and your receipt plus PTA card will be emailed to you immediately.​  
  • ​​Box Tops:   Use the Box Tops app to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add cash to your school's earnings online.

About The Centennial Lane ES PTA:

Centennial Lane ES
PTA
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Welcome to the Centennial Lane PTA.  This is a group of parents and teachers who volunteer their time to provide academic, social and cultural enrichment to each student at CLES throughout the school year.
With togetherness, humility, compassion and respect; at the heart of all we do, the CLES PTA will work hard to uphold the PTA Mission of:
  • Support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before government bodies. 
  • To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children.
  • To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.​