Please follow this link for your Central News and picture day is Tuesday (10/13)! https://app.smore.com/n/gb8j9-central-elementary
It’s back for another year.
The Young Citizenship Award recognizes students who show exceptional character, leadership, positive attitudes, and dedication to serving others.
Presented by the Hastings Kiwanis Club, this award honors two 5th graders each month, as well as two students from each grade level at the Middle School. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate kids who do the right thing every single day!
Congratulations to our September winners! Check out the photos below, and stay tuned as we celebrate a new group of students each month. 👏 👏👏 👏
The Young Citizenship Award recognizes students who show exceptional character, leadership, positive attitudes, and dedication to serving others.
Presented by the Hastings Kiwanis Club, this award honors two 5th graders each month, as well as two students from each grade level at the Middle School. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate kids who do the right thing every single day!
Congratulations to our September winners! Check out the photos below, and stay tuned as we celebrate a new group of students each month. 👏 👏👏 👏
Tomorrow is Count Day for public schools around Michigan, including right here in Hastings!
State funding for our district is directly tied to student attendance on this day. Making sure your child is present and on time ensures our school receives its full share of state support. Let's make sure every student is counted!
State funding for our district is directly tied to student attendance on this day. Making sure your child is present and on time ensures our school receives its full share of state support. Let's make sure every student is counted!
Please follow this link for your Central News and we will host conferences on October 6th and 8th! https://app.smore.com/n/84adv-central-elementary
Saxons hit the road tonight!
HELP US FUEL OUR AMAZING CENTRAL TEACHERS!
Our teachers will be working hard **until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6th, and Thursday, October 8th** as they meet with families for conferences. We’d love to help keep them fueled and feeling appreciated! 🥣🥗💙
We are putting together a **Soup & Salad Bar** for our teachers and are looking for donations of:
🥣 Soups
🥗 Salad & salad toppings
🥤 Drinks
🍪 Desserts & sweet treats
👉 **Choose an item (or two!) to donate through our SignUpGenius:**
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A4AA23AAFFC61-65324991-teacher#/
📅 **Please bring all donated items to the Central Elementary office no later than Monday, October 5th.**
💙 **Unable to bring in a food item?** No problem! You can make a monetary donation through **Venmo: HastingsCentralPTO** and we will use it to help provide meals for our teachers.
📧 Questions?
Email: teamcentralpto@gmail.com
Our Central staff works so hard for our students, and this is just one small way we can show them how much we appreciate everything they do!
Another Homecoming in the books, and what a fun week it’s been! Tonight's parade and victory at Baum Stadium was the perfect way to cap it off. It was so much fun seeing so many familiar faces. We hope our students had as much fun celebrating as we did! It's a great day to be a Saxon!
Please follow this link for your Central News and join us for the Hastings High School Home coming parade lining up at 5:00 behind HHS! Also, please see the attached links to sign up for parent teacher conferences on October 6th or 8th! https://app.smore.com/n/m3agj-central-elementary
Central Elementary students braved a chilly morning to conquer their STOMP Walk-a-Thon, powering through their laps and celebrating with snow cones.
Lucky student fundraisers even got to plunge brave staff members into the dunk tank. A huge thank you to our incredible PTO and volunteers for making this fun-filled day possible!
Lucky student fundraisers even got to plunge brave staff members into the dunk tank. A huge thank you to our incredible PTO and volunteers for making this fun-filled day possible!
Central Elementary School
September 21, 2026
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are looking forward to Parent-Teacher Conferences and will hold them in-person at Central on October 6th and October 8th. This is a very important time for your child, and it is extremely important that parents and teachers meet to discuss student progress. In order to better schedule appointments, each teacher is offering sign-up on a Sign-Up Genius. Please choose an available time that works best for your schedule. If you have multiple children at Central, you may want to consider allowing a time slot between conferences in case any conferences are running behind. If you have issues with the Sign-Up Genius, you may contact your child’s teacher or the school office at (269) 948-4423 for assistance.
Since conference times are limited, families are asked to schedule ONE conference per child. If possible, please try to allow a 15 minute window between siblings’ conferences. Thank you for your cooperation. Classroom teachers will be sending the Sign-Up Genius links via email or Facebook, and you can find a complete list of the building sign-ups here:
Ms. Hoke- Young Kindergarten https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4CA8A72CA5FA7-65973337-mshokes
Mrs. Waller- Kindergarten https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4CA8A72CA5F58-65953224-mrs
Mrs. Buxton- Kindergarten https://bit.ly/3TDBmKn
Mrs. Wenger 1st https://bit.ly/WENGERFall26
Mrs. Reser- 1st https://bit.ly/reserfall26
Mrs. Petersen- 2nd https://bit.ly/26petersenconference
Mrs. DeYoung- 2nd https://bit.ly/dyfall26
Miss Collins- 3rd- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AABAE2CA5F8C70-65972624-fall
Mrs.Ring 3rd- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A4AA23AAFFC61-65934297-mrs#/
Mrs. Murphy 4th - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AA9AF2DA5F5C34-65964218-murphy
Dr. Syswerda 4th- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AA9AF2DA5F5C34-65942423-syswerda
Mr. Andrews- 5th- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D49A5AC23A3FD0-65838090-mrandrews#/
Ms. Fisher- 5th- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EA9AF28A7F5CF8-65898566-msfishers
Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs. Plank- Will meet with parents in gen. ed. classroom conferences.
Specials Teachers
Mr. Madalinski (STEM): joe.madalinski@hassk12.org
Mr. Cole (Gym): robert.cole@hassk12.org
Mrs. Offerman (Art): natasha.offerman@hassk12.org
Ms. Schoen (Music): karen.schoen@hassk12.org
We look forward to meeting with you!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mitchell
September 21, 2026
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are looking forward to Parent-Teacher Conferences and will hold them in-person at Central on October 6th and October 8th. This is a very important time for your child, and it is extremely important that parents and teachers meet to discuss student progress. In order to better schedule appointments, each teacher is offering sign-up on a Sign-Up Genius. Please choose an available time that works best for your schedule. If you have multiple children at Central, you may want to consider allowing a time slot between conferences in case any conferences are running behind. If you have issues with the Sign-Up Genius, you may contact your child’s teacher or the school office at (269) 948-4423 for assistance.
Since conference times are limited, families are asked to schedule ONE conference per child. If possible, please try to allow a 15 minute window between siblings’ conferences. Thank you for your cooperation. Classroom teachers will be sending the Sign-Up Genius links via email or Facebook, and you can find a complete list of the building sign-ups here:
Ms. Hoke- Young Kindergarten https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4CA8A72CA5FA7-65973337-mshokes
Mrs. Waller- Kindergarten https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4CA8A72CA5F58-65953224-mrs
Mrs. Buxton- Kindergarten https://bit.ly/3TDBmKn
Mrs. Wenger 1st https://bit.ly/WENGERFall26
Mrs. Reser- 1st https://bit.ly/reserfall26
Mrs. Petersen- 2nd https://bit.ly/26petersenconference
Mrs. DeYoung- 2nd https://bit.ly/dyfall26
Miss Collins- 3rd- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AABAE2CA5F8C70-65972624-fall
Mrs.Ring 3rd- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A4AA23AAFFC61-65934297-mrs#/
Mrs. Murphy 4th - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AA9AF2DA5F5C34-65964218-murphy
Dr. Syswerda 4th- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AA9AF2DA5F5C34-65942423-syswerda
Mr. Andrews- 5th- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D49A5AC23A3FD0-65838090-mrandrews#/
Ms. Fisher- 5th- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EA9AF28A7F5CF8-65898566-msfishers
Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs. Plank- Will meet with parents in gen. ed. classroom conferences.
Specials Teachers
Mr. Madalinski (STEM): joe.madalinski@hassk12.org
Mr. Cole (Gym): robert.cole@hassk12.org
Mrs. Offerman (Art): natasha.offerman@hassk12.org
Ms. Schoen (Music): karen.schoen@hassk12.org
We look forward to meeting with you!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mitchell
Please follow this link for your Central News and check out the Homecoming Spirit week flyer! https://app.smore.com/n/986hf-central-elementary
Homecoming Spirit Week at Central! Please check out the flyer!
Our 3rd and 4th graders (including students from Delton Kellogg and St. Rose) got an up-close look at an 8-foot Dilophosaurus, a mammoth Brachiosaurus, and more this morning with Dinosaur Dimensions live at the Hastings Performing Arts Center! 🦖
Didn't catch the morning show? Bring the whole family TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m.!
Tickets: FREE for kids 14 and under | $5 for adults
Reserve online: hastings.ludus.com
Thank you to the Baum Family Foundation for sponsoring this event for our local schools and community! 🦕
Didn't catch the morning show? Bring the whole family TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m.!
Tickets: FREE for kids 14 and under | $5 for adults
Reserve online: hastings.ludus.com
Thank you to the Baum Family Foundation for sponsoring this event for our local schools and community! 🦕
You're invited! We will be hosting a bond proposal community forum on Monday, September 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hastings Middle School commons.
This will be a time for community members to learn more about the 2026 bond proposal!
For more information: https://www.hassk12.org/o/has/page/2026-bond-proposal
This will be a time for community members to learn more about the 2026 bond proposal!
For more information: https://www.hassk12.org/o/has/page/2026-bond-proposal
**STOMP FUNDRAISER REMINDER FROM OUR PTO!** 🐾🎉
Our **2026 STOMP Fundraiser** is underway, and we’d love your support! 💙
Every donation helps make this a fun and memorable event for our students. If you haven’t created your student’s fundraising page or shared it with family and friends yet, there’s still time!
👉 **Start fundraising or make a donation here:**
https://app.99pledges.com/fund/STOMP2026?home_v2=true
🚶♀️🍧 **WE NEED WALK-A-THON VOLUNTEERS!** 🍧🚶♂️
Interested in helping out at our **STOMP Walk-a-Thon on Tuesday, September 22**? We would love to have you join us! Volunteers will help with the Walk-a-Thon and other fun activities for our students.
📩 **Interested in volunteering?**
Message us here or email **[teamcentralpto@gmail.com]
Thank you to all of our amazing STOMP families for your support! Let's make STOMP 2026 a HUGE success! 🐾💙🎉
#STOMP2026 #STOMPFundraiser #WalkAThon #Volunteer #SupportOurStudents
Our **2026 STOMP Fundraiser** is underway, and we’d love your support! 💙
Every donation helps make this a fun and memorable event for our students. If you haven’t created your student’s fundraising page or shared it with family and friends yet, there’s still time!
👉 **Start fundraising or make a donation here:**
https://app.99pledges.com/fund/STOMP2026?home_v2=true
🚶♀️🍧 **WE NEED WALK-A-THON VOLUNTEERS!** 🍧🚶♂️
Interested in helping out at our **STOMP Walk-a-Thon on Tuesday, September 22**? We would love to have you join us! Volunteers will help with the Walk-a-Thon and other fun activities for our students.
📩 **Interested in volunteering?**
Message us here or email **[teamcentralpto@gmail.com]
Thank you to all of our amazing STOMP families for your support! Let's make STOMP 2026 a HUGE success! 🐾💙🎉
#STOMP2026 #STOMPFundraiser #WalkAThon #Volunteer #SupportOurStudents
Please follow this link for your Central News and have a wonderful weekend! https://app.smore.com/n/3bmz2t-central-elementary
Annual Fall Cookout season is officially underway! Central Elementary kicked off the festivities today, giving parents and guardians a chance to get a glimpse of daily school life and connect with the teachers and staff supporting their kids this year.
Upcoming cookout schedule:
Southeastern Elementary
Date: September 11
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Star Elementary
Date: September 18
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Northeastern Elementary
Date: October 15
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
We look forward to seeing you there!
Upcoming cookout schedule:
Southeastern Elementary
Date: September 11
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Star Elementary
Date: September 18
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Northeastern Elementary
Date: October 15
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
We look forward to seeing you there!
No school Sept. 4 and 7. We hope all our Saxons have a restful, safe long weekend. We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!
Please follow this link for your Central News and enjoy the holiday weekend! https://app.smore.com/n/quyjb9-central-elementary
Welcome to school, little learners! Nervous faces turned into big smiles this week as our GSRP preschoolers stepped into our classrooms for the first time. We are so excited to watch them start their education journey. Have a great year!
