Welcome toCentral Elementary

SchoolGo Eagles!!!2012-2013

Notes From Mrs. MizellDear Parents,

We welcome you and your children to our Central Family. This year has been amazing. We have had tremendous turn outs for math and literacy night. PTA workers have been a vital part of our volunteers this year. Because of our parent involvement committee, parents were invited to come to school and be a part of the class. We thank those who came.

This spring, we are making an effort to provide positive behavior support for every student in every part of the school day. We ask that all students: Be safe. Be respectful. Be responsible. Because of an outcome from our wellness committee, we are going to implement an opportunity for an extra physical activity once a week for our students. Names will be placed in a class drawing due to students doing what is right in behavior and academics. We hope our families will help to reinforce these important behavior guidelines by using these same terms at home.

To ensure all students work to their potential, remember a good night’s sleep, healthy meals and being to school on time is very important. We continue to encourage you to be involved in your child’s education at home and in school. Students need to continue to practice reading each night. Together we can make this an outstanding second semester year!

“Striving for the Best while Soaring above the Rest”  Sincerely,

Cindy Mizell

Announcements• April 1st-3rd: K-2 Standardized Testing

• April 8th-12th: 3rd–5th Grade Benchmark Testing

• April 13th: Opening Reception and Awards for grades K-6

• April 25th: Special Olympics Track and Field• April 30th: Progress Reports• May 27th: Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL• May 31st: Last Day of School• June 3rd: Summer Break Begins

K-Kids DanceOur K-Kids had a great time at our annual dance!

We would like to thank all of the Kiwanis volunteers that worked so hard on putting the dance together and also would

like to thank City Heights for hosting the dance!

Kindergarten News

• Writing - Persuasive/Opinion Writing• Reading - Readers Are Brave and Resourceful When

We Encounter Hard Words and Tricky Parts in Our Books (Students will learn more strategies for word solving.)

• Math -"How many do you have?” Student will be counting sets and making combinations up to 10

• Science - Solar System and Caring for our Earth (Recycling)

Classes Experimented with Matter….

Baking Soda and Vinegar makes a gas!

First Grade NewsWhat are we studying??Reading:. Nonfiction textMath: : Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s.Writing: Nonfiction

Make sure your child is reading 3-4 times a week at home! Make sure to sign the log!!

Make sure you study your Sight Word Lists!!

What’s Happening in 2nd Grade???

ReadingFor the Month of April we are finishing

Reading and Role Playing as our Characters using Fiction and Fairy Tales and

beginning Becoming and Expert on Science Topics.

WritingIn April we are working on writing

our own Fairy Tales and then Writing About Science.

MathOur focus in math for April is Addition, Subtraction, and the Number Systems.

Science/Social StudiesWe will be learning about Plants

and Animals in April.

Third Grade

Math Night Thursday, March 7Come watch our math time Thursday,

March 7 during the school day! Times vary.

NO SCHOOL Friday, March 15SPRING BREAK March 18-22

MarchMarvelous Math Month!!!

Be studying multiplication facts!!!

4th Grade Happenings • Reading- Test Prep. This is a unit to help prepare students for the

benchmark test. Remember to read 30 minutes each night. Talk about what you read with someone. After the benchmark tests we will start a unit on historical fiction.

• Writing- Test Prep. This is a unit to help prepare students for the benchmark. After benchmark testing we will start a unit on mixed-genre text sets.

• Science- We will be studying the scientific aspects of Arkansas history.

• Social Studies- We will be studying the major historical events that occurred during the 20th century.

• Math- We are working on benchmark test prep. Our next unit will be multiplication and division.

Important dates:April 8-12- Benchmark testing.

April 30- Progress reports

April

Look What’s Happening in 5th Grade

Math ScienceIn math, we are working with

decimals. We are learning about decimal place value, and

adding, subtracting, multiplying, and

dividing decimal numbers.

We are pretending to be geologist while studying all about rocks and

minerals in science.

LiteracyIn literacy, we are working on literary essay and preparing for the upcoming benchmark exam by practicing test taking

strategies.

Social StudiesWe are trying to finish up our

unit on the American Revolution. Students will be choosing a topic and creating a power point for their end of

unit project.

News from Coach Williams

CES canned food drive was held for the Heritage United Methodist ChurchThe students collected over 1500 cans during the month of December to help replenish the food pantry at HUMC.

Opening Reception and Awards for grades K-6 will be at the Center for Art and Education

Saturday April 131:00-4:00

Awards Ceremony at 2pm

Central Elementary has several students with pieces in the show.

The Center for Art and Education is located at 104 North 13th in Van Buren

The River Valley Student Art Competition

Drop off and Pick up

• Bus drop off and pick up will be located behind the building on North 22nd Street.

• Car drop off and pick up will now be located in the front of Central Elementary School on North 24th Street.