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: Spring Pictures• April 26th: Special Olympics Track and Field• April 26th: Kindergarten Registration • April 30th: Progress Reports• May 13th-15th: 4th Grade Camp• May 24th: Fun Day• May 27th: Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL• May 30th: Kindergarten Graduation 1:00PM`• June 3rd: Last Day of School• June 4th: Summer Break Begins

It’s Yearbook Time

Don’t miss out on Central Elementary’s very first yearbook!!!

Yearbooks go on sale on April 15th!

Yearbooks will be $17 this year.

You can purchase Yearbooks through the office or through your child’s teacher beginning April 15th! Be watching for the order forms to

come home soon!

Don’t miss out on all the amazing memories from this EXCELLENT for

year as Eagles!

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

• Reading- Readers are brave and resourceful when they encounter hard and tricky parts. Students are moving up levels quickly if they are using a combination of reading strategies.

• Writing- Persuasive writing where the students are writing letters to someone they want to persuade.

• Math- How Many Do You Have? The students are working on building sets up to 10 and taking away. We are also working on recognizing numbers 1-20 and counting to 100.

• Science/Social Studies- Plants, Animals, Community Workers, and Insects.

DATES TO REMEMBER:Kindergarten Registration April 26, 2013 at 8:00

Kindergarten Graduation May 30, 2013 at 1:00pm

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.

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

Science

LiteracySocial Studies

Math In math, we will be finishing up working on

decimals and also reviewing multiplication

and division.

We will be studying the solar system in

science. The students will be

researching planets and making posters to “teach” the class

about their assigned planet.

Right now, we are focusing on preparing for

the benchmark exam. Following the test, we

will be working on content reading and

writing.

We are working on Westward Movement .

Students will be studying things such as, The Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Pioneer

Life, and more.

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.