Welcome toCentral Elementary

SchoolGo Eagles!!!2014-2015

Notes From Mrs. MizellDear Parents,

On behalf of the teachers and staff of the Central Elementary School (CES), I would like to welcome you back to school. I anticipate that the 2014-15 academic year will prove to be an exciting and productive year. To those who are new to Central, we hope that you will quickly feel at home and become involved in the activities of our school through the PTA and your child’s classroom. As I continue as principal at Central Elementary, I will work diligently with parents and faculty to foster an atmosphere that promotes a learning community that is child centered. Working as a team we will move forward in our mission to create a warm, caring, disciplined, and challenging environment in which all students can learn and reach their highest potential becoming responsible members of society. Although we strongly believe in academic excellence, we also feel that learning must be fun and rewarding for each child. By working together, students, parents/guardians, and staff can make Central Elementary School an exciting and enjoyable place to learn. I am blessed to work with the Central staff, families, and community.

Reaching New Heights-Soaring to Excellence

   Sincerely, Cindy Mizell

Announcements• Sept 29-Oct 3 – Book Fair

• Sept 30 – Grandparents Breakfast K-2• Oct 1 – Grandparents Breakfast 3-5• Oct 2 – Math Night/Report to the

Public 5:30-7:00• Oct 23 – Parent Teacher Conferences

Central Elementary Media Center

Our Book Fair is Coming!September 29th through October 3rd

At the Book Fair you will find the latest and finest titles for kids, as well as books of

interest to parents.See you here.

Central Elementary will be having the annual Report to the Public on

October 2, 2014 at 5:30 pm in conjunction with Math Night from

5:30-7:00 p.m.

Math NightOctober 2nd from 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Join us on Thursday, October 2nd for a night of fun with Math! We will be learning HOW our students learn daily, we will have door prizes, and pizza for

supper! We hope to see you here!!!

PTA Dates• September 30th –

Grandparents Breakfast K-2• October 1st –

Grandparents Breakfast 3-5• October 9th –

Skate Night

Non-Nutritional Days• September 26

• October 31• November 21• December 19

• January 30• February 13

• March 20• April 2• May 21

From the Counselor……October is

National Bullying Prevention Month and Red Ribbon Week

Students will spend the first half of the month learning about bullying, how to report a bully, and how to stand up against bullying. It is important for everyone involved to know bullying is one sided and intentional.

Red Ribbon Week October 27th-October 31st

During this time, students take a stand against drugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Monday – Pajama Day – Follow your dreams and don’t do drugsTuesday – Hat &mismatched or crazy socks/shoes – From head to toe, we say noWednesday – Backwards Day - Turn your back on drugsThursday – Dress crazy or ridiculous – Drugs are RidiculousFriday – Superhero dress – Be a Superhero and Don’t Do Drugs

Amanda Ming – Counselor

October Kindergarten News

• Reading- Readers Read, Think and Talk About Emergent Storybooks and Shared Texts; Reader Use Superpowers to Read Everything in the Classroom and Beyond

• Writing- Looking Closely; Observing, Labeling, and Listing Like a Scientist; Writing for Readers

• Math- Counting and Comparing; What Comes Next?• Science/Social Studies- Pumpkins, Columbus Day,

and physical environment.

Dates to remember: October 2: Math Night/Report to the Public 5:30-7:00

October 22: Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch @ Alma Middle SchoolOctober 23: Parent/Teacher Conferences (See you there!)

October 24: Professional Development- No school October 31: Non-Nutritional Day/Fall Party

First Grade NewsWhat are we studying??

Reading:. Being a Word Detective

Math: GeometryWriting: How To Books Make sure your child is reading at home! Make sure to sign the log!!

Read 100 Minutes a Week!

Make sure you study your Sight

Word Lists!!

We are studying the Solar System!

Here’s what 2nd grade is learning:

Math- word problems, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes

Reading- non-fiction books

Writing- informative writing

Social Studies- maps

Science- properties of soil

Thinking's of a Third GraderReading:

We have started a new unit for reading…we are “Spying” on our favorite characters to get to know them better and to deepen our thinking. We will be learning about how the

characters move the story along.

Writing:We have celebrated our 1st piece of published

writing!! Woohooo!!! We are starting Informational Writing where we will become experts on an

animal, a person, or a topic.

Math:PLACE VALUE is our focus in our second unit!!

We will also be learning different strategies to help us add and subtract! In this unit, we are focusing

on numbers all the way to 1,000!

Social Studies:Where do you live?! We are studying maps,

globes, and continents! We will be learning the difference between towns, states, countries, and

continents.

4th GradeReading: We are reading high interest information and literary nonfiction.

Writing: We are writing personal and persuasive essays.

Math: We are working on division and division stories. Continue working on multiplication facts at home.

Science/Social Studies: We are working on map skills and will move to studying the nature of science.

5th Grade• ScienceWe will start out the year learning about the nature of science, before starting our unit of study on matter.

• MathIn math we will be studying multiplication and division to start the year! We will also learn about factors and multiples of numbers.

• Reading WorkshopWe will be setting goals for our reading lives. Students will be working on reading with greater agency and independence. • Writing WorkshopWe will revisit narrative writing. Students will use the skills they have acquired through previous units to write like a pro.• Social StudiesFirst, will be building our classroom community. After that, we will be looking at Geography. We will be learning all about how to use maps and globes to gather information.

Mrs. Amanda Smith’s class

My super readers of the week!Working on drawing characters!

Physical Activity time!

Reading Recovery

Powerful Proven Results

Reading is important because…

Scientific evidence reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse confirms that

 Reading Recovery is effective.

Bonnie Duff

Central Elementary

Van Buren, AR 72921

479-474-7059

bonnie.dff@vbsd.us

University Training Center

University of Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Center For Literacy

Contact your local Reading Recovery

professional

Reading Recovery Teacher

Reading Recovery at Central Elementary, Van Buren School District

Strong reading and writing skills are essential for success in school and later life. Although most children learn to read in their classroom programs, a few children have great difficulty learning to read and write. Reading Recovery can help!

Reading Recovery Success

• Involves over 2 million American first graders• Tens of thousands of teachers trained in

Reading Recovery• Data collected on every student• 75% of students with a full series of lessons

reached grade-level standard

Measurable Results in Weeks

• 30-minute daily lessons for just 12-20 weeks, not years

• One-to-one teaching• Reading Recovery teacher works closely with

classroom teacher

Writing Vocabulary

Beginning of lessons After a series of lessons

Hearing and Recording Sounds in Words

Beginning of lessons

After a series of lessons

Reading Level

Level 2 - Beginning of lessonsBuffy by Lucy Lawrence

Level 16 - After a series of lessonsStone Soup retold by Annette Smith

with Reading Recovery

Success is Within Reach!

Lunch Times

5th: 10:45 -11:054th: 10:50 -11:10 3rd: 11:00 -11:202nd: 11:10 -11:30 1st: 11:20 -11:40 Kdg: 11:30 -11:50

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.