Welcome toCentral

Elementary School

Go 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• March 5th-6th: OLSAT Testing (2nd Grade)

• March 7th: Math Night 5:30-7:00pm• March 15th: NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)• March 18th-22nd: Spring Break-NO SCHOOL• April 1st-5th:K-2 Standardized Testing• April 8th-12th: 3rd–5th Grade Benchmark Testing• May 27th: Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL• May 30th: Last Day of School• May 31st: Summer Break Begins

Mrs. Marjorie Martinelli, a Teacher's College Staff Developer from New York, was here

providing training for our K-2 teachers focusing on “Writing About Our Reading”.

Mrs. Shana Frazin, a Teacher's College Staff Developer from New York, was here providing

training for our 3-5 teachers focusing on “Accountable Talk”.

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!

From the Counselor……March- Word of the

Month

Courtesy Teaching Kids to be Courteous---------------------------------------------------------------------• Practice having your child say “yes mam, no mam” or “yes sir, no sir” at home• Make it a habit to say “please” and “thank you”• Spend this month practicing table manners at home. Chose a different one to focus on each week.

• Placing a napkin in their lap• Keeping their elbows off the table• Chewing with their mouth closed

You never know, your kids may impress you with their courteous skills and this may be something

you continue to practice on at home.

Amanda Ming - Counselor

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)

First Grade NewsWhat are we studying??Reading:. Nonfiction textMath: : Patterns

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!!

Loren McDaniel, Miss Arkansas

River Valley read to our classes.

What’s Happening in 2nd Grade???

ReadingFor the Month of March we are Reading and Role Playing as our

Characters using Fiction and Fairy Tales.

WritingIn March we are working on writing

our own Fairy Tales.

MathOur focus in math for March is

Parts of a Whole and Parts of a Group (fractions).

Science/Social StudiesWe will be learning about Plants

and Animals.

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.

• Writing- Test Prep. This is a unit to help prepare students for the benchmark.

• 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 will be finishing up a unit on geometric solids. Our next unit will

be multiplication and division.

Important dates:March 7: Math Night

March 14: End of third quarterMarch 15-24: Spring Break

March 28: Report cards

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.

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.