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Welcome toCentral Elementary
SchoolGo Eagles!!!
2014-2015
Notes From Mrs. MizellDear Parents,
April showers bring May flowers as April and May bring many opportunities to continue our path of reading our favorite authors and pushing our thinking. This last quarter is an exciting time of exploration, investigation, observation in our academic work. Our last quarter of our academic year will be filled with high expectations that will prepare us for our next 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. We welcome new partners in education.
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.
Research states that parents being involved in your child’s school, students reading at home and at school are the three actions that help your child succeed the most. We appreciate you reading and having conversations with your children each night, celebrating their successes from their school day.
Central is in partnership with UAFS as a Professional Development School. Pre-service teachers’ classes are held on Central’s campus providing various teaching and learning experiences for the future teachers. I am blessed to work with the Central staff, families, and community. If you have any concerns, questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Reaching New Heights-Soaring to Excellence
Sincerely,Cindy Mizell
Kindergarten Registration for the
2015-2016 school year is on Friday, April 24, 2015, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Kindergarten students for the 2015-2016 school year
must turn five years old on or before August 1,
2015. Parents should bring a copy of their child’s shot
record, birth certificate, social security card, and proof of
a physical exam from a doctor within the past two years.
• April 2nd - Literacy Night 5:30-7:00
• April 13-15 K-2 IOWA Testing
• April 14-15 5th Grade Benchmark
• April 17th Kiss the Pig
•April 24th
Kindergarten Registration
Announcements
Non-Nutritional Days• September 26
• October 31
• November 21
• December 19
• January 30
• February 13
• March 20
• April 2
• May 21
PTA Information
Upcoming Dates• April 17th – Kiss the Pig
• May 7th – Glam and Car night
• May 22nd – Fun Day
• May 27th – Talent Show
End of the Year Reading Goal
Proficient Score of 3 = at grade level
Kdg - D/E
1st - I/J/K
2nd – M
3rd – P
4th – S/T
5th - V
Working hard at
something
"It is not important who
starts the game but who
finishes it." - John Wooden
AprilDuring April, students participate in state testing. Their hard work and
perseverance will pay off as they show what they’ve learned this year.
April 13-15 – 1st and 2nd graders testApril 14-15 –5th graders test
Make it the best day possible by:• Picking out a comfortable outfit to wear• Setting your alarm clock so that you do
not oversleep.• Going to bed on time – or even early – so that you get a good night’s sleep and feel rested when you wake up in the morning.• Making sure that you have time to eat a good breakfast. Eat healthy foods that
will give you plenty of energy.• Leaving for school or the bus stop a little early so you are sure to get to
school on time. • Remembering that school starts at
8:00 a.m.
Kindergarten News
Reading- Readers are Resourceful: Tackling Hard Words & Tricky Parts In Books; Readers Get to
Know Characters by Pretending and by Performing Our Books
Writing- Persuasive Writing of all Kinds :Using Words to
Make a Change; Writing Stories: Using All We Know About Narrative Writing to Craft
Stories for Readers
Math- How Many Do You Have?; Sorting & Surveys
Science/S.S. – State Symbols, Famous Arkansans, State Map, Weather, Earth’s surface
Dates to Remember:
April 2nd- Literacy Night 5:30-7:00
April 3rd- Non-Nutritional Day
April 17th- Kiss the Pig!
April 24th- Kindergarten Registration at
8:00am!!
What are we studying??Reading:. CharactersMath: 2s, 5s, 10s, 100
Writing: Fiction
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!!
4th Quarter
Reading: Nonfiction Reading Clubs and Reading & Role Playing: Fiction, Folktales, & Fairy Tales
Writing: Lab Reports & Science Books and Writing Arguments About Books and Characters
Math: Partners, Teams & Paper Clips
Arkansas History: Understanding the identity of Arkansas
Earth Science: Components of Weather
Earth Day April 22nd
We are finished with our first round of PARCC testing….YAY!!!! We will not test again until the beginning
of May.Reading:
We are starting our unit on Biographies and studying the lives of famous, influential people. We will be studying the obstacles
they faced, how they overcame those obstacles, and what influence they have on our lives.
Writing:We are reading classic Fairy Tales and adapting them into more modern fairy tales. We will also be studying
characters, settings, and problems and writing our own fairy take stories!!
Math:We are working on our addition and subtraction skills. We are also continuing our work on multiplication and
division!!
4th GradeReading : We are working on content area reading.
Math: We are learning about estimating and breaking up
multiplication and division problems.
Science/Social Studies: We are learning about civil rights.
Writing : We are doing journalism type writing.
March- 5th Grade
Math: Multiplication and Division
Science: Solar System
Reading Workshop: Fantasy
Writing Workshop: Essay/Narrative to Memoir
Social Studies: Civil War
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
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: 10:45-11:254th: 10:50-11:303rd: 11:00-11:402nd: 11:10-11:501st: 11:20-12:00
Kindergarten: 11:30-12:10
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.