Welcome toCentral Elementary

SchoolGo Eagles!!!2013-2014

Notes From Mrs. MizellOn behalf of the teachers and staff of the Central Elementary School (CES), I would

like to welcome you to school. The 2013-14 academic year’s beginning has proven 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: Reading & Writing Celebrations, Family Nights, quarterly Friday Fitness, and weekly Rise & Shine assemblies. 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.

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

Central Elementary 2013-2014 GoalsArkansas Comprehensive School Improvement

PlanPriority 1: Literacy

Goal: All students will improve their performance in writing abilities in the area of content and style and in answering open-response questions in

literary and content reading passages.Priority 2: Mathematics

Goal: all students will improve their mathematics performance in answering multiple choice question and open response questions in numbers and

operations and measurement. Priority 3: Wellness

Goal: Students participating in the BMI screening show a need to improve their physical activity and nutrition in order to develop lifelong health habits

and to live a healthy lifestyle. Priority 4: English Language Learners

Goal: By developing high-quality language instruction programs the school  will enable English Language Learner students to speak, read, write, and

comprehend in the English language, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, meet the same challenging AR State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all students are expected to

meet, and to enter all-English instruction settings. Within the Priorities we add Parental Involvement

• May 6th – Reader Celebration Field Trip

• May 7th thru 9th – 4th Grade Camp

• May 16th – Readers Celebration Field Day

• May 26th – Memorial Day NO SCHOOL

• May 28th – Talent Show

• May 30th – Fun Day

• June 4th – 2nd and 3rd Grade Fairy Tale Ball

• June 6th – Last Day of School

Announcements

Non-Nutritional Days

• September 27th • October 31st

• November 22nd • December 20th

• January 29th • February 13th

• March 21st • April 18th • May 30th

PTA Dates

May• 12th thru 16th – Teacher

Appreciation Week• 30th – Fun Day

Kindergarten News*Reading- Readers Get to Know Characters by Pretending and by Performing Our Books

*Writing- Writing Stories: Using All We Know About Narrative Writing to Craft Stories for Readers

*Math- Sorting & Surveys

*Science/S.S. – Bubbles, Weather, Ponds/Butterflies, HistoryDates to Remember:

May 1st- PTA NightMay 2nd- Progress Reports

May 8th- Skate NightMay 23rd- Non-Nutritional Day

June 6th- Kindergarten Graduation at 8:30am at the VBHS Fine Arts Center

June 6th- Report Cards/ Last Day of School

First Grade NewsWhat are we studying??Reading:. Characters and Reading ClubsMath: Blocks and BoxesWriting: Writing like a Scientist

Make sure your child is reading 3-4 times a week at home! Make sure to sign the log!! Read 100 Minutes!

Make sure you study your Sight

Word Lists!!

We are studying Matter: Sink or FloatMagnets

What’s Happening in 2nd Grade???

ReadingFor April we are studying Role Playing:

Fiction, Folktales, and Fairy Tales

WritingThis month we are writing about

Books and Characters

MathPartners, Teams, Adding and Subtracting.

Science/Social StudiesWe will be learning about

Weather and Arkansas History.Dates to Remember:May 7th – Janet Huckabee Nature Center Field

TripMay 30th – Fun Day

Third Grade HappeningsReading

Writing

Math

Science and Social Studies

Biographies

Fairy Tale Adaptations

Stories, Tables, and Graphs

Animals and Government

4th Grade HappeningsReading- From April 14 to May 30th Content Area Reading.( Content is Civil Rights). Students should be reading at least 30 minutes a day. Be sure and sign you Duck Dynasty reading logs!

Writing- April 14 to May 30th students are learning about journalism. They will be learning how to write a newspaper and magazine articles.

Social Studies: We are studying Civil Rights and Arkansas History. Science: Students are studying ecosystems and animals.

Math- Students are studying 3-D Geometry.

May 7th, 8th, and 9th,Fourth Grade Camp!

4th Grade says… “GO HOGS!”

5th Grade

• Math – Multiplying and dividing decimals

• Science – Solar System• Reading Workshop – Content Area

Reading Research • Writing Workshop – Essay and

Narrative to Memoir • Social Studies – World War I & II

Gifted & Talented

K-2 Enrichment is provided for all students in the district by Mrs. Wilcox. Students focus on creative problem solving.

Students that are placed in the GT program attend a 2.5 hour pull-out session with Mrs. Christman once a week. Students are challenged in all core subject areas.

Students can be nominated for the GT program by teachers, parents or community members. Nominees are tested in the fall and spring of each school year.

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.