1. Welcome to
Central Elementary
School
Go Eagles!!!
2012-2013

2. Notes From Mrs. Mizell
Dear 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

4. 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: Special Olympics Track and Field
• April 30th: Progress Reports
• May 27th: Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL
• May 31st: Last Day of School
• June 3rd: Summer Break Begins

5. K-Kids Dance
Our 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!

6. 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)

7. What are we studying??
Reading:. Nonfiction text
Math: : 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!!

8. What’s Happening in
2 nd Grade???
Reading
For 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.
Writing
In April we are working on writing
our own Fairy Tales and then
Writing About Science.
Math
Our focus in math for April is Addition,
Subtraction, and the Number Systems.
Science/Social Studies
We will be learning about Plants
and Animals in April.

9. Third Grade
Be studying
multiplication facts!!!
Math Night Thursday, March 7
Come watch our math time Thursday,
March 7 during the school day!
Times vary.
NO SCHOOL Friday, March 15
SPRING BREAK March 18-22

10. 4th Grade Happenings
April
• 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

11. Look What’s Happening in
5th Grade
Math Science
In math, we are working with
decimals. We are learning about We are pretending to be geologist
decimal place value, and adding, while studying all about rocks and
subtracting, multiplying, and minerals in science.
dividing decimal numbers.
Social Studies
Literacy
In literacy, we are working on We are trying to finish up our
literary essay and preparing unit on the American
for the upcoming benchmark Revolution. Students will be
exam by practicing test taking choosing a topic and creating
strategies. a power point for their end of
unit project.

12. News from Coach Williams
CES canned food drive
was held for the
Heritage United
Methodist Church
The students
collected over 1500
cans during the
month of December
to help replenish the
food pantry at HUMC.

13. The River Valley Student Art Competition
Opening Reception and Awards for grades K-6
will be at the Center for Art and Education
Saturday April 13
1:00-4:00
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

14. 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.