Welcome toCentral Elementary

SchoolGo 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• May 2nd: 2nd Grade Field Trip

• May 2nd: Kindergarten Cap &Gown Pictures • May 6th-10th: Teacher Appreciation Week• May 13th-15th: 4th Grade Camp• May 24th: Fun Day• May 27th: Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL• May 29th: Talent Show • May 30th: Kindergarten Graduation 1:00PM• June 3rd: Last Day of School• June 4th: Summer Break Begins

It’s Yearbook Time

Don’t miss out on Central Elementary’s very first yearbook!!!

Yearbooks go on sale on April 15th and will be $17 this year.

You can purchase Yearbooks through the office or through your child’s teacher beginning April 15th! Be watching for the order forms to

come home soon!

Don’t miss out on all the amazing memories from our EXCELLENT first

year as Eagles!

Kindergarten News

• Writing- Writers are working on informational books in science. We are studying plants, worms, insects, wasps, bubbles, ect.

• Reading- Readers get to know characters by pretending and by performing our books. Students are working on performing mini-play’s in the classroom.

• Math- Sorting and Survey’s: The students are taking survey's at home or in the classroom and sorting them as a whole group. We are also working on recognizing numbers 1-20 and counting to 100.

• Science/Social Studies- Insects, Bubbles, Ponds/Butterflies, and Plants.

DATES TO REMEMBER:Kindergarten Graduation @ Fine Arts Center

May 30, 2013 at 1:00pm

Classes Experimented with Matter….

Baking Soda and Vinegar makes a gas!

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

What’s Happening in 2nd Grade???

ReadingFor the Month of May we are Becoming Experts on

Science Topics.

WritingIn May we are working on Writing About Science using the

Scientific Method.

MathOur focus in math for May is Measurement.

Science/Social StudiesWe will be learning about Plants and Animals and

participating in Scientific Experiments.

Dates to Remember:May 2nd: Field TripMay 24th: Fun Day

May 30th: End of Quarter

2nd Grade had an Enchanted Time at our Fairy Tale Ball

4th Grade Happenings • Reading- We are doing a unit on historical fiction. We are reading

independently and meeting in book clubs to discuss different periods of time such as World War II, immigration, the Civil War, slavery, the Underground Railroad, civil rights, westward expansion, etc.

• Writing- We are doing a unit on writing historical fiction. Each student is choosing a time in history and writing a historical fiction story about that particular time period.

• Social Studies- We are studying the major historical events that occurred during the 20th century (civil rights, the Great Depression, space exploration, the dust bowl, World War I, and World War II.

• Math- We are doing a unit on collecting and graphing data.• Cursive Writing- We are learning to write in cursive. Please practice at

home.

Important dates:May 13, 14, 15- Fourth grade camp

May 24th-Skate DayMay 27- Memorial Day (no school)

May 29th- Talent Show (TBA)May 30- End of 4th quarter

May

Look What’s Happening in 5th Grade

MathWe are reviewing multiplication and

division strategies in math.

Literacy

Social StudiesScienceWe are finishing up our

unit on the solar system by creating our own planets. This is a creative project where

each student will design his/her own

planet and describe it and make a model of it.

We are reading and writing in the content

area this month. Students are researching the Civil

War and creating a nonfiction article based on their research and

notes.

In social studies we are studying the

Civil War.

Library Media Center

May 10 will be the last day for students to check out book.

May 17 will be the last day for books to be returned.

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.