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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
PTA 2015-2016
Officer Nominations
President: Christi Wilson
Vice President: April Tipton
Treasure: Melissa Scott
Secretary: Emily Cross
• Teacher Appreciation: May 4-May 9
• 4th Grade Camp: May 11-13
• Fun Day: May 22
• No School: May 25
• Superhero Art Presentation: May 26
• Talent Show: May 27
• Report Cards/Last Day of School:
May 29
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• 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
finding the light in the darkness, and trusting in right
endings
Word of the Month Quote of the Month
I have thoroughly enjoyed working with your children this year. Have a wonderful summer and be safe! I hope to see each of you again next year.
Mrs. Ming
Dates to Remember:
May 7th- PTA Glam and Car Night 5:30-7:00
May 18th-Field Trip to Van Buren City Park
May 22nd-Non-Nutritional Day/Fun Day
May 25th-No School for Memorial Day
May 27th-Kindergarten Graduation at 10:30am at the
VBHS Fine Arts Center
What are we studying??Reading:. Characters and Reading Clubs
Math: Blocks and BoxesWriting: 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
Reading:We are finishing up our Biography unit. We have been SO
impressed with the student’s reading projects!! We will soon be starting our new unit….Building a Summer Reading Life and
Independent Reading Projects!
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!! We will be publishing them
soon!! To celebrate, we will be participating in a Fairy Tale Ball….more details soon!!
Math:We are working on our addition and subtraction skills. We are also continuing our work on multiplication and
division!!
Field Trip!!!May 20th!! Be watching for
notes being sent home soon!!
4th GradeReading : We will be focusing on summer reading projects
and goals.
Math: We are learning about estimating and breaking up
multiplication and division problems.
Science/Social Studies: We are studying AR history.
Writing : We are working on independent writing projects.
5th Grade
• Math - Multiplication and Division Strategies• Science – Research Projects• Reading Workshop – Content Area Reading
Research (World War II)• Writing Workshop – Memoir to Research-
Based Mixed Genre Writing (World War II)• Social Studies – World War I and II
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!
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