Central Elementary School's vision is to provide a safe, caring learning environment that meets the needs of all students. The school's mission is to place students first, use best practices and technology, set high expectations, support student potential, and work as a team with families. The document provides information on upcoming school events, grade level curriculums, lunch schedules, and drop off/pick up procedures.

1. Welcome to
Central Elementary
School
Go Eagles!!!
2018-2019

2. School Motto
Reaching New Heights-Soaring to Excellence
School Vision
Our vision is for Central Elementary School to be a safe and
loving environment full of positive, caring teachers and staff
meeting the academic, physical, and emotional needs of each
child – whatever it takes.
School Mission
Our mission is to provide a learning environment which:
•Places the child first in all decisions made.
•Uses best practices and the latest technology.
•Sets high expectations for all staff, parents and students.
•Supports all students and helps them reach their individual
potential.
•Communicates and works as a team with parents and the
community to ensure each child’s success.

3. • Skate Night –
January 10th from 6-8pm
• PTA meeting –
January 18th at 9am
PTA Dates

4. Announcements
•January 8th: Students return to
classes
•January 14-18: iStation Testing K-2
•January 21st: No School
•January 22-25: Interim Testing 3-5
•January 25th: Interest Groups

5. Kindergarten News
Dates to Remember:
January 8th - Classes resume
January 15th - Report Cards
January 21st- NO SCHOOL
January 25th- Interest Groups/Non-Nutritional Day
January 28th- 100th Day of School
• Reading- Our unit in reading is called Bigger Books; Bigger Reading Muscles. We will be
working on using all that we know to read books that are longer. Make sure you are
reading 100 minutes a week and turning in your reading logs on Mondays!
• Writing- Our unit in writing is How-To Books. We will be writing step by step directions
on how to do different things. For example how to pop popcorn! We will use words like
first, then, next, and last to help us write!
• Math- Our unit is called Build a Block, Build a Wall. We will combine 3-D shapes to
make other shapes.
• Science/S.S.- Geography, History, The Mitten, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Human
Body

6. What Are We Studying?
Reading: Fluency, Phonics, & Comprehension
Math: Addition & Subtraction
Writing: Poetry
Science: Light and Sound
Social Studies: How History Changes Society
Don’t forget to read 100 minutes every week and study your sight words! 
Some Ways You Can Help Your Child at Home
Reading: When your child gets stuck on a word, have them use their
strategies to help them fix it! Have them retell the story when they finish
reading.
Math: Practice addition and subtraction problems.
Writing: Help your child describe things around them using descriptive
words.
Science/ Social Studies: Watch videos with your child about light and
sound.

7. Reading
Questions to ask your child after
reading:
1. What is the problem in the
story?
2. Who is talking in the story?
Writing
Have your child look with
their “poet eyes” at regular
things in the house.
Math
We are working on
collecting and sharing data.
Reminders
January 7th No School
January 15th Report Cards
January 21st No School
January 25th Interest Groups

8. January3rd Grade
Happenings
Reading
-We will begin learning
how to describe the
characters in our
books. Be talking to
your child about the
characters in their
book.
Writing
-We will begin hard
on our Literary
Essays. Talking with
your child about the
characters in their
books will help them
with this.
Math
-We are beginning a
unit over polygons area,
and perimeter. Make
sure they are also
practicing their
multiplication facts at
home.
Science/
Social Studies
-We will begin
learning about
Brazil’s culture.
-We will also start
studying water and
climate.
Lauren.Branson@vbsd.us Lauren.Milton@vbsd.us
Alecia.Hesson@vbsd.us Destiney.Cherry@vbsd.us

9. Reading:
We are starting our reading unit on the American Revolution!
This will be an exciting unit for your child! We will be learning
about different battles, important people, and the causes of the
war.
Writing:
While we are researching and learning about the
American Revolution in reading, we will be writing
about what we have learned in our new writing unit!
Math:
We are working with numbers 0-10,000!!! We are learning
new strategies when adding and subtracting!! Please keep
working on your multiplication and division!!
Social Studies:
We are learning about the American Revolution!

10. 5th Grade
January
Reading- Students are reading
more complex nonfiction and
drawing on all that they have
learned to research and make
arguments about debatable issues.
Writing- Students are learning to
structure their writing so that it
includes claims that are supported
by reasons that are backed by
evidence. They will learn to sort,
weigh, and order evidence, as well
as suspend judgement, read
critically, note take, and to build
an argument.
Math- Students are working on
developing an understanding of
decimals and the base-10 number
system. Students will represent
decimals on grids and number lines
and use their understanding of
decimals to compare, add, and
subtract.
Science- Project Lead the Way-
Robotics
Social Studies- Students are
studying Arkansas History

11. Non-Nutritional Days
• September 25
• September 27
• October 31
• November 16
• December 21
• January 25
• February 14
• March 29
• April 26
• May 24 (Fun Day)

13. Lunch Times
5th: 10:40-11:05
4th: 11:50-12:15
3rd: 10:45-11:10
2nd: 11:15-11:40
1st: 11:20-11:45
Kdg: 11:55-12:20

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.