1st Grade service project Dec. 19th-21st!
Second graders have been reading several versions of the book Stone Soup. Mrs. Williams' class decided to work together last Friday to make stone soup as a class family. Everyone donated something to put in the soup, and they enjoyed a warm meal together at the end of the day.
Ms. Boyles' class celebrated last week by having a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving meal together!
4th grade students participated in a simulation to learn more about Ellis Island. This hands-on experience was a great way to solidify all they have been learning!
We are so thankful for all the family members who attended our Thanksgiving lunch today. A big shoutout to our amazing nutrition staff, janitorial staff, office staff, aide team, and everyone else who made today run smoothly so our students could enjoy the time with their special guests.
Celebrating National School Psychology Week! Cari Calhoun is an amazing school psychology specialist, and we are so proud to have her at Central Park. She devotes herself to students to ensure behavioral, emotional, and academic growth. She is always willing to step up and lend a helping hand to students and staff. We appreciate all she does for our school family! 💚
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month! Wear BLUE on November 14th.
Ms. Benson's students have been hard at work this week as always. They were challenged to build a communication device and did so well working together in the Maker's Lab. Our Focus 5 coach also visited their class and helped them to improve their focusing strategies.
So proud to celebrate Choose Love with our gator family today! Please join us tonight in Downtown Bentonville for the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement event with Bentonville Schools from 5-7pm. Our Central Park first graders will perform at 5:30!
Remember to send your child to school tomorrow wearing blue and yellow! We will be taking a whole school picture outside in the morning as part of the Choose Love event.
Now collecting for the canned food drive. Thank you for your donations!
Our staff teams dressed up for Halloween! Check out these awesome costumes.
After reading a book about a gratitude jar, Ms. Fikes' class drew pictures and labeled three things they are thankful for. They are thankful for all kinds of things from Mom and Dad to race cars and soccer. The pictures were added to a gratitude jar of their very own!
The Book Fair is off to a great start! Students can bring money and shop during their activity times this week. Shopping with also be available during parent teacher conferences Tuesday from 3-5pm and Thursday from 3-7pm.
Please join us at Central Park on Wednesday, October 26th at 8:00 am to learn more about our standards-based grading system.
Here's all the info you need to know before the Book Fair starts next week!
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Central Park Elementary is proud to support the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement in Bentonville. This year's celebration is November 9 in the Downtown Bentonville Square.
Details at bentonvillek12.org
Central Park teachers met after school yesterday to deepen their understanding of Conscious Discipline and to practice using the conflict resolution tool. Our teachers and staff work each day to not only support students academically, but to help them learn to identify and express their emotions, resolve problems with words, and to successfully work with others.
SAVE THE DATE: Oct. 24th-28th! Shop our Book Fair and support our school! Students may purchase books during their activity time each day: Oct. 24th-28th.
Parents are invited to shop on these dates: (during Parent Teacher Conferences) Oct. 24th 3pm-5pm, Oct. 25th 3pm-5pm, and Oct. 27th from 3pm-7pm.
Ms. Diehl's class finished up their unit on matter last week. Students were challenged to build a hat that would keep the sun and rain off of their face. They had to decide on what materials would be best to use. All of the students were successful building and testing their hats!
