Category: Central Elementary

The First Graders at Central School had several high school students from Mr. Martin’s first period class read with them. They had been focusing on the literary genre of folktales in their CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) Unit.
The high school students read different variations of Cinderella, Tom Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood, and many other folktales that were in our library.  After reading books with the high schoolers, the first grade students went back to their classrooms to create their own Cinderella Castles using building blocks. It was great having older students spend time with the first graders of Central School.

The First Graders at Central School got the opportunity to have Dr. Emily Winters, Jr. High science teacher, complete the CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) unit they had been studying on the human body.   For the past couple of weeks, first grades have been learning about the skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory and nervous systems.   Dr. Winters brought in many animal organs for the First Graders to look at and touch.  HOW COOL!  She brought in a set of healthy lungs and showed how they expand with air and a set of unhealthy lungs from smoking and how they do not expand as much. She even brought a sheep’s heart, several sheep brains and bones from different animals.   They even got to listen to their hearts through a stethoscope that Mrs. Winters provided.     After all these funs activates, the students went back to their classrooms and each were able to create vertebras using licorice and cheerios.   It was an amazing experience!  

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We are on week 4 of preschool.  Learning to be super friends by asking first, listening and telling our friends yes or not right now. Lots of laughter and fun which is what makes preschool so special.

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Grandparents’ Day was a huge success with many grandparents coming to see their grandchildren at school. The preschool invited their grandparents on Thursday, September 12th and the Kindergarten through 2nd grade had their grandparents on Friday, September 13th.  They decorated cookies, took pictures and spent some time doing activities together. There were lots of smiles both days.

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Kindergarten students in Mrs. Schmidt’s class showed off their “magical powers” by painting disappearing pictures. We read the book, “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!” to learn what NOT to do with paint. Then we practiced painting with water. Students were amazed when their “magic” pictures disappeared from their construction paper!