Central Elementary News and Notes

Informational Newsletter for Central Elementary Families

Positive Culture and Climate for Our Central Elementary Students

The first two months of school help set the tone for the entire school year. We have been intentional at the start of this school year to create a positive culture and climate for our students. Below you will see several examples of how we have set the tone this year to be a building that cares about each other, treats each other with kindness and respect, and doesn't tolerate harassment and being mean to each other. We continue to work on our culture and climate every day with our students, teaching and re-teaching expectations, just like we do with reading, math, science, and social studies. Our goal is that every single student feels comfortable and safe to come to school.

As parents and guardians, you are often times aware of information that we may not have knowledge of. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher, counselor, or us (building principals) if you have concerns about harassment or other behaviors that may be making your child feel uncomfortable, unhappy, or unsafe.

We are here to help and support, however we can. Your children are important to us and we want nothing but the best for them. As is always the case, please reach out to use if you have any concerns or questions.

Claire Heaton, Principal

Ryan Klein, Assistant Principal

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Grade Level Meetings W/ Building Principals

We held grade level meetings during the first week of school in the gym for each grade level. We talked with students about:

treating each other like a family
being kind to each other
working hard and doing their wildcat best
growing their brain
no toleration of harassment and bully

These were our important, non negotiables, that we wanted our students to know and to start learning the first week of school.

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Second Step Instruction From Our Counselors

The Second Step program teaches our students the important skills for getting along with others and doing well in school. It also helps our school be a safe,

respectful place where everyone can learn.

To further help our school be a safe and respectful place, we are using the Second Step Bullying Prevention

Unit. In this unit, your child will learn specific skills to help stop bullying. Students will learn how to:

• Recognize when bullying is happening, report bullying to a caring adult, and refuse to let bullying happen

• Be a bystander who helps stop bullying

• Support someone being bullied by standing up for that person and being kind and inclusive

• Recognize, report, and refuse cyber bullying when they see or know about it happening

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Weekly R.O.A.R Lessons

Every week, we have a R.O.A.R. focus for our building. Our PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports) coach sends lesson plans to our teachers to teach around the specific characteristic. This week our focus has been having a positive attitude and choosing attitudes and moods.

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WILDCAT WOW!

We have called over 250 parents and guardians so far this school year delivering awesome news about their child(ren). Students receive Wildcat Wows for showing their R.O.A.R. or for doing something outstanding while they are at school. Wildcat Wows are given everyday to students who are making good choices. This is just another way we are promoting a positive culture and climate for our students.

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Homecoming Dress Up Day For Next Week

Homecoming is next week. Here are our spirit dress up days:

Monday- 3 little pigs- Farmer/country day (9/26)

Tuesday- Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum- Twin Day (9/27)

Wednesday- Sleeping Beauty- PJ Day (9/28)

Thursday- Little Mermaid- Beach Attire (9/29)

(Picture day! Please bring beach attire to add after pictures are taken)

Friday- Red Riding hood- Wear Union Colors! (9/30)

GO WILDCATS!!

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Wildcat Welcome

Do you love seeing our high school students in action? They want to see and meet us too. There will be some days this year that UHS Wildcat student athletes & extra-curricular students will be greeting us as our elementary students are dropped off for school. Be on the lookout for some of these UHS wildcats as they say good morning to us and help us start the day with a Wildcat Welcome. Each building will have student-athletes + coaches present to assist.

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Buddy Classrooms

Many of our buddy classrooms have been meeting and getting to know each other: 5th grade classrooms pair up with 2nd grade classrooms, 4th grade classrooms pair up with 1st grade classrooms, and 3rd grade classrooms pair up with kindergarten classrooms.

Buddy classrooms are an awesome way for our older students to model and set good examples for our younger students, for our younger students to be more comfortable being around the older students, and for our students to have fun with other grade levels. So far this year, some of our buddy groups have made apple sauce together, spent time getting to know each other, and have read to each other. Our kids really enjoy spending time with their buddy class.

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1st Quarter Progress Reports

Our first quarter progress reports come home on Friday. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our teachers if you have any questions or concerns.

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Fall School Pictures

Our school pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 29. The ordering process will be done online this year. A link with more information will come later in the month.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER
Online Pre-Order Password: 9G8U3S4Q
www.WagnerPortraitGroup.com