HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

What is Really at the End of the Rainbow...

It is fabled that you can find riches at the end of the rainbow. Well today it is true! A good education is worth more than gold, and can be of great value to you throughout your life. Keep up the good work Central Elementary!!!

Students of the Week for 12-15-08

Central Elementary School Student of the Week for Dec. 15, 2008 are; Emma, Oscar, Jeremie, (Adrian not pictured) Pictured with Dr. Kris Baca, principal.

AWESOME!!!!

Important Dates

December 18th-----------------------Sucker Grams Orders
December 12th-----------------------Talent Show at Central’s stage at 6:00 pm
December 19th-----------------------Grades to be mailed out
December 22-January 2-------------Winter Break
January 12th to February 10th-----Measure of Academic Progress (M.A.P.) Short

Cycle Testing window.
February 4th-------------------------Early Dismissal
February 13th------------------------Inservice Day
February 16th------------------------President’s Day Holiday
March 23-27th-----------------------Spring Break Holiday

Students of the Week for 12-08-08

Students of the Week of Dec. 8, 2008 are ; Sierra, Thomas, April, and Marlena (not pictured).

Students of the Month for November

November Students of the Month are; Matthew, Veronica, Rosendo, and Cameron.

Students of the Week for 12-01-08

Central Elementary School Students of the Week for Dec. 1, 2008 are;Isaiah, Eric, Jesus, Zander.

Congratulations!!!

Student of the Week for 11-24-08

Central School Students of the Week of Nov. 24, 2008 are; Arriana, Micayla, Mayela, Francine.

Awesome job!!!

Students of the Week for 11-17-08

Central School Students of the week for Nov. 17th are; Michaela, Marco, Avery, Jeremy. Also pictured is Dr. Kris Baca, principal.

BooYAH!!!

Students of the Week for 11-10-08

Central School Students of the Week of Nov. 10, 2008; Jaime, Alyssa, Tristyn, and Ramon.

Veterans Day

Central students learned about Veterans Day today and celebrated our local veterans as they learned the significance of this special day. Central Elementary honors our local heroes, and the 24.9 million military veterans in the United States.

Thank you!

October Students of the Month

October Students of the Month are, Julia, Ciarra, Rishae and Taylor.

Awsome!!!!

Students of the Week 11-03-08

Central School Students of the Week of Nov. 3, 2008; Paul, Kaylee, Monet, not pictured Isis.

GREAT!!!

Central Students Vote

Largest Mock Presidential Election Ever for K-6 Students!
At least 4 million elementary students from all 50 states are pre-registered to vote on Monday, November 3—just 24 hours before the actual election. Will their choice be the same as their parents the next day?
The results will be refreshed online every 10 minutes and listed by state as these students cast their votes from coast to coast—from Maine to Hawaii, from Florida to Alaska. Polls open at 8:00 AM and close at 3:30 on Nov 3.
The election is accessible only to K-6 elementary schools that have pre-registered, but the public may see the results in 50 states tally up by going to www.studiesweeklyvote.com.
The election is being sponsored by American Legacy Publishing, the producer of Studies Weekly® publications. It is an effort to provide their student subscribers with a rich civics experience that mirrors the real election as closely as possible.

Central Elementary School Honor Roll
First 9-Weeks 2008-09

5th Grade

Ms. Ortega's Class
All A's
Jonathan Cruz
Julia Roderick
Pamela Zambrano

A's & B's
Jesus Bernabe
Mikayla Muñoz
Danielle Botello
Thomas Ornelas
Veronica Eckert
Emma Salinas
Tristyn Elias
Brandon Strain
Lorena Gandarilla
Michael Tarango
Paula Hernandez
Isaiah Torres
Ahren Higginbothem
River Vasquez
Michaela Kerr
Arriana Lopez

5th Grade
Mrs. Walter's Class
All A's
Kayci Alvarez
Dakota Ulibarri
Orion Moreno
Taylor Gandara
Micayla Chavez

A's & B's
Eric Artiaga
Marco Arvizo
Jennifer Gonzalez
Kaitlin Hackworth
Matthew May
Isis Salyers


6th Grade
Mr. Acosta's Class
All A's
Alyssa Palacios
Jeremie Salazar

A's & B's
Cameron DeFoor
Jared Floyd
Taylor Hayes
Tracey Lackey
Martin Lopez
Jeremy Pantoja
Gabriella Silva
Mark Thomas

Honorable Mention
Ciarra Garcia
Monet Neave
Mayela Peña

6th Grade
Mr. Gordon's Class
All A's
Rishae Allen
Jonathon Craig
Eric Perez

A's & B's
Rosendo Cruz
Noah DeLaGarza
Rae Talavera
Anthony Tovar

Honorable Mention
Jessica Flores
Alondra Gonzalez
Jaime Meza
Jacquelin Saenz
Alexandria Silva

Calendar of events for Central Elementary
For November

November 4, 2008 PTO Meeting at Southside 3:30 p.m.
November 7, 2008 Inservice Day No students
November 11, 2008 Veteran’s Day flag Ceremony 8:20 a.m.
November 13, 2008 Retake of school Pictures (FALL)
November 18 2,008 Open House 5:00-7:00p.m.
November 19, 2008 Early Release 12:30p.m.
November 25, 2008 Read –A-Thon contact Ms. Montiel

November 26-28, 2008 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Students of the Week for 10-27-08

Central School Students of the Week for October 27, 2008 were; Chelsey, Angel, Alondra, and Chris.

Cowabunga!!!

Jersey Day at Central Elementary

Here are snapshots of students and staff who participated in today’s Red Ribbon Week theme “Stay in the game, be drug free!”

Hat Day at Central

Here are snapshots of students and staff who participated in today’s Red Ribbon Week theme “Use your head! Do not do drugs!"

Students of the Week for week of 10-20-08

Central Elementary School Students of the Week for the week of October 20 were; Martin, River, Julia, and Dannel (not pictured).

Red Ribbon Week Pajama Day

Here are snapshots of students and staff who participated in today’s Red Ribbon Week theme “Follow Your Dreams Not Drugs!”

Ms. Ortega's Class
Mrs. Walter's Class
Mr. Acosta's Class
Mr. Gordon's Class

School Based Health Clinic Art Contest

The school based health clinic held an art contest for students to draw three healthy activities. The three winners were all from Central Elementary. 1st place was Eric Artiaga, 2nd Pamela Zambrano and 3rd Arriana Lopez. Each of the drawings will be framed and put in the school health clinic. Pictured with the students are Sherry Conner, art teacher and Jan Braziel, HMS operations manager.

Students of the Week for 10-14-08

Central Elementary Students of the week for the week of October 14, 2008 were; (top row) Tracey and Jessica. (bottom row) Paula and Daniel.

Excellent effort!!!

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug awareness campaign observed annually.

In 1985, Calexico, California donned red ribbons to honor slain Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The red ribbon became their symbol for prevention in order to reduce the demand of illegal drugs. Congressman Duncan Hunter and teacher David Dhillon launched "Camarena Clubs" in California high schools and in 1985 club members presented a proclamation to Nancy Reagan. The following year, parent teacher organizations in California, Illinois and Virginia wore red ribbons during late October. In 1988, the first National Red Ribbon Week was proclaimed by the U.S. Congress and chaired by Nancy Reagan.

Red Ribbon week will be scheduled as follows (including RVT, Central, and Southside):
· Monday, Oct 20th “Our world is brighter without drugs!” – wear bright colors
· Tuesday, Oct 21st “Follow your dreams not drugs!” – wear pajamas and slippers
· Wednesday, Oct 22nd “Parents set the example, be drug free!” – Parent-Teacher Conferences
· Thursday, Oct 23rd “Use your head! Do not do drugs!” – wear hats
· Friday, Oct 24th “Stay in the game, be drug free!” – wear Jerseys

Students of the Month for September

Central Elementary School Students of the Month for September 2008 were;
Jeremie, Eric, Orion and Jesus.

YOU TOTALLY ROCK!

Student of the Week October 6, 2008

Central Elementary students of the Week October 6, 2008 were; (top row) Shane, Taylor, (bottom row) Michael and Lorena.

WAY TO GO!

Central Luminarias Displayed at Homecoming

Luminarias from Central's fundraiser were displayed in front of LHS for Friday night's game against Cobre. Thanks for showing your Maverick spirit and supporting our team!

Mini Mavs Ride and March in Homecoming Parade

GO MAVS!!!

Lumanaria Sales Winner!

Dr. Kris Baca presents Rena Sealy with the blanket donated by Richard Chaires, for selling the most luminarias in the Central Elementary luminaria fundraiser. Rena sold 22 kits!

WAY TO GO RENA YOU ARE A POWER SELLER!!!

Students of the Week for 9-29-08

Central Elementary School Students of the Week of September 29, 2008 were; Javier, Jose, Mariah and Miguel.

Thank You

The teachers, staff and students at Central Elementary would like to thank Target Take Charge of Education for the donation of $31.20, and also Umphres Propane for their donation. At Central we practice CARE. CARE stands for Compassion, Attitude, Respect and Effort. These companies have shown us CARE and we say Thank You.

PBS Celebration!

There was a school wide PBS celebration at Central today. Every one of the students were recognized for having received at least one CARE award since the beginning of the school year. The students celebrated with an ice cream party and an extra recess at the end of the day.

WAY TO GO CENTRAL!!!

Students of the Week for 09-22-08

Students of the Week for September 22, 2008 were; Veronica, Anthony, Ciarra, and Dakota (Dakota not pictured).

Students of the Week for 09-15-08

Central School Students for the week of September 15, 2008 are; Lorena, Orion, Jared and Rosendo.
Great job, keep up the excellent work!

Important Dates

September 26
L to J Training Dr. Mo

October 3
Homecoming

October 6
School Board Meeting

October 13
Columbus Holiday

October 20-24
Red Ribbon Week

October 22
Parent Teacher Conferences

October 29
CPT Trisha Dworsky’s Clicker Training for Central
Southside to be announced

January 14
Elementary Art Professional Development


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Students of the Week for 09-08-08

Central School Students for the week of September 8, 2008 are; Kayci, Pamela, Gage and Noah. Outstanding accomplishment, keep it up!