Central Tiger TalesA Leader in Me School - March 2019

A Message From Your Principal - ILEARNAssessment Begins in AprilIndiana has a new state-wide assessment called ILEARN for all 3rd, 4th,and 5th grade students across the state this spring. The testing windowwill open at the end of April and closes in mid May, providing time for ourstudents at the elementary level to be tested in the following contentareas: · English/Language Arts: Grades 3-5· Mathematics: Grades 3-5· Science: 4th Grade· Social Studies: 5th Grade You may be wondering, how is ILEARN different from ISTEP. The new ILEARN standardized test is acomputer-adaptive assessment. Every time a student answers a question, his or her response helpsdetermine the next question presented. This approach provides a better measure of what eachstudent knows and shows the level of mastery of the content throughout the assessment. The Indiana Department of Education projects that scores will be available from this spring’s testingon August 15, 2019. Beginning in 2019-20, reports will be available to schools within 12 days ofstudents testing. We appreciate the support that you provide our intermediate students as they prepare for thisimportant assessment next month. For more information please feel free to access the ILEARN for Families website at:https://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/ilearn-families Yours in education,Becky Outcalt

Kindergarten Roundup - May 7th and 8thOur Kindergarten Round Up is scheduled for May 7th & May 8th this spring. Central Elementary willbegin scheduling appointments with incoming Kindergarten students after Spring Break on Monday,April 8th.

The schedule for Central’s Kindergarten Round Up is as follows:Tuesday, May 7th : Appointments begin at 8:10am and conclude at3:30pmWednesday, May 8th : Appointments will be scheduled in theafternoon and evening beginning at 12:10pm and ending at7:30pm.

Share this information with your friends and family members who residein the Central Elementary school district. Please give us a call to scheduleyour appointment when we return from Spring Break on Monday, April 8th at the Central ElementaryO�ce phone number: 765-482-2000. We look forward to welcoming our new Kindergarten Tiger Cubs for the 2019-2020 school year!For more information about whether your child is eligible to start school and what documentation toprovide, please check the main page of our website.

Central's Literacy Challenge - 5,000 Books in 50 Days!As we round out this school year we would like to offer up a literacy challenge to our CentralElementary Community of students, staff and parents to read 5,000 Books in 50 Days!We will need ALL Central Elementary students, teachers, support staff and Central families toSYNERGIZE our efforts in reading as many books as possible during the next 50 days to accomplishour goal! We launched our reading marathon, Monday, March 11th, and we will conclude on Friday, May 24th!We want this to be a fun way for you, our Central parent community, to support the importance ofliteracy in the lives of our Tiger Cubs at home and at school! We welcome and encourage you to sharephotos of your family reading together, and we will be sharing photos of our Central staff andstudents with you, too! Be on the lookout for pictures posted on Central’s website, as well asFacebook. We’ll keep you informed of our progress in the weeks and months ahead! Use this link to add your name, book title and date to the list as we track our way to 5,000 books!

Congratulations to Niko Trepcos!On Saturday, March 2nd Niko Trepcos represented Central Elementary atthe Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair at MarianUniversity. Niko received 3rd Place! Congratulations Niko!

Save the Dates!We have a lot of exciting events coming up at the end of the year so hereare some dates to put on your calendar:

Mu�ns with Mom - May 10th @ 8:00 a.m.3rd - 5th Grade Spring Concert - May 14th @ 6:30 p.m. for grades3,4, and Leadership Choir and 7:30 p.m. for 5th grade.5th Grade Immunization Clinic - May 15th @ 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.4th Grade Wax Museum - May 15th @ TBDLeader in Me Family Cookout - May 17th @ 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Kindergarten Celebration - May 21st @ 6:00 p.m.3rd Grade Gala - May 22nd @ 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.5th Grade Chicago Trip - May 23rdField Day - May 24th5th Grade Celebration - May 28th @ 6:00 p.m.Final 9 Weeks Awards - May 29th @ TBDTalent Show - TBD

Please keep in mind these dates are subject to change so please keep an eye on the Central websiteand Facebook page.

Some Important RemindersSnow Make-Up DaysSchool will now be in session on Friday, May 24, 2019. Tiger Cub NewsDon't forget you can tune in to watch the Tiger Cub News either livein the morning or at any time you can enjoy the archived shows.Click here to check it out!

Kid Town Was Awesome!Kid Town this year was a great learning experience for third gradestudents at Central! We took the time to make quality items to sell tostudents, friends and family in the community. Our hard work paid off!With the help of many parent volunteers, we had a successful event andraised enough to fund our �eld trip to the Indianapolis Zoo. The studentsare excited to spend the night at the zoo in April. Students will work ingroups to research an animal and take pictures while we are at the zoo. Each group will create apresentation that will highlight the important facts they learn. A special thank you goes out to all ofthe volunteers who helped make Kid Town a success. Check out some of the photos that were takenduring the event!

Central Celebrated Dr. SeussEarly in March Central had a fun week celebrating one of the mostfamous children's authors of all time, Dr. Seuss. We even received avisit from Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3!

Congratulations to Central's FebruaryLeaders of the Month!

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