The Colt Connection
Centerton Gamble's Monthly Newsletter for September 2019
The Principal's Page
Welcome to the Centerton Gamble Elementary Family!
It's truly an honor to open our doors to the many friends and families of the Centerton Gamble community as we embark on this journey together. This marks the 14th school year CGE has been open and the first for me as your principal. Before joining the Colt family, I served as assistant principal at Bentonville West High School for three years and six years in the Gravette School District.
Centerton Gamble Elementary is home to some 650 students serving Kindergarten through Fourth Grades. Every day is a fresh slate for a student to make his or her mark academically, socially and emotionally. Our staff is at the top of its game, always seeking new opportunities for the latest professional development and classroom strategies.
The students of Centerton Gamble Elementary take pride in being COLTS. Each letter of our mascot represents a core value in our halls: Creating a safe environment, Owning our actions, Leading by example, Treating others with respect and Supporting others.
We hope you find Centerton Gamble Elementary to be a second home for your child! I look forward to meeting you and serving as your child’s principal this year.
Yours in Education,
Randall Hunt
Important Reminders
To ensure the safety and academic success of students, please be reminded:
2. So staff can be in the classroom ready to teach at 7:30, the car rider line closes at 7:25. For student safety, parents must park and escort their child into the building to sign in as tardy. Cones will be placed promptly at 7:25 each morning.
3. If you find it difficult to get through the car rider line by 7:25, please call our office. We can help get you set up on bus transportation.
Visitors: All visitors must check-in through our office with valid state-issued photo identification. Please see a building administrator if you do not have state-issued photo identification. Parents are invited to eat lunch with their child in the school cafeteria once weekly. It is permissible to purchase an adult school lunch or bring in outside food.
Lunch Visitors: Please note that visitors are not allowed to accompany students to physical activity (recess) or to escort their child back to the classroom after lunch. Students may not ask other classmates to join them when they have a lunch visitor due to security and health safety concerns.
Appointments with teachers must be scheduled in advance. Please contact your child's teacher directly to schedule appointments; the teacher will let the office know you are expected.
Changes in transportation: Please do not depend on an email to your child's teacher to change transportation for the day. We ask that you call the school office prior to 2:00, send a hand-written note with your child, or email contactcges@bentonvillek12.org
Absences: Please email cgesattendanceclerk@bentonvillek12.org OR call the front office at 479.696.3400 anytime your child will be absent.
Policies: The attendance and other important policies can be located in the Bentonville Schools Elementary Student Handbook. Please note that CGES will strictly adhere to all policies set out in this handbook: https://www.bentonvillek12.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=32522&dataid=31538&FileName=Elementary%20Schools%20Handbook%202019-2020%20-%20FINAL.pdf
Bentonville District Social Media Policies
- Parents and/or guardians may not create a classroom social media account on behalf of a BSD teacher as a mode of communication for classroom events.
Please contact Randall Hunt or Kim Foerster if you have questions regarding these policies.
The Counselors' Connection with Mrs. Lonetree and Ms. Eichler
Hi everyone, we are so excited to see the new and old faces this year! There is such a positive energy in our school right now as we "shine brigh" and do whatever it takes to support students and families at Centerton Gamble. For those of you who do not know us, we would like to introduce ourselves. Cammie Lonetree is our full-time counselor and Michelle Eichler is our part-time counselor (who some may know from Elm Tree).
Each month we will be highlighting character traits which will be incorporated in classroom guidance lessons, morning announcements and our awesome Colt Stampede showcases. In the Counselor Connection, we will be linking resources available for families. These may include information for community events, ways to support your child's well-being, and/or reinforce classroom guidance lessons.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
News from our Nurse ~ Tammy Hellman, R.N.
Welcome back, Colts!
I hope you all had a fun & safe summer! I sure enjoyed spending time with my husband & my three children. Now, I am excited to be here at school with all of you!
I encourage parents to share any allergies or medical issues with your teacher &/or me. Please feel free to stop in the health office, email me or call anytime. My email is thellman@bentonvillek12.org & my phone number is 479-696-3372.
Please help me to remind our students to use good hand washing; it is so important to keep everyone healthy!
Here's to a healthy, happy & safe school year!
News from Mrs. Richard's STEM Lab
Hi, I’m Kristal Richard and I will be teaching your students in the STEM Lab. I’m so excited to get to know each student, reconnecting with past students and all new students at Centerton Gamble. I’m an Oklahoma State graduate and an OSU fan at heart but have resided in Arkansas for 7 years. My husband and I have one daughter who started kindergarten this year and a dog, Sophie.
Yes, our class name has been changed from Computer Science Lab to STEM Lab (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). We will continue to follow the Arkansas K-4 Computer Science standards. In every grade level, we will be doing computer and hands-on activities to explore how computing devices work, why they work, and what to do when they don’t work. We will also be learning the important responsibilities of being a digital citizen in the 21st century. To further support your students, you can explore the keyboard at home so that students are familiar with where the keys are located.
The website https://www.dancemattypingguide.com is a fun resource to use to start learning the keys. I’m looking forward to a great year of exploring STEM and the exciting changes it brings to our world.
Mrs. Richard
News from Mrs. Pott's Art Class
Welcome back!
We have exciting things planned in art this month.
Kindergarten: Elements of Art (lines, color, and shapes), learning to draw fish, 3-D lines, and texture.
First Grade: Elements of Art (lines, color, shapes), learning how to make a crayon resist, making a 3-D project, and self-portraits
Second Grade: Learning to draw a landscape, studying architecture, making a crayon resist and self-portraits.
Third Grade: Learning foreground, middle ground, and background in a landscape, creating a castle with architecture, optical illusion, and making a stained glass look with wax paper.
Fourth Grade: Continuing with their knowledge of foreground, middle ground, and background, creating an island house, optical illusion (making an American flag), and making a stained glass look with wax paper
Keep Creating,
Mrs. Potts
September Happenings at Crystal Bridges-Color Field Tour
Take a whimsical tour through Color Field, the outdoor sculpture exhibition located in the North Forest. Learn about color theory, interact with sculptures from today’s exciting contemporary artists, and discover the impact color has on our lives. Tours are one hour and held every Saturday at 11:30 am and every other Friday night. The tour is free with paid admission to the exhibition.
Loving the Library with Mrs. Wall
This month in the library we are learning…
- the basic rules of the library
- how to check in and out books
- how to use shelving sticks
- how to take care of our library books
- about the preamble to the US Constitution for Constitution Day
News from PE with Coach Y and Coach Neisler
Coach Y has been teaching PE for 35 years. He began his PE career in California before calling Arkansas home. He previously coached baseball for BHS and is currently the golf coach at BWHS. Coach Y is a sports fanatic who loves spending time with his wife, Glenna. He has 1 grandson, with another grandson and granddaughter on the way!
Coach Neisler was a 3rd and 4th grade teacher prior to being a PE teacher. She has taught at Elm Tree, Mary Mae Jones, and is currently split between Centerton Gamble and Brightfield Middle School. She loves working out and within 5 minutes of talking to her, she will most likely tell you about her love of Orangetheory Fitness. She is married and has a little girl, Evyn, who is 2 years old.
September Focus: Locomotor & Non-Locomotor Skills, Spatial Awareness, Demonstrating Respectful Behaviors of Self and Others.
Get Outside! Go for a nature walk or bike ride with your family. Try to take 30 minutes every evening to put all technology away and be active as a family. If it’s raining or cold, do a workout or dance video inside - Cosmic Kids Yoga and GoNoodle have great family-friendly options.
News from Global Connections with Ms. Musial
Welcome to Global Connections.
Kindergarten classes will be learning about International Day of Peace, which is on September 21, and work on Peace Begins with Me and then we will learn about Hispanic Heritage Month by looking at Famous persons who have Hispanic Heritage.
First Grade will be learning about International Day of Peace, Which is on September 21, and work on Peace Begins with Me and we will learn about Hispanic Heritage Month by looking at Famous people who have Hispanic Heritage.
Second Grade will be learning about International Day of Peace, which is on September 21, and work on Peace Begins with Me and what Peace mean to them. We will learn about Hispanic Heritage Month, which is from September 15 – October 15, by looking at Famous people with Hispanic Heritage and their accomplishments.
Third Grade will be leaning about International Day of Peace, which is on September 21, and what Peace means to them and our World. Then we will learn about Hispanic Heritage Month, which is from September 15 - October 15, by looking at Famous people with Hispanic Heritage and their accomplishments.
Fourth Grade will learn about International Day of Peace, which is on September 21, and what Peace means to them and what to do to create Peace around them. Then we will learn about Hispanic Heritage, which is September 15 - October 15, by looking at Famous People with Hispanic Heritage and what some of them overcame to archive their dreams.
Dear Parents,
Feel free to let your child research the subjects above, if they would like to. I look forward to visiting around the Globe with your children.
Music Notes with Mrs. Teague
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me anytime and I will be happy to respond. Thank you for supporting our Music program!
Here are some great websites where you and your student can explore music together!
www.nyphilkids.org (New York Philharmonic Kidzone)
www.sfskids.org (San Francisco Symphony Kids)
www.quavermusic.com (Quaver-Music Curriculum)
We need your help....
Even if a family does not qualify for or would not access funding, completion of the form is requested. Please know that this information is held in the strictest of confidence! Forms are linked below in Parent Resources. If you would like a hard copy of the form, please email Mrs. Foerster at kfoerster@bentonvillek12.org
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Foerster for more information!