Central Elementary

NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY

Magnolia READS came to an end today with the culminating events at East Side and Central Elementary Schools. Marsha Masters with Economics Arkansas, a partner in Magnolia READS, was a special guest at each event. In the video below, Mr. Ward and Penny Talley conclude this spring’s event expressing gratitude to those who made this year’s Magnolia READS a success. Click the link below to view the final Magnolia READS video. https://youtu.be/feT2u-PSUaU

The final video in the Magnolia READS Video Series features 1991 Magnolia graduate, Rebecca Grafton Ray. Rebecca is the owner of a third-generation family business, Sara’s, and the business she opened in 1998, Khakis. Click the link below to view the Sara’s/Khakis video. https://youtu.be/TPaNWeSpiiw

Arkansas Council for Military Children Click the link below to learn more about this council and how it is supporting our military children and their families. http://eepurl.com/iqP4UY

The next multi-generational family business featured in the Magnolia READS Video Series is Farmers Bank & Trust. Molly Harsh Burns, Elizabeth Burns Anderson, and Chris Gosnell share the history of this fifth-generation business that was established in 1906. Click the link below to view the Farmers Bank video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCR_UWTfMQg

JEVAC, a precision machine shop specializing in products for the Military Aerospace Industry, is the featured multi-generational business in this week’s Magnolia READS Video Series. Craig and Clay Cheatham, and Amy Cheatham Rogers share the history of this third-generation business started by 1952 Magnolia graduate, Jimmy Cheatham. Click the link below to view the JEVAC video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfQTWVxXROM

This week in the Magnolia READS Video Series, Magnolia graduates Jimmy and Travis Arnold, share the history of their multi-generational family business, Arnold-Baker Chevrolet. They discuss experiences as third and fourth generation family members who work to carry on the traditions and legacies set by the first and second generations. Click the link below to view the Arnolds’ video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4A5QUhv_JM

Each year as East Side and Central Elementary Schools are participating in the Magnolia READS financial literacy event, the district and campuses also enjoy involving community members in the project. Many community members and parents are asked to be guest readers for chapters in this year’s book The Lemonade War. Another way community members are involved in the project is through the Magnolia READS Video Series. This year, the video series theme is “Multi-generational Family Businesses in Magnolia.” Business owners or employees, most of whom are Magnolia graduates or family members of Magnolia graduates, will share how their businesses began with the first generation to third and fourth generation family members who currently own or work in their businesses. Enjoy this year’s video series and the history of many of Magnolia’s family businesses. The first video comes from Jennifer Lewis Sanders, a 1988 Magnolia graduate, who shares how her family business, Lewis Funeral Home, began and is now owned and managed by the fourth generation. Click the link below to view Jennifer's video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUc1YTyZSs

DENELLE EDINGTON SELECTED CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR Mrs. Denelle Edington was raised in Buckner, AR, and graduated from Stamps High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Southern Arkansas University and is certified to teach Pre-K through sixth grade. Denelle is currently a fourth grade math, science, and social studies teacher at Central Elementary School where she has been teaching for twelve years. Throughout her twenty-one years as a teacher, she has taught pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, with fourth grade being her favorite. Mrs. Edington is married to Brian Edington and makes her home in Buckner. Her children include son Tyler Metcalf (MHS ’16), daughter-in-law Taegan Metcalf (MHS ’16), who teaches second grade at Eastside, son Todd Metcalf (MHS ’21), stepdaughter, Tiffany Erwin (MHS ’19), and soon-to-be step-son-in-law, Ryan McKamie. Tyler and Taegan have a 2-year-old daughter, Hollis, and are expecting a second daughter, Hattie, in May. Denelle also has two dogs, Kane and Oscar. In Mrs. Edington’s spare time, she loves working in her yard, reading, watching documentaries, listening to true crime podcasts, and going on traveling adventures with her husband.

Human Trafficking Awareness Event April 11 - 6 PM SAU Foundation Hall Open to Public

MR. WARD INTRODUCES THIS YEAR'S MAGNOLIA READS EVENT April is recognized as Financial Literacy Month. The yearly Magnolia READS (Reading Empowers All District Students) financial literacy event kicked off today for the students and staff members at East Side and Central Elementary Schools. This year’s book choice is The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. Click on the link below to view Mr. Ward's video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO1gN_1lhek

MHS BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SCHEDULE CHANGE Weather Permitting - The MHS Panther baseball and softball games scheduled for Tuesday have been moved up to today... Monday, April 3. Both games are scheduled to start at 5:00pm

FREEE SUBSTITURE TEACHER TRAINING Magnolia School District Wednesday, March 29th 9a-12p 🍎 Proof of High School Diploma/GED required. 🍏 Must pass FBI/DHS background checks (Please call prior to training for instructions) 🍎 Bring I-9 acceptable documents to the training. If you have questions please contact us at 800.641.0140

Bikes-N-Bubbles March 25 - 1:00-3:00 pm Bethel Church Parking Lot 131 Bethel Road Bubbles-Face Painting, Snacks, and Fun

We will resume classes today on a regular schedule. Please use caution on bridges and overpasses.

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE UPDATES This year the February parent-teacher conferences on the MMS and MHS campuses fall on Valentines Day. To avoid any conflict of planned activities, the conferences for those two campuses have been moved to Thursday, February 16.

Central Elementary Blood Drive The LifeShare Bus will be at Central on December 13, 2022, 11:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Forms were sent home with students yesterday, and should be returned to their homeroom teachers by Friday, December 2nd, if you are planning to participate. The homeroom with the highest participation will be rewarded with a pizza party. Donors are encouraged to schedule appointments online: https://donor.lifeshare.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/246475 Please consider giving the gift of life, be a blood donor!

The Magnolia School District is experiencing internet connection issues. This is also affecting our phone service. Currently the phone system is down at all campuses. We are working on the problem and apologize for any inconvenience. Updates will be sent out as we learn more about the problem.

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week November 12-20 Click Here For More Information: https://hhweek.org/

CADC Commodities Distribution Click Here for more information: https://5il.co/1k8ni