All-Star News

Coach Wooden believed and taught that the most important responsibility each of us had to ourselves was to do everything we could to achieve our own potential. He offered his Pyramid of Success and his definition of Success as a guide, stepping stones to help young people understand what it really takes to make the effort – 100% – to fulfill their potential and do their best. Every couple of weeks, our students will focus on one or two character traits from Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success. Positive examples of students exemplifying the character traits will be recognized with the Pyramid of Success Awards. Classroom lessons will reinforce elements of the Pyramid of Success. Additionally, whole school assemblies will feature character traits from Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.

For the next three weeks, we will be focusing on Alertness and Action-This Friday we will be giving our first set of Awards for Alertness and Action

Last week, students learned how to utilize the Tree Map to help them classify objects/ideas. This is a great strategy to help students organize their thoughts as a pre-writing activity. Next week, we will be focusing on Flow Maps. The Flow Map is used for sequencing details from a story (or historical event). Some of the other key words your child might use when using a Flow Maps are steps, recount, and cycles.

Talk to your child about what kinds of things he or she has been putting in a sequence at school. Then, take an opportunity to engage in a family activity that will reinforce this type of thinking and learning for your child at home

Congratulations to Ms. Yu’s Class with the best attendance for last week, 99%. Did you know that research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence.

This year’s attendance goal for Adams Elementary is 94% average daily attendance. Last year our attendance rate was 92.6% which was a significant decrease in our attendance rate. In order to meet our school goals, we must see an increase in student attendance for the 23-24 school year. Currently, Adams Elementary has an attendance rate of 95.46% for this year

Digital Citizenship involves skills, responsibilities, and conduct a student shows when online. Students of all ages are navigating digital and online worlds every day. The best way to protect our students from negative online situations and content is to educate them and provide them with tools and resources to be safe in the extensive online terrain.

While the topics and approaches will vary depending on the grade level of students, aspects of digital citizenship instruction include:

1. Online communication
2. Media balance & well-being
3. Cyberbullying, digital drama, and hate speech

Digital Citizenship At Home

Parents and guardians are encouraged to discuss what it means to be safe online with their children and enforce practices, routines, and policies that feel comfortable for the household. Common Sense Media has excellent resources and talking points for families with children of all ages. Common Sense Media (English) Common

• September 29 - Ice Cream at the Park after school
• October 11 - Walk to School Day

• October 23 - 27 - Conference Week

• Early Pick Ups- If you need to pick up your student early please do so by 2:30 as we are seeing an influx of parents coming about 10 minutes before the bell to pull their student which is causing a disruption as the teachers are helping all students pack up and the turnaround is quick.
• Birthday Celebrations - Our school does not do birthday celebrations, please do not bring cake, cupcakes, or candy to celebrate birthdays. We celebrate our All Stars calling out their name at the flag deck each day to celebrate them.

  
  

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Breakfast and lunch are available free of charge to all students in the 2023-2024 school year!

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Join the PTA and school community for free ice cream at the park next to our school. This is a free event sponsored by Torelli. Once the ice cream is gone - it's gone! See you there next Friday!

We invite you to participate in our membership drive. Anyone can join and the classes with the most memberships will win prices

Calling all our students to show us their creativity! Have your student submit an entry and maybe their creation will be featured on our spirit wear!

Have your student submit their entries for the Reflections contest.

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Phone: (714) 424-7935

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