Arcadia Stars Newsletter

September 30th, 2024

From the Desk of the Principal

HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH!

15 Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage | Brightly

Spark conversations and connections with colorful kids' books that recognize Hispanic and Latine peoples' histories and cultures.

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Arcadia Safekeepers Agreement

It's our job to keep students safe. It's your job to help keep it safe.

School Safety Updates

Drop Off and Pick Up

Student Dismissal changes must be done before 3:15pm.
Be sure to pick up and drop off students from the curb side. Do not ask students to cross into the circle drive traffic lane.
Please help keep our students safe by staying in your vehicles during student drop off and pick up.
Please do not get out of the car and stand and wait on our sidewalks, as this is a travel lane for students. This causes crowding and is unsafe for our students.

Neighborhood Travel

Please be mindful of the speed limit, stopping at stop signs, and watching out for students and families that walk through our school community.

Attendance Matters

At Arcadia Elementary, we promote continuous instruction, which means that students are engaged in learning from the moment they walk into their classrooms until the final bell rings at dismissal. Instruction begins at 8:50 AM and concludes before students leave at 3:50 PM.

Arriving late or leaving early can disrupt the learning experience for students. If you are facing challenges in ensuring your child arrives at school on time or have a pattern of leaving early, please feel free to reach out for assistance. We will be organizing principal meetings with families of students who have shown a pattern of late arrivals or who have a consistent pattern of leaving before the end of the school day. These meetings will be to support your student's attendance.

We appreciate your commitment to your child's education! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Spirit Week is Here!

Monday 9/30 - Silly Socks Day

Tuesday 10/1 - Crazy Hair Day

Wednesday 10/2 - Fun Run/Color Day - wear your grade levels assigned color:

PEEP/K - red

1st - orange

2nd - yellow

3rd - green

4th - blue

5th - purple

Thursday 10/3 - Dress To Impress/Picture Day

Friday 10/4 - College Pride/Jersey Day

Arcadia PTO Corner

ARCADIA'S FUN RUN EVENT IS WEDNESDAY!

Fun Run prizes below:

Money pledges/donations are due this Friday, October 4th.

The Arcadia PTO will host the annual FUN RUN on October 2, 2024. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year where we earn most of our budget for classroom support and 5th Grade Camp. Students can collect pledges for our school and have a great time running with their class. Stay tuned for the list of awesome prizes! Pledge forms will come home this week. You can also donate online at https://kalamazoo.revtrak.net/kps-es/aes/ae-pto/ae-pto-donations/

Arcadia PTO Facebook

Be sure to pop in to the PTO meetings!

Future dates will be Oct 15, Nov 19, Jan 21, Feb 18, Apr 15, and May 20.

Fall Conferences Reminder

Parent Student Teacher Conferences

Oct. 9th: Parent Teacher Conferences 4pm - 8pm

Oct. 10th: K-8 Half Day Dismissal 12:06 pm

Oct. 10th: Parent Teacher Conferences 12pm - 8pm

Oct 11th: K-5 Half Day Dismissal 12:06 pm

No PEEP on Wednesday (Oct. 9th), Thursday (Oct. 10th), or Friday (Oct. 11th).

Conference slips will go home with students tomorrow, October 1st. Be sure to sign and return your student's form to confirm your conference day/time.

Picture Day is Wednesday!

Student picture day will be October 3rd! Be sure your student arrives to school on time.

Mobile Health and Dental Clinic

To assist our families, we have arranged for the mobile Health and Dental Clinics to visit our school. They will provide services such as dental cleanings, immunizations, and well-child check-ups right here at school. If you are interested in utilizing this service, please sign up as soon as possible. This will help us demonstrate to the Family Health Center that there is a demand for their services at our school. Below is the sign-up link, which, although it mentions 2023, uses the same form. Thank you, and if you have any questions, please feel free to email Ms. Katrina White at whiteka@kalamazoopublicschools.net.