EVE Weekly Director's Highlights

Beginning Monday, November 18th all students will be taking their middle of the year assessments to show how much growth they have made in the areas of math and reading since the beginning of the year. We are encouraging our students to do their very best. They will have opportunity to be entered into a drawing to win a new pair of Jordans. The iReady monster, Snargg, even stopped by to encourage our students. We ask that families have discussions with their students about doing their very best on these assessments. Students should read through the questions, show their work, and give their best answers.

As we prepare for the iReady Middle of Year (MOY) tests, we want to remind our students about the importance of showing their best effort during testing. Here’s what effort looks like:
✅ I stay super focused the whole time, carefully considering each question.
✅ I am quiet and calm, not disturbing my classmates who are working.
✅ I always try my best on every question, taking my time to think it through.
✅ I sit up, look alert, and stay awake and engaged throughout the test.
✅ I listen carefully to all instructions and follow them exactly.
✅ I am present and on time for testing.
These are key behaviors that will help students show their best effort and make the most of this testing opportunity!
Thank you for your support in helping your child succeed. Let’s encourage them to bring their best focus and effort to these tests! 💪📚

Early Action Open Enrollment begins TODAY! If your child will be starting kindergarten in 2025, now is the time to apply! Submit your application HERE. We would LOVE to have your child join our eStem family for the upcoming school year, so apply today!

We understand that where your child attends school is a big decision, and we appreciate your support of eStem. As current eStem families, we believe that YOU are the best advocates for our schools, and we would love for you to share your experiences with friends and families that may be interested in sending their children to eStem too! We find that word of mouth is the BEST way to share the amazing things we’ve got going on in all of our schools.

Please share our website with anyone who may be interested in seeing the eStem difference for themselves! We have several opportunities for you to visit our schools, ask any and all of your questions, and experience the eStem difference for yourself!

Check out our website for important enrollment information, campus tour dates, and more admissions information!

https://www.estemschools.org/page/admissions-process

Experience the eStem Difference!

The 24/25 school year Art show Long Sleeve shirts are open for pre-sale! Get yours now while they last! These are hand drawn by our students that are participating in the upcoming art show and all proceeds support our art program! They should be in November 20th. Order now $20

The 3rd-6th grade spelling bee is next week starting at 4:30 in the cafeteria! Everyone is invited to come watch and support the spellers.

The Annual EVE Art show is only a few weeks away! We hope that you will come out on Thursday, December 5th to help support our Art program! Mrs. Salley has many exciting things planned for the event, but she needs YOUR help for it to run smoothly. Please email Mrs. Salley, alika.salley@estemschools.or if you would like to volunteer. If you can't volunteer, no worries! You can still support the EVE Art program by purchasing a one of kind shirt or student art at the exhibition!

Thank you to our amazing eTeam dads and volunteers for stepping in during lunch duty today! While our Mets Deputies enjoyed their special day, it was wonderful to see your friendly faces in the cafeteria. Your help made a big difference, and we truly appreciate the support in making our day special. Thank you!

A big shout to Lia J., Mrs. Wirges and our deans for their incredible support in ensuring that this event went off without a hitch. Your efforts made everything run smoothly, and we truly appreciate all your hard work!

Here are a few pictures that we took during lunch.

If you’re able to donate items to your child’s class, it would be greatly appreciated. With cold weather approaching, we need to restock certain classroom supplies. If you’re able to contribute, please have your child bring items to the classroom. We sincerely thank you in advance on behalf of our school family.

Kleenex
Clorox Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Lysol Spray
Headphones
New Socks (Nurse)

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra would like for eStem East Village to have this promotional offer to attend our annual holiday program on December 20th, 21st, and 22nd.

Using promo code ESTEM, teachers, student's families, and staff can attend Home For The Holidays for only $10 per adult ticket. Children are FREE!

The promo code can be used at our website ArkansasSymphony.org or by calling the box office at (501)666-1761 ext.1.

Students should attend school unless illness or an extenuating circumstance justifies an absence. Students are required to maintain prompt and regular attendance in accordance with school policy. Parents have the responsibility to monitor attendance and to familiarize themselves with policies pertaining to the educational program of the school. Parents can monitor student attendance through the Home Access Center (HAC).

If a student is unable to attend school, the parent/guardian must notify the school by email at the school attendance email by 7:45AM on the day of the absence. Email is the preferred method of notification. Do not email the Director, Teacher or other staff members. To ensure documentation is recorded correctly use the attendance email address listed above. Documentation needs to be emailed or turned into the office within 5 days of the student returning to school. Email: evelemattendance@estemschools.org

When a student has or exceeds 10 unexcused absences in a semester (can be a full days or combination of morning and afternoon absences) in a semester the District shall notify the prosecuting authority. The parent/guardian/person in loco parentis shall be subject to a civil penalty as prescribed by law.

Check-outs should be reserved for medical appointments or emergencies only. When students are checked out early, they are missing important instruction.

• A student may be checked out of school in the case of an emergency or for a medical appointment. Please provide documentation to the office for appointment.

• The student will be released from class when the parent/guardian arrives at the student’s school office.

• No check-outs after 2:00 p.m.

• Early check-out may not be used to avoid the carpool line.

• Early check-outs will be monitored and excessive use may result in parent conference with Administration.

• Early check-out also causes your student to miss very important instruction at the end of the day and can be counted towards tardies and absences.

If you have an address, email, or phone number change, please email those changes to our registrar, Mrs. Ginny Parker, at Ginny.Parker@estemschools.org. This helps us make sure our records are up to date and so we can provide you with pertinent information.

Please follow us on Instagram @eastvillagek6 and BAND https://band.us/n/a3afA1dfZeP8w where we share important information, upcoming events, stream our various student celebrations, and so much more. There is also a link in our bio that you can click on to access our school website, pay for cash for casual, myschoolbucks, and meal fees. You can also tag us in your posts and stories so that we can share them with our EVEK6 community!

The BAND App is a new communication tool that we are using to get information to our families. There are times that you want to ask a private question to a staff member or your child's teacher. In order to prevent excessive notifications or divulging information that should not be shared to a large group, we ask that you use the private chat feature.

Not wanting to receive all those notifications? Please watch this video on how to set your notifications to only what you want to receive. https://band.us/band/62412132/post/226

eStem East Village Elementary is a uniform school. It is expected that all students wear the prescribed uniform each school day. (Exception of paying $1 to dress out of dress code for cash for casual on Fridays only). Any student who is not in uniform is subject to the provisions of the “Dress Code” section of the eStem Dress Code Violation Policy in the student handbook. The dress code will be strictly enforced, and the Director of School has final authority on all matters relating to the other dress code. Repeated violations of the dress code will result in detention, loss of privileges, or suspension. If a student misses class due to a dress code violation, the student will be responsible for making up any missed work.