Acacia School

Thank you for a great week! Fall conferences are this week. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday is a full conference day, so students do not attend school that day. During conferences, teachers will discuss your child’s progress thus far. This is also a time to discuss GATE screening for students in 3rd-6th grade. If you are interested in the screening process for your child, please discuss this with your child’s teacher during your conference. Family Picnic is this Friday from 11:30-12:25. We welcome all families to join their students for lunch. Please look for information from your child's teacher on specifics about where to meet, etc. If you would like to check your child out prior to 12:30 dismissal, you must check your child out through the office.

Upcoming Events:

• September 23-27 - Conference Week, all students dismiss at 12:30
• September 23-27 - Book Fair, 8:00-1:00
• September 25 - Conference Day, No School for students
• September 27 - Family Picnic, 11:30-12:25
• September 30 - Ducks Hockey Night
• October 9 - Walk to School Day
• October 25 - Fall Festival

Safety is our number one priority at Acacia. We are asking all of our families and students to only use our designated entrance and exit gates for arrival and dismissal from school. The designated entrance and exit gates include the main Dorothy gate near the Kindergarten playground, and the gates that open to the parking lot. Please do not use our emergency gates that open to the field. We appreciate your support as we strive to keep our students safe.

This week your child will begin Second Step Elementary, a research-based social-emotional learning program designed to help children both in and out of the classroom.

Unit 1 - Growth Mindset & Goal Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives.