Monitor Elementary School

September was a wonderful month at Monitor Elementary! Students participated in fun learning activities, worked hard on ATLAS testing, and learned all about how mallards SOAR - Stay safe, Own our Actions, Act Responsibly, and Respect Ourselves, Others, and This Place. Our students performed at the Naturals game, and we loved seeing our families during student-led conferences! Students did a great job sharing about their new learning and goals for the school year at conferences, and we loved seeing our families! It was also fun to see our students get excited about picking out a new book at the book fair!

This month, we will have a fire safety assembly and our very first Monitor UNPLUGGED day! Kindergarten students will take a field trip, and we will have our fall family festival at Farmland Adventures. We will also celebrate Red Ribbon Week and have fall parties as well as our book character parade. October will be another great month, and we're looking forward to all we have planned!

Mrs. Andi Acuff, Principal

Mrs. Cassie Marquette, Assistant Principal

Below are some important dates this month:

• Wednesday, October 2nd: Spirit Assembly
• Wednesday, October 2nd: Mini Wild Dog Race @ SMS
  
• Friday, October 4th: Hat Day - $1.00
• Friday, October 4th: Team Spirit Day
• Wednesday, October 9th: Fire Safety Assembly
• Thursday, October 10th: Monitor UNPLUGGED
• Friday, October 11th: End of 1st Quarter
• Friday, October 11th: Team Spirit Day
• Tuesday, October 15th: Kindergarten Field Trip
• Tuesday, October 15th: Fall Festival at Farmland Adventures from 5pm-7pm
• Wednesday, October 16th: Wear Orange for Unity Day
• Wednesday, October 16th: Mini Wild Dog Race @ GJHS
• Friday, October 18th: No School: Teacher In-Service
• Monday, October 21st: Report Cards Go Home
• Friday, October 25th: Team Spirit Day
• Monday, October 28th: Red Ribbon Week Begins
• Monday, October 28th: Wear Western Gear
• Tuesday, October 29th: Pajama Day
• Wednesday, October 30th: Favorite Team or Twins Day
• Wednesday, October 30th: 3rd-5th Grade Math ATLAS Test
• Wednesday, October 30th: Awards Assembly
• Thursday, October 31st: Fall Class Parties
• Thursday, October 31st: Book Character Day
• Thursday, October 31st: Student Birthday Lunch
• Friday, November 1st: Hat Day - $1.00

The school day begins at 7:45am. Students who arrive after this time should be signed in by an adult in the front office. Students are dismissed each day at 3:10pm with early release at 1:50pm on Wednesdays.

Students who arrive after 7:45am should be checked in by an adult in the front office. If you need to change the way your child is going home, please contact your child's teacher or call the office by 2pm so there is enough time for the office to notify the teacher. Please note that if you are checking your student out, students will not be called to the office until a parent is in the office to pick them up. This ensures students are in class for instruction for as long as possible.

Our next mini wild dog races are October 2nd at Sonora Middle School and October 16th at George Junior High School. Kindergarten-2nd grade students run a half mile race and 3rd-5th students run a one mile race. Students should wear a Monitor shirt if they have one. Go, mallards!

We will have our fall festival at Farmland Adventures on Tuesday, October 15th from 5pm-7pm. The cost is $6.00 per person. Entrance gets you access to the corn maze, hayride, petting zoo, and more! We will also have a hotdog meal available for sale for $2.00 per person. We hope to see your family there!

As we are learning more about screen time and the impact it has on young children, we pledge to support your child in the effort to limit screen time and encourage multisensory learning by eliminating all screen time at school on Thursday, October 10th! Be sure to check out Facebook to see what we are up to on our first Monitor UNPLUGGED day of the school year! We also encourage families to remain unplugged after school hours and would love for you to share how you make screen free time fun by sharing with us on a post we will create on Facebook!

• Distressed jeans should have holes or rips above fingertip length.
• Shirts should be long enough so the midriff is not showing.
• Pajama pants should be worn on pajama days only.

If you need any help with clothing for your child, please contact the school and connect with our school social worker, Reina Hart.

Red Ribbon Week will be October 28th-November 1st! Join us in celebrating keeping our kids drug-free and healthy! The dress up days for the week will be as follows:

• Monday: Western Wear
• Tuesday: Pajama Day
• Wednesday: Favorite Team or Twins Day
• Thursday: Book Character Day
• Friday: Hat Day - $1.00

This year, all elementary schools in Springdale are using ROOMS as the primary communication platform between teachers and families. Families should download the Springdale Public Schools app to access communication with the teacher. You'll want to choose ROOMS in the bottom right hand corner and enter your phone number to request a security code be sent via text. Using the app, you'll be able to receive important updates and chat with your child's teacher. If you have trouble getting signed up, feel free to stop by the school for help getting ROOMS set up!

Our book character parade and fall parties will be on Thursday, October 31st! Students are encouraged to dress up like their favorite book character! Please avoid masks and scary costumes and be looking for information from your child's teacher about classroom fall parties.

We love to celebrate and treat our teachers every so often with a visit from our happy wagon! From time to time our happy wagon might deliver Sonic drinks, donuts, or other small treats. If you would like to donate to help us stock our happy wagon, you can send a donation via Venmo to @MonitorBoosterClub. Please include “Happy Wagon” in the text so we know how to direct your donation. Thank you for helping us show appreciation for all our teachers do!

Below are links to information from several community organizations who are offering Christmas assistance to families this year. Below you can find links to information about the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, Miracle on 14th Street program being offered by The Compassion Coalition of NWA, and Christmas support being offered by Sharing and Caring (Benton County ONLY). Please reach out to our social worker, Mrs. Reina Hart, if you have any questions!

Attendance at school is important for successful academic progress. Regular attendance is also required by Arkansas State Law 6-18-221. It is important for students to be at school each day and on time. Our goal at Monitor Elementary is to have all students miss no more than five days each semester. We do understand that children get sick periodically, however students should be at school unless they have a fever, have been vomiting, or have diarrhea. In addition, every effort should be made to schedule appointments outside school hours or on non-school days. Below you will find the 2024-2025 academic calendar. Please refer to this when scheduling appointments or trips so you can ensure students don't miss school when possible! If your child will not be at school, please call the school office at (479) 750-8749 or reach out to your child's teacher.

Please contact Mrs. Shepherd at abby.shepherd@sdale.org if you have any questions!

Principal: Mrs. Andi Acuff
Assistant Principal: Cassie Marquette
Phone: (479)750-8749

Address: 3955 East Monitor Road, Springdale, AR

School Email: monitorinfo@sdale.org
Website: https://monitor.sdale.org/
Facebook: facebook.com/MonitorMallards