Arbor Academy Newsletter
2023-2024 School Year
We are excited to announce some new additions at Arbor Academy this year.
School hours: 8:00-3:30
Instructional Time: 8:25-3:20
Lunch Block 12-1
We are excited to see all the wonderful smiling faces back at Arbor for the new 23-24 school. As an aviator at Arbor Academy we hope all students will soar and achieve their future dreams. As you have seen we have had a lot of changes to our schedules and handbook for the coming year. Two of the most exciting things that have been added this year is our new cafeteria and Steam room. The children are able to mingle and eat together in the mornings before school starts. Then in the afternoons we split them up in grade levels and have them all eat in the upper el building. The students are now receiving hot meals each day from our kitchen.
Our second addition that we have added to our school culture is our steam classroom with a teacher. This allows our teachers to have a half hour to have time to plan for their lessons while the students continue to learn with hands on actives that relates to real world problems. In fifth grade they are building catapults out of recyclable materials and will be trying them out on wooden buildings.
Arbor is hoping that all children will enjoy these changes as the school year moves forward. We felt that these two changes were important for out students growth and maximized learning.
Fall Festival October 4th
Trunk Or Treats
Arbor Aviators Shirts
September 12 Hearing and Vision
October 4th -Fall festival
October 1st school wide fundraiser starts
October 18th Title 1 night (How to help your student to read)
October 30th and 31st Conferences
October 30 end of the quarter
October 31st-Half Day
October 31st- trunk or treat
Behavior Code of Conduct
The Academy’s Code of Student Conduct is based on the premise that students require a positive, safe, learning environment that encourages learning without disruption. When a student chooses to disregard the rules of good conduct, they not only reduce their own opportunity to learn, but disrupt the learning process of others. The code of conduct includes the subcategories of social behavior and discipline, inappropriate conduct, after-school detention and unacceptable behavior/disciplinary action.
At the Academy students are expected to:
· be in attendance and punctual each school day
· be in uniform each school day
· demonstrate honesty, courtesy, kindness, and proper respect to all
· demonstrate respect for school property, as well as property of staff members, fellow students and school neighbors
· use language that is deemed acceptable at all times
· obey all classroom and school rules and regulations
· report interference with their ability to participate in and benefit from their educational opportunity
I'm pleased to announce that Kim Hommerding will be coming back this year to support Arbor as their Behavior Specialist.
Arbor's Uniform Policy
I would like to review the uniform policy for Arbor Academy. We have to keep the building a little cooler over the next few weeks due to testing in the computer lab. Your child can wear a sweater but it has to follow the dress code (no hood, solid gray, navy, or white sweater). All students are to be dressed neatly according to the following guidelines:
- Navy blue or khaki pants, skirts, or walking shorts (not sweatpants or blue jeans)
- White or blue shirts with collars, bearing no insignias other than the Arbor Academy logo (no crew neck T-shirts)
- Any visible undershirts must also be white (no navy polos or navy dresses)
- Navy white or gray sweaters (no sweatshirts)
- Navy, gray or white socks or tights (solid color only)
- No open-toed shoes, crocs, heels or shoes with wheels.
*Parents will be contacted to correct the situation if a student is in violation of the dress code.
Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
Students who need to leave early will need to provide the office the date, time and reason for early dismissal as well as the name and number of the person picking up to contact if necessary. Also we will need to know by 3:00 if you are picking up your child early. After 3:20 we will ask you to stay in the car line and wait for your students if arrangements were not made earlier in the day. When picking up your student we ask that you stay in the office for the safety of your child and other students.
Please understand students are expected to remain in school the full instructional day (8:20-3:30 pm). We understand appointments come up and students may need to leave early. Our goal is to ensure our students are given all opportunities to learn and maximize instruction with minimal classroom interruptions.
Office Administration Nancy Kok and Jason Kok can be reached everyday from 7:30-4 to answer any questions. They can be reached at 269-963-5851
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