Monitor Elementary School

The new year is here! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break. We are eager to welcome students back to school and begin our second semester. This month we will be celebrating our students' academic progress at our awards assembly on January 18th. We will also be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge during the week of January 23rd. Students will be MAP testing this month as well. This test measures student progress toward mastery of grade level content in reading and math and helps our teachers plan for instruction. Our students have grown so much over the first semester, and we are excited for them to be able to show all they have learned. Here's to a wonderful second semester and a great 2023!

Mrs. Andi Acuff, Principal

Mrs. Cassie Marquette, Assistant Principal

Here are some important dates for the month of January:

• Thursday, January 5th: 3rd Quarter Begins
• Friday, January 6th: College Day
• Monday, January 9th: Report Cards Go Home
• Monday, January 9th: Mobile Food Pantry
• Tuesday, January 10th: 2nd Grade MAP Testing
• Wednesday, January 11th: 2nd, 4th, and 5th Grade MAP Testing
• Thursday, January 12th: 4th & 5th Grade MAP Testing
• Monday, January 16th: No School - MLK Day
• Tuesday, January 17th: Kindergarten MAP Testing
• Wednesday, January 18th: K-5 Awards Assembly @ 9:10am
• Thursday, January 19th: Kindergarten & 3rd Grade MAP Testing
• Friday, January 20th: 3rd Grade MAP Testing
• Monday, January 23rd: The Great Kindness Challenge Begins
• Tuesday, January 24th: 1st Grade MAP Testing
• Wednesday, January 25th: 1st Grade MAP Testing
• Thursday, January 26th: 1st Grade MAP Testing
• Friday, January 27th: The 100th Day of School

Students take the MAP {Measures of Academic Progress} test three times each year as a way for teachers to track student progress toward grade level progress. Students will be MAP testing during the month of January. Please encourage your child to do their best! We can't wait to see how they have grown!

MAP Testing Schedule

Kindergarten: January 17th & 19th

1st Grade: January 24th & 26th

2nd Grade: January 10th & 11th

3rd Grade: January 19th & 20th

4th Grade: January 11th & 12th

5th Grade: January 11th & 12th

January 23rd - January 27th

Monday: Kindness Rocks - Dress like a rockstar!

Tuesday: Dream of Kindness - Pajama Day

Wednesday: Kindness is My Superpower - Dress like a superhero!

Thursday: Hats Off for Kindness - Wear a hat!

Friday: Never Too Old to Be Kind - Dress like a 100 year old!

Our next mobile food pantry will be Monday, January 9th from 2:00pm-3:30pm in car rider line. If you would like to help distribute food to families, please contact Sierra Engelmann at (479) 750-8749 or sengelmann@sdale.org. We hope to see you then!

There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16th in observance of Luther King Jr. Day. School will resume on Tuesday, January 17th.

If there is inclement weather, please check the Springdale Public School Facebook page and the local news for school closings. As a general rule, we do not post if we are having school, only if the school will be closed.

Attendance at school is important for successful academic progress. Regular attendance it 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. Please call the school office at (479) 750-8749 or reach out to your child's teacher if your student will not be at school.