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Arbor Academy Newsletter

September 2023

Arbor AcademyNewsletterSeptember 2023

2023-2024 School Year

We are excited to announce some new additions at Arbor Academy this year.

School hours: 8:00-3:30

Breakfast 8:00-8:20

Instructional Time: 8:25-3:20

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Dear Parents

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

As the leaves turn all different colors it is a reminder that Fall is around the corner. We will be holding our 2nd annual Fall Festival at Arbor Academy. We will have food, games, prizes and a raffle for everyone to enjoy. Capitan Kirke will be grilling hot dogs and Ms. May will be in the dunk tank. Please invite family and friends to our event to help support Arbor Academy. All tickets cost a $1.00 or 6 tickets for $5 and all games cost one ticket. The money earned at the event will be going towards funding busses and lowering the family cost for field trips in each grade. The expectation is that all grades will go on one field trip that is related to their curriculum. If you would like to donate pop or raffle prizes please reach out to Kim Hommerding our behavioral specialist.

Trunk Or Treats

As our nights start to get shorter the kids start talking about what they want to be for Halloween. This year to help create a safe place for kids to trick or treat we would like to invite parents to come for a trunk or treat on October 31st at 11:00. If you are willing to donate your trunk and some treats to hand out that would be great. The kids are able to show off their costumes and leave school with some candy.

Arbor Aviators Shirts

Arbor has bought all students a shirt or polo shirt with the arbor decal on it. The students are able to wear these shirts or polos anytime of the year as long as it is an approved Arbor shirt.
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Upcoming activites

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.

2023-2024 Policies

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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.

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Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures

We would appreciate it if students did not arrive at school in the morning until 8:00 am. We have supervision available at that time. Students are not to be dropped off at the center island between schools. There is absolutely no parking in the fire lane even if it’s only for a brief period. Parents may park in the parking lot or available spaces in the middle island and walk their child to class. For parents dropping off at the K-3 building, please remember to turn left before the CDC drive, and then exit or proceed to the 3-6 building. Small children are present under the CDC canopy quite frequently, and drive thru traffic for school drop off is prohibited. A reminder to parents to please not leave your car unattended in the circle drive between 8:00 – 8:30 am and between 3:00 – 3:35 pm. This allows us to provide a free flow of traffic and to safely unload/load the students into your car. Please stay in your vehicle until your child is brought to you. Also please hang the new car tags from your mirror to help teachers know who you are each day.
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Early Dismissal

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.

School Communication

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Phone

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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Facebook

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http://www.facebook.com/arboracademybattlecreek

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Remind

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Text @arboraca to the number 81010


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If have trouble with 81010, you can try texting @arboraca to (269) 924-0364.