Autumn has arrived!

As cooler temperatures arrive, our 'Lost and Found' explodes with hoodies and jackets. If your child is wearing any type of layers to school, please write their name inside. This will help us get the jackets back to their owner while also helping our lost and found not overflow!!

Thank you for engaging with our teachers over the last week with student led and parent teacher conferences. It was good to see some of you in the building. We hope to see even more friendly faces at our It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus 2021 Boo Bash on October 14th!

Our Sonora Learning Academy has new coding tools. In order for our students to build a car/chariot to race them. Therefor, we need your lego straps or shoe boxes that you no longer need. We’d like to turn your trash into treasure. If you can contribute, please drop off in the office.

Over the next month we hope that you will begin to hear your child/children talk more about the 'Learning Pit', based on the research of James Nottingham. The Learning Pit is important in that it gives students control over their own learning. The goal for the Learning Pit for our students (as well as parents and teachers) it to understand that learning is supposed to be a challenge. We know that when students take on new learning or more challenging learning they will go into the pit. Our teachers and you go into the pit when we experience new challenges or learning as well. Be sure to ask your child more about the Learning Pit throughout the year, and encourage them to persevere even when the work gets hard. We will be teaching the executive skills (see the rocks in the pit) that children need to access when struggling through a difficult topic. A picture of our Learning Pit can be seen below.

Dr. Stewman & Mrs. Hennarichs

Hey Sonora Scholars! We have a short time until our Fall Boo Bash Please start bringing candy donations in. Boxes for each grade will be set up in front of the Library, and the grade who collects the most pounds of candy for their "Candy Monster" will get a special prize from PTA! This will be announced soon, stay tuned!!!

We have also sent home information about buying armbands early so you can skip the lines and save money! Be sure to check your child's backpack for important papers!

We still need donations which can be monetary, items, gift cards, etc. and volunteers to sign up for Trunk or Treat! Email us at sonoraelementarypta@gmail.com if you're interested or message us on Facebook!

October 1st ... School Custodian Day

October 4th ... Sonora Family Literacy (Virtual Start)

October 11th ... PTA Boo Grams sale begins

October 11th ... Sonora Flu Shot Clinic

October 11th ... PTA Fall Photos

October 12th ... End of 1st quarter

October 13th ... Start of 2nd quarter

October 14th ... It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus 2021 Boo Bash

October 15th ... No School/Teacher In-service Day

October 18th ... No School/Teacher In-service Day

October 19th ... School Bus Driver Appreciation Week

October 22nd ... Arkansas Children's Hospital Fall Dental Clinic

October 29th ... Storybook Character Parade (more information to follow)

October 29th ... Boo Grams Delivered

October 29th ... Hoot n' Holler

• Sonora Annual Report to Public
• Sonora Annual Title I Report

If you have any questions after viewing, please email us at rstewman@sdale.org or lhennarichs@sdale.org

"Home of the Scholars"

Established 2011

Mascot : Sonny the Scholar (Owl)

School colors: red, silver, and black

Email: rstewman@sdale.org
Website: https://sonora.sdale.org/
Location: 20200 Sonora Road, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479) 750-8820
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonorascholars
Twitter: @SonoraScholar