Archers Articles
January 2023
A Message From Your Principal
New Years Greetings,
Happy 2023! We hope you were able to spend your winter break with the people you love doing the things you love. A new year allows us to set a purpose for the coming year. Our purpose at Adams is to create a safe and positive learning atmosphere for ALL of our Archers!
After a long break, it is important to review expectations and positive school choices. We used this week to review this as a school and in our classrooms. Students that have families that review and discuss positive school choices with consequences at home are VERY successful at school. Please talk with your student about school behavior and discuss home consequences when those expectations aren't met. This makes a HUGE difference in the success of your child!
Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2023-2024 school year will be January 27th from 2:00-3:00 with a school visit happening later on April 17th. If you have a child, or know of someone in the Adams area that has a child, who will turn five by July 31, 2023, please share this information.
Thank you for your continuous support and positivity as we enter 2023!
Many blessings in the new year,
Mrs. Meagan Bakhit
Adams Elementary Principal
meagan.bakhit@ops.org
531-299-1000
The wonderful staff at Adams thanks you for your support!
An Adams Welcome!
Ms. Mitchell
Ms. Mitchell was our 1st grade student teacher last semester and will be teaching small reading groups with us this semester! We are grateful to have her working with our Archers!
Mr. Hough
Mr. Hough will be student teaching in Mrs. Leinen's 4th/5th grade classroom this semester! We welcome him from Iowa!
Ms. Amber
Ms. Amber is joining our Team as an ACP para! We are so excited to welcome her!
Inside the Classroom!
Ms. Loney's 3rd grade class practices lining up to enter the hallway.
Mrs. Peters class enjoys the new Lego bins we've added to classrooms.
Mrs. Westphal's kindergarten class gets active while counting by 10s.
Mrs. Pollock's first grade class uses tally marks to collect data.
Mrs. Powell's second grade class practices transitioning from play back to learning.
Mrs. Boyd's second grade class discusses a new vocabulary word with a partner.
Mrs. Majers' kindergarten class gathers on the carpet for a read aloud.
Ms. Sidzyik's first grade class tries out a new learning tool called Nearpod.
The ACP classes practice gross motor skills in the gym.
Ms. Humphrey's third grade class discusses the use of force in a game of tug-of-war during science instruction.
Mrs. Ammon's fifth grade discusses how to show someone you care during their morning class meeting.
Mrs. Leinen's fifth graders review common denominators while the fourth graders do their independent practice.
ADAMS JOB OPENINGS
Full Time Instructional Para
Full Time ACP Para
If these links aren't working for you, please go to ops.org, click on departments at the top of the home page, go to Human Resources, and search Adams. There you will see all of our current staff openings.
30 Ways to Say Yay!
Mr. Mayer is our PE teacher and is a favorite among the students at Adams!
Mrs. Powell is always willing to assist her colleagues and students-present, past, and future!
Ms. Sidzyik's positive vibes and laugh are contagious and warm up Adams each day!
Volunteer Application
Have a few hours here or there a week to volunteer? We would love to see you at Adams! Teachers appreciate help making copies, preparing learning materials, and helpers in the classroom. We also appreciate volunteers during the busy lunch and recess hour, supervising safety patrol posts during arrival and dismissal, tidying up the gardens, and during "Fun Friday" Arrow drawings! Please call the school 531-299-1000 if you would like to help our school!
January Testing
All students will be taking the MAP Math test the week of January 9th.
Kindergarten through 3rd graders will be taking the Amira test the week of January 9th.
Encourage your Archer to try their best and show us what they know!
A GIANT THANK YOU!
We will be gearing up for the FUN RUN this spring! Please look for future communication about how to help, donate, and share our link!
The PTA is a great way to get involved at your child's school!
We would like to get a teacher treat cart to pass around the school each week. If you would like to bring items to donate, it would be appreciated! The staff loves all snacks, but here are some ideas:
Cheese Its
Small Candy Bars
Granola Bars
Nut Mix
Mints
Popcorn
Trailmix
Diet Coke
Diet Dr. Pepper
Iced Tea
Next PTA Meeting is January 6th at 6:00pm in the Library
Our WOOT WOOT cart needs more delicious treats for our fabulous staff!
Please consider donating some small snacks for our teachers to enjoy this month.
All items can be brought to the office area.
Thank you for recognizing the hard work they do each day!
WOOT WOOT!
Middle School Information
If you have a 5th grader, please check backpacks and messages from teachers for middle school enrollment information and open house dates shown below!
Remote Learning Days
Things to Remember...
- Check your email, text, or phone calls for announcements about remote learning days or school closures.
- If a remote learning day is announced, have your student log into their TEAMs app on their iPad by 9:10. Attendance will be take at 9:15 and students will stay on until 10:00.
- If you can't get your student logged in, message the teacher or call the school and we will trouble shoot!
- Teachers will have some fun reading and math activities planned and then might assign some time on reading and math apps that can be done independently.
Important Dates-Subject to Change!
January
2-3- No School
6- PTA Meeting 2:00-3:00
12- One Book-One School
16- Martin Luther King Day- No School
27- Kindergarten Round-Up 2:00-3:00
February
10- School Counselor Day
14- Class Valentines Parties
17- Kindness Day
20- President's Day- No School
28- Fun Run Kick-Off
March
6-Julia Cook Author Visit
10- Fun Run Event
13-17- Spring Break-No School
29-30- Parent Teacher Conferences
30-31- No School
April
17- No School-Incoming Kindergarten Meet and Greet
21-Job and Career Fair
26- Secretary Day
May
1-5- Staff Appreciation Week
5- Nurse's Day
25- Field Day & School-Wide Bingo
26- 5th Grade Celebration Breakfast and Clap-Out
26- Last Student Day