ACES art classes started off the year with a look into Op Art by Bridget Riley. Her art utilizes line, shapes, colors and space to trick the audiences eyes. Students were challenged to create some of their own op art.

Art classes were also introduced to the Japanese Princess of Polka Dots, Yayoi Kusama. The classes decorated pumpkins in the style of Yayoi.

Hello families! My name is Mrs. Steele-Hunter, and I am excited to be joining the school community as your new Library Media Specialist this year. We’ve already hit the ground running in the library.

In grades K-2 we’re diving into engaging stories while building key literacy skills to support early reading development. In grades 3-4 students have begun digital literacy lessons focused on how to be respectful, responsible digital citizens and how to use technology properly.

My goal this year is to get the library fully up and running, with students able to check out books by the end of the year. I can’t wait to share the joy of reading and digital literacy with all of our students!” Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions. Kaylee.

We are off to an awesome start in P.E. this year! We have been talking a lot about good sportsmanship and what that means and looks like. At the end of each class students have been earning almost impossible shots for their great effort in class. Please remember to have students wear sneakers on their gym day. In most cases it’s the day after they have Library.

Students are learning the school values and expectations in the classroom as we learn about composers, music notation, songs for fall and Veterans Day. The fourth grade will begin a project to create a song for the school and it’s C.A.R.E. values.

Hi, I’m Mrs. Disch! So far, students have been getting acquainted with classroom activities and STEAM building materials. Click here to view my Open House slides. I am also working on creating a digital portfolio on SEESAW for each ACES student. I will be sending out QR codes to students’ portfolios this month, so stay tuned!

Hello! I'm Mrs. Johnson, and many of you may have known me since second grade. I've taken on a new role, and this year I will be teaching Social Emotional Learning to all classes. Social Emotional Learning focuses on five competencies: self-awareness, social awareness, decision-making skills, relationship skills, and self-management skills. We are currently focusing on kindness and differences. We are already learning our core values ​​for ACES: community, acceptance, responsibility, excellence, and safety. I will be introducing students to reference texts about differences they may encounter in school—such as autism, Down syndrome, and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, to name a few examples—and how acceptance is integrated into our core values ​​as these differences are noticed and embraced in our school community. I am so excited to teach such an important and helpful subject and look forward to working with your students this year!