March 2024

March 4: Board Meeting

March 4-8: Read Across America Week!

March 6: Half Day for Students

March 12-March 25: Agora’s Virtual Bookfair

March 13: Half Day for Elementary Students/ March School Counselor Assembly

March 20: Half Day for Students

March 22: Quarter 3 Ends

March 25-29: Spring Break, School Closed

Celebrate the joy of reading and explore new books March 4- March 8!!

For the 2023-24 school year, Agora’s Elementary School is continuing Student of the Month awards. Our Students of the Month will exemplify the Four Bees, have strong attendance, strong engagement, and a strong work ethic. These students will consistently try hard and never give up.

Teachers will be recognizing students in their homerooms for this award.

Students of the month will be awarded a special certificate, a phone call home, a special lunchtime invitation celebrating their achievement, and SPOTLIGHTED here in the Agora Pulse!

CAPIT is part of our school’s Tier-1 phonics curriculum that ensures all students receive the phonics instruction and practice they need on a daily basis. Students in Grades K-2 should be working independently in Capit for at least 15 minutes daily. By the end of kindergarten, students should finish Levels 1 and 2. By the end of first grade, students should finish Level 3 and “graduate” from the program. There are some students in grade 2 who continue to benefit from Capit phonics to support their learning targets; it is expected that these students also finish Level 3 by the end of their second grade school year.

Graduating from Capit Phonics is an accomplishment to be celebrated. We would like to take time to congratulate the following students whom have graduated from Capit Phonics by completing Levels 1, 2, and 3 in the program. We will continue to recognize new graduates each month for the remainder of the school year.

Grade 1

Ariel K

Natayzia L

Grade 2

Kiersten M

In Mrs. Scarince's Classroom, School Choice Week was celebrated by wearing Agora gear. This is Alli representing her school!

We invite you to join us every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 3:15 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. in the OLS.

Your student will engage in creating themed monthly crafts including drawing, painting,

sculpting, crafting, gallery walks and more!

Please click HERE to sign up for the Kindergarten- 2nd Grade Arts & Crafts Club!

The club is run by our Elementary School National Honor Society Students.

If you have questions, please reach out to Katie Wright (kwright@agora.org)

You’re invited to create with us! Bring your imagination and your ideas.

We look forward to creating with you!

Grades 3-5 Arts & Craft club will meet on the second Thursday of each month from

3:15pm-3:45pm in the OLS!

To sign up, please click HERE !

In 3-5 Art Club our student advisor assigned making heart trees for this months craft. Here is one of the club members. ❤

Gamers club is where we meet to discuss a variety of games . We cover many different game genres. Last year we had Board Games, Roblox, Minecraft, Chess, Checkers, and more!

I wonder what we are going to explore this year...

The club will meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:15 PM.

Click HERE to sign up!

Hello K-5 Families!

Thank you for submitting all the wonderful cover contest entries! We received a record 96 entries. The entries are compiled and will be voted on for winner to be announced in next month’s newsletter, so keep an eye out!

Also don’t forget to purchase your copy of the yearbook HERE.

For more info you can view the sales flyer HERE.

-K-5 Yearbook Committee

On February 14, students were able to use 10 of their Dojo points to attend a session to see our brave principals get "pied" in the face by Dr. Jensen for our school-wide semester reward. This was a super fun event to watch! Thanks for being such great sports, Mrs. Hornbake, Ms. Hawk, and Mr. Montgomery!

Dear Agora Elementary Families,

As we bid farewell to the winter chill and begin to welcome the blossoming signs of spring, we are excited to share the latest happenings in our March newsletter!

Firstly, we want to extend our gratitude to our incredible students, dedicated staff, and supportive parents/guardians/learning coaches for making our school community thrive. Your ongoing commitment to learning and growth is truly inspiring.

March is a special month as we celebrate several events.

**National Women's History Month** We'll be highlighting the achievements of inspiring women throughout history.

**International Day of Happiness** on March 20th. In 2013, the United Nations designated this day as a way to recognize the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. This year’s theme for is Mindful, Grateful, Kind. With our world facing unprecedented challenges, well-being matters more than ever. We will continue to promote positive actions that contribute to the happiness and well-being of our school community.

**Read Across America Week:** From March 4th to March 8th, we will celebrate the joy of reading with various themed dress-up days and special reading sessions. Let's ignite our imaginations and dive into the wonderful world of books together!

Our students continue to shine bright academically, and we are incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication. Thank you for your ongoing support and partnership; we look forward to a fantastic month ahead with our amazing Agora community. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Wishing you a wonderful March!

Happy March, Elementary School!

In February, we celebrated National School Counselors' Week. School Counselors support and advocate for the academic, personal, social, and career readiness needs of students. Our school counseling program is stronger when we partner together!

This month, we invite families and students to partner with us during our Counselor Challenge! Students will be emailed a Challenge Chart filled with acts of kindness and responsibility to promote positive character! Feel free to work on this during the month of March and during Spring break. See the attachment below.

Sincerely,

• Agora’s Virtual Bookfair is March 12 – March 25- 25% of all sales go directly to support literacy for Agora students. Help your child SPRING into reading with some new books!
• Agora’s mobile library is on the go again this year! Reach out to your family coach for more details on where and when you can borrow books.
• March 4-8 is Read Across America Week! Take advantage of this week’s school-led reading adventures and carry it into your home…find a blog to read together, listen to an audio book, or visit your local library and check out a few books to read together!
• BEE on the look out for the Spring Reading Challenge! Look for details from your Family Coach!