East End Elementary

As we wrap up another amazing year at EEE, we want to thank our students, families, and staff for a wonderful year full of growth, learning, and memories. We have truly enjoyed watching our students learn, lead, and shine this year! Reminder: We will send out a message later this summer when yearbooks are ready for pickup.

It’s officially summertime! We hope each of you has a safe, relaxing, and exciting summer break filled with fun and family time. Thank you for being part of our EEE family. Remember… You Belong Here!

Tamara Strawn, Ed.S.

Principal

May

25th-Yearbook Purchase Deadline

28th-Last Day of School

June

24th-Yearbooks ready at EEE for pickup

August

10th-1st Day of 26-27 School Year

Our Capturing Kids' Hearts program is all about building strong, positive relationships, creating a safe and supportive environment, and showing genuine care and respect. The meaning behind sharing good things each day is to build a positive and supportive school culture where students feel valued and connected. By sharing good things, whether they are personal achievements, positive experiences, or acts of kindness, students and staff can celebrate moments of joy and success. Try good things in the mornings or afternoon with your child.

A social contract is an agreement, in individual classrooms and staff meeting rooms, about how everyone in that room agrees to work together and treat each other. It’s posted in each classroom where everyone can see it and refer back to it. The social contract is about making sure students and staff work together, respect each other, and treats everyone the way they would like to be treated.

The Launch each day serves as a powerful way to end the day with intentionality, setting a positive tone and fostering a strong sense of connection. Daily launches build community, reinforces social-emotional learning, motivates students, and creates a positive, structured environment in which both students and teachers can thrive. Try a launch each morning with your child on their way to school.

• Students at EEE show the HEART of the YellowJacket
• Honest, Effort, Accountable, Respect, Teamwork
• Students can earn Jacket Bucks
• Behavior Bash after each 9 weeks. Criteria to go: No MAJOR Behavior Referrals and 80% on class behavior log
• POSITIVE Office Referrals=Phone call home & Celebrated on grade-level Caught Being Kind Wall

Arkansas law (Act 930 of 2017) requires the administration of a developmentally appropriate measurement or assessment for kindergarten through grade two (K-2) in literacy and mathematics. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, ATLAS, or Arkansas Teaching and Learning Assessment System, will be administered. The ATLAS K-2 assessment is intended to be administered three times during the school year so that educators can make data-driven instructional decisions. This will help inform teachers of students that require remediation, intervention and/or enrichment. Each test is an adaptive type test, and students are not expected to know all of the test items.

• Students with engaged parents are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores—regardless of family income or background. (Henderson & Mapp, 2002)

• When parents are involved, students are more likely to attend school regularly and have better behavior. (National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education)

• Reading together at home just 20 minutes a day exposes children to about 1.8 million words a year, dramatically boosting literacy skills. (Nagy & Herman)

UAMS Health Six Bridges Clinic is an adolescent and young adult substance use treatment clinic.

• Six Bridges Clinic offers outpatient substance use treatment for Arkansans ages 12-21.

• Treatment is individualized to meet the needs of the adolescent and may include individual, group, and family therapies; medication; ongoing recovery support services.

• The clinic accepts self-referrals and/or a provider may send us a referral.

• Simply complete this online referral form OR call 501-526-8487 to schedule an appointment.

AR ConnectNow is a 24/7-accessible virtual therapy clinic for all ages. Call 800-482-9921 to schedule.

• Access short-term virtual therapy services anywhere in the state for help managing stress, depression, anxiety, grief, and more.

• AR ConnectNow has transitioned from a free service to a fee-for-service model. The UAMS Office of Financial Clearance is available to assist patients who are uninsured or underinsured.

• Although AR ConnectNow’s therapy is no longer free, the virtual clinic still offers free resource coordination to help Arkansans meet their basic needs (and sometimes more specific needs).

• The AR ConnectNow website was recently redesigned and expanded to include mental health education and tools for building healthy coping skills.

• Find more tips on Instagram: @UAMS_ARConnectNow

Please feel free to contact East End Elementary administration for any reason. We are here to partner with you to ensure safety and success for your child. You may call the office at 501.888.4264 or by the emails listed below. Thank you for choosing to share your child with EEE!

Tamara Strawn, Principal

tamarastrawn@sheridanschools.org

Alan Braden, Assistant Principal

alanbraden@sheridanschools.org

Christy Whitley, Counselor

christywhitley@sheridanschools.org