Tiger News
Arrey Elementary Newsletter, January 2026
Welcome Back, Arrey Tigers!
Happy New Year! I hope our students, families, staff, and community enjoyed a restful and joyful break. We are excited to begin the second semester together and to continue the important work we do each day at Arrey Elementary School.
As we return, I want to take a moment to remind us why school matters so much. Our students come to school every day to learn, grow, and build the skills they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. An education is one of the most powerful gifts a child can receive...it is free, it belongs to them, and it can never be taken away. What our students learn today helps shape the opportunities they will have tomorrow.
Daily attendance and arriving on time truly matter. Each day of instruction builds upon the last, and when students are present, engaged, and ready to learn, they are set up for success. We are incredibly grateful to our families for partnering with us to make school a priority by ensuring students attend every day and come to school ready to learn.
To our staff and community, thank you for your continued support, dedication, and belief in our students. Together, we remain focused on providing the best education possible and creating a school environment where all students feel supported, challenged, and inspired.
I am proud of our AES Tigers and excited for all that we will accomplish this semester. Let’s continue working together to make every day count!
Ms. Brandy Williams
Principal
Arrey Elementary
Arrey Elementary School’s Community Schools Coordinator, Mr. Aguirre, will be hosting the first AES Community Council meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, January 20th at 3:15 p.m. This meeting will also include our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
We invite all parents and community members to join us as we positively share ideas, listen to school goals, and learn about upcoming events at Arrey Elementary. Mr. Aguirre and Principal Williams strongly encourage shared leadership, where all stakeholders feel valued and heard.
Please join us! We look forward to your voice and partnership!
- 1.6 Welcome Back AES Students! We missed you!
- 1.8 Food Pantry Distribution 12pm until gone
- 1.9 Friday School Day
- 1.9 Report Cards will be sent home
- 1.13 AES Spelling Bee
- 1.16 No School
- 1.19 Martin Luther King Holiday, No School
- 1.20 AES PTO & Community Council Meeting 3:15pm (please join us and share your ideas! All are welcome to attend!)
- 1.22 Food Pantry Distribution 12pm until gone
- 1.23 Friday School Day
- 1.23 Baseball Registration 6:00pm-7:00pm
- 2.3 100th Day of School! (Dress like you are 100 years old! Fun 100th Day activities will take place all day!
- 2.12 Parent-Teacher Conference Night 3:45pm-7:30pm
- 2.13 Parent-Teacher Conference Day 7:30am-11:15am
- 2.16 PRESIDENT'S DAY HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL
Congratulations to these AMAZING, hard-working, kind, and respectful students! They were chosen by their classroom teachers as the December CHAMPS Student of the Month! We are so proud of you!
- Pre-K 3: Evelyn Blacklock
- Pre-K 4: Gianna Rivera
- CHAMPS: Axel Mendoza
- Kinder: Hank Masterson
- 1st Grade: Matias Pacheco
- 2nd Grade: Daleyza Tagle
- 3rd Grade: Danna Breceda
- 4th Grade: Izaiah Hernandez
- 5th Grade: Jaeda Davis
AES December Attendance Rate: 92%, Chronic Absenteeism: 18.75%
- Alexza Avalos
- Jahnessa Avalos
- Kassandra Avalos
- Cim Bilko
- Danna Breceda
- Aleah Cardenas
- Jared Castillo
- Jayleen Chairez
- Jose Chavez
- Luciana Corral Alvidrez
- Jaeda Davis
- Jaelynn Davis
- Jayla Davis
- Emilio Garcia
- Noah Garcia
- Olivia Garcia
- Arlee Gipson Gomez
- Moira Gipson Gomez
- Riley Gipson Gomez
- Damian Hernandez
- Ximena Hernandez
- Anu Larson
- Araceli Martinez
- Evamaria Martinez
- Arianna Mendieta
- Marcos Mendieta
- Johanna Mendieta
- Alessandra Fernandez
- Angel Pacheco Mares
- Luis Pallares
- Anika Requejo
- Elena Requejo
- Ivan Reyes
- Lizeth Reyes
- Isabel Rios
- Lia Rios
- Miguel Rios
- Estevan Sanchez
- Daleyza Sanchez
- Riley Varble
- Elias Villa
- Ezekielle Villa
- Ayden Villescas
- Leilani Villescas
Alexza Avalos 1.5
Noah Garcia 1
Analyia Hernandez 1
Lia Rios
Luis Pallares 1.5
Cruz Villa 2
Elias Villa .5
Ayden Villescas .5
Leilani Villescas .5
Miguel Angel Rios 1.5
Jared Castillo 2
Olivia Garcia 1.5
Ezekielle Villa 2
Damian Hernandez .5
Jahnesssa Avalos 1.5
Kassandra Avalos 1.5
Hi Families!
January 2026
Happy New Year!
During December, students did a great job of making beautiful decorative objects! It was moving to watch the kids put loving energy into making art that could be given as a gift. They worked really hard to write lovely messages to family and friends.
All students will begin the year with a lesson on graphic design. We will discuss effective use of line, color, shape, and text. Students will organize these elements in order to communicate a clear message. Everyone will then use their skills to create an entry for the American Legion Auxiliary’s Poppy Poster competition. This is a great way for our students to use their art skills to express gratitude to our veterans, and engage with our local community.
We are in need of egg cartons again. If you finish a carton, please send it in with your student. We also need your discarded holiday cards when you are done with them (unless you keep them forever!). Students really enjoyed making recycled cards in December, so we will save your cast offs to use next year!
As always, please reach out with questions or concerns or ideas. We welcome your input about current and future art projects!
Be well,
Thea Storz
Rhonda Nickles
Art Supplies to have at home:
Crayons, markers, glue, scissors, watercolor paints, paper, modeling clay, model magic clay.
Fun art websites:
https://archived.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
https://www.sfmoma.org/visit/sfmoma-for-kids
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE AWESOME FIFTH GRADE ART PROJECTS: Onomatopoeia Words
These are hanging in the hallway by the art room.
Congratulations to these students for their amazing progress in READING! We are so proud of you! Keep up the good work!
- Kinder: Milo Potter & Hank Masterson
- 1st Grade: Arlee Gipson-Gomez & Isaak Bazaldua
- 2nd Grade: Analyia Hernandez & Arianna Mendieta
- 3rd Grade: Anel Rodriguez & Natalia Baquera
- 4th Grade: Marcos Mendieta & Estevan Sanchez
- 5th Grade: Galilea Jacquez & Ivan Reyes
AES is so proud of how much our students are learning in MATH! Look at how many IXL math questions each class has answered correctly! As a school, we have answered 231,712 math questions! FANTASTIC! Way to go MATHEMATICIANS!!
- Kinder: 26,311
- 1st: 41,064 (3rd Place)
- 2nd: 28,097
- 3rd: 36,516
- 4th: 49,084 (1st Place)
- 5th: 48,675 (2nd Place)
- CHAMPS: 1,965
