Sept 21-25th, 2026
East End Elementary Empower. Encourage. Excel.
Another Exciting Week at EEE
We have another exciting week ahead at East End Elementary, and we can’t wait to make some special memories with our YellowJackets!
Grand Night – Thursday Night
We are so excited to welcome our grandparents to EEE for Grand Night! This is always such a special evening for our students, and we love having the opportunity to open our doors and celebrate the important people in their lives.
Friday is one of our favorite days of the year....our Book Character Parade! Students are invited to dress as a character from a favorite book and join us as we celebrate our love of reading. We can’t wait to see all of the creative characters walking through EEE! Click here for information.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us and for helping make East End Elementary such a special place for our students. We are looking forward to a week filled with family, books, fun, and lots of YellowJacket memories! Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we
Empower. Encourage. Excel.
You Belong Here!
Tamara Strawn, Ed.S.
Important Dates
September
17th-25th-Book Fair
24th-GRAND Night (See below for sign-up)
25th-Book Character Parade (Sign-up to watch here)
29th-School Picture Day (See below for information)
30th-FLU Clinic (More information to come)
October
26-30th-Red Ribbon Week
Friday Night Football Game Themes:
Sept 25th- Homecoming (Blue & Gold) vs West Memphis
October 9th- Camo Night vs Benton
October 16th- PINK OUT vs Searcy- Approved by Coach Treadway, ANY student who wears pink AND has a badge will get in FREE!!!
October 30th- Halloween Theme & Senior Night vs Sylvan Hills
School Picture Day is September 29th
Picture Day ID: EVT8CNZS6
Please Watch For Our Car Line Procedures
Items To Remember:
Want to eat lunch with your child? We have a limited number of seats, so you are required to call the office to reserve a specific date and spot, 501.888.4262.
Please try and send all lunch and snacks with your student in the morning rather than bring to the office for us to deliver.
You MUST have your student car tag in order to pick up your child. (Handbook-pg.68)
You can purchase ONE additional car tag in the office for $1.00.
Parents must stay in their vehicle in the carline. We have staff to assist students. When stopped, students should open their car door and have all items ready to get out in the morning. If you have a child safety lock on your door, please ask for help opening the door.
When staff start to close the morning gate at 8am, we will not re-open it. You must check your student in the front office after 8am.
For the morning carline, students should be ready to get out of the vehicle at every orange cone.
For the afternoon carline, we encourage you to work on your child buckling themselves. If they cannot, please pull up to the front parking lot after they get into your vehicle to buckle them. This helps our carline work more efficiently.
If at all possible, please have your student's car seat on the passenger side. It is safer for staff and students if all students enter and exit the vehicle from the passenger side.
HEART of a YellowJacket
- Students at EEE show the HEART of the YellowJacket
- Honest, Effort, Accountable, Respect, Teamwork
- Students can earn Jacket Bucks & spend them at our Jacket Buck Store
- Behavior Bash after each 9 weeks. Criteria to go: No MAJOR Behavior Referrals and 80% on class behavior log for that 9 weeks.
- POSITIVE Office Referrals=Phone call home, celebrated on grade-level "Caught Being Kind "Wall, celebrated at CKH Monthly Meeting.
Cafeteria Information
Peanut Free School
East End Elementary is a peanut-free school. Please be mindful when packing lunches, snacks, and treats for your child.
Some prepackaged meals, including certain Lunchables, may contain candy or snack items such as Butterfinger, CRUNCH bars, or Nutty Buddy bars that may contain peanuts or peanut ingredients. Items containing Nutella should also not be sent to school.
Please check ingredient labels carefully before sending food items with your child. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!
Counselors Corner
Each month, students will be learning grounding techniques, simple strategies that calm the mind and body during moments of stress, worry, frustration, and big emotions.
Grounding helps children slow down, focus on the present moment, and feel more in control before solving problems or talking through difficult situations.
During the month of September, students will learn and practice 5-4-3-2-1 “Find Your Calm”.
Students pause and notice:
- 👀 5 things I can see
- ✋ 4 things I can feel
- 👂 3 things I can hear
- 👃 2 things I can smell
- ❤️ 1 thing that makes me feel safe/happy
When children practice these skills regularly, not just when they are upset, they become more confident in managing their emotions.
ATLAS INFORMATION
Kindergarten
1st Grade
Short Vowel Knowledge
2nd Grade
Diagraph Knowledge
The “th” in thumb is unvoiced (voiceless).
- thumb → /θ/ → unvoiced
- this → /ð/ → voiced
Quick test: Put your fingers on your throat.
- Say thumb — no vibration.
- Say this — you should feel vibration.
Both sounds use the same mouth position—tongue gently between the teeth—but the voiced /ð/ turns the vocal cords on.
ROYO
We encourage all students to continue using the ROYO program at home to help strengthen and maintain their reading skills! Students can log in through their Google account just like they do at school.
If you need your child’s login information, please contact the office at 501-888-4264 or email:
Coach Strawn – tamarastrawn@sheridanschools.org
Joy Sharp – joysharp@sheridanschools.org
Keep reading and keep growing!
What is ROYO?
What Is ROYO?
ROYO (Read On Your Own) is an AI-powered literacy platform for elementary and middle school students. ROYO generates personalized decodable books aligned to Science of Reading principles, phonics scope and sequence, sight words, individual teacher classroom instruction, and each student’s reading ability, language needs, and interests.
Contact Us
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
