The September newsletter from the Ada Elementary School is now online. The Icon posts it here:

Wow! Another school year is here. What an exciting time in our community. Some students are just beginning their school journey, and this is a big step in their lives! We enjoy the opportunity to teach the kids of our community and be a part of these important moments.

This year we have no new staff members to announce; however, we do have a few changes in what grades teachers are teaching. Mrs. Kosier (Harmon) has moved from 2nd grade to Kindergarten, and Mrs. Butterfield has moved from 3rd grade to 4th grade.

Additionally, we reorganized the elementary building and many teachers have moved locations. I hope everyone got see the new rooms at Open House.

Another change for this school year is our lunch and recess times. We've changed from 3 lunches to 2, which provides us with several advantages that have made a big impact in our school. So far things have gone well thanks to the tremendous cafeteria and playground monitors that we have in our building!

Important September Dates

September 12 - Star Reading & Early Literacy Assessments
September 14 - Star Math Assessments
September 16 - Harvest & Herb Festival
September 18 - No School (Staff professional development day)
September 21 - Board of Education Meeting & Planning (5:30 p.m.)
September 26 - 2-hour early release
September 27 - Community Pep Rally (8 p.m.)
September 29 - Homecoming parade and game

Aspiring to Excel in All Areas of the School Experience!

Our school district's vision statement is "Aspiring to excel in all areas of the school experience." Put another way, we want our students to excel in everything that they want to do. We take this to heart at Ada Elementary by focusing on characteristics that our students and community believe define what it means to be a Bulldog.

Last year our students and community identified the characteristics that describe the qualities of a Bulldog. Below those characteristics are listed for you to review.

school is focusing on developing those characteristics through what we call "Community Time." Community time is held once a week in classes where we discuss different characteristics and how to live them out.