Today is the day!! We are so excited to have our owls back in their home away from home. Here are some quick reminders to prepare you for the first day of school! *Car riders, please be patient with us. Not only will it take a couple of weeks to establish our dismissal routine, but we are anticipating a large number of car riders, especially during the first few days of school. The car line will be long and can take up to an hour or longer to get through while we teach our students the dismissal routine. *To request new bus service or to see your bus route for this fall, download the BusQuest app and submit a request. Bus times may fluctuate, so be sure to check your child’s route information prior to the start of school. One important note for your family; once you sign up for transportation service with BusQuest, you’ll still use the BusCompass app to see real-time updates and to know when the bus is within three bus stops of your child’s stop. Instructions for both apps are included below. Email our Transportation Department with any questions you may have at BusRequest@bentonvillek12.org. *Bus Quest *Bus Compass *Send a water bottle and snack with your child. *Doors open at 7 A.M., and the tardy bell will ring at 7:30 A.M. Share your 1st Day of School Pictures in the comments below. Let's GOOO OWLS!
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Theme
Can you believe we only have ONE more day until we kick off our 1st day of the 2023-2024 school year together?! We are ready to have our little owls back in their nest here at ESE. As we continue to count down the days to the first day of school, we want to remind you of a few things regarding arrival and dismissal during the first two weeks of school. If your child is a car rider, we ask you to remain in your vehicle when picking your child up from school. ALL car riders must have the temporary 23-24 ESE Car Rider Pass (handed out at Open House) displayed in their front windshield. Permanent car rider tags will be provided a few weeks into the start of the school year to all regular car riders. If you do not have your 23-24 ESE Car Rider Pass, you will need to park your car and wait for a staff member to assist you. You will need to have a photo ID available for our staff to scan before your child is released from school. Since our school buses and other childcare transportation buses (Club Infiniti, Mobius, and Primrose) have additional students to pick up from surrounding schools, we will hold all cars until the buses have left the ESE premises. Car riders, please be patient with us. It will take a couple of weeks to establish our dismissal routine. For the first few weeks, the car line will be long and can take up to an hour or longer to get through while we teach our students the dismissal routine. Traffic will be heavy for the first few days of school. Please leave early, give yourself plenty of extra time, and be patient. 1.) Expect heavy traffic this week. You'll also encounter many children walking to school, so be on the lookout for them. 2.) Expect school buses to be delayed. The first week of school is always a period of adjustment for our bus drivers and students alike. Students will be late getting to school and home, but we'll work through delays quickly. 3.) Remember, children will be boarding and exiting school buses. Watch for them and never go around or pass a stopped school bus. 4.) Put away your cell phone in school zones and parking lots. Car rider staff need your full attention to keep all students safe. Please refer to your transportation handout provided at Open House for additional details. We ask that all of our ESE families watch our parent car rider video for additional information regarding our car line procedures: https://vimeo.com/739091661 Tomorrow we are all together again. What are some words of encouragement for your fellow Owls?
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Car line
Meet our Exceptional Education Team! They are collectively excited about planning and collaborating with our current and new team members to continue implementing inclusive practices at Evening Star! ⭐️🦉⭐️ What are some of your favorite accessible, inclusive activities in Northwest Arkansas?
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Exceptional
Meet our incredible auxiliary team! This team is composed of our activity teachers, certified instructional support teachers, and our instructional assistants. They want to share with you why our parents and families love Evening Star. Why Evening Star? Here are a few quotes our ESE parents shared in their End of Year Parent survey: “ESE is the Best of the Best.”; “I’m so proud my children go to Evening Star.”; “Evening Star is filled with smiling faces.”; “This hardworking staff knows my child. They know their name, their interest, and what it takes to help my child succeed.”; “My child’s teacher has high expectations for them and they give them challenging work to keep them engaged.”; “Her level of patience and kindness is unmatched. We feel so incredibly blessed our son has been influenced by her care and knowledge!”; “All of the staff at Evening Star are AMAZING!”; “Each teacher knows my child by name and clearly has an incredible interest in her success and happiness.”; “The teachers have all gone above and beyond to keep pushing and challenging my son academically. We are so grateful.”; “ESE works so well together as a school community that you cannot pick one. Thank you for all the energy, thoughtfulness and care you put into our kids.”; “Our daughter is a good human being and it’s because of her school.” Let’s hear why you love Evening Star Elementary! Share in the comments below. We can’t wait to see all of our owls on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 16th. Our doors will open at 7:00 a.m., and the tardy bell will ring at 7:30 a.m. The dismissal bell will ring at 2:30 p.m.
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Auxiliary
Meet our 3rd and 4th-grade teams! They want to share an extraordinary fact about Evening Star with you. Did you know the Department of Education designated Evening Star as an Arkansas RISE School at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year? This recognition acknowledges superior literacy instruction across all educational settings. Evening Star now serves as a RISE model school for schools across the state. Speaking of literacy and reading, our teachers were busy catching up on some of their favorite authors. What did you read this summer? Share the titles of some of your favorite books in the comments.
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
3rd & 4th Grade
Meet our 1st & 2nd Grade teachers. Did you know that every year Evening Star has been eligible, the Department of Education has recognized Evening Star Elementary for scoring in the Top 5% in achievement when compared to other schools across the state. We are ready to do it again this year! Let's GOOOO, Owls!
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
1st & 2nd
Meet our Kindergarten teachers! They want to give a big shout-out to our PTO for purchasing our picnic tables and the new shade structure, which was installed late last year. They want to remind you to fill out your beginning-of-the-year forms on Etrieve. These forms need to be completed before the first day of school, Wednesday, August 16th. We all spent time with friends and family this summer. Share your favorite movie or TV show you watched together.
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Kindergarten
Meet our Evening Star Counselors and Academic Coaches! They want to remind you that our Open House will occur tomorrow, Thursday, August 10, 2023. We are beyond excited to see all of our little owls and their families. It will be like one big family reunion! Please attend the session by the first initial of your child's LAST NAME. Kindergarten Open House Times: 12:00-12:45 A-G 1:00-1:45 H-P 2:00-2:45 Q-Z 3:00-3:45 Sensory Friendly Open House Times 1st-4th: 4:00-4:40 A-G 4:45-5:20 H-M 5:30- 6:10 N-Z Current & former ESE Owls, what was your favorite day at ESE last year?
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Counselors & Coaches
Evening Star strives to empower our students by teaching five core values: teamwork, integrity, growth, empathy, and enthusiasm. These core values were selected in 2019 based on input from families, students, staff members, former Evening Star students from the class of 1948, and community members. Our culture is deeply rooted in core values that shape the way we learn, grow, and interact with each other. These core values build our students’ character and foster an environment of respect, understanding, and high academic success. You feel it the moment you walk through our doors! As students learn to Soar Beyond Greatness using these core values, they will strive to “empower each other to be their best selves by soaring for the stars in every way” - our school’s mission. Evening Star is committed to continuing a legacy of excellence that impacts the world around us! What is your favorite Evening Star memory?
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Day 9
As we begin our 5th year at Evening Star Elementary, we are excited to continue to build upon the incredible legacy of the original Evening Star School, which flourished for an impressive 64 years from 1884 to 1948. We value the partnerships we have formed with our school families and community to continue to honor this legacy. We are looking forward to continuing to create sweet memories with our students through our various school traditions. Watch this video to learn more about our amazing history: Evening Star Elementary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mh4By0pbeA School Colors: Navy, Teal, Silver Mascot: Owls Core Beliefs: Growth, Integrity, Empathy, Teamwork, & Enthusiasm The Eras tour may be coming to an end, but we are excited to get started with the 2023-2024 school year. If you have a moment this week, we would love for you to make some bracelets to share/trade with your classmates and friends at Open House. Share some ideas for your bracelets in the comments below.
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
Day 10
Evening Star Families - We are excited to start the new school year! We want to welcome our new families as well as our returning families to the 2023-2024 school year. We are thrilled to have you join us this year as we continue to build upon the incredible legacy of the original Evening Star School, which flourished for an impressive 64 years from 1884 to 1948. Our staff looks forward to continuing to partner with you as we honor that legacy and create sweet memories for your child and family together. ESE Families - Check your inbox for an email from Principal Williams. This email contains our Welcome Back to School Parent Letter with all the necessary details, dates, and logistical information. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Open House on Thursday, August 10th. Check your mail for a postcard with specific times. See you soon, Owls!
8 months ago, Ashley Williams
STAR
Attention 4th Grade Families! We hope you can join us for this very special event on May 26th.
10 months ago, Ashley Williams
4th Grade Celebration
Can you believe next week is our last FULL week of school for the 2022-2023 school year?! Let's have a little fun each day.
10 months ago, Ashley Williams
ESE End of School
4th Grade Families - Mark your calendars for May 15th 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m!
11 months ago, Ashley Williams
what’s next night
This is what can happen when you have a big idea and you stay after it! More than a year ago, the students in Mr. Carter Coriell's class at Evening Star Elementary set out to make the month of May Bike Month in Arkansas. They wrote Arkansas State Senator Bart Hester and Arkansas State Representative Delia Haak who took up the resolution in the legislature and just this week Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed off on the proclamation. Nothing worth having comes easily! Way to go, Evening Star! #whereexcellencelives
11 months ago, Ashley Williams
Learning about legislation
learning about legislation
Proud kids
proud kids
ESE pride
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 13th 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m! Barnes & Noble is partnering with us for a bookfair. You can also visit bn.com/bookfairs to shop online from 5/13-5/18. At checkout, submit the Bookfair ID - 12651261.
11 months ago, Ashley Williams
Barnes & Noble Bookfair
It's Administrative Assistant Day. Join us in celebrating the most FANTASTIC office staff there is! Hunter, Kendra, and Tammy are simply the BEST! Post your shout outs in the comments below.
11 months ago, Ashley Williams
ESE Office Team
Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack... and mark your calendars for Friday, April 21st, at 6:15 p.m. If you ordered tickets for the Naturals Baseball game, the tickets are IN! Check your child's backpack. We are looking forward to watching our 4th graders perform.
12 months ago, Ashley Williams
Naturals Tickets
Join me in celebrating our very own Jenna Stacey, ESE 3rd grade professional educator. Today, The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Teacher of the Year luncheon honoring some of the best of the best. We are excited to share - Jenna was selected as the Elementary Chamber Teacher of the Year. Please congratulate Jenna in the comments below.
12 months ago, Ashley Williams
Mrs. Stacey’s Family
Mrs. Stacey & Principal Williams
Wear BLUE on Monday, April 3rd to show support for students with autism and to help raise awareness.
12 months ago, Ashley Williams
ESE World Autism Awareness Day