We look forward to our student goal-setting conferences on October 16th. These conferences bring together parents, teachers, and students to identify learning and social goals for the year. Student participation is essential, as it helps them understand what they are working toward and how we can all support them. Be sure to sign up to attend! We look forward to partnering with you in this important process.

We invite you to participate in the Fall 2025 Parent-Teacher Conferences on October 16. There are no classes for students on this date. 

** Please understand that the PowerSchool sign-up process applies only to Elementary homeroom, Learning Support, Counselor, and Arabic conferences.

ES Information

• Our Fall Conferences are student goal setting conferences. ES Students are expected to attend conferences with their parents.

• For Conference Manager support please contact Ms. Farhan 

• For PowerSchool support please contact Ms. Khuloud

• Conferences with elementary classroom teachers, elementary counselors, elementary learning support teachers and Arabic teachers are by appointment only; parents/guardians must book through the Conference Manager which opens for sign-ups on Saturday, September 27th at 12:00 pm and closes on Sunday, October 12th at 3:00 pm. Click here for instructions. 

• Ms. Rita Madi (Music for G1, G2, G3 and G5) and Ms. Dana Kayyali (Art for EYP, K, G1, G3 and G5) look forward to meeting with you. They will be available to speak with children and their parents in their classrooms for walk-in conferences. 

• Ms. Heba Khoury (Art for G2 and G4) will be available to meet with you in The Sting Zone for walk-in conferences. 

• The PE teachers will be available to meet with you in the ES LC breakout rooms  for walk-in conferences.

• Ms. Lindsey Cayer (Music for EYP, K and G4) will not be available to meet with parents, please contact her for more information.

• All teachers have scheduled breaks. The specialist teachers’ breaks are when classroom teachers are meeting with families. To help you plan your time effectively, please note the following break times:

Morning Break:

• PE Teachers 9:20 - 9:50

• Art and Music Teachers Break 10:00 - 10:30

• Arabic Teachers 9:20 - 9:40 and 11:40 - 12:00

• HR Teachers, SS Teachers and Counselors 9:00 - 9:20 and 11:20 - 11:40

Lunch Break:

• PE Teachers 1:30 - 2:15 

• Art and Music Teachers 1:00 - 1:45 

• Arabic Teachers 2:00 - 2:40 

• HR Teachers, SS Teachers and Counselors 1:20 - 2:00 

Afternoon Break:

• PE Teachers 4:00 - 4:30

• Art and Music Teachers 3:30 - 4:00 

• Arabic Teachers 3:40 - 4:00

• HR Teachers, LS Teachers and Counselors 3:00 - 3:20 and  4:40 - 5:00

At school, we teach students to use technology in ways that are safe, kind, and responsible. Families can support this at home by setting clear boundaries around devices. Psychologist Jean Twenge suggests:

• Start with a “dumb phone” that allows calls and texts but not social media apps.

• Delay social media until at least age 16 to support mental health.

• Keep devices out of bedrooms overnight to protect sleep, which is strongly linked to happiness and wellbeing.

By practicing these habits at home, children learn to be safe, kind, and responsible digital citizens both online and off.

The ES Fall Day of Play is coming!

The ES Student Council is planning a fun day for students on October 9th. The children will go to the field and participate in outdoor activities for one hour per grade level. To help your child have a great time, please plan for the following - 

• Sunscreen and a hat

• Water Bottle

• Closed-toe shoes (just like for PE)

• A change of clothes - we will have limited water activities, but children will have the option of getting wet.

Welcome to all our new students and families!
It has been a joy getting to know your children over these first two weeks of school and to see them settling into their new spaces and building connections.

We’d also love to share with you a video that was shown at our Back to School Morning Meeting. In it, last year’s leaving students offer words of wisdom and advice for our newest scorpions... and there’s even a special cameo from our beloved ES mascot, Wadi! This video gives you a glimpse of the spirit of ACS, and we hope that before long, your family will feel right at home here too.

Wadi - Back to School Video

Check out this book fair  at Mecca Mall, it will be there for 1 week!

Our Grade 5 readers are learning to navigate the Destiny Discover  catalog to find books that spark their interest and guide them to their next great read.

Our students are getting creative with crochet—building patience, focus, and fun one stitch at a time!

🎃👻 Halloween Reading Challenge! 📚✨

Grades 2–5, pick up your spooky challenge sheet and start reading! Once you finish, bring it to the LC to claim a small prize. 🏅