Arcata Elementary School

The ASD has so many amazing classified employees! The District was able to recently recognize four of these amazing people at the annual ACSA Classified Employee Recognition Breakfast. A big shout out to all of our classified employees and especially to Heidi, Alexis, Amy, and Jordan for the amazing work that they do!

Pictured left to right:
Victoria Parker (AES Principal), Inga Townsend (ASD Director of Student Services), Heidi Solis (Family Services Coordinator), Alexis Vanderpaardt (Fiscal Account Assistant), Luke Biesecker (Superintendent), Amy Kinser-Hansen (Head Cook), Carson Brady (Food Services Director), and Jordan De La Cruz (Special Education Paraprofessional).

TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE!

Applications for our school board vacancy are due Wednesday, May 8 at 5:00 pm! Join Board President Brian Hudgens, Board Clerk Christine Ng, and Trustees Anna KT McClure and John Schmidt in guiding the District into the future!

All eligible residents are encouraged to apply - check the interactive map on our website to determine which trustee area you live in or give our office a call at (707) 822-0351, ext. 101!

For the application and information about our school board and trustee areas, visit https://www.arcataschooldistrict.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1062521&type=d&pREC_ID=1357590

Attention all parents and juniors!!! We are giving away two 1 year youth memberships sponsored by Mad River Radio! All you have to do is write a paragraph about why you want to win this prize (include your school, name and contact information). Submit your entry via email to [email protected] or drop off a physical copy at Beau Pre Golf Course. The two winners will be announced on May 1st (the membership will run from 5/1/24 to5/1/25. Good luck! We look forward to reading your entries!

Hi all! A friendly reminder that we will be having a family picnic next Friday, September 16th at Pierson Park in McKinleyville. All are welcome! We will have games, prizes, arts and crafts and food. Meat and vegetarian options.

Please RSVP to [email protected] so I can get a headcount-ish for food shopping, and you will be entered in a raffle for a super cool prize!

Food and activities will be available from 3:30-6:30. Stop by when you can, stay as long or as little as suits your families schedule. We'd love to meet you!

Join us Saturday from noon-4pm for the Get Out & Play Day street fair! There will be plenty of activities and fun for all ages, and admission to the Clarke Museum is free all day, courtesy of Pierson Building Center.

And something new this year--basket weaving glasses! Learn the basics of basket weaving in Nealis Hall with Shirley and Doreen (preregistration is required for these classes, so visit clarkemuseum.org/events to pay and register. There are a limited number of tickets available so register early! There may be some spots available the day of, but we highly recommend pre-registering.

BIG NEWS!

Our AES page is moving! Beginning on August 1, 2021 our active page for the school will be Arcata Elementary School.

Why change when this other page is so fabulous? The most important reason is to keep you informed. The new page will be connected with other pages in the school district, making the sharing of important events and information even easier. We don't want you to miss a thing!

The page is up and running right now so come on over! We can't wait to see you ;-)

Jambo Humboldt Community,
HCBMAA's is hosting a Youth Workshop for ages 5-18 facilitated by Lorenza, Nikki Valencia, and other community members from the Hmong, Lantix, African American and Nigerian culture. To sign your child up for this wonderful opportunity located at Soot Sprite Farms in Mckinleyville with fresh veggies and cultural foods made with love contact Lorenza at [email protected] or call 707-677-8485.
HCBMAA would like to thank Eureka NAACP for sponsoring the Harambee Youth workshop this year. To Soot Sprite farms for offering a safe space for BIPOC youth in Humboldt to have a learning space from BiPOC villagers. And to The Eureka Co-op for helping HCBMAA raise money to help with scholarships for youth to attend.
Asante Sana!

Join Gordon Korman, the author of Linked, for a virtual Home Base event TOMORROW at 3pm ET | 12pm PT! We have new author visits every week! Check out our full summer author schedule 👉 https://bit.ly/3towIwS See you in Home Base!

Happy everyone! What do Zoo Keepers do? Zoo keepers care for the animals. Sounds simple, right? Zoo keepers are usually seen cleaning their environments, providing specialized diets for them, and designing exciting enrichment opportunities for them to enjoy. In truth, caring for the animals involves a wide range of knowledge and skill beyond this as well. Zoo keepers must be experts at understanding animal behavior, behavioral ecology, nutrition, animal training, and more!

If they work at a small zoo like , they also serve as their own veterinary technicians, botanists, mechanics, maintenance crew, aquarium (also called life support system) specialists, carpenters, and more! Don’t forget one of their favorite activities – educating and inspiring visitors to care about the animals! Phew, it’s a lot of work, and it takes a lot of training.

Photo of Zoo Keeper Nate assisting Veterinarian Jennifer Tavares during the Bald eagle’s annual medical exam. Photo by Lindsey Miller.

Check out the August menu items! The summer menu will be in effect until Friday, August 20, and then we return to school on Tuesday, August 31.

For the summer meals program any child 18 years old and younger can stop by AES for a grab-and-go bagged meal every Monday - Friday, 12:00 - 12:30 pm.

If you missed the BIPOC historian guest speakers on July 4 on the Arcata Plaza don’t worry 😊 we have more guest speakers. 🖤 You can Bring your family out to the Arcata Farmers Market on Saturday at 12:00-1:00 in July and early August and hear cultural stories and books from beautiful BIPOC community members in Humboldt. Look for the HCBMAA Kummba reading circle sign under the tree! 🖤

Is there a more perfect time to read Baby Shark than ? We love the new Baby Shark and Friends books, which take a fin-tastic spin on classic songs. scholastic.com/babyshark

EVENT: Join debut author-illustrator Gracey Zhang in conversation with NYT bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds, hosted by The Blue Bunny Books! Register here: https://bit.ly/2U5UB0t

Entries are starting to come in for the annual Splash art, photography, poetry contest open to all.

We welcome your submissions! Entry fees support field studies, research,
outreach and education.

No fees for kids to enter!

We are excited to announce our first Native Moms Circle! July 13 @ 3:30 here at Two Feathers.

Space is limited to just a few moms so please register at https://forms.gle/UgRF9wp1cDSeRpUW7

Please contact Danielle Reed if you have any questions at [email protected]

Last Friday was the summer school's first reading buddy session. It's great to see kids enjoying a book in our garden.

Attention After School Care Families!

If your child was in the after school program prior to Covid-19 school closures and distance learning (that's the 2019-2020 school year) an email and letter is being sent to you regarding enrollment for the upcoming school year (2021-2022). If you don't receive the letter by Friday, July 16th please call Melanie at the after school program, 707-826-1915.

Thank you!

Congratulations, Zaila Avant-gard! Zaila is the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. Zaila is a fabulous speller, confident under pressure, and made the judges laugh with her joke about Bill Murray.

At AES we are looking for to our spelling bee returning this school year. It's never too early to start practicing!