Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year! We are off to a FANTASTIC start! Our teachers have done a wonderful job preparing for the new school year! All classrooms have new floors this year including our dance room! Students are settling into the routines and rituals of a new year! It is wonderful to see familiar faces and welcome new faces to our East Aiken
School of the Arts family!
Our theme this year is Reading is
Amazing! Our year will be filled with amazing events, amazing stories, amazing sights, amazing results, but most importantly AMAZING students!
The excitement of learning can be felt throughout the school, and I have no doubts it is going to be an AMAZING year for us all!
Thank you for allowing us to work with your children each and every day! It is a true honor! We appreciate your support and involvement as we continue to strive for academic excellence through the arts!
Our first character assembly for the
2015-2016 school year will be on
Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 a.m. We will be introducing the character trait of Decisiveness. You don’t want to miss this amazing performance by our very talented students! Hope to see you there!!
Morning drop-off begins at 7:00 a.m.
The building is locked, and there is no supervision before that time.
Therefore, students should not be dropped off before the 7:00 a.m. bell.
All drop-offs must be in the single carpool line along the sidewalk in the front of the school. Students may
not be dropped off in the line across the road and then walk across the road without an adult. Parents may park and then walk their child across the road and to the front door. Pull forward as far as possible to allow more cars in the designated drop-off area along the curb. Cars are to stay in a single line in the morning
(no passing or getting out of line) when dropping off their children.
This is for the safety of all students.
We will once again offer universal free breakfast to all students.
Breakfast will be served from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. for students in 4K and 1 st through 5 th . Students must arrive before 7:30 a.m. to receive breakfast. The only exception is students riding a late bus. Students in 5K will eat breakfast in their classrooms.
School begins at 7:30 a.m. The tardy bell rings at 7:35 a.m. Students who arrive after the tardy bell rings are considered tardy and must be signed in by a parent/guardian.
The school office is open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.

A mandatory parent meeting for the after school arts program will be on
Thursday, September 3 rd from 6:00-
7:00 p.m.
This is a general information meeting to introduce the after school arts teachers, describe the courses being offered, fill out registration forms, complete scholarship applications, make your first payment for classes, and answer any questions you may have regarding the programs offered for fall 2015. Programs are available for students in 1 st through 5 th grades.
The after school arts program will begin on Friday, September 18 th .
PTO meetings for the 2015-2016 school year will be held the 3rd
Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Childcare will be provided. The dates of the meetings are as follows:
September 15th
October 20th
November 17th
December 15th
January 19th
February 16th
March 15th
April 19th
May 17th
2015-2016 PTO Officers
President: Allison Tejeda
Vice President: Tina Atkinson
Co-Treasurers: Jessica Overstreet &
Mike Rozovich
Secretary: Andrea Jenkins
All families are encouraged to join
PTO for $2.00. We encourage all parents to take an active role in our fabulous PTO.
East Aiken School of the Arts has its very own Facebook page. School events, announcements, and celebrations are posted on our page.
Stay connected to East Aiken School of the Arts by liking us on Facebook!
2 Early Release 12:15 p.m.
Character Assembly 8:00 a.m.
3 After-School Arts Program Open
House 6:00 p.m.
7 No School – Labor Day
14-18 National Arts in Education
Week
Constitution Week
17 Citizenship/Constitution Day
17 Interim Reports
18 After-School Arts Program
Begins
18-24 Book Fair 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
24 Fall Pictures
30 Lost & Found Donated
The purpose of East Aiken School of the
Arts is to:
Accommodate differences,
Reveal a passion for learning,
Teach appreciation, and
Stimulate creativity.
Direction: At East Aiken School of the
Arts we strive for academic excellence through the arts.