Arcola Elementary School

Want to help out the Arcola Purple Rider volleyball team raise money for their Pink Out Night? It can be as simple as texting MILLS to 71777. You can make a donation (gift) at that time. For those that don't want to mess with the text, our page can be found at https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/MILLS/JillHohlbauch. We would appreciate any donation no matter how big or small. Thanks for your support.

Help your Purple Riders Volleyball team raise money for their Pink Out Night by purchasing a t-shirt. All money raised will be donated to Mill's Breast Cancer Institute. Orders and payment are due by September 19th.https://5il.co/a1cv

COLA WARS Food Drive- The number of meals raiser last week was in the Tackle Hunger game was 16,419. I know that between Arcola and Tuscola we can beat that number. Support the Purple Riders in our efforts to Tackle Hunger. We will be collecting monetary donations and nonperishable items (Sept.2nd-6th) at the school and the night of the game. All food and funds go to Eastern Illinois Foodbank to support the Arcola Food Pantry. Go to eiufoodbank.org, make a donation, and designate it for Arcola. WCIA/News 3 will announce the winner of the Tackle Hunger match up. #colawars #wcia #eiufoodbank

Purple Rider Fans - This Friday's Cola War game will be broadcast on CISportsNetwork.com, so if you can't make it to the game you won't miss any of the action.

Picture Day is coming up on 09/10/2019! Order online at inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/40243JF

We just wanted to let all parents know that there was an accident outside the school on Rt 133 and emergency workers are using the school parking lot and practice field to help with the accident. The accident did not involve any of our students, they are simply using our facilities.

Get your Cola War shirts!!!!! The link to the order form is included below. https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/68884093_357510631853461_7305749579633262592_n.pdf/COLA-WAR-ORDER-FORM.pdf?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQmTOQSPFSsVQQosWSeyBTiZgYnlZKZoYhR4fXzVIzhzJFpNynB1CPSFklwQXmyZaVpOgzfrjawaDJa8c8MXd_uy&_nc_ht=cdn.fbsbx.com&oh=42be460b4817a9bd640681286a8f6a64&oe=5D5F3BFD&dl=1

Arcola welcomes Rebecca Beachy as new Preschool Classroom Teacher! Rebecca is a recent graduate of Illinois State University and completed her student teaching in Tremont Grade School in Tremont, Illinois. She is dual certified in both early childhood and early childhood special education, which makes her a very valuable commodity! Rebecca grew up right down the road in Sullivan We are very happy to have Rebecca in Arcola.

The Arcola School District is seeking candidates for a full-time paraprofessional to work with students in Grades K-6 on keyboarding and other duties. Applicants must be at least 19 years of age and have or be willing to obtain a paraprofessional license. For more information on the requirements needed for obtaining a license, go to https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Educator-License-with-Stipulations.aspx. If interested, e-mail letter of interest to Angie Gentry at agentry@arcolaschools.com.

Get your Cola War Shirts!!!! The link below has the order form. https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/68884093_357510631853461_7305749579633262592_n.pdf/COLA-WAR-ORDER-FORM.pdf?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQnsFUw3nEvrfLp6EE3nBhm-DB0Iu3Ps6NKS7X16uhybONMhqW0lOlUqwPnP81LmuSU&_nc_ht=cdn.fbsbx.com&oh=3dd7e52053b86f8009a83c478570c853&oe=5D5D41BD&dl=1

Arcola Our Town will happen this Friday, August from 4-8 pm at the Arcola Pavilion. There will be lots of fun for all ages, especially for kids!

Do you still need to register your student(s) for school? Don't forget we have in house registration today from 3:00 - 7:00 PM for anyone that would like to come in to complete the process.

The updated 2019-2020 School Calendar can be found on the links below. English - https://5il.co/99w6 Spanish - https://5il.co/99w7

Don't forget we will be holding in-house registration tomorrow August 6th from 7:00 - 9:00 AM and 3:00 - 7:00 PM. During this time you can come into the school and use our computers to complete the registration process for your student(s).

Arcola School District is seeking candidates for the positions of Elementary School Attendance Clerk. Applicants should mail or e-mail letter of application and résumé to: Angie Gentry, Elementary School Principal, 351 W Washington Arcola, IL 61910; agentry@arcolaschools.com

Don't forget that this year all K - 6th grade students are asked to provide their own headphones/earbuds to use with their iPad. They do not have to be anything fancy, as long as they plug into the iPad they will be fine. If you have questions, please contact Jill Hohlbauch - jhohlbauch@arcolaschools.com

Correction...the contact email if you need a log in to Teacher Ease is jhohlbauch@arcolaschools.com.

If you have not registered your student(s) for the 2019-2020 school year it is simple. Registration can be completed online at teacherease.com. If you do not have a log in for Teacher Ease all you have to do is email jhohlbauch@arcolaschool.com, and provide your email address to link to your student(s). We will also have in house registration where you can complete the process on the computers in our lab. In house registration will be held on August 6th from 7:00 - 9:00 AM and 3:00 - 7:00 PM.

The Arcola School District is seeking candidates for a full-time paraprofessional for the elementary school. This person will be working with students in Grades K-6 doing reading interventions under the guidance of a teacher. Required qualifications include: having a love for children; being dependable; and having either a paraprofessional, teaching or substitute license. For more information on the requirements needed for obtaining a license, go to https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Educator-License-with-Stipulations.aspx. Applicants should mail or e-mail letter of interest to: Angie Gentry Arcola School District #306 351 W Washington Arcola, IL 61910 agentry@arcolaschools.com

Don't forget to get your student(s) registered for the upcoming school year at www.teacherease.com. If you do not have a log in, please email jhohlbauch@arcolaschools.com with your email address, your student(s) names, and grade levels they will be in. You do not have to pay online when doing online registration, you can send payment in later or drop payment off to one of the school offices. Free and reduced lunch applications can be found on the school website also. If you have any questions, please contact Jill Hohlbauch at jhohlbauch@arcolaschools.com