Week of December 18- December 22

Though this week is short, much learning is still taking place inside or classroom!  We are very excited for winter break, but are striving for diligence and integrity through the very end.

This week in Spalding we will add 20 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Wednesday, December 20.

In math this week we will complete our math unit on Multiplication and Division.  We will have a Test on Wednesday. 

Language arts this week includes a seminar discussion on The Little Prince as well as a special poetry lesson taught by Mrs. Arbogast.

This week dismissal is at 12:00 each day and lunch is not served at school.  Scholars must be picked up by 12:30.

We have no school for Winter Break December 21 through January 7.

When we return to school on January 8 we are excited to begin project week and will be studying the human skeletal system.  Be looking for more information to come about that when we return from break.

Thank you for your continued commitment to excellence and dedication to our school!

Week of November 27 - December 1

We had a wonderful trip to the Arizona Science Center and Pompeii exhibit today!  Thank you to all of our parent volunteers!  You made the day splendid for each and every scholar! 

This week in Spalding we will add 20 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, December 1st.

In math this week we will complete our introduction to the multiples of 6. We will have a quiz on Thursday. On Friday we will introduce Multiples of 7. On Wednesday we will also have our mid year Map Testing for math.

Language arts this week will center around grammar.  Students will be learning about the direct object in a sentence.

We will begin The Little Prince on Thursday.  If you have not sent this book to school yet, please do that now.

This week are studying Roman life in History.  We were able to visit the Arizona Science Center today and see the Pompeii exhibit, which was wonderful!

Winter Concerts are upon us!  I am so excited to hear all that our students have been working so hard on!  Third grade's concert is on Tuesday, December 5th at 5:00 pm.  Students are to arrive by 4:30.  Ukulele Club member should arrive at 4:15. All concerts are being held at King of Kings Church, 3095 N. 140th Ave., Goodyear. Please remember that participation in concerts is required and does comprise 10% of your scholars Music grade this quarter. Concert dress is required and is described in the handbook as seen below:

"Concert dress is white and black. Boys wear a white collared shirt, a tie, with black dress slacks, black dress shoes, and black dress socks. Girls wear a white blouse with a black skirt or black dress slacks and black dress shoes or a modest black dress. Open-toed shoes and reasonable heels are permitted."

Are you looking for a way to bless our classroom?  We are in need of new dry erase markers for the students.  If you would like to help provide fine tip and chisel tip markers, please send them to school with your student.  Thank you!

A Look Ahead:

December 5: 3rd Grade Winter Concert - 5:00
December 18-20: Half Days. 12:00 Dismissal
December 21 - January 7: Winter Break

Week of November 20 - 24

We have a short school week but much to accomplish!

This week in Spalding we will add 20 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Wednesday, November 22.

In math this week we will begin learning the multiples of 6.

Language arts this week will center around writing.  We will create a key word outline, rough draft, and final draft for a one paragraph writing assignment.

We will finish The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe this week!  I cannot believe how quickly we have blown through this book! This week we will have a comprehension quiz over chapters 12-16 on Wednesday.  Please look for review questions on Tuesday evening.  Our next literature book will be The Little Prince.  Pleas sent it to school this week.

This week we will continue in our Science unit on Astronomy. There will be a quiz on Tuesday.

Field Trip permission slips are due tomorrow, November 21, with payment!  Please make sure they are turned in!

Are you looking for a way to bless our classroom?  We are in need of new dry erase markers for the students.  If you would like to help provide fine tip and chisel tip markers, please send them to school with your student.  Thank you!

A Look Ahead:

November 21: Field Trip permission slips due

November 22: Half Day
November 23-24: Thanksgiving Break
November 28: Field trip to the Science Center

Week of November 13 - 17

This week brings lots of excitement as we anticipate the Usborne book fair on Wednesday through Friday and Historical and Literary Figure at on Friday!

This week in Spalding we will add 21 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, November 17.

In math this week we continue to wrestle with division with remainders and will move into dividing numbers in the hundreds. As you help your students with homework, please consider providing manipulatives for them to group as they visualize the problems, this can be as simple as a box of crayons or some raisins.

Language arts this week will center around grammar.  We will introduce helping verbs and continue with diagraming sentences. We will also continue to orally narrate a summary of a selected reading.

We are thoroughly enjoying reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe together in class and have been able to have so many wonderful discussions based around the happenings in this story. I was very pleased with all of the insights into character and thoughts about actions that the scholars expressed in our seminar discussion last week! This week we will have a comprehension quiz over chapters 9-12 on Thursday.  Please look for review questions on Wednesday evening.

This week we will continue in our Science unit on Astronomy.

A Look Ahead:

November 15-17: Usborne Book Fair

November 17: Literary and Historical Figure Day
November 21: Field Trip permission slips due
November 22: Half Day
November 23-24: Thanksgiving Break
November 28: Field trip to the Science Center

Week of November 6 - 10

This week promises to be full of learning and every busy!

As we move into colder weather in the dessert, please remember to refer to the student handbook for appropriate dress.  In class, only sweaters purchased from Anton Uniforms or Dennis Uniforms with a school patch may be worn.  Other sweaters or jackets may be worn outside.  Young ladies may wear white or navy tights.  Black and gray are not acceptable and leggings may never be worn at school.

This week in Spalding we will add 19 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Thursday, November 9th.

In math this week we are moving into division with remainders. As you help your students with homework, please consider providing manipulatives for them to group as they visualize the problems.

Language arts this week will center around writing and editing. The scholars are learning to create a key word outline from which they will then write a one paragraph summary. We will also introduce editing and rewriting.

We are thoroughly enjoying reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe together in class and I hope you are able to enjoy it as you read and discuss with your scholars at home also.  This week on Thursday we will be having a seminar discussion over what we have read thus far.  Scholars have been provided with questions to consider and discuss with parents as they prepare for this seminar day.  We will also be having a comprehension quiz over chapters 5-8 on Wednesday.  Please look for review questions on Tuesday.

In history we continue our study of Ancient Rome and are specifically learning about the Punic Wars this week.  We have hand many wonderful class discussions about this rich time in history and look forward to many more this week.  There will be a history quiz on Thursday.

A Look Ahead:

November 9: Bard Poetry Competition
November 10: No School

November 15-17: Usborne Book Fair

November 17: Literary and Historical Figure Day

Week of October 23-27

Welcome to the second week of our second quarter of school! It's hard to believe that the year is already on quarter past! Our class has grown academically and as a community. Each day the scholars come together, learn together, play together, and grow together as a united community.

Thank you to each of you for taking time from your busy lives last week to come to conferences.  I enjoyed meeting with each of you and getting to know each of you a little bit better as we join together in teaching your amazing children.

As we look ahead to this week in Spalding we will add 29 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, October 27. New this quarter the scholars will also receive a handwriting grade on each Spalding test. Only the phonogram section of the test will be graded for handwriting. Please continue to encourage your student to practice beautiful and careful letter formations as we continue to seek all that is true, good, and beautiful in our daily learning.

In math we will continue with leaning multiplication facts and also begin division this week. Please continue to spend 10 minutes each night practicing the multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10. We will have a math test on Friday.

Language arts this week will center around our reading of the second selection of "Mr. Revere and I." Through this text we will practice reading fluency, comprehension, summarization, and descriptive writing skills! In Grammar this week we will continue out study of adjectives and sentence diagramming.

We will finish reading Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights in literature this week. The scholars have enjoyed reading of Aladdin and Princess Badr-al-Budur and are anxious to hear the ending of the story!  We will also begin our next literature book, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe this week.  Please send this book to school with your scholar by Thursday.

In history we will return to our study of Ancient Rome.  We have hand many wonderful class discussions about this rich time in history and look forward to many more this week.

Finally, Astronomy is the topic of our Science lessons this week.  We will continue to wonder about the amazing world around us as we learn about our solar system.

A Look Ahead:

October 26: Parent Singapore Night from 6:00-7:00.  This is a wonderful opportunity to come learn more about our Singapore mathematics instruction.
November 3: Half Day

Week of 10/2 - 10/6

This week we in Spalding we will add 20 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Thursday, October 5.

We will continue subtraction with regrouping and two step word problems in math. Please encourage your scholars to draw a bar model, write an equation, and end with a sentence for every question in a story problem  We will have a unit test on Thursday.

In Grammar this week we will continue out study of adjectives. There will be an adjective and diagramming quiz on Thursday.   In Language Arts we read the second part of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." With this we will write a 4-6 sentence summary.

We will continue reading Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights in literature. We have had some wonderful class discussions about these tales so far!

We will also continuing our study of Rome in history this week.  We are excited to delve further into this rich time in history and look forward to some wonderful class discussions.

If you have not done so, please sign up for parent conferences!  This is a terrific opportunity to discuss your goal for your scholar and for me to share more personally how they have grown this first quarter. Sign Up Here!

A Look Ahead:

October 6: End of Quarter One - No School
October 9-13: Fall Break
October 16-20: Half Days all week for parent conferences.  No lunch will be served at school

Week of 9/25 - 9/29

This week we in Spalding we will add 26 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, September 29.

In math we are adding and subtracting 4 digit numbers with regrouping.  We will have a quiz on Friday.

In Grammar this week we will begin our study of adjectives.   In Language Arts we will be memorizing the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Please help your student memorize each night. Students will recite in class on Friday.

We will continue reading Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights in literature. We have had some wonderful class discussions about these tales so far!

This week we will be studying Astronomy in Science and look forward to experiments in gravity and the Earth's rotation.  We will also begin studying the Roman in our new History unit.

A Look Ahead:


September 29: Half Day. Noon dismissal, no lunch served.
October 6: End of Quarter One

Week of 9/18-9/22

This week we in Spalding we will add 31 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  Spalding is the one area of homework each night that always requires help from a parent. Please dictate the entire list of words to your scholar three times. Students will write the words with markings and rules. Please review and correct any mistakes. Spalding work must always be written in cursive.  This practice is integral to learning the spelling words and helping to ingrain the rules and phonograms that have been learned in class. We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, September 22.

In math are solving one and two step word problems while also working on mental math and addition of 4 digit numbers.  We will have a quiz over word problems on Wednesday.

Grammar this week will introduce diagramming simple sentences. We will have a quiz on Friday.  In writing, we will continue to formulate summaries. We are writing 4-6 sentence paragraphs with an emphasis on main events and details. We will have a comprehension quiz on this weeks' selection of "Ali Baba and the Forty Theives" on Friday.

This week we will begin reading Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights in literature. We look forward to some great discussions of virtues demonstrated in these stories.

In history this week we continue our study of the rivers of the world. Last week we learned major rivers in Africa, Australia, and Europe. Please review the location and facts learned about these rivers for a quiz on Tuesday. We will then continue learning the rivers in Asia, North America, and South America.

A Look Ahead:

September 21: Spalding night at ACTE
September 22: Spirit Day
September 29: Half Day. Noon dismissal, no lunch served.

Week of 9/11 - 9/15

This week we in Spalding will add 30 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  Spalding homework should be done with your scholar each night.  Spalding words should always be dictated for your student to write and never simply copied.  Spalding work must always be written in cursive.  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, September 15.

In math are using bar models to solve addition and subtraction equations.  We will have a quiz on Wednesday.

Grammar this week introduce Action verbs.  In writing we will continue to formulate summaries focusing on plot, character, setting, and main events.  We will have a comprehension quiz on this weeks' selection of Homer Price on Friday.

We will conclude Trumpet of the Swan this week.  We have enjoyed reading this book in class and I hope you have enjoyed it at home as well.  Our next literature book will be Aladdin which is a classroom set of books.

In history this week we are beginning our study of the rivers of the world. Each night for homework your scholar should be writing a 2-3 sentence summary of what was learned in class that day.

A Look Ahead:

September 15: Flag Pole dedication 6:00
September 21: Spalding night at ACTE
September 22: Spirit Day

Week of 9/4 - 9/8

Girl with Watering Can by Renoir 

This week we in Spalding will add 21 new words to our Spalding notebooks!  Spalding homework should be done with your scholar each night.  Spalding words should always be dictated for your student to write and never simply copied.  Spalding work must always be written in cursive.  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, September 8.

In math we will continue our unit on mental math strategies for addition and subtraction. We will have a quiz on Wednesday

Grammar this week will conclude our study of nouns and pronouns, We will have a grammar quiz on Thursday, September 7.  In writing we will continue to formulate summaries focusing on plot, character, setting, and main events.

We will nearing the end of Trumpet of the Swan.  We will read four more chapters this week and have a quiz on Friday.  Tuesday the scholars will bring home a study guide.  Please help them review it each night.  We will be we will be filling in more information as each chapter is read this week.

In science we are continuing our overview of the branches of science. There will be a quiz on Friday, September 8.

A brief word about homework:
Homework is an integral part of the education at Archway Trivium East. Each night you can expect your scholar to have Spalding, reading, math, and history or science homework. Completion of homework is immensely important to both the mastery of learning and your student's grade. The estimated time required in 3rd grade for homework each night is 60-75 minutes for the average scholar. Some will finish a little quicker and some will require a little more time. In third grade we are working on fostering independence and academic diligence for the rigors of fourth grade and beyond. If you have any questions about assigned homework please feel free to reach out to me by email.

A Look Ahead:
September 8: Picture Day
September 15: Flag Pole dedication.  More details to come.
September 21: Spalding night at ACTE

Week of 8/28 - 9/1

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

This week we in Spalding will add thirty-one new words to our Spalding notebooks!  Please help your scholar with Spalding homework each night.  Spalding words should always be dictated for your student to write and never simply copied.  Spalding work must always be written in cursive.  Please encourage your scholar to practice forming beautiful letters and words. We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, September 1.

In math we will begin a new unit on mental math strategies. 

Grammar this week will be learning about proper nouns and also introduce pronouns.  In writing we will continue to formulate summaries focusing on plot, character, setting, and main events.

We will continue learning "The Tide Rises the Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow this week. Our focus will be on reciting with proper pacing and intonation. Recitation will be on Friday.

We will continue reading Trumpet of the Swan this week.  The scholars have been pulled into the story and always enjoy hearing the story read in class!

This week we will begin our first science unit! This unit is an overview of the branches of science.

This weekend is our first R&R weekend. There will be no homework sent home on Friday! Enjoy the extra time relaxing with your family!

A Look Ahead:
September 4: No School
September 8: Picture Day
September 15: Flag Pole dedication.  More details to come
September 21: Spalding night at ACTE

Reminders:
Our classroom is quite chilly oftentimes.  Please send an appropriate sweater to school with your scholar. 

Per the Family Handbook sweaters or fleece must be:
a. Color: Navy Blue with school logo
b. Style: Cardigan sweater, pullover, or fleece
c. Vendor: DENNIS or ANTON’S

Week of 8/21 - 8/25

Water Lilies Bridge by Claude Monet

Welcome to our third week of school!  We continue to grow as a classroom and build a community of learners where our school's virtues and standards of learning are raised high!

This week we will begin memorizing The Tie Rises the Tide Falls  by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  I am excited to begin the memorization of these beautiful words as a class.  If your scholar does not have The Harp and Laurel Wreath at school, please send it in this week.  Recitation of this poem will be on Friday, September 1.

This week we in Spalding will continue adding foundational "Rule Pages" to our Spalding notebooks.  Please help your scholar with Spalding homework each night.  Spalding words should always be dictated for your student to write and never simply copied.  Spalding work must always be written in cursive.  Please encourage your scholar to practice forming beautiful letters and words. We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, August 18.

In math we will finish our unit on rounding.  There will be a quiz on Wednesday and math test on Thursday. 

Grammar this week will continue to focus on nouns.  In writing we will continue to formulate summaries focusing on plot, character, setting, and main events.

We very much enjoyed reading The Trumpet of the Swan last week in literature and will continue reading this week.  We will have a quiz over Chapters 1-8 on Friday.

On Monday we will enjoy a science lesson on Solar Eclipses prior to viewing the NASA live stream of the solar eclipse in class.

History this week will finish our study of World Geography.  There will be a test on Friday.

This Week:
August 24:  6:00 - 7:00 grades 3-5 Curriculum night

A Look Ahead:
September 4: No School
September 8: Picture Day

Week of 8/14 - 8/18

Dancers by Edgar Degas

We made it through the first week of school! It has been a pleasure getting to know each of the scholars and establishing our classroom community! We were able to start diving into the content of Spalding, writing, and math towards the end of the week.  Starting Monday we will also add history, grammar, and literature!

Please make sure that your scholars have their Math Workbook 3A, Blue Spalding notebook, and The Trumpet of the Swan at school if they have not already been sent. These books will be used every day in the classroom!

This week we in Spalding will be adding foundational "Rule Pages" to our Spalding notebooks.  We will have a spelling and phonogram test on Friday, August 18.

In math we will be learning about place value, rounding, and estimating.  We will have a math test on Tuesday, August 22.

Grammar this week will focus on nouns.  In writing we will continue to formulate summaries focusing on plot, character, setting, and main events.

This week we look forward to delving into history also and will be learning about world geography.

Please note Friday, August 18th is a half day. Dismissal will be at noon and no lunch will be served at school.

A look ahead:
August 24: Grades 3-5 Curriculum night

Welcome to Third Grade

Irises by Vincent Van Gogh

Hello and welcome to the new 2017-2018 school year!

I am Mrs. Johnson.  I have lived all over the world but have long considered Arizona home.  A year ago, my family was blessed to be able to move back to the valley and I now live in the Surprise area with my husband Paul and our four children, Benjamin, Levi, Noelle, and Lucas. I have a Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education from Greenville College.  Before having children, I taught in several public and private schools and was then blessed to stay home for several years. Over the past five years I have come to love classical education and its focus on the Trivium (as our school is so aptly named!), learning in the grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric stages.   I have a passion for literature and history and love to delve into a good book and be absorbed in mind and body.  I am so excited to be back in the classroom this year teaching 3nd grade! We have an amazing curriculum here at Great Hearts and will truly feed both the mind and body of our scholars!

Our wonderful teachers assistant this year is Mrs. Scott.  This is her third year with Archway Trivium East and we are thrilled to have her in our classroom.

A note from Mrs. Scott:

It is a pleasure to (re)introduce myself. My name is Mrs. Scott. My family and I moved from Virginia three years ago to help found Archway Trivium East. I have worked in first grade for the last two years and am so thrilled to be with you all again in third grade. Mr. Scott and I have four superb children, who are the reason we came so far to find such a brilliant school as Great Hearts. Once here, amongst such Truth, Goodness, and Beauty we truly found our home. I am so blessed to work alongside such inspiring administration, teachers, TA’s and scholars that my heart is filled and my soul is buoyed by the virtue surrounding it. Being a teacher has led me to discover for myself what it means to have a sense of wonder and a desire for depth of knowledge. We have such a beautiful and rich curriculum designed to promote arete. There is so much to be shared. My personal study has been focused on literature.  I spent the summer in rapture reading our school’s core reading list and am eager to share my love of literature with you this year.  We have such remarkable books we get to cover in third grade and I cannot wait to delve into them with the scholars. 

​The scholars at Archway Trivium East experience a very rich curriculum.  Our expectations are high, but the instruction and guidance given in class will prepare your scholar for this challenge.  The time your child spends in this classroom will help mold your child's future into seeking the truth, goodness, and beauty of their learning experience.

Mrs. Scott and I are looking forward to meeting, and enriching the minds of our scholars!  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at rjohnson@archwaytriviumeast.org.

​Mrs. Johnson

Archway Trivium East Uniform Requirements

Uniform and Dress Code 

ACTE has a primary objective of developing a "community of learners," dedicated to the highest standards of academics and deportment. As such, a distinctive uniform is a unifying factor within our school community. It is also a visible signature of our school to the larger community, an indicator of our unity and of our pride of purpose. This is one of the most important functions of a uniform: it identifies its wearer as part of a distinctive group with a distinctive purpose. It is a reminder to its wearer of that purpose and of one’s responsibility to that group. 

The uniform is the basis of a dress code with a "professional," business‐like standard. Our students should dress their best, look their best, and do their best. All clothing must be clean, neat, reasonably pressed, and in properly fitting condition. If a child is deemed to be wearing inappropriate attire, the parent will be notified and a change of clothing may be required for attendance that day. If in doubt about the appropriateness of an article of clothing, check with the school office before purchasing. Good judgment exercised at home will be a learning activity for the child that will help to avoid embarrassment or wasted time at school. Decisions about the appropriateness of apparel may be referred to the Headmaster, whose judgment will be final. The Headmaster may make specific exceptions to the dress code, as demanded by particular religious customs. 

If a student insists on rebelling by trying to beat the dress code, it will quickly become obvious to the faculty and Headmaster. Our desire is not to squash students' individuality, but to secure their commitment to a community of learners whose purpose, while at school, is not faddish coolness, or outlandishness, but scholarship and character development. We ask not only for the student's commitment to this concept, but for the parent's as well. The uniform and dress code of ACTE support and reinforce our academic goals. The uniform assists us in staying focused on the true individuality offered by healthy dialogue and the development of the life of the mind for each student. 

Other than the dress code requirements for school, there are special requirements for periodic, special events throughout the year, such as the “semi‐formal” dress code for concert participation and the all‐school awards ceremony. Please see Semi-Formal Event Dress Code for an exact definition of how the Academy defines “semi‐formal” attire. 

Students must stay in uniform whenever they are on campus (including the parking lot) during a school day. This means arriving on campus fully in uniform and leaving campus fully in uniform (correct shoes, shirts tucked in, etc.). Students may only change out of uniform after school with teacher/coach permission to participate in an approved curricular or extracurricular activity that requires an immediate change in dress. 

Student Uniforms (Required): 
1. Polo Shirt ‐Short or Long sleeve with school logo  a. Color: White or Light Blue  b. Fit: Shirt must always remain tucked in  c. Vendor: DENNIS or ANTON’S 

2. Pants ‐Girls and Boys  a. Color: Navy Blue  b. Style: Flat front dress pants, no pleats, no jeans or cargo pants, with belt loops and a solid, dark belt  c. Fit: Pants should reach the shoe but not drag on the ground. No excessively baggy or tight‐fitting pants will be permitted. Pants should be worn at the waist with no undergarments visible. The slacks should have belt loops and a solid, dark belt should be used.  Vendor: Any as long as pants are indistinguishable from the DENNIS or ANTON’S pants  

3. Jumper and/or Skort ‐K‐2 Girls  a. Color: Navy Blue b. Length: The skirt hem may be no higher than just above the knee, both in front and in back. Skirt hem should be within two inches of the ground when properly adjusted at the waist and kneeling on a level surface, and may be longer if desired. Skirts must be worn at the waist.  c. Dark spandex tight‐fitting shorts must be worn under the jumper or skirt  d. Vendor: Any as long as the jumper or skirt is indistinguishable from the DENNIS or ANTON’S jumper or skirt 

4. Skort and/or Skirt ‐3‐5 Grade Girls  a. Color: Navy Blue  b. Length: The skirt hem may be no higher than just above the knee, both in front and in back. Skirt hem should be within two inches of the ground when properly adjusted at the waist and kneeling on a level surface, and may be longer if desired. Skirts must be worn at the waist.  c. Dark spandex tight‐fitting shorts must be worn under the skirt  d. Vendor: Any as long as skort or skirt is indistinguishable from the DENNIS or ANTON’S skort/skirt 

5. Shoes  a. Color: Solid white or solid black athletic shoes may be worn; solid black flats  (If black shoes are purchased with a colored logo, please cover over it with a black permanent marker or black shoe polish.) b. Style: Athletic “tennis” shoes (no high tops); solid black flats (no open toes/backs; no boots)  

6. Socks  a. Color: solid white, or navy (without logos showing) b. Length: Boys- covering ankle, below shin; Girls- Ankle or knee-high  c. Girls may also wear white or navy blue tights (not leggings) 

Student Uniforms (Optional):  
1. Shorts ‐Girls and Boys  a. Color: Navy Blue  b. Style: Flat or pleated front walking shorts. Shorts should fall mid‐thigh and not be longer than the knee, with belt loops and a solid dark belt  c. Fit: No excessively‐baggy or tight‐fitting shorts will be permitted. Shorts should be worn at the waist with no undergarments visible. The shorts should have belt loops and a solid, dark belt should be used  d. Vendor: Any as long as the shorts are indistinguishable from the DENNIS or ANTON’S shorts 

2. Sweater or Fleece a. Color: Navy Blue with school logo  b. Style: Cardigan sweater, pullover, or fleece  c. Vendor: DENNIS or ANTON’S  

3. Outerwear Jackets may be worn to school for warmth but must be free of logos and messages. Jackets may only be worn before and after school and during recess. 

Hair, Jewelry and Makeup  Girls: Hair should be neatly combed or styled. Neat small bows, barrettes, headbands, and "scrunchies" are permissible so long as they coordinate with the uniform. Hair should not be arranged or colored so as to draw undue attention to the student. Hair must be natural looking and conservative in its color (no bleaching or unnatural streaking/highlighting, no deep/bright reds or oranges, no artificial jet‐black coloring, and no unnatural colors). 
Boys: Hair should be neatly combed or styled. Hair must be well‐off the top of the shirt collar. Hair should not fall below the eyebrows or past the mid‐point of the ear. Hair cannot be tucked behind the ears. No shaved heads, Mohawks, rat’s tails, pony tails, or braids. Hair must be natural looking and conservative in its color (no bleaching or unnatural streaking/highlighting, no deep/bright reds or oranges, no artificial jet‐black coloring, and no unnatural colors). 

Jewelry: Girls may wear small studded earrings. No loops or dangling earrings are permitted. Boys may not wear earrings. No other body piercings are permitted. Boys and girls are permitted to wear one watch. Bracelets, rings, and necklaces are not permitted unless for religious reasons. 
Makeup: Students may not wear makeup of any kind. Nail polish may be worn by girls, one color for all nails – red, pink, or appropriate flesh tone – and must be free of patterns or decorations. 
Backpacks  Students may bring backpacks and lunchboxes to and from school. These items must be stored on the designated shelving units in the classroom during the school day. Due to small storage spaces, rolling backpacks are not permitted without a doctor’s note. Backpacks and lunchboxes should be free of icons of pop culture (peace signs, cartoon characters, team logos, tie-dyed patterns etc.) as well as messages that are offensive or inappropriate to the academy environment. 
ACTE officials may search and seize property when there is reason to believe that some material or matter is present that is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of students. 

Additional Guidelines  Hats and sunglasses may only be worn outside and must be removed when the student enters the building. Student’s skin should be free of any painted or ink drawings of any kind. Students should not draw on themselves or on others. Students may not wear perfume, cologne, or any scented lotions or hand-sanitizers.