EC Principal Letter
Dear ANCS Elementary Families,
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our Curriculum Night tomorrow from 4:15-6:30. The schedule for the evening was designed to allow families with students in more than one grade level to attend each grade level’s discussion. Additionally, it provides time for everyone to meet the related arts & support teachers. If you only have one student at ANCS, you only need to attend one of the classroom sessions after the Related Arts session in the auditorium. The schedule is as follows:
- 4:15-5:00 Related Arts and support services in auditorium
- 5:00-5:45 classroom session one
- 5:45-6:30 classroom session two
Curriculum night is for parents and guardians only. Free childcare is available. Our after school program will close at 4:00 to allow teachers time to prepare for the evening and to ensure all classrooms are available for the evening. Childcare for the evening will run from 4:05-6:45 to allow parents time to get to classroom sessions on time. Childcare is only available for ANCS students and their siblings (age 4 and up). Signup for childcare here. We strongly encourage everyone to attend this evening.
This night is a time for you to meet all the related arts teachers and hear about what students do in these classes. You will have a chance to meet the counselor, our Academic Assistance teachers and our Instructional Technology Specialist and learn more about what they do here at school. This night also provides parents/caregivers the opportunity to hear directly from your child’s teachers to learn more about the work in which your child will be involved throughout the year. Teachers will give an overview of the curriculum along with some of the expectations for the grade level as a whole. Please note that curriculum night is not a time to meet one-on-one with your child’s teachers or ask specific questions pertaining to your individual student. This is not a time for a conference. As always, you should feel free to contact your child’s teachers with questions you may have regarding curriculum or classroom activities. If you desire a conference, please schedule another time to meet.
The parent-teacher conference window opens on September 15th, so that time is coming soon and teachers will be sending a sign up in the very near future. Be on the lookout for that in the updates from your teachers.
As always, I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your continued support of our school.
Wishing you well,
Lara
Lara Zelski
Lara Zelski began working at ANCS in 2007. Previously, she worked at the Howard School and taught art, Spanish, reading and math. She taught 6th, 4th, and 2nd in DeKalb County. She taught 4th and 5th grade in Decatur and then moved to Title One reading and math instruction for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. She taught 5th grade at the ANCS elementary campus for two years.
