...And the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year Award goes to....

ME!! I am so grateful and so humbled to be a part of such a great school.  AOH Rocks!!

MAP Testing is Underway!

Greetings!

The Reading portion of the MAP test is Wednesday, September 16th! Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest on Tuesday night, as well as eat a nutritious breakfast on Wednesday morning. I appreciate all that you are doing as parents and partners to our school!

Any students who are interested in auditioning for chorus will need to have a song of their choice prepared to sing on Thursday, September 17.

Congratulations to Kamalia Calloway-Stinson (4th) and Kalaysha Mazyck (3rd) for being Students of the Week!!

Grits for Grandparents will be held on Monday, September 21, 2015. Can't wait to see all of our Grandparents!!

We're Still Movin' and Groovin'

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Labor Day holiday!

This week in 4th grade ELA, we will be reading "Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude" in our Journey's basal. We will be focusing on comparing and contrasting the text. The students will get a chance to become author's of their own fairytale as the work with their partner in narrative writing! I can't wait for them to share their stories with the class!

In 4th grade SS (US History) , we are learning about early explorers of the New World, beginning with Leif Eriksson!


This week in 3rd grade ELA, we will be reading "Max's Words" in our Journey's basal.  We will be focus on asking questions to help students comprehend the text they are reading!

In 3rd grade SS (SC History), we are learning about the Native Americans who lived in our great state of SC, beginning with the Cherokee!

MAP testing will soon be underway! The actual dates are forthcoming!

Please remember to check the school's website for weekly homework!

MAP Testing is Underway...

Last week, your child took the math portion of the MAP test. This week, they will take the reading portion, completing the Fall MAP testing.  Please make sure you child get a good night's rest and is on time to receive breakfast in the morning.

If you have not done so already, please check you child's Class Dojo points and talk with him/her about classroom behavior expectations.

Welcome to a New Year!!

I am delighted to move up to 3rd and 4th grades! I look forward to working with all of my students! Currently, I have 12 students enrolled in 4th grade and 21 students enrolled in 3rd grade. We are going to learn a lot together this year!

In third grade, we will explore the history, regions, geographical features, historic battles, landmarks and heroes of our great state of South Carolina!

In fourth grade, we will learn about the history of the United States, from its beginning until 1865! We are also using Journey's as our ELA curriculum guide, which will be supplemented with various award winning novels!

Please check for daily grammar and spelling homework. Also, each child should read 20-30 mins per night to build vocabulary, comprehension and fluency.

Please feel free to contact me via telephone at (843) 397-5719 ext.23 or via email at asmalls@theacademyofhope.org.

Culture Rap

2nd grade learned about culture in Social Studies. They learned culture is made up of everything a person believes and everything around them, including religion, food, clothing, music, traditions, and language! Listen to Ms. Smalls' class as they perform the culture rap...Enjoy!!

Academy of Hope in the Conway Christmas Parade!!

This year we were excited to represent the Academy of Hope in the Conway Christmas Parade!! I am so proud of our Chorus, under the direction of Mr. Richard Williams and Mr. Chris King, who beautifully serenaded the Conway bystanders! Take a look...Can you hear my excitement? :)