Owens Corning Starr Plant stopped by Iva Elementary today and donated over 100 hygiene kits to be used for needy students in grades 3-5. 🧼💛🪥
Thank you for your generosity! #ThankfulThursday
🚨NEW POSTING🚨
We are now accepting applications for a Science teaching position at Starr-Iva Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year! 🔬🧬👩🏻🏫
🔗Apply Now! https://bit.ly/A3Careers
Mrs. Stephanie Harbert, the Reading Coach at Iva Elementary, has been instrumental in implementing LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) at Iva through the South Carolina Department of Education’s Science of Reading initiative.
As seen here, Mrs. Harbert is completing a Blending Drill using blending boards. In this activity, the students are given words following a pattern. Once they hear the words and “catch” them, they articulate them and “throw” them back to Mrs. Harbert. They then use letter tiles to spell the words.
Blending drills are powerful tools in reading instruction that leverage key principles from the science of reading. These activities help students develop essential skills like phonemic awareness, phonics knowledge, and fluency. 🤓📝📚 #A3Teaches #ScieneceofReading #scienceofreadingweek
Starr-Iva Middle's Punishment Punch Out did not disappoint! 🤣🙈
Super proud of the well over $4,000 the school raised for United Way of Anderson County! Mr. Coats... all we can say is pee-yew! 🤢🍝 😝
Our District Jet Toy Competition winners are in! 🏎️
🥇 Place - Reagan, Rockston, and Riley (Starr)
🥈Place - Will, Lucas, and Ashlynn (Starr)
🥉Place - Tommy, Austin, Stella, and Makinley (Starr)
🏅 Flat Rock Elementary Highest Scorers - Skylar, Luna, and Janie
🏅 Iva Elementary Highest Scorers - Dakota and Hunter
Jet Toy allows students to design and build balloon-powered cars. Core concepts include forces, Newton’s laws of motion, and engineering design.
We are so excited to welcome a familiar face to our 2024-2025 #A3TeachingTeam! 🤩👋
Mrs. Crystal Vaughn will officially join us as a 1st Grade Teacher at Flat Rock Elementary in July. Crystal previously served as a Paraprofessional in the district for 11 years. After falling in love with watching students grow into their potential, she returned to school to obtain a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. This past December, she officially graduated from Anderson Univerisity and has served in 5th grade at Flat Rock for the remainder of the school year. Crystal and her husband have three daughters and reside in Starr.
Welcome back, Mrs. Vaughn! 💛
In honor of Starr-Iva Middle being well on its way to meeting its United Way Goal this year, here is a throwback to last year's #DartsofDoom Reward (punishment)! 🎯🍝🤢
Keep working hard to raise money, Tigers! The Punishment Punch Out on Friday is going to be EPIC! 🤑👊
Mr. Long's students at Crescent High recently soared through their drone training and earned their drone pilot licenses! 🚁✨
Thanks to our local 28-Bypass Lowe's (Josh Hall & Mitch Ware) for a generous 80% discount, we secured plastic storage containers to organize our McKinney Vento inventory/donations, ensuring our resources are well-maintained and accessible for those in need. 🧤👕
Also - Mr. Drennon's Construction Science students at Crescent built and installed storage shelves, adding another layer of organization and efficiency to our efforts.
Together, we're not just building storage shelves; we're constructing stronger futures for our students and families. 💛 #ThankfulThursday #TigersTogether
Mr. Logan Dickson recently joined our District Office Team as our District Technology Specialist! 🎉
Logan has always been passionate about technology and has a heart for serving others. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, but moved to South Carolina in July 2016. Logan and his wife, Anna Logan, welcomed a baby girl, Nevie, at the end of last year! Mr. Dickson also serves in multiple capacities at their church, First Baptist Church of Anderson.
Logan has quickly become a valued member of our #A3Team! Welcome! 👋🏼
It’s not too late to sign up for 4K Screenings! ✏️🎒
We have two more screening days this week. Contact Ashlea Hatcher, Early Learning Coordinator, at hatchera@acsd3.org for more info! Your child must turn four on or before September 1, 2024!
Check Out Our January Jewels! 💎 The Anderson 3 Teachers Forum selected these five teachers for going above and beyond In their classrooms. Keep up the great work! 🍎💛
It's (Y)outh (A)rt (M)onth! 🎨👩🏻🎨🖼️
To kick it off, we would like to introduce you to our February Artists of the Month!
Abby Ezzell, Senior - Crescent High School
Justin Norris, 5th Grade - Flat Rock Elementary
Elli Busby, 8th Grade - Starr-Iva Middle
Lillian Swaney, 2nd Grade - Iva Elementary
Jasmine Washburn, 5th Grader - Starr Elementary
Do you love unraveling the mysteries of the classics, and diving deep into the realms of imagination and wisdom? If you join our #A3TeachingTeam as an English Teacher at Crescent High School, you can journey with your students through the rich tapestry of English literature, where every character, every plot twist, and every metaphor is a stepping stone on the path to understanding the human condition.📚✨
Don't tarry, apply today! https://bit.ly/A3Careers
Oakly and the United Way Healthy Futures AmeriCorps Team recently visited Iva Elementary to pass out recess kits to every homeroom class! While there, they shared tips on maintaining healthy habits! Thank you, Dabo's All In Team Foundation and Operation Active Kids, O.A.K, for helping make this project possible for the children in Anderson County! 💙🏀 💛⚽️
The Crescent FFA Arena recently hosted the 2024 South Carolina Farriers Association Competition! 🔥🧲🐴
5K Registration for the 24-25 School Year is Now Open!🎒✏️
Visit https://bit.ly/A3-ENROLL to register. Children must turn five on or before September 1, 2024. Students enrolled in our 4K program do not need to be registered through the new student portal.
📍 To view our elementary attendance zones visit: https://bit.ly/A3AttendanceZones
Looking for a GROOVY place to work? We are adding a Special Education Teacher to our #A3TeachingTeam at Iva Elementary!🐯💛🪩
To apply: https://bit.ly/A3Careers
Behind every safe journey to and from school is a caring bus driver. Thank you for keeping our students safe and for all the early mornings and late afternoons. You're not just driving a bus; you're driving our future. Thank you, A3 Bus Crew! 💛🚌 #BusDriverAppreciationWeek
Our Flat Rock Community is growing quickly! Because of this, we are excited to add two teaching positions at "The Rock" for the 2024-2025 school year. 🤩🪨
Head on over to https://bit.ly/A3Careers to apply! 🎉