August 1, 2025

Arena Families,

WELCOME BACK TO THE 2025-26 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR! I hope you are all enjoying time with your children over the summer vacation.

We are working very hard to get Arena Elementary cleaned, organized and ready for the students to return on Wednesday, August 20th. Your child/children are in store for many meaningful and exciting learning adventures! For them, let us make the goal to have a successful school year by working together as a team to ensure a quality educational experience.

Here at Arena, our teachers have high expectations and want to foster and encourage the excitement of learning new ideas and concepts. Make sure your children are prepared for the return to school.

Here are just a few good tips you might consider:

1. Before the school year begins, start adjusting your child’s bedtime so that they get enough sleep, are rested, and functional in the morning. Getting plenty of sleep is important for their learning. When children are exhausted they have extreme difficulty processing information.

2. Limit screen time! Devices should be turned off and put away at least one hour before bedtime. Social media and gaming over-stimulate the brain, which makes it harder for children to fall asleep.

3. Check with your child’s doctor to be sure immunizations are up to date, particularly Kindergarten, 7th graders and new students to the district. Additionally, this is a good time to schedule annual sports physical exams, which are required for participation in school sponsored sporting events.

4. Make sure your child has a backpack and age appropriate school supplies on the first day of school.

5. Finally, please write your child’ name on all of their jackets, sweatshirts, sweaters, etc.

Last year we had an over abundance of unclaimed outerwear which had to be washed, folded and donated.

Along with this Welcome Back letter, you will find many important school documents included in the Back-to-School packet which need to be read, personal information to be completed and signed.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH 4:30 -6:00 P.M. COME MEET YOU CHILD’S TEACHER, GET IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, ASK QUESTIONS, TAKE A TOUR OF THE CLASSROOM AND THE SCHOOL CAMPUS!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.

I hope your child/children are as eager to return to the Arena Elementary learning community as we are looking forward to seeing all of their smiling faces. Until then, stay safe and healthy. Enjoy every second together.

Michelle Egger Principal Arena Elementary School