Starr Elementary School

⭐🐯Check out the upcoming important dates! We can't wait to see our students in the morning!🤩

🐰📚 Our students had a very hoppy surprise today! A special Bunny visitor hopped in to read with us as we kicked off our One School, One Book adventure: 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos! 🐿️🐶 We love bringing stories to life and sharing the joy of reading together as a school community. 💛✨ #OneSchoolOneBook #ReadersAreLeaders

We 💛 our student athletes! #TinyTigers

Our 4th graders put a sweet twist on grammar practice! 🍬✏️ Students used candy corn to mark quotation marks and punctuation while learning the rules of dialogue. 🎃📝

Our 4th graders put a sweet twist on grammar practice! 🍬✏️ Students used candy corn to mark quotation marks and punctuation while learning the rules of dialogue. 🎃📝

We love Icee Fridays!

Check out the week ahead! Click the link for breakfast and lunch menus: https://www.acsd3.org/documents/%F0%9F%8D%BD%3A-school-nutrition-menus/elementary-menus/16903441

👋 Mr. Allen from the School for the Deaf and Blind visited our 2nd grade students!
He shared the inspiring story of William Hoy, a famous deaf baseball player ⚾, and taught students about deaf innovations, history, and the different types of sign language.

Our students loved learning how communication has evolved and the impact deaf leaders have made in history! 💙🤟

#DeafHistory #Inclusion #LearningTogether

Our One School, One Book event is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to share the big reveal with you! Get ready for an unforgettable experience as we announce the title of our book during the kickoff event on Friday, September 12th. The excitement is building, and we’re so thrilled to embark on this journey together!

Anderson 3 is proud to partner with local emergency services for our annual school safety walkthroughs. Representatives from Anderson County Emergency Management, Anderson County Fire, including surrounding volunteer fire stations, Anderson County EMS, Iva Police Department, and Anderson County Technical Services, toured our campuses this week with district leaders. Together, they reviewed changes, noted strengths, and identified ways to further strengthen our crisis plans and safety measures. 🚓🚑🚒

What makes Anderson 3 unique is our commitment to inviting emergency personnel into our schools to provide direct feedback on our procedures. This collaboration has become a yearly practice and continues to shape how we refine and improve safety across the district.

This year’s walkthrough highlighted the addition of even more safety cameras, fencing, equipment and other improvements. Dr. Nixon, Deputy Superintendent, mentioned this year's application for state Building Safety Grant Funds included ballistic film for exterior windows and doors.

We are grateful for the expertise and dedication of our community partners as we work together to keep our students and staff safe. 🏫🔒

👸Gracie McGee, a Junior at Cresecent, visited Mrs. Eaton's class as a guest reader. She won the title Miss Sparkle City Highschool in her latest pageant. 📖 #ReadersareLeaders #StarrShines

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🤩5th grade hard at work! Learning can be fun and messy! 🐯

It's always a great week with students like ours 🤩

Hat day tomorrow!

From Ms. Schwieckhardt to Mrs. Eddy! 💍✨

A 3rd Grade teacher at Starr Elementary, Mrs. Eddy, had her students’ creativity on display on her big day. ➕📝💕
Her students shared honeymoon ideas, wedding day tips, and even music suggestions that became part of the centerpieces! 🐯💛

🎉 Congratulations to Anderson 3’s 2025–2026 District Teacher & Support Staff of the Year! 💛

🎨 Teacher of the Year – Mrs. Martina Zinn, Art Teacher @ Starr-Iva Middle
🍎 Support Staff of the Year – Mrs. Kelly Brown, Paraprofessional @ Starr Elementary

These amazing women inspire, serve, and go above and beyond for our students every single day. We are blessed to have them on the #A3Team! 🫶 #A3Uncommon

Check out our calendar and important updates from Mrs. Hatcher!