Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School

04/03/2026

Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will participate in SC READY testing in May. Please add these dates to your calendars. Testing will begin promptly at 9AM each day.

04/03/2026

Our Animal Ambassadors club visited the Charleston Animal Society!

04/03/2026

Congratulations to our 5th graders who earned Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter!

04/02/2026

Today we celebrated World Autism Awareness Day!

04/02/2026

Congratulations to our 4th graders who earned Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter! Way to go! 🦄🥳

03/30/2026

ARCAE Spirit Night is tomorrow night, Tuesday 3/31, at SUPER CHIX on Savannah Hwy from 4:00 to 8:00PM.
Also, it is the last day to purchase Raffle Tickets in the ARCAE PTA’s March Madness Raffle, so don't miss out! Winners will be drawn on Monday, April 1st at noon.

Prizes include:
• Front row seats for the Spring Dance Recital
• First row seats for the Spring Strings Performance
• Reserved seating for 5th Grade Graduation
• An ARCAE deluxe canvas tote bag
• A Skip the Car Line Pass for the rest of the school year

03/29/2026

🦄 iReady testing and makeup testing continues this week for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade students.

🦄 Rest & eat well, and be on time for school.

🦄 We are super proud of our students and their academic growth this year!

03/27/2026

March is the National Association for Music Education’s Music in Our Schools Month! Our Unichorus participated in the West Ashley Choral Festival. This unique experience provided students with the opportunity to collaborate and sing with other chorus students at West Ashley elementary schools. Thank you to the CCSD Fine Arts Office and to our music educators for making this event possible for our students!

03/27/2026

03/27/2026

Our fifth grade students participated in an Engaging Creative Minds residency focused on cooking with fractions. Thank you to our fabulous PTA for funding this learning experience.

03/27/2026

This week in LI1, our students combined teamwork and life skills in a fun and meaningful cooking lesson! As part of our Unit Lesson learning about the Team Impact organization, students learned what it means to be a member of a team—supporting one another, showing encouragement, and working together toward a common goal. This learning ties directly into our preparation for the Special Olympics on May 15th!

Our unit recipe was ballpark nachos, and students practiced important daily living and functional skills throughout the process. They explored new foods by trying ingredients, took part in preparing the recipe, and learned about oven safety.

03/27/2026

Congratulations to our school counselor, Elizabeth Drayton, for being recognized as our Rookie Teacher of the Year!