Important News

Parents/Guardians of 5th grade students: You are cordially invited to Atholton Elementary School’s Fifth grade Moving Up Ceremony. The program will take place on Wednesday, June 7th at 10:00 a.m. in the cafeteria at Atholton ES. After the program, students and parents will be served light refreshments. Due to the fire code capacity, only five guests per student will be…

A huge thank you to our many volunteers, PTA and staff for making the 2016-2017 Field Day a SUCCESS. We had more than 70 volunteers! The event exceeded our expectations and was fun for all despite the heat. A special thank you to the physical education team, who planned the stations and challenges for our students. The entire staff adjusted…

Due to construction taking place at Atholton Park there are a very limited number of parking spaces available for use during morning school drop off and afternoon pick up. Please consider walking or parking on the side street, Greenleigh Dr, to avoid a back up of cars. We will have someone at the park to help direct cars in and…

We have had an increase in the number of children who are bringing toys to school. The toy we are seeing most frequently is the Fidget, which is a new item that many children are very excited about. Please monitor that your child is not bringing a Fidget or other toys to school to show peers or to play with…

The AES Readers Picnic is Monday, June 5th. Parents and families are welcome outside in the back of school on the grassy field. There is no need to enter the building to sign in. Families can bring their own picnic lunch and students will be able to join you. Lunches for students will be available for purchase in the cafeteria…

Thank you for your support with our first annual National Bike To School Day. It was a huge success! We had more than 75 students and parents bike to school! Howard County Police Department Community Officers, Gillenwater and Wilcox shared bike safety tips and raffled off prizes for over 35 students. We look forward to continuing to partner with HCPD…

THANK YOU PTA for all the treats you shared with staff this week. You are truly an amazing group! Your time, kindness and generosity are greatly appreciated! Dr. Holden and Ms. Secula

Letters of invitation went home in the 5/5 Friday folders requesting your child participate in the enrichment fair portion of Atholton's Excellence Night. If your child would like to represent one or more Instructional Seminar, Curriculum Extension Unit or GT Math class, please return the bottom portion of the invitation letter to Mrs. Young or Mr. Nath. A confirmation letter…

When: Thursday, June 1, 2017 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Where: Throughout the school On Thursday, June 1st, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Atholton Elementary will hold its annual Excellence Night. We are ready to show off our Atholton Panther Pride! Please join us as students showcase their accomplishments. Student work and projects from G/T Instructional Seminars, Curriculum Extension Units…

We will be honoring all the volunteers, who assisted us throughout the year, with a lunch on Field Day. Lunch will be served at noon in the media center. We hope you can join us!