Important News

The Halloween Parade is Friday, October 28 th starting at 2:45. As children begin the process of choosing a costume, please remind them that they will not be able to bring any toy weapons to school and that gory/bloody make-up should be saved for parties/trick or treating outside of school. This year we are also asking that no clown costumes…

Let's show our appreciation for our AES staff on Thursday, October 20th by providing an autumn themed lunch and treats! If you are able to make, bake or pick up something for lunch, please sign up using this link: http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=ZYOF5687. All details are included on the signup page. Please contact Laura Hettinger ( ellehettinger@gmail.com) with any questions.

The Related Arts team is organizing the Fall Festival celebration for students on Friday October 28th. Each grade level will participate in a variety of activities during their grade’s designated Related Arts time on the 28th. There are two time slots for volunteers, including Grades 3-5 from 9:20 AM – 11:30 AM and Grades K-2 from 11:30 AM – 1:45…

Flu Clinic Reminder Just a reminder that Atholton will be holding the Flu immunization clinic on October 21st, and this year it is a injection . IF your child has already received a Flu vaccine, please email (carolyn_kotz@hcpss.org, andrea_lewis@hcpss.org) and call the health room (410-313-7429) to let us know so, that we can remove the consent form and take your…

Individual Picture Day is Friday, October 14th. You will be receiving a postcard in this week's Friday Folder. Monday, October 10th Picture envelopes will be sent home. The envelopes can be returned to the school on picture day or before.

The grocery store school rewards programs are ready for renewal. Please go to our website under School Resources/Support our School, where there are links to each of the grocery store programs. Thank you for your support. Please register if you haven't already.

Smart Thermometers Our school was accepted into the competitive Kinsa FLUency program! The FLUency program will keep our students and classrooms healthier by helping everyone know "what's going around" and includes a FREE Kinsa Smart thermometer for each family at AES. Look for the tri-fold brochure in the 10/14 Friday folder.

Save the Date! 
Our annual 5th grade pancake breakfast will be Saturday December 3rd from 7-10am. Everyone is welcome! Come and show your panther pride and support the 5th grade. More information will be shared as the date nears.

Students in this 4th Grade Instructional Seminar have the opportunity to form groups and attempt the Rube Goldberg Challenge, sponsored by the Howard County Library. Each year’s challenge is to create a machine using at least 3 simple machines and 8 steps in order to accomplish a set-task. Class meetings have begun and we look forward to an exciting machine-building…

This year, we will once again be participating in the Kids Helping Kids Drive for the Howard County Food Bank. For almost 30 years, the Kids Helping Kids anti-hunger campaign has mobilized students in Maryland schools to collect food for our state's various food banks. Participation is voluntary and the food drive will last from October 3rd to October 28th…