Important News

Valentine's Day Celebrations

Valentine’s Day will be celebrated in classrooms on February 12 th. Valentine cards will be exchanged. It is okay if the cards contain candy. Students will be encouraged to bring the candy home instead of eating it during the celebration. A flyer went home yesterday in Friday Folders explaining the food that will be served during the celebration. If your…

Yearbook Orders are due by April 7th!

Order forms/envelopes went home with students on January 26 th. The cost is $20.00. You can pay online with a credit card or enclose cash or a check in the payment envelope at the bottom of the flyer. Yearbook orders are due April 7 th. If you wish to pay online, please print out your payment receipt and place it…

PTA Conference Dinner for Staff

We will again be serving our wonderful teachers dinner during next week's parent/teacher conferences on Thursday February 4th. Can you help make, bake or donate something on the list? Please click this link to sign up: http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=NWNJ6239. If you have trouble with the link, try to copy and paste instead. Contact Laura Hettinger ( ellehettinger@gmail.com) with additional questions.

Conference Bake-Sale

Grade 5 is hosting a bake sale for ONE DAY ONLY during parent teacher conferences on Thursday, February 4th. Please go to the following link to donate either baked goods or to sign up for a shift. You do not need a Sign Up Genius account to access the sign up. Thank you! www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F48AEAD2AA02-february

Arrival and Dismissal

As of this writing, sidewalks are clear and we no longer need to use the Inclement Weather Drop and Go. Supervision for students will begin at 9:00 in front of the school. Please do not drop your children off before that time. Between 9 and 9:10, the bus loop is for buses only, except for parents of preschool children.

No More Juice Bag Upcycling

As we continue to promote a waste-free Green School at AES, the Green Team and the fifth grade Green Ambassadors would like to inform our families we are no longer able to send student juice bags from lunches to Terracycle to be turned into other products. This means, beginning January 1st, all empty juice bags will be thrown in the…

Jump Rope for Heart

On Thursday February 11 th our students will jump into the fight against heart disease and stroke with Jump Rope For Heart. The event will be during school when students would normally have related arts classes. Students will actively participate in a variety of jumping and cardiovascular fitness activities on one day of the event. The event will support the…

Attention 5th Grade Parents

Information about the 6 th grade world language and music performance selection process went home last week. Please carefully read the information and send the completed form to school by January 29 th.

Family Folk Night

Please join us for Family Folk Night with crafts, games, dances, and stories from around the world on January 21 st at 6:30. We have several 5 th grade students looking forward to assisting with the evening.

Arrival Reminders

Please do not drop your children off at school prior to 9:00 unless it is an inclement weather day (rain, snow, icy sidewalk conditions, feels like temperature below 20 degrees). We do not have supervision for students prior to 9:00. Here are the procedures for inclement weather day arrival: This year we will continue to offer an arrival procedure for…