Important News

PTA Meeting Monday Night

Please join us for our monthly PTA meeting on Monday evening at 7pm. Babysitting is available. Miss Secula and Mrs. Stoner (parent representative to the School Improvement Team) will provide a presentation about MAP testing and the parent score report.

Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences

Math parent-teacher conferences will take place on February 4 th and 5 th. You can sign up on HPCSS Connect until February 1 st at 4pm. After that time, you can contact the front office for assistance.

Happy New Year!

After a warm ending to 2015, colder weather has arrived. Students go out for recess when the feels-like temperature is at least 20 degrees. Please be sure your child is properly dressed for outside recess. Additionally, if your child leaves any clothing at school, it often ends up in our lost and found bin on the stage. Please encourage your…

FIT Family Night Volunteers

The Family Fun Committee needs 16 volunteers for our FIT Family Night on Tuesday January 12th. Volunteers will tend to tables and lead groups to the events. Sign up to help on the AES Volunteer Wiki. If you have questions, please contact Karli Barr at 702-290-5679.

FIT Family Night

FIT Family Night is coming to Atholton ES on January 12 th from 6-8 pm. Stations include: Kid Friendly Boot Camp, Karate, Zumba, Yoga, Wellness Tables, and a Parent Nutrition workshop. Please register for the FIT Family Night online at http://bit.ly/1R8bTQx. At the website, hover over Wellness Programs and choose Registration from the drop down menu. Complete the information and…

Happy Holidays

From our family to yours, we wish you a fun and relaxing winter break. Happy Holidays! We will see your children on January 4 th. AES Staff

Demystifying the Common Core

This GreatSchools site aims to make the new K-5 standards accessible to parents and others via brief videos for each grade level. Check it out at: http://www.greatschools.org/gk/milestones/

Spelling Bee

This month students in fourth and fifth grade will be competing in classroom spelling bees. Four winners and one alternate will move on to compete in our school's spelling bee on Friday, January 15th in hopes of competing in Atholton's school spelling bee and/or the Howard County Public Library (HCPL) Spelling Bee on March 11th, 2016. If your child will…

Hour of Code

Next week all of our students will participate in the global Hour of Code week. All students will experience at least an hour of computer science designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator.

Save the Dates

Atholton Elementary will host a Family Folk Night with crafts, games, dances, and stories from around the world on January 21 st at 6:30. A STEM night will be offered to families on February 25 th with an emphasis on Technology and Math. Mrs. Shudtz and Mr. Kranz would like to invite families to our winter music concerts. Orchestra is…