The Sandbox
A newsletter for families and friends of iAcademy @ AES!
sand·box - ˈsan(d)ˌbäks/
noun
1. NORTH AMERICAN - a shallow box or hollow in the ground partly filled with sand for children to play in.
2. COMPUTING - a safe place to create, collaborate, and test your ideas.
December 20, 2018
A Note from Ms. Davis
Dear Families,
It's hard to believe that 2019 is right around the corner! Please keep reading for some reminders about dismissing for the holidays and when classes resume in January.
In November, Dr. Holladay, Anna Underwood, and I traveled to Washington, D.C. to accept the National Blue Ribbon School of Distinction award from the United States Department of Education. It was such an honor to represent the faculty, staff, students and families of AES! On January 31, 2019, our entire school community will be celebrating this achievement. Please save the date.
I hope you and your families have a wonderful, safe holiday.
If I can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to call or come by.
Sincerely,
Cindy Davis,
Principal
FUN AROUND CAMPUS!
Girl Scouts provided food to 14 families for Thanksgiving!
Jean and Jim Kelley (LawLers) provided turkeys for our entire faculty and staff!
We hosted retired teachers for a delicious Thanksgiving lunch!
Hour of Code
Alabama's Birthday Party - Thanks PTO & PE
Presentation about India
AHS Jazz Band Performance
Santa is checking his list and it's in binary code! hehe
A Visit from Mr. & Mrs. Claus
Welcome, 2019!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY 2019
7 Students return to school - classes begin
14 Reading for Education Fundraiser - no selling! Just turn in completed address cards!
18 End 2nd 9-week grading period
18 Break the Rules Day
21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No students, no classes
22 ACS Teacher Workday - No students, no classes
23 Start of 3rd 9-week grading period
23 Report Cards go home
25 Semester 1 perfect attendance awards - 8:00
Pre-Kindergarten Team
Kindergarten Teachers
1st Grade Teachers
2nd Grade Teachers
3rd Grade Teachers
PE Teachers - want to do build a snowman?
School begins at 7:45 a.m. Students are tardy at 7:50 a.m.
Publix will donate funds to AES!
Thank you to WOW! for helping fund our INNOVATION LAB!
Thank you to our school partner, Lawler's Barbecue, for your support!
ATHENS CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
Please consider setting up AmazonSmile. When you choose smile.amazon.com and select the Athens City Schools Foundation, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to the Foundation.
It's very easy:
1. Login in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
2. On your first visit to smile.amazon.com, you will be prompted to select your charitable organization. You may have to type in Athens City Schools Foundation and then make the selection.
That is it! From then on, a portion of your purchases made using that login will be donated to the Athens City Schools Foundation.
About Athens Elementary
Email: cindy.davis@acs-k12.org
Website: acs-k12.org/AES
Location: 515 North Madison Street, Athens, AL, United States
Phone: (256) 233-6609
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athenselementary
Twitter: @AthensElem