Parent Tornado Watch
Weekly Tornado Watch parent student newsletter is published on Sundays for the upcoming week.
To read the Tornado Watch news for the week, click on the desired date below.
May 7 2023
May 7, 2023
AES Families,
Can you believe we only have two weeks left of this school year
Upcoming Park Days:
PK - May 10th
K - May 15th
1st - May 11th
2nd - May 19th
Does your child need a sack lunch for their upcoming Park Day? CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/D5KnDEAk56WpT9Qs5
We have a few spots remaining for our Field Day volunteer sign-up!! You won’t want to miss it!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa923a6facf8-field#/
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 5/10 - PreK Park Day
🌪 5/11 - 1st Grade Park Day
🌪 5/12 - Field Day
🌪 5/15 - Field Day (Rain Plan)
🌪 5/15 - K Park Day
🌪 5/15 - 5/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 5/16 - XtraMath Level 4 Game Truck
🌪 5/16 - Grammy Growth Awards
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Movie Party
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Playground Party
🌪 5/18 - PK/K Celebrations
🌪 5/19 - K Tuition Round-Up (8am-12pm)
🌪 5/19 - 2nd Grade Picnic Day
🌪 5/19 - 1st/2nd Student Last Day
Can you believe we only have two weeks left of this school year
Upcoming Park Days:
PK - May 10th
K - May 15th
1st - May 11th
2nd - May 19th
Does your child need a sack lunch for their upcoming Park Day? CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/D5KnDEAk56WpT9Qs5
We have a few spots remaining for our Field Day volunteer sign-up!! You won’t want to miss it!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa923a6facf8-field#/
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 5/10 - PreK Park Day
🌪 5/11 - 1st Grade Park Day
🌪 5/12 - Field Day
🌪 5/15 - Field Day (Rain Plan)
🌪 5/15 - K Park Day
🌪 5/15 - 5/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 5/16 - XtraMath Level 4 Game Truck
🌪 5/16 - Grammy Growth Awards
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Movie Party
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Playground Party
🌪 5/18 - PK/K Celebrations
🌪 5/19 - K Tuition Round-Up (8am-12pm)
🌪 5/19 - 2nd Grade Picnic Day
🌪 5/19 - 1st/2nd Student Last Day
April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023
AES Families,
Three more weeks of fun and we are going to pack as much into them as possible!! There are lots of events happening across campus and we would love for you to plug in if you are able!
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to encourage you celebrate the teachers that are pouring into your children each day, however you may choose. Consider having your child write a handwritten note or maybe send a video message with your child’s favorite memory from this year. It can look a number of ways, but we want our amazing AES teachers to feel an overwhelming amount of appreciation THIS WEEK!!
1st and 2nd grade parents, does your child need a sack lunch for an upcoming End of the Year Field Trip?? CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/Ataxq8wiLg45GC597
We want our school to be the best it can be. Please fill out this survey and tell us what you think about what we are doing well and what you think we could do better. CLICK HERE to give us feedback: https://forms.gle/ggiW9MBmc5Lgiexj6
We have a few spots remaining for our Field Day volunteer sign-up!! You won’t want to miss it!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa923a6facf8-field#/
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 5/1-5/5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
🌪 5/2 - 1st Field Trip - Tate, Tatum and Smither
🌪 5/4 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 8)
🌪 5/5 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 7)
🌪 5/10 - PreK Park Day
🌪 5/11 - 1st Grade Park Day
🌪 5/12 - Field Day
🌪 5/15 - Field Day (Rain Plan)
🌪 5/15 - K Park Day
🌪 5/15 - 5/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 5/16 - XtraMath Level 4 Game Truck
🌪 5/16 - Grammy Growth Awards
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Movie Party
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Playground Party
🌪 5/17 - Grades DUE
🌪 5/18 - PK/K Celebrations
🌪 5/19 - K Tuition Round-Up (8am-12pm)
🌪 5/19 - 2nd Grade Picnic Day
🌪 5/19 - 1st/2nd Student Last Day
Three more weeks of fun and we are going to pack as much into them as possible!! There are lots of events happening across campus and we would love for you to plug in if you are able!
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to encourage you celebrate the teachers that are pouring into your children each day, however you may choose. Consider having your child write a handwritten note or maybe send a video message with your child’s favorite memory from this year. It can look a number of ways, but we want our amazing AES teachers to feel an overwhelming amount of appreciation THIS WEEK!!
1st and 2nd grade parents, does your child need a sack lunch for an upcoming End of the Year Field Trip?? CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/Ataxq8wiLg45GC597
We want our school to be the best it can be. Please fill out this survey and tell us what you think about what we are doing well and what you think we could do better. CLICK HERE to give us feedback: https://forms.gle/ggiW9MBmc5Lgiexj6
We have a few spots remaining for our Field Day volunteer sign-up!! You won’t want to miss it!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa923a6facf8-field#/
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 5/1-5/5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
🌪 5/2 - 1st Field Trip - Tate, Tatum and Smither
🌪 5/4 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 8)
🌪 5/5 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 7)
🌪 5/10 - PreK Park Day
🌪 5/11 - 1st Grade Park Day
🌪 5/12 - Field Day
🌪 5/15 - Field Day (Rain Plan)
🌪 5/15 - K Park Day
🌪 5/15 - 5/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 5/16 - XtraMath Level 4 Game Truck
🌪 5/16 - Grammy Growth Awards
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Movie Party
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Playground Party
🌪 5/17 - Grades DUE
🌪 5/18 - PK/K Celebrations
🌪 5/19 - K Tuition Round-Up (8am-12pm)
🌪 5/19 - 2nd Grade Picnic Day
🌪 5/19 - 1st/2nd Student Last Day
April 23, 2023
April 23, 2023
AES Families,
Does your child need a sack lunch for an upcoming End of the Year Field Trip?? CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/Ataxq8wiLg45GC597
Our final Parent Advisory Board Meeting THIS THURSDAY at 8am in the Theater. The following items will be on the agenda:
✔️School Safety - Officer Mark Tate
✔️Summer School - Michelle Knight
✔️EOY Reflections
✔️EOY Dates
We want our school to be the best it can be. Please fill out this survey and tell us what you think about what we are doing well and what you think we could do better. If you have more than one child in this school, you may pick which one you want to think about when answering the questions. This survey is anonymous. No one will know which answers came from you, and it will not be possible to connect your answers to your child in any way. Thank you very much for your participation. CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/ggiW9MBmc5Lgiexj6
Field Day is a day you won’t want to miss!! Sign up here if you want to join in on the fun: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa923a6facf8-field#/
We may be at the end THIS school year, but it is never too early to go ahead and sign up for school supplies for NEXT YEAR!! Order Now --> http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=96256
We are looking forward to a wonderful week!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/24 - 1st Field Trip - Myers / Young / Durel
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Field Trip Hall and McDonald
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
🌪 5/1-5/5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
🌪 5/2 - 1st Field Trip - Tate, Tatum and Smither
🌪 5/4 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 8)
🌪 5/5 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 7)
🌪 5/11 - 1st Grade Park Day
🌪 5/12 - Field Day
🌪 5/15 - Field Day (Rain Plan)
🌪 5/15 - K Park Day
🌪 5/15 - 5/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 5/16 - XtraMath Level 4 Game Truck
🌪 5/16 - Grammy Growth Awards
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Movie Party
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Playground Party
🌪 5/17 - Grades DUE
🌪 5/18 - PK/K Celebrations
🌪 5/19 - K Tuition Round-Up (8am-12pm)
🌪 5/19 - 2nd Grade Picnic Day
🌪 5/19 - 1st/2nd Student Last Day
Does your child need a sack lunch for an upcoming End of the Year Field Trip?? CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/Ataxq8wiLg45GC597
Our final Parent Advisory Board Meeting THIS THURSDAY at 8am in the Theater. The following items will be on the agenda:
✔️School Safety - Officer Mark Tate
✔️Summer School - Michelle Knight
✔️EOY Reflections
✔️EOY Dates
We want our school to be the best it can be. Please fill out this survey and tell us what you think about what we are doing well and what you think we could do better. If you have more than one child in this school, you may pick which one you want to think about when answering the questions. This survey is anonymous. No one will know which answers came from you, and it will not be possible to connect your answers to your child in any way. Thank you very much for your participation. CLICK HERE: https://forms.gle/ggiW9MBmc5Lgiexj6
Field Day is a day you won’t want to miss!! Sign up here if you want to join in on the fun: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eafa923a6facf8-field#/
We may be at the end THIS school year, but it is never too early to go ahead and sign up for school supplies for NEXT YEAR!! Order Now --> http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=96256
We are looking forward to a wonderful week!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/24 - 1st Field Trip - Myers / Young / Durel
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Field Trip Hall and McDonald
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
🌪 5/1-5/5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
🌪 5/2 - 1st Field Trip - Tate, Tatum and Smither
🌪 5/4 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 8)
🌪 5/5 - 2nd Grade Field Trip (POD 7)
🌪 5/11 - 1st Grade Park Day
🌪 5/12 - Field Day
🌪 5/15 - Field Day (Rain Plan)
🌪 5/15 - K Park Day
🌪 5/15 - 5/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 5/16 - XtraMath Level 4 Game Truck
🌪 5/16 - Grammy Growth Awards
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Movie Party
🌪 5/17 - Ch. Fundraiser Playground Party
🌪 5/17 - Grades DUE
🌪 5/18 - PK/K Celebrations
🌪 5/19 - K Tuition Round-Up (8am-12pm)
🌪 5/19 - 2nd Grade Picnic Day
🌪 5/19 - 1st/2nd Student Last Day
April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023
AES Families,
Have you ordered a yearbook for your child yet? CLICK HERE: https://tr5.treering.com/validate Use this CODE: 1015066149822337
Individual Spring Picture forms will be went home last week. Picture Day is THIS TUESDAY, April 18th. Only prepaid orders will be photographed. If you have a kindergartener who was not present the day of cap and gown pictures a few weeks ago, WE WILL be taking their cap and gown picture on April 18th. CLICK HERE: https://www.prepayorders.com/school/aes11772 (This link closes at midnight on April 17th)
AES Night of the Arts is an evening you won’t want to miss!! Both our Choir and Drama clubs have been working incredibly hard and will be showcasing their efforts THIS Thursday at 5pm at the AHS Lyceum.
Did you order a pizza for Lunch with a Loved One??? If so, please send your $10 in tomorrow (or at the latest, Tuesday.) If you haven't yet filled out this form, we need EVERYONE to complete this form so their teacher knows if you will be coming, if any children need a sack lunch, and if you would like to sign up for a $10 pizza.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD9-mfo1ix2rz5oxNVTiYz2TJBnY6MAwdeetnmiVqTO3wPgw/viewform?usp=sf_link
We are so excited that this year we've partnered with 1st Day School Supplies. They are going to save us up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and Amazon. Order Now --> http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=96256
We are looking forward to a wonderful week!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
Have you ordered a yearbook for your child yet? CLICK HERE: https://tr5.treering.com/validate Use this CODE: 1015066149822337
Individual Spring Picture forms will be went home last week. Picture Day is THIS TUESDAY, April 18th. Only prepaid orders will be photographed. If you have a kindergartener who was not present the day of cap and gown pictures a few weeks ago, WE WILL be taking their cap and gown picture on April 18th. CLICK HERE: https://www.prepayorders.com/school/aes11772 (This link closes at midnight on April 17th)
AES Night of the Arts is an evening you won’t want to miss!! Both our Choir and Drama clubs have been working incredibly hard and will be showcasing their efforts THIS Thursday at 5pm at the AHS Lyceum.
Did you order a pizza for Lunch with a Loved One??? If so, please send your $10 in tomorrow (or at the latest, Tuesday.) If you haven't yet filled out this form, we need EVERYONE to complete this form so their teacher knows if you will be coming, if any children need a sack lunch, and if you would like to sign up for a $10 pizza.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD9-mfo1ix2rz5oxNVTiYz2TJBnY6MAwdeetnmiVqTO3wPgw/viewform?usp=sf_link
We are so excited that this year we've partnered with 1st Day School Supplies. They are going to save us up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and Amazon. Order Now --> http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=96256
We are looking forward to a wonderful week!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
April 9, ,2023
April 9, 2023
AES Families,
This week we begin our iReady benchmark testing in both Reading and Math. We can wait to see how much our students have grown this year! The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your student’s needs. Each item a student sees is individualized based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier questions. The purpose of this is not to give your student a score or grade, but instead to determine how best to support your student’s learning. You can help your child by encouraging they get a good night of rest each evening and a healthy breakfast each morning. Don’t forget we serve a FREE hot breakfast eah morning in the cafeteria beginning at 7:10am!
Do you know a child who will be 5 years old by August 15th? Please encourage them to attend our AES Resident Kindergarten Round-Up THIS FRIDAY, from 8am-2pm.
Individual Spring Picture forms will be coming home this week. Picture Day is April 18th. Only prepaid orders will be photographed. If you have a kindergartener who was not present the day of cap and gown pictures a few weeks ago, WE WILL be taking their cap and gown picture on April 18th.
Please make plans to join us for our annual Lunch with a Loved One picnic during your child’s lunchtime. Your child and their classmates will meet their families on the Soccer Field for a picnic-style lunch. You can bring a lunch for your child, order a sack lunch from the cafeteria for your child, or you can order a pizza that will be delivered to AES.
**Submit a form for EACH CHILD you have at AES. **Don’t forget to bring your blankets and chairs to enjoy your lunch.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD9-mfo1ix2rz5oxNVTiYz2TJBnY6MAwdeetnmiVqTO3wPgw/viewform?usp=sf_link
PreK and 1st grade will have their Lunch with a Loved One on Thursday, April 20th
🟢PreK @ 10:45 - 11:20
🟢1st grade POD 5 @ 11:50-12:35
Kindergarten and 2nd Grade will have their lunch with a Loved One on Friday, April 21st
🟢Kindergarten @ 11:00 - 11:45
🟢2nd grade @ 12:10 - 12:55
We are looking forward to a wonderful week!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Field Trip - Myers, Young, and Durel
🌪 4/25 - 1st Field Trip Hall and McDonald
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip -
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
🌪 5/2 - 1st Field Trip - Tate, Tatum, and Smither
This week we begin our iReady benchmark testing in both Reading and Math. We can wait to see how much our students have grown this year! The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your student’s needs. Each item a student sees is individualized based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier questions. The purpose of this is not to give your student a score or grade, but instead to determine how best to support your student’s learning. You can help your child by encouraging they get a good night of rest each evening and a healthy breakfast each morning. Don’t forget we serve a FREE hot breakfast eah morning in the cafeteria beginning at 7:10am!
Do you know a child who will be 5 years old by August 15th? Please encourage them to attend our AES Resident Kindergarten Round-Up THIS FRIDAY, from 8am-2pm.
Individual Spring Picture forms will be coming home this week. Picture Day is April 18th. Only prepaid orders will be photographed. If you have a kindergartener who was not present the day of cap and gown pictures a few weeks ago, WE WILL be taking their cap and gown picture on April 18th.
Please make plans to join us for our annual Lunch with a Loved One picnic during your child’s lunchtime. Your child and their classmates will meet their families on the Soccer Field for a picnic-style lunch. You can bring a lunch for your child, order a sack lunch from the cafeteria for your child, or you can order a pizza that will be delivered to AES.
**Submit a form for EACH CHILD you have at AES. **Don’t forget to bring your blankets and chairs to enjoy your lunch.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD9-mfo1ix2rz5oxNVTiYz2TJBnY6MAwdeetnmiVqTO3wPgw/viewform?usp=sf_link
PreK and 1st grade will have their Lunch with a Loved One on Thursday, April 20th
🟢PreK @ 10:45 - 11:20
🟢1st grade POD 5 @ 11:50-12:35
Kindergarten and 2nd Grade will have their lunch with a Loved One on Friday, April 21st
🟢Kindergarten @ 11:00 - 11:45
🟢2nd grade @ 12:10 - 12:55
We are looking forward to a wonderful week!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Field Trip - Myers, Young, and Durel
🌪 4/25 - 1st Field Trip Hall and McDonald
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip -
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
🌪 5/2 - 1st Field Trip - Tate, Tatum, and Smither
April 2, 2023
April 2, 2023
AES Families,
Spring is here and in full swing!! We know schedules are super full with baseball, soccer, gymnastics, etc., but a way to still squeeze in 20 minutes of reading each day could be in transit! Here’s a suggestion— try keeping a book basket in your vehicle so your child always has the opportunity to engage with a book!
THURSDAY, April 6th is a ½ Day for students.
Dismissal Times:
Pre-K —- 10:00am
K / 1st / 2nd —- 11:15am
Please click here to let us know if your child will need a sack lunch: https://forms.gle/nzgVPNdwQf9KTnhWA
✔️ The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center.
✔️ The Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
✔️ STARS will NOT be open.
Did you get your AES yearbook yet? There's still time! Order now at: https://tr5.treering.com/validate
Enter our AES code: 1015066149822337
Our Lost & Found rack is already full!! Please come check if your child came to school with a coat or hoodie and when they made it back home without it. It is most likely hanging on the Lost & Found rack.
As always, our doors are open, please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can help in anyway! We can’t wait to welcome your children tomorrow morning!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/6 - ½ PD Day
🌪 4/7 - NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
Spring is here and in full swing!! We know schedules are super full with baseball, soccer, gymnastics, etc., but a way to still squeeze in 20 minutes of reading each day could be in transit! Here’s a suggestion— try keeping a book basket in your vehicle so your child always has the opportunity to engage with a book!
THURSDAY, April 6th is a ½ Day for students.
Dismissal Times:
Pre-K —- 10:00am
K / 1st / 2nd —- 11:15am
Please click here to let us know if your child will need a sack lunch: https://forms.gle/nzgVPNdwQf9KTnhWA
✔️ The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center.
✔️ The Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
✔️ STARS will NOT be open.
Did you get your AES yearbook yet? There's still time! Order now at: https://tr5.treering.com/validate
Enter our AES code: 1015066149822337
Our Lost & Found rack is already full!! Please come check if your child came to school with a coat or hoodie and when they made it back home without it. It is most likely hanging on the Lost & Found rack.
As always, our doors are open, please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can help in anyway! We can’t wait to welcome your children tomorrow morning!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 4/6 - ½ PD Day
🌪 4/7 - NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023
AES Families,
Please plan to join us THIS TUESDAY for Family STEAM Night sponsored by MUSE Knoxville. (4pm-6pm)
Mondays at AES are now officially being called Mathlete Mondays! If your student has achieved level 2 in XtraMath, they should have their Mathlete shirt to wear so we can celebrate their mathematics accomplishments each week!!
Did you get your AES yearbook yet? There's still time!
Order now at: https://tr5.treering.com/validate
Enter our AES code: 1015066149822337
As always, our doors are open, please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can help in anyway! We can’t wait to welcome your children tomorrow morning!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 3/28 - STREAM Night (4pm-6pm)
🌪 4/6 - ½ PD Day
🌪 4/7 - NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/20 - PK/1st Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023
AES Families,
Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope it was restful and full of fun for the whole family. It is hard to believe we are in the final stretch of the 22/23 school year. Your students have been hard at work and we can't wait to see what they will achieve by they end of the school year!
Alcoa High School Boys Basketball brought home the gold ball yesterday in the state championship game!! From AES to AHS, it's always a great day to be an Alcoa Tornado!!
Friendly reminder, please be sure that your children are not bringing Pokemon cards to school. They get lost, traded, misplaced, etc. and feelings get hurt. To avoid any of these conflicts we are asking that they are not brought to school. Thank you for your help with this matter
Our Pre-K Round-Up is THIS FRIDAY!! Do you know an Alcoa resident who will be 4 years old by August 15th? Send them to AES from 8am-2pm, THIS FRIDAY for our Pre-K Round-Up!!
As always, our doors are open, please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can help in any way! We can’t wait to welcome your children tomorrow morning!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 3/24 - PreK Round-Up
🌪 3/28 - STREAM Night (4pm-6pm)
🌪 4/6 - ½ PD Day
🌪 4/7 - NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope it was restful and full of fun for the whole family. It is hard to believe we are in the final stretch of the 22/23 school year. Your students have been hard at work and we can't wait to see what they will achieve by they end of the school year!
Alcoa High School Boys Basketball brought home the gold ball yesterday in the state championship game!! From AES to AHS, it's always a great day to be an Alcoa Tornado!!
Friendly reminder, please be sure that your children are not bringing Pokemon cards to school. They get lost, traded, misplaced, etc. and feelings get hurt. To avoid any of these conflicts we are asking that they are not brought to school. Thank you for your help with this matter
Our Pre-K Round-Up is THIS FRIDAY!! Do you know an Alcoa resident who will be 4 years old by August 15th? Send them to AES from 8am-2pm, THIS FRIDAY for our Pre-K Round-Up!!
As always, our doors are open, please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can help in any way! We can’t wait to welcome your children tomorrow morning!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 3/24 - PreK Round-Up
🌪 3/28 - STREAM Night (4pm-6pm)
🌪 4/6 - ½ PD Day
🌪 4/7 - NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
🌪 4/10 - 4/21 - iReady/TN-URS Window
🌪 4/12 - Special Olympics
🌪 4/14 - K Resident Round-Up
🌪 4/18 - Spring Individual Pictures
🌪 4/20 - AES Night of the Arts
🌪 4/21 - K/2nd Lunch w/ A Loved One
🌪 4/24 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/25 - K Field Trip (Zoo)
🌪 4/25 - 1st Grade Field Trip - CC (POD TBD)
🌪 4/27 - Parent Advisory (8am)
🌪 4/28 - PTO Tornado Trot
February 26, 2023
February 26, 2023
AES Families,
We have one week left of learning before Spring Break!! This week is full of fun activities, so make sure your child is at school and on time (7:45am) each day!
This week is Read Across America Week!! Read Across America is an annual event celebrated on or near March 2nd, which is the birthday of children's author Dr. Seuss. It is a nationwide reading celebration that was created by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1997 to promote literacy and encourage a love of reading among children. This week we will be celebrating each day with the following schedule:
✔️Monday - Dog Man / Cat Kid Day - Bring items to donate to our local Blount county animal shelter
✔️Tuesday - Read a Shirt Day - Wear a readable shirt
✔️Wednesday - Pajama Day - Get cozy and curl up with a good book
✔️Thursday - Read like a Tornado - Wear alcoa spirit clothes
✔️Friday - Character Day - Dress up like your favorite character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Also…
This week AES Book Fair is set up in the library. Students can shop in the morning, parents can shop after school.
Tuesday, is AES Literacy Night (4pm-6pm) - Please join us for a fun evening of literary fun! The Book Fair will be open for all!
Bus 8 has modified it's schedule. It is now picking up AES and AIS students who go to the center, dropping them off, and coming back for a second run to pick up students who ride Bus 8 home. So students riding to their residences may be slightly later.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
We have one week left of learning before Spring Break!! This week is full of fun activities, so make sure your child is at school and on time (7:45am) each day!
This week is Read Across America Week!! Read Across America is an annual event celebrated on or near March 2nd, which is the birthday of children's author Dr. Seuss. It is a nationwide reading celebration that was created by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1997 to promote literacy and encourage a love of reading among children. This week we will be celebrating each day with the following schedule:
✔️Monday - Dog Man / Cat Kid Day - Bring items to donate to our local Blount county animal shelter
✔️Tuesday - Read a Shirt Day - Wear a readable shirt
✔️Wednesday - Pajama Day - Get cozy and curl up with a good book
✔️Thursday - Read like a Tornado - Wear alcoa spirit clothes
✔️Friday - Character Day - Dress up like your favorite character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Also…
This week AES Book Fair is set up in the library. Students can shop in the morning, parents can shop after school.
Tuesday, is AES Literacy Night (4pm-6pm) - Please join us for a fun evening of literary fun! The Book Fair will be open for all!
Bus 8 has modified it's schedule. It is now picking up AES and AIS students who go to the center, dropping them off, and coming back for a second run to pick up students who ride Bus 8 home. So students riding to their residences may be slightly later.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
February 19, 2023
February 19, 2023
AES Families,
If your student attends the MLK Center after school, please know the center will be closed the entire week, Monday (2/20) - Friday (2/24).
ASE Chocolate Sale has been extended!! All money is due Wednesday, February 22nd
Remember, the daily chapter readings of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (done by some familiar AES faces) can be found here: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/alcoaobb/home
Just a reminder, if your child is sick and has a fever or vomiting, they must be fever and vomit free for 24 hours before returning to school to prevent other students from getting sick. If your child goes home sick, it is required that they remain out of school the following day. We want to minimize the spread of sickness and keep AES students and teachers healthy. Please remember to send a note if your child has been out sick.
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 2/20 - 2/24 MLK Center is CLOSED
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
If your student attends the MLK Center after school, please know the center will be closed the entire week, Monday (2/20) - Friday (2/24).
ASE Chocolate Sale has been extended!! All money is due Wednesday, February 22nd
Remember, the daily chapter readings of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (done by some familiar AES faces) can be found here: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/alcoaobb/home
Just a reminder, if your child is sick and has a fever or vomiting, they must be fever and vomit free for 24 hours before returning to school to prevent other students from getting sick. If your child goes home sick, it is required that they remain out of school the following day. We want to minimize the spread of sickness and keep AES students and teachers healthy. Please remember to send a note if your child has been out sick.
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 2/20 - 2/24 MLK Center is CLOSED
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
February 12, 2023
February 12, 2023
AES Families,
How are you and your family enjoying the One Book Blitz?? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is such a wonderful book!! Have you been able to complete the One Book Blitz Scavenger Hunt?? Don’t forget ot turn those in by MONDAY to be entered in a drawing for a FREE book at the upcoming AES Book Fair!! Remember, the daily chapter readings (done by some familiar AES faces) can be found here: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/alcoaobb/home
This Friday, February 17th is a ½ Day for students. Dismissal Times:
🔵 Pre-K —- 10:00am
🔵 K / 1st / 2nd —- 11:15am
Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
STARS will NOT be open.
The bus WILL be taking students to the MLK Center. Khrys Robinson, a guest children’s book author, will be at the MLK Center, sharing her book,"Bella and the Great Picture Day" with the children at 2pm. All students in attendance will receive a FREE signed copy of the book.
Please click here to let us know if your child will need a sack lunch: https://forms.gle/8V6PtAsWa72tSVAR9
Also, looking ahead to the following week: NO SCHOOL, Monday 2/20 in observance of President’s Day. In addition, Ms. Lilli has communicated the MLK Center will be closed the entire week, Monday (2/20)-Friday (2/24).
Our World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser will end this FRIDAY! Our sales have been phenomenal and we can’t wait to see what the upcoming week brings!! All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement. Did you know: AES makes 50% of each box sold and 100% of OPT-OUT money goes to AES!!
Thank you to everyone who has completed the 22/23 Parent Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/cw6dquYNHKN2uqiK6 We thoughtfully reflect, value, and appreciate your feedback!!
Planning ahead, the Read Across America Dress Up Week is attached to this post.
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/20 - 2/24 MLK Center is CLOSED
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6 pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
How are you and your family enjoying the One Book Blitz?? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is such a wonderful book!! Have you been able to complete the One Book Blitz Scavenger Hunt?? Don’t forget ot turn those in by MONDAY to be entered in a drawing for a FREE book at the upcoming AES Book Fair!! Remember, the daily chapter readings (done by some familiar AES faces) can be found here: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/alcoaobb/home
This Friday, February 17th is a ½ Day for students. Dismissal Times:
🔵 Pre-K —- 10:00am
🔵 K / 1st / 2nd —- 11:15am
Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
STARS will NOT be open.
The bus WILL be taking students to the MLK Center. Khrys Robinson, a guest children’s book author, will be at the MLK Center, sharing her book,"Bella and the Great Picture Day" with the children at 2pm. All students in attendance will receive a FREE signed copy of the book.
Please click here to let us know if your child will need a sack lunch: https://forms.gle/8V6PtAsWa72tSVAR9
Also, looking ahead to the following week: NO SCHOOL, Monday 2/20 in observance of President’s Day. In addition, Ms. Lilli has communicated the MLK Center will be closed the entire week, Monday (2/20)-Friday (2/24).
Our World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser will end this FRIDAY! Our sales have been phenomenal and we can’t wait to see what the upcoming week brings!! All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement. Did you know: AES makes 50% of each box sold and 100% of OPT-OUT money goes to AES!!
Thank you to everyone who has completed the 22/23 Parent Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/cw6dquYNHKN2uqiK6 We thoughtfully reflect, value, and appreciate your feedback!!
Planning ahead, the Read Across America Dress Up Week is attached to this post.
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/20 - 2/24 MLK Center is CLOSED
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6 pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
February 5th, 2023
February 5th, 2023
AES Families,
We had a great week at AES!! We have officially kicked off our One Book Blitz with Harlie and the Chocolate Factory and the school is decorated to resemble a sugar infused extravaganza!! Remember, the daily chapter readings can be found here: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/alcoaobb/home
Our World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser is well underway. All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement. Did you know: AES makes 50% of each box sold and 100% of OPT OUT money goes to AES!!
We had a great turnout for our second Parent Advisory Meeting of the 22/23 school year!! Thank you for your support and partnership.
We value your feedback and encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the 22/23 Parent Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/cw6dquYNHKN2uqiK6
Just a reminder- NO SCHOOL Monday (2/6) and Tuesday (2/7). Students will return Wednesday (2/8).
We are looking forward to another fantastic week at AES!! Please reach out if we can help you with anything at all! Our doors are always open!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/6 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/7 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/10 - PTO 2nd Grade Valentine Dance
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
We had a great week at AES!! We have officially kicked off our One Book Blitz with Harlie and the Chocolate Factory and the school is decorated to resemble a sugar infused extravaganza!! Remember, the daily chapter readings can be found here: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/alcoaobb/home
Our World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser is well underway. All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement. Did you know: AES makes 50% of each box sold and 100% of OPT OUT money goes to AES!!
We had a great turnout for our second Parent Advisory Meeting of the 22/23 school year!! Thank you for your support and partnership.
We value your feedback and encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the 22/23 Parent Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/cw6dquYNHKN2uqiK6
Just a reminder- NO SCHOOL Monday (2/6) and Tuesday (2/7). Students will return Wednesday (2/8).
We are looking forward to another fantastic week at AES!! Please reach out if we can help you with anything at all! Our doors are always open!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/6 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/7 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/10 - PTO 2nd Grade Valentine Dance
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 Spring Book Fair
🌪 2/27 - 3/3 - Read Across America Week
🌪 2/27 - 1st Grade Field Trip
🌪 2/28 - Family Literacy Night (4-6pm)
🌪 3/2 - K Cap & Gown Pictures
🌪 3/4-3/19 - Spring Break
January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023
AES Families,
Our Annual AES World’s Finest Chocolate Sale starts TOMORROW!! If you would like to sell chocolate, please return the permission slip and we will send a box home with your child. If you have already signed the permission slip, chocolate will be going home with your child TOMORROW. If supporting our school is something you want to do, but you do not want to sell chocolate, there is an OPT OUT option that will still allow your child to participate in the selling incentive parties. All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement.
PTO has an involvement opportunity!! 🍎Feb 3 - Donate items to stock the teacher workroom. You can bring drinks (sodas, fruit juice, Red Bull, waters, etc) from now until Feb 3rd! Just drop off in the front office.
Please join us this Thursday at 8am for Parent Advisory. We look forward to taking a Mid-Year School-Wide Data Dive, discussing present communication tools, and hearing your feedback on numerous topics.
We are steadily filling our spots for 23/24 Pre-K - CLICK HERE: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/aespre-k/home
**Please share this with any Alcoa resident you know that has a child who will be 4 years old by August 15th
We are looking forward to another fantastic week at AES!! Please reach out if we can help you with anything at all! Our doors are always open!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/2 - Parent Advisory (8 am)
🌪 2/10 - PTO 2nd Grade Valentine Dance
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
Our Annual AES World’s Finest Chocolate Sale starts TOMORROW!! If you would like to sell chocolate, please return the permission slip and we will send a box home with your child. If you have already signed the permission slip, chocolate will be going home with your child TOMORROW. If supporting our school is something you want to do, but you do not want to sell chocolate, there is an OPT OUT option that will still allow your child to participate in the selling incentive parties. All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement.
PTO has an involvement opportunity!! 🍎Feb 3 - Donate items to stock the teacher workroom. You can bring drinks (sodas, fruit juice, Red Bull, waters, etc) from now until Feb 3rd! Just drop off in the front office.
Please join us this Thursday at 8am for Parent Advisory. We look forward to taking a Mid-Year School-Wide Data Dive, discussing present communication tools, and hearing your feedback on numerous topics.
We are steadily filling our spots for 23/24 Pre-K - CLICK HERE: https://sites.google.com/alcoaschools.net/aespre-k/home
**Please share this with any Alcoa resident you know that has a child who will be 4 years old by August 15th
We are looking forward to another fantastic week at AES!! Please reach out if we can help you with anything at all! Our doors are always open!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/2 - Parent Advisory (8 am)
🌪 2/10 - PTO 2nd Grade Valentine Dance
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023
AES Families,
This Friday we will be kicking off our AES World’s Finest Chocolate Sale!! A permission slip will be in your child’s folder this week. If you sign the permission slip, chocolate will be going home NEXT MONDAY, January 30th. If supporting our school is something you want to do, but you do not want to sell chocolate, there is an OPT-OUT option that will still allow your child to participate in the selling incentive parties. All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement.
ESSER Survey - Parents, please go to https://www.alcoaschools.net/ and fill out the ESSER survey that is on the main page of the district website. This probably looks familiar, because it has to be filled out twice annually. Thank you for taking the time to complete it. PLEASE complete this survey prior to January 31st!
This time of year, we tend to see an increase in student illness. Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have stomach issues, or have any other illness which could be contagious. Our policy is that the student must be fever-free and stomach symptom-free (without medicine) for 24 hours before returning to school. Also, when a student is sick, they MUST BE fever-free and/or vomit-free without medication (Tylenol or Ibuprofen) for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child leaves school because he/she is sick with fever and/or vomiting, they MUST stay home the entire following school day. They may return following this absence as long as they are fever-free/vomit-free for 24 hours. Please send a parent note or doctor's excuse explaining the reason for all student absences when your child returns to school.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help and our doors are always open!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/2 - Parent Advisory (8 am)
🌪 2/10 - PTO 2nd Grade Valentine Dance
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
This Friday we will be kicking off our AES World’s Finest Chocolate Sale!! A permission slip will be in your child’s folder this week. If you sign the permission slip, chocolate will be going home NEXT MONDAY, January 30th. If supporting our school is something you want to do, but you do not want to sell chocolate, there is an OPT-OUT option that will still allow your child to participate in the selling incentive parties. All proceeds from our annual chocolate fundraiser go towards needs that will benefit students, teachers, and overall school improvement.
ESSER Survey - Parents, please go to https://www.alcoaschools.net/ and fill out the ESSER survey that is on the main page of the district website. This probably looks familiar, because it has to be filled out twice annually. Thank you for taking the time to complete it. PLEASE complete this survey prior to January 31st!
This time of year, we tend to see an increase in student illness. Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have stomach issues, or have any other illness which could be contagious. Our policy is that the student must be fever-free and stomach symptom-free (without medicine) for 24 hours before returning to school. Also, when a student is sick, they MUST BE fever-free and/or vomit-free without medication (Tylenol or Ibuprofen) for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child leaves school because he/she is sick with fever and/or vomiting, they MUST stay home the entire following school day. They may return following this absence as long as they are fever-free/vomit-free for 24 hours. Please send a parent note or doctor's excuse explaining the reason for all student absences when your child returns to school.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help and our doors are always open!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪 1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
🌪 2/2 - Parent Advisory (8 am)
🌪 2/10 - PTO 2nd Grade Valentine Dance
🌪 2/17 - ½ PD Day
🌪 2/20 - NO SCHOOL
January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023
AES Families,
ESSER Survey - Parents, please go to
https://www.alcoaschools.net/
and fill out the ESSER survey that is on the main page of the district website. This probably looks familiar, because it has to be filled out twice annually. Thank you for taking the time to complete it. PLEASE complete this survey prior to January 31st!
As always, if you ever have any questions or need to reach us, please don’t hesitate. Our doors are always open!!
Thank you for sharing your children with us at AES!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
ESSER Survey - Parents, please go to
https://www.alcoaschools.net/
and fill out the ESSER survey that is on the main page of the district website. This probably looks familiar, because it has to be filled out twice annually. Thank you for taking the time to complete it. PLEASE complete this survey prior to January 31st!
As always, if you ever have any questions or need to reach us, please don’t hesitate. Our doors are always open!!
Thank you for sharing your children with us at AES!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
January 8, 2023
January 8, 2023
AES Families,
What an exciting time of year this is at Alcoa Elementary School!
Last week the AES teachers took a Mid Year Data Dive and looked at where we started the 22/23 school year and where we are now. All we can say is WOW!! Our students have made incredible gains!! The exciting part is that we are only halfway through this school year and there is so much more to come!!! This term is when we see many students take giant leaps in their learning. Let’s keep the positive growth going with coordinated efforts between home and school.
One of the best things you can do with your child is read with them each night. By taking the time to read with them you:
(1) provide a fluent model of what reading sounds like,
(2) allow them to see that you value the practice needed to grow as a reader,
(3) encourage them to continue practicing the strategies and skills learned at school, and
(4) (the best of all), you get to spend quality time with your child.
As always, if you ever have any questions or need to reach us, please don’t hesitate. Our doors are always open. Thank you for sharing your children with us at AES!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪1/10 - Class/Club Group Photo Day
🌪1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
What an exciting time of year this is at Alcoa Elementary School!
Last week the AES teachers took a Mid Year Data Dive and looked at where we started the 22/23 school year and where we are now. All we can say is WOW!! Our students have made incredible gains!! The exciting part is that we are only halfway through this school year and there is so much more to come!!! This term is when we see many students take giant leaps in their learning. Let’s keep the positive growth going with coordinated efforts between home and school.
One of the best things you can do with your child is read with them each night. By taking the time to read with them you:
(1) provide a fluent model of what reading sounds like,
(2) allow them to see that you value the practice needed to grow as a reader,
(3) encourage them to continue practicing the strategies and skills learned at school, and
(4) (the best of all), you get to spend quality time with your child.
As always, if you ever have any questions or need to reach us, please don’t hesitate. Our doors are always open. Thank you for sharing your children with us at AES!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪1/10 - Class/Club Group Photo Day
🌪1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023
AES Families,
We hope everyone had a great holiday, had time to relax, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. We can’t wait to have your child back in the building this WEDNESDAY, January 4th!!
With the onset of approaching winter weather and flu season, please log into Skyward and make sure all your contact information is up to date. Please include an additional emergency contact we can call to pick up your child in the event we cannot reach you. If you are unable to log in Skyward or need help, please contact our front office (982-3120) or send a Dojo to your child’s teacher and we will get it updated in the system for you.
Please help us by ensuring your child has a winter coat (labeled with their name) so they can be comfortable during outside recess on cold days.
Unfortunately, with winter weather comes flu season. If your child is sick and has a fever or vomiting, they must be fever and vomit free for 24 hours before returning to school to prevent other students from getting sick. If your child goes home sick, it is required that they remain out of school the following day. We want to minimize the spread of sickness and keep AES students and teachers healthy. Please remember to send a note if your child has been out sick.
As always, it is a blessing to have the opportunity to share in your child’s life and education. Please feel free to contact us, or your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns. You are always welcome and your involvement and support are appreciated. Happy New Year!! Happy 2023!!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪1/10 - Class/Club Group Photo Day
🌪1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
We hope everyone had a great holiday, had time to relax, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. We can’t wait to have your child back in the building this WEDNESDAY, January 4th!!
With the onset of approaching winter weather and flu season, please log into Skyward and make sure all your contact information is up to date. Please include an additional emergency contact we can call to pick up your child in the event we cannot reach you. If you are unable to log in Skyward or need help, please contact our front office (982-3120) or send a Dojo to your child’s teacher and we will get it updated in the system for you.
Please help us by ensuring your child has a winter coat (labeled with their name) so they can be comfortable during outside recess on cold days.
Unfortunately, with winter weather comes flu season. If your child is sick and has a fever or vomiting, they must be fever and vomit free for 24 hours before returning to school to prevent other students from getting sick. If your child goes home sick, it is required that they remain out of school the following day. We want to minimize the spread of sickness and keep AES students and teachers healthy. Please remember to send a note if your child has been out sick.
As always, it is a blessing to have the opportunity to share in your child’s life and education. Please feel free to contact us, or your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns. You are always welcome and your involvement and support are appreciated. Happy New Year!! Happy 2023!!!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪1/10 - Class/Club Group Photo Day
🌪1/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
🌪1/30-2/17 - AES Annual Candy Fundraiser
December 11, 2022
December 11, 2022
AES Families,
Be sure to check the Lost & Found racks and bin if you are missing any items. You can check in the morning from 7:10-7:45 during drop-off. During the day you are welcome to check, just sign-in at the front office first. All remaining items will be donated on 12/16.
Please remember, you can fill out a free/reduced meal application anytime during the school year. Take advantage of the opportunity if you believe you may qualify. Applications are available online and in all front offices.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪12/13 - Winter Choir Concert @ 6:00
🌪12/15 - Christmas Party Day
🌪12/15 - 12/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪12/17-1/2 - Winter Break
🌪1/4 - Students Return to AES
Be sure to check the Lost & Found racks and bin if you are missing any items. You can check in the morning from 7:10-7:45 during drop-off. During the day you are welcome to check, just sign-in at the front office first. All remaining items will be donated on 12/16.
Please remember, you can fill out a free/reduced meal application anytime during the school year. Take advantage of the opportunity if you believe you may qualify. Applications are available online and in all front offices.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪12/13 - Winter Choir Concert @ 6:00
🌪12/15 - Christmas Party Day
🌪12/15 - 12/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪12/17-1/2 - Winter Break
🌪1/4 - Students Return to AES
December 4, 2022
December 4, 2022
AES Families,
This has been a fantastic week back following our Thanksgiving Break!! PreK was busy learning about their 5 senses, Kindergarten kicked off their farm unit, 1st grade was tackling the skill of estimation in math, and 2nd grade what blowing us away with their knowledge of Greek Mythology!!
Next week we start our winter iReady Benchmark assessments. These assessments allow us to see the growth being made and the hard work they are putting forth each day. Please make sure your child is at school and on time. Remember, they can get a hot breakfast starting at 7:10 am each morning.
Be sure to check the Lost & Found racks and bin if you are missing any items. You can check in the morning from 7:10-7:45 during drop-off. During the day you are welcome to check, just sign in at the front office first. All remaining items will be donated on 12/16.
This time of year, we tend to see an increase in student illness. Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have stomach issues, or have any other illness which could be contagious. Our policy is that the student must be fever-free and stomach symptom-free (without medicine) for 24 hours before returning to school. Also, when a student is sick, they MUST BE fever-free and/or vomit-free without medication (Tylenol or Ibuprofen) for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child leaves school because he/she is sick with fever and/or vomiting, they MUST stay home the entire following school day. They may return following this absence as long as they are fever free/vomit-free for 24 hours. Please send a parent note or doctor's excuse explaining the reason for all student absences when your child returns to school.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪12/13 - Winter Choir Concert @ 6:00
🌪12/15 - Christmas Party Day
🌪12/15 - 12/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪12/17-1/2 - Winter Break
🌪1/4 - Students Return to AES
This has been a fantastic week back following our Thanksgiving Break!! PreK was busy learning about their 5 senses, Kindergarten kicked off their farm unit, 1st grade was tackling the skill of estimation in math, and 2nd grade what blowing us away with their knowledge of Greek Mythology!!
Next week we start our winter iReady Benchmark assessments. These assessments allow us to see the growth being made and the hard work they are putting forth each day. Please make sure your child is at school and on time. Remember, they can get a hot breakfast starting at 7:10 am each morning.
Be sure to check the Lost & Found racks and bin if you are missing any items. You can check in the morning from 7:10-7:45 during drop-off. During the day you are welcome to check, just sign in at the front office first. All remaining items will be donated on 12/16.
This time of year, we tend to see an increase in student illness. Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have stomach issues, or have any other illness which could be contagious. Our policy is that the student must be fever-free and stomach symptom-free (without medicine) for 24 hours before returning to school. Also, when a student is sick, they MUST BE fever-free and/or vomit-free without medication (Tylenol or Ibuprofen) for 24 hours before returning to school. If your child leaves school because he/she is sick with fever and/or vomiting, they MUST stay home the entire following school day. They may return following this absence as long as they are fever free/vomit-free for 24 hours. Please send a parent note or doctor's excuse explaining the reason for all student absences when your child returns to school.
A few upcoming dates:
🌪12/13 - Winter Choir Concert @ 6:00
🌪12/15 - Christmas Party Day
🌪12/15 - 12/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪12/17-1/2 - Winter Break
🌪1/4 - Students Return to AES
November 27, 2022
November 27, 2022
AES Families,
Welcome back, AES families!! We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving week, spent with friends and family! We look forward to seeing our students return tomorrow!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 12/12 - 12/16 Dress Up Week
🌪 12/13 - Winter Choir Concert @ 6:00
🌪12/15 - Christmas Party Day
🌪12/15 - 12/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 12/17-1/2 - Winter Break
🌪1/4 - Students Return to AES
Welcome back, AES families!! We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving week, spent with friends and family! We look forward to seeing our students return tomorrow!
A few upcoming dates:
🌪 12/12 - 12/16 Dress Up Week
🌪 12/13 - Winter Choir Concert @ 6:00
🌪12/15 - Christmas Party Day
🌪12/15 - 12/16 - ESL Parent Conferences
🌪 12/17-1/2 - Winter Break
🌪1/4 - Students Return to AES
November 6, 2022
November 6, 2022
AES Families,
During the month of November, gratitude is a common topic around our building. It is a wonderful time to reflect on everything we are thankful for here at AES. What/who are you grateful for at Alcoa Elementary School? Please take a brief moment to express your gratitude to our amazing staff by completing the google form below. Your words of appreciation make an incredible impact on our school climate and culture. Thank you! We will share all of your responses with the staff before Thanksgiving break on Friday, November 18th.
Here's a link to the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfZLrKMQRd1DLO8RM3pHqJhk_CRjSNbxYP6p4xt1Fr5cvLsA/viewform
A few upcoming dates:
🌪11/8 - NO SCHOOL (PD Day for Teachers)
🌪11/14-11/18 Fall Book Fair
🌪11/17 - Math Parent Night (4pm-6pm)
🌪11/19 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Break
October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022
Red Ribbon Week was so much fun!! Ask your child about Officer Rex (The Enforcer) and Mr. Coffin the Magician and their guest appearances on the AES Morning Show to tell us about healthy choices they make to live a drug free life. We have a fun extension of the week happening tomorrow with “Say BOO to Drugs!” (No scary costumes, please!)
Tomorrow is a HALF-DAY of school!
Dismissal Times:
Pre-K —- 10:00am
K / 1st / 2nd —- 11:15am
The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center.
Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
STARS will NOT be open.
Click here to let us know if your child will need a sack lunch: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsKqzbEt0mnmDXZmigMaeip2DfnyFrUErI4bnVwF7uWaDdTQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
A few upcoming dates:
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
🌪10/31 - Say BOO to drugs (wear a costume, but no scary ones, please)
🌪11/8 - NO SCHOOL (PD Day for Teachers)
🌪11/14-11/18 Fall Book Fair
🌪11/17 - Math Parent Night (4pm-6pm)
🌪11/19 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Break
Tomorrow is a HALF-DAY of school!
Dismissal Times:
Pre-K —- 10:00am
K / 1st / 2nd —- 11:15am
The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center.
Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
STARS will NOT be open.
Click here to let us know if your child will need a sack lunch: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsKqzbEt0mnmDXZmigMaeip2DfnyFrUErI4bnVwF7uWaDdTQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
A few upcoming dates:
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
🌪10/31 - Say BOO to drugs (wear a costume, but no scary ones, please)
🌪11/8 - NO SCHOOL (PD Day for Teachers)
🌪11/14-11/18 Fall Book Fair
🌪11/17 - Math Parent Night (4pm-6pm)
🌪11/19 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Break
October 23, 2022
🌪 With temperatures dropping, please be sure to send your child with a coat/hoodie that has their name written on the tag for easy identification. If by chance you sent your child with a coat, but it didn’t make it home, we want to encourage you to look in our lost and found in the foyer closest to Katie’s Garden.
🌪Please make sure your child has a change of clothes in their backpack in the event of an accident. (Long sleeve shirt, pants, and underwear)
🌪 We hope you and your family plan on attending the annual AES Fall Festival TODAY, sponsored by the AES PTO. Join us for a fabulous fall afternoon of games, music, and family fun Sunday, October 23rd from 2pm-6pm
A few upcoming dates this month:
🌪10/24-10/28 Red Ribbon Week
🌪10/31 - Say BOO to Drugs!!
🌪10/31 - PTO Trunk or Treat
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
🌪Please make sure your child has a change of clothes in their backpack in the event of an accident. (Long sleeve shirt, pants, and underwear)
🌪 We hope you and your family plan on attending the annual AES Fall Festival TODAY, sponsored by the AES PTO. Join us for a fabulous fall afternoon of games, music, and family fun Sunday, October 23rd from 2pm-6pm
A few upcoming dates this month:
🌪10/24-10/28 Red Ribbon Week
🌪10/31 - Say BOO to Drugs!!
🌪10/31 - PTO Trunk or Treat
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
October 16, 2022
October 16, 2022
Our first week back flew by, but not without some incredible learning taking place in AES classrooms! This week we saw PreK going on bear hunts, Kindergarten retelling fairy tales, 1st grade displaying amazing code skills while reading, and 2nd grade performing readers theaters while learning about Greek Mythology. All the while we had a wonderful time celebrating the fundraising efforts with our PTO No Sales Fundraiser that produced over $20,000 that will go right back into our school!! The Glow Party and the Pie-A-Teacher events were a huge hit to close out the week!! October is one of the busiest months in school with lots of dates and events you won’t want to miss.
🌪 Fall Picture Retakes will take place on Monday, October 17th. Any student who was not photographed on the first picture day or any student who would like a retake will be photographed. Please communicate your desire for a retake photograph with their classroom teacher prior to October 17th. https://www.prepayorders.com/school/aes11093
🌪 One of our favorite events at AES is our Lunch with a Loved One Event. In efforts to put the safety of our students as a top priority, we will be holding this event over 2 days. PreK and 1st grade will have their Lunch with a Loved One on October 18th (PreK @ 10:45 - 11:20 and 1st grade @ 11:50-12:35). Kindergarten and 2nd Grade will have their lunch with a Loved One on October 19th (Kindergarten @ 11:00 - 11:45 and 2nd grade @ 12:10 - 12:55). In the event of bad weather, Lunch with a Loved One could be moved to 10/20 & 10/21. Have you completed our Lunch w/ A Loved One form?? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD9-mfo1ix2rz5oxNVTiYz2TJBnY6MAwdeetnmiVqTO3wPgw/viewform?usp=sf_link
🌪 If you have ordered a pizza for Lunch w/ A Loved One, the money is due TOMORROW, October, 17th by noon.
🌪 We hope you and your family plan on attending the annual AES Fall Festival, sponsored by the AES PTO. Join us for a fabulous fall afternoon of games, music, and family fun Sunday, October 23rd from 2pm-6pm. This event is fantastic and we need volunteers to help make it as successful. Please consider signing up for a slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA9A82DA5FBCF8-aesvolunteers
A few upcoming dates this month:
🌪10/24-10/28 Red Ribbon Week
🌪10/31 - Say BOO to Drugs (Costume Day)
🌪10/31 - PTO Trunk or Treat
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
🌪 Fall Picture Retakes will take place on Monday, October 17th. Any student who was not photographed on the first picture day or any student who would like a retake will be photographed. Please communicate your desire for a retake photograph with their classroom teacher prior to October 17th. https://www.prepayorders.com/school/aes11093
🌪 One of our favorite events at AES is our Lunch with a Loved One Event. In efforts to put the safety of our students as a top priority, we will be holding this event over 2 days. PreK and 1st grade will have their Lunch with a Loved One on October 18th (PreK @ 10:45 - 11:20 and 1st grade @ 11:50-12:35). Kindergarten and 2nd Grade will have their lunch with a Loved One on October 19th (Kindergarten @ 11:00 - 11:45 and 2nd grade @ 12:10 - 12:55). In the event of bad weather, Lunch with a Loved One could be moved to 10/20 & 10/21. Have you completed our Lunch w/ A Loved One form?? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD9-mfo1ix2rz5oxNVTiYz2TJBnY6MAwdeetnmiVqTO3wPgw/viewform?usp=sf_link
🌪 If you have ordered a pizza for Lunch w/ A Loved One, the money is due TOMORROW, October, 17th by noon.
🌪 We hope you and your family plan on attending the annual AES Fall Festival, sponsored by the AES PTO. Join us for a fabulous fall afternoon of games, music, and family fun Sunday, October 23rd from 2pm-6pm. This event is fantastic and we need volunteers to help make it as successful. Please consider signing up for a slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA9A82DA5FBCF8-aesvolunteers
A few upcoming dates this month:
🌪10/24-10/28 Red Ribbon Week
🌪10/31 - Say BOO to Drugs (Costume Day)
🌪10/31 - PTO Trunk or Treat
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
October 10, 2022
October 10, 2022
Welcome Back AES Families!!! We hope you had wonderful quality time with your families and are ready for the second nine weeks of school! We are thrilled to see your students tomorrow!! The month of October is super busy and super exciting at the same time!! We have so many fun activities coming up as we head into this holiday season! All of our after school clubs are in place and at capacity. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please reach out to the club sponsor directly.
A few upcoming dates this month:
🌪10/14 - PTO Glow Party
🌪10/17 - Fall Picture Retakes
🌪10/18 - PreK & 1st Grade Lunch with a Loved One
🌪10/19 - Kindergarten & 2nd Grade Lunch with a Loved One
🌪10/23 - PTO Fall Festival
🌪10/24-10/28 Red Ribbon Week
🌪10/31 - PTO Trunk or Treat
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
🌪 We are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students and also aid in keeping our school and students safe, so please be sure you’re following that expectation.
🌪 If your child filled 15 squares on their PTO Fundraiser calendar, they will be participating in the PTO Glow Party this Friday!! We are excited to announce that over 20K was raised through this fundraiser and are excited to see how these fundraising efforts will turn right back around and pour into our students, teachers, and classrooms! Thank you so much for your wonderful participation!!
🌪 Fall Picture Retakes will take place on Monday, October 17th. Any student who was not photographed on the first picture day or any student who would like a retake will be photographed. Please communicate your desire for a retake photograph with their classroom teacher prior to October 17th.
🌪 One of our favorite events at AES is our Lunch with a Loved One Event. In efforts to put the safety of our students as a top priority, we will be holding this event over 2 days.
PreK and 1st grade will have their Lunch with a Loved One on October 18th (PreK @ 10:45 - 11:20 and 1st grade @ 11:50-12:35).
Kindergarten and 2nd Grade will have their lunch with a Loved One on October 19th (Kindergarten @ 11:00 - 11:45 and 2nd grade @ 12:10 - 12:55). I
n the event of bad weather, Lunch with a Loved One could be moved to 10/20 & 10/21.
A few upcoming dates this month:
🌪10/14 - PTO Glow Party
🌪10/17 - Fall Picture Retakes
🌪10/18 - PreK & 1st Grade Lunch with a Loved One
🌪10/19 - Kindergarten & 2nd Grade Lunch with a Loved One
🌪10/23 - PTO Fall Festival
🌪10/24-10/28 Red Ribbon Week
🌪10/31 - PTO Trunk or Treat
🌪10/31 - ½ Day of School
🌪 We are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students and also aid in keeping our school and students safe, so please be sure you’re following that expectation.
🌪 If your child filled 15 squares on their PTO Fundraiser calendar, they will be participating in the PTO Glow Party this Friday!! We are excited to announce that over 20K was raised through this fundraiser and are excited to see how these fundraising efforts will turn right back around and pour into our students, teachers, and classrooms! Thank you so much for your wonderful participation!!
🌪 Fall Picture Retakes will take place on Monday, October 17th. Any student who was not photographed on the first picture day or any student who would like a retake will be photographed. Please communicate your desire for a retake photograph with their classroom teacher prior to October 17th.
🌪 One of our favorite events at AES is our Lunch with a Loved One Event. In efforts to put the safety of our students as a top priority, we will be holding this event over 2 days.
PreK and 1st grade will have their Lunch with a Loved One on October 18th (PreK @ 10:45 - 11:20 and 1st grade @ 11:50-12:35).
Kindergarten and 2nd Grade will have their lunch with a Loved One on October 19th (Kindergarten @ 11:00 - 11:45 and 2nd grade @ 12:10 - 12:55). I
n the event of bad weather, Lunch with a Loved One could be moved to 10/20 & 10/21.
September 11, 2022
September 11, 2022
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
-- AES Night at AHS Football game - Join us at a pre-game pizza tailgate starting at 5:00 for all AES students and families - All AES students will be running through the helmet
-- AES Drama Club is open to students in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmjv3NNuObe334UxdLjSz6blsz_hgXQN-H_u7ETHWGr21qsA/viewform?usp=sf_link
-- 9/24 - 10/9 Fall Break
-- Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students and also aid in keeping our school and students safe, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
-- AES Night at AHS Football game - Join us at a pre-game pizza tailgate starting at 5:00 for all AES students and families - All AES students will be running through the helmet
-- AES Drama Club is open to students in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmjv3NNuObe334UxdLjSz6blsz_hgXQN-H_u7ETHWGr21qsA/viewform?usp=sf_link
-- 9/24 - 10/9 Fall Break
-- Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students and also aid in keeping our school and students safe, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
September 4, 2022
September 4, 2022
Thank you so much for the wonderful turnout we had at our first Parent Advisory Meeting of the year! We shared our school goals, provided information about ways you can get involved at AES, and were able to respond to questions that were posed. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, our doors are always open and would love to hear from you.
Morning Drop-Off Please utilize Katie’s Garden and the soccer field side entry drop-off until 7:45am and leave the circle drop-off available for students who are in Ms. Katie’s, Ms. Ashley’s, and Ms. Lisa’s classes. After 7:45, please make the dino circle and drop-off at the front office, as the cafeteria doors are shut and locked at 7:45am.
AES Yard Signs - AES yard signs are hot off the press and we are ready to see them popping up all over our community!! We will be celebrating the success of our students a little differently this year. Each classroom teacher will be able to recognize 3 students (1 respectful, 1 responsible, and 1 being their best) each semester. Each specials teacher will be able to recognize 2 students (2 super stars) each semester. As student names are submitted, Dr. Pendergraft and Dr. Williams will invite the students to be part of the AES Morning Show (our daily virtual announcements), capture a picture, and share with the parent on Dojo. While we know the Yard Sign assemblies were fun and exciting, this slight change has been made with the safety and security of our students in mind.
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 Labor Day - NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 5th
🌪 This week is Spirit Week for the Alcoa vs. Maryville football game taking place on Friday, September 9th (at Maryville High School)!!
Tuesday - Favorite Sports Team
Wednesday - Hawaiian Day
Thursday - Pajama Day
Friday - Alcoa Spirit Day
🌪 Also, leading up to Friday’s game both school districts have a friendly canned food drive competition taking place. Please bring in canned food items and place them in the designated containers.
🌪 Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students and also aid in keeping our school and students safe, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 Parent Advisory, Thursday, September 1st at 8:00 am in Pod 9 (Team Time Room)
🌪 Labor Day - NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 5th
🌪 If you would like to volunteer with our AES Parent Patrol, please reach out to Allison Galyon either via Dojo or [email protected]±±
🌪 Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
🌪 Parent Advisory, Thursday, September 1st at 8:00 am in Pod 9 (Team Time Room)
🌪 Labor Day - NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 5th
🌪 If you would like to volunteer with our AES Parent Patrol, please reach out to Allison Galyon either via Dojo or [email protected]±±
🌪 Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 NO SCHOOL, TOMORROW - Monday August 22nd
🌪 Parent Advisory, Thursday, September 1st at 8am
🌪 Labor Day - NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 5th
🌪 Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
🌪 NO SCHOOL, TOMORROW - Monday August 22nd
🌪 Parent Advisory, Thursday, September 1st at 8am
🌪 Labor Day - NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 5th
🌪 Beginning the Monday after Fall Break (October 10th), we are asking that parents no longer walk their students into the cafeteria or into the building. We want to foster independence for all of our students, so please be sure you’re following that expectation. You may want to start implementing that now to help make that transition a little bit easier.
August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 This Friday, August 19th will be a ½ day of school. We will dismiss at 11:15am. The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center. The Boys & Girls bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Center.
🌪 NO SCHOOL, Monday August 22nd
🌪 Accidents happen sometimes and it's ok! Please keep the following extra clothes in your child’s backpack: shorts, shirt, underwear, and socks.
🌪 This Friday, August 19th will be a ½ day of school. We will dismiss at 11:15am. The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center. The Boys & Girls bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Center.
🌪 NO SCHOOL, Monday August 22nd
🌪 Accidents happen sometimes and it's ok! Please keep the following extra clothes in your child’s backpack: shorts, shirt, underwear, and socks.
August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022
We had a wonderful time at our AES Back-to-School Picnic!! The weather was perfect and it was fun seeing all of our families!! We have had the best start to school and love spending each day with your children!!
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 Fall Picture Day is Friday, August 12th. Every child will be photographed. You can prepay using this link: https://www.prepayorders.com/school/aes10854 Be on the lookout for a paper copy of the picture order form coming home.
🌪 Looking ahead, Friday, August 19th will be a ½ day of school. We will dismiss at 11:15am. The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center. Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 Fall Picture Day is Friday, August 12th. Every child will be photographed. You can prepay using this link: https://www.prepayorders.com/school/aes10854 Be on the lookout for a paper copy of the picture order form coming home.
🌪 Looking ahead, Friday, August 19th will be a ½ day of school. We will dismiss at 11:15am. The bus WILL NOT be taking students to the MLK Center. Boys and Girls Club bus WILL be taking students to the Boys & Girls Club.
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022
It’s hard to believe, but we are now entering the 3rd week of school!! We have had an amazing start and can’t wait to see how much your children learn and grow this year!
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 This week we will begin our diagnostic iReady testing. The i-Ready Diagnostic (grades K–12) assesses students’ academic skills in math and reading, helping teachers design individualized instruction for them based on their unique needs. The i-Ready Diagnostic will take place three times a year, assessing skills in math and reading. As a school, once the testing concludes, we will send home a parent report with the results of this assessment.
🌪 The cafeteria doors shut and lock at 7:45am. If you are arriving after school starts, please pull around and drop your child off at the front office.
🌪 To expedite morning drop-off, please remain in your vehicle and allow the teacher to open your child’s door. Also, to ensure the safety of your child, situate them on the side of the car nearest to the building, so they are not potentially in passing traffic.
🌪 Please plan on joining us Thursday, August 4th from 4pm-6pm at our Back to School Picnic. We will be providing hotdogs, chips, cookies, and juice.
🌪 Boys & Girls Club will be closed on August 3rd-5th - Please communicate other dismissal plans to your child’s teacher
🌪 MLK Center will be closed Thursday, August 4th - Please communicate other dismissal plans to your child’s teacher
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 This week we will begin our diagnostic iReady testing. The i-Ready Diagnostic (grades K–12) assesses students’ academic skills in math and reading, helping teachers design individualized instruction for them based on their unique needs. The i-Ready Diagnostic will take place three times a year, assessing skills in math and reading. As a school, once the testing concludes, we will send home a parent report with the results of this assessment.
🌪 The cafeteria doors shut and lock at 7:45am. If you are arriving after school starts, please pull around and drop your child off at the front office.
🌪 To expedite morning drop-off, please remain in your vehicle and allow the teacher to open your child’s door. Also, to ensure the safety of your child, situate them on the side of the car nearest to the building, so they are not potentially in passing traffic.
🌪 Please plan on joining us Thursday, August 4th from 4pm-6pm at our Back to School Picnic. We will be providing hotdogs, chips, cookies, and juice.
🌪 Boys & Girls Club will be closed on August 3rd-5th - Please communicate other dismissal plans to your child’s teacher
🌪 MLK Center will be closed Thursday, August 4th - Please communicate other dismissal plans to your child’s teacher
July, 24, 2022
July 24, 2022
We had a wonderful first week of school!! Our Pre-K and Kindergarten students will continue to stagger this week, but we are super excited to have all of our 1st and 2nd graders every day now!!
A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 Please send in a valid proof of residence (City of Alcoa utility bill, mortgage statement, or lease agreement) by NO LATER THAN JULY 29th. (City of Alcoa utility bill, mortgage statement, or lease agreement.)
🌪 Kinder parents, beginning Tuesday, you are welcome to join your child for breakfast, but we ask that you leave through the cafeteria at 7:40 and allow your child to walk to their cubby area and unpack with their teacher. This will allow your child to begin to develop a sense of independence and responsibility. Our teachers will provide support to ensure they upack and successfully make it to their classroom.
🌪 Kinder parents, beginning Tuesday, it is imperative you enter the car pick-up line through the pool parking lot and then enter the dino-playground circle drive (remaining in the left-hand lane.), avoiding the main AES entrance off of Vose Street. This entrance is used by buses during afternoon dismissal.
🌪 Please plan on joining us Thursday, August 4th from 4pm-6pm at our Back to School Picnic. We will be providing hotdogs, chips, cookies, and juice.
🌪 Boys & Girls Club will be closed on August 3rd-5th
🌪 MLK Center will be closed Wednesday, July 27th and Thursday,August 4th
July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022
Tomorrow is the first day of the 2022-2023 school year!! We are incredibly excited to see your children!! A few reminders about the upcoming week:
🌪 Follow the posted stagger schedule
🌪 While we are staggering you are welcome to help escort your child to their pod at 7:40 when we dismiss from the cafeteria (K/1st) and the theater (2nd).
🌪 Send in your updated proof of residence as soon as possible.
🌪 Join Class Dojo ~ Don’t miss a single communication from AES or your child’s teacher. Dojo will be the primary avenue of communication utilized by AES.
Want more news about AES and your child's class? Be sure to join Dojo and link to your child's class