AE Weekly Newsletter

Last year, as we were updating report cards to better reflect students' mastery of standards, updates were also made to the grading of specials classes. Graded specials classes include physical education, music, art, library, STEAM, and band in fifth and sixth grade. Grades will be provided each semester (marking periods two and four) and will be available for review at any time through PowerSchool's Parent Portal. The following scale will be used in each of our specials class to provide feedback on a student's performance:

• 4 - EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS: Student consistently and independently exceeds grade-level standards.

• 3 - PROFICIENT: Student is consistently and independently meeting grade-level standards.

• 2 - DEVELOPING: Student is inconsistent in meeting grade-level expectations independently. Support is necessary for success.

• 1 - EMERGING: Student is not yet able to meet grade-level expectations independently. High levels of support are needed for success.
  

You may notice that a percentage grade is still visible on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. This percentage correlates to the scale above, but will not be visible on the report card. It also doesn't represent a traditional letter grade like the other grades on the report card.

If you have any questions, please reach out!

Thank you to all who participated in and supported the PTO fundraiser. There were 194 students who helped to raise a grand total of $26,360! These funds will help to support our students and staff throughout the year, providing activities, assemblies, and supplies for school programming!

Sunday, October 19th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM

To better accommodate our Roller Skating event, we ask families to pre-register using the link below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D48AEAD2FA6FD0-58685246-mount

All A-C Students and their families are invited! Bring your own skates or rent some for $5 (If there is a financial hardship and you would still like to attend, please get in touch with the PTO ASAP.)

The snack bar at Mount Gretna Roller Rink will be open, but it is cash only.

• 10/13 - No School - Teacher In-Service Day
• 10/19 - PTO Roller Skating Party
• 11/6 - 6:00-8:00 - STEM in the Community Night
• 11/7 - Picture Retake Day
• 11/11 - Veterans Day Breakfast
• 11/13 - PTO Meeting - 5:00 at AE
• 11/24 - No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 11/25 - No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 11/26-11/28 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

It's been a busy week at AE! See below for some of the events and learning that have taken place!

Students in Mrs. Gontkovsky's class read "Pumpkin Soup" by Helen Cooper. They then got to decorate their own pumpkins using a variety of supplies! Their creations are so unique!

Throughout the week, students and staff dressed following a number of themes to celebrate A-C's Homecoming!

A-C Elementary PTO hosted Dutchmen Day to celebrate our students who participated in their recent fundraiser! It was the perfect day, filled with lots of fun. Thanks to the PTO and all who helped to raise money to support our students and staff!

Directing questions and/or concerns to the appropriate person(s) encourages greater collaboration and streamlines the process of answering questions, alleviating concerns, and ensuring that we are all “on the same page”. Please use the document, linked here, to help identify your first contact (and additional points of contact if necessary).

Don't forget to check out the Community Bulletin Page on the District Website for the many events happening in our A-C Community linked here!

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