Academy Avenue Elementary School

Dear Academy Families and Friends,

The April Recess is here! It was a great week at Academy!

Just a couple of reminders:

• Spirit week was a huge hit-tune into our facebook page for more pictures of some springtime fun around the campus!
• Parent Council and School Council met last week. Thank you to our Council Members as well as all of our parent volunteers-we shared out the list of end of the year activities!
• Thank you to our 1st and 2nd grade families for getting all the chromebooks and devices back to school. Going forward, the K-2 devices will be kept in school on tech carts. More info to come for grades 3-5.
• Spring Running Club starts, Wednesday, April 29th after school.
• Water Day was a so much fun. Students worked with folks from the North South River Watershed Alliance to get some hands on science about the importance of water. Big thank you to all the volunteers who made the event possible.

Have a great April break,

Mr. Patrick J. Higgins

Principal

(Picture of the week: Spirit Week-these 4th graders have Academy School Spirit...yes they do, they've got spirit...how about you!)

This is a reminder that students will be participating in a Panorama survey again this Spring. The survey asks students to reflect on topics such as emotion regulation, social awareness, supportive relationships, feelings, and belonging, and takes about 20 minutes to complete. Since opt-out forms were collected in the Fall, no further action is needed unless your preference has changed. If you would now like your child to opt out, please complete this Google Form by Friday, April 17th.

Playground Expectations

As the weather continues to improve, we are so excited to see our Academy families using the playground after school. Consistency is so important for our students that we find it important to share with you our playground expectations that we provide to the students during the school day. We hope this carries over to after school and beyond:

Everyone plays – Every game is open to whoever wants to play as long as those playing are being safe, respectful and responsible during the game. Including others are expected behaviors.

Play safe – Students must play so that they and others are not physically or emotionally hurt. Students must avoid rough play, unsafe play, and name-calling. Examples of unsafe play include jumping from the top of the play structure or sliding into someone still on or near the end of the slide.

Be Respectful- Students will listen and follow directions. They will be kind and provide other students an opportunity to use the play structure. Keep hands and feet to themselves. Please stay away and out of the woods and please remember to keep sticks and stones on the ground and away from the play areas. Ball play should be reserved to the baseball field and away from the play structures.

What is Lip Sync? A group of students will pretend to sing and dance on stage in costume to a song. Music will be provided by each group.

Who can participate? Groups of Academy Avenue students. In the spirit of friendship and cooperation, please accept students into existing groups and discourage students from excluding anyone. Each group must have only one Adult contact. The Adult contact is responsible for coordinating the groups routine, practices, and keeping other parents/guardians informed.

Due to this event's popularity we need to limit the number of acts. We will close this form once we have 33 entries

Registration Deadline is Thursday, April 30th

Sign Up for the Lip Sync

• “The Brain Show” Family Engagement Event: Join WPS for a night of family fun and learning! The Brain Show is an interactive educational family game show where students and their families compete by answering trivia questions. Join families from your school and others at the Maria Weston Chapman auditorium for this awesome free event!

• Sign ups begin at 6:00 pm, and the show starts at 6:30pm.

• Academy, Murphy, Pingree and Talbot: Tuesday, May 5th

Please note: All students must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. We hope to see you there!

April

April 13 MCAS Makeup dates

April 13-17 School Spirit Week

April 16-Class Picture Day

April 16-AAPC Meeting

April 17-Grade 5 Water Day

April 20-24 April Vacation Week

April 27-School Resumes

April 29-Spring Running Club begins

May

May 5 & 6-Grade 3 Math MCAS

May 5-The Brain Show

May 7 & 8-Grade 4 Math MCAS

May 8-Spring Walk to School Day!!!

May 8-Grade 2 Field Trip to the Planetarium

May 13 & 14 Grade 5 MCAS

May 14-Lip Sync (at CMS)

May 19 & 20 Grade 5 Science MCAS

May 27-29-Kindergarten Registration

May 28-Tile Wall Night

June

June 4-Senior Walk of Honor

June 5-Grade 1 Trip to Franklin Park Zoo

June 8-Grade 5 Walkover to Chapman 930AM

June 9-Octangal Elementary Track and Field Meet

June 11-Grade 5 Band Performance, 7PM at CMS

June 12-Academy Field Day

June 17-Grade 5 Field Trip to the Sheriff's Department

June 18-Grade 5 Fun Day

June 22-Academy Grade 5 Promotion Ceremony 1:30PM

Have a great vacation week! Elections are coming!!!

AAPC April Newsletter

https://app.smore.com/n/rycdx

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/aapcsite/home

E-Board

Presidents- Katie McPartlin & Kerri Olore

Vice President- Holly Hazelton

Treasurer- Lindsay Brooks

Secretaries- Stephanie Hartmann

• Tech Support for Families
• Champions Before and After School Care - 781-812-8735 or lolee@discoverchampions.com
• Blackboard Communications - Opt In and Opt Out Instructions
• Town Wide Parent Council - Meets the Second Tuesday of Each Month
• SEPAC - Click here for meeting schedule

• COVID Resources

  • DESE/DPH School Guidance
  • Video: How to Administer an At-Home COVID Test
    
  • Text Guide: How Do I Administer an At-Home COVID test?
• Weymouth Public Schools Transportation Webpage

Attendance plays a big role in a student's learning & achievement in school. Being here every day is important to a student's growth and progress. Thank you again for calling the hotline (781.335.4717) any time your child is out!!!