Academy Family Newsletter

We believe we are a family.

We believe the academics and arts are important.

We believe diversity makes us stronger.

We believe the goal is to keep improving.

A - Act respectfully

A - Accept responsibility

A - Always prompt and prepared

The AAA Way; Our Best Always!

Monday, January 26th

• Middle School Honor Society Inductions - 9:30 am in the theater by invitation

Wednesday, January 28th

• Spring Dance Show Auditions
• Step Team/Head of House/Theatre photos

• Thespian Field Trip

Friday, January 30th

• All State Band Auditions

Saturday, January 31st

• HCS Curriculum Showcase at the HCS Career Tech Center, 9:00 - 12:00
• Sweets and Songs Cabaret at 7 pm

Tuesday, February 3rd

• Madison County Spelling Bee in theater

Friday, February 6th

• Elementary Sweetheart Dance, 6 - 8 pm in the cafeteria

Thursday, February 12th

• 4th Grade Field Trip
• Alvin Ailey Dance Field Trip

• Half Day for Students - Early Dismissal
• Junior Thespian Festival (overnight)

Congratulations to our elementary and middle school AAA Spelling Bee winners! The first place winner will compete against other students from Madison County in the Madison County Spelling Bee. We are so proud of all our participants and how well they represented AAA!

Elementary:

Fen Cunningham - 1st Place

Kennedy Rucker - Runner Up

Middle:

Lady Pollard - 1st Place

Trinity Anderson - Runner Up

There is a mandatory Family Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 5pm in the theatre! A parent must attend for students to participate in the show.

Please see information below from Broadway Theatre League for a great workshop oppurtunity!

"The Sound of Music" will be playing at the VBC Concert Hall on January 27 - February 1 (eight performances). BTL would like to invite your middle school theater students to attend a FREE workshop for acting, singing and dancing and also seeing the show for FREE. Workshop starts at 4:30pm (registration at 4:15pm) on Friday, January 30, and the performance begins at 7:30pm.

We will have one or two cast members from the tour teaching the workshop. Here are the registration links for your students:

Link for Cognito form:

https://www.cognitoforms.com/BroadwayTheatreLeague1/SoundOfMusicRegistration

Link for GroupMe:

https://groupme.com/join_group/112208032/qxsBvABq

Attention all kindergarten through 4th grade families. We are kicking off our Reading with Sprocket Program and we want your child to participate. All you have to do is read 20 picture books or read 20 chapters total, color the Trash Panda bookmark found in your special folder, and return it for a free ticket to a Trash Panda's game. The bookmarks are due on March 13th. That's 2 months away so GET READING!!!!

If you have any questions, please reach out to the elementary Library Media Specialist, Mrs. Lancaster.

1. Car line begins at 7:30. Please do not drop students off before 7:30 and leave them unattended! If you know you need to drop off before 7:30, please contact Reaching Readers Project (flier below). They offer before school care from 7:00-7:30 for $25 per week.

2. Parents MAY NOT drop students off in the front of the building. If you get to school after 8:00, this is the ONLY acceptable procedure:

1. Park your car in a parking place- not in the bus line!

2. Walk your student(s) into the school

3. Sign your student(s) in in the front office

3. Car line is FINISHED at 3:30. We have had a steady increase of parents not showing up at school until 4:00, 4:30, even 5:00. We will always work with you, but please do not abuse our kindness! If you know you are consistently going to be later than 3:30, please reach out to Reaching Readers (see flier below). They offer a cost effective and flexible ($55 per week) after school program at AAA.

4. We are all busy in the mornings and afternoons! No one loves drop off and pick up and we understand all the stress that comes with getting our children settled so we can start our day. That being said... please do follow our procedures and be kind! Our teachers are on duty and they have to leave on time so school can start on time!

Each morning, from 7:30-7:45, students may choose a soft start activity in the library, cafeteria, or on the playground. This is the schedule for the playground for the rest of the year.

We want to hear the great things you see our faculty members doing! Complete the form to shout out fAAAmily you see going above and beyond! We will share these shoutouts with our faculty members.

Follow these directions to become an observer in your child's Canvas class.

Grades and Coursework- Contact your student's teacher first firstname.lastname@hsv-k12.org

Elementary Attendance: Miriam Cox at miriam.cox@hsv-k12.org

Middle Attendance: Shon Davis at mailto:shondeckieon.davis@hsv-k12.org

Cafeteria & Nutrition: Norma Martin at norma.martin@hsv-k12.org

School Nurse: Christina Darby at christina.darby@hsv-k12.org

Elementary School Counselor: Samantha Scharmann at samantha.scharmann@hsv-k12.org

Middle School Counselor: Jessica Anderson at jessica.anderson@hsv-k12.org

Elementary Library & Technology: Dorothy Lancaster at dorothy.lancaster@hsv-k12.org

Middle Library & Technology: Tyletha Lord at tyletha.lord@hsv-k12.org

Elementary School Administrative Assistant: Mary Christopher at mary.christopher@hsv-k12.org

Middle School Administrative Assistant: Jahshay McKeller at jahshay.mckeller@hsv-k12.org

Elementary & Middle School Assistant Principal: Erin Smith at erin.smith1@hsv-k12.org

Elementary School Principal: Evelyn Coffey at evelyn.coffey@hsv-k12.org

Middle School Principal: Tyrone Jones at tyrone.jones@hsv-k12.org

4800 Sparkman Drive

Huntsville, AL 35810

(256)428-7600