Academy Family Newsletter

Academy for Academics and Arts 4.14.2023

We have been working hard!!!

Hello Academy Parents and Guardians,

Thank you!!! ACAP testing was successful this year!!!

Friday, April 21, 2023- Purple Up Day: Wear All Purple To Support Our Military Students

We are getting ready for the Fine Arts Festival. Please come support tomorrow from 10a.m.-2p.m.

We have several families dropping students off in the front of the school in the morning. This is a huge concern especially since this is the bus drop off. Please drop students off in the back of the school off of Trail Ridge. This is the best place for supervision and to keep the bus traffic following. Thank you!

Needed items for 6th Grade Science:

Sixth Grade Science classes are in need of cardboard shoeboxes. We are creating pinhole projectors for an end of the year project. Please send them in as soon as you can. Thank you!

Please email Ramona Calhoun if you do not have access to your child's grades and information in PowerSchool.

Please, Please, Please send in absence excuses. Please try to have your child in school daily. Everyday counts for learning success.

Important Spring Dates

Saturday, April 15th- Fine Arts Festival

May 3-5, 2023- Evolv Metal Detector

Thursday, May 11th- Fun Day,

Monday, May 1st-Friday, May 12th- DIBELS & IReady testing

Tuesday, May 16th- IReady Star Studded Celebration- more information below!/ Surprise Student Celebration

Wednesday, May 24th- Half Day, Stars and Clowns performance- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Have an awesome weekend!!!

Our Best Always!

Kitrise Torain

AAA Middle, Principal

kitrise.torain@hsv-k12.org

Dr. Evelyn Coffey

AAA Elementary, Principal

evelyn.coffey@hsv-k12.org

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Important Memo for Academy Families

Good Afternoon Academy for Academics and Arts Community,

HCS is continuing to roll out Evolv Technology, advanced weapon detection systems, to provide an additional layer of security to promote the safety of students and staff members. We are subject to have these systems at our school at any time, so we stress the importance of ensuring students are unable to access any items that may be potentially harmful to themselves and to others.

Please speak with your child about the updates below to our arrival procedures in the event we have these systems on campus. View video.

Drop Off and School Start Times

· Drop-off times and school start times will not change.

· Drop off will begin at 7:30 a.m.

· School will start at 8:00 a.m.

· We encourage families to drop off their students slightly earlier to provide them with a few extra minutes to get through the system.

· Guests will continue to report to the front office.

Where to Enter

· Car Riders: Enter through the back doors of the school.

· Bus Riders: Enter through the front doors of the school.

When Entering the Building

· Staff members will be on-hand to greet students as they enter and request them to remove any laptops and water bottles from their bookbags.

· Students will walk through the Evolv system one at a time in the lobby.

· While walking through the system, students should hold up their device and water bottle in each hand.

We thank you for your support, and we appreciate your partnership in promoting the safety of our students and staff members.

Very respectfully,

Kitrise Torain

Academy Middle School Principal

Evelyn Coffey

Academy Elementary School Principal

AAA's Fine Arts Festival is April 15!

Get your tickets now for our GreAAAt Galaxy Fine Arts Festival! Our annual community festival is on Saturday, April 15 from 10 am to 2 pm all throughout the school.

What you can do right now:

💙 VOLUNTEER! The festival cannot run without volunteers helping with the craft and game tables. Every volunteer receives 8 free tickets.
Donate boxes of chips or little debbies for our games.

What you can expect:

A vast variety of space themed games and take-home crafts!
A starry photobooth, face painting, glow in the dark painting!
A caricature doing personalized drawings!
Community mural on the school wall that kids can help paint!
Shining performances from Stars and Clowns, strings, musical theatre, choir!
A stellar Silent Auction with items and experiences from local businesses!
An alien costume contest! An astronomical prize for the best alien!
Cosmic food and a cake walk!

💫 We can't wait to see you there! It's going to be out of this world!

Congratulations to AAA Middle School STUDENTS of the WEEK!!!

Congratulations to our Stella Star Students of the week – April 10-14, 2023. We are so proud of their commitment to excellence. #WhyAAA #OurBestAlways

6th Grade

· Brandon Rucker

· Amelia Burnham

7th Grade

· Chaiyim McCobbie

· Hayden Crowder

8th Grade

· Jeb Moore

· Emylee Drummond

AAA Rock Garden Decorating!!

Our GATE students are leading us in an awesome Rock Painting Activity! During the week of April 10th-14th all AAA students will have an opportunity to decorate a painted rock. Please review the schedule below. We suggest you send your child with a shirt or smock on their painting day because we are using acrylic paint pens to decorate the rocks.

Monday, April 10th- Pre K, Kindergarten, 1st grade

Tuesday, April 11th- Morning- 2nd and 3rd grades, afternoon- 4th and 5th grades

Wednesday, April 12th- 6th and 7th grades

Thursday, April 13th- 8th Grade and Resource Classes

Friday,April 14th- GATE students will decorate the azalea flower beds with our painted rocks!

AAA I-Ready Growth Celebration!!

We are so excited to celebrate our students' growth on i-Ready!! They will take the test in May and every student who meets their growth goal will get to experience celebrity status! On Tuesday, May 16th we will dress in our best Oscar Red Carpet attire! Students will get to step out of a limo, walk the red carpet, have their pictures taken by the paparazzi (the parents!), and get their picture made with Dr. Coffey and Mrs. Torain! We are so excited to celebrate our STARS!!

End of the Year Celebrations

❏Pre-K- Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @1:00p.m.

❏K and 1st Grade- Wednesday, May 17, 2023@9:00a.m.

❏2nd and 3rd Grade- Thursday, May 18, 2023 @9:00a.m.

❏4th and 5th Grade-Friday, May 19, 2023 @9:00a.m.

❏6th and 7th Grade-Monday, May 22, 2023 @9:00a.m.

❏8th Grade-Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @9:00a.m.

8th Grade Celebrations- Girls wear white/ Gentlemen wear black/ blue/ khaki pants with a white shirt and tie/ bow tie.

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NEWSLETTERS: From the Desk of the Middle School Teachers (6th-8th Grade and Arts)

The newsletter links are below. Please click the link to see information about what is happening in the classrooms this week.

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Middle School Newsletter 4-7-2023 6th Grade Updates ELA: Stricklin- I am so proud of how the students have done on their ACAP tests so far. They have been so kind, respectful, and cooperative. Over the next few weeks, we will be incorporating poetry, opinion, and argumentative writi...

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