Hello Academy Parents and Guardians,

Our band, choir, orchestra, Stars and Clowns students are competing in Atlanta. We are excited to all about their trip.

"The Wiz" starts Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2:30p.m. Come out to see the show.

All library books are due and should be turned in on Monday.

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

Wednesday, May 3, 2023- Shakespeare Festival (8th Grade)

May 2023- Evolv Metal Detector

Wednesday, May 6-8, 2023- AAA Dance: The Wiz

Tuesday, May 9, 2023- Midnight in Paris Middle School Dance

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

Another great source of information - Join our Facebook Group page Academy for Academics and Arts! Join Twitter @AAAMiddle

This summer, Lee High School is hosting a Center Stage Summer Camp for rising 3rd -8th grade students. We have 3 pathways students can choose from: Musical Theatre, Instrumental/Band, and Film and Video. Musical Theatre is for rising grades 3-8. Instrumental/Band and Film and Video are for rising grades 6-8. Please see the flyer below.

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

Congratulations to our Stella Star Students of the week – April 24-28, 2023. We are so proud of their commitment to excellence. #WhyAAA #OurBestAlways

6th Grade

·Ty Beaver

Alexandra Vargas-Reyes

7th Grade

Zyan Roberson

Malia James

8th Grade

E'Laisha Turney

Chris Hart

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 EVERYONE 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!! We will have special certificates for ALL students who meet their PERSONAL growth goal for the 2022-2023 school year!

❏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.

Please check out these important events.

Please remember these important magnet dates.

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

Attention Future Lee High School students! If you are interested in Wrestling for Lee High School next year, please complete the form below!

https://forms.gle/AMwQS99RtaMK4iNS6

Fall 2023 Morris Middle School football tryouts: April 26-27 from 3:15pm-5:00pm at the Morris track and field. Students must have a valid physical turned in to me or our athletic director before they can tryout.

If you have any questions please let me know!

Samuel Womack

Morris Middle School

Go Eagles!

samuel.womack@hsv-k12.org

Grades and Coursework - Contact the teacher first please firstname.lastname@hsv-k12.org

Data Generalist: Ramona Calhoun at Ramona.Calhoun@hsv-k12.org

Attendance - Ramona Calhoun at Jahshay.McKeller@hsv-k12.org

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

School Counselor - Debbie Smith at debbie.smith@hsv-k12.org

Nurse - Christina Darby at Christina.Darby@hsv-k12.org

Librarian & Technology - Brenda Levert at brenda.levert@hsv-k12.org

Elementary Principal - Evelyn Coffey at Evelyn.Coffey@hsv-k12.org

Middle School Principal - Kitrise Torain at kitrise.torain@hsv-k12.org

Elementary Admin Assistant- Mary Christopher at Mary.Christopher@hsv-k12.org

Middle School Admin Assistant-

PK-5th grade and 6th-8th grade Arts Magnet school in the Huntsville City School District.

Email: Kitrise.Torain@hsv-k12.org
Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/schools/academies-academics-and-arts
Location: 4800 Sparkman Drive Northwest, Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone: 256.428.7600
Facebook: facebook.com/AcademyforAcademicsandArtsElementary
Twitter: @AAAMiddle