
PLEASE SEND SNACKS TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD EVERY
DAY. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6 TH GRADE ALL HAVE
DESIGNATED TIMES FOR SNACKS. MS. SHOVER AND I ARE
LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE DAILY. IF THERE IS A
NEED FOR US TO PROVIDE SNACKS FOR YOUR
STUDENT
ON A REGULAR BASIS, PLEASE EMAIL
NURSE
KATIE AT KMILLIGAN@ARTSK12.ORG .
WE’RE
ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP.

The HS PTG still need volunteers for gift wrapping at Barnes and Noble this Saturday, December 7th. You don't have to be an expert in gift wrapping! Please sign up! Last year this was our second biggest fundraiser of the year. Come help us provide for our teachers and students.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084eaea822a4fc1-barnes

Congratulations to our champion (left) and runner up (right) of the Arkansas Arts Academy Spelling Bee. Our champion will represent our school at the Benton County Bee in January. All the students did a wonderful job spelling and showing wonderful sportsmanship and poise. Our students are the best!!

Space Camp Fundraiser!
Warm up with a cup of hot chocolate, while you watch the Rogers Christmas Parade.
AAA-4th grade will have a Hot Cocoa booth in front our high school campus on Poplar Street. We will have marshmallows, candy canes, cinnamon, and choc.chips to add as you like!!!
When: December 6th 6:00pm- while supplies last
All donations will help support our 4th grade Space Camp Trip!

If you are interested in traveling with us to our next BIG ADVENTURE (NYC-MANHATTAN LANDMARKS) Meeting is tomorrow night...
Mrs. Benton's room
6:30-7:30 pm
This trip is for grades 5-8 school year 2020, and for family members!
Trip is set for October 5-8, 2020!!!!!
We have a jammed packed itinerary planned for NYC, including 2 Broadway shows.
This will be an ARTS/Historical Landmarks Trip
Transportation will be direct flight again from XNA to NYC! Come see why we travel with Explorica!!
Hope to see you all here tomorrow to hear Rozzana and I tell you all about this big adventure!!!!

We've added some holiday ornaments to our store - check it out! https://www.cafepress.com/ArkansasArtsAcademy

Archery Team Tryout forms are due tomorrow. We have three archery teams: 4th-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade. Contact Coach Green with any questions at jgreen@artsk12.org

Save the date for our annual Art Bazaar at the 7-12 campus! Dec. 7,10 - 2, come by to purchase unique one of a kind gifts for the special people on your list. Are you an artist that would like to have a booth? Complete this form to sign up: https://forms.gle/87qGPFyQ6SNEQZ337

Inclement weather reminder - Arkansas Arts Academy follows the Rogers School District. If they close, then we will close as well.

All after school activities scheduled for today, November 11th, 2019, have been cancelled. Buses will run at normal times today and school will not be dismissed early.

Archery Tryouts are coming up soon. Students in grades 4-12 have the opportunity to try out to compete for our school archery teams. Archers are expected to practice outside of the school day. Permission slips and info available https://www.artsk12.org/o/district/browse/40094

Because of K6 fall Carnival the parking lot will close at 3:30 and 12th street will have its gates closed at 4pm. Subbert Way will be open to the 6th grade parking lot and Lazy L will be open to the neighborhood , but you will not be able to pass in front of the school on 12th.

Please join us next Tuesday November 12th at 6:30 for our November School Board Meeting, after which Mary Ley will present the 2019 Arkansas Arts Academy Annual School Report.
We look forward to seeing you there.

The dismissal changes for 10/25/19 are for the AAA High School campus but will effect South Bound buses arrival times.

Important! Rogers Homecoming Parade is this afternoon at 4 pm. We will be dismissing at 3:30 pm. Normal car-line until 3:45, then cars will enter and exit from 6th street. Buses will leave at 3:40 pm, arrive at stops 30 minutes early. Students will be monitored until 4:15.

We will have school tomorrow!! Yay! 7-12 students tomorrow is an A day. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Due to the ongoing effects of the weather earlier this week, we are CANCELING the AAA Night @ the Museum event scheduled for Thursday, October 24. These effects and closures have not allowed our amazing students and teachers the class time needed to prepare for their presentations. We will not reschedule but look forward to the spring event on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Thank you for your understanding and your continued support, The Arts Integration Team

AAA will not have school tomorrow, 10/23 on either campus. Our latest update from Swepco is that power will be restored by 7 pm tomorrow evening. Our district communication server is located on the K-6 campus. Without it we have no internet and no phones.

It is with careful consideration that the PTA and school administrators are postponing the Fall Carnival and Red Ribbon Week until the week of November 4th-8th(Fall Carnival will be Friday, November 8th). We know everyone has put a great deal of work into these events, but with the state of our surrounding neighborhood we are trying to be kind, considerate, and loving to our neighbors and the damages they have to deal with. Parking would be impossible with the amount of debris that is still in the area. That being said, we are looking into how to help the neighbors with cleanup of debris and will keep everyone updated. Please check our school and PTA Facebook pages often for updates.

Arkansas Arts Academy will not be in session tomorrow, October 22nd. Power is still out on K6 campus. Students will have assignments posted in Google Classroom or emailed to them directly. If school resumes on Wednesday, it will be a B day.

We are needing someone to cut up a large walnut tree that fell on the K-6 playground. Contact myoung@artsk12.org if you can help.

AAA will not have school today due to power lines and power outages. Students who rode the bus are at the 7-12 campus and need to be picked up.

We will have a delayed start at 9 due to down power lines and lack of power. We will update you all again at 8.

AAA schools will open at 9 AM today due to power outages and down power lines. We will update you all again at 8 AM.

Mark your calendars for AAA Night @ the Museum on Thursday, October 24th from 6-8 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Check it out:
https://sites.google.com/artsk12.org/aaa-arts-integration/home/aaa-night-the-museum?authuser=0
We look forward to seeing you there!

Tomorrow, October 4th Heritage High School is holding their homecoming parade. Floats line up beginning at 4 pm on 5th St. We will therefore be releasing all students in grades 7-12 @ 3:30 pm. Please be patient in car line and Happy Fall Break!

Deadline For October Break Childcare
The Rogers Activity Center (RAC) deadline to register for October break child care is this Sunday at 5 PM. We need more students to register for this service or they will be canceling it.

We Need Volunteers!
The Chili Pepper Cross Country race is October 5 in Fayetteville. We need volunteers to help. There are openings for shifts at 7:39, 9, 10:15, 12, and 1:45 with shifts being roughly 2 hours. Sign up by emailing Coach Heffernan pheffernan@artsk12.org.

Are you ready for some new AAA Diamonds gear? Our new Fan Cloth catalog is now available at https://www.fancloth.shop/NZLUP Make sure you check it out. Cross Country is the focus of this sale but there are options for all. Deadline is Friday.

The 7-12 North Route bus is having windshield wiper issues and will be late for pickup at Lewis and Clark and the high school. Thank you for your patience!

Here is the link for My Payments Plus. Through this link you will to be able to pay for class fees, school supplies fees, field trips fees and lunches on line.
You will need your student ID numbers to register your student for this service. https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome

All students are safe and have returned to their normal schedules.

Parents: Benton County is currently under a tornado warning. All students and staff have moved to storm safe locations. Once the warning has been lifted, we will return to our normal schedule.

Good afternoon Parents. We are looking for a few volunteers to help Thursday with the arts festival. If you plan on attending will you please check this link below and signup for a 30 min slot. Thank you!!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0d44ad1-arts

Tonight - May 9th@5:00 PM: Creative Writing Exhibit and Events at Rogers Experimental House: As part of Art on the Bricks in Downtown Rogers, join students sharing their exhibited work from the year!

AAA 5K Signup Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45AFAF2CABFE3-5kvolunteer

Congratulations to our new school board members, Dr. Cara Riley and Micheal Camp.

Arkansas Arts Academy High School Library will be hosting a Scholastic BOGO Book Fair, May 13th, 14th and 15th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4eadaf2da2fe3-scholastic1

The PTG will provide pizza for student performers at the CTA. If your student has allergies or prefers something else to eat, please accommodate your students dietary needs/desires.
If you are interested in providing snacks or healthy foods for the 65 student performers, please contact Chris at cgross1368@gmail.com.
Thank you!

ACT Aspire testing for grades 7-10 starts tomorrow morning! Please make sure your students arrive on time, get a good night's sleep, and have a nutritious breakfast. We know our Diamonds will Shine!

Please sign up for "5k Volunteer Signup” to support our AAA cross country teams! Click on the button below to view the online sign up sheet.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f45afaf2cabfe3-5kvolunteer

Literacy Week at Arkansas Arts Academy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82wQkOn4s0o&feature=youtu.be

Make sure you have our app!
IOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arkansas-arts-academy/id1365688086
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.arkansasart&hl=en_US

Meet Leslee Post - Candidate for Arkansas Arts Academy School Board Position 2.
https://youtu.be/H7nCVgwqdME

Meet Roger Miller - Candidate for Arkansas Arts Academy School Board Position 2.
https://youtu.be/9kgy3ETSNek

Meet Joe DeRouen - Incumbent for Arkansas Arts Academy School Board Position 2.
https://youtu.be/dKRKtI6f6Gs

Meet Michael Camp - - Candidate for Arkansas Arts Academy School Board Position 2.
https://youtu.be/_voXj4Vn8dU

Meet Cara Riley - Candidate for Arkansas Arts Academy School Board Position 1.
https://youtu.be/odBeheQOt3w

Meet Brande Palmer - Candidate for Arkansas Arts Academy School Board Position 1.
https://youtu.be/fieuFeKFf8w

PTG meeting tonight, 6:00pm 7-12 cafeteria?

Attention Current 6th and 7th Graders! Do you want to go to Spain? Come to an informational meeting on April 4 at the 6th Grade Center at 6 PM. If you can't attend or want more info, email Mr. Skelton at dskelton@artsk12.org

Don't miss AAA Night @ the Museum tonight (6-8pm) at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art!
For more information about this event, check out: https://www.artsk12.org/article/98722?org=district.
And, don't forget to download or print your map for the event: https://5il.co/70sr

Reminder: Meeting tonight at 6pm on the 7-12 Campus in the Commons for upcoming 7th grade students (current 6th graders). We'll discuss scheduling for next year, expectations, and answer any questions. See you tonight!

Parents,
In an effort to improve participation, we will be conducting the upcoming school board election online. The eligible voters will be the two primary guardians listed in our student information system. An email went out today to all eligible voters. If you received the email, then you are all set. If someone in your family did not get this email, and you feel they should be eligible to vote, please contact one of our registrars.
Thank you,
John Hines
Technology Director

8th Grade Aspire students completed a project based learning community service project, making nearly 50 beds and toys for Fabulous Felines NWA, a cat rescue. Today kittens visited class to collect their donations. Their work will be on display at the Rogers Petsmart during Fabulous Felines’ next adoption event.

Celebrate the Arts tickets are now available on-line! Use this link to purchase: https://www.artsk12.org/o/high-school/page/celebrate-the-arts Join us for an evening full of food, music, and fun and support our arts departments in the process!

Choir concert tonight! 7th and 8th grade begin at 7 pm followed by the high school. Free admission!

Arkansas Arts Academy is closed today due to inclement weather. Here is a link to our inclement weather assignments.https://www.artsk12.org/inclement-weather-information--2

Snow day reminder: we close when Rogers schools close. Since we serve 21 communities, if your community closes please stay home. Here is a link to our inclement weather information and assignments. https://www.artsk12.org/inclement-weather-information--2

We are excited to announce that we have a girls and boys 6th-8th soccer team that plays in a competitive league run by the Rogers Activity Center. As soon as the schedule is released, it will be posted on the website.

Juniors, please remember to be at school no later than 8:15am tomorrow morning (Wednesday, February 20th) for ACT testing. Get some rest this evening and good luck tomorrow! I'll be thinking about you all day! Mrs. Wright :)

Tomorrow, February 15th, is the last day to turn in lottery forms! Go here to fill one out: https://www.artsk12.org/o/High%20School/page/enrollment--76

Watch the basketball game live by clicking here: https://livestream.com/accounts/15964547/events/8556106

7-12 PTG meeting this Thursday 6-7 high school cafeteria.

Due to weather and road conditions, the Karaoke Night fundraiser at the 7-12 campus scheduled for this evening (Jan. 19 @6:30) has been cancelled. We will reschedule the event when we return to school. Stay safe and warm!

Just a reminder that Intent to Return forms are due tomorrow, Jan. 18th. If you haven't already completed the form, here is the link: https://goo.gl/forms/QOjsEIa29letfmqc2
Have a good day!

Congrats to our 6-8th grade archery team with amazing shooting today! The top 3 finishers all broke the previous school record. The top three archers were Taylor, Alonzo, and Olivia. Olivia also shot the first 50 in school history.

Looking for a job with an incredible team atmosphere AND school hours? Aramark at Arkansas Arts Academy has open positions that may fit your needs! The following positions are open at this time:
1. Food Service Worker (AAA High School) Full or Part Time
2. Food Service Worker (AAA Middle School) Full Time
3. Food Service Worker (Both Schools) Substitute Worker – Hours based on need
Please contact Ariel Smith for more information: arielsmith@bentonvillek12.org OR apply at the following link: https://careers.aramark.com/ListJobs/ByKeyword/rogers/
We look forward to hearing from you!

Please join us this Thursday from 5pm-7pm in the K6 Gym for Carols & Cookies, a holly-jolly sing-a-long event for the whole family!
Donate your time or cookies using the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EADAF2DA2F94-carols
-singing carols
-eating cookies
-ugly sweater contest (adult & child winners)
-Christmas games
-Christmas photo corner

The Arkansas Arts Academy HS basketball game against Eureka Springs is on the radio now on 100.9 FM KESA.

Reminder the seniors need to be here at 9am for their cap and gown portraits.

Arkansas Arts Academy's mission has been to offer students with national level arts programs.
Last night, Friday, November 30, 2018 the Arkansas Arts Academy Student 7th - 12th Grade Symphony performed a National Level Concert.
I want to congratulate Principal Wright, Orchestra Director Sandy Nieves and all of our Wonderful Students!
I also want to recognize the K-6 Orchestra Director Mrs. Ryan
Arkansas Arts Academy is the Right Choice for Excellence in the Arts and Academics!
CEO Mary Ley

Remember to join us for our orchestra concert tonight at 7 in the PAC and come out to Barnes and Noble anytime tomorrow to support our school!

Today is the last day to order from the current Fan Cloth catalogs. This will be the last chance to possibly get this before Christmas.
http://shop.fancloth.com/72758/450843
http://shop.fancloth.com/72758/454744

3 calendar proposals for 2019-2020 are ready for you to view and comment.
https://www.artsk12.org/proposed-2019-2020-calendars

The bus is running about 15 minutes late this morning. The side door is completely frozen shut and kids are loading through the back door. Stay warm and be prepared for a big step.

Arkansas Arts Academy School Spelling Bee, Thursday, Nov 15th, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the High School Performing Arts Center.
The students representing their class or grade must be at the PAC by 5:15 to get check in and seated.
If you have any questions, please contact, Mrs. Burns, pburns@artsk12.org.

Arkansas Arts Academy Bookfair Fundraiser
https://www.facebook.com/events/245246026093127/?active_tab=about

2019 - 2020 Lottery forms are now available!
https://www.artsk12.org/enrollment--55
Lottery forms are due by Friday February 15, 2019 by the end of the day. The lottery will be held Friday, February 22, 2019.

Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon! Volunteers will be needed November 1st, 2nd, 5th - 7th. Please click on the Sign-Up Genius link to sign up for specific days and times. Volunteers will receive Scholastic Dollar Gift Certificates to be redeemed at the book fair. More information will be posted soon! Thank you, Mrs. Burns
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EADAF2DA2FE3-2018

Please remember there are NO costumes at school tomorrow. Students wearing costumes will be asked to change. Thank you for helping our students focus on learning!

Get your Arkansas Arts Academy apparel here: http://shop.fancloth.com/72758/450843. Sale runs through November 12th.

There is a PTG meeting this Thursday 6:00pm-7:00pm, in the High School cafeteria.

Reminder that the PSAT will be given tomorrow to all sophomores. Please make sure that your student gets a good night sleep and has a good breakfast. Students should arrive no later than 8:15am tomorrow morning. If you have a question, please email hwright@artsk12.org.

Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon! Volunteers will be needed November 1st, 2nd, 5th - 7th. Please click on the Sign-Up Genius link to sign up for specific days and times. Volunteers will receive Scholastic Dollar Gift Certificates to be redeemed at the book fair. More information will be posted soon! Thank you, Mrs. Burns
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EADAF2DA2FE3-2018

Do you have dinner plans for Thursday? Join the Arts Academy at Chuck E Cheese between 3-9 Pm to help raise money for the PTA. We get 15% of all purchases!

The ACO is hosting the Africa in the Ozarks festival this weekend. This is an opportunity to learn more about African culture including music and dancing. For more info including a schedule of events, please visit: http://www.acozarks.org/africa-in-the-ozarks/

There is a PTA K6 campus meeting on Friday the 7th at 8:15 a.m.

We discovered a problem with our mass emailing system. That problem has been fixed and we are focused on communicating better than ever.

You can now pay student fees online here:
https://squareup.com/store/arkansas-arts-academy

Arkansas Arts Academy today announces its policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program. Find out more by clicking this link: http://5il.co/4bcx

Arkansas Arts Academy High School currently has the available spots for grades 7-12. This will be a first come, first serve basis. These spots will be open for any new students that wish to apply. Parents will need to go to the following link to complete a lottery form and send to the High School Office to Nicole Lindley - http://www.artsk12.org/o/High%20School/page/enrollment--76

Due to construction at the high school, the high school staff is currently working out of the admin building at 1110 W. Poplar Ste A.

Experience our world-class arts education program for yourself!