Arts Academy Families,
We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow and thank you all for your patience as we open our doors back to our students. We wanted to make sure to remind you all of a few things to help improve our start tomorrow:
All parents will ask their child the Covid-19 screening questions, provided by the school nurse, every morning. If the parent allows their child to attend school, they are communicating to the school that they answered NO to all of the screening questions.
School doors will open daily at 7:15 to the 4th/5th grade building. Students will go to assigned areas by grade level to wait to be dismissed to classroom at 7:30. (K-3 in cafe, 4-6 hallway) For the first day of school, classrooms will open at 7:15 and entries to the K-3 along with the 6th grade center will be open
Students can not be dropped off before 7:15.
Car Riders: Students will have their temperature taken in their car when they arrive in the morning. Students need to remain in the car until a staff member has come to their car. If the reading is 99.8, the family will be asked to park so the school nurse can evaluate the situation and determine if the child can come to school. Make sure your student exits the car with a mask.
Bus Riders: Students will have their temperature taken before getting on the bus. Parents must wait at the pick up point until their child has entered the bus before leaving. Students with 99.8 or higher will not be allowed to enter the bus.
Walk-In: All students are encouraged to exit the car on their own. Students who need their parents to walk them to the school building will have their temperature checked at the building door. If the parent is walking into the building, their temperature will also be checked. Make sure everyone is wearing their mask.
Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria in a grab and go format with the students eating their meal in their classroom at 7:30.
Students arriving at school after 8:00 AM will need to call 636-2272 and wait in their car outside of the 4/5 building (Main Office) until the child's temperature is checked by a staff member.
Lunch will be served in the student's classroom.
DISMISSAL INFO:
Students will remain in their last period class for dismissal each day. 4th graders who are in PE and intervention will return to their classroom.
Parent walk-up will not be an option at this time. Students who are walkers will be dismissed after the completion of car line.
Student dismissal will begin at 3:00 each day.
Students need to be picked up no later than 3:30 each day.
Make sure your child's teacher knows how your child is going to get home every day.
We are excited to have students again on campus and look forward to a new school year!
Mr. Young and Mr. Skelton
We look forward to seeing some of you today for open house. Make sure you wear your mask and please know that we will be taking the temperature of everyone entering a building. If you are attending open house, make sure you have asked the COVID screening questions and answered no to all of them. You have signed up for a specific time with your child's homeroom teacher. If you would like to visit with any of the art teachers or other specialists, they will be in the gym. The amount of people of the gym at one time will be limited to allow for social distancing.
Please arrive for your appointed times at the following locations:
K-1 South Entrance of K-3 building (awning connects 4-5 and K-3 building)
2-3 West Entrance of K-3 building( door at end of building next to 13th street)
4-5 Main Entrance of 4-5 building (main entrance)
6th Classroom door at 6th Grade Center
Also, we ask you to utilize this time for your First Day of School pictures in order to make Monday go smoother. Virtual students should have received information from their virtual teacher.
Thank you all for your amazing patience and let's have a great year,
Mr. Young and Mr. Skelton
K-6 Virtual and Blended Students,
If you need a chromebook to use for this school year, please come by the K-6 campus on Wednesday from 9-3 to check one out.
Due to the Covid-19, Fourth grade Space Camp trip has been moved to May 12-14, 2021
School Supply Time for K-6 Students!
Arts Academy Families,
It is time for school supply shopping with Tax Free Weekend upon us. Here are your options for this school year.
1) Pay $30 supply fee on My Payments Plus
(beginning next week) for blended and on campus learners.
2) Email Ms. Welch for grade level supply list and do your own shopping. lwelch@artsk12.org for blended and on campus learners.
3) Go here for the virtual school supply list https://5il.co/ixdj
Welcome to the newly christened Mary Ley Compassion Commons at AAA High School
Help our school win $1000 from Quaker and AdoptAClassroom! Check you cabinets for Quaker brand cereals and go to the following website: quakerbacktoschool.com Three winners are chosen every day.
It's time to show the state of Arkansas how talented our students are at AAA! Arkansas PBS is having a talent show that will be aired on TV. All you need to do is submit a 30 second video by August 3 to be considered. Here are more details: https://bit.ly/3fyZODt
Check out this amazing art project that you can do which is inspired by the Fly's Eye Dome at Crystal Bridges. Please send a picture of your completed project to Mr. Young at myoung@artsk12.org. Thanks Crystal Bridges for making art with us. Go to https://bit.ly/2C3a3Rr
We have been invited to help decorate some windows with love, peace, happiness, unity, etc themed pictures to help spread a positive note in our community. Please bring your work on a regular sized piece of paper and turn it in at the end of the parade tomorrow. #DiamondArt
During kindergarten graduation and the drive thru parade, the 6th grade center will be open for Chromebook, iPad, instruments, and book turn in. Kindergarten graduation starts at 9 and the parade runs from 2-4.
Another amazing example of K-6 Visual Art! #DiamondArt
Pick and grin with Mr. Shields this summer by signing up for guitar, ukulele, bass, or banjo lessons! Open to AAA incoming 1st-6th graders. mshields@artsk12.org
Hey K6 Families!!! Here are some items that Nurse Katie has been holding onto for safe keeping. If any of them are yours please let me know. apage@artsk12.org
Need ideas on how to stay fit during the month of May? Check out the K6 PE Challenges! https://5il.co/fwzt
AAA On Parade! K-6 families come join us for a drive-thru parade at the K-6 campus, anytime between 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16. Teachers will be parked by grade, to wave and hold up signs from their cars, as you circle the car line route.
We hope to see you there!
Check out 4th Grader Hayden Gaudian's amazing visual art she has done during our virtual learning! #DiamondArt
A Free Webinar for Parents
Positive and Productive Childcare While the Kids Are Not in School
Presented by Randy Sprick
Register for one of these one-hour sessions:
2 pm ET, Wednesday, April 8
8 pm ET, Wednesday, April 8
Please Invite Families in Your Community to Attend
As parents, there are times our children drive us crazy! In this time of rapid change and, for most of us, some kind of confinement at home, this can be especially true. Getting through the day can become tense, and we can be unsure about how to discipline our children.
Join us for this free web-based meeting with Randy Sprick. Randy is a parent (and yes, sometimes his children drive him crazy), a grandparent, and a world leader in effective behavior management. His presentation will cover things you can do to help your children learn to behave better and become more independent and responsible.
Learn how and when to use consequences for misbehavior
Learn how and when to use praise
Learn to make daily life more pleasant and relaxed around the house
You will learn that you are already doing many things exactly right and add strategies for making things better! Come and join us for a fun and entertaining session.
Please share this information with parents in your community.
Register now for one of these upcoming one-hour sessions:
April 8, 2 pm ET (1 pm CT, 12 pm MT, 11 am PT)
April 8, 8 pm ET (7 pm CT, 6 pm MT, 5 pm PT)
If you aren’t able to join us at these times, please register for any session. The day after the webinars, we’ll send a link to the recording for you to view at your convenience.
3rd-6th Grade Students,
If you need a chromebook to use during virtual school, they are available for checkout tomorrow,April 1, from 8 AM-12 PM at the K-6 campus. 5th-6th grade students may also check out needed orchestra or guitar instruments at this time.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from some of our AAA kindergarten students! #DiamondGreen
