Text Box: Calvin Coolidge once said, “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” With the nearing of the Christmas holiday, the visual of the season has come into view at Avery-Parsons Elementary. With the last 15 school days of 2007, teachers, students, and staff are looking forward to the many activities scheduled for the next three weeks. APE Website Our APE website is new, improved, and full of great information about school. Check us out at: www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/apes/ Family Festival Thank you to everyone who attended our Family Festival Come Meet Your Community. We had over 200 people in attendance for the free breakfast, kid activities, and lots of information about Chaffee County. If you missed the festival, but are interested in organizations who were in attendance, please stop by the office and we will be happy to share information with you. Very soon we will have community links on our APE website. Thank you to the members of the APE Accountability Committee who organized this wonderful event. Thanksgiving Feast Thank you to the cafeteria ladies who cooked a wonderful Text Box: Thanksgiving feast on November 8. Also, thank you to school board members Darrin Blankenbeckler and Doyle Nyberg for helping serve the meal. We had over 100 parents and family members join us for our feast. Scholastic Book Fair The annual Scholastic Book Fair is December 3-7 in the APE Library. On December 3, from 3-8 p.m. is the scheduled family night. Come check out some great books and get some shopping done. Student Government The Student Government Society is well under way with 31 members from 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. They have planned the second annual Winter Carnival for December 13 during specials time. Last year was the first time the SGS planned this activity for students to win prizes, food, make holiday crafts and to visit with and get their picture taken with Santa. Text Box: Fifth Grade Band Our fifth grade band will be performing a concert on December 13 at 8:30 a.m. for the elementary school. We welcome parents and families to join us in listening to the melodious sounds from band students. Viva Espanol! Viva Espanol! Is in full swing and we are happy to announce that membership has topped over 100 students. The Viva Espanol! Fiesta is scheduled for December 11. There will be no Viva Espanol! On December 18. Early Release In December, we will have two early release days, December 5 and December 19. Parents, please make sure that you make arrangements with your student(s) on where they will be going on those days. The district focus is on improving student writing. Our APE School Goal is: Students will demonstrate proficiency and or/show individual growth in the area of writing in language arts and across all curricular/content areas, as assessed by various common assessments. During the December early release, teachers will be working on reviewing and realigning the writing curriculum. Our goal is have a comprehensive K-5 scope and sequence. Text Box: Principal’s Message Text Box: Check out these activities: December 3-7, Scholastic Book Fair 3:30-8 p.m. December 3, Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair 3-5 p.m. December 4, Viva Espanol! 1:40 p.m. December 5, Early Release 3-5 p.m. December 6, Student Government Society Meeting 3-5 p.m. December 11, Viva Espanol! Fiesta 8:30 a.m. December 13, Fifth Grade Band performs in assembly December 13, SGS Winter Carnival NO VIVA ESPANOL! On December 18 1:40 p.m. December 19, Early Release December 21, Last day of school, end of second quarter, end of first semester December 22-January 6, Winter Break January 7, First Day back to school

 

 

I truly wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Be safe and have fun!

 

Stefani Franklin