We are in need of plastic grocery bags for our Dark Leaf Farms event on Monday! If you have any extra at home and would like to donate them to APS, please send them in with your child. We are hoping to collect enough to have one for every student.
Just a reminder that ACPS schools are closed on Monday (10/9) and Tuesday (10/10). School will resume on Wednesday, 10/11. We hope you enjoy the long weekend!
Remember to order your student's Fall Pictures before midnight tomorrow (Wednesday, 10/4) so they can arrive at APS. If you order after tomorrow, you will need to pay $7 to have pictures shipped to your address.
Go to www.strawbridge.net and use code: FM431470
Stop by Dairy Queen tonight and help your student win an ice cream party for their class!! Your participation helps support our APS PTO! Be sure to bring your DQ flyer and turn it in when you order.
Have you ordered your student's school picture package yet? Just go to www.strawbridge.net and use code: FM431470. All pictures must be ordered online this year, there are no paper order forms. You can also use this link to sign up for picture day alerts: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/appomattox-primary/fall-pictures-9-29-2023-58/optIn
The Trot & Spot Book Buses have begun their Fall routes! Check out the schedules for both under the Activities/Organizations page on the APS website. The book buses stop at various locations in our community Monday-Thursday until October 19th.
It's Open House night! Join the APS PTO to Get This Year Poppin'! Stop by tonight from 6-7 pm to tour your child's classroom, buy a Raider stadium blanket, enter our free raffle and get some yummy treats!
Our cafeteria is now open for lunch visitors! Be sure to have your ID with you when you check in at the front office. You are unable to enter the building without it. Please leave plenty of time to get through any drive-thru lines and arrive at APS on time for your student's lunch time. Lunch times can be found on our APS website under Resources, Food/Nutrition.
Stop by Dairy Queen tonight and help your student win an ice cream party for their class!! Your participation helps support our APS PTO! Be sure to bring your DQ flyer sent home last week.
Today is an Early Dismissal!! Pickup is at 1:10 pm for all children. This is for all schools - APS, AES, AMS and ACHS. There is no school on Monday. Have a great long weekend!
Let's Get This Year Poppin'! Join us Tuesday, September 12th from 6-7 pm at our APS Open House!! You'll be able to tour your child's classroom and stop at a few other fun spots in the building. Be sure to take part in our free raffle and get some yummy treats!
Lunch Choices for the week of 28 August - 01 September 2023:
MONDAY (8/28):
Chicken Nuggets OR Salisbury Steak
Roll, Mashed Potatoes
TUESDAY (8/29):
Pizza Hut Pizza OR Chef Salad & Roll
Fries
WEDNESDAY (8/30):
Nacho Chili Cheese OR Chicken Fillet on a Bun
Pinto Beans
THURSDAY (8/31):
Spaghetti OR Fish Sticks
Roll, Broccoli & Cheese
FRIDAY (9/1):
Cheese Pizza Lunch Kit
Gold Fish
Fresh veggies, fruit and milk are provided daily with each lunch.
The menu can be accessed anytime on our APS website at https://www.acpsweb.net/o/aps
There are two more dates to pickup pre-ordered Raider Spirit Blankets OR stop by to make a new purchase! Blankets are $35 each and PTO accepts cash, checks and credit cards. All pickups take place in the front APS parking lot. Stop by this Saturday, 8/26 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm or Tuesday, 9/12 from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm.
Lunch Choices for the week of 21-25 August 2023:
MONDAY (8/21):
Hot Dog OR Hamburger
Baked Beans
TUESDAY (8/22):
Pizza Hut Pizza OR Taco Salad
Corn
WEDNESDAY (8/23):
Mac & Cheese, Roll OR Popcorn Chicken, Roll
Mashed Potatoes
THURSDAY (8/24): Breakfast for Lunch!
Waffles & Sausage OR Chicken Biscuit
Potatoes
FRIDAY (8/25):
French Bread Pizza OR Chicken Nuggets, Roll
Green Beans
Fresh veggies, fruit and milk are provided daily with each lunch.
The menu can be accessed anytime on our APS website at https://www.acpsweb.net/o/aps
Just a friendly reminder that we do not have staff available to supervise children in the morning until 7:55 am. That is the earliest we can begin our Car Rider drop-off each morning at APS. Thank you!
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One more week to turn in current physical forms and immunization records for any new Bright Beginnings Pre-K or Kindergarten student! Any child without these forms on file will be unable to start school on 8/7/23. You can bring them to the APS front office between 8:30-3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
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