Happy Independence Day!
Start the week with a good book.... Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a favorite of grown-ups and children everywhere.
The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town—except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers.
Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. The town was a mess and the people feared for their lives.
Something had to be done, and in a hurry.
FUN FRIDAY: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
The learning never ends at National Geographic Kids!! Spend some time on the Brain Boosters, learn amazing new things in the Cool Stuff section, sharpen your skills on the Games page, watch Videos ranging from "amazing animals" to "weird but true!" or research the seven Animal categories. Once you've done all that, venture into the Explore More tab to learn about history, science, space and more! The learning truly never ends! Go see!!
APS Summer School will take a field trip to the Camp Sacajawea in Lynchburg today! Buses will depart at 9:00 am. Students will be outdoors the majority of the day. Please apply sunscreen at home and have your child wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. If you checked that your child will bring a packed lunch and drink from home on the permission slip, please remember to send one in!
Tomorrow is the final day for Summer School at APS! We have had a wonderful four weeks with your children learning and growing. We hope the remainder of your summer is filled with fun and adventure! We'll see you again on August 7th to start our new school year!
You can bring in your child's Kindergarten registration paperwork anytime Monday-Friday, 8:30-3:00 pm to the APS front office. You will need to bring in your child's original birth certificate, proof of residency document and updated physical and immunization record prior to the first day of school. Your child will not be able to start Kindergarten on 8/7/23 if we do not have this paperwork on file.
Start the week with a good book.... Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
FUN FRIDAY: www.pbskids.org
Filled with award-winning shows, games and activities, PBS Kids will provide hours of entertainment and fun! There is also a weekly newsletter you can sign up for filled with crafts, recipes, parenting tips and more that you can use to play and learn with your kids every week.
APS Summer School will take a field trip to the Dark Leaf Farm in Concord today! Buses will depart at 9:00 am. Students will be outdoors the majority of the day. Please apply sunscreen at home and have your child wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. If you checked that your child will bring a packed lunch and drink from home on the permission slip, please remember to send one in!
www.timeforkids.com
Double the fun at this exciting news site! Click the "Grown Ups" side to navigate the news with your child. Or click the "Kids" side to unlock a world of grade-level appropriate exciting stories. It's never too early to start reading the news!
https://www.schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/school/list-boxes/?schoolId=98179
Don't forget to order your school supplies and support APS at the same time! Follow the link above to School Tool Box and choose your Kindergarten, 1st Grade or 2nd Grade supply box. You can modify each box as needed.
Start the week with a good book.... Knuffle Bunny.
Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind? Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations, this stunning book tells a brilliantly true-to-life tale about what happens when Daddy's in charge and things go terribly, hilariously wrong.
Be sure to check out author Mo Willems' amazing series of books featuring Pigeon and Elephant & Piggie too!
FUN FRIDAY: www.factmonster.com
From the solar system to the world economy to educational games, Fact Monster has the info kids are seeking. Fact Monster combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids. Educate, entertain, and engage. That's what Fact Monster does—and we've been doing it well since 1998.
APS Summer School will take a field trip to the Danville Science Center in Danville today! Buses will depart at 8:30 am. If you checked that your child will bring a packed lunch and drink from home on the permission slip, please remember to send one in!
June 14th is known as Flag Day! On this date in 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States.
Remember to schedule your child's physical and immunization appointment for any child entering Kindergarten! They will be unable to start school on Monday, August 7th without these documents on file at APS. Schedule early as these appointments fill up the closer we get to school starting.
Start the week with a good book.... Charlotte's Web.
Charlotte's Web is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur—and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn.
With the help of Templeton, the rat who never did anything for anybody unless there was something in it for him, and by a wonderfully clever plan of her own, Charlotte saved the life of Wilbur, who by this time had grown up to quite a pig.
How all this comes about is Mr. White's story. It is a story of the magic of childhood on the farm and of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.
FUN FRIDAY: www.starfall.com
At Starfall, children have fun while they learn. Starfall.com® opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded to include language arts and mathematics for preschool up to fifth grade. Starfall’s emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity has proven effective in teaching emergent readers.
APS Summer School will take a field trip to the Academy Center of the Fine Arts in Lynchburg today! Buses will depart at 9:00 am. If you checked that your child will bring a packed lunch and drink from home on the permission slip, please remember to send one in!
The APS front office is open all summer long! Office hours are 8:00-3:30 pm. If you need to drop off forms, pick up items your child left in their classroom or get questions answered, feel free to stop by or give us a call!