Thursday, October 30, 2008

Good Thursday Morning! October 30, 2008

Hi everyone: 

Good Thursday Morning! October 30, 2008.  It is a Day #5.

A few notes:

1. An AFES Halloween Parade!

This has become an annual event.  The K-3 grade students will be going on a Halloween Parade tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 31st.   We will parade down Church lane and School St. to the Jay Town offices where we will parade through the community center gym for the Town of Jay personnel, as well as the Seniors and the Jay ARC clients.  Then we will march through the Jay Fire Dept. across the street to the Jay Ambulance.  Then we will proceed down School St. and up E. Forge Street to Main St., then down Main St. to the Town of Black Brook Town Offices.   From there we will parade back to the school by way of E. Forge St. past the Post Office and then in the back entrance of the school.  All are welcome to come and watch this parade.  It is a big event for the children and the town.  And the weather, although a little cool, promises to be sunny!  Be sure your little ones are dressed warm enough!

2. Thank you:

I want to thank all the people that make this possible and a wonderful event of the children:  The town of Jay, the Town of Blackbrook, the Au Sable Forks Fire De3pt., the Au Sable Forks Ambulance, and  the Highway Depts. of both towns for their excellent traffic control to keep our students safe.  Also, thank you to the teachers and aides that help to prepare the students and take them on the parade.  And a big thank you to the parents who support this event every year.

3. Remember to turn your clocks BACK Saturday night!


 

Have a great day!

Dean

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Good Friday Morning!

Hi All,

A few notes briefly:

1.  Tonight is the Family Reading Night.  This will take place in the AFES cafeteria from 6:30pm-8:30pm.  The first hour will be for the younger children and the second hour will be for the older children.  The theme is Halloween.   Your children can come in PJs and bring their blanket and pillow.  The atmosphere will be a living room setting and this event is like bedtime story telling.  I know we have a great lineup of readers to read for your children.  Rebecca Douglas, with the help of other PTO members, has been working hard to put this together.  There will be light refreshments. 

2. There is a school picture makeup day scheduled for this coming Tuesday, 10/28.  The is for any students who were this past Tuesday (school picture day, or were not able to have their picture taken on that day for any reason.

3. Halloween parade through downtown Au Sables Forks on Friday, Oct. 31.  More information will be sent home this afternoon with the students.

I hope everyone has a great day!
Dean

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Monday, October 20, 2008

Good Monday Morning, Oct. 20, 2008!

Good Morning!

Today is Monday, Oct. 20, 2008.  It is a day #2.

It has been a while since I have posted to the AFES Blog.  I will be posting once again on a regular basis.  I plan to update my posting 2-3 times weekly at least. 

A few notes:

1. The Grandparent’s Breakfast was a huge success.  We had more than 190 adults in to have breakfast with their students.  It was a good time for all.  Thank you to Sierra Hanf (AFES Parent Volunteer Coordinator) for all her help and for the help of other parents with this breakfast.  Thank you to Cassidy Harrell for helping with the tickets sales.  Thank you also to the AFES kitchen staff for an excellent breakfast and the custodians for their excellent work.  And most of all, thank you to all the grandparents and adults that came and made the day for their students!

2. The Book Fair was also a huge success!  The Book Fair is sponsored by the AFES Student Council and the AFES Book Club.  A big thank you to Sierra Hanf, AFES Parent Volunteer Coordinator, for all her efforts in helping with the Book Fair, as well as the other parents who gave of their time to see this year’s fair be such a great success.  Thank you also to all the parents and grandparents that purchased books for their students.  The funds raised by the Book Fair go to support the AFES Book Club, the AFES Student Council, as well as the AFES Library.

3.  AFES hosted 18 Plattsburgh State University Education Students along with their Professor - Caroline Knight, on Thursday Oct. 16th.  They were with us from 9:00am to 11:45am.  During that time we were able to let them see classrooms in action as well as receive presentations from several of AFES staff.   Mrs. Zerrahn presented on reading instruction at the elementary level.  Mrs. Rossi presented on the role of school psychologist and counselor in the elementary school setting.  Mrs. Smith presented on the role and responsibilities of the school nurse.  And finally, Mrs. Patti Tender gave them a tour of a district bus and the bus safety presentation.  I want to thank all of the presenters as well as all the teachers and staff that made this day an awesome success for these aspiring teachers.  It is an honor that AFES is chosen for such programs and it is largely due to the excellent job that the faculty staff do here at AFES.  Professionals in the area recognize this and call on AFES to assist in their training of new teachers.

4. School Pictures tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 21). 

5. Book Club meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 21). 

6. PTO Family Reading Night here at AFES this Friday, Oct. 24th from 6:30pm-8:30pm.  The first hour is for younger children and the second hour is for the older elementary students.  Halloween is the theme.   Light refreshments will be served.


 

I will continue to update the blog so keep checking.

Dean

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