Au Sable Forks Elementary

Hi everyone: 

A few notes:  

1. This week is regents week at the Middle/High School, therefore there will be no late bussing and so we will not have any afterschool clubs this week at AFES.

2. The AFES Student Council will be hosting a Food Drive starting next week to help out our local food bank.  If it is possible, please help us with this important drive.  Due to the increased need by families during these difficult times, the food bank is in need of supplies.

3. Mr. Hoey will be holding his annual swim for grades 4-6 this Wednesday, Jan. 28^th.  This will be held during the day and the students will be bused from AFES to the AVCS Middle-High School and back to AFES.  This is a great opportunity for the students to receive some initial swimming instruction and a chance for them to swim with their classmates.  Thank you Mr. Hoey!

4. AFES will be holding its annual 4-6 Grade Spelling Bee on Feb. 3^rd at 9:00am in the gym.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  If your child is a participant in this event, you will receive a letter home.  There were spell offs held in the classrooms to determine which students would participate in the school spelling bee.   This is always an important and exciting event.  Thank you to Mrs. Laurie Estes for all her hard work and dedication to this event year after year.

5. Regional Spelling Bee – each grade level winner of the AFES Spelling Bee will be participating in the regional spelling which will be held at Saranac Central on Feb. 27^th.  This is a huge event with many school districts participating.  The winner of this event goes on to compete in the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Have a nice day!

Dean

Hi everyone: 

A few notes:  

1. This week (Jan. 19-23) we are administering the NYS ELA Assessments to the6th grade students. 

2.  The Flu Clinic was held yesterday and was a great success!

3. Last Friday, January 16^th, the PTO hosted another “Family Reading Night”.  It was another great success with great readers.  Thank you to all the great readers for their contribution of time and effort to help make this night a memorable one for children and adults alike.  Thank you to Rebecca Douglas for organizing this event.  Thank you to Sierra and Cory Hanf of the Hollywood Theater for the donation of popcorn, and thank you to all the other PTO members that help to make this such a successful event.

4. Next week is regents week at the Middle/High School, therefore there will be no late bussing and so we will not have any afterschool clubs next week at AFES.

5. The AFES Student Council will be hosting a Food Drive starting next week to help out our local food bank.  If it is possible, please help us with this important drive.  Due to the increased need by families during these difficult times, the food bank is in need of more supplies.

6. AFES will be holding its Annual 4-6 grade Spelling Bee on Feb. 3^rd at 9:00am in the gym.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  If your child is a participant in this event, you will receive a letter home.  There were spell offs held in the classrooms to determine which students would participate in the school spelling bee.   This is always an important exciting event. The winners of this bee at each grade level will go on to participate in the regional Spelling Bee in Saranac Central on Friday, Feb. 27th.    Thank you to Mrs. Laurie Estes for all her hard work and dedication to this event year after year.

Have a nice day!

Dean

Hi everyone: 

A few notes:  

1. This week (Jan. 13-15) we will be administering the NYS ELA Assessments to the students in Grades 3-5.  These are important tests.   Please be sure your student(s) is well rested and has had a good breakfast each day prior to the test. The 6^th grade NYS ELA Assessments will be administered next week (Jan. 20-22).  

2.  The Flu Immunization Clinic that had been scheduled for Wed. 1/7 will be rescheduled for the week of Jan. 19^th.  This clinic is to give free flu vaccines to any student with parental permission.  Adults can receive a flu vaccination at a cost of $20.00.

3. This Friday, January 16^th, the PTO will be hosting another “Family Reading Night”.  The Family Reading Nights have become a very popular event.  The attendance more than doubled for the second Family Reading Night (held in Oct.).  We hope to have an equally strong turnout for this next reading night.  As in the past, there will be an impressive list of readers to read some great stories to children.  Thank you to Rebecca Douglas for organizing this event.  Thank you to Sierra and Cory Hanf of the Hollywood Theater for the donation of popcorn, and thank you to all the other PTO members that help to make this such a successful event.

Have a nice day!

Dean

Hi everyone: 

A few notes:  

1. The Flu Immunization Clinic that had been scheduled for Wed. 1/7 will be rescheduled for the week of Jan. 19^th.  This clinic is to give free flu vaccines to any student with parental permission.  Adults can receive a flu vaccination at a cost of $20.00.

2.  There will be a PTO meeting tonight, Thursday, Jan 8th at 6:30pm in the cafeteria.  We had to cancel the December meeting due to the busyness of the season and the poor weather, so we will catch up tonight.  But as always, President Laura Campbell will keep us on task to get through everything in a timely manner.  Laura recognizes that everyone has busy schedules and other responsibilities and she wants to be sensitive to that.  So Mrs. Campbell has set a goal of getting through the meeting by 8:00pm at the latest whenever possible.  Thank you Mrs. Campbell for you understanding and consideration. And remember that there is child care provided by the AVCS Key Club at PTO meetings.

3. There will be a Student Recognition Award Assembly this Friday at 1:15pm in the AFES Gym.

4. Next week (Jan. 13-15) we will be administering the NYS ELA Assessments to the students in Grades 3-5.  These are important tests.   Please be sure your student(s) is well rested and has had a good breakfast each day prior to the test. We will administer the NYS ELA Assessments to the 6^th graders the following week (Jan. 20-22).  

5. Friday, January 16^th the PTO will be hosting another “Family Reading Night”.  The Family Reading Nights have become a very popular event.  The attendance more than doubled for the second Family Reading Night (held in Oct.).  Thank you to Rebecca Douglas for organizing this event.  Thank you to Sierra and Cory Hanf of the Hollywood Theater for the donation of popcorn, and thank you to all the other PTO members that help to make this such a successful event.

Have a nice day!

Dean

Happy New Year to Everyone! 

Welcome back to school and welcome to the New Year!  I am very excited to have the students and staff back at school.  It is too quiet without them!  A school is not meant to be empty and quiet.  It is supposed to be filled with kids learning and teachers teaching!  I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and were able to spend time with family and friends.

A few notes:  

1. AFES will be hosting Essex County Health Dept. tomorrow, Wed. Jan. 7^th as they provide free flu immunizations for the students as well as immunizations for the adults (at a cost of $20.00 for the adults).

2.  There will be a PTO meeting this Thursday at 6:30pm in the cafeteria.  We had to cancel the December meeting due to the busyness of the season and the poor weather, so we will catch up on the PTO business tonight.  But as always, President Campbell will keep us on task to get through everything in a timely manner.  We do recognize that everyone has busy schedules and other responsibilities and we want to sensitive to that.  So Mrs. Campbell has set a goal of getting through the meeting by 8:00pmn at the latest whenever possible.  Thank you Mrs. Campbell for you understanding and consideration.

3. There will be a Student Recognition Award assembly this Friday at 1:15pm in the AFES Gym.

4. Next week (Jan. 13-15) we will be administering the NYS ELA Assessments to the students in grades 3-5.  We will administer the NYS ELA Assessments to the 6^th graders the following week (Jan. 20-22).   These are important tests.   Please be sure your student(s) is well rested and has had a good breakfast each day prior to the test.

5. Friday, January 16^th the PTO will be hosting another “Family Reading Night”.  This is becoming a very popular event.  The attendance more than doubled for the second Family Reading Night (held in Oct. 08).  Thank you to Rebecca Douglas for organizing this event.  Thank you to Sierra and Cory Hanf of the Hollywood Theater for the donation of popcorn, and to all the other PTO members that help to make this such a successful event.

Have a nice day!

Dean