🦖☀️ What a ROAR-some week at AMS Zoo Summer Camp! ☀️🦖
Our wonderful Dragons had an AMAZING time learning, creating, and exploring with the support of our IB Program and Community School! 💚💛
Throughout the week, students enjoyed:
🧪 Making slime
👕 Tie-dyeing their own t-shirts
🎨 Creating zoo-themed projects and mock-ups
🐾 Participating in hands-on activities and learning adventures
The grand finale? 🎉 A trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.! 🦁🐼🐘 Students got to see incredible animals up close and bring their week of learning to life.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this unforgettable experience possible. Our Dragons stayed curious, creative, and engaged all week long! 🐉✨

The heat of summer makes outdoor water activities enticing for children and adults alike. Following these simple tips from our partners at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources can increase enjoyment and prevent tragedy.

REMINDER: AACPS’ Summer Meals Program continues to operate mobile meal delivery to 19 community sites despite the extreme heat advisory. Those sites are:
• North County: Heritage Hills, Pumphrey Center, Willows Apartments.
• West County: Pioneer City, Meade Village, Spring Meadows, Still Meadows.
• Annapolis: Admiral Farragut, Annapolis Gardens, Bywater, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Hilltop Village, Woodside Gardens.
• South County (all sites designated as rural): Boones Mobile Estates, Lyons Creek Estates, Maryland Manor.
• Lothian (all sites designated as rural): Rio Vista, Patuxent Mobile, Wayson Woods.

Complete info: www.aacps.org/summermeals

Familes, frienbds and staff gathered to celebrate our 8th grade students at Annapolis Middle School.
We are proud of each and one of you. ONCE A DRAGON, ALWAYS A DRAGON 🐲

Celebrating our wonderful 8th grade DRAGONS 🐲!
We will miss your beautiful smiles!!! Best of luck at your new high schools. Remember: ONCE A DRAGON, ALWAYS A DRAGON.

🐲 8th Grade Field Day Teams at AMS! Go 🐲!
The competition was fierce amongst 8th graders during Field Day at AMS!
We will miss thise students ..... but ONCE A DRAGON, ALWAYS A DRAGON !

🐲 Our AMS Dragons met in the Media Center to participate in the BOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST put on every year. Thank you to our Media Specialist for this wonderfulk event. The winners will have their art printed in bookmarks for everyone to use next school year.

🐲🚀 AWESOME STEM DAY @ AMS 💚
Thank you Ms. Torres-Castillo for bringingthe partnership between @aaworkforce & @usnavalacademy to AMS! Our Science classes were filled with fun STEM proyects and experiments!
@aacountyschools @aacpsspanish @aacpscommunityschools #DragonsStrong
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On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reflects on graduation season and celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of 2026. 🎓 #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/rwXLFEnibEY
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/MaE-IqC_xU8

Thank you to @marylandhall and @usmarineband for their awesome performance for our AMS 🐲 Dragons!Students had fun and lots of questions for the members! 🎶@annearundelcountypublicschool @aacpsspanish
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On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reflects on the excitement and pride of graduation season across AACPS over the next two weeks. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/E65_9Vs3Tas
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/WWJm5_tP5FA

Our amazing AMS Dragons 🐲—and proud former Eastport Elementary students—took a trip down memory lane as they returned to their elementary school! 🏫💙 Accompanied by our wonderful librarians, Ms. McCarty 📖 and Ms. Basilio 📚,
💙 Thank you, Eastport Elementary, for welcoming your former students back with open arms!
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🐉✨ Wellness + Dragons = A Perfect Day at AMS! ✨🐉
Our amazing AMS teachers took some well-deserved time for a Wellness PD Day—and it was a hit! 💆‍♀️🌿💛
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On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell discusses the newly approved policy regarding personal care and toileting needs, formalizing practices already in place across our schools to support all students. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/8H4P-4cQbaw
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/D4EJWS8MG7w

We appreciate all the work our PPW, Ms. McGhee does for our students at Annapolis Middle School. Well deserving a big shout out for all her work!

Our ELD and HSA students brought history to life at the National Museum of American History! From exploring iconic artifacts to engaging with interactive exhibits, this experience helped our multilingual learners connect language, culture, and history in meaningful ways. 🌎#Smithsonian #LearningBeyondTheClassroom

We celebrate 🎉 our Speech Language Pathalogist on her day at Annapolius Middle School. We appreciate all that she does for our students.

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reinforces his message regarding the importance of respect and civility throughout the AACPS community. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/9Fk9H77F-8o
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/K8FdKZKknDI