This week's Thursday Thoughts from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell focus on voting and teaching students about their right to vote. #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSuceed
https://youtu.be/BFGIZOla1k4
REMINDER: 10/28 and 10/29 are 2 hour early dismissal days. Students dismiss at 1:55pm.
Did you miss the October 16 presentation to the Board of Education on AACPS' proposed new Learning Management System? Watch it and hear questions posed by the Board here.
https://youtu.be/GYTw1h9Qt7I
Dr. Mark Bedell and Senior Legislative and Policy Specialist Grace Wilson clear up misconceptions about the work of the Innovative School Scheduling Workgroup.
https://youtu.be/G6MP4wVj9w8
Have you heard the news? Always Ice Cream is offering an EXCLUSIVE Anne Arundel County Public Schools flavor in November, with a portion of sales benefitting the Education Foundation of AACPS! Check out more at the link below and stay tuned for the flavor reveal on October 24! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1287317595500634
November is Native
American Heritage Month
AACPS would like to continue to
show belonging by feature our
families of Native American
heritage throughout NAHM.
If you know a family who would like to express their pride in their
heritage through video, please contact Samantha Rhinehardt
for details.
For resources on celebrating NAHM through your social
media/web tools, visit:
https://www.si.edu/events/native-american-heritage-month
https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/native-american-heritage/
National School Bus Safety Week - October 21-25
Held during the third full week of
October each year, National
School Bus Safety Week is an
active and evolving public
education program and an
excellent way for parents,
students, teachers, motorists,
school bus operators, school
administrators, and other
interested parties - to join forces
and address the importance of
school bus safety.
Feel free to share images and tips
to promote this important issue:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-
safety/school-bus-safety
Parent Portal Account
https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-10-18-24.
It's Family Academy Friday! Look for featured content every other Friday on AACPS social media or visit www.aacps.org/familyacademy! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the importance of dedicated time for the new Core Knowledge Language Arts elementary school curriculum and its impact on early dismissal days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxuonez4ahs
Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Why Reading Matters" Contest. Here are the winners. The 1st place essay winner is Emily B. The 2nd place essay winner is Sydney C. The first-place poster winner is Anjola A. The 2nd place poster winner is Aubrey O and the 3rd place poster winner is Leeto B. Congratulations to all our winners!
The Office of Community Schools recently supported a professional development initiative focused on Spanish language learning, featuring a two-week immersion course in Cusco, Peru. This program exemplifies the Community Schools' commitment to building relationships, supporting our students and families, and making AACPS a community where everyone can #BelongGrowSucceed.
https://youtu.be/GEC3nL78Zqs?si=xs9qxWj5pdNDIW8T
Today is #UnityDay!
Don't forget to wear orange to show your support and celebration of Unity Day.
Kindness - Acceptance - Inclusion
Use our hashtags on X/Twitter to share your Unity Day pictures:
#UnityDay #UnityDay2024 #ProjectUnity
#BelongGrowSucceed
Pictures can be emailed to communications@aacps.org
or DM on Instagram
More Unity Day pumpkins!
Students decorated pumpkins in advisory class today!
#UnityDay is coming!
Don't forget to wear orange tomorrow to show your support and celebration of Unity Day #UnityDay #UnityDay2024 #ProjectUnity
#BelongGrowSucceed
Ahoy, mateys! Arrr-ye ready to hoist the sails and join us on this grand adventure as we celebrate National School Lunch Week?
Healthy school meals be the finest treasure, fit to fuel young buccaneers as they chart their course through the stormy seas of learning. With proper grub in their bellies, they'll be ready to tackle any challenge that comes their way! So, let’s feast like the true school lunch pirates we are and make this week a bountiful haul! Avast, let’s dig in! 🍎🏴☠️
#NSLW24 Find Your Treasure!
Thank you to all the students who participated in Arundel Middle's Read-A-Thon. It was a huge success! We raised $5240 and the students read 10,236 minutes. Congrats to our top three readers: Amir (835 minutes), Everett (779 minutes), Corinne (750 minutes) and to our top three who raised the most money: Ire ($525), Julie ($325) and Mason ($300). Congratulations to the Maryland Terps team for both reading the most minutes and raising the most money.
The money raised has already been used to create a Reading Sanctuary for students to read quietly outside during lunch and to offer our first outside "Movie Night" for our students. Please join us for this event, Oct. 19th, 6PM - 9PM.
The next meeting of the Innovative School Scheduling Workgroup established by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2024, in the Board Room of the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis.
The workgroup has been created to engage stakeholders in a robust conversation regarding school scheduling in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) and to consider innovative school scheduling models for implementation in AACPS. It consists of AACPS staff, elected officials, and representatives from community organizations.
Meetings are open to the public and public feedback on innovative school scheduling in AACPS and the work of the workgroup is encouraged. Individuals will be able to provide comment in person or virtually at the end of each workgroup meeting. A total of five speakers will be permitted to speak for three minutes each. Written comment may also be submitted to Grace Wilson, Senior Legislative and Policy Specialist, at gawilson1@aacps.org.
As the group’s work progresses, more information will be posted at www.aacps.org/schedulingworkgroup. Those who cannot attend meetings in person can watch virtually through links found on that page.
#UnityDay is coming!
Don't forget to wear orange on Tuesday, October 15 to show your support and celebration of Unity Day #UnityDay #UnityDay2024 #ProjectUnity
#BelongGrowSucceed
NJHS Update: Mandatory meeting this afternoon after school for all members!