WEEKLY MESSAGE!!
September 12, 2021
Dear Allen Families,
This communication will cover the following topics:
- Curriculum Night
- Arrival
- Message from Food Service
- After School Rec and Ed Offerings at Allen
- NWEA testing Information
Curriculum Night
We will be hosting our Virtual 2021-2022 Curriculum Night on September 14th from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. During the evening you will have an opportunity to hear from your child’s classroom teachers and learn more about the instructional content and programming for this school year. If you are unable to attend, teachers will record a session for you to view at a later time. Below is the schedule for the evening:
5:30 PM Ms. Wolf, Special Area and Support Staff https://a2schools.zoom.us/j/96636007682
6:00 PM 1st Teacher Presentations Classroom Teacher Presentations
6:30 PM Repeat Presentations Classroom Teacher Presentations
Arrival
Please make sure you drop your children off as close to the bell as possible (8:45 a.m.). Adult supervision does not begin until 8:40 am. If you must arrive early, you must wait with your children until building staff arrives at the entrance doors to supervise.
If you are dropping your children off in the parking lot, please pull all the way forward in the Driveline lane up to the flag pole area. This will help us get more vehicles in the parking lot and will reduce the traffic jam on Towner Blvd. when the buses try to enter their drop-off lane. The lower loop is reserved for our 5 buses that need to drop off students.
Message from Food Service
Please see the message below from our Food Service Department.
We are thrilled that so many students have opted for the free lunch program available to all students throughout the 2021-2022 school year. Remember this includes breakfast as well! As a reminder, we must provide milk to students with a fruit or vegetable. The USDA does not allow us to only serve milk alone so please encourage your students to grab lunch or a milk/ fruit/veggie bag!
You may have noticed the posted menu changes frequently. This is due to issues along the supply chain that negatively impact the availability of many food items we serve. We apologize for the changing menu but we must be nimble and respond to what is available to us to serve, which can change with each delivery we receive. Here is a link to the Food Service page on the website where you can find menus, Free and Reduced Lunch applications and nutrition information. Continue to complete and submit Free and Reduced Lunch applications to be eligible for any related services such as P-EBT cards.
We thank AAPS families for their patience as we make strides in hiring more food service staff for our schools during this time of nationwide labor shortages.
Thank you for supporting us in providing tasty and nutritious meals for your students!
Sincerely,
Jill Minnick, Assistant Superintendent, Finance and Operations
Liz Margolis, Executive Director, Student & School Safety
Victoria Davis, Manager, Chartwells
Fall into After-School!
AAPS Rec & Ed is excited to offer several after-school classes focused on fun, learning, movement, and discovery. For the health and safety of all participants, the AAPS Covid-19 Protocols will be followed. Registration is now open, and spots are filling quickly! Click on each class option below or visit www.aarecedonline.com. Many scholarships are available! Please call (734) 994-2300 ext. 0 for details.
Offerings at Allen
NWEA Testing at Allen
Please see the letter from Dawn Linden, the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning regarding the Fall NWEA testing cycle. NWEA MAP Parent Letter - Fall 2021 At Allen, we will be taking the NWEA tests the week of October 4th.
We look forward to our first full 5 days a week of school in person since March of 2019.
Fondly,
Laura Wolf
Allen Principal
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