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An American Preparatory Academy School

Draper 2 Campus – 2021 Speech Festival

Elementary In-class Festival

  • April 26th-30th
  • All students participate

Elementary School-wide Festival

  • Class winners participate
  • May 12th   4-6 grade
  • May 13th.  K-3 grade

Every year at American Preparatory Academy we have a speech festival. This gives all students a chance to practice their speaking skills. Students will be given a two-minute window to perform a speech or poem for their peers. Every student will be required to perform in class and then one student from each class will be chosen to perform at the school-wide festival.

Why a speech festival?

  1. To give the students the experience of getting in front of others and speaking in a place where they are safe.
  2. To encourage students to improve in their public speaking abilities.
  3. To give students with a public speaking talent an opportunity to shine.

Rules are as follows:

  • Students are allotted a maximum of two minutes.
  • Every student must perform in their class festival.
  • Students are allowed to have props and/or a costume, but they have to wear their uniforms when they are not performing.
  • Students must choose something that is:
    • From their grade’s curriculum (something they have learned in class)
    • A non-curriculum speech or poem at their grade level or higher
  • All speeches or poems must be approved by the student’s teacher. Students need to bring a copy of their speech into class by April 15th to be approved.
  • Students will give a short introduction of their speech/poem before their performance.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please email your student’s homeroom teacher.

Judging Criteria

D2 – Off Campus Update 3.30.21

Dear Parents,

Our curriculum order has been delayed, so we are postponing our Term 5 materials pick up until after Spring Break. We anticipate it will be on April 13 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm in the multipurpose room.

In the newsletter I posted a link for the annual parent survey, however, none of the off campus teachers were listed. Because the programs were so different, we are preparing a separate survey for our off campus families to complete. We anticipate it will be ready in a few weeks. If you have already completed the survey, that’s fine! If you haven’t, you can wait until we have a survey specifically for you.

Thank you!

Emily Peery

Draper 2 Administrative Director

Returning To Campus Term 5

Dear Off Campus Parents,

Thank you for your request to return to campus for Term 5! We are so excited to have your student back on campus with us.

We will expect your student on Monday, April 12 at 8:30 am. It is very helpful if you come a little later, so we can get your student checked in and oriented.

Please Bring

  • All materials, including books, docket, pencils, etc. You can use the box we provided Term 1.
  • Lunch (unless you order 48 hours in advance)
  • Mask – wear one, have a second in your backpack
  • Nametag – unless your student is new to APA this year, in which case, it will be with the homeroom teacher

Parents should come to the lobby to receive the Pick Up tag, and then our staff will escort students to the classrooms.

Here are some resources that might be helpful as you prepare:

School Calendar/Schedule

https://draper2.americanprep.org/calendar/

Drop Off/Pick Up Assignment

You can see your pick up assignment by logging into Skyward’s family access, and clicking on the BUSING tab.

Email carpool@apamail.org to change your assignment

Review the maps to see the drop off/pick up traffic pattern: https://draper2.americanprep.org/drop-off-and-pick-up/

  • You must enter from the north, no left turns during drop off/pick up
  • Please do not drive, park, or turnaround using the neighborhood streets

School Lunch

Due to COVID the USDA has implemented a waiver that allows all students access to free meals. You will need to order in advance, and lunch workers will not be available during the holiday break. Please reach out to them this week to pre-order.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GMcgX47l7uCCpuzodqJFvsqAnPLzEBiHZtE2FHbgcLQ/edit?usp=sharing 

Uniforms

https://www.americanprep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Draper-1-Draper-2-West-Valley-1-.pdf 

Our store carries all uniform pieces and you can email anielsen@apamail.org  to arrange a time to try items on. 

https://www.americanprep.org/store/ 

Skyward

You can do so many things on Skyward: report an absence, review attendance records, update personal information, find your carpool assignment, pay fines, and more!

Skyward resources https://draper2.americanprep.org/skyward-for-parents/ 

Email mcarman@apamail.org for assistance logging in or to reset your password. 

Bus Registration

You will need to apply, and then the bus coordinator will email you a payment link. Once we receive payment the coordinator will confirm your start date. https://www.americanprep.org/bus-program/

Follow Up On Todays’ Event 3.25.21

Dear Draper 2 Parents,

This afternoon the Draper 3 APA administrators were made aware of a bomb threat that was written on a bathroom stall.  Out of an abundance of caution, the D3 students were evacuated to the Draper 2 gym and local law enforcement came to “clear” the school. We anticipated this might impact our afternoon pick up, but the building was quickly cleared and declared safe. The police did not find this to be a credible threat. The Draper 3 students returned to their campus and our afternoon pick up concluded with minimal delays. Students at the Draper 2 campus were not impacted by the event – classes continued normally and they were dismissed at the regular time.

We are grateful to our amazing Draper 3 staff, students, and parents for their calm and appropriate response to today’s incident. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful weekend!

Emily Peery
Draper 2 Administrative Director
epeery@apamail.org

P.S. I apologize to those getting duplicate notifications – both campuses sent follow-up emails to parents.

Urgent Message 3.25.21

This afternoon Draper 3 APA administrators were made aware of a bomb threat that was written on a bathroom stall.   We have no indication this is a credible threat, however out of an abundance of caution we have moved all D3 students into the D2 gym and we have contacted local law enforcement to “clear” the school.
It appears this will take us to the end of the school day.
Therefore, please pick up all D3 students at D2 today at their NORMAL pickup time.   If you typically use the F curb, please follow directions to the C/D curb.  If you typically pick up at the E curb, please follow directions to the A/B curb.
Please drive slowly and carefully, paying attention to the people guiding carpool as the driving lanes will flow in different directions today as a result.
We will follow up with more information as we have it available.

D2 – St. Patrick’s Day Guidelines

St. Patrick’s Day – March 17

If your student wants to bring the luck o’ the Irish to school, please follow these dressing guidelines: 

  • Regular uniform 
  • Non-distracting green socks, green jewelry
  • Non-distracting green hair accessories for girls
  • Green Shamrock lapel pins or stickers on clothing
  • No – hats, scarves, green hair, green makeup, ta5toos, etc.

While some people enjoy the game of pinching those not wearing green, our “no touching” policy includes pinching. Please remind your students to refrain from pinching others at school.

D2 6th Grade 3.10.21

D3 (or soon to be D3) Parents:

We can hardly believe that it’s already time to register your returning students for the 2021-22 school year! We are excited to welcome all APA 6th graders to the D3 campus and 7th grade! Congratulations!

To re-enroll your student, please follow the next few steps:

1. Watch the re-enrollment video:  https://youtu.be/TcdnZ3Rrm84

2. Fill out this google form https://forms.gle/ZNScnn4m68UsXqcdA  (code needed to fill out form is in video– you must watch the video)

3. Wait 12-24 hours for Skyward to update

4. Log into your parent access to Skyward and click on the “returning student enrollment” tab on the left side of your screen and follow the prompts to register.

Please contact the school registrar or administration with any questions. We can’t wait to have you back next year!

This process needs to be completed by March 16th at Midnight. Your priority enrollment may be forfeited if not complete by March 16th.

Brad Sheneman: School Director

Carole Hollinger: High School Director

Todd Christensen: Junior High Director

Mason Paxman: Asst. JH Director

Jerilynn Phillips: D3 registrar jphillips@apamail.org

D2 Off Campus – Testing Practice Sessions

Dear Off Campus Parents and Students,

As we prepare for our standardized state testing which will be done on campus from April 19 to 30 for grades 3-6, we wanted to provide an opportunity for your students to practice taking tests on the computers. We want to give them every advantage offered to our on-campus students, who had a chance to do the practice tests last term.

If you would like to bring your student(s) to school for up to 4 (four) practice sessions, please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044FAAAB2CA1FD0-offcampus4

Thank you!
Emily Peery
epeery@apamail.org
D2 Administrative Director

D2 Newsletter 3.8.21

           

I am a builder when I quickly acknowledge mistakes and humbly make amends

No human being is perfect.  We ALL make mistakes – and that’s totally okay!  Showing each other that it’s okay to admit that we made a mistake, taking the opportunity to admit we were wrong, then we always have options to make amends and try to do better the next time.  We need to be willing to humble ourselves and follow these steps when we make a mistake.

Upcoming Events

  • March 12 – Mid-term Missing Work deadline
  • March 12 – Draper 3 – No School; Draper 2 – School in Session
  • March 12 – Order deadline for Spark Spirit Shirt
  • March 12 – Climate survey opt-out deadline (grades 2, 5, 6 only)
  • March 15 to 19 – Staff Appreciation Week
  • March 19 – Jeans Day (for no missing work and no uniform infractions)
  • March 22 – Term 4 Reading University Logs due
  • March 23 – Extra Early Dismissal (PM Kindergarten Attends)
  • March 26 – Term 4 missing work deadline 4pm

Spark Spirit Campaign – Orders Due: March 12

Parents can purchase the limited-edition spirit-wear t-shirt for themselves or their students. 

Climate Survey – 2nd, 5th, 6th Grades only – March 12

https://draper2.americanprep.org/climate-survey-and-opt-out-forms/ 

Girls on the Run – After School Club – March 24

We are excited to offer our first after-school program GIRLS ON THE RUN, for girls in grades 3-6. There is a $150 registration fee, but need-based scholarships are available. Participants will meet every Wednesday and Thursday from 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm. Contact mollymjorgensen@gmail.com 801-793-8179 with questions, or register at https://www.girlsontherunutah.org/. Click here to download the flyer.

Staff Appreciation Week  – Destination Appreciation – March 15 to 19

We are so excited this year for our Staff Appreciation Week.  We will have 5 outstanding days to thank our staff for the wonderful work and tireless dedication to our students, even during the most challenging circumstance.  We have picked a destination theme for each day:

  • Monday – Wild West
  • Tuesday – Hawaii
  • Wednesday – Ireland Our staff will be able to dress for each day if they would like to.
  • Thursday – Time Travel
  • Friday – Guess where I am going!

We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to the many parents who are decorating doors for our Staff:

  • Makayla Marchant
  • Caliegh Hadlock
  • Samantha Black
  • Erin Christensen
  • Heather Wall
  • Erin Dixon
  • Gretel DeLaCruz
  • Luciana Infanti
  • Sandra Covert
  • Ashwin Durge
  • Karen Ellsworth
  • Molly Jorgensen
  • Holly Archuleta
  • Manju Joon
  • Rosangela Carbajal
  • Alisah Staggs
  • Melanie Jorgensen
  • Tess Douglas
  • Elaine Scheidecker
  • Jessica Goff
  • Kenzi Garn
  • Mayumi Namgur
  • Shannyn Steinman
  • Tanya Parke
  • Brenda Emerson
  • Crystal Adamson        
  • Mandy Brown
  • Eunyoung Choi
  • Lenka Becz
  • Emily Kim
  • Brittney Baugh
  • Jerilyn Hanks
  • Michelle Goudge

The door decorating makes our Staff feel so special and loved.  THANK YOU to ALL of our parents who are bringing special treats each day as well.  Our staff will really feel your love and appreciation.

School Pictures and Yearbook Orders

We are working with our photographer to schedule photo retakes (including all off-campus students) and class pictures after Spring Break. We will also open up yearbook orders at that time.

COVID Update

Great news! We are responding to updates from the state regarding COVID-19 restrictions. Our students no longer have to wear a mask during recess. We also no longer have to limit the number of people in a room as long as everyone is wearing a mask. This will allow us to resume live assemblies! We are so excited because this means we can move forward with our traditional Builder of the Year and Memorial Day assemblies! 

6th Grade Draper 3 Tour Dates

For all of our 6th-grade students who will be going into 7th grade at D3 in the fall; Draper 3 has set up the below dates for parents to take a tour.  A tour is OPTIONAL and the student does NOT need to attend.  This is a perfect time to ask questions, see the building and help you decide where you want to be next year.  You can sign up here:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f4daca92ca4fe3-2021

  April 14th 2021    10:00 AM       June 15th 2021    10:00 AM

  May 19th 2021      10:00 AM       June 29th 2021    10:00 AM July 14th 2021    10:00 AM

Test Data and School Report Cards Available

The 2019-2020 School Report Cards are available on the American Prep website’s Parent Library under “Plans and Reports” (https://www.americanprep.org/plans-and-reports/). School Improvement Plans for our Title I Campuses will also be located at this site. If you have any questions regarding this data, feel free to contact your school administrators.

Looking Forward – End of Year Testing Dates 

During testing time, there will be NO EXCUSED ABSENCES.  All testing is required for all students.  Here are the dates we have scheduled – 

  • 3th – 6th grade State testing – Monday, April 19 – Friday, April 30
  • K – 3rd grade Core Knowledge testing – Monday, May 17 – Friday, May 21
  • 4th – 6th grade Core Knowledge testing – Monday, May 24 – Friday, May 28

D2 – Staff Appreciation Week Update 3.5.21

Dear Parents,

WOW! Thank you so much for your willingness to support our Staff Appreciation Week (March 15-19)! All our food sign ups were filled by Tuesday evening, and we’ve received many financial donations as well. You are AMAZING! We encourage everyone to track the time, effort, and money spent by going here: https://forms.gle/hr54JrdnvLqEVqpv7

We identified a few more items we need to go along with daily mailbox treats for the staff. These should be delivered to the school on Monday, March 8 by 4 pm so that our volunteers can get them ready in advance.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044FAAAB2CA1FD0-mailbox

We have a critical need for volunteers to decorate doors. We recognize that this takes some effort, but we hope to continue this long-standing APA tradition. I’ve added some helpful resources to our website page – https://draper2.americanprep.org/staff-appreciation/

Here are the steps:

  1. Sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044FAAAB2CA1FD0-staff
  2. Find an idea (see https://draper2.americanprep.org/staff-appreciation/).
  3. Gather supplies – we will provide butcher paper (35″ wide). All the other supplies you provide are considered a donation.
  4. Work your magic! Have everything ready to be installed before you arrive.
  5. Install – come Friday, March 12 from 4-6pm or Saturday, March 13 from 9-11am. We will have step ladders and blue tape to affix the decorations to the door.

The following teachers still need someone to decorate their doors:

KG-Bergman-108, Room #2-225 IT
KG-Garcia-110, Room #2-143 Secretaries
1st-Bodtcher-113
1st-Henry-107, Room #2-241, Special Classroom
1st-Titus-109
1st-Wise-103, Room #2-148, Lunch
2nd-Herrera-216, Room #2-102, Academic Office
2nd-Hooley-215
2nd-Ferlo-214, Room #2-154, Special Classroom
3rd-Macleod-208
3rd-Strong-210, Room #2-137, Gym
3rd-Tefteller-247, Room #2-156, Operations
3rd-Wanner-212, Room #2-122
4th-Foster-159, Room #2-115B
4th-Gardner-153
4th-Young-166
5th-Ames-162, Room #2-207, Speech & Science
6th-Burkholder-250, Room #2-100, Music and Orchestra
6th-Park-252
6th-Henderson-256, Room #2-146, Band
6th-Smith-254, Room #2-120

Remember, for those with two rooms listed, we are asking that you make a second set of decorations (it can be the same design) for the other door.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with questions or concerns!

Thank you,
Emily Peery
Draper 2 Administrative Director
epeery@apamail.org