Upcoming Events

Tues. Oct. 27 Parent Volunteer Meeting at Draper 2 2:00 pm

Wed. Oct. 28 Check Learning Plan for a Jeans Day sticker!

Thurs. Oct. 29 Early Dismissal – PM Kindergarten 12:15/12:30/12:45 

Thurs. Oct. 29 – 30 Used Uniform Sale

Thurs. Oct. 29 Jeans day for those who earned it, Friday dress for all

Fri. Oct. 30 NO SCHOOL – Parent Teacher Conferences

Fri. Nov 6 Mid-term missing work deadline

Fri. Nov 6 Early Dismissal – AM Kindergarten 12:15/12:30/12:45 pm

Fri. Nov. 13 6th grade Ambassador Event 12:50 – 3:15 pm

Friday Dress and Jeans Day – October 29

All students can wear Friday dress (click here for details).

Those who have earned it can wear jeans! Watch for the sticker on your student’s learning plan on Wednesday to see if they qualify.  See below for more details.

Early Dismissal – October 29 (Professional Development)

• PM Kindergarten students attend
• Yellow 12:15 pm Blue 12:30 pm Red 12:45 pm
• Buses will leave at 12:25 pm and arrive 3 hours earlier than usual.  Bus schedules are posted here – https://www.americanprep.org/bus-program/

No School – October 30 (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

This is for ON CAMPUS students only. 

The students can enjoy the day off!  Parents – please be sure to sign up for a time to meet with your teacher. You may request a virtual meeting (via Zoom) or come into the school. Either way, sign up on Skyward. On a Computer – On a Phone  Please email mcarman@apamail.org or lhickman@apamail.org if you need assistance getting into Skyward. 

Used Uniform Sale – October 29 & 30 (during Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Drop off CLEAN uniforms that your students have outgrown, in the front lobby this week. Then come shop for gently used items at great prices during Parent Teacher Conference!

Lost and Found – October 29 & 30 (during Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Come to the lobby to claim your student’s lost items! Items leftover will be donated to the school.

October Builders Theme – I am a Builder when I demonstrate integrity

Integrity is more than being honest.  It is doing what’s right even when it’s difficult. There are many ways to be a person of integrity: standing up for what you believe in, as long as it’s based in truth; not settling for something that is less than what you deserve; speaking out when there is injustice. We know our students are individuals of integrity. This month we have been challenging students to continue building this character trait and find opportunities for growth.

From the Academic Office

Parent Teacher Conference – Meal Donations

We have a tradition of feeding our amazing teachers during Parent Teacher Conferences when our teachers stay late and staff is working hard. 

To minimize exposure, we are choosing to order box meals instead of asking for home prepared food donations. However, we do need store bought beverages and snacks. 

With limited opportunities to volunteer, this is a chance to support your teacher and our campus! Please go here to contribute:

Thursday Dinner Donation –  https://americanprepfoundation.squarespace.com/draper-2

Drink & Snack Donation – Click here

We are making an extra effort to track all donations of time, supplies, or money this year. So don’t forget to record your donations here: https://draper2.americanprep.org/volunteer/ 

Jeans Day Guidelines

On Thursday, October 29, we will have our first Jeans Day reward for students with no missing work (no #7 on the learning plan for the previous 2 weeks). You will know your child qualified to wear jeans if there is a sticker attached to their learning plan on Wednesday night. 

Please remember: Jeans Day will consist of any of the following uniform pieces: 

• Blue jeans in good repair (no colored jeans, jeans with holes, skinny jeans, decorative markings, or shorts) You MUST be able to pinch an inch on each side of your jeans, NO skinny jeans.  If students do not want to wear jeans, they can wear their regular uniform bottoms or khaki pants. 
• Blue polo or regular uniform top may be worn. (4-6 grade no tie required). 
• Regular uniform shoes are to be worn. 

Students may, of course, wear their regular or Friday uniform.

Students who have NOT earned this privilege, but come in jeans, will need to call home for an adult to bring them a change of clothes. 

Watch for that sticker on the learning plans next Wednesday, October 28th, to see if your child earned the Jeans Dress Day special privilege.  We know they can do it!!  Students will have the opportunity to earn another Jeans Dress Day in two weeks if they have no missing work.

From the Administrative Office

Masks Update

Our special order of Draper 2 APA masks has been delayed. We expect them by the end of the month.

School Lunch

We hope you and your students are enjoying our school lunch program! This is a reminder to order meals for next month, November 2020:  https://apalunch.h1.hotlunchonline.net/

All orders must be placed 48 hours in advance – if you want your student to have lunch on Monday, November 2nd please order by Saturday, October 31st (midnight). If you need help ordering lunch please email lunch@apamail.org.

 We are excited to offer free meals to all students due to a NSLP waiver.  All meals must be ordered 48 hours in advance. There is a limit to how many meals we can serve at each campus. Draper 2 maximum is  320. Once meals have reached the cap you will not be able to place an order for lunch. Please order ASAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Character Development

Save the Dates (5th and 6th grade parents) with a date change for 5th grade

Our next ambassador events will be held on FRIDAYS and will be completely within the school day so that your child will be dismissed just like every other day, at regular carpool times!

6th grade’s event will be Friday, November 13th.  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFAE29ABFC1-celebrate3

5th grade’s event has been CHANGED to Friday, DECEMBER 4th. 

We’d LOVE parent volunteers!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFAE29ABFC1-celebrate2

Upcoming Events…

• Hope Coins kindness challenge first week of November
• White Ribbon Week will be held November 16-20 (media and technology safety).
• Service Drive (Hygiene supplies) begins December 3rd

American Preparatory Education Foundation

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org | p: 801.661.1928

www.facebook.com/pg/americanprepfoundation

www.americanprepfoundation.org

The next Parent Volunteer Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27 at 2pm at Draper 2. One of the agenda items is the Holiday Giving Campaign. We ran this campaign last year at Draper 2 and Draper 3, and this year we are adding Draper 1. This program gives parents the opportunity to purchase points for teachers and staff that can be pooled together to “purchase” bigger ticket items from an online store. If you are willing to help with the campaign or you have ideas on how we can improve it, please plan on attending the meeting. We will begin promoting it in early November.

Remember to add Americap Prep as your Amazon Smile Charity here:

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-4568023!  

Amazon Smile gives APEF a percentage of your purchases and it doesn’t cost you one penny!

Special Thanks!

Ganesh Indian Cuisine brought a buffet of delicious food for our entire staff. 

We are so grateful that they celebrate their child’s birthday with us each year!

Click here to download PDF

Upcoming Events

Thurs. Oct. 22 Picture Retake day

Thurs. Oct. 29 Early Dismissal – PM Kindergarten 12:15/12:30/12:45 pm

Fri. Oct. 30 NO SCHOOL – Parent Teacher Conferences

Fri. Nov 6 Mid-term missing work deadline

Fri. Nov 6 Early Dismissal – AM Kindergarten 12:15/12:30/12:45 pm

Fri. Nov. 13 6th grade Ambassador Event 12:50 – 3:15 pm

Picture Retakes – Oct 22

If your student has not had a school picture, either because they were Off Campus or new to our campus, be sure to have them looking their best for picture retakes.

October Builders Theme – I am a Builder when I demonstrate integrity

This month, we are focusing on the builder theme of integrity.  Integrity includes honesty—but goes deeper.  When you have integrity, you do the right thing—even when no one is watching. When you have integrity, your outward actions are always consistent with your inward convictions.  When you have integrity, you stand up for what is right and speak out when there is injustice.  If you see a great example of integrity this month—please share it!  Let’s celebrate this amazing builder trait!

From the Academic Office

Parent Teacher Conferences

Please go to Skyward to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences October 29th or 30th! Here is a document that explains how to sign up: On a Computer – On a Phone

Character Development

Save the Dates (5th and 6th grade parents) with a date change for 5th grade

Our next ambassador events will be held on FRIDAYS and will be completely within the school day so that your child will be dismissed just like every other day, at regular carpool times!

6th grade’s event will be Friday November 13th.  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFAE29ABFC1-celebrate3

5th grade’s event will be Friday DECEMBER 4th.  THIS IS A DATE CHANGE!!! 

We’d LOVE parent volunteers!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFAE29ABFC1-celebrate2

Upcoming Events…

*White Ribbon Week will be held November 16-20 (media and technology safety).

From the Administrative Office

Drop Off – Walking Students In

Please remember to drop your students at the curb. Students walking in the parking lot must be escorted by an adult. Otherwise, it is very hard for cars to see them. Students should not walk back out to cars in the parking lot to retrieve forgotten items. Please take the items to the students on the curb. Thank you for keeping our students safe!

American Preparatory Education Foundation

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org | p: 801.661.1928

www.facebook.com/pg/americanprepfoundation

www.americanprepfoundation.org

Dear APA Parents,

Our 5th Annual Boutique fundraiser was a success. Thank you so much to the following parents who graciously donated pumpkins and/or their time:

Cindy Badger, Nicole Harman, Reyna Reyes, Sandra Covert, Maria Reyes, Steph Pettingill, Carolina Ramos, Juan Orduna, Ady Ferrari, Juan Martinez, Pete Stewart, Mandy Brown, Tailor Hamlin, Rosa Ramos, Tzitlali Soto, Monica Fowles, Jason Fowles, Karen Ellsworth, Jason Ellsworth, Andreina Marcano, Caitlin Crandall, Jill Smith, Evelin Gonzalez, Delmi Orduna, Erica Jooa, and Chantel Miner.

And a big thank you also goes to APA’s operations and IT teams (in particular Colby Sims who came in on Saturday), as well as to Kevin McVicar who put in a full day on Saturday helping from opening time to closing time. I sincerely apologize if I missed anyone. We can’t run successful events without our wonderful volunteers. You are appreciated more than you know!

Thank you, also, to Harmon’s in The District for donating pumpkins for the kids to decorate and to YESCO Outdoor Media for donating electronic billboard advertising for the event. Our community partners are amazing!

I am so impressed with our talented and creative student entrepreneurs who ran booths on Saturday. So many of our students spent hours (if not days, weeks, and months) preparing for the event, set sales goals, and had great success on Saturday. We have incredible students!

We had a great turnout for the kids costume parade. To see photos, go to

  https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/boutique.   Congratulations to the winners!

And finally, thank you to everyone who came out and supported the fundraiser and APA’s Builders Club! 

Special Thanks!

CupBop brought Korean BBQ bowls for our entire staff! 

We are so grateful for their support and generosity! 

The Habit Burger Grill donated gift certificates to our entire staff! 

We are so grateful for the businesses who support our teachers!

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Upcoming Events

Wed. Oct. 7 *Early* Dismissal               12:15/12:30/12:45 pm

Wed. Oct. 7 AM Kindergarten attending

Wed. Oct. 7 Special Event for Mr. McVicar 12:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Fri. Oct. 9 1st – 3rd grade Field Trips

Friday, Oct. 9 Report cards come home

Mon. Oct. 12 – Fri. Oct. 16 NO SCHOOL – FALL BREAK

Thurs. Oct. 22 Picture Retake day

Thurs. Oct. 29 Early Dismissal – PM Kindergarten 12:15/12:30/12:45 pm

Fri. Oct. 30 NO SCHOOL – Parent Teacher Conferences

Early Dismissal – October 7 (Off Campus Preparation Day)

• AM Kindergarten students attend

• Purple 11:50 am – AM Kindergarten students without siblings
• Yellow 12:15 pm
• Blue 12:30 pm
• Red 12:45 pm
• Buses will leave at 12:25 pm and arrive 3 hours earlier than usual.  Bus schedules are posted here – https://www.americanprep.org/bus-program/
• Day Care Buses – please contact your provider to confirm arrangements

Special Event for Mr. McVicar – October 7

Mr. McVicar has an important announcement for our families – https://youtu.be/C0VEk-fjLkw.  After 15+ years of service, he has taken a position at another company and this will be his last week as an administrator at Draper 2. Feel free to park and visit with Mr. McVicar outside (on the curb or at the playground), expressing your thanks and appreciation for all he has done for our community! 

1st – 3rd Grade Field Trips – October 9

We do not serve school lunch during off campus field trips – 1st and 2nd grade students will need to bring a lunch from home. However,  3rd grade will be staying on campus, so those students can pre-order and receive school lunches.

Fall Break – October 12 to 16

Enjoy being with your students this week!

September Builders Theme – I am a Builder when I demonstrate integrity

I am a Builder when I demonstrate integrity. Integrity is that quality of doing what is right even when no one is watching. Our students are working on doing that this month.  Sometimes what seems a very simple demonstration of integrity is very challenging for a child. The more often we name and notice a child’s demonstration of integrity, the more often they are willing to try something more difficult. We are focusing on integrity this month, so please use this great opportunity to notice when your child has demonstrated integrity and tell them.

From the Academic Office

Veterans Day Essay Contest – due October 9

All 4th through 12th grade students are invited to participate in the annual Veterans Day essay contest. Winners will present their essay at our Veterans Day assembly. This is an amazing opportunity to participate in a long held APA tradition. This year our Veterans Day assembly will be broadcast on KSL live, so all your family and friends can join us! See the last page of this newsletter for more information.

Geography Bee Information 

National Geographic has announced that the National Geography Bee for the 20/21 school year will be cancelled. They will take this time to talk to students, educators, and community members, and determine how to adapt and innovate in ways that engage even more young people about the power of geography. They will announce in the fall of 2021 what this geography opportunity will look like for 2022.  For more information please click here.

Character Development 

Save the Dates – October 23 (5th grade), November 13 (6th grade)

Our next ambassador events will be held completely within the school day so that your child can be dismissed just like every other day, at regular carpool times!

• 5th grade’s event will be Friday, October 23rd.
• 6th grade’s event will be Friday, November 13th.

Sign up genius links to volunteer will be forthcoming in our newsletters.  Thank you!

American Preparatory Education Foundation

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org | p: 801.661.1928

www.facebook.com/pg/americanprepfoundation

www.americanprepfoundation.org

A giant THANK YOU to all those who participated in the Fall Boutique – thank you to our vendors and to the families who supported this event! 

From the Administrative Office

Math Kangaroo International Math Exam Information

Please register for the Math Kangaroo 2021 Competition.  If you are new to Math Kangaroo please read some information about this wonderful international competition in mathematics: http://www.mathkangaroo.us/mk/history.html. This year we are unable to open our school for in the classroom registration but we still would like our students to compete. Please register for a virtual center offered by Math Kangaroo.

1. Go to: https://mathkangaroo.oasis-lms.com/Public/Catalog/Home.aspx. 
2. Log in with your login and password or establish your user account if you are new.
3. In the search box type “virtual” and choose the state of the residence. 
4. You are ready to register. 
5. Math Kangaroo will email you the information about the exact competition timeline in the first week of March. It will be on or after March 18, 2021 and a few days will be assigned for each age group.  

Once your child is registered, you can enjoy free Math Kangaroo video solutions and access MK full questions and solutions sets with 50% off. Instructions on how to find the discount code HERE. 

Important: After you receive the registration confirmation email from Math Kangaroo, review the email to make sure all information is accurate. If something needs correction, update the registration or email info@mathkangaroo.org.

Notifications

Professional Qualifications

Our parent surveys consistently express confidence and overwhelming satisfaction with our teachers at American Prep. Parents are welcome at any time to request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers including: 1) whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction or whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; 2) the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and 3) whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

District Parent Involvement Policy

At the conclusion of each school year, end-of-year assessment data is reported and organized into a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA). The CNA includes demographic, attendance, and assessment data. Also included in the CNA are the results of the annual Parent Survey. This Survey evaluates, among other things, the satisfaction of parents with the quality of the academic program and their opportunities to participate in the schools. American Preparatory administrators annually invite select staff and parents from each school to participate in a District/School Planning Meeting. This Committee reviews the Comprehensive Needs Assessment and analyzes areas for potential improvement. District/School Plans are developed with goals, action steps, and budget relationships. District and School Parent Involvement Policies are evaluated for effectiveness. School, Parent, and Student Compacts are also examined by this Committee for recommended changes.

School Parent Involvement Policies

School Parent Involvement Policies vary slightly by campus and are located within the Parent-Student Handbooks. These Handbooks are distributed annually to parents and will soon be accessible on the APA website under the Parent Library drop-down tab. The Handbooks can also be accessed via this link: https://www.americanprep.org/parent-student-handbooks/.

12th Annual Student Essay Contest

Honoring Veterans Day 2020

2 Topics for Selection

• Tribute to our nation’s veterans, which may include:

o   Why I am grateful for our nation’s veterans …

o   I enjoy many freedoms because of our veterans …

o   Ordinary citizens can honor a veteran by …

• A tribute to a special veteran

o   If you have a relative or friend who you would like to write about, we welcome stories and pictures if you have them.

Essay Contest Rules

In order to be eligible for the essay contest, you must:

• Be a 4th – 12th grade student at American Preparatory Academy
• Write only one essay per person
• Write an original essay picking from the two topics above

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged by APA Administration. Judging will include:

• Power of the message in the essay
• Clarity of thought
• Spelling, punctuation, and grammar
• Overall comprehension of the topic

Deadline: Friday, October 9th at 4:00 p.m., turned in to your teacher

This is a great opportunity to show appreciation to our veterans and a great way to showcase your writing talent!

Winners will receive school recognition and will be asked to present their essay at this year’s Veterans Day Assembly.

BE A PART OF SOMETHING GREAT!!