Good News

           

Monday, January 20 No School – Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, January 21 Early Release 12:15/12:30/12:45pm –

Professional Development for Staff

Mon. Jan. 27 – Fri. Jan. 31 Classroom Spelling Bees

Friday, January 31 Chick-Fil-A Student Birthday – January, February, March

Friday, February 7 Missing Work Deadline

Friday, February 7 Spirit Wear Day

Mon. Feb. 10 – Fri. Feb. 14 Staff Appreciation Week

Tuesday, February 11 4th-6th grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Wednesday, February 12 1st-3rd grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Wednesday, February 12 5th Grade Maturation Evening 

 

For updates and additional information, please visit our campus website: https://draper2.americanprep.org/

 

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

January Builders Theme – I am a builder when I work diligently.

In a fascinating book written a few years ago called Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell studied the lives of tremendously successful groups or individuals to find out how they attained success. In this book, a team of psychologists in the early 1990’s, in Berlin, Germany, studied the practice habits of violin students in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. All were asked, “Over the course of your entire career, ever since you first picked up the violin, how many hours have you practiced?”

All of the violinists began playing at roughly five years of age with similar practice times. However, at age eight, practice times began to diverge. By age twenty, the elite performers averaged more than 10,000 hours of practice each, while the less-able performers had only 4,000 hours of practice.

It was shown that elite performers more-than-double the practice hours of the less-capable performers.  The Elite are more diligent. The diligent software developer writes code at work, as well as writing software on her own time. The diligent athlete practices on the field with his teammates, then goes home to watch game films. The diligent physician listens to medical podcasts in the car during the car ride home.

We can all become great at something by being diligent.  Think about what you like to do and how you would like to become even better at it; then work diligently to achieve it!

 

Upcoming Event Details

Early release/Professional Development – Tuesday, January 21st

Tuesday, January 21st  will be an early dismissal day. Pick-up times for this day are 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, and 12:45 pm. The buses will leave at 12:25 pm. No clubs meet on this day. Please make arrangements for your students to be picked up early on this day. All of our staff will be participating in professional development and will not be available to supervise students.

AM Kindergarten only will attend. PM Kindergarten will have the day off.  Watch for an email from your teacher about pick up details.

 

Classroom Spelling Bees – Monday, January 27th  – Friday, January 31st

Each classroom will hold their own spelling bees according to where it will best fit into their individual schedules.  

 

Chick-Fil-A Birthday Celebration – January 31

Chick-Fil-A is bringing chicken nuggets to our students who have birthdays during January, February, and March. If your student has dietary restrictions, please let us know and they will be given a fruit cup instead. Email dcampbell@apamail.org no later than January 24th, with your student’s name, grade, birthdate and the nature of their allergy/restriction. 

 

From the Administrative Office

School Lunch Update

You can now order lunch until the end of the year! 

https://apalunch.h1.hotlunchonline.net/ 

Please contact your school lunch workers if you need assistance – 

Mrs. Kim ekim@apamail.org and Mrs. Marcotte lmarcotte@apamail.org. 

 

From the School Nurse – Vision Screenings

THANK YOU DRAPER 2 PARENTS!

Vision Screenings went great and I couldn’t have done it without your help! Especially since the sign-ups only went out a few days before — you all pitched in and filled in those gaps so quickly!  And, with your help, we got every student through just as quick! Thank you again for being awesome and supportive parents! 

For any parents that are willing to travel for volunteer hours, we also need help with vision screenings at West Valley 2.  Thank you! 

• February 26 (12:25 pm – 2:00 pm Secondary 
  • https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054DA9AA2BA2FD0-west4
• February 27 (8:10 am – 10:045 am) Elementary

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054DA9AA2BA2FD0-vision 

 

Bookkeeper Needed

The American Prep Education Foundation is looking for a bookkeeper to work 15 hours per week, preferably 3 hours each day school is in session.  Quickbooks experience is required. If you are interested in this position, please go to americanprep.org and fill out an application on the careers section.

Morning Drop Off

If you drop students at the C/D curb, please drive around the back of the Draper 3 campus, even if you do not have secondary students to drop off. There are three lanes at the soccer field and it slows the flow of traffic if C/D cars are in the wrong lane.

 

Afternoon Pick Up

Please remember to display your tags at all times when driving on campus. It helps our staff identify and assist parents. If you need to come to campus at a different time than your tag allows, contact the elementary office to get a temporary tag (mcarman@apamail.org).

We have had some feedback from the neighborhood to the north that our parents are using the streets to turn around or park and wait for carpool. This makes it very difficult for them. Please be considerate and use other roads farther north. 

Please remember that all students must be picked up by 4:00 pm M, T, F and 3:00 pm W, Th. On early dismissal days, students must be picked up by 1:00 pm.

 

Checking Students Out Early

We have been making many efforts to improve security at our campus. We are now extending this effort to early check outs. If you plan to check your student out before their normal dismissal time, please allow at least 10-15 minutes. Instead of sending parents to find their students, our staff will page or retrieve them from their classroom. Depending on how busy our front lobby is and how many early check outs we have, this may take more time than it has in the past. As a reminder, to check out a student early the adult must be listed as a parent, guardian, or emergency contact and present a photo ID.

 

Visitor Parking Update

We have created more visitor parking on the east side of campus, next to the sheep field. The 10 stalls on the right and 10 stalls on the left are reserved for visitors and parents. This will be especially convenient for parents who follow the C/D drop off route. The entire front row of parking closest to the school is also dedicated to visitor parking. PLEASE PARK IN VISITOR STALLS ONLY. All the other parking stalls are assigned to staff, and when parents park in those spots our amazing staff members have no place to park.

 

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

I am looking for great stories of any of our amazing students who have given service in the community.  Examples include volunteering at the Humane Society, collecting coats for a Coat Drive, or visiting an elderly neighbor ron a regular basis, etc.  Those are just EXAMPLES. . . the sky’s the limit. And if you have pictures to go with the story, that would be WONDERFUL.  

We feature these stories of students and staff members on our BUILDER Bulletin Boards (we have one located downstairs and one upstairs in our school).  Please send stories and photos to me at mandy.brown@apamail.org.

This month’s theme is WORKING DILIGENTLY.  In this month’s Chew Time Video we learned about some of society’s most diligent workers: farmers.  We talked about how their work ethic can apply to us at school. For example, a farmer has to care for the cows EVERY SINGLE DAY whether he “feels like it” or not, whether it is hot or cold outside, whether he’d “rather be doing something else.”  The farmer does the hard work because he knows it will pay off. And that’s what we can do at school…work diligently even when we “don’t feel like it” etc., knowing the hard work will pay off! Ask your students about it!

 

From our Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman

Staff Appreciation Week is February 10-14th and is coming up in less than one month! Our theme for this year is “Thank you for Decades of Service”.  We will be visiting a different decade each day through food, decorations and gifts. This week is one of our favorites but it is also takes a village to put together.  We can not do it without your help! There are many different ways to help and this is a great way to get your 20 volunteer-hours in. Please take a moment to look at both of the signups and decide how you can help. 🙂 

 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050844a8ac22a7fd0-staff

 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050844A8AC22A7FD0-staff1

 

American Preparatory Education Foundation

 

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

 

APEF Student Art Contest

I am looking for students to participate in an art contest. I will be using the artwork on notecards and thank you cards for The Foundation. Submissions should be emailed to me in a .png or .jpg file or dropped off with a campus secretary. The theme for the contest is “Friends of APA” and the deadline is February 15. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate for the APA Apparel Store. I look forward to seeing the student submissions! 

 

Hardship Fund

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” 

       – Winston Churchill

 

I’d like to continue educating our parents on what The Foundation is. APEF is a non-profit 501(c)(3), and is the fundraising arm of APA.  Last week I talked about Builders Club. This week will explain The Foundation’s Hardship Fund.

 

The Hardship Fund was developed to provide resources to help APA students, parents, teachers, and staff members with severe hardships. Funds in this account include donations provided by APA-affiliated people and groups such as students, parents, organizations, and staff who want to assist other APA community members in times of crisis. Funds are distributed as determined by the Board of Directors when they are notified of a critical need in the community. Needs may include costs for excessive medical care, funeral costs, or costs from other extreme situations.

I’ve seen first-hand this academic year how those funds have helped a number of our APA families. If you would like to contribute to APA’s Hardship Fund, donations can be made at https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/hardship-fund.

           

Monday, January 13 Wellness Policy Meeting

Thursday, January 16 Look for Jeans sticker on your student’s Learning Plan

Friday, January 17 Mid-term Missing work deadline

Friday, January 17 Jeans Day for no #7’s (unprepared)

Monday, January 20 No School – Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, January 21 Early Release – Professional Development for Staff

Mon. Jan. 27 – Fri. Jan. 31 Classroom Spelling Bees

Friday, February 7 Missing Work Deadline

Friday, February 7 Spirit Wear Day

Mon. Feb. 10 – Fri. Feb. 14 Staff Appreciation Week

Tuesday, February 11 4th-6th grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Wednesday, February 12 1st-3rd grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Wednesday, February 12 5th Grade Maturation Evening 

For updates and additional information, please visit our campus website: https://draper2.americanprep.org/

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

January Builders Theme – I am a builder when I work diligently.

“Diligently is defined as something done with great persistence, care or dedication.” At American Prep, we believe in the value of hard work.  Consistent and persistent effort builds both personal and academic skills. Reading a classic novel requires more work and effort than a comic book or a Captain Underpants story and is worth so much more to our students.  This month we are emphasizing the joy and excitement that can come from exerting effort when engaged in work. Even as adults this joy and excitement can be challenging to feel as we engage in all the different work within our lives, so we need to try to shift our own perspective on work so our children hear us speak positively about engaging in work.  Feel free to reference our Builder’s theme throughout the month.

Upcoming Event Details

2020-21 School Calendar Available

The school calendar for next year is now available at this link: 

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

District Wellness Policy Meeting

Hello American Prep parents, staff, and students! You are invited to review and update our district Wellness Policy!

• Monday, January 13, 3:30 pm 
• Draper 2 Campus 11938 S Lone Peak Parkway, Draper UT 84020
• Multipurpose room

Jeans day Friday, January 17th

Your student(s) will receive a jeans day on Friday, January 17th of they have no #7, (unprepared), card moves January 6th through January 16th. 

Please look at their learning plans, Thursday, January 16th to see if they have earned this reward. 

Early release/Professional Development – Tuesday, January 21st

Tuesday, January 21st  will be an early dismissal day. Pick-up times for this day are 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, and 12:45 pm. The buses will leave at 12:25 pm. No clubs meet on this day. Please make arrangements for your students to be picked up early on this day. All of our staff will be participating in professional development and will not be available to supervise students.

Classroom Spelling Bees – Monday, January 27th  – Friday, January 31st

Each classroom will hold their own spelling bees according to where it will best fit into their individual schedules.  

 

From the Administrative Office

Morning Drop Off

Just a reminder about our updated procedures:

• Walking students to class – we encourage all students to be dropped off at the curb and walk into school independently. However, we know some of your little ones still need your support. If you arrive after 7:45 am and want to walk your student to the classroom you will need to sign in and get a visitor sticker.
•  Assemblies – if you are attending an assembly, you do not need to sign in, but you will receive an assembly visitor sticker.
• If you arrive after 8:15 am, please walk your student into the lobby and check them in at the reception desk. 

Checking Students Out Early

We have been making many efforts to improve security at our campus. We are now extending this effort to early check outs. If you plan to check your student out before their normal dismissal time, please allow at least 10-15 minutes. Instead of sending parents to find their students, our staff will page or retrieve them from their classroom. Depending on how busy our front lobby is and how many early check outs we have, this may take more time than it has in the past. As a reminder, to check out a student early the adult must be listed as a parent, guardian, or emergency contact and present a photo ID.

Visitor Parking Update

We have created more visitor parking on the eastern side of campus next to the sheep field. The 10 stalls on the right and 10 stalls on the left are reserved for visitors and parents. This will be especially convenient for parents who follow the C/D drop off route. The entire front row of parking closest to the school is also dedicated to visitor parking. PLEASE PARK IN VISITOR STALLS ONLY. All the other parking stalls are assigned to staff, and when parents park in those spots our amazing staff members have no place to park.

From the School Nurse – Head Lice

The school nurse has made this information available to our families about head lice. https://draper2.americanprep.org/headlice/

We encourage all our families to be familiar with the signs, check their students regularly, and treat as needed.

Student Running Programs – Molly Jorgensen

We need you as a coach!  We are looking for 2-3 men and 2-3 women to mentor student runners (boys – letmerun.org, girls – girlsontherunutah.org).  Trainings begin  soon, so please email Molly Jorgensen (mollymjorgensen@gmail.com) right away! 

Bookkeeper Needed

The American Prep Education Foundation is looking for a bookkeeper to work 15 hours per week, preferably 3 hours each day school is in session.  Quickbooks experience is required. If you are interested in this position, please go to americanprep.org and fill out an application on the careers section.

Sibling Enrollment and Transfer Requests

One of the first steps in our enrollment process is identifying siblings of currently enrolled students. Do you have a sibling of a student already enrolled here at APA, and you would like them to attend APA next year?  Or, would you like to transfer to another APA campus? Please email Ms. Hickman lhickman@apamail.org to ask for the link.   Ms. Hickman will gladly assist as you register siblings or make a transfer. 

Substitute Teachers Needed

We are looking for APA parents to become substitute teachers for our schools!  We provide all training, and the pay is $80-90 per day. This is a great time of year to become a substitute teacher – save up for those holiday plans in advance. We provide in-depth, paid training so you will feel comfortable in your duties.  APA is a FUN place to work!  We’d love to have you on our team!  

Maybe you can only commit to one day per week – that would be fine with us!  Or, work every day – whatever suits your schedule! We need substitute teachers every day and we would really appreciate your help.  Also, please tell your family members and friends about this opportunity! 

Apply online today! https://www.americanprep.org/careers/

Parent Managers Needed for Clubs

We are still seeking Parent Coordinators for our clubs. If you are available and interested in helping, please contact Mr. McVicar (kmcvicar@apamail.org).

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

We CAN Donation Drive – Final Report

We CAN Care!  We wanted to follow up and let you know what an outstanding success our food drive was this year.  Our campus collected 8917 food items, and between all of our campuses we collected a grand total of 39,531 items that were delivered to the Utah Food Bank and various food pantries in Utah.  A special shoutout goes to our top five classes who went above and beyond in donating to our food drive:

• Mrs. Malan’s class: 869 items
• Mrs. Erickson’s class: 826 items
• Mrs. Wilding’s class: 686 items
• Mrs. Strong’s class: 653 items
• Mr. Nath’s class: 556 items

Besides the awesome amount of food we collected, we had the chance to think of others and make our world a better place.  That spirit of giving was palpable in our schools during the drive and we are so proud of our students who are learning NOW how to be great Builders in their communities.  Thank you everyone for your support!

From our Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman

Seeking FSO Board Volunteers

My name is Stacia Shafovaloff and I have had the privilege of serving as the FSO President elect this year. This means that I have been learning the ropes from the president, Nicole Harman, so that I can take over next year. However for personal, family reasons, I will no longer be able to serve in this capacity. The women on the FSO board are awesome and I have loved working with them and getting to know them. But they need help! We are looking not only to replace me, but also to fill a couple of more roles as well. If you love the teachers at this school and want to get to know other moms, this is the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! 

Please don’t skip over this opportunity! Participating on the FSO board is an awesome and rewarding experience! 

If you are interested please contact Nicole at nharman@apamail.org. 

Staff Appreciation Week

Staff Appreciation Week is quickly approaching. This year our theme will be thanking our staff for decades of amazing service. Each day we will visit a decade from the past. It should be a lot of fun! 

This week takes many hands to put together! The first volunteer opportunity is helping to decorate our school. Please follow the link below to signup. Other signups will come out after our winter break so please watch for those! If you have any questions please contact Nicole at nharman@apamail.org.  Thanks! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050844A8AC22A7FD0-staff

American Preparatory Education Foundation

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

Holiday Giving Campaign

Thank you to all of the parents who purchased points for APA staff and teachers for the Holiday Giving Campaign! Notes from your students were placed on their doors, and the points have been distributed for them to “shop” from the store. Our first year was a success, and we are already making plans for next year’s Holiday Giving Campaign.

Builders Club

A lot of parents, both new and those who have been around for a while, have asked me what APEF is. Over the next several weeks I will to try to explain some of the things that we do. One of the main focuses of the The Foundation (American Preparatory Education Foundation is a mouthful, so I’m going to save some words!) is Builders Club.  For those of you who are not familiar with our Builders Club, I’d like to explain.

Research shows that the most important factor affecting student learning is his or her teacher. As the daughter of a teacher, I have seen, first-hand, the ins and outs of being an educator. It is an extremely rewarding career, but also a challenging and difficult one. Teachers have a very significant, lifelong impact on all of their students. The job of a teacher is not only to educate our children, but also to foster self-esteem and self-confidence in them, to motivate and inspire them, to support and encourage them, and to teach them skills that they will carry into their adult lives. Educators have one of the most important jobs in the world, preparing our children for the future. They shoulder a huge responsibility.

One of APA’s goals is to attract and retain the best teachers and staff. The Builders Club is a subscription-based program that helps to do that by building our compensation fund. It is a great way for our parents and community to show their appreciation. 100% of the funds that are donated to Builders Club are used to pay teacher and staff bonuses. One of my goals is to build this fund so that we can give our teachers and staff larger bonuses, making APA the school that even more great teachers want to come and stay. 

More information on APA’s Builders Club can be found at https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/buildersclub. And please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions that you have.

           

 

Mon. Dec. 21 – Fri. Jan. 3 No School – Holiday Break

Monday, January 6 Back to School 8:05 am

Thursday, January 9 Vision Screenings

Friday, January 10 Spirit Wear Day & Free dress for Food Bank collection

Monday, January 20 No School – Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, January 21 Early Release – Professional Development for Staff

 

For updates and additional information, please visit our campus website: https://draper2.americanprep.org/

 

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

 

December Builders Theme

I am a builder when I look for ways to serve others. Kigatsuku.

 

This month we talked about the concept of “kigatsuku” which describes the trait of being able to see others’ needs, to sense others’ needs, and then to strive to meet them without being asked or directed. We continue to see many examples of kigatsuku here at school, we hope you have been seeing some kigatsuku at in your home as well.  We are so pleased that our students have caught on to this great concept.

We also hope that when you do see kigatsuku at home, or anywhere else,  you notice it and can give praise so your children will expand upon their ability to see others’ needs! We have enjoyed watching the children in school as they have been looking out for others’ needs this month – thank you for sharing your amazing children with us!

Have a wonderful, family filled, fun holiday break!

 

From the Academic Office

End of Term and Report Cards

Congratulations! We made it through the second term successfully and both teachers and students are getting into the APA rhythm!  Thank you for your hard work in helping your students come prepared and in full uniform to school each day! Report Cards for Term 2 should be coming home with your students before the nice relaxing 2-week long winter break.  Please review your student’s report card and set goals for the upcoming term. If you haven’t yet you will want to contact the school to get access to your student’s Alma account so you can check their grades throughout the term. Please make sure that over the 2-week long break you are spending about 30 minutes a day reading and practicing math facts with your student.  This will help keep their brain sharp even when not at school. Be safe and get some much needed relaxation, we will see you in 2 weeks!

 

Upcoming Event Details

Vision Screenings – January 9

We will be conducting vision screenings for all students at our campus. The students will be given a distance vision test to see if they can see at a 20/30 level. If your student fails the test, we will notify you of the results of the test and provide a referral letter with more instructions.

Vision screening is not a substitute for an eye examination by an eye care specialist, and it is important that your child see an eye care specialist once a year to evaluate eye health.  If you do not wish your child to participate in the screening program, please request an exemption form from the nurse at nurse@apamail.org. 

We need LOTS of parent volunteers to assist with vision screenings. A short 5 minute training is provided, and this is a great way to get in your volunteer hours! This is not a volunteer opportunity that will work to bring small children. 

Please contact Karen Thelin at kthelin@apamail.org or nurse@apamail.org with questions or if you are available to volunteer, or sign up on the signupgenius link here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a054da9aa2ba2fd0-draper 

 

Free Dress Day – January 10

We are excited to celebrate your amazing response to our canned food drive! Students can enjoy a free dress day on January 10th. Please remember the following guidelines:

• Clothing must be modest (not too tight) and in good repair
• Shorts and skirts must be no more than 3” above the knee
• Shirts must have sleeves, and all text must be appropriate for school
• No sandals or flip flops

 

2020-21 School Calendar Available

The school calendar for next year is now available at this link: 

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

 

From the Administrative Office

Student Running Programs – Molly Jorgensen

We need you as a coach!  Do you enjoy the fun-loving spirit of children? Do you want to help guide their character using running as a vehicle?  Do you need volunteer hours? I am looking for 2-3 great male examples for the new-to-our-school Let Me Run program for boys, grades 4th – 6th, (find information at letmerun.org) I am looking for 2-3 great female examples for the tried and true Girls on the Run program for girls grades 3rd – 6th.  (find information at girlsontherunutah.org) 

The training is fun and the time working with the students (our children) is so rewarding.  Both programs help girls and boys in the upper grades learn to navigate some of the challenges they face as they look forward to leaving elementary school.  Issues like being yourself, dealing with difficult emotions, and learning to serve the community are addressed alongside a curriculum of fun, challenging physical activity.  I will start trainings as soon as we get back from Winter Break, so please email me, (mollymjorgensen@gmail.com) right away! 

I cannot wait to work with the amazing fellow parents I keep meeting at APA!

 

From the School Nurse- Head Lice

The school nurse has made this information available to our families about head lice. https://draper2.americanprep.org/headlice/

We encourage all our families to be familiar with the signs, check their students regularly, and treat as needed.

 

School Lunches

This is a reminder to order meals for January.

https://apalunch.h1.hotlunchonline.net/

 

All orders must be placed 48 hours in advance – if you want your student to have lunch on Monday January 6, please order by Saturday January 4 at midnight.

 

Bookkeeper Needed

The American Prep Education Foundation is looking for a bookkeeper to work 15 hours per week, preferably 3 hours each day school is in session.  Quickbooks experience is required. If you are interested in this position, please go to americanprep.org and fill out an application on the careers section.

 

Sibling Enrollment and Transfer Requests

One of the first steps in our enrollment process is identifying siblings of currently enrolled students. Do you have a sibling of a student already enrolled here at APA, and you would like them to attend APA next year?  Or, would you like to transfer to another APA campus? Please email Ms. Hickman lhickman@apamail.org to ask for the link.   Ms. Hickman will gladly assist as you register siblings or make a transfer. 

 

Substitute Teachers Needed

We are looking for APA parents to become substitute teachers for our schools!  We provide all training, and the pay is $80-90 per day. This is a great time of year to become a substitute teacher – save up for those holiday plans in advance. We provide in-depth, paid training so you will feel comfortable in your duties.  APA is a FUN place to work!  We’d love to have you on our team!  

Maybe you can only commit to one day per week – that would be fine with us!  Or, work every day – whatever suits your schedule! We need substitute teachers every day and we would really appreciate your help.  Also, please tell your family members and friends about this opportunity! 

Apply online today! https://www.americanprep.org/careers/

 

Spirit Wear

It’s getting cold outside.  Keep your little loved ones warm this winter season with a FREE BEANIE with any American Preparatory Apparel purchase of $25 or more.  This fleece lined, rib knit beanie is a winter must have, and fits all sizes. Visit www.americanprep.org and click on “store” to shop.  Campus delivery is available. ***WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Purchase must be made on a single transaction online.  Tax and Shipping not included in qualifying total.***. Get yours today!”

 

Parent Managers Needed for Clubs

Starting in January, all our clubs will have at least one Parent Coordinator who has had a background check and receives a small stipend to manage the club. We anticipate needing four Parent Coordinators to run the Chess/Math Club and the Lego Club. 

If you are available and interested in helping, please contact Mr. McVicar (kmcvicar@apamail.org).

 

American Preparatory Education Foundation

 

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

 

Please Use Amazon Smile For Your Amazon Purchases!

 

Amazon Smile  

Do you shop on Amazon.com? If you’re like 90% of America’s online shoppers, the answer is yes! By going to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-4568023 you can choose American Preparatory Education Foundation to be your preferred charitable foundation and Amazon will give us a percentage of your purchases. When you shop on https://smile.amazon.com, the prices remain the same. The only thing that changes is that your purchases help us. Be sure to always go to the Amazon Smile link when making your purchases. With this being the holiday season, now is the perfect time to start using Amazon Smile if you haven’t already.

 

From our Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman

Staff Appreciation Week is quickly approaching. This year our theme will be thanking our staff for decades of amazing service. Each day we will visit a decade from the past. It should be a lot of fun! 

This week takes many hands to put together! The first volunteer opportunity is helping to decorate our school. Please follow the link below to signup. Other signups will come out after our winter break so please watch for those! If you have any questions please contact Nicole at nharman@apamail.org. Thanks! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050844A8AC22A7FD0-staff

 

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

We CAN Donation Drive – Final Report

WE CAN CARE…..

And we proved it by working together to accomplish something amazing.  Thank you for your willingness to give to others. We are proud to be part of such a generous APA family.

We are amazed at how far past our goal of 3000 items we went… we had a total of:

8917 items!!!!

AND A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TOP FIVE CLASSES for pulling together as teams and going above and beyond anyone’s wildest expectations!  

 

1. MALAN  869
2. ERICKSON 826
3. WILDING  686
4. STRONG 653
5. NATH 556

 

As a district, we contributed 39,531 food items to the Food Bank.  Working together we can accomplish big things.

Mon, Dec 2 – Wed, Dec 18 We CAN Donation Drive

Friday, December 13 Term 2 Missing Work Deadline

Thursday, December 19 Look on Learning plan for jeans sticker

Friday, December 20 Jeans Day for no #7’s (unprepared)

Mon. Dec. 21 – Fri. Jan. 3 No School – Holiday Break

Monday, January 6 Back to School 8:05 am

Friday, January 10 Spirit Wear Day

Monday, January 20 No School – Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, January 21 Early Release – Professional Development for Staff

For updates and additional information, please visit our campus website: https://draper2.americanprep.org/

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

December Builders Theme

I am a builder when I look for ways to serve others. Kigatsuku.

As we talk more about kigatsuku with our students this week, we have learned that being kigatsuku means

• being aware of the needs and feelings of others
• looking for ways to help like opening doors, picking up trash, carrying books for teachers…
• using building language that helps people feel good
• serving others by being unselfish—sharing, taking turns, compromising…
• being willing to give, especially anonymously

Once when Mother Teresa was asked how to make the world a better place, she replied, “Come and see.”  She encouraged others to actively observe and then to serve the best they can.  Note the phrases from the list above – being aware; looking for; serving; being willing.  These phrases call us to action. We have witnessed many instances of kigatsuku these last few days.  It is rewarding to see our students catch the vision of this month’s builders theme. This week we challenge you to increase and improve your kigatsuku experiences by not just noticing, but sincerely seeking them out.  We encourage our students to look for trash on the playground; look for teachers who need help carrying things; look for students who need a friend, etc. The opportunities are endless and everyone benefits!

From the Academic Office

End of Term and Report Cards

Congratulations! We made it through the second term successfully and both teachers and students are getting into the APA rhythm!  Thank you for your hard work in helping your students come prepared and in full uniform to school each day! Report Cards for Term 2 should be coming home with your students before the nice relaxing 2-week long winter break.  Please review your student’s report card and set goals for the upcoming term. If you haven’t yet, you will want to contact the school to get access to your student’s Alma account so you can check their grades throughout the term. Please make sure that over the 2-week long break you are spending about 30 minutes a day reading and practicing math facts with your student.  This will help keep their brain sharp even when not at school. Be safe and get some much needed relaxation, we will see you in 2 weeks!

6th grade Music and Science Fair Evening

Last night was our 6th grade concert and science fair.  It was a wonderful evening filled with music and very creative  science projects.

We would like to thank our 6th grade teachers, Ms. Beal, Mr. Henderson, Mrs. Burkholder, Mrs. Smith, Ms. Butler and Ms. Weiss for their help and encouragement they give to our students each and every day.  Thank you Ms. Elliott for teaching the science classes and organizing the Science Fair. They all did an amazing job! 

The music portion of the evening was our Band, under the direction of Dr. Marin and Dr. Caceras, and our Orchestra, under the direction of Mrs. Nielson, Dr. Posey and Mr. Turney.  They gave an amazing performance. What a terrific way to end the evening.

Below are our Science Fair finalists who will  participate in the Salt Lake Charter Schools Science and Engineering Fair to be held at Salt Lake Community College-Miller Campus on February 6th.   Congratulations to all of you!!

Winners Honorable Mentions Honorable Mentions

1st Place – Reece Thomas Gianna Cid Oliver Peay

2nd Place – Sadie Williams Grant Ellsworth Kennedy Sorenson

3rd Place – Samhith Vajjala Addi Humble Shelby Warner

Upcoming Event Details

Lego Club – November 26 to December 17

LEGO club is canceled until after the winter break. We will resume in January IF we receive applications for a Parent Manager of the Lego Club and enough parent volunteers to run the weekly meetings. Please contact Mr. McVicar (kmcvicar@apamail.org) if you are willing to be the Lego Club Parent Coordinator. 

Parent coordinators attend every week, organize other parent volunteers, and help the club run smoothly. If you volunteer, there will be a small stipend and your student attends Lego, Math, and/or Chess club for free. Next semester all APA sponsored clubs will cost $15-30 each.

We CAN Donation Drive – December 2 – 18

Only 1 week left of our donation drive!  So far we have collected more than 4500 food items.  Wahoo! It has been so exciting to see how much we can accomplish as we all work together.  We can be advocates for those in our community that need us, and that is a very important part of being a Builder and an Ambassador for good. 

Let’s finish strong–keep bringing in those food items! The drive will end on Wednesday December 18th!   Since we reached our goal (3000 items) as a campus we’ll celebrate with a crazy tie/sock day on Thursday December 19th.  If we double that goal (6000 items), we will have a FREE DRESS DAY on Friday January 10th.

Top three classes also earn a prize on Friday December 20th. Good luck!  AND THANK YOU for your generosity!

From the Administrative Office

Air Quality

Winter months in Utah bring snow sports, holiday feasting, and seasonal inversions. As you’ve watched the mountain line slowly disappear behind a hazy fog of pollution, have you ever wondered what it means for your family’s health, and what you can do about it? If you have, you aren’t alone.

During an inversion, air pollution, including PM 2.5 (Particulate Matter), along with cold air gets trapped in the valley and builds until a storm front blows through.  Due to its small size, PM 2.5 can get deep into the lungs and can lead to a number of health issues, including aggravated asthma. For sensitive groups, including children or those with respiratory or heart conditions, PM 2.5 can have a greater health impact.

The Utah Recess Guidance is a set of air quality guidelines for schools to use in determining whether to move recess indoors based off of PM 2.5 levels. In 2016, a group of health scientists, parents, school personnel, and air quality advocacy groups updated the Guidance to be more protective and align with the EPA AQI. Here is the website we follow to determine air qualityhttps://www.ksl.com/weather/airQuality. We reference the Draper 1-800 Contacts station.

Bookkeeper Needed

The American Prep Education Foundation is looking for a bookkeeper to work 15 hours per week, preferably 3 hours each day school is in session.  Quickbooks experience is required. If you are interested in this position, please go to americanprep.org and fill out an application on the careers section.

Sibling Enrollment and Transfer Requests

One of the first steps in our enrollment process is identifying siblings of currently enrolled students. Do you have a sibling of a student already enrolled here at APA, and you would like them to attend APA next year?  Do you need to transfer to another APA campus? Please email Ms. Hickman lhickman@apamail.org to ask for the link.   Ms. Hickman will gladly assist as you register siblings or make a transfer. 

Substitute Teachers Needed

We are looking for APA parents to become substitute teachers for our schools!  We provide all training, and the pay is $80-90 per day. This is a great time of year to become a substitute teacher – save up for those holiday plans in advance. We provide in-depth, paid training so you will feel comfortable in your duties.  APA is a FUN place to work!  We’d love to have you on our team!  

Maybe you can only commit to one day per week – that would be fine with us!  Or, work every day – whatever suits your schedule! We need substitute teachers every day and we would really appreciate your help.  Also, please tell your family members and friends about this opportunity! 

Apply online today! https://www.americanprep.org/careers/

Spirit Wear

It’s getting cold outside.  Keep your little loved ones warm this winter season with a FREE BEANIE with any American Preparatory Apparel purchase of $25 or more.  This fleece lined, rib knit beanie is a winter must have, and fits all sizes. Visit www.americanprep.org and click on “store” to shop.  Campus delivery is available. ***WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Purchase must be made on a single transaction online.  Tax and Shipping not included in qualifying total.***. Get yours today!”

Drop off/Pick up

For the increased safety and security of our building we will be asking parents to sign in starting at 7:45 am.  Any parents wanting to take their students to a classroom will be required to check in and out, and wear a sticker to identify them.  Parents do not need to check in to attend a morning assembly, but we ask you do wear an assembly sticker and stay in the Gym or Multipurpose Room. If you would like to walk to the classroom, you must check in first.

We will be adjusting our procedures for checking out students during the day. Please allow more time (10-15 minutes) when you come to check out your student.

Parent Managers Needed for Clubs

Starting in January, all our clubs will have at least one Parent Coordinator who has had a background check and receives a small stipend to manage the club. We anticipate needing four Parent Coordinators to run the Chess/Math Club and the Lego Club. If you are available and interested in helping, please contact:

Mr. McVicar (kmcvicar@apamail.org).

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

Wow!  We have enjoyed “Beach Bash” events for our 5th and 6th grade students the past two weeks.  THANK YOU to our incredible parent volunteers who came and gave of their time and talents to make our event possible.  Our Beach Bash taught us how to stay positive, how to navigate the pressures of social media, how to be a good friend, good manners at a restaurant, and how to use the 5 conversation starters to be able to talk to anyone!  Whew! We learned a LOT!

We have loved seeing the amazing ways that students are serving at home and at school.  This month our value is “kigatsuku” – a Japanese word which means the spirit of giving. Keep up the great work!

From our Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman

Thank You!!

A big thank you to those parents who helped organize and judge the Geography Bee this past Tuesday! We really appreciate your help Zoie Farmer, Gurleen Kaur, Andrea Moreno, Lynette Toomalatai and Aubrey Mecham. 

Staff Appreciation

Preparation for this year’s staff appreciation week is underway. We are looking for three people to be on our committee to help plan and execute staff appreciation week. This week is so much fun for parents to volunteer! Whether you’re creative, super organized, like to be involved, or a great planner – we need you! Please send an email to Draper2FSO@apamail.org  or nharman@apamail.org  if you are interested.

American Preparatory Education Foundation

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

ONLY ONE WEEK REMAINING IN THE HOLIDAY GIVING CAMPAIGN!

HOLIDAY GIVING CAMPAIGN     

Let APA shop for you! This year our Holiday Giving Campaign gives you the opportunity to purchase points that teachers and staff members can exchange for gifts. They will be able to pool their points to “purchase” gifts of their choosing. They can select from a catalog of items that include household goods like Instant Pots and kitchen gadgets, movie theater gift packages, jewelry, and spirit wear, among many others. The Holiday Gift Campaign is similar to Chuck E. Cheese or Dave & Busters. You buy the tickets (points) for the teachers, and they get to choose from one of the prizes in that category. The best part is that teachers can bank their smaller vouchers to buy bigger gifts. So if a teacher gets four 25 point vouchers, they can pick a 100 point prize! Go to https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/draper-2 to purchase your points.

PLEASE USE AMAZON SMILE FOR YOUR AMAZON PURCHASES

AMAZON SMILE     

Do you shop on Amazon.com? If you’re like 90% of America’s online shoppers, the answer is yes! By going to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-4568023 you can choose American Preparatory Education Foundation to be your preferred charitable foundation and Amazon will give us a percentage of your purchases. When you shop on https://smile.amazon.com, the prices remain the same. The only thing that changes is that your purchases help us. Be sure to always go to the Amazon Smile link when making your purchases. This being the holiday season, now is the perfect time to start using Amazon Smile if you haven’t already.

           

  Wed, Nov 27 – Fri, Nov 29 No School – Thanksgiving Break

Mon, Dec 2 – Fri, Dec 6 In Class Geography Bees

Mon, Dec 2 – Wed, Dec 18 We CAN Donation Drive

Thursday, December 5 5th grade Beach Bash Ambassador event

Thursday, December 5 Look for jeans sticker on student’s learning plans

Friday, December 6 Jeans Day for no #7’s (unprepareds)

Friday, December 6 Spirit Wear Day

Monday, December 9 Reading University Term 2 Deadline

Tuesday, December 10 School Geography Bee (grades 4-6), 1:00 pm

Wednesday, December 11 6th grade Band & Orchestra concert & Science Fair

Thursday, December 12 6th grade Beach Bash Ambassador event

Friday, December 13 Term 2 Missing Work Deadline

Friday, December 20 Jeans Day for no #7’s (unprepared)

For updates and additional information, please visit our campus website: https://draper2.americanprep.org/

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

November Builders Theme

I am a Builder when I express gratitude in word and deed.

As November comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to express our gratitude to all of you in our American Prep family.  Thank you for all you do to make our school such a wonderful place to come each day. We are grateful for the efforts you make day in and day out bringing your students to school on time, having them dressed for success, and ready to learn!  Thank you for signing learning plans and helping with homework and practicing math facts with such dedication that you say them in your sleep! Thank you for your willingness to volunteer. Each of you brings something unique to our school community and we appreciate your generous gifts of time and talent.  We could not do what we do without your enthusiasm and support. It is a privilege to teach your children and we are grateful for this opportunity you have given us. Thank you!

From the Academic Office

RISE Interim Testing – December 6 – 10

Students at American Prep are assessed throughout the year in both homeroom classes and achievement-leveled groups.  At the end of the year, two kinds of assessments are given: assessments that are required by the state of Utah and assessments that are required by American Prep to make sure that students have reached the academic levels needed to be promoted to the next grade.

The state of Utah requires students grades 3-6 to take the RISE test.  These are computer adaptive tests that are based on the common core standards that Utah has adopted. This year to give our students extra practice they will be taking Interim tests in the month of December.  These tests will let our teachers know what standards the students need to focus on in order to be successful on the end of year assessments.

Each grade (3rd – 6th) has been assigned a testing day.  Please make sure that during these important days your students are getting to sleep early so they are well rested and that each morning they are getting a good breakfast. 

Feel free to practice and learn about these tests with your students at home. Practice tests and more information are available online at:  

https://utahrise.org/training-tests.stml

• Tuesday, December 3 6th grade RISE Interim Testing
• Friday, December 6 5th grade RISE Interim Testing
• Monday, December 9 4th grade RISE Interim Testing
• Tuesday, December 10 3rd grade RISE Interim Testing

Upcoming Event Details

Lego Club – November 26 to December 17

LEGO club is canceled until after the winter break. We will resume in January. 

Debate Club – November 26

Debate Club is cancelled for Tuesday, November 26th.  This allows our staff and parent volunteers a little extra time for the Thanksgiving Break.

Classroom Geography Bees – December 2 – 6

All of our students participate in classroom geography bees, which are held from December 2 to December 6. Encourage your student to study!

We CAN Donation Drive – December 2 – 18

There’s a frosty nip in the air and that means that APA’s annual multi-campus donation drive is just around the corner!  We are excited to announce that we will be partnering with the Utah Food Bank this year by collecting CANS, boxes, and plastic-packaged food items for children and families in need.  Get ready to show We CAN Care on Monday, December 2nd!

5th Grade Beach Bash Ambassador Event – December 5

5th Grade students have a BEACH BASH event coming up in December, and we’d love to have parent volunteers!

Thursday, December 5th, 12:30 to 3:00 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFAE29ABFC1-beach2

School Geography Bee – Grades 4-6 – December 10

Winners of the classroom geography bees in grades 4-6 will compete in a school geography bee on  December 10 at 1:00 pm.

6th Grade Band and Orchestra Concert & Science Fair – December 11

Please watch for more details about this fun event!

6th Grade Beach Bash Ambassador Event – December 12

6th Grade students have a BEACH BASH event coming up in December, and we’d love to have parent volunteers!

Thursday, December 12th, 12:30 to 3:00 SIXTH GRADE

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444AFAE29ABFC1-beach3

From the Administrative Office

Reminder about Toys

We have had several instances of students bringing toys/souvenirs to school. We wanted to remind you that toy guns, swords, or anything that resembles a weapon cannot be brought to school. It is also not appropriate for students to bring Pokemon or other collecting cards. Stuffed animals or other toys may only be brought with teacher approval. If you have questions, contact your student’s teacher directly.

Lost and Found

The items that have been accumulating in our Lost and Found will be in the lobby through Tuesday, November 26th for you to come and look through.  We would LOVE for you to pick up items that your students have misplaced here around the school.

After Tuesday, November 26th, they will be donated for those less fortunate that we are to be able to use.  PLEASE stop by!

Check in Time

For the increased safety and security of our building we will be asking parents to sign in starting at 7:45 am.  Any parents wanting to take their students to a classroom will be required to check in and out. Parents do not need to check in to attend a morning assembly.

Parent Managers Needed for Clubs

Starting in January, all our clubs will have at least one Parent Manager who has had a background check and receives a small stipend to manage the club. We anticipate needing four Parent Managers to run the Chess/Math Club and the Lego Club. If you are available and interested in helping, please contact Mr. McVicar (kmcvicar@apamail.org).

School Lunch

PLEASE Order Lunch over the weekend for Monday, December 2nd, 2019.  

https://apalunch.h1.hotlunchonline.net/ 

All orders must be placed 48 hours in advance – if you want your student to have lunch on Monday, please order by this Saturday. 

As a reminder, we do not have extra utensils for our students to use so please be sure to send the items they will need to eat their lunch. 

Carpool Connection

A family with 2 kids needs carpool for the pick up in the afternoons. We live on 3800 W and 10600 S in South Jordan (this is not the exact address). I can offer carpool for the morning drop off. 

Phone # 603-233-3519 and my email address is Vaishalibhagat@gmail.com 

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

 Do you have any inspiring stories to share of your kids doing service at school or in the community?  We’d love to feature them on our Builder Bulletin Boards! Please email Mandy Brown with pictures and stories to share of our giving students!  mandy.brown@apamail.org

From our Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

Thank you so much for supporting our Chick-Fil-A Spirit night, we were able to raise $558.68 to add toward our Staff Appreciation Week.   Thank you to all of our families who came and ate dinner with us.

We would like to especially thank the following parents for going above and beyond dinner to make the night a more pleasant one for all of our families – Marcie Sanchez, Brenda Emerson, and Spandana Koganti.

Preparation for this year’s staff appreciation week is underway. We are looking for three people to be on our committee to help plan and execute staff appreciation week. This week is so much fun to be a part of! Whether you’re creative, super organized, like to be involved or a great planner, we need you! If this is something you are interested in being a part of, please send an email to Draper2FSO@apamail.org  or nharman@apamail.org .

American Preparatory Education Foundation

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

HOLIDAY GIVING CAMPAIGN

We are working on something new this year for our holiday giving campaign. We are really excited about this, but don’t have all of the details ironed out yet. Hold off on buying gifts for teachers. Details will be sent out next week!

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED    

As a small token of our appreciation, Friends of APA is going to each of our Utah campuses with a hot chocolate bar for the teachers and staff in December. We are looking for volunteers who can help with set up, greeting the staff and teachers, replenishing supplies, and cleaning up. Please go to the following link to sign up to help at Draper 2:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050548A5AB2EA7F49-d2hotchocolate 

If you would like to help at Draper 3, please use this link: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050548A5AB2EA7F49-d3hotchocolate 

We are looking for volunteers who can sign up for 2-hour shifts. If you’re only able to sign up for one hour, please let me know and I can adjust the schedule. Thank you!