Good News

           

 

Mon. Feb. 17 – Fri. Feb. 21 No School – Mid-winter break

Monday, February 24 School Olympics Begin

Tuesday, February 25 Parent Empowerment Meeting 

    Topic – Pornography is Changing

Thursday, February 27 Class pictures & Make-up pictures for new students

Thursday, March 5 Noon dismissal – Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, March 5 Look for jeans sticker on Learning Plan

Friday, March 6 Noon dismissal – Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, March 6 Jeans Day for no #2’s (Uniform) &  #7’s (unprepared)

Friday, March 6 Mid-term missing work deadline

Friday, March 6 Spirit Wear Day

 

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

 

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

 

Check out the lost and found items posted here: https://draper2.americanprep.org/lost-and-found/

 

February Builders Theme – I am a builder when I befriend others.

Kindness is a very important trait to have when you are trying to befriend other students.  Do you know every student in your class? How about in your groups?  

 Some ways to show that you want to befriend someone could be to smile at them.  Have you tried smiling at the students you don’t know? 🙂 Give a student a high five.  Include them on your walk to and from your group or recess.  

Kindness is one of the easiest ways to befriend other people.  When you are kind to someone they of course want to be kind to you.  

   “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world. ” 

   ―Dr. Seuss 

 

Academic Update 

Science Fair Winners

On February 6th, our 6th grade science fair finalists competed in the Salt Lake Charter Schools Science and Engineering Fair.  These students were interviewed several times by many judges and were able to answer questions about their projects with confidence.  We are very excited to share the results of the fair. 

Our very own Grant Ellsworth, took 1st place in the elementary division and Aadhi Umamageswaran from our Draper 1 campus took 3rd place. Samhith Vajjala, Reece Thomas, Shelby Warner, Addison Humble and Kennedy Sorenson, all Draper 2 students, qualified to advance to the next level which is the University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair. From this regional fair, any advancing students are invited to compete in the national Broadband Masters.  Way to go student scientists!

We would also like to thank Ms. Elliott for guiding all of our science classes toward success.  Ms. Elliott, you are a ROCKSTAR!!

 

Spelling Bee Winners

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners and participants!!

 

1st – 3rd Grade Winners 

1st Place: Vyas Singeetham, 2nd Grade

2nd Place:  Vidyuth Rameshbharathi, 2nd Grade

 

Participants – 

1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade

Arudra Karthick  Aditi Nagalingam Treesa Anil

Eesha Balaji Vyasaraj Singeetham Anushka Rajeev

Anshi Mandava Vidyuth Rameshbharathi Rahini Goyat

Sri Krothapalli Swayam Sanghvi Adwita Mandiwal

Swastik Kulkarni Prithiviraj Srinivasan Tashi Baisakhiya

Arjun Muppireddy Sartaj Tib

 

4th – 6th Grade Winners

1th Place: Surya Kapu, 5th Grade

2nd Place: Koorosh Radpour, 5th Grade

 

Surya and Koorosh will move on to the Northern Utah Spelling Bee on March 7, 2020. 

 

Participants – 

4th grade 5th grade 6th grade

Mia Joy Warner Vaishnavi Kothamasu Kazim Ali

Arjun Mahajan Visaaradh Palanichamy Wilson St Martin

Olivia Henderson Sharanya Bhuma Quinlan Rothey

Aneesh Muppireddy Kimberly Bradford Shreya Sanghvi  

Sejal Rudra Surya Kapu Samhith Vajjal

Jeevan Sidhu Koorosh Radpour Joseph Anil

 

Upcoming Event Details

February 24 – School Olympics Begin

When we return from mid-winter break we are excited to begin our annual School Olympics.  Classes compete in many different categories including: Transitions, Uniforms, No missing work, Assembly behavior, Classroom cleanliness and many more! It is an exciting time as students try to be their best and earn points for their class.

 

February 27 – Class Pictures and Photo Retakes

Dress your best for class pictures!  We will have retakes this day as well, if your student has not yet had a school photo taken.

 

A Day of Love and Logic Salt Lake Conference – Tuesday, March 17

On Tuesday, March 17th, the national Love and Logic staff will be at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Utah to hold a parenting conference. 

Please see the flyer on our website.  You can register online at loveandlogic.com or call 1-800-338-4065.

 

From the Administrative Office

6th Grade – Re-enrollment Meetings – 

It’s time for 6th grade students to enroll for 7th grade next year! Draper 3 is hosting their re-enrollment meetings on the following dates and times:

• Monday, March 9, 2020 at 7 PM in the D3 Multipurpose room
• Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 8 AM in the D3 Multipurpose room
• Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 9 AM in the D3 Multipurpose room
• Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 6 PM in the D3 Multipurpose room
• Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 8 AM in the D3 Multipurpose room
• Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 1 PM in the D3 Multipurpose room

At least one parent must attend a meeting and complete the registration form to ensure a seat at Draper 3 next year. 

 

K-5th Grade Re-Enrollment Meetings

The Draper 2 Re-enrollment days and times are being finalized and will be announced after the mid-winter break.

 

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. 

 

Lunch Policies

Recently, some students have been trying to warm up their lunches in the microwaves in our building. We do not have enough microwaves available for students.  Please pack a thermos if you want your student to have a hot lunch. Please refer to pages 26-27 in our Parent Student Handbook for our lunch policies. Parent Student Handbook

 

All About Activities

Ballroom Dance

5th and 6th Grade Students–Come explore Ballroom Dance!  We’ll jive to the swing, we’ll sway to the waltz, and we’ll show off your hard work with an exciting routine as guest performers in the Ballroom Dance Company’s end-of-year concert!  

      (All boys who sign up will receive a king-size candy bar the first day of class!)

 Parents—help your student develop coordination and rhythm, while also learning respect for others, focus, teamwork, and social confidence.

 The clinic will run for 8 weeks:  Mondays from 3:30-4:15 pm in the D2 Gym. Beginning Mar. 9th until May 4th (no class Apr. 6th), with performances on May 8th and 9th.  The $70 fee includes 8 lessons and the costume rental for the shows.  Please see the flyer attached for more registration details. 

 The instructor, Joy Price, has 14+ years of coaching experience working at a competitive dance studio and as a faculty member at BYU-Idaho.  She is also an accomplished performer with titles from a wide variety of national/international competitions and has been a featured artist at Walt Disney World.  

 

Club Registrations

We have created a website page for all our club registrations. 

https://draper2.americanprep.org/activities/

 

New Club – Magic Club

Introducing a new after school club on Thursdays – students can come learn how to perform magic. This is provided by Utah Valley Magic Academy, and costs $155 to $180. The cost includes $100 worth of magic materials that the students get to keep. 

Magic Club Flyer

Check out the following link if interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYzosCKrlZs&feature=youtu.be

 

New Club – Yoga Club

Due to a lack of registrations the Yoga class has been cancelled this session.

 

FUN RUN 2020: Friday, May 15th – Jill Welch

Mark your calendars!  Friday, May 15th will be another epic and exciting Fun Run event!  At this time we are seeking a few more volunteers to complete our Fun Run Corporate Team.  These volunteers will help with:

Sponsorships – Oversee sponsor activity (solicit old and new sponsors, coordinate sponsorship recognition)

Hero Week – Work with our hero week team a few hours a day (4/27/2020 – 5/1/2020) to help recognize and reward students.

Please email jwelch@apamail.org

 

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

This month’s LunchTime Chat video was filmed at our West Valley 2 campus and features the value of “Befriending Others.”  Feel free to watch it with your kids at home. (Students will have watched it during Chew Time sometime in the past two weeks)

https://youtu.be/9jbNhzMy1mw

You never know what friendships are waiting for you out there, so take that first step to smile and say hi to a new friend today!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS…

White Ribbon Week will be held March 23rd-27th

5thGrade Galaxy Quest will be WEDNESDAY, April 1st

6th Grade Galaxy Quest will be THURSDAY, April 2nd

Sign ups to help with those events will be in the newsletter the week after our mid-winter break.

 

Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman 

BoxTop App

As an FSO we would really like everyone to download the BoxTop App and start using it! If you download the app, and send the FSO an email with proof that it’s downloaded, we have an APA window sticker for you. The app is so much easier and it quickly earns money for our school. However, do not throw away the physical BoxTops, we will continue to turn those in for as long as we can! 

 

Our goal for BoxTops is $2000 for this school year.  This is only $3 per family! Starting today, until February 29th, we are running a school wide contest.  

 

The contest is as follows:

$700 – Free Shoe Day

$1000 – Spirit Day

$2000 – Free Dress Day!

 

Top Classrooms will earn: 

K – 3rd grade – 10 minutes Extra Recess 

4th – 6th grade – Free Tie Day

 

How can you help us achieve this goal?  Send in physical Boxtops to your classroom or the front office.  Also, download the app and start using it ASAP. 

Monies raised by Boxtops will be used on our staff.  Questions? Send us an email or go check out Box Top information here:  

https://draper2.americanprep.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/10/BTFE_Overview.pdf

 

Volunteer Hours

Please email volunteerdraper2@apamail.org to report your volunteer hours!

 

American Preparatory Education Foundation

 

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

Foundation Parent Committee

Thank you to those of you who have reached out to me about the Foundation’s Parent Committee. This committee will be involved in networking, planning, social, and fundraising activities. I am looking for members of the committee to be willing to share ideas and brainstorm with other committee members to come up with new ideas and find ways to improve those already in place. If you have any questions or would like to be considered for this committee, please call or email me.

 

“Friends of APA” Notecard Art Contest Deadline – February 14

The winner of the Friends of APA note card art contest will be announced when we return to school after the break. Thank you to all of the talented students who submitted their artwork. It is going to be hard to choose just one. 

 

Thank You to Builders Club Members

APA’s Builders Club members play an important role in helping our schools attain and retain the best teachers. 100% of Builders Club donations go towards teacher and staff bonuses. As a small token of appreciation, all Builders Club members who donate $25 or more each month have received or will be receiving a Friends of APA tumbler. Be on the lookout for other member benefits in the near future. For more information, please go to https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/buildersclub.

           

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

Monday, February 10 Parent Empowerment meeting at D3 – Child Abuse

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

Wednesday, February 12 5th Grade Maturation Evening 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Friday, February 14 Jeans Day for no #2’s (Uniform) &  #7’s (unprepared)

Friday, February 14 1st-3rd grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 17 – Fri. Feb. 21 No School – Mid-winter break

 

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

 

Report volunteer hours via email: volunteerdraper2@apamail.org

February Builders Theme – I am a builder when I befriend others.

Here at APA, we always have new students coming into our classes.  Have you ever thought about what it is like to be a new student in a new school?  Now, think what could YOU do to make that new student’s experience better? Could you:

• help him find his reading or math group?  
• play with him at recess? 
• introduce him to your friends?

There are so many ways you could befriend a new student.  Think about the best way for YOU to make a new student feel welcome. 

 

“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” ― A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

 

Academic Update – Lindsay Campbell

Students out at Recess

As the weather changes it is important that students are dressing appropriately.  All students will have at least one recess every day, please ensure that they come with a warm coat, hat, and gloves so they can stay warm and healthy.  It is important to us that students have the opportunity to go outside to exercise and get fresh air. No students will be allowed to stay in from recess.  If they are healthy enough to come to school, then they will need to go outside during their class’s recess time.

We understand that sometimes the air quality will restrict some students from going outside, that is posted and teachers are aware of those students. Instructors have been directed to check the air quality signs throughout the day and make a decision of whether or not to take students out based on both quality and temperature. Please remember, recess time is a teacher’s prep time and there is no staff member that can remain inside to monitor students who want to stay in because it is cold.  Please expect and encourage your students to go outside every day.

When the temperature is below 20 degrees or when the students cannot play outside without getting wet, the teacher/instructor will decide if an inside recess is appropriate.

 

Upcoming Event Details

Parent Empowerment Meeting – Monday, February 10

This will be held at the Draper 3 building in their choir room, 314.  The topic will be Child Abuse. You are welcome to join and find out more about this important topic.

 

5th grade Maturation Night – Wednesday, February 12

5th grade maturation night, with their parents, will be held in the multipurpose room.  The presentation is separated by gender – boys come from 6:00 – 7:00 pm and then the girls attend from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.

 

Valentines Day – From our Parent Student Handbook

We encourage students to show they care by doing good deeds for others all during the month. Often, the school participates in a school-wide service project during February. If students wish to exchange Valentine cards or treats (completely optional) they may do so, within the following guidelines:

• All classmates must be included in the giving.
• Treats must be wrapped, as they will be placed in backpacks to be enjoyed at home.
• You will NOT need to make a Valentine box for your student, we provide paper bags for the students to put their Valentines in.

 

A Day of Love and Logic Salt Lake Conference – Tuesday, March 17

On Tuesday, March 17th, the national Love and Logic staff will be at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Utah to hold a parenting conference.  They will cover topics like: 

• How to bring the best out of challenging kids.
• Evidence based concepts for fostering social-emotional learning, intrinsic motivation, and resilience.
• Skills for providing and enforcing healthy limits.
• A relational approach for teaching youth to make good decisions about technology.
• How to take good care of your own social and emotional health….and avoid burnout.
• And much more!!

Please see the attached flyer.  You can register online at loveandlogic.com or call 1-800-338-4065.

From the Administrative Office

Lunch Policies

Recently, some students have been trying to warm up their lunches in the microwaves in our building. We do not have enough microwaves available for students.  Please pack a thermos if you want your student to have a hot lunch. Please refer to pages 26-27 in our Parent Student Handbook for our lunch policies. Parent Student Handbook

 

6th Grade – Re-enrollment Meetings

It’s time for 6th grade students to enroll for 7th grade next year! Draper 3 is hosting their re-enrollment meetings on the following dates and times:

• Monday March 9, 2020 at 7 PM in the Multipurpose room
• Tuesday March 10th, 2020 at 8 AM in the Multipurpose room
• Saturday March 14th, 2020 at 9 AM in the Multipurpose room
• Tuesday March 17th, 2020 at 6 PM in the Multipurpose room
• Wednesday March 18th, 2020 at 8 AM in the Multipurpose room
• Wednesday March 18th, 2020 at 1 PM in the Multipurpose room

At least one parent must attend a meeting and complete the registration form to ensure a seat at Draper 3 next year. 

 

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. 

 

6th Grade Reading Challenge

The sixth grade students have completed a reading challenge and voted on their Reading University Book of the Year. Although the voting was close, the winner was Wishmakers by Tyler Whitesides. Students said they liked the humor, the relatable characters, and that the plot kept getting more exciting until the conclusion. Congratulations to all students who read – with special kudos going to the students who read all the books in the challenge! 

 

Club Corner

Club Registrations

We have created a website page for all our club registrations. 

https://draper2.americanprep.org/activities/

 

New Club – Magic Club

Introducing a new after school club on Thursdays – students can come learn how to perform magic. This is provided by Utah Valley Magic Academy, and costs $155 to $180. The cost includes $100 worth of magic materials that the students get to keep. 

Magic Club Flyer

 

New Club – Yoga Club

Introducing a new after school club on Wednesdays – yoga and mindfulness have been shown to improve both physical and mental health in school-age children. Yoga improves balance, strength, endurance, and aerobic capacity in children. Yoga and mindfulness offer psychological benefits for children as well – helping with focus, memory, self-esteem, academic performance,  classroom behavior, and reduce anxiety and stress.

The club will meet Wednesdays from 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm,  from March 4 until May 20 (11 sessions). There is a registration fee of $22. Yoga mats are required, and can be purchased from us for $8. https://draper2.americanprep.org/activities/

 

Lego Club Registration

Lego Club meets on Tuesdays from 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm. There is a $20 fee to register for the club. A new registration form is required, even if you filled one out at the beginning of the year.

 Please follow this link: https://draper2.americanprep.org/activities/

 

Boys and Girls Running Programs

UPLIFTING PROGRAM, AMAZING OPPORTUNITY

Take a minute parents and go to girlsontherunutah.org and letmerun.org to check out the character-building and success-building involved in these two programs.  Do you want to see your students learn how to process emotions, friendship and service? Do you want to COACH with me and help a whole bunch of students grow in fabulous ways?!  Contact me right now, while you are thinking about it! 

mollymjorgensen@gmail.com 801-793-8179.  

I can’t wait to work with you and your students!

 

Parking for Assemblies

 

Please remember to follow this path and park by the sheep field when coming for an assembly. The front row and the sheep field row are reserved for visitors. All the rest are reserved for staff parking.

 

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

Hopefully your student has talked to you about the Chew Time videos they watch each month for our Builder Themes, as well as videos featuring Reading University characters who exemplify living that virtue.  We wanted to give a shout out to the companies who have allowed us to make these videos for free at their locations, so that we could have the setting we needed for our videos. We appreciate them for contributing their amazing spaces for the cause of education!  

 

THANK YOU TO….

THE FARM AT THANKSGIVING POINT * BUTTERFLY BIOSPHERE AT THANKSGIVING POINT* CORNBELLY’S * LA CAILLE * SWEET’S CANDY FACTORY * WELFARE SQUARE and *THE HUMANE SOCIETY

 

*UPCOMING EVENTS…

White Ribbon Week will be held March 23rd-27th

5th Grade Galaxy Quest will be WEDNESDAY April 1st

6th Grade Galaxy Quest will be THURSDAY April 2nd

Sign ups to help with those events will be in the newsletter the week after our mid-winter break.

 

Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman 

BoxTop App

As an FSO we would really like everyone to download the BoxTop App and start using it! If you download the app, and send the FSO an email with proof that it’s downloaded, we have an APA window sticker for you. The app is so much easier and it quickly earns money for our school. However, do not throw away the physical BoxTops, we will continue to turn those in for as long as we can! 

 

Our goal for BoxTops is $2000 for this school year.  This is only $3 per family! Starting today until February 29th we are running a school wide contest.  

The contest is as follows:

$700- Free Shoe Day

$1000- Spirit Day

$2000 – Free Dress Day!

 

How can you help us achieve this goal?  Send in physical Boxtops to your classroom or the front office.  Also, download the app and start using it ASAP. 

Monies raised by Boxtops will be used on our staff.  Questions? Send us an email or Go Check out Box Top information here:  

https://draper2.americanprep.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/10/BTFE_Overview.pdf

 

Volunteer Hours

Please email volunteerdraper2@apamail.org to report your volunteer hours!

 

American Preparatory Education Foundation

 

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

Squarespace

Technology is not my forte, and I’m looking for some help with The Foundation’s web site. We use the Squarespace platform. Is there a parent who is looking for ways to get some volunteer time in who is familiar with Squarespace? If so, please contact me. 

 

Foundation Parent Committee

I am looking for a few parents who would be willing to serve on a parent committee for The Foundation. I’m in the planning stages now, but am looking for parents who can help with creative projects, thanking donors, fundraising, and more. If you have any questions or would like to be considered for this committee, please let me know.

 

“Friends of APA” Notecard Art Contest Deadline February 14

It has been so much fun receiving artwork from our talented APA students. Thank you to those students who have turned in their submissions. 

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 winner will receive a $25 gift certificate for the APA Apparel Store. 

 

Contest rules and guidelines:

 

1. The contest is open to all APA students in Utah.
2. Artwork should reflect images centered around the theme of “Friends of APA”  and should not include copyrighted images.
3. Students are encouraged, but not required, to use 8.5” x 11” paper (landscape format).
4. Artwork must be properly labeled. Write the name of the student, the student’s grade, campus, and the teacher’s name on the back of the artwork. Please make sure this information is legible. 
5. Students may use as many colors as they wish in their artwork and may use watercolors, colored paper, markers, crayons, pencils, or any combination. Students are encouraged to completely fill the page.
6. Entry into this contest constitutes (1) a waiver of all copyrights students have in their entries, and (2) permission to republish entries without compensation.
7. Artwork will not be returned.

           

Monday, February 3 Reading University Deadline

Friday, February 7 Missing Work Deadline

Friday, February 7 Spirit Wear Day

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

Monday, February 10 Parent Empowerment meeting at D3 – Child Abuse

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

Wednesday, February 12 5th Grade Maturation Evening 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Friday, February 14 Jeans Day for no #2’s (Uniform) &  #7’s (unprepared)

Friday, February 14 1st-3rd grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 17 – Fri. Feb. 21 No School – Mid-winter break

 

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.

Part of working diligently means that you show up every time you’re supposed to and do your best at whatever is needed.  Imagine a farmer and his cows. A cow gives milk, which many of us enjoy drinking or even eating in the form of ice cream or cheese or butter!  A cow needs to be milked twice a day. EVERY SINGLE DAY. It doesn’t matter if it is hot outside or freezing cold. It doesn’t matter if the farmer would rather watch a TV show or play a video game.  It doesn’t matter if the farmer has a headache or just doesn’t feel like working. Someone HAS to take care of the cow EVERY day . . . not only to enjoy the milk but also because the cow will get sick if the farmer doesn’t milk her on time.  So when you see a happy, contented cow, you know that her farmer must be a diligent worker.

How can this apply to your student at school?  At school, students don’t have to worry about caring for animals or weeding your tomato garden, or washing down a muddy tractor.  But, like a farmer, there might be days where they don’t feel like doing school work. There might be moments where they would rather think of a favorite video game than listen to a math lesson.  Now students can be inspired by the example of our farmers! Students can work diligently anyway, because they know that the hard work will pay off. For example, it is much easier to do well on a math test when you’ve participated in class, listened to your teacher, and completed your homework DAILY.  Hard work always pays off!

 

Academic Update – Intervention Parent/Teacher Conferences

It has been a great 3rd term at American Prep!  Thank you for sharing your wonderful students with us.  We appreciate having you as part of our American Prep family. 

At this time each year, we carefully look at all the progress being made by each student.  This is the time that we start making plans and setting goals to ensure that each student is on grade level before the end of the year. Benchmarks and promotional guidelines for each grade are set in place to help us determine the success of a student from year to year.

 You will be contacted to meet with your student’s teacher for an intervention PTC if your student is not meeting this benchmark.  At this meeting you will discuss what needs to be done for your student to meet the promotion guidelines by the end of the year.

 This conference is by teacher request only and is made on an individual student basis.  If you have questions about promotional guidelines please contact your student’s teacher.

 

Upcoming Event Details

Science Fair Judges Needed – Tuesday, February 6

Our amazing students participate in the science fair, and each school is responsible to provide judges for the regional event held at SLCC Miller campus on February 6 from 1:00 pm to 4:15 pm. Lunch is provided for judges.

If you are willing and able, please register below.

https://slcharterfair.weebly.com/judges.html

 

Parent Empowerment Meeting – Monday, February 10

This will be held at the Draper 3 building in their choir room, 314.  We will be discussing Child Abuse. You are welcome to join and find out more about this important topic.

 

5th grade Maturation Night – Wednesday, February 12

5th grade maturation night will be held in the Multipurpose Room.  Parents are invited and encouraged to attend. The presentation is separated by gender – boys come from 6:00 – 7:00 pm and then the girls attend from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.

 

Valentines Day – From our Parent Student Handbook

We encourage students to show they care by doing good deeds for others all during the month. Often, the school participates in a school-wide service project during February. If students wish to exchange Valentine cards or treats (completely optional) they may do so, within the following guidelines:

• All classmates must be included in the giving.
• Treats must be wrapped as they will be placed in backpacks to be enjoyed at home.
• You will NOT need to make a Valentine box for your student, we provide paper bags for the students to put their Valentines in.

From the Administrative Office

6th Grade – Re-enrollment Meetings

It’s time for 6th grade students to enroll for 7th grade next year!  Draper 3 is hosting their re-enrollment meetings on the following dates and times:

• Monday March 9, 2020 at 7 PM in the Multipurpose room
• Tuesday March 10th, 2020 at 8 AM in the Multipurpose room
• Saturday March 14th, 2020 at 9 AM in the Multipurpose room
• Tuesday March 17th, 2020 at 6 PM in the Multipurpose room
• Wednesday March 18th, 2020 at 8 AM in the Multipurpose room
• Wednesday March 18th, 2020 at 1 PM in the Multipurpose room

At least one parent must attend a meeting and complete the registration form to ensure a seat at Draper 3 next year. 

 

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. 

 

Boys and Girls Running Programs

UPLIFTING PROGRAM, AMAZING OPPORTUNITY

Parents, take a minute and go to girlsontherunutah.org and letmerun.org to check out the character building and success building involved in these two programs.  Do you want to see your students learn how to process emotions, friendship and service? Do you want to COACH with me and help a whole bunch of students grow in fabulous ways?!  

Contact me right now, while you are thinking about it! mollymjorgensen@gmail.com 801-793-8179.  I can’t wait to work with you and your students!

 

6th Grade Reading Challenge

The sixth grade students have completed a reading challenge and voted on

their Reading University Book of the Year!  Although the voting was close, the winner is Wishmakers by Tyler Whitesides. Students said they liked the humor, the relatable characters, and that the plot kept getting more exciting until the conclusion. Congratulations to all students who participated – with special kudos to the students who read all the books in the challenge! 

 

Chess Tournament

Congratulations to our students from Draper 1 & 2.  They came in FIRST PLACE in the Freedom Preparatory Academy Scholastic Chess Tournament held on Saturday, January 25, 2020!

 

• Mantrit Jain – 2nd  place (3rd  grade,  D2)
• Adwita Mandiwal – 3rd  place (3rd  grade,  D2)
• Atharv Khemka – 3rd  place (4th  grade,  D1)
• Aashita Mandiwal – 4th  place (3rd  grade,  D2)
• Vyasaraj Singeetham – medalist (2nd  grade,  D2)

 

Assembly Parking Update

Thanks to our K-3 grade parents who helped us test run a new assembly parking plan. We have made adjustments, so, in the future, please watch for signs and employees in ORANGE vests and follow their directions to park when coming to an assembly.  Thank you!

 

Lego Club Registration

The Lego Club will begin again next week!  Lego Club meets on Tuesdays from 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm. There is a $20 fee to register for the club. Please follow this link:

https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/new-products-1/club-donations-xkkt9

 

• Dates: February 4, 11, 25;  March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 14, 21, 28
• Students who ride the APA bus or daycare bus should NOT register for clubs unless you are able to pick them up at 4:30 pm.
• School club fees  are subject to a fee waiver. Please contact epeery@apamail.org for details on obtaining a fee waiver.
• If you have multiple students attending our school, you must register ALL of them. We do not have staff to supervise siblings who are not attending the club. 
• Students must be picked up at 4:30 pm. Any students who have not been picked up by 4:40 pm will be automatically withdrawn from the club with no refund.

 

Character Development Corner – Mandy Brown

Hopefully your student has talked to you about the Chew Time videos they watch each month about our Builder Themes, as well as videos featuring Reading University characters who exemplify living that virtue.  We wanted to give a shout out to the companies who have allowed us to make these videos for free at their locations, so that we could have the setting we needed. We appreciate them for contributing their amazing spaces for the cause of education!  THANK YOU TO….

THE FARM AT THANKSGIVING POINT * BUTTERFLY BIOSPHERE AT THANKSGIVING POINT * CORNBELLY’S * LA CAILLE * SWEET’S CANDY FACTORY * WELFARE SQUARE and *THE HUMANE SOCIETY!

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 or relative on 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 

 

Family School Organization (FSO) – Nicole Harman 

Staff Appreciation Week is February 10-14th and is coming up in 2 weeks! 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 this without your help! Right now we have about half of the staff taken care of. Please help us so that EVERYONE has a decorated door awaiting them on Monday, February 10th.

  Door decorations will need to be hung on Friday, February 7th from 4-6pm. Paper is provided in the copy room, but all other materials need to be provided by those who are decorating.  The world is your oyster: do whatever floats your boat for the decor! For example, decorators could find out the year their teacher was born or started teaching and do something from those decades; or pick another decade and decorate in pop culture – including popular foods themes, songs, etc…

Whatever you think will be most meaningful and fun to the teacher is the decade to decorate with!

EVERYONE enjoys seeing all the amazing doors that you all design each year.  

Thank you for signing up.  We are excited to see your creations!! If you need help/ideas please email me or try searching online for teacher appreciation door decorations. There are a ton of great ideas out there! 

Thank you! 

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

 

The School Spelling Bee is coming up in two weeks and we are in need of  two judges for each session. The first will be February 11th and then the second is February 14th from 12:30-3:00.  Please follow the link below to sign up.

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

 

American Preparatory Education Foundation

 

Michelle Goudge, Executive Director

e: mgoudge@americanprepfoundation.org

p: 801.661.192

 

Squarespace

Technology is not my forte, and I’m looking for some help with The Foundation’s web site. We use the Squarespace platform. Is there a parent who is looking for ways to get some volunteer time in who is familiar with Squarespace? If so, please contact me. 

 

Foundation Parent Committee

I am looking for a few parents who would be willing to serve on a parent committee for The Foundation. I’m in the planning stages now, but looking for parents who can help with creative projects, thanking donors, fundraising, and more. If you have any questions or would like to be considered for this committee, please let me know.

 

“Friends of APA” Notecard Art Contest Deadline February 14

It has been so much fun receiving artwork from our talented APA students. Thank you to those students who have turned in their submissions. 

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 winner will receive a $25 gift certificate for the APA Apparel Store. 

 

Contest rules and guidelines:

 

1. The contest is open to all APA students in Utah.
2. Artwork should reflect images centered around the theme of “Friends of APA”  and should not include copyrighted images.
3. Students are encouraged, but not required, to use 8.5” x 11” paper (landscape format).
4. Artwork must be properly labeled. Write the name of the student, the student’s grade, campus, and the teacher’s name on the back of the artwork. Please make sure this information is legible. 
5. Students may use as many colors as they wish in their artwork and may use watercolors, colored paper, markers, crayons, pencils, or any combination. Students are encouraged to completely fill the page.
6. Entry into this contest constitutes (1) a waiver of all copyrights students have in their entries, and (2) permission to republish entries without compensation.
7. Artwork will not be returned.

           

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

Friday, January 31 Jeans Day for no #2’s (Uniform) &  #7’s (unprepared)

Friday, January 31 Chick-Fil-A Student Birthdays:  January, February, March

Monday, February 3 Reading University Deadline

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 5th Grade Maturation Evening 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Friday, February 14 Jeans Day for no #2’s (Uniform) &  #7’s (unprepared)

Friday, February 14 1st-3rd grade School Spelling Bee 1:00-2:00 pm

Mon. Feb. 17 – Fri. Feb. 21 No School – Mid-winter break

 

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.

Diligence is a rare trait in our culture. Our society has an extreme case of laziness; we start projects and lack the focus to finish. While laziness is a prime problem in our society, a lack of hard workers is an age-old problem. Without further ado, here are five must-have traits of a diligent person.

 

1) A diligent person is an excellent planner.

2) A diligent person produces excellent work.

3) A diligent person is faithful in everyday tasks.

4) A diligent person pushes through obstacles of all kinds.

5) A diligent person is self-motivated.

 

Diligence is not cultivated overnight.

Diligence is a muscle that is strengthened with time and consistency. While a diligent person is a hard worker, they also know how to be a smart worker by being a good planner. A diligent person acquires opportunities through the excellence of their work. They also stay faithful in the everyday tasks, and they are not easily deterred by obstacles. Finally, a diligent person is self-driven and knows how to be their own boss. Due to its rarity in our culture, diligence is rapidly increasing in value. Diligence is a dynamic character trait which is a precious treasure worthy of our cultivating.

“Audrey French, June 2017”

 

Academic Update – Intervention Parent/Teacher Conferences

It has been a great 3rd term at American Prep!  Thank you for sharing your wonderful students with us.  We appreciate having you as part of our American Prep family. 

At this time each year, we carefully look at all the progress being made by each student.  This is the time that we start making plans and setting goals to ensure that each student is on grade level before the end of the year. Benchmarks and promotional guidelines for each grade are set in place to help us determine the success of a student from year to year.

 If your student is not meeting this benchmark you will be contacted to meet with your student’s teacher for an intervention PTC.  At this meeting you will discuss what needs to be done for your student to meet the promotion guidelines by the end of the year.

 This conference is by teacher request only and is made on an individual student basis.  If you have questions about promotional guidelines please contact your student’s teacher.

 

Upcoming Event 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.  

 

Jeans Day – Friday, January 31

Students will be able to wear jeans on this day if they have no #2 – uniform infractions, and no #7 – unprepared card moves January 20th through January 30th.

Please remember that jeans are to be clean, no holes, and you should be able to pinch an inch on either side, without pulling.  Jeans must be blue, no other colors are allowed. 

Watch for a sticker on your student’s learning plan, Thursday, January 30th to see if your student earned jeans day.

 

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. 

 

5th grade Maturation Night – Wednesday, February 12

5th grade maturation night, with their parents, will be held in the multipurpose room.  The presentation is separated by gender – boys come from 6:00 – 7:00 pm and then the girls attend from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.

 

Valentines Day – From our Parent Student Handbook

We encourage students to show they care by doing good deeds for others all during the month. Often, the school participates in a school-wide service project during February. If students wish to exchange Valentine cards or treats (completely optional) they may do so, within the following guidelines:

• All classmates must be included in the giving.
• Treats must be wrapped as they will be placed in backpacks to be enjoyed at home.
• You will NOT need to make a Valentine box for your student, we provide paper bags for the students to put their Valentines in.

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. 

 

Boys and Girls Running Programs

We will be participating in the Let Me Run program for 4th – 6th grade boys and Girls on the Run for 3rd – 6th grade girls.

One more coach is needed for each team; please contact Molly Jorgensen at mollymjorgensen@gmail.com if you are interested.

There will be a potential coaches meeting held Wednesday, January 29th at 8:15 am here at Draper 2.  Meet in the lobby.

The running programs will begin the first week of March.  To register go to girlsonthrunutah.org  or letmerun.org 

 

From the School Nurse – Vision Screenings

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 

 

MathCounts

The annual MathCounts competition will take place at Waterford School on February 8, 2020. Draper APA candidates will begin MathCounts training on Wednesday, January 21 at 2:30 PM at Draper 3 campus (Mrs. Woodcox’s classroom). Students in grades 6, 7, & 8 are eligible for spots on the MathCounts team. Select students will receive invitations to join the team. Students who are invited or are interested in participating in MathCounts may contact Kathy Woodcox at kwoodcox@apamail.org for more information.  

 

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.

 

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 or relative on 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 Chew Time Video highlights the importance of working diligently.  Watch it with your family if you’d like to! https://youtu.be/sxZvErazR6k

 

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

 

Holiday Giving Campaign

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2019 Holiday Giving Campaign. Our first year was a success! We brought in nearly $5,000 with more than half of that going directly to our teachers and staff and the remaining money going to Builders Club. The gifts were delivered this week, and it was fun to see the excitement of the recipients. We are already making plans for next year’s campaign, and I anticipate it being even bigger and better than the first!

 

APEF Notecard Art Contest

The Foundation’s Notecard Art Contest is a great way for your student to showcase their creativity. 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 be announced after the break and will receive a $25 gift certificate for the APA Apparel Store.

 

Contest rules and guidelines:

1. The contest is open to all APA students in Utah.
2. Artwork should reflect images centered around the theme of “Friends of APA”  and should not include copyrighted images.
3. Students are encouraged, but not required, to use 8.5” x 11” paper (landscape format).
4. Artwork must be properly labeled. Write the name of the student, the student’s grade, campus, and the teacher’s name on the back of the artwork. Please make sure this information is legible. 
5. Students may use as many colors as they wish in their artwork and may use watercolors, colored paper, markers, crayons, pencils, or any combination. Students are encouraged to completely fill the page.
6. Entry into this contest constitutes (1) a waiver of all copyrights students have in their entries, and (2) permission to republish entries without compensation.
7. Artwork will not be returned.

           

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.