Mon. Aug. 10 – Thurs. Aug. 13 Building closed – Teacher Training
Friday, August 14 Meet and Greet – On Campus Students
Friday, August 14 New and Used Uniform Sale
Friday, August 14 Pick Up Tags Available
Monday, August 17 New and Used Uniform Sale
Wednesday, August 19 First Day of School
For updates and additional information, please visit our campus website:
https://draper2.americanprep.org/
AUGUST BUILDERS THEME – BE A BUILDER
We have been very busy updating and remodeling our front office areas this summer. Our academic teams will have a larger office space and our main office will be moving across the lobby. This remodel also will include a main reception and check in area. In addition to all of the regular maintenance of our building, we are also updating cabinetry and shelving in some classrooms to make them more efficient. All of these projects are keeping our OPS team very busy and we want to thank them for all of their efforts to make these improvements to our school.
Mrs. Carman testing out our new reception desk!
Thanks Mr. Miner and Mr. Hurlbutt for making this happen.
UPCOMING EVENT DETAILS
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR TRAINING – AUGUST 10TH TO 13TH
Our staff is excited to return to the building and get ready for the upcoming school year! If you need to come to the school, we suggest you make an appointment (mcarman@apamail.org).
TEACHER MEET AND GREET – AUGUST 14TH – ON CAMPUS STUDENTS ONLY
All of our On-Campus students are invited to come to the school and meet their teachers! In an effort to facilitate social distancing, please come at the following times:
- Families new to APA 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Last Name A – N 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Last Name O – Z 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Don’t forget to wear your masks!
NEW AND USED UNIFORM SALES – AUGUST 14TH
Please come to purchase new and gently used uniform items, along with Spirit Wear items.
Friday, August 14th 9 am – 3 pm
Monday, August 17th 9 am – 3 pm
New Uniforms
- APA Branded and French Toast brand uniforms available
- All items you need will be available.
Used Uniform Costs
- Short Sleeve Shirts – $3
- Long Sleeve Shirts / Vests – $4
- Long Sleeve Sweaters / Pants / Skirts / Jumpers – $5
- Socks / Ties / Bows / Undershorts / Leggings / Tights – $2
- Shoes and Miscellaneous – Free
We are accepting donations of gently used uniforms. All funds raised by selling uniforms go towards teacher appreciation.
SCHOOL LUNCH APPLICATIONS AND ASSISTANCE ORDERING – AUGUST 14TH
Lunch Staff will be available at the campus Meet & Greet to assist you with:
- What you need to know about school lunch at American Preparatory Academy
- How to complete an application
- How to order lunch
You can now order lunch for August & September: Click Here to Order
YOU MUST ORDER 48 hours in advance. The DEADLINE to order for the first day of school is Monday, August 17th.
COVID UPDATE – We will be providing meals for those students who are learning off-campus. Details coming soon!
PICK UP TAGS AVAILABLE – AUGUST 14TH
Pick up times and curbs have been assigned to all families. We worked hard to keep last year’s assignments the same as much as possible but, in trying to balance the volume of cars on campus, we have made some adjustments. We have a new feature in Skyward so parents will know their pick up assignments. Log in to your account and click on the BUSING tab. Families can fill out a form to request a different time and curb if needed. This form can be found in Skyward.
Pick-up tags will be available at the Meet and Greet in your student’s classroom.
FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
SKYWARD – NEW SOFTWARE FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES
We are excited to be transitioning to a new Student Information System called Skyward. This information system will help automate our registration, enrollment and other administrative tasks for our school. This system will have a parent portal that will allow families to more easily access their student records and update information as it changes. We are sending all families a link to register and create a password for your parent account. All parents and legal guardians will have the opportunity to create an account and unique password.
You will also be receiving emails from a new parent messaging system asking you to set up your parent account. This parent messaging system will come from a no-reply address (noreply@apamail.org) and at the bottom will list American Preparatory Academy as the School District along with our web-site. Please check your Spam folder for this email and allow future messages from this address.
DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP
Construction continues on Lone Peak Parkway and will be affecting our drop off and pick up. Please always come in from the north and turn right into our andout of our driveway during peak traffic times:
Morning Drop Off 7:30 am – 8:05 am
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Wednesday, Thursday 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
BUSING
We will continue to run our bus program with increased sanitizing measures. Students will wear masks at all times, and follow a seating chart. Our buses are currently at capacity, but with so many changes and the option to learn Off Campus, this is changing all the time. Please register for the waiting list if you are interested. https://www.americanprep.org /bus-program/
COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE
The state of Utah has issued guidance for our schools and families. Check out the document here: Utah COVID School Manual. We will continue to follow the direction provided by the state, including increased cleaning and sanitizing efforts, mask wearing by students and elimination of large gatherings (assemblies).
OFF CAMPUS PROGRAM
For all of those who have chosen the Off Campus option this year, our team of teachers and instructors are in training this week! You can expect to hear directly from the Off Campus director shortly. Thank you for your patience!
2020-2021 CALENDAR
Since our students come from many different school district geographical areas, we do not follow any specific district’s calendar. We will follow our published calendar and any adjustments or changes will be communicated directly to parents. Our most updated calendar is located on the website. Please scroll down to the bottom to find our narrative calendar.
DOCKETS & NAME BADGES
Please have your student bring their docket and wear their name badge on the first day of school. If you need a replacement, here are the prices:
Docket with folders – $10
Docket only – $8
Folders only – $2
Name tag – $5 (includes a new magnet)
Magnet – $1
ACTIVITIES
There are several opportunities for our 6th grade students to compete on an athletic team this fall:
6TH GRADE ATHLETICS – JH CROSS COUNTRY
The coaches have started holding some workouts so please contact them to start running. There are no tryouts for XC as everyone runs! We will get out the meet schedule soon.
Coach Stewart jstewart@apamail.org
Coach Brown Silverj220@gmail.com.
6TH GRADE ATHLETICS – JH BOYS SOCCER
Tryouts will be Tuesday, August 25th at 4pm, on the soccer field.
Please contact coach Shaughnessy coachshaughnessy@yahoo.com with any questions.
6TH GRADE ATHLETICS – JH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Tryouts will be Wednesday, August 26th at 3pm, in the D2 Gym.
We may need an assistant coach for each of our 3 teams so if you are a parent and want to fulfill some volunteer hours please contact Mr. Durst.
Any question on these teams please contact Mr. Durst bdurst@apamail.org
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
Due to the current circumstances, we are postponing the start of our after school activities. Once the local and state health departments move to a green status, then we will begin to offer extra-curricular activities again.
FROM THE ACADEMIC OFFICE
TEACHER SUMMER BOOK CLUB
With the open schedules that Summer brings, comes more time for reading! Some of our staff used this opportunity to form their own Book Club. In addition to reading and discussing the book The Wild Card, they also managed to have some fun with oversized UNO cards.
