AMERICAN ACADEMY: Classrooms

2nd graders will go on their final field trip on Tuesday May 21st. We will leave school around 8:50 and head to Hudson Gardens for a Frog Hunt. Students will explore & learn, have lunch, and then head back to school. Each homeroom will need enough parent drivers for 28 students. Please email your homeroom teacher if you are available to chaperone & drive!

(posted by Hollie Baca; 04/10/13)

Insects & Plants

Your child can use their science book online, play games, & access our vocabulary. Check out the website & play some games with your child. An email was sent out with each homeroom's username & password.
Foss Web

Yearbook!! (posted by Hollie Baca; 02/13/13)

Order Today!!

Buy Yearbooks Online Before They are Gone! This year, like last, you can buy student yearbooks online ONLY, and you can buy them NOW! The deadline for purchase is April 1st. Visit the LifeTouch Yearbook website use the AA school code (8028613) and fill out your payment information. Once the deadline passes, there is no way for your child to get a yearbook.
Order Here

Upload Your Pictures

Pictures: We are in need of yearbook photos and would REALLY appreciate it if parents could help us by uploading your own pictures this year. It’s very easy to do, you go to the website and put in the code to register. You will get an email back and then can upload 5 pictures at a time to your grade level folder on the website. Submit candid school photos for consideration in the yearbook. To submit photos to the yearbook staff, go to community.lifetouch.com and register with the following access code: CQTENZ We really want to get every kid in the yearbook several times, so we prefer group pictures. I think the new IPhone pictures will upload, but most other pictures taken on a phone aren’t high enough quality for the yearbook.
Upload Pictures Here

Colorado History Museum

We will be going on a field trip to the Colorado History Museum to go along with our Westward Expansion unit. Students will do 1920s homestead chores, Learn the ropes in a 1890s silver mine, Explore a giant floor map of Colorado, Play a trade game in Bent’s Fort, Put up a Plains Indian tipi, Make a LEGO brick cliff dwelling, and Go for a ride in a Ford Model T. Each homeroom will need 4 chaperones to ride the bus and work with a group of students. Permission slips are under downloads and need to be turned in no later than February 14th.

Healthy Snacks

We are already seeing a lot of illnesses in the school! And it’s only September! As you all know, nutrition plays a BIG part in our health and immune system. With that being said, one of the main goals of your AA Health Team is to keep our students and staff HEALTHY! SO…We are starting our Healthy Snack Program on Monday, OCTOBER 1st!! Please send a fruit, veggie or dairy item in for SNACK time. We will be keeping track and we will reward the students that are participating with fun nutrition charms. ***New this year!! The class with the most healthy snacks each month will get to keep our new Healthy Snack Mascot in their room for the month! They can decorate him, add a hat, give him shoes, etc. Do something unique and fun from your class! The following month, the mascot will move on to the next healthiest classroom. ***Attached is a picture of the charms the kids will be collecting. We would LOVE to see ALL the students participate but this is a voluntary program. The classrooms that did this last year saw wonderful results!! It’s amazing how an afternoon can be improved with some carrots or strawberries vs. a bag of Oreos!

Healthy KIDS + Healthy TEACHERS = A REALLY GOOD DAY.

2nd Grade Science Club

Science Club for Second Graders is an annual 2nd grade tradition here at American Academy, and Ms. Lusk is so excited to offer it again this year! Students will be exploring the more entertaining aspects of science in action, making Ziploc Ice Cream, Insta-Worms and Tie-Dye projects and much more! Check out the flyer for all the project details. The club is open to 2nd graders ONLY. See below for more information. The cost includes 12 sessions for each group full of hands-on experiments plus an embroidered lab coat for each child!! We have room for 50 students- 25 per session. Once we have your child’s form and money they will be in the club. We will not hold spots for any students until we get all of the required paperwork and checks. If you have a preference on groups, please write that on the form. If your child misses a day, we will try to get them the materials to do the project at home, but they cannot join the other group to make up their time. Grade: 2 Fee: $225.00/student Starts: October 22, 2012 - May 6, 2013 Time: Mondays, 7:15 am - 8:00 am Location: RM 229
Form Here

Early Morning Homework Club

"Siblings of Science Club" Homework Club Parents of Science Club students may drop-off siblings at the same time - 7:15 am - if you sign up first for Homework Club and email Mrs. Martinez to RSVP. To sign up for Homework Club, you must turn the required fee ($60.00 for 10-session minimum) and a Homework Club permission slip. Mrs. Martinez will be available for these special morning Homework Club sessions every Monday that Science Club is in session.

Math Activities

Here is a great website with activities to go along with our Saxon Math program. There are activities for K-3 math.
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2nd Grade Daily Schedule

The 2nd grade daily schedule is under the downloads section of the website. Please send a healthy snack with your child. We will have snack daily from 2:45-3:10.

2nd Grade Supply List

The 2012-2013 supply list is posted under the downloads section on the left side of the website. Please label all of your child's belongings and sharpen ALL pencils. You may also label their folders. Red- Homework. Yellow- Language Arts. Blue- Social Studies. Green- Science. Orange- Reading.

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Event Calendar

Tuesday May 21st

Hudson Gardens Field Trip