WINTER RECESS – NEXT WEEK
There are no classes next week (February 21-25) due to the Winter Recess. We hope that students enjoy the week.
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STUDENT COUNCIL THEME WEEK CONTINUES
The AMS Student Council is sponsoring a Theme Week (2/14-2/18). The themes are as follows:
- Thursday – Anything But Your Backpack Day
- Friday – Pajama Day
“Anything But Your Backpack Day,” is a theme day that has been very popular this year at schools across the country. It encourages students to think creatively about a way to carry their school items in “anything but their backpack.” Parameters below are being put in place and they will be shared with students on the school announcements:
- Must be able to be use it all day
- Must be able to put it under your seat during classes
- Must be school appropriate, safe and not breakable
- When in doubt, ask your parents, teachers or Mr. Messia if it is allowable
- Don’t take it personally if you’re asked to just use your bookbag if your item doesn’t work in the school environment
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AVERILL PARK JR WARRIOR SPRING FLAG FOOTBALL REGISTRATION
AP Warriors Spring Flag Football registration begins Monday, February 14. Please see the flyer for more details:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wPivx8ZFKbaQV9Q2_qpKQ5VFLWNgMomt/view?usp=sharing
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A MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE – SPRING SPORTS PHYSICAL REQUIRED
If your child is planning to try out for a spring sport, they will need to have a physical on file at the health office which will be less than a year old on 3/14/22. If your child has not submitted a physical to the health office which meets this requirement, please arrange to have a copy of a recent physical submitted, or arrange with their primary health care provider to have a physical. This may be emailed to the nurse April Shea at Sheaa@apcsd.org, dropped off by your child at the health office, or faxed to us at 518-674-8426.
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AP BOYS BASKETBALL FEBRUARY BREAK CLINIC – GRADES 1-6
Click on the following link for more information about the AP Boys Basketball Winter Clinic:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XyyOhG_iSRQ9C6xW2P10HqWxU0a8QTFA/view?usp=sharing
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LIFETOUCH YEARBOOK ORDERS
Order your yearbook today! To purchase a yearbook please visit www.ybpay.com.
school code: 11617122
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ALGONQUIN PARENT ORGANIZATION (APO)
Did you know you can support the Algonquin Parent Organization (APO) at no extra cost to you when you shop at smile.Amazon.com?
When you enable this feature on a desktop it does not transfer to your Amazon Shopping phone app so you will need to make the selection there in a couple of simple steps. Android devices need version 7.0+ and iOS devices need version 12+
1. Open the Amazon app and click menu (3 horizontal lines bottom right corner):
2. Scroll your shortcuts and select “Amazon Smile”
3. Select Algonquin Parent Organization, turn on Amazon Smile button and follow the prompts to confirm.
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FROM THE LIBRARY
Kids Safe Online Poster Contest:
Check it out: kids can participate in a special poster contest! A few suggested topics for middle school are: digital safety, social media and cyberbullying. The winners will have their artwork displayed in the Kids Safe Online activity books that are given to school districts in the entire country. The top 4 winners will have their artwork made into posters, to be handed out to schools nationwide. This contest is open to all students K-12.
All scanned entries can go to: contest@cisecurity.org by February 25.
For more information please see the attached photos.
Virtual Author Presentation:
On Thursday, February 17, if students choose to, they will have the opportunity to see a virtual presentation from award winning author Steve Sheinkin. He has a new book out called Fallout, which he will speak about. It picks up where his award winning book Bomb, (about WWII), left off. Fallout is about the race between the US and the Soviet Union to build bigger bombs and to be the first to travel to space. Readers will get a closer look at the behind the scenes players and spies who were involved in a potential World War Three. This book won a Siebert Honor, which is an award for informational children’s books.
Fallout book trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI4SpQBLk3M
Fallout can be pre-ordered for $19.99. The deadline to pre-order the book is Wednesday, March 2nd. Steve Sheinkin Pre-Order Form
First Chapter Friday with Jason Reynolds
New York Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds reads the first chapter of Stuntboy, in the Meantime, a book that discusses divorce in a funny yet real way.
Watch the video https://btb.titlewave.com/detail/videos/first-chapter-fridays/video/6289988584001/jason-reynolds-first-chapter-friday?autoStart=true&j=104414&sfmc_sub=22343872&l=171_HTML&u=4271210&mid=100016608&jb=77&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_content=Library-The+Wave+Newsletter-CY22+-+Feb+-+FCF+Video+Link
The Pleasure Read Book Club will return on Thursday, Feb. 17th! If your child would like to attend, they can email Mrs. Ekstrom at ekstromr@apcsd.org to sign up or sign up in the library. Students should bring any book they’ve read that they would like to share. The book club will occur on Meet from 3:30-4:15. The Meet code is amsprbc We hope to see lots of students there!
From the North Greenbush Public Library: Winter Reading Program
Cozy up with a good book and join the North Greenbush Public Library Winter Reading Challenge! It runs from January 3 to February 28, 2022. Download and complete bingo sheets for a chance to win a raffle prize. Raffle winners will be announced on March 1st. See the Bingo sheets for more details!
Children’s Winter Reading Challenge Bingo Sheet http://www.northgreenbushlibrary.org/_documents/2022/ChildrensWinterBingoSheet.pdf
Teen Winter Reading Challenge Bingo Sheethttp://www.northgreenbushlibrary.org/_documents/2022/TeenWinterBingoSheet.pdf
Adult Winter Reading Challenge Bingo Sheethttp://www.northgreenbushlibrary.org/_documents/2022/AdultWinterReadingChallenge.pdf