LIFETOUCH SCHOOL PHOTOS
After much delay, AMS Photo Day is coming up on Monday, January 25th and Tuesday, January 26th.
Hybrid/In-Person students will have their pictures taken on their in-person day during their PE/PFA classes.
Virtual students can have their pictures taken here at AMS anytime between 2:30pm and 4:30pm on either day.
Virtual students should enter from outside at the Blue Gym entrance to get their picture taken in the Blue Gym.
All AMS students need to have their school photo taken for our school records and to be included in the school yearbook.
Order forms will be sent home with students shortly. Families can order online by visiting: https://lifetouch.com/order-pictures/ and using the Picture Day ID: EVTPHXDTX
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IMPORTANT DATES
January has some important dates with events and attendance changes that you should be sure to make note of.
Monday, January 25th. Picture day #1. Students attending in-person this day will have their pictures taken during the day. The photographer will be staying from 2:30 till 4:30 to take pictures of virtual students as well.
Tuesday, January 26th. Picture day #2. Students attending in-person this day will have their pictures taken during the day. The photographer will be staying from 2:30 till 4:30 to take pictures of virtual students as well.
Thursday, January 28th. This is our student wellness day for grades 6-12. All students will attend events virtually from home on this day.
Friday, January 29th. This is a Superintendent’s Conference day for AP staff and a day off from school for all students K-12.
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AP WELLNESS DAY – REMOTE LEARNING DAY – 1/28/20
Coming up on Thursday, January 28th, students in grades 6-12 will be participating in the first ever “AP Wellness Day.” We know that this has been a challenging year for all people across the world.
This special day will include viewing the acclaimed film “Angst,” participating in virtual Morning Meeting discussions, attending breakout sessions on topics with student choice and optional extension activities for students to continue their learning and application of strategies.
In order to make this day effective and to allow all students to participate, Thursday, January 28th will be a day of REMOTE LEARNING for all students in grades 6-12.
To increase awareness and help students strategies to learn how to manage stress and the challenges we’ve all faced, our counseling staff and teachers are currently developing programming for students for a full day of learning on wellness topics.
We are excited to share this special day with students and will have more information to share in the weeks ahead. Thank you.
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REGIONAL FOOD BANK
The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York is conducting a mass food distribution on Wednesday, January 27th in Troy at the Italian Community Center, 1450 Fifth Avenue, Troy at 9:30 AM. Click here for more information: https://regionalfoodbank.net/drive-thru-pantry-schedule/
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FROM THE LIBRARY
SPECIAL EBOOKS DEMO:
Mrs. Ekstrom will provide a special demo of Sora and Hoopla and Libby from the public library during Access today (1/20), from 12:50-1:40.
The Google Meet code is: amsekstrom
PLEASURE READ BOOK CLUB:
The first of three Pleasure Read Book Clubs will meet on Wednesday, January 20th from 2:30-3:15.
The Google Meet code is: amsekstrom
Students should bring a book of their choice that they have read recently to the meeting and be ready to discuss their book. Mrs. Dowd, (retired teacher of grade 7 and 8 Literacy), and I hope we will have lots of participants!
Email me with questions at ekstromr@apcsd.org – Mrs. Ekstrom