Monday, May 29, 2017
Dear Advanced Learning Academy Families,
Dr. Vargas-Lew continues to meet with our 5th - 10th grade students to complete their choice slips for the 2017-2018 school year. She is also working on career assessments, as well as four-year high school graduation plans (8th-1oth grade only). Please not students will be bringing time sensitive forms home for you to review, sign, and return to Mrs. Ibarra in the front office. Parents are welcome to attend these sessions. You may click HERE for the schedule.
On Tuesday, May 30, New York University-Abu Dhabi is coming to ALA! A current NYUAD student, and former student from my time at the International School of the Americas, will join us to share her story in hope ALA students will consider NYUAD as one of their college choices. All 9th and 10th grade students and their parents are invited to join us to hear this collegian’s personal academic journey. Click HERE for details.
Also, 4th and 5th grade students will participate in a mini field day Tuesday during their combined elective time from 2:20-4:00. Athletic attire is encouraged, as there will be several activities involving water!
As the end of the school year quickly approaches, we want share a few updates and reminders with families. First, students recently selected green as an additional school color as part of our new campus logo, which will be shared on our new webpage in the coming weeks. Second, we will be holding orientation meetings over the summer for new to ALA students to select courses and learn more about the school.
Finally, looking ahead to next school year, the first day of classes will be Monday, August 14. For your planning, you may review the entire 2017-2018 school calendar HERE. Likewise, also for your planning, please be aware the school start and stop times are changing slightly for our PK through 5th students:
PK-3rd Grades: 8:10AM-3:25PM
4th-5th Grades: 8:15AM-3:50PM
6th-11th Grades: 8:30AM-4:00PM (no change from 2016-2017)
While this is my last weekly community update of the year, we will be sending updates every few weeks throughout the summer. Thank you for a wonderful first year and being a pioneer ALA family!
Sincerely,
Kathy Bieser
Thank you very much for a great first year and for keeping up with this blog all year. Lots of helpful info on here and very consistant updates.
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