2017-5-10 Wednesday Packet

A2O Wednesday Packet ISSUE 15|April 26, 2017

CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL IMMERSED IN THEIR OWN LEARNING. SCHOOL AND HOME ARE BLENDED TOGETHER INTO A LARGER COMMUNITY AS CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS WORK TOGETHER.

Meg’s & Chris’s Corner – Notes from the Principal

May$10,$2017$ Dear$A2O$Families, With$this$year’s$change$of$season$we$are$facing$a$great$deal$of$staff$change$ for$the$17?18$school$year.$$As$previously$shared,$Gretchen,$Heidi,$Pamela,$and$Rick$ are$bound$for$retirement.$$After$serving$as$an$occupational$therapist$for$36$years,$ Karen$Quenneville$has$decided$to$enjoy$retirement$by$spending$time$with$ grandkids$and$working$on$her$golf$game.$$Our$school$community$will$also$miss$ Adam$next$year!$$Adam’s$family$made$the$difficult$decision$to$return$to$their$roots$ in$Kentucky.$Please$see$Adam’s$note$below.$ Replacing$Adam$and$finding$another$grade$7?8$math$teacher$who$will$embrace$ Open’s$philosophy$will$not$be$an$easy$task.$$As$with$all$hiring$committees,$we$will$ convene$staff,$parents,$and$students$to$interview$applicants,$ensuring$a$ comprehensive$appraisal$and$excellent$fit$for$A2O.$$So$far$this$spring$we’ve$ experienced$remarkable$luck$finding$highly$skilled$and$engaging$teachers$for$art,$ vocal$music,$and$grade$1?2.$$Given$the$appeal$of$Open’s$strong$community,$the$ applicant$pool$for$math$teachers$is$bound$to$be$strong.$$If$you$have$interest$in$ joining$the$hiring$committee,$please$indicate$that$here.$ Please$join$me$in$welcoming$Deb$Ennis$as$our$K?8$art$teacher,$Jayme$Kelmigian$as$ our$K?8$vocal$music$teacher,$and$Sarah$Kairis$as$a$grade$1?2$classroom$ teacher.$$We$are$thrilled$to$bring$these$dynamic$and$progressive$educators$on$ staff.$$We$will$provide$a$bio$and$more$complete$introduction$to$these$lovely$

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teachers$prior$to$fall,$but$I$encourage$you$to$meet$them$at$the$next$AAOCC$ meeting!$$On$Tuesday,$May$16th$Deb,$Jayme,$and$Sarah$will$be$present$at$the$ AAOCC$meeting$to$begin$connecting$with$our$A2O$community.$$By$the$16th$we$ may$have$a$resource$room$teacher$hired,$and$by$June$we$should$have$Rick’s$ replacement$lined$up.$$At$this$last$AAOCC$meeting$of$the$year$we$plan$to$share$ results$of$the$climate$survey$that$parents,$staff,$and$students$completed.$$We$use$ this$valuable$feedback$to$inform$our$practice,$helping$us$to$maintain$an$ exceptional$learning$community.$Thank$you$for$the$time$you$spent$offering$your$ feedback.$ We$would$like$to$thank$all$of$our$wonderful$parents$for$their$outpouring$of$ gratitude$this$week$in$honor$of$Staff$Appreciation$Week.$$Parents’$many$ contributions$to$A2$Open$make$this$such$a$special$and$fulfilling$place$to$be!$$The$ reasons$to$be$thankful$for$staff$and$parents$are$countless.$

Warm$regards, Meg$&$Chris,$A2O$principals$

A"Letter"from"Adam"Samples Dear A2O Community, I have been very fortunate to have been a part of this special school for nine years. It's a giant 500-person family where everyone genuinely cares for one another. I have had so much fun working with kids here whether it has been in the math classroom upstairs, in a focus study about snow for the kindergarteners, in the middle of downtown Chicago, or in the woods at Camp Wolverine. However, during our time here in Ann Arbor, my wife, two daughters, and I have lived too far away from our extended family. We have made a tough decision that it is time to be closer to our girls' grandparents, so we are moving to Lexington, Kentucky, after this school year ends. I'll miss this community very much. Working here has enriched my life in so many ways. Thanks for everything each of you do to make Ann Arbor Open a wonderful place for kids to learn.

Warm regards, Adam

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It's coming up quickly!! That time IMPORTANT of year again!! FIELD DATES: DAY!!!! June 14, 2017 - All day!! (Along with Film Festival) 5/11 5th grade I need parent volunteers and Spring Concert stuff. Please consider signing up 7-9pm for a shift or just to bring 5/15 6th-8th grade something to help our kids have the most fantastic Spring Band day!! I'm trying something new this year and will Concert at need a photographer. Let me know if you are Forsythe 7pm interested and I'm happy to share the details.

If you are signing up for more than one thing, only 5/29 No School, one email address is necessary. Memorial Day

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BvtFvp13 6/8 Ice Cream w9Uveg1tMZw- Social 6iOSS2BbRAxta4twF3URNLk/edit?usp=sharing Thank you!!! 6/14 Field Day/ Film Festival Anne 6/15 8th grade graduation

Mabel’s Labels 6/16 Last day of Tired of looking in the lost and found? school

Maybe you need a label from Mabel! Mabel’s Labels + Shop at Mabel’s Labels and the Scrip Store: school earns Tuesdays & Fridays! 20% of your purchase. Next to The Whale Order SCRIP by Text Message: Questions? Contact: Elaine Oberlin-Nesbit at (734)717-8475 [email protected]

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FUNDRAISING CORNER

Restaurant Night

Thank you for everyone who went to Noodles and Company last night. Our school received 50% of the sales which is really amazing. I would like to thank everyone who came out to support our school and have dinner for a cause. I would also like to thank Stacey Seaver for giving her time and planning all of the Restaurant Nights this year!

PTO

Don't forget to stop by the PTO thrift shop the week of May 14th through May 20th to support our Garden Club. When you shop at the PTO thrift shop you are given a token for every 5 dollars you spend, you then place the token in the AAO jar to support the Garden Club of AAO. If you have any questions please contact Angie Smith at [email protected].

Ice Cream Social

SAVE THE DATE! The ice cream social is coming up on June 8th so mark you calendar. It is a delicious and fun evening for the whole family.

If you have any questions about past, upcoming or new fundraisers please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Thank you for all the support for our kids and our school,

Rebecca Richardson

For more information on fundraising at A2Open visit http://www.aaopencc.org/fundraising or contact Rebecca Richardson [email protected]

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FROM THE STUDENT COUNCIL Did your student enjoy their PLTW/STEAM experience this school year? If so, are you looking for a Book Madness Donations summer camp for them? Is so, take a Needed: We still need books for look at these STEAM Summer Camp Book Madness! AAO families offerings from Ann Arbor Rec & ED: donate gently used books and http://aarecedsummer.weebly.com/st once enough books are collected, eam-camps.html every child in the school is invited to choose a book to take home. A student does not need to have donated a book in order to receive one. Books appropriate for our older students are especially needed. Please drop off books to donate in the box near the main Shop the Ann Arbor PTO office. Thrift Shop and Support Thanks! Our Schools Donations are up so the store is full. Stop by and find your deal. The Shop is located at 2280 S. Industrial Hwy., Ann Arbor. Scrip stores Tuesday mornings at 7:45am, The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop is a and Friday afternoons 2:45pm. And by nonprofit 501(c)3 organization supporting the arrangement to [email protected] Ann Arbor Public Schools and its students' enrichment. Profits from sales are distributed Our scrip team is happy to help. You can to participating AAPS PTOs, PTSOs, and reach us by email at [email protected], 501c3s which sponsor clubs, organizations, by phone or text at 734-717-8475 and on Facebook teams, and enrichment activities in their https://www.facebook.com/groups/26084208 schools. 7281933

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Hanging Baskets

Annuals + Perennials

Vegetables + Herbs

Fresh Baked Goods

MAY 12+13 Raise funds for the 7th/8th grade SPRING camp trip. FLOWER SALE

7/8 Grade Camp Trip Fundraiser Find a great Mother’s Day gift at our spring flower sale! Hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs and goodies galore. ANN ARBOR OPEN Red Oak Parking Lot We’ll even have a bake sale. [email protected] for questions

Thur May 5 and Fri May 6 All Day

CALLING ALL STUDENT FILMMAKERS! Show your film at the A2O Film Fest!

Comedies, dramas, music videos, animation, documentaries… All genres welcome! You make it - we watch it!

Two showings during school on Wednesday, June 14

Film submissions are due to Adam by June 2nd

Submission Guidelines: • Length should be less than 8 minutes • No more than 1 minute of outtakes/bloopers • Appropriate for all ages • Files can be submitted via Google Drive or flash drive (will be returned)

To Make a Great Film: • Think of an engaging idea • Plan your scenes - Drawing a storyboard helps • Use interesting camera angles • Make sure actors speak loudly and clearly – no mumbling

Questions? Email Adam: [email protected] good panda idea: buy your tickets early. why stand in line?

Calling all pandas!

come to the ice cream social, Ann Arbor Open School's biggest fundraiser of the year!

live music, games, inflatables, cake walk, and conversation = fun ticket packs can be pre-purchased at the main office as of may 25.

ice cream, sno cones, cotton candy pizza: $2/slice or $12/pie BBQ sandwiches: $8/plate (pork or chicken)

keep it green! please bring your own plates, forks, etc.

Please help us get ready for the Ice Cream Social!

Calling all stuffed animals and books needing new homes! There are large boxes by the main office just waiting for your gently used animals and favorite reads that can become prizes for children’s games. Please bring these to school by June 7.

We need supplies for the wacky ward! Any old bedsheets, ace bandages, gauze, fake blood, etc. that you can part with will be welcome. Please bring these to school by June 7. Contact [email protected] if you have an old tent that can be used for the ward.

Back by popular demand: the ring toss! Please contribute 2-liter bottles of soda and/or flavored water for this very popular activity. We will need many, many bottles to satisfy the crowd. There’s a box waiting by the main office; donations accepted through June 8.

Donate sweet treats for the cake walk! Bring cakes, pies, cupcakes, cookies, and other goodies in small packages to the cake walk table at the Ice Cream Social. Donations can also be dropped off at the main office on the day of the event (June 8). PLEASE BRING ONLY NUT-FREE FOODS!

Please submit your drawings For the 2016-2017 Ann Arbor Open YEARBOOK COVER! You can draw anything that has to do with Ann Arbor Open School YES: • The Cover MUST include “Ann Arbor Open 2016- 2017”. • Use heavy black marker, ink, or felt tip. You can use color. • Use white 8.5 by 11 paper. • One entry per person, put name and class on back Top • Drawing must be proportioned like this ------> Side NO: • No copyright designs or “@Mack” • No lined paper or pencil

If your drawing does not comply with all of these requirements, we will not be able to accept it! No late entries!

K-4 winner will be on the back cover 5-8 winner will be on the front cover. The K-8 second most votes will be next to the table of contents.

DUE BY 5/12/17 **NO LATE ENTRIES!**

2016/17 Yearbook Order Form Ann Arbor Open School

This year we are trying something new. Please place your order for a school yearbook now and avoid having to scramble next spring when we are all so busy! Return this order form and payment when you return other paper work to the school office- thanks!

We work hard to keep the yearbook affordable. Through volunteer labor and careful purchasing, we are able to offer the yearbook for $7.00 this year. Please make a note for any child who is ordering more than one YB to help with our records.

If you are able to do so, please purchase an extra yearbook for a child who can’t afford to buy one. Smaller donations are also very helpful. Please make all checks payable to AAOCC.

Please check the box at the bottom of the page to request a scholarship yearbook for your child(ren). ************************************************************************** Yearbook Order:

Child's Name Teacher Amount ($7 ea)

Contribution for Scholarship Yearbooks: Total Enclosed: YES- we ordered more than one per child Name: Number ordered:

Check here to request a free yearbook for your child(ren) (please fill in names and teachers above)

# ordered______Check #______Cash______

2016-2017 Fieldtrip & Enrichment Contributions Update

Thank you to all families who have submitted their Fieldtrip & Enrichment forms and contributions, it is greatly appreciated! As of the end of March, we have collected just over $33,000 out of the $42,000 that was allocated to our classes at the beginning of the school year. We are hoping that you’ll be able to help us getting the last $9,000 by turning in your forms and contributions soon. I look forward to seeing your forms pouring in over the next few weeks!

Please remember that even if you cannot contribute this year, we still need your Fieldtrip & Enrichment form so we can gauge supplementary fundraising needs. You can either place in the drop box across from the main office door, drop them off at the office, or you can mail it to Fieldtrip & Enrichment Contributions, Ann Arbor Open, 920 Miller Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. For questions, please contact Michela Arnaboldi, Contributions Coordinator: [email protected]

Requested Contributions by Grade

Requested Contribution This amount Historical Per Student will be made Grade Level annual cost (This amount will be given up by class per student to your child’s class) fundraisers

K - 2nd $65 $70 $5 rd th 3 - 6 $100 $114 $14 th th 7 - 8 $65* $66 $1

*Additional fundraising will be necessary for the 7/8 end-of-year trip. Your $65 contribution is used to fund local field trips and activities throughout the year. Expect to hear more about the end-of-year trip as the year progresses.

For your records: Check #______Amt:______Date:______(AAOCC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your contribution is 100% tax-deductible. Tax ID#38-3336334)

✂ 2016-2017 Field Trip and Enrichment Contribution Form

Parent/Guardian Name(s): Additional Requested Student Name Grade Teacher Contribution Contribution ($) ($) 1 2 3 4 5 Total Contributions for my Child/Children $ Total $ ⃞ I cannot contribute this year

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