Happy New Year from the PTA! We hope you all had a wonderful and fun-filled winter break!
PTA MEETING - JANUARY 11 AT 6PM ON ZOOM
Carissa White, AES PTA President is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: AES PTA General Meeting
Time: Jan 11, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83204968792?pwd=aGJ5c1hxenMyZXpnaHk2Nk4rTlN2QT09 Meeting ID: 832 0496 8792 Passcode: 056229
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Future PTA meetings will happen on March 15 and May 10, from 6-7:30PM on Zoom.
Want to learn more about education policy? Public Schools First NC has an impressive slate of monthly webinars on a variety of topics, including an update on the Leandro Plan on February 10. See their entire list of offerings here.
¿Quiere saber más sobre la política educativa? Public Schools First NC tiene una impresionante lista de seminarios web mensuales sobre una variedad de temas, incluida una actualización del Plan Leandro el 10 de febrero. Vea su lista completa de ofertas aquí.
A New PTA Google Calendar!
Using the link below you can now access the PTA's Google Calendar. The calendar includes PTA meetings, holidays, Spirit Nights, school events, days off, interim and report card days, and more important dates! If you're already a Google calendar user, the link should let you integrate the PTA calendar into your existing calendar.
AES is re-starting their Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) program with GOTCHAs! Students receive GOTCHA cards when they are caught doing something good! Weekly gotcha drawing winners get to choose a prize for their class. Help us keep the GOTCHA prize box stocked by purchasing something from this Amazon list that will be shipped directly to the school. Students love the GOTCHAs and it's a great way to spread positive behavior and cheer throughout the school!
¡AES está reiniciando su programa de Intervenciones y Apoyos de Conducta Positiva (PBIS) con GOTCHA! ¡Los estudiantes reciben tarjetas GOTCHA cuando son sorprendidos haciendo algo bueno! Los ganadores del sorteo gotcha semanal pueden elegir un premio para su clase. Ayúdanos a mantener la caja de premios de GOTCHA surtida comprando algo de esta lista de Amazon que se enviará directamente a la escuela. ¡A los estudiantes les encantan los GOTCHA y es una excelente manera de difundir un comportamiento positivo y alegría en toda la escuela!
Sunday, January 9, is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!
Make sure you thank a law enforcement officer this weekend! Officer Joe serves as our School Resource Officer, and he's GREAT! He is at Apex Elementary School once per week, so please encourage your kids to say THANK YOU to Officer Joe! We're sure he'd love any handmade cards or notes of thanks as well, so let your kids' creativity soar and send some love to our SRO.
FREE WEBINAR FROM APEX PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Join WakeMed’s Manager of Behavioral Health and Director of Spiritual Care Services for a conversation to promote understanding of mental health, self-harm and suicide prevention. Dr. Jessica Tomasula and Rev. Jeremy Gilmore will provide accurate and helpful information for parents and care givers including:
~chronic and acute risk factors for suicide
~overview on how to support children
~strategies to promote developing healthy coping strategies
~tools related to knowing when, where and how to access local resources
SEMINARIO WEB GRATUITO DE LA FUNDACIÓN DE ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS DE APEX
Únase al Gerente de Salud del Comportamiento y al Director de Servicios de Atención Espiritual de WakeMed para una conversación para promover la comprensión de la salud mental, las autolesiones y la prevención del suicidio. La Dra. Jessica Tomasula y el Rev. Jeremy Gilmore brindarán información precisa y útil para padres y cuidadores, que incluye:
~factores de riesgo crónicos y agudos de suicidio
~resumen sobre cómo apoyar a los niños
~estrategias para promover el desarrollo de estrategias de afrontamiento saludables
~herramientas relacionadas con saber cuándo, dónde y cómo acceder a los recursos locales
