November 18, 2022

AoD Winter Coat Drive

We are in need at least 75 new or gently used coats (sizes YM - AXL) for AoD students this winter. Please consider looking through your closets over Thanksgiving Break!

Week Snapshot

  • Monday, November 21 - Friday, November 25

    • 🦃Thanksgiving Break - No School🦃

  • Monday, November 28

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  • Tuesday, November 29

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  • Wednesday, November 30

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  • Thursday, December 1

      • ❄️

  • Friday, December 2

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What We're Learning

This Week We Are

  • Working on a transformation project (11/28 - get details about the project; 12/5 - project due)

  • Learning about exponents

This Week We Are

  • Learning the systems, functions, and organs of the human body

  • Big project started and due 12-12.



This Week We Are

  • Attending an in-house seminar given by children's author Lola Schaefer

  • Creating our own informational kid's books

  • We would still appreciate donations of Blank Book Templates for students to use!

This Week We Are

  • African culture, masks, and dances

  • How Europe's Industrial Revolution led to imperialism in Africa

★ ★ ★ DVA Wish List ★ ★ ★

  • Life Science Animal Supplies Wish List - having an interactive classroom full of live animals is not a cheap endeavor and many supplies are purchased by Ms. Atwill herself. Any donation would be helpful.

  • Bottled waters - with no nearby water fountains on the hallway, we try to keep small water bottles to hand out to students who forget to bring their own, but we have run out. Donations would be appreciated.

Other Announcements

Upcoming Dates, Important Announcements, and more

DVA Recap: Student "Newscast" on African Environmental Issues (above)


DVA Recap: Civil Rights Center Field Trip (below)



  • If your child knows that they will be absent ahead of time (for example, on vacation), please have them tell each teacher at least 2 days before they leave so that we can communicate what they will miss. While some of their assignments can be seen online, everything cannot. Being voluntarily absent for several days without letting teachers know makes the return stressful for both the student and the teacher. (This is not talking about illness related absences; we realize no one plans ahead for those types of absences.) As a reminder, absences for vacations or family trips are considered unexcused.

  • Upcoming Dates...

      • Thursday, December 15 - Friday, December 16

        • Life Science dissections - please plan to be at school

        • Block schedule classes: Thurs 1st & 5th / Friday 2nd & 6th

        • Knight Time on Friday during Connections

      • Monday, December 19 - Tuesday, January 4

        • Christmas Break - No School

        • Monday, December 20 - Chorus Spirit Nights at Sliced Pizza

      • Monday, January 16

        • No School

      • Wednesday, February 1

        • Jekyll Payment $150 due ($200 total)

      • Thursday, February 2

        • Early Release Day @ 1:15 pm

      • Monday, February 20

        • Teacher Workday - No School

      • Wednesday, March 1

        • Jekyll Payment $150 due ($350 total)

      • Monday, March 13 - Wednesday, March 15

        • Jekyll Island Field Trip

      • Friday, March 24

        • Teacher Workday - No School

      • Monday April 3 - Friday, April 7

        • Spring Break - No School

      • Wednesday, May 24

        • Last Day of School!