Community Gives Back
2019 Karen Thomas Memorial Fund grants presented to teachers in 5 schools
“These are teacher initiated grants that meet the needs of the particular classroom,” says Andy Thomas.
Elementary News
Elementary News
30 seconds with: Sarah Corcoran’s morning meeting with her Thurston kindergarteners
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Morning meetings are a chance for students to share a bit of what’s happening in their lives as well as consider such things as how they might perform […]
"Exceptional" profiles
Becca Robinson, Bach Elementary third/fourth grade teacher
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Becca Robinson teaches a third/fourth combination class at Bach Elementary School. She grew up in Huntington Woods, a small city near the Detroit Zoo. An only child, she […]
Elementary News
30 seconds with … a Bach kindergarten teacher who knows how to make it all better
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It was a tender, ordinary moment captured by chance—one of those teacher-student interactions that occur countless times throughout a school day. When Zoey suddenly began to cry, Bach […]
Elementary News
30 seconds with … Pittsfield 5th grade orchestra and band students
Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Pittsfield Elementary fifth graders have only been playing music together for a few months, but it’s clear they’re off to a great start. “The fifth grade orchestra students […]
Elementary News
Oooze and ahhhs: Allen principal gets slimed when Fun Run meets goal
Video, story and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Allen Principal Charles Chalfant made sure he didn’t wear his best suit to work the day he fulfilled a promise to his students: If the […]
"Exceptional" profiles
Sarah Lindsay, Eberwhite first grade teacher
Sarah Lindsay is right at home teaching at Eberwhite Elementary. In fact, it’s where she attended elementary school as a child and where her own father, Dave LaMoreaux, went to elementary school when he was […]
Academics
Hands on science takes center stage at AAPS STEAM Expo
The annual event provides a chance for young students to see and learn from the work older students in AAPS are doing. Additionally the older students get a chance to ask younger students questions about what they are learning and encourage them to continue to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
Elementary News
Democracy in action: 88 students vie for 18 spots on Allen Elementary’s first Student Council
By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Democracy is alive and well at Allen Elementary, where 88 students vied for 18 spots on the school’s first Student Council. “It was so inspiring to see our students […]
Elementary News
Anthony Stamm, Curriculum Coordinator, Mathematics and Science, PreK-5
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles of AAPS curriculum coordinators, our behind-the-scenes educators who fill an important role in our students’ school days. These coordinators plan and facilitate the selection, implementation […]