Elementary News

Wolverines thrill third graders during Pattengill program that gets kids talking about college

April 12, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When University of Michigan Wolverines Jake Butt, Shane Morris and Henry Poggi showed up in their Pattengill classroom last week, Lori Moizio’s third graders didn’t know there was an academic reason […]

Salmon, chickens & a turbine: Oh my! Students show off their work at A2STEAM Spring Expo

April 1, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Slideshow by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Spring 2016 A2STEAM Exposition gave K-7 students the opportunity to show parents and friends the exciting things they’ve been working on lately. Students explained everything from how […]

Bethany Tabaka, Carpenter Elementary third grade teacher

March 31, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Bethany Tabaka attended Chelsea Public schools through high school, then majored in both elementary education and Spanish at Western Michigan University. She learned to speak Spanish fluently by participating in a study abroad course in […]

Angell first graders raise more than $1,000 to purchase water to help in Flint crisis

March 30, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Geoff Larcom Executive Director of Media Relations, EMU Under the guidance of a student teacher from Eastern Michigan University, first grade students at Angell Elementary School raised more than $1,000 to send 300 cases […]

“Every hand was raised.” Logan students commit to care

March 25, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Thanks in part to a new program started this year at Logan Elementary, fifth grader Ahmed Hejazi has made a lot of new friends this year. Some […]

STEAM education helps make school relevant to life, future careers

March 21, 2016 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Looking at courses for next year? AAPS is one of the only districts in the country to offer Project Lead The Way (PLTW) programs across grades K-12. PLTW is the […]

The Haisley Players to present musical March 17, 18

March 11, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis AAPS District News Editor Haisley Elementary staff and students will be off to see the wizard next week when they fill Forsythe Auditorium for the Haisley Players’ production […]

First AAPS STEAM Expo highlights programs across the district, community

March 4, 2016 AAPS News Editor

Ann Arbor Public School’s first district-wide STEAM Expo included everything from kindergarten meteorologists, to high school inventors, to local professionals working for IMRA America, Menlo Innovations and other local tech companies. Students of all ages and their parents visiting Huron High School got to see, touch, and hear about many of the efforts going on in the district to bring together Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

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Logan Elementary 2nd grader top Michigan entry in Doodle 4 Google contest

February 5, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“I got the idea because my family always drinks tea and I like to host tea parties,” Ashley Han says about her Doodle 4 Google contest entry.

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School Board approves expansion of Mitchell Elementary School

January 28, 2016 AAPS News Editor

“This is a school that’s bursting at the seams and is going to be growing, and we’re planning for that growth because people want to go there,” says Trustee Andy Thomas.

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