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Draper 1 鈥� School Calendar October 09, 2020
Oct. 12-16听NO SCHOOL听鈥� Fall Break
Wednesday, Oct. 21st听Off Campus- Term 2 Material Pickup 8am-3pm
Friday, Oct. 23rd听Spirit Wear Day
October 29th听Early Dismissal 12:15/12:30 鈥� Professional Development 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Parent Teacher Conferences 鈥� On Campus 3-7pm听(by appointment through teacher Sign-Up Genius emailed out on 10/09)
October 30th听NO SCHOOL听-Parent Teacher Conferences 8am-1pm
Tuesday, Nov. 3rd听Picture Day 鈥� On Campus Students
Friday, Nov. 6th听Early Dismissal 12:15/12:30 鈥� Professional Development 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Mid-term Missing Work Due date 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Spirit Wear Day
Wednesday, Nov. 11th听Veteran鈥檚 Day Virtual Assemblies听(also streamed on KSL Live)
Friday, Nov. 20th听5th听& 6th听grade Ambassador Event- Celebration 1:10-3:25
November 25-27th听NO SCHOOL听鈥� Thanksgiving Break
September鈥檚 Builders of the Month
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized in their classes for their Enthusiasm for learning at school:
1st Grade 鈥� Mrs. Davis: Benjamin Lewis 听 听 听 听 听 听 听3rd Grade 鈥� Mrs. Pineda: Isabel Nicholas
1st Grade 鈥� Ms. Morrell: Camila Peralta 听 听 听 听 听 听 听4th Grade 鈥� Mrs. Swaner: Magdalena Butterfield
1st Grade 鈥� Ms. Oveson: Lindsay Thelin 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听4th Grade 鈥� Mrs. Christiansen: Milana Nahas
2nd Grade 鈥� Ms. Cripps: Sloan Larsen 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听4th Grade 鈥� Ms. Orton: Cade Pollastro
2nd Grade 鈥� Mrs. Dumont: Hadley Bushman. 听 听听5th Grade 鈥� Ms. O鈥橠onoghue: Madison Baker
2nd Grade 鈥� Mrs. Evans: Jace Brinkerhoff 听 听 听 听 听 听5th Grade 鈥� Ms. Foy: Christian Fatialofa
2nd Grade 鈥� Ms. Taylor: Lilian Henry 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听5th Grade 鈥� Mrs. Williams: Jose Ruiz-Torres
3rd Grade 鈥� Mrs. Amalaraj: Kara Gaus 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听6th Grade 鈥� Ms. Morris: Mia Pollastro
3rd Grade 鈥� Mrs. Arabyan: Miles Pyle-Valli 听 听 听 听 听6th Grade 鈥� Mrs. Peery: Aarush Parashar
3rd Grade 鈥� Mrs. Burton: Jacob Curtis
12892 S. Pony Express Road 鈥� Draper, Utah 84020 鈥� T. 801.553.8500 鈥� F. 801.576.9300 鈥� www.americanprep.org
NEW:听COVID CORNER
Each week I will be giving an update here in the COVID corner to keep everyone up to date on the situation with COVID at our school.
Here is our D1 case report as of 10/09:
-We have 0 active COVID-19 student or staff cases.
-We currently have 4 students and 1 staff member at home quarantined based on exposure from family/friends who have tested positive.
(APA District COVID Report will be forwarded from Mrs. Sharette over the weekend.)
Remember 鈥� if your child is exposed to someone who tests positive, or if your student or someone in your family tests positive, please notify us at the school as soon as possible via email tommulcahy@apamail.org
UPDATED:听Term 2 Off Campus Student Materials Pick-up
We really apologize for the delay on Term 2 pick-up. Our copy orders were delayed till after the break. Please plan on picking up your Term 2 materials on:
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Wednesday, 10/21 from 8am to 3pm
UPDATED:听FSO Volunteer Info听(Family & School Organization)
We are looking for volunteers and donations. Volunteering is a great opportunity to get involved
and give back to our amazing school and staff. Here are what we are looking for.
Parent Teacher Conference dinner/ lunch for Teachers
Note: We still have more spots on the Sign-up Genius to participate鈥his year we are changing it up. We will be ordering from Zuppas for dinner and providing snacks for breakfast/ lunch for Teachers. Volunteers will be needed to help deliver food to the teachers and to also provide donations for the meal. Donations will be individually wrapped or packages. Additionally, families can donate gift cards to Sams Club, Costco, or Zuppas and we can purchase items needed for the meals. The signup genius will have opportunities for both volunteers and donations. Monetary donations count for volunteer hours as well ( $10=1 hour of volunteering).
Food Donations can start coming to school October 19th. Here is the link to sign up.
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12892 S. Pony Express Road 鈥� Draper, Utah 84020 鈥� T. 801.553.8500 鈥� F. 801.576.9300 鈥� www.americanprep.org
FSO Leadership
We are look for individuals who love APA, enjoy volunteering, someone who likes to organize and plan events, and ultimately who really wants to get involved. If this is something that might interest you, please send an email to Erin at听draper1fso@apamail.org听or talk to Mrs. Mulcahy.
NEW:听Thank You 鈥� APEF Fall Boutique
Our 5th听Annual Boutique fundraiser was a success. Thank you so much to the following parents who graciously donated pumpkins and/or their time:
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Cindy Badger, Nicole Harman, Reyna Reyes, Sandra Covert, Maria Reyes, Steph Pettingill, Carolina Ramos, Juan Orduna, Ady Ferrari, Juan Martinez, Pete Stewart, Mandy Brown, Tailor Hamlin, Rosa Ramos, Tzitlali Soto, Monica Fowles, Jason Fowles, Karen Ellsworth, Jason Ellsworth, Andreina Marcano, Caitlin Crandall, Jill Smith, Evelin Gonzalez, Delmi Orduna, Erica Jooa, and Chantel Miner.
And a big thank you also goes to APA鈥檚 operations and IT teams (in particular Colby Sims who came in on Saturday), as well as to Kevin McVicar who put in a full day on Saturday helping from opening time to closing time. I sincerely apologize if I missed anyone. We can鈥檛 run successful events without our wonderful volunteers. You are appreciated more than you know!
Thank you, also, to Harmon鈥檚 in The District for donating pumpkins for the kids to decorate and to YESCO Outdoor Media for donating electronic billboard advertising for the event. Our community partners are amazing!
I am so impressed with our talented and creative student entrepreneurs who ran booths on Saturday. So many of our students spent hours (if not days, weeks, and months) preparing for the event, set sales goals, and had great success on Saturday. We have incredible students!
We had a great turnout for the kids costume parade. To see photos, go
to听https://www.americanprepfoundation.org/boutique. Congratulations to the winners!
And finally, thank you to everyone who came out and supported the fundraiser and APA鈥檚 Builders Club!
Michelle R. Goudge
Executive Director
American Preparatory Education Foundation
12892 S. Pony Express Road 鈥� Draper, Utah 84020 鈥� T. 801.553.8500 鈥� F. 801.576.9300 鈥� www.americanprep.org
NEW:听APA Apparel
鈥淢ASKS ARE BACK!!! Back by high demand are these wonderful masks, they are breathable,
washable, double layered, have a filter pocket, adjustable for sizing and to form a custom fit around
your nose, and THEY ARE ONLY $8!!!
We want to thank APEF, Friends of APA, for sponsoring these masks and helping to keep them affordable for all of our families. To order go to听www.americanprep.org/store.鈥�
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT FOR A PICTURE OF THE MASK AVAILABLE.
Register now for Math Kangaroo 2021 Competition
We are excited for the Math Kangaroo 2021 Competition! If you are new to Math Kangaroo please read some information about this wonderful international competition in mathematics:
http://www.mathkangaroo.us/mk/history.html. This year we are unable to open our school for in the classroom registration but we still would like our students to compete.
Please register for a virtual center offered by Math Kangaroo.
1. Go to:听https://mathkangaroo.oasis-lms.com/Public/Catalog/Home.aspx.
2. Log in with your login and password or establish your user account if you are new.
3. In the search box type virtual and choose the state of the residence.
4. You are ready to register.
5. Math Kangaroo will email you the information about the exact competition timeline in the first week of March. It will be on or after March 18, 2021 and a few days will be assigned for each age group.
Once your child is registered, you can enjoy free Math Kangaroo video solutions and access MK full questions and solutions sets with 50% off. Instructions on how to find the discount code听HERE.
Important: After you receive the registration confirmation email from Math Kangaroo, review the email to make sure all information is accurate. If something needs correction, update the registration or email听info@mathkangaroo.org.
2020-2021 School Land Trust Program
鈥淭he School LAND Trust program brings tens of millions of dollars annually to academic programs in public schools across Utah. The funds are generated from school trust lands鈥� Each public school in Utah elects a school community council consisting of parents, teachers, and the principal. Charter Schools have Trust Lands Councils鈥� Each council carefully reviews student assessments and progress to decide which academic areas they want to focus on. Plans are developed to improve student academic performance in the identified academic areas with the annual School LAND Trust funds. The plans are approved by the council, submitted on this website, and approved by the local school board or chartering entity.鈥澨齱ww.schoollandtrust.org.
Your Land Trust Committee Members for the 2020-21 School Year are:
12892 S. Pony Express Road 鈥� Draper, Utah 84020 鈥� T. 801.553.8500 鈥� F. 801.576.9300 鈥� www.americanprep.org
Mindy Peck
Danette Bushman
Doug Merrill
Pavan Sura
Danielle Herrscher
Michelle Mulcahy 鈥� D1 Elementary Director Carlene Dastrup 鈥� ELC Director
Our next Draper 1 Land Trust Committee Member Meeting will be held at the APS district offices & virtually on September 28, 2020, at 8:00 AM. Parents and the public are welcome to attend.
School Compliance Info
Professional Qualifications
Our parent surveys consistently express confidence and overwhelming satisfaction with our teachers at American Prep. Parents are welcome at any time to request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student鈥檚 classroom teachers including: 1) whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction or whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; 2) the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and 3) whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
District Parent Involvement Policy
At the conclusion of each school year, end-of-year assessment data is reported and organized into a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA). The CNA includes demographic, attendance, and assessment data. Also included in the CNA are the results of the annual Parent Survey. This Survey evaluates, among other things, the satisfaction of parents with the quality of the academic program and their opportunities to participate in the schools. American Preparatory administrators annually invite select staff and parents from each school to participate in a District/School Planning Meeting. This Committee reviews the Comprehensive Needs Assessment and analyzes areas for potential improvement. District/School Plans are developed with goals, action steps, and budget relationships. District and School Parent Involvement Policies are evaluated for effectiveness. School, Parent, and Student Compacts are also examined by this Committee for recommended changes.
School Parent Involvement Policies
School Parent Involvement Policies vary slightly by campus and are located within the Parent-
Student Handbooks. These Handbooks are distributed annually to parents and will soon be
12892 S. Pony Express Road 鈥� Draper, Utah 84020 鈥� T. 801.553.8500 鈥� F. 801.576.9300 鈥� www.americanprep.org
accessible on the APA website under the Parent Library drop-down tab. The Handbooks can also be accessed via this link:听/parent-student-handbooks/.