Wednesday, October 30, 2024

 

Dear American Academy Parents,

As parents of previous and future elementary and middle school children, we completely understand the chaos and confusion that can ensue during special events and optional dress of choice days. Trying to ensure that you are sending your child or children to school in the appropriate dress, and not wholly wanting to rely on your tiny human’s “say so” on what is acceptable dress for the day, especially if you have a child in elementary and a child in middle school, can be very daunting.  Therefore, we thought it best to send one last reminder about the next two days!

Thursday, October 31st!

Pre-K

• All students are allowed to wear their costumes to school, however, if you do not want to have your child attend school in their costume then they are welcome to come in Halloween Dress-of-Choice.

Elementary K-5

• NO COSTUMES! Remember, our Fall Festival Parties are on November 1st 
• Students can wear a Fall or Halloween themed top with uniform bottoms

Middle School 6-8

• NO COSTUMES! 
• Students can wear a Fall or Halloween themed top with uniform bottoms (for a $1)

FUNNY FRIDAY MORNING PSA: (contributed by homesteadsypsy and a bit of AA Flare)

We know the day after Halloween is extra hard when you're trying to get your kids up and ready for school.  Because dressing a Halloween Candied Hungover, Raging Pterodactyl is NOT fun! But PLEASE do NOT bribe the groggy student goblins with trick-or-treat candy and send them to school with two fistfuls of pixie sticks and a wish. We the teachers would rather you perform a rolling drop off in front of the school, spitting a cranky student in either their uniform, fall attire, or pajamas (based on information below) out of the car than pushing a Feryl Hyperglycemic Werewolf into the doors of the school fresh off a continuous overnight sugar bender. Put down the Blow Pops!

Your duty, on November 1st, is to send them to school with bed-head and a buttered biscuit in whatever mood has taken over their sugar filled mind.  We will temporarily detox them off of the red dye and artificial flavors and send them back to you at 3:35PM.  We ride at Dawn!

 

Friday, November 1st!

Pre-K

• Pre-K students should come to school dressed in regular Spirit Day Uniform Guidelines

Elementary K-5

• K-2 can come to school dressed in:
  • A costume(please see the costume expectations and guidelines)
  • A Fall or Halloween themed top with uniform bottoms
  • American Academy Uniform

• 3-5 students can come to school dressed in:
• A Fall or Halloween themed top with uniform bottoms
• American Academy Uniform
• Uniform or Fall/Halloween themed top with uniform bottoms, and Bring a costume to change into (students will be allowed to put their costume on prior to the grade level Fall Festival Party)

Middle School 6-8

• NO COSTUMES! 

• Students can come to school dressed in
• Pajamas (for a $1)

• American Academy Uniform

 

Last Minute Reminders!
Guidelines For  Costumes Worn At School

Costumes should be:

• No weapons of any kind. EVER. Like any other school day, weapons are NOT ALLOWED on school grounds, even pretend weapons
• No inflatables, masks, or face paint 
• School-appropriate 
• No scary costumes and no revealing costumes
• Core Knowledge costume themes are strongly encouraged (We are a Core Knowledge school, and the curriculum content is full of school-appropriate, creative costume ideas!)

• Administration and teachers reserve the right to disallow a student costume if it fails to meet the guidelines above. If a costume is disallowed, the student will need to wear the student uniform instead!

Please ensure that any costumes sent to school are easy for your child to slip on over their uniform by themselves. If you have additional questions, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.

Thursday, October 31st Is Our Monthly Coffee With Admin Event! 

Once a month, Ms. Winder, Ms. Hunt, and Ms. Whittaker host an event called, Coffee with Admin. Our goal is to connect with families and have the opportunity to discuss all things American Academy. We will have a set agenda each month. Please join us for our next  Coffee with Admin on Thursday, October 31,  from 8:15am - 9:15am, in the Motsenbocker cafeteria. Once you drop off your student(s), feel free to park and wait in your car until 8:15. Yes, we will be providing coffee and doughnuts!

October Coffee with Admin RSVP

Thank you for the continued support and dedication to our American Academy Motsenbocker community.

Sincerely,

 

Jen Whittaker, April Winder, Robyn Hunt, and Sarah Redder

Jen Whittaker
Elementary Principal, Motsenbocker
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American Academy
Motsenbocker Campus
P: 720-292-5683
[email protected]

April Winder
Middle School Principal, Motsenbocker
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American Academy
Motsenbocker Campus
P: 720-292-5692
[email protected]

 

Robyn Hunt, M.A.Ed.
Dean of Students, Motsenbocker
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American Academy
Motsenbocker Campus
P: 720-292-5619
[email protected]

 

Sarah Redder
KindiePrep Director, Motsenbocker
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American Academy
Motsenbocker Campus
P : 720-292-5705
F : 720-792-7611
[email protected]