Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Another rough looking character


Happy Bikers pretending to be nice


Biker Day! Ms. Darden is scaring the children so they will bring their books back.


KidCheck! Nurse Dana and Nurse Starkey


APS Update!

APS had a wonderful September and a great start to October.  Our teachers, students, volunteers and staff worked extremely hard to make APS a wonderful place for learning.  We also were able to have a good time with Chic-Fil-A Spirit Night and Farm Day.  APS also had the privilege of having Author Michael Finklea as our special guest.  Our school closed out September with a wonderful Kid's Day on the Farm and our October is starting off with a bang as well.  We are currently hosting our annual KidCheck.

I would like to give a special thanks to Mr. Moore and family at Chic-Fil-A for allowing us to benefit from another Chic-Fil-A Spirit Night.  Please go by and see them and Eat More Chicken!

Michael Finklea paid APS a visit.  He was great with the children and did his part to spark an interest in  reading.  Please look him up on the web at www.michaelfinklea.net/

Thank you to AHS FFA.  Heath Golden and Gary Aycock have done a wonderful job the last four years in hosting our APS Farm Day.  The teachers look forward to it every year as do I.  It was a great learning experience for our children.  Albertville should be very proud of your FFA students.  They did a great job in hosting each animal station.  We also had many local volunteers help with the special event.  Thank you very much to all that helped.

APS annual KidCheck is a great event that occurs for the our students' wellbeing.  Thank you Nurse Dana, Nurse Beasley and Nurse Starkey for your hard work.  I would also like to thank everyone that took part in making KidCheck a success.

Please check back for updates on APS.  Thank you

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Chic-fil-a, Maw Maw and a Guest Author!

Hello everyone,

The teachers, staff and students at APS are working so hard.  We are starting to settle into a groove.  The children seem to love APS because they have great teachers.  I love to walk into a classroom because the teacher can't wait to show me how and what the students are learning.  I want to assure parents that our staff has been working very hard to provide a high quality safe learning environment.  In addition to the great things that happen everyday at APS, we have a few special events coming up.

Chic-fil-a Spirit night for APS is coming up on Thursday from 4:00 to 9:00.  A portion of the proceeds will go to our school.  Please come out and join us in Guntersville at Chic-fil-a this Thursday.

Starting next week, APS will be celebrating Grandparent's Day.  Please review the information your child's teacher will give/has given you for the date and time for that particular class.  Grandparents, please bring the student's visor card.  You may have to get the visor card from the parent.

On Sept 23,  APS will happily welcome children's author Michael Finklea .  Please look for his books online or at our local public library.  We are very excited for this opportunity.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at APS if you have a concern.  You can reach me at 256-878-6611 or ahampton@albertk12.org

Have a good day!

Friday, July 26, 2013

Greetings to all!  I hope you are having a great summer.  I look forward to seeing teachers, students and parents in just a few short weeks.  It is an exciting time of the year as we prepare ourselves for the challenge ahead.  Every day I see teachers that are eager and preparing their room and materials to make this a great school.  I can hardly wait for the year to start.  Please remember, set high expectations for yourself.  All teachers have high expectations for students, great ones have high expectations for themselves.  All students have high expectations for teachers, great students have high expectations for their own performance.  Together, we can make this the best year ever at APS.