Last Day of School and Report Cards

The last day of school is Friday, June 11 and students will be dismissed at 11:10 AM. This is a half-day for all Ann Arbor Public Schools students. Please plan to arrive at 11:10 to pick up your child. Additionally, year-end report cards will be sent home electronically on this day. Please make sure to look over the report card with your child and celebrate the growth they've made as learners! 

Student Medication

If your child has medication that is kept at school, please make an appointment to stop by the office and pick-up the medication no later than Monday, June 14. The office will close for summer construction on Tuesday, June 15. Thank you for your help!

Enrollment for Fall - Registration and In-Person or Virtual Selection

AAPS is preparing for the 2021-22 school year and will begin sending out information on PowerSchool Enrollment (formerly called InfoSnap). In the coming week, you will receive a communication via email from noreplyregistration@powerschool.com with instructions on how to access the system for your student. The email will contain a secure "snapcode" link and instructions that connect you directly to your student's information. If you have already set up a PowerSchool Enrollment/InfoSnap account in a prior year, you will be able to reuse that account, along with this year's unique "snapcode" link, to begin the registration. 

 

This email will also include the opportunity to make your choice of in-person or virtual instruction in the fall. 

 

As a reminder, all students entering young fives, kindergarten, seventh grade or new to the district will also need to present up-to-date immunization records to their school prior to the first day of school.

Fifth Grade Instrumental Music – Instrument Return

All 5th Grade Families will need to return their band or orchestra instrument to Mitchell School the week of May 24-28.  If you are a Hybrid student, just bring it to school that week.  If you are an all-virtual student, please bring your instrument to school any time during school hours. (M/T/Th/F 8:30-3:00).  Call Ms. Dumas in the front office at 997-1216 when you're here and someone will come out to your car and get the instrument.  It's easy!  If you are unable to return your instrument to school by May 28th, email Ms. Schwankl or Mr. Keith so we can find an alternate solution as soon as possible.

Fall 2021 Planning, Registration and Community Information Meetings

Preparations for a strong Fall 2021 Back-to-School launch continue, including five full days per week of in-school learning for students. We've held the first community information meeting on the 2021 school year and you can watch it here. We will have additional community meetings at 6 PM on  Thursday, May 27th.

Free COVID-19 Testing

The Ann Arbor Public Schools is offering free COVID-19 testing at Huron High School from 12:00 - 3:00 PM on Saturday, May 22 and Saturday, June 5. We encourage all AAPS staff and families who remain unvaccinated to be tested prior to return to school or if you have already returned. More information and how to register here.

Summer Learning Opportunities

Are you looking for engaging learning opportunities for your student this summer?  You can still sign up for our open enrollment summer programs: Remote Learning Expeditions and A2VE Virtual Success Summer Learning Program.  To learn more and enroll please visit the AAPS Elementary Summer Programs Website.

A2VE Parent Information Session – Virtual SchoolOption for Fall 2021

If you are looking for a flexible, virtual option for the fall, A2 Virtual+ Elementary may be a good fit for your child and family.  Interested in learning more?  Please join us for a Parent Information Session on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm, using the following Zoom link: https://a2schools.zoom.us/j/91368895993 In the meantime, additional program information is available on our webpage:  a2schools.org/a2ve 

Friday, May 21 – Early Release

This coming Friday, May 21 is an early release for elementary students. Children will be dismissed at 10:53 AM. Children who ride the bus will continue on the same bus routes and buses will depart Mitchell at approximately 11:00 AM. Parents who pick their children up will need to arrive at Mitchell no later than 10:53 AM. 

Rec and Ed Summer Camps

Registration is open for early childhood through 8th-grade summer camps. Half-day and full-day options are available starting June 14th. Scholarships are available, and camps are expected to fill quickly. More information, including camp descriptions and direct links to registration, may be found here.

A2VE Parent Information Session – Virtual SchoolOption for Fall 2021

If you are looking for a flexible, virtual option for the fall, A2 Virtual+ Elementary may be a good fit for your child and family.  Interested in learning more?  Please join us for a Parent Information Session on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm, using the following Zoom link: https://a2schools.zoom.us/j/91368895993 In the meantime, additional program information is available on our webpage:  a2schools.org/a2ve 

Fifth Grade Instrumental Music – Instrument Return

All 5th Grade Families will need to return their band or orchestra instrument to Mitchell School the week of May 24-28.  If you are a Hybrid student, just bring it to school that week.  If you are an all-virtual student, please bring your instrument to school any time during school hours. (M/T/Th/F 8:30-3:00).  Call Ms. Dumas in the front office at 997-1216 when you're here and someone will come out to your car and get the instrument.  It's easy!  If you are unable to return your instrument to school by May 28th, email Ms. Schwankl or Mr. Keith so we can find an alternate solution as soon as possible.

HuronHigh School Personal Project

Dear AAPS Families, Community Members and Colleagues,

 

You are cordially invited to view the Huron International Baccalaureate

Personal Project Exhibition Website! Here is the link to the website: https://sites.google.com/aaps.k12.mi.us/20-21personalprojectexhibition/home

 

The Personal Project is the culminating event of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and showcases individual learning. It focuses on a topic chosen by the student and challenges students to demonstrate their learning capabilities through an extended project.

 

Success with the Personal Project is connected to skills every successful student needs:

- Goal Setting, planning, and problem solving

- Developing skills and attitudes needed for sustained and focused work

- Taking action to implement their plan

- Effectively communicating personal and academic learning

- Reflecting on learning and goal achievement.

 

Students started working on their project in October of 2020 and completed them, along with a written report, at the end of March in 2021. Students moved through the four phases of the Personal Project curriculum: investigation, planning, taking action, and reflection as they worked on their projects. While we traditionally hold an in-person exhibition to celebrate this accomplishment, we hope this year's virtual exhibition will be able to give you a sense of what some of our students were able to accomplish in this unprecedented year. We hope you enjoy exploring a sample of the different projects that our students created this year.

 

Sincerely,

The 2020-2021 Huron Personal Project Team

ImportantInformation for Parents

We are grateful to parents for following the Super Six protocols to protect their student's and school's health. With numerous cases in the district and community, please take care to do the following. 

• Pre-screen your child daily using the district questionnaire
• Keep all students home if anyone in the household shows symptoms or tests (+)
• Let your principal know ASAP if there's a case in your household or student and answer the call from a school nurse 
• Understand that despite all efforts at physical distancing, your student may need to quarantine based on a classroom case. WCHD determines details of any quarantine needed. 
• Contact your school nurse with questions - bit.ly/NurseCareCorner 

First Day of School Fall 2021

While the full calendar of the 2021 school year has not been finalized, the first day of school has been set as Monday, August 30, 2021.

Title 1Family Night – May 20th @ 6:30 PM

Many families are feeling overwhelmed with the day to day details of life during a pandemic. One way to unwind and connect as a family is to experience music together. Join the AAPS Title 1 team for our Total Engagement Experience with Rodney Page. At this fun zoom event for the whole family, Rodney Page will teach us how we can use music to manage life and day to day stress. We hope to see you there!

 

Please RSVP at this link.