When is it?  

The day follows the normal Friday schedule until 1:30pm. The Spooktacular starts with a Costume Parade and Halloween Joke Contest. Students are invited to write their corniest Halloween jokes on a joke ballot and place it in the box near the front desk in the days leading up to the Spooktacular. Jokes will be read and the winning joke will be announced after the costume parade. From 2-3pm, teachers and their homeroom classes will move between various Halloween-themed games and activities, including a snack station. Please note: students will not be receiving a cookie during Pizza Friday lunch since all students will be given a cupcake later in the day.

The PA consults the official student allergy notebook to confirm known allergies. If there have been any changes in your child’s allergy information, PLEASE UPDATE MS. KELLI AND YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER IMMEDIATELY. The PA will be checking the ingredient labels of all food served to students to keep allergy students safe. If you prefer, you may send in a safe treat specifically for your child and the PA will serve it to your child during the party.

We were thrilled to be able to organize a middle school field trip to Mike's Maze in Sunderland. The students enjoyed several hands-on activities before heading into the large and complex corn maze to answer trivia questions and engage in fun and imaginative games. Thank you to the Vassallo family for the donation of a Peter Pan bus and passenger van, allowing the entire middle school to travel together safely to our destination.

Fall Teacher-Parent Conferences will be held on Monday, November 1 and Tuesday, November 2 via Zoom. Teachers may reach out to schedule conferences sooner, as applicable. Please check your Academy Hill email address for an invitation to sign up for your conference time. Your child's teacher or team will send a Zoom invitation closer to the conference date.

For a first look at the recently released 2021 - 2022 Academic Calendar, please click HERE to visit the Parent Page of our website. Thank you!

The most recent version of the Safety Plan can be found under the Parent tab on our Website. As we update or revise the plan, the latest version will be posted to the website in this location. As a reminder, all families agreed through the Parent and Student Handbook acknowledgement form that they are responsible for reading and complying with the most recent version of the Academy Hill COVID Safety Plan.

Thank you for helping to keep our community safe.

Please visit the AISNE website for more COVID 19 Vaccine Information Session

Bedtime Stories with Mrs. Earls and Friends

7:00p via Zoom

Parent Association Halloween SPOOKTACULAR

Parent - Teacher Conferences (via Zoom)

Invitation link for registration to be sent via email

Thanksgiving Holiday Break

Click HERE for the 2021 - 2022 Academic Calendar!

We are thrilled to be able to continue regular Thursday Bedtime Stories with Mrs. Earls and Friends. Please plan to join us as we travel the world and explore new cultures together! This year we will hear unfamiliar tales, but also revisit some of the families and traditions we learned about over the past year and a half. Parents, please look for a link to Thursday Bedtime Stories in your email!

Next selection: I Remember Abuelito, written by Janice Levy, illustrated by Loretta Lopez; Spanish translation by Miguel Arisa

The next edition of the Alumni Newsletter will be released in December.

As you look ahead to winter, please send along any updates. We look forward to receiving college matriculation news from our Class of 2018 alumni!

While current conditions may prevent us from gathering in person this holiday season, please remember your elementary/middle school alma mater in your annual giving plan! Thank you!

Please send updates to academy@academyhill.org.

This year's Spooktacular is a closed party for AHS students ONLY. No siblings or parent spectators are allowed. Activity stations will be run by teachers and staff to ensure Covid safety protocols are followed at all times. However, we can still make use of a very small number of parent volunteers who will remain outdoors at all times. *We are giving volunteer priority to the parents of 8th-grade families who are in their final year at Academy Hill.* There will be more Halloween volunteer opportunities for the parents of younger students in future years. We thank you for your understanding and hope we can return to welcoming all family members again next year.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please email E'beth Wells at AHSPA@academyhill.org!

    Please email the Parent Association for information about current PA activities.

Activities to look forward to include the annual Halloween Spooktacular!

Please remember to check your child's Friday Folder for news from the Parent Association!