Accelerated Schools Of Overland Park 10713 Barkley, Overland Park, KS.....December 2022

Winter Break

Wishing everyone a wonderful and safe holiday!

Students last day of school for 2022 is Friday, December 16. Teachers have Professional Development on December 19. There are no classes from December 20 through January 2. Teachers return to school on January 3 for Professional Development. Students return to school on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Student Council News:

Holiday Party and More

Student Council has planned some events for the end of the school year. On the last day of school, December 16, students will have a party with snacks, movies, and games.

Those students who are interested can participate in a White Elephant gift exchange. The gifts must cost $10 or less and must be school appropriate.

Students will be celebrating the End of the Semester with a trip to the Main Event, details to follow.

Community Service:

Veteran's Community Project

This year ASOP will be collecting supplies for the Veteran's Community Project.

Built by Veterans for Veterans, VCP Village is a planned tiny home community designed to get homeless Veterans off the street and transition them to permanent housing. In contrast to traditional homeless services, a tiny home provides the Veteran with privacy, a sense of security, and the ability to reintegrate at a comfortable pace. Comprehensive Veteran support services are facilitated through an onsite community center that provides the Veterans with mentoring, case management, counseling, and linkage to other programs and services.

ASOP students will be collecting socks from Novemeber 29 to December 14.

On January 12, ASOP will have a presentation from the Veteran's Community Project. With an additional project to collect hygiene products in February.

Thank you for your support of our community service project.

Halloween Activities!

Students and staff enjoyed this years Halloween Costume Contest and activities. The winning costumes were: Scariest, Mary as Medusa; Silliest, Dean as the Horseman; Most Original, Alina as Azelia the Kelpie.

Everyone enjoyed the Halloween donuts. Liz and her STEAM students had fun launching pumpkins using the trebuchet and catapult that the students made.

Amazon SMILE Helps ASOP

For those of you who shop on Amazon, please know that ASOP is a part of Amazon Smile. Every time you shop, whether you use regular Amazon or Amazon Prime, the school will get a donation. It will not cost you a cent, but you will be helping the school!

How to use AmazonSmile on a web browser:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with the same account you use for Amazon.com
3. Select your charity
4. Start shopping! Remember to checkout at smile.amazon.com to generate donations for your chosen charity.
5. Tip: Add a bookmark to make it easier to shop at smile.amazon.com.

How to use AmazonSmile using the Amazon app on your mobile phone:

1. Open the Amazon Shopping app
2. Navigate to the main menu (≡)
3. Tap on Settings and then select “AmazonSmile”
4. Select your charity and then follow the on-screen instructions to turn ON AmazonSmile in the mobile app
5. Once AmazonSmile has been activated in your app, future eligible app purchases will generate a donation for the charity you have selected.

Thank you for choosing Accelerated Schools of Overland Park on Amazon Smile!!!

Calendar:

December 2022:

December 16: Last day of first semester

December 19: Professional Development for staff, No school for students

December 20-31: Winter Break, No School

January 2023:

January 1-2: No School

January 3: No school students, Professional Development for staff

January 4: Students return

January 12: Veteran's Community Project Speaker

January 16: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

If you have any questions, please call me at 913-341-6666.

Sincerely,

Jane Curran

Accelerated Schools of OP