The latest ASOP News/October 2022

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

No School October 14 and 21

Students will not have classes on Friday, October 14, when teachers have professional development at the end of the first quarter. Staff will have a presentation from Overland Park Police Officer Bill Koehn on school safety.

ASOP will be closed on Friday, October 21.

Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

Mark your calendars! Conferences are scheduled for 4- 7 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20. Conferences will be held in person this year.

Wednesday, Oct 19: all 12th grade students and all middle school students.

Thursday, Oct 20: all 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students.

Further information will be sent to parents.

Middle School Trip to Cedar Cove

Field trips have returned!! The first one for middle school students was to Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory where the students had a tour of the facilities, learned about the care and rescue of big cats and other wild animals, and enjoyed being outside and seeing the animals.

October Activities

Students have the opportunity to participate in many activities this month:

October 4: juniors and seniors are going to JCCC to tour the facilities, learn about the application process, scholarships and financial aid. Even students not interested in JCCC will learn about the post-secondary process. Those going on the trip need to bring at least $10 for lunch. They will be meeting with ASOP graduates who attend the JCCC.

October 12: Overland Park Police Officer Bill Koehn is coming to ASOP to speak to students about social media and phone safety. He will do two presentations; one for middle school to 9th grade, the other to 10th -12th grade.

October 13: Tony's Intro to Business and Financial Literacy students are traveling to Lawrence to visit Anthony's Beehive's store, The Bee Store. Students will learn about the beekeeping business and make items such as bee's wax candles, lip balm and soaps.

Halloween Plans

ASOP will hold its annual Halloween costume contest on Monday, Halloween, October 31. Contest specifics will be shared with the students in October.

Sciences Classes

Liz's science classes participate in lab experiments on Fridays. In the above photo, chemistry students examined the difference between chemical and physical changes.

Pathways Update

Pathways is a group setting where students get to spend time with peers and Hollyn, ASOP mental health professional, exploring mental health topics that interest them.

"I try hard to make these groups fun and interactive so that the students want to participate,"said Hollyn."I take time to understand what it is that they want to get out of these groups so that they can actually apply what they learn in real life. There are various topics that they get to choose from ranging from Friendship 101 to managing anxiety in a healthy way."

Pathways is held during 4th or 5th period Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Depending on what group they are in, students will meet every other week or monthly for a quarter or semester time period.

Mental health is important to our school and offering these groups is a way for us to support our students and their success in their classes.

Student Council News

ASOP formed its first Student Council, which will have input regarding a number of school topics, including field trips. Pictured above are the members: Jackson and Carmine in the front. Colton, Hailey, Carly and Chloe in the middle. Advisor Travis. social studies teacher in the back. Riley H. is not pictured.

All students who were interested in serving on this Council had the opportunity to fill out an application form. Submissions had to be completed by Friday, September 9.

The students will serve on the Student Council this semester. Next semester elections will be held for the positions.

ASOP Receives Grants

For the third year, ASOP has received a grants from both the American Century Investment Foundation and from the Sherman Foundation for our Mental Health Matters! program. These grants helps fund the additional personnel and staff training needed to support our students.

We thank both Foundations for their help! We also thank the employees of American Century Investments who support our school with either matching donations or serving on the school's board of directors.

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:

Visit smile.amazon.com
Sign in with the same account you use for Amazon.com
Select your charity
Start shopping! Remember to checkout at smile.amazon.com to generate donations for your chosen charity.
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:

Open the Amazon Shopping app
Navigate to the main menu (≡)
Tap on Settings and then select “AmazonSmile”
Select your charity and then follow the on-screen instructions to turn ON AmazonSmile in the mobile app
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:

October

October 4: JCCC Tour

October 12: Officer Bill Koehn's presentation

October 13: The Bee Store

October 14: Students, no school; staff, Professional Development

October 19-20: Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

October 21: No School

October 31: Halloween Costume Contest

November:

November 23-27: Thanksgiving Holiday

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

Sincerely,

Jane Curran

Accelerated Schools of OP