School Calendar WV2 Campus April 15, 2016 Check the website calendar for all practices, rehearsals and clubs @ http://westvalley2.americanprep.org/ Saturday, April 16 8 th Grade New York Ball & Dinner 3:30PM & 4:30PM Mon.-Tues. April 18-19 APA Idol Auditions 3:15pm-4:15pm (choir room) Tuesday, April 19 Advanced Placement Parent Night 6PM (see details below) Tuesday, April 19 Community Night @ Café Zupas 5PM-9PM Wednesday, April 20 APA Idol Auditions 2:15pm-3:15pm (choir room) Thursday, April 21 Secondary Celebration of Excellence Meetings 8:30AM OR 6PM (see details below) Thursday, April 21 The Great Shakeout 10:15AM Thursday, April 21 Land Trust Committee Meeting 1:45PM Friday, April 22 Sistema Strings Performance Smith s Ballpark 6PM Saturday, April 23 Sistema Suzuki Parent Class 8am-9am ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking Ahead. Monday, April 25 Elementary Celebration of Excellence Meetings 8:30am OR 6PM (see details below) Tuesday, April 26 Governing Board Meeting 4:30PM @WV1 Tuesday, April 26 APA Idol Semi Finalists 4pm-6pm Wednesday, April 27 Blood Drive 12:30pm-4:30pm (small gym) Wednesday, April 27 Geography Fair 3pm-5pm (large gym) 2016-2017 Registration Packets Due by 4PM K-3 Grade Field Trips National Decision Day for Seniors 10:30am APA Idol Finalists 7PM Saturday, April 30 Sistema Suzuki Parent Class 8am-9am --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, May 2 AP Chemistry Test Tuesday, May 3 AP Art History Test Wednesday, May 4 AP English Literature & Composition Test Wednesday, May 4 Senior Tri-Boards Due to secondary office Thursday, May 5 AP Calculus AB Test Thursday, May 5 Dance Concert 7PM Friday, May 6 Dance Concert 7PM Friday, May 6 Art Show 4pm-8pm Saturday, May 7 Art Show 9am-12pm Saturday, May 7 10 th Grade Red Carpet Gala 4:30PM-7PM
Monday, May 9 Monday, May 9 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 Wednesday, May 25 Monday, May 30 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Friday, June 3 Saturday, June 4 AP Biology Test Early Dismissal 12pm/12:20pm Professional Development all staff Sistema Final Concert 6pm (small gym) Lights Off Event 11am-1pm Volunteer Assembly 8am No School Memorial Day Final Orchestra Concert 6PM Final Madrigals Concert 7:30PM Last day of kindergarten attendance Graduation Day Hello American Prep Families, Welcome back! We are happy to be back in the swing of spring here at American Prep. We hope you all had a wonderful spring break. We will be working very hard this last term, making the best use of our time and our warmed up brains to make as much progress as possible! April Builder Theme: I am a Builder When I Demonstrate Dependability Annual Enrollment MANDATORY Parent Meeting Pull out your calendar, phone, planner, Café Zupas napkin, sticky notes--whatever your preferred method is for organizing your life--and please write down these important dates and times for our Celebration of Excellence mandatory Parent Meeting: Thursday, April 21 @ 8:30am OR 6pm (parents of secondary students) Monday, April 25 @ 8:30am OR 6pm (parents of elementary students) We look forward to meeting with all of you at this annual event! This is an opportunity to give our stakeholders--you, our amazing APA parents--a report on the academic year, discuss pertinent school topics and to distribute the registration packets necessary to finalize your enrollment for next year. Our veteran parents already know this but may we stress for the benefit of our newer parents that this is one of our mandatory meetings during the year. To most easily accommodate your schedules, we will be holding the meeting at 4 different times. You only need to attend one. Please make arrangements to have at least one parent in attendance. We are excited for this opportunity to celebrate the excellence of American Prep and our West Valley 2 campus!
2016-2017 School Calendar It s that time of year where APA publishes the school calendar for the upcoming year. Please see below for important dates in the 2016-2017 school year. We will also distribute a calendar in the family re-enrollment packets at the Celebration of Excellence meetings on April 21 st & 25 th. Elementary End of the Year Show What You Know Dates The end of the year is approaching quickly! Mark your calendars today for our elementary end of the year events. K Graduation Friday, June 3 rd 1 st June 1 st at 5PM 2 nd May 26 th at 5PM 3 rd May 31 st at 6PM 4 th June 2 nd at 6PM 5 th May 24 th at 6PM 6 th June 1 st at 6PM Sixth Grade RU Reader s Choice Challenge Our sixth grade students will be reading to determine the 2015-2016 Sixth Grade Reader s Choice Award! At the end of the reading period, May 13, students who have read at least two books from the list and turn in the reading log will be invited to a pizza party and will be able to campaign for their favorite. Any student who participates will vote and a winner will be declared! Remember, all books read count toward RU reading. All books are due back by May 13 th. Books included in the challenge include: Fantasy League The Fourteenth Goldfish Sky Jumpers The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp Nightnares! The Hero s Guide to Saving the Kingdom Keep Reading! Final Community Event @Cafe Zupas on 5600 West Come join American Prep at Café Zupas on Tuesday, April 19 th from 5pm-9pm. This school night is a fun opportunity to get together with other APA families! 20% of your purchase will be donated to American Prep! Save the date for this fun family night!
Sistema News Welcome back to Sistema after spring break! We have some important events coming up so please be sure to get a current calendar from our check out desk when you come to pick up your students. Our FREE Suzuki parent classes begin this Saturday, April 16th 8 a.m to 9 a.m. at WV2 in the conference room. This class will be a series of four classes with a different topic every week. You will learn more about the Suzuki Method and what the basis of our Sistema education is about, how to motivate your children to practice, creating a nurturing practice environment and much more! We would love to see everyone there. Please let Trina Christensen know if you will be in attendance at tchristensen@apamail.org or sign up at our check out desk. Our Sistema Strings group has been invited to perform at the University of Utah baseball game next Friday, April 22nd at 6 p.m. at Smith's Ballpark. They will be performing right at 6 p.m. playing the Star Spangled Banner to kick off the game. We would love to see our families in attendance. If you would like free tickets for your family, please let Trina Christensen know and we can get you a voucher. BLOOD DRIVE Students, Parents, Staff APA is sponsoring a blood drive for the Red Cross on Wednesday, April 27 from 12:30-4:30 pm at our WV2 campus in the small gym. Our goal is to get 50 pints of blood so we need all the donors available. You may donate if you are 16 years and older. All student donors must have a signed Red Cross parental consent form. Proof of age is required (e.g. driver's license, state ID, passport, or original/certified copy of birth certificate). Please go to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: APA. If you have any questions, contact the High School office or Mrs. Okelberry at ext. 225 or tokelberry@apamail.org. Secondary News Secondary Parents - AP Parent Night On Tuesday, April 19th at 6:00 PM APA WV2 is hosting our Advanced Placement information night. Every AP teacher will be present to introduce their course, expectations, and philosophy. This is a required night for all students engaging in an AP class for the 2016-17 year. We look forward to seeing you and unveiling our AP offerings for next year! If you have any questions please contact Mr. Guido at rguido@apamail.org.
Attention 11th Graders! The next ACT test is Saturday June 11th, 2016. ACT is the college admissions test required by all students planning to attend college. Registration deadline is May 6th, 2016. If you'd like know if you qualify for fee waiver for the test please contact: Ms. Nazarinia Mr. Jones hnazarinia@apamail.org OR bjornjones@apamail.org Office: 385.351.3090 x217 Office: 385.351.3090 x219 Ambassador News 7 th Grade Care Center Visits On Wednesday, April 13 th, half of our 7 th grade class participated in our 7 th Grade Care Center Visit activity. These students visited four different care centers and nursing homes around the valley to provide service to the elderly in our community. Our amazing Council Students acted as our emcees for the party and lead us in singing songs, playing games, doing crafts and painting finger nails. Our students were excellent! They participated, asked intelligent questions, and went out of their comfort zones to get to know these elderly residents. Great job 7 th graders! Senior Tri-Boards & Honor Cord Applications We are excited to see displays highlighting each one of our graduates. Tri-Boards were given to parents at the Senior Parent meeting in October. On these boards families can display pictures, inspiring quotes, post high school plans, college choice, memories, certificates, achievements, hobbies, talents, etc. of their senior student. The Tri-Boards will be displayed during the reception for graduates and guests to enjoy! We are hoping the content on the boards would be a surprise to your graduate, as this would be a great family gift to their student. All boards need to be finished and turned in by May 4 th, Wednesday, to Mrs. Zobell in the high school office. If you want to use school facilities or tools/materials, please contact Ms. Coleman for help with the Tri-Boards. Ms. Coleman can be contacted at ccoleman@apamail.org or phone: 385-351-3090 ext. 223 Ms. Coleman also speaks Spanish.
WV2 2016-2017 CALENDAR School Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 8:00 am-3:10 pm /3:35 pm Wednesday & Thursday: 8:00 am-2:10 pm/ 2:35 pm August 22 nd Welcome Back! First Day of School September 5 th NO SCHOOL-Labor Day September 16 th Secondary Early Dismissal 12PM (Intervention Parent/Teacher Conferences) October 12 th Elementary Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM OCT. 17 th -OCT. 21 st No School - FALL BREAK October 28 th ELEMENTARY No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences) October 31 st NOV. 23 rd -NOV. 25 th No School-THANKSGIVING BREAK December 2 nd SECONDARY No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences) December 14 th ELEMENTARY Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM DEC. 21 st -JAN. 2 nd No School-WINTER BREAK January 3 rd -January 20 th Secondary Winterim January 16 th No School-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 23 rd February 15 th ELEMENTARY Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM FEB. 20 th -FEB. 24 th No School -MIDWINTER BREAK March 3 rd No School (All School Parent/Teacher Conferences) March 13 th April 5 th ELEMENTARY Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM APRIL 10 th -APRIL 14 th No School-SPRING BREAK May 8 th May 15th-June 2 nd Assessment Days (NO scheduled absences permitted) May 29 th No School-Memorial Day June 2 nd Last day of Kindergarten attendance June 7 th ELEMENTARY Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM June 8 th Elementary Field Day Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM June 9 th Last Day of student attendance Early Dismissal 12PM/12:20PM