Our students had a great time at Special Olympics! Thank you to everyone who made this possible, our students and teachers loved it!
Congratulations to the house of ISIBINDI! They are the champions of our annual March Madness game! Thank you to all the supporters of this great event and everyone who participated! We had cheerleaders, a dance group performance, parent participants, and of course, our basketball players! Also, a special thank you to Aiken High School for letting us use their facilities!
Thank you so much to the sponsors of the ACPSD Battle of the Books. These sponsors make sure that our students have a great competition and walk away with some great new reads! Sponsors include: ABBE Regional Library System, Aiken County Media Educators, Bridgestone, Chartwells, Chick-fil-a Aiken and North Augusta, Follett, Hankinson Boxing Gym, Junior Library Guild, McDonald's of Aiken, Millbrook Baptist Church, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Pelican's Snoballs of North Augusta, Perma Bound, Quality Printing, Rauton Fencing, Sonic of Aiken, South Carolina State Library, Stars and Strikes, and Ann and Kristy Yaun.
North Aiken's Battle of the Books team competed today in ACPSD's district battle! Our students went up against other winning teams today and had a wonderful time celebrating reading!
We are so lucky to have such great staff and students at North Aiken! Students are looking for some extra luck this week as they find four leaf clovers around the school and turn them in for a special prize! Sponsored by the house of Isibindi!
Get pumped! BIG RISMO is rolling in with an icy delight for every student who's working hard in the classroom! Pelican’s SnoBalls is bringing its delicious, fluffy snow cones to Field Day at North Aiken Elementary School!
After all the fun and games, cool off with a tasty SnoBall in your favorite flavor. Don’t miss out on this sweet way to celebrate a fantastic day of fun!
Sno-Balls are $6.00 per cup
Our school Battle of the Books teams competed today and battled for the title of winners for North Aiken!
All participants worked so hard and we are so proud of the effort they displayed during this year! Congratulations to our school winners: Tavyn, Christian, Connor, Damarion, Khamari, and Antron!
Don't forget, tomorrow is the last day to order yearbooks! The cost is $20. Please contact Mrs. Coursey with any questions at Coursey@acpsd.net.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, North Aiken's spring picture day has been canceled for Thursday March 13th. We are in the process of rescheduling and will send out notification of the rescheduled date as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience in this matter. Please contact Debora Kelly at dkelly@acpsd.net with any questions!
What a wonderful way to end Read Across America Week and Career week! We celebrated our favorite books and characters with a parade and had a "masked reader" assembly to see if our students and staff could identify our mystery readers! A huge thank you to Ms. Jones, Mrs. Cantrell, and Mrs. Posey for being great sports and treating our students to some great read alouds!
Don't forget to dress as your favorite book character tomorrow!
We've had such a great week in The Den, even if it was cut short with an elearning day! Positive vibes were shared as students and teachers wore shirts with a positive saying. Thank you to White Periodontics who shared so much knowledge with our students today! Another thank you to Howard University students for joining us to discuss careers today! And finally, thank you to Mrs. Revelle and Ms. Stapleton for reading to our students today! What an amazing day!
Four Houses, One Champion! Let the madness begin! The Annual March Madness Basketball Game will be on March 27th at Aiken High School! Doors will open at 5:30 PM and the game will start at 6:00 PM. Tickets are $3 for North Aiken Students and $5 for guests. Order forms will be sent home Monday March 10th. See Ms. Carter with any questions!
Here is our Calendar of Events for March!
3/3-7-Read across America week/Career week
3/5-March madness kick-off
bingo card challenge begins for students, parents and teachers!
3/6- final day to order shirts online for field day! Shirts will be delivered to north aiken!
3/11- End of 3rd quarter
3/13- spring Pictures (only students purchasing pictures will be photographed)
3/14- weather make-up day (e-Learning day for students)
3/19- early release day
3/20-reading map testing
3/21- Field day! wear your field day shirt or house color!
3/25-math map testing
3/27- march madness basketball game (more information coming soon)
3/31-4/11-intersession-spring break
Monday was college day in the den and we had a special guest reader (Mr. Snipes from Aiken High) come talk about The Gamecocks! We also had some exciting visitors teach our students all about EMT practices!
Today was career day and we saw some ambitious future careers in the den! We love seeing our students having big dreams for themselves and believing that success is the only option!
A big shout out to Ms. Franklin and her student teachers who read to all of our classes today! Sharing the joy for reading is what we love to see!
Parents/Guardians: Please scan and complete the Title 1 Parent Involvement Survey by Thursday, March 6th!
Send proof of completion to your child's teacher for a house point!
Reminder: Field Day Shirt & Shorts Order Deadline Extended!
Due to a misprint on the flyers going home today, the deadline to place your order has been extended to Friday, March 7th, at noon instead of Thursday. Be sure to submit your order before this time!
All orders will be shipped to the school and sent home before our Field Day event on March 21st.
Please use the link or QR code on the flyer to place your order.
Thank you!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, there is a threat of severe weather with wind gusts in the morning forecasted to exceed 40 mph. This wind speed exceeds the threshold allowed for school buses to be on roadways. This wind event will result in a need to shift to e-learning tomorrow.
Employees should plan to report to their work location on a two-hour delayed start, with no building or office opening before 10 a.m.
Afterschool extracurricular practices, games, and events will continue tomorrow as scheduled. There will be no QuestZone tomorrow.
We apologize for the challenges that this will cause our families and appreciate your continued cooperation and support!
We are so excited for our Read Across America Week and Career Week, happening March 3-7. We’re planning some exciting activities throughout the week, and want all our students and staff to participate! We have some dress up days to go with each day so be sure to check out our flyer that was sent home and posted. Please contact Ms. Tutt or Mrs. Snipes with any questions!
Monday
-Read about a college you might want to attend and wear a college shirt
Tuesday
-Read a book about your favorite career and dress as your future career
Wednesday
-Read about a famous person or athlete and dress like them! Include a short Biography about the person!
Thursday
-Wear or create a shirt you can read with an inspirational message or positive quote
Friday
-Dress as your favorite BOOK character. Bring your book with your outfit
