A Message from Mrs. Roberts Hello Andrus Families, With the change in seasons, it is important to remember Treasure Valley’s severe winter weather and slippery roads can lead to the closure of school because it is unsafe for buses to travel. You can watch local news or check the district website for school closures. You should receive a text message, email or a voice mail from the West Ada School District if school is cancelled. The goal of the district is to make a determination by 6:00AM. This information will be delivered based on your contact information you have recorded on your child’s Power School account. Please log in to Power School to ensure the information is accurate and up to date and you have accepted notifications. Feel free to contact us, in the office, if you need help. Because Ada County roads may be icy after a big storm or in winter foggy conditions, please prepare for bus delays. Parents, please send your child to school prepared to play outside in the winter weather. We stay inside before school and at recess if the temperature/wind chill is below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. If it is over 20 degrees, and not raining or snowing too hard, our students go outside for recess to get some fresh Idaho air and some unstructured playtime. Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather, including coat, hat, gloves/mittens and boots. Also, be sure to write your student’s name on coats and jackets. If you need assistance purchasing these items, please check with our counselors, Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Dalos. Also, our lost and found is overflowing with coats and jackets. If your child’s coat is missing, ask them to check for them in our lost and found. You can stop by any time to check for yourself, too. It is located in the short hallway just across from the office entryway. We also have a variety of lunchboxes and other non-clothing items and other “treasures” in our lost and found. Andrus has several wonderful projects going on in the upcoming months that lead up to Christmas. Be sure to be aware in which projects your child may want to participate and thank you ahead of time for your support! Andrus families are so very generous! With the end of quarter one upon us, be sure you have gotten into PowerSchool to see your child’s/children’s’ grades. THANKS for attending Parent-Teacher conferences and being active in supporting your child’s progress. Together, we are an AWESOME team to ensure the success of your child. Thank you for your feedback for our Highly Reliable School Level 1: Safe and Collaborative School parent survey. We are excited with the great results we are seeing and making plans to address some of the areas in which we can better communicate the great things happening at Andrus. I am so thankful for each of you, your children, and the relationships being built with you all. I hope you each have a blessed Thanksgiving full of family, food, and fun! Thank you for helping us this year as we… ~ Celebrate Learning ~ #LeadLikeMe Buffy Roberts, Principal Andrus Elementary School November 1, 2019 “Celebrate Learning! Honor our past. Rise up to the future.”
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A Message from Mrs. Roberts Hello Andrus Families,
With the change in seasons, it is important to remember Treasure Valley’s severe winter weather and slippery
roads can lead to the closure of school because it is unsafe for buses to travel. You can watch local news or
check the district website for school closures. You should receive a text message, email or a voice mail from the
West Ada School District if school is cancelled. The goal of the district is to make a determination by 6:00AM.
This information will be delivered based on your contact information you have recorded on your child’s
Power School account. Please log in to Power School to ensure the information is accurate and up to date
and you have accepted notifications. Feel free to contact us, in the office, if you need help. Because Ada County
roads may be icy after a big storm or in winter foggy conditions, please prepare for bus delays.
Parents, please send your child to school prepared to play outside in the winter weather. We stay inside before
school and at recess if the temperature/wind chill is below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. If it is over 20 degrees, and not
raining or snowing too hard, our students go outside for recess to get some fresh Idaho air and some unstructured
playtime. Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather, including coat, hat, gloves/mittens and boots. Also,
be sure to write your student’s name on coats and jackets. If you need assistance purchasing these items, please
check with our counselors, Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Dalos. Also, our lost and found is overflowing with coats and
jackets. If your child’s coat is missing, ask them to check for them in our lost and found. You can stop by any
time to check for yourself, too. It is located in the short hallway just across from the office entryway. We also
have a variety of lunchboxes and other non-clothing items and other “treasures” in our lost and found.
Andrus has several wonderful projects going on in the upcoming months that lead up to Christmas. Be sure to be
aware in which projects your child may want to participate and thank you ahead of time for your support!
Andrus families are so very generous!
With the end of quarter one upon us, be sure you have gotten into PowerSchool to see your child’s/children’s’
grades. THANKS for attending Parent-Teacher conferences and being active in supporting your child’s progress.
Together, we are an AWESOME team to ensure the success of your child.
Thank you for your feedback for our Highly Reliable School Level 1: Safe and Collaborative School parent
survey. We are excited with the great results we are seeing and making plans to address some of the areas in
which we can better communicate the great things happening at Andrus.
I am so thankful for each of you, your children, and the relationships being built with you all. I hope you each
have a blessed Thanksgiving full of family, food, and fun!
Thank you for helping us this year as we… ~ Celebrate Learning ~ #LeadLikeMe
Friday, November 1 Free PTA Movie Night, “Toy Story 4”, 6:30 – 9:00pm, Gym
Thursday, November 7 PTA Meeting, 4:00pm, Library
Friday, November 8 Reflections Entries Due
Wednesday, November 13 Subway Forms Due and Fundraiser at Blue Toro
Friday, November 15 3rd Grade Patriotic Music Program, 3:00pm, Gym
Thursday, November 21 Subway Day
November 25 – November 29 NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
Monday, December 2 Honor Choir at Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting,
3:30 – 6:30pm
Wednesday, December 4 PTA Meeting, 12:00pm, Library
Friday, December 6 NO SCHOOL – ALL GRADES, Collaboration
Saturday, December 7 Santa Breakfast, 9:00 – 11:00am, Gym
Wednesday, December 11 Subway Forms Due
Friday, December 13 2nd Grade Holiday Music Program, 3:00pm, Gym
Thursday, December 19 Subway Day
December 23 – January 3 Winter Holiday Break
Nov.6, 13, 20 and Dec. 4,11,18
District Art Show 2019-2020
West Ada Parents/Guardians,
The District's annual art project is now underway for the District Art Show. Each student is encouraged to submit one piece of art to his/her home school. Each school will then choose one piece of art from those submitted as the School’s Choice Award winner. Those pieces will be prominently displayed at the District Service Center for one (1) year and will be returned to the student in May the following year. There will be one District Choice Award winner chosen from each level: elementary, middle, and high school. Additional pieces will be selected to receive community awards which include:
∗ Meridian Mayor’s Award∗ Star Mayor’s Award
∗ Eagle Mayor’s Award
∗ Superintendent’s Award
* West Ada Directors' Award* Idaho State University's Award* Eagle Arts Commission Award* Meridian Arts Commission Awards
∗ Boise State University Dean of Education Award∗ Eagle Chamber of Commerce Award
∗ Board of Trustees' Award (Elementary, Middle, and High School)
The pieces chosen for these awards will hang in the respective offices for one (1) year. They will be returned to the artists in May of the following year.
School Choice Award winners will be honored at an art show and reception on April 23 for Elementary and Secondary at the White Cloud Auditorium. Students and their families along withtheir teachers and principals will be invited.
Timeline:Creation of artwork Selection of building School Choice Award winner Selections delivered to District Office Selections are matted and framed Invitations mailed to School Choice Award winners and winners' families, teachers, principals, and dignitaries.
Elementary and Secondary Art Show and Reception
Criteria
♦ Size :
♦ Subject/Theme:
♦ School or Home:
♦ Submission:
2 dimensional work (painting, collage, prints, drawings, photography, etc.) no larger than 18” x 24”, must be flat and not exceed more than a 3/8-inch thickness. Entries may be submitted on paper, canvas board, or cardboard.
Please DO NOT frame. There is no size limitation on 3-dimensional work. "My World." Artwork and artist statements that do not reflect the theme will not be eligible for additional community awards. Artwork should be appropriate for display in public offices. Controversial subject matter should be avoided.Work submitted may be done at school or at home with the understanding that it is clearly the student’s original work. Each student’s submission must be accompanied by a completed student entry form.
Questions: Contact your school’s classroom or art teacher or Amy Vaughan (District Lead Teacher for Art & Music) at [email protected].
October—March March or sooner
March 13 March 13-April 15 April 1
April 23
Directions: This is a fillable form. Complete the form down to and including the required signatures. Please limit your artist statement to 50 words or less. If more writing space is needed, use the back of this form or an extra sheet of paper. Students with limited writing skills can dictate an artist statement and have that statement recorded by another person.
Title of work:
Artist Statement:
Describe the media used (crayons, oil on canvas, tempera paint, watercolor, etc).
Student’s Name Grade
Mailing Address
City State Zip
School Classroom Teacher
Parents/Guardians Name(s)
Parent/Guardian Phone 1 Phone 2
Parent/Guardian Email Address
I affirm the work I have submitted is of my own original work and cannot be attributed to anyone else’s creation.
Signature of Student
Signature of parent/legal guardian (necessary if child is under 18 years of age)
WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2019-20 Elementary/Middle School “Framed” Art Entry Form