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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Since kindness is one of our core values at AES, we have decided to partici-
pate in The Great Kindness Challenge. During the weeks of February 8th and
February 15th, the students and staff at AES will focus on performing as
many acts of kindness as possible. We invite you to join us in this challenge.
On the back of this newsletter, you will find a copy ofThe Great Kindness Challenge checklist. Each class will receive a copy of this checklist on Febru-
ary 8th. Using the checklist, staff and students will work independently, in
small groups, and as a whole class to complete all 50 challenges. While staff
and students will be encouraged to continue sharing their kindness at home,
in the Antrim community, and in our world, each class will keep track of the
50 kind acts that take place at school.
In addition to The Great Kindness Challenge, the theme of kindness will be
highlighted throughout the two weeks. Our first week will be Spirit Week during which we will integrate our focus on kindness with our “regular” Spirit
Week fun. For more information, see the “Mark Your Calendars” section to
the right or the AES website. Our second week will incorporate a different
kindness related activity each day—kindness posters, door decorating, kind-
ness read alouds, etc. The two weeks will culminate in a special school assem-
bly on Thursday, February 18th at 9:10am and AES Art Day on Friday, Febru-
ary 19th. All of the Art Day stations will incorporate the theme of kindness.
The staff at AES not only believe that your children will thoroughly enjoy
these two weeks of kindness, we also believe the planned activities will en-
gage students and staff in maintaining a school culture of acceptance, toler-
ance, unity, and respect.
Ann Allwarden AES Building Principal
Letter from the Principal
January 29, 2016 Volume 3, Issue 4
Antrim Eagles Soar! Antrim Elementary
School (AES)
Mark your calendars
February 1-5
National School Counselor Week
February 5
School Assembly @ 9:10am
Report Cards Go Home
February 8-12
Spirit Week
February 8
“Crazy For Kindness”
Crazy Hat/Hair Day
February 9
“Powered By Kindness”
Career/Super Hero Day
PTO Meeting @ 7pm
February 10
“Dreams of Kindness”
Pajama Day
February 11
“Kind Hearted Hands”
Touch of Class Day
February 12
“Team Kindness” Color Day
School Assembly @ 9:10am
February 17
Author Visit: David Elliot
February 18
School Assembly @ 9:10am
February 19
Art Day!
Warm and Cool Colored Snowmen by 3rd Graders Cardinals on Canvas by 4th Graders
Snowman Collage
by Kindergartener
Complementary
Colored Snowman
by 1st Grader
Multi-media Winter Landscape
by 2nd Grader
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