No school Tuesday November 8th

Please remember there is no school Tuesday November 8th.

Ann Arbor Budget Forums

         Ann Arbor Public Schools         

Community Budget Forums

We need your input and suggestions as we prepare the 2012/2013 budget.

Please join Dr. Patricia Green, Superintendent

and Robert Allen, Deputy Superintendent for Operations for this important discussion.

Thursday, November 10

Huron High School Cafeteria

2727 Fuller Rd.

 

Monday, November 14

Pioneer High School, Cafeteria Annex

601 W. Stadium

Both sessions begin at 6:30 p.m.

Allen Celebrates 50 Years

Please plan to attend Allen's 50 Year Anniversary Celebration
Sunday November 6th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM

We are looking forward to several alumni  staff and students to return to help us celebrate the day.  
We hope you will be able to join us.

MindSET

We are once again thrilled to have some of our fourth and fifth grade students  invited to attend MindSET – a math and engineering program sponsored by Tau Beta Pi at U of M’s north campus.

A second round will occur in the Spring so if your 4th or 5th grade student has not yet been invited to participate please let their teacher know you are interested.   The commitment is four Saturdays from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM.

For more information please go to migamma.org/mindset

Comcast supports low income families

Comcast Basic Internet, low cost computer - Servicio de Internet Básico, computadora de bajo costo

More information
http://www.internetessentials.com/más información
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EASE comes to Allen

The Energy Awareness and Sustainability Education (EASE) booth will be coming to Allen school on Wednesday, November 2.  The booth will bring awareness to energy and sustainability practices.  The booth will contain an idea tree for students to populate, a pledge for them to take, your building performance update and an interactive lighting display.  Students and staff will then have the opportunity to interact with the booth throughout the lunch period.

EASE Announcements for this week!

Monday, October 31

• What can you do to save enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours? Recycle an aluminum soda can.

Tuesday, November 1

• If you connected all the natural gas lines in the U.S. end-to-end how far would they reach? They would be long enough to go to the moon and back 4 times.

Wednesday, November 2

• Please remember to recycle glass bottles and jars. Glass made from recycled glass uses about one-third less energy than glass made from raw materials.

Thursday, November 3

• How long do you think it would take before all the oil is used up, using the known amount of available oil and at the present rate of consumption? It would take 40.6 years. Imagine a world without oil.

Friday, November 4

• Sixty percent of all computers and monitors are left on at night, and 40% of all monitors are not enabled for power management.  That is $900 million in electricity per year being wasted.  This electricity wasted is equivalent to the emissions of 1.5 million automobiles!

Ratatouille- For Real

Serving up Green Camps’ Cooking

In the AAPS Food Service Kitchens!

November 4^th

On Friday, November 4^th 2011, the lunch menus at (Insert your school name here) Elementary School will feature Rec&Ed’s Green Camp camper grown and cooked Ratatouille!  This French-inspired vegetable stew is chock full of heirloom organic tomatoes, eggplants, tomatillos, and scallions that were planted and cared for by students attending Green Camp last summer. 

In August, elementary students at Green Adventures Camp experienced a cooking lesson in the Pioneer High commercial kitchen. Under the direction of Chartwells’ chefs, campers used their homegrown produce in several recipes including ratatouille.  The food was then 'flash frozen' to be used for school lunches on this designated day.  This project was the result of a collaborative effort between Rec&Ed Green Adventures Camp, Chartwells (the AAPS food service provider), and the AAPS Farm to School Collaborative.

We hope your child enjoys the ratatouille at school on November 4^th.   Registration for Rec&Ed’s Green Adventures Camp will begin in February for Summer 2012.