Announcements

Congrats to Talon reporter and senior Grace Risk for winning a Best of School Newspapers Online award for her story on AHS’s P.E.O.P.E.L. P.E. Give it a read on AHSTalonNews.com.

The 1st-grade teachers at East Elementary teamed up with the talented students from the Ankeny High School theatre department for an exciting project on sound and light! Together, they explored the question: “How do light and sound help tell a story?”

Check out the amazing video created by the high schoolers, demonstrating how they use light and sound to enhance their productions!

In the 1st grade literacy sessions, they delved into three classic fairytales: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and The Ugly Duckling. Using story maps, we retold these tales and discussed how sound and light play crucial roles in storytelling.

Each student had the chance to choose one fairytale and bring it to life through a video production, incorporating the techniques they learned from their high school partners. The elementary students were thrilled to showcase their creativity by designing their own displays based on what they learned!

There will be no school Friday, March 8th through Friday, March 15th. Classes will resume on Monday, March 18th.

There will be no school on Friday, March 1st, due to a professional learning day. School will resume on Monday, March 4th.

Talon podcasters Charlie Christensen and Griffin Nye have achieved the esteemed Best of School Newspapers online award for their exceptional contribution to episode 4 of The Gray Room podcast. This episode features a thought-provoking discussion with AHS Principal Dr. DJ Johnson. Explore their enlightening conversations here.

Students, parents, and community members are invited to participate in the nomination process for the ACSD People of the Year awards, an event that recognizes outstanding contributions to our educational community. Nomination forms are open for the following awards:

• Education Professional of the Year Nomination Form
• Support Staff Member of the Year Nomination Form
• Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form

Your nominations will help us recognize and celebrate the outstanding people that make our school district a great place to be! Please take a moment to consider individuals who have made a positive impact and submit your nominations by March 1, 2024.

During this time of year, many of our students will be preparing to take assessments. Whether you’re helping an elementary or secondary student prepare for testing, listed below are a few resources to help:

• Helping Your Child with Test-Taking
• Help Your Child Prepare for Standardized Tests

Congratulations to Talon podcasters Charlie Christensen and Griffin Nye for earning a Best of School Newspapers online award for episode 4 of The Gray Room podcast featuring Principal Dr. DJ Johnson. You can listen to their podcast at AHSTalonNews.com.

We look forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Conferences on February 29th 2024, between 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm. The focus of this time will be on sharing your child’s academic progress. Conferences may be scheduled as in person or over the phone with individual teachers to discuss your student’s progress. If you would like to hold a conference to discuss your student’s progress, you will be able to access the online conference scheduler through this link – using code 9jk9a . You will be directed to schedule 10 minute conferences with individual teachers.

The link will open to sign up for conferences from 4pm on 2/20/24 to 4pm on 2/27/24.

The link above is working for some and not others. Here is another link to use: https://www.schoolbookings.net/code/9jk9a