We are all happy to be back for a full week of school, in spite of the cold and rainy start to the week. I am hopeful that all the wintery weather keeping us out of...
Letters from ANCS
Warm greetings, school family! Winter has arrived in earnest all around, bringing frigid temperatures and drastic lows with wind chills to match. Perhaps you winter in...
I hope that you all had an enjoyable snow day. During Morning Meeting yesterday when I asked the kids to turn and talk to the person sitting next to them about how they...
By the show of hands in morning meeting on Monday, it looks like most of our kiddos enjoyed playing outside in the snow over the weekend. Snow in Atlanta is so rare and...
A big shout out goes to ANCS music teacher, Mrs. Wawerna, for creating and directing such a fun and beautiful Winter Wonderland last Wednesday. The weather definitely...
We are bringing the first semester to a close this week. Students are completing summatives in some classes and doing otherwise meaningful work in others. It’s...
I hope that you all had restful breaks with plenty of opportunity to connect with friends and family. The kids definitely were adjusting to being back yesterday, but it...
Construction on the security vestibule started over the Thanksgiving break and while it doesn’t look like much has happened from the outside, there have been many...
I hope you all are enjoying waking up and coming to school in the daylight. To me, it makes a world of difference. After a very busy October full of activities, November...
Last week our students were at home completing asynchronous work on Election Day. Hopefully your students were able to be productive on Tuesday. During Morning Meeting...
Last week we hosted student-led conferences and lots of important conversations were had. Students shared their analysis of the feedback they received from their...
We had so much fun last Friday at Grandparents and Special Friends Day. It really is such a beautiful day here at school. The students are so proud to show off their...
Our author visit with Nic Stone last week was a great experience for all of our students. We began the day with a special Morning Meeting where students shared some...
We are all excited about our upcoming fall break starting next week. While students are off for the full week, teachers will enjoy a morning together on October 18th as...
This past summer I had the opportunity to attend our international service trip to Peru through EF tours. It was an enlightening experience. Getting to see Machu Picchu...
We are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month here at school. This celebration is from September 15th through October 15. The Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El...
A lot happened during our short week last week. On Wednesday we welcomed students back into the building after four days off for them, and a productive work day for our...
Before I get into my regular courier, I want to acknowledge that at this time last year I was sharing my sadness and frustration about the shooting in Florida, and now...