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Friday September 18, 2020

	CLICK HERE TO RECORD YOUR STUDENT'S DAILY BUILDING ENTRY SCREENING INFORMATION
	Click here to review the 2020-2021 Student Handbook
	Click here for the 2020-2021 Bus Route Schedule Please note that we will have two bus runs this year due to COVID-19 Guidelines Please arrive ten minutes prior to scheduled stop as times can vary.
	Just a reminder that per Ashland ordinance, all pets must be kept on a leash and owners are responsible for cleaning up after them. Thank you for doing your part in keeping our school grounds clean and safe.
	Starting Monday November 2nd until April 1st, all students are required to carry a dry  non-marking pair of sneakers with them on days when have either a PE or FLEX class in the gym.

Notes:
Confirmed means the Department of Health and Human Services has verified the results as a positive for COVID-19. A range of 1 – 4 will be used to for results 4 or less in order to be sensitive to how a small number impacts privacy. Information is only reported for individuals who are physically in person.

Welcome to Ashland Elementary School! 
We are looking forward to meeting you and your student(s).

Any student registering for Kindergarten must be 5 years old, on or before September 30^th.

Please click here to begin the registration process.

Ashland Elementary School Students Enjoy Summer Blast Program

Fifteen Ashland Elementary School students in grades 1-5 have spent the past four weeks participating in learning activities that integrate math, literacy and science during Ashland’s Summer Blast program.  Weekly themes have included Fairy Tales and Adventures, Outer Space, STEAM projects and Summer Fun.

The students worked together to build a Fairy Tale Village, to create and paint a model of the Solar System and to solve Boston Museum of Science engineering challenges involving towers, parachutes and solar ovens.  Their days also included a shelter building challenge, daily thought questions, summer journal writing, along with Lego and Play Doh challenges.     

Graduation ceremonies across the state certainly look different this year.  Ashland Elementary School celebrated its graduates in a very personal way.  Students and their families participated in individual graduation ceremonies, which included marching into the gym to “Pomp and Circumstance”, presentation of diplomas and traditional moving of their graduation cap tassel.  Students shared their prepared comments and awards were presented during their allotted graduation time. The entire event was recorded and compiled into a virtual graduation ceremony video.  The video was shared with the graduates and their families on a large screen on the AES field. 

Congratulations to the Ashland Elementary School class of 2020!

We hope you enjoy watching the video that was created to celebrate your graduation!  

Thank you so much to the families who have been sharing photos of your kids hard at work.
Each week we will post a new video hightlighting your remote learning experiences.

 Final Remote Learning Video of the 2019-2020 School Year

AES Students Send Thank You Messages To The Staff    

   Missed our other videos?   Click here to see all of the other videos.

In an effort to provide as much Remote Learning support to our families and students
we have created the following resources.  

• Remote Learning Bags complete with devices, chargers and learning assignments were distributed to families on Monday. March 16, 2020. 
• (Update on March 30, 2020) Due to the extension of remote learning, we are in the process of distributing additional assignments for Team Caring and Team Honesty.  Watch for these packets to arrive in the mail this week.  Team Integrity and Team Respect, along with Middle Team students, should be checking their Team Sites and Google Classrooms for updates.
• If you have any questions regarding your students' materials, please feel free to call the school. 

Although we will be operating on limited office hourse, we do have the ability to check our messages remotely.  Please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.  Our teaching staff are online everyday, so please feel free reach to contact them directly via email.  Click here for a complete email listing.

Additional Supports available to families during this school closure: 

• K-5 Team & Middle Tier Sites provide information, communication, & updates
• Technology Director Lester Brent will provide technology support and assistance during school hours (968-7622)
• Nurse Sue Rubbe will continue to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and keep up-to-date with related public health information. She is available to answer questions and provide family support during school hours (968-7622)
• Guidance Counselor Carrie Sanborn will provide assistance to help your child(ren) deal with fears or anxiety about this situation. Please call if your family is in need of a particular assistance or support (968-7622)
• Student Support Staff Kent Chapman will reach out to specific families and students, providing assistance as needed.

Ashland Elementary School students recently enjoyed an enthusiastic assembly presented by the PSU TIGER program.  TIGER (which stands for Theater Integrating Guidance, Education, and Responsibility) is a powerful and exciting collaboration between the Integrated Arts and Counselor Education graduate programs at Plymouth State University.  The performers urged the students to incorporate kindness, thoughtfulness and inclusion into their daily interactions with others.

Congratulations to Oliver Templar, Zelda Brent and Aaron Desmond who were named Ashland Elementary School Warrior Award recipients at a recent all school morning meeting. These students were selected by their tier teachers because they are a positive force within our community. Their attitude, effort and behavior make them role-models for all of our members. Warrior Award recipients consistently incorporate the AES Core Values of honesty, respect, integrity, caring, loyalty, citizenship, responsibility and fairness into their daily lives.