Great news! Pre-kindergarten applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now available! For information, locations, and application links, please visit our website: https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/o/abss/page/pre-kindergarten
Congratulations to the fifth graders at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary on completing the D.A.R.E. program this year! We're so proud of you for your hard work learning about making safe and healthy choices. Thank you to the wonderful teachers who supported the students all year long, and especially to Sgt. Chad Laws for dedicating his time to equip our students with the knowledge and skills to live empowered, safe lives. The future is brighter because of leaders like you investing in our community's youth. Great job!
Save the Date! 🗓️ Join us for a fun and informative evening at the last Family University of the year, January 29th at Cummings High School! 🌟 A light dinner will be provided at no cost to families before you choose from many useful sessions on topics like registering for high school courses, career and technical education opportunities, and elementary reading and math strategies. Several sessions will also be available in Spanish (Algunas sesiones también estarán disponibles en español.) Childcare will be available for children from Pre-K to 5th grade, so the whole family can participate. The Family University is a great chance to get helpful information while connecting with other families and teachers. We hope to see you there - don't miss this valuable opportunity to support your student's growth and education!
We love sharing student showcases! 🎤 We're proud of the first-grade students at AO Elementary who participated in their monthly Poetry Cafe this week. The young poets each selected a poem to practice at home before presenting to their classmates, building valuable public speaking and self-confidence skills. For this month's Cafe, parents were invited to see their children share their work. Watching the students' excitement as they recite their poems is a highlight for both the students and staff. Events like Poetry Cafe allow students to showcase their talents while covering speaking standards in an engaging way. Kudos to the students and staff at AO Elementary for fostering creativity and self-expression! 👏 #StudentCenteredFutureFocused #ABSSCommunity
Get ready to smile - it's World Kindness Day! 😊 Today at AO Elementary, first graders hand-delivered flower arrangements to staff with notes to "be kind," and kindergartners made cups of kindness for a retirement home. Small acts of kindness can make a big difference! 🌻
An application must be completed to receive free or reduced school meals for the new school year. 🥪 If your school is already eligible for free meals or you bring lunch from home, the application is still worthwhile as it provides waivers for testing and college applications! 🖥️ lunchapplication.com
Congratulations to Erika Kennedy on being named the North Carolina D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year! 🎉 Ms. Kennedy, a fifth-grade teacher at A-O Elementary, collaborates with Alamance County Sheriff's Office D.A.R.E. Officer Sgt. Chad Laws to deliver lessons, helps students with their essays, and leads her class in project-based volunteer opportunities. She fosters a classroom atmosphere where students come in eager to learn while showing good character and positive behavior. She is a role model for her students by creating opportunities for them to help each other and those around them. #StudentCenteredFutureFocused
Bus 57 has had a slight delay but it is back on route. Your student may be a few minutes late.
All ABSS rising 6th graders are invited to attend 4 jam-packed, fun, and engaging days at their assigned Middle School for 2023-2024! Light breakfast, lunch, and transportation are provided. Complete the registration form on or before May 26, 2023 for a chance to win some school swag. Deadline to register is June 23, 2023. Please contact your child's middle school for any additional questions. https://bit.ly/SummerBridgeABSS
Rising Kindergarteners! Open House is on May 4 from 4-6pm.
Beginning Teacher Spotlight: Elana Medford is a First Year Teacher at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary and is already doing great things. 🌟 "I chose to work with ABSS because that’s where I grew up going to school and I loved the community. It’s a great community to work, especially AO Elementary. The support here is amazing and welcoming!" #StudentCenteredFutureFocused
ABSS Kindergarten - Start Strong, Start Here! 🌠 We are committed to providing a foundation that will help our youngest learners build on their futures. Registration opens March 1st and our Fair is March 4th, 9am to Noon at Holly Hill Mall. https://youtu.be/Pu5mx20NMu8
Fourth Graders at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary have been learning about North Carolina Government this week. State Representative Dennis Riddell visited students today to talk about how our state laws are made. He also presented the school with a brand new North Carolina flag flown over the State Capital Building in honor of the AO Elementary family! #StudentCenteredFutureFocused
There will be no walker line in the afternoon on Monday, December 5. We will still have the walker line in the morning.
Congratulations to our 2023 Teacher of the Year, Laurin Rose, and our Classified Employee of the Year, Josh Berneking! Thank you for all that you do for our students! #myAOfamily
Attention bus riders on Burch Bridge Rd. Thursday morning, Nov. 10 your pickup will be earlier than expected. Bus 57 will be making the stops, starting at 6:30 AM. Your pick-up will be at least 30 minutes early. Bus 34 will be running its usual route and picking up the students on 157 that are not on Burch Bridge
It's Election Day! 🗳 Which would you vote for: Oreo or Chips Ahoy? 🍪 Second Graders at AO Elementary participated in an Official Grade 2 Cookie election. After learning about the election process, students created campaign posters, engaged in persuasive discussions, and completed an official ballot. The results are in! Oreo won in 5 classes, Chips Ahoy in 1.
Bus 60 will covered by 157 in the morning. Students will need to be out 10 mins earlier than normal. Bus 157 students may be picked up a few minutes later than normal. Bus 57 will be picking up the students on Burch Bridge Rd, starting around 6:30.
Bus 61 has to be double routed in the morning. Students that ride bus 61 will need to be ready and looking for the bus by 6:30 tomorrow morning. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bus riders that live in the Brassfield neighborhood will start arriving home around 2:55. Bus riders that live at 2207 Burch Bridge Rd. will arrive around 3:10.