Announcements:
Spring Sports (Basketball) awards night – Thursday, March 18 at 6pm. This is for players, coaches, parents, and fans of JH, JV, & Varsity basketball teams. Students will receive the sports pictures they ordered, certificates and awards will be given, and their will be a slide show of all the players. Each family is asked to bring a dessert to share.
Teachers – Grades are due tomorrow. If you need a sub to take your class while you write in your grades, please tell the office first thing in the morning. Also, please turn in your “reclaiming the time” surveys.
Pancake Breakfast on Sat, April 10th, 8am-10am at Applebee's to raise funds for the Boston trip. Tickets are $5 a piece and can be purchased in the office.
The Bookmobile will be coming to ACS on Friday March 26 from 1:50 to 2:50 this month. Grades 7-12 need to bring their books in NO LATER than Wednesday, March 24 so they can be checked in as they will not be in school that day.
April 10th at 6pm the Student Council will be hosting a Parent Appreciation Dinner in honor of our parents and all that they do for us throughout the year! It will be an evening of dinner and games. Child care is provided.
MAACS field trips – Elementary students (gr. 3 – 6) will be attending on March 19 while grades 7 – 12 remain at ACS for a normal school day. Grades K – 2 will be off on their own field trip to Columbia. High School students (gr. 7 – 12) will be attending on March 26 while grades K – 6 will be in school as normal. Parents interested in chaperoning either trip, are asked to call the office this week.
Elementary field trip – March 19. Students will be going to Going Bonkers in Columbia. They will need $2.50 for admission. A permission slip will be going home this week.
Cognitive Testing – Tuesday, March 23 only for grades 3, 7, & 9.
Iowa Basic Testing – March 29 – 31. For students in all grades except seniors!
Pictures for the yearbook. If you have any great pictures that you think the yearbook staff could use for this year’s yearbook we have an easy way you can upload them to our file. An email will be sent to your address with easy directions. Photos we are needing: Christmas party and Thanksgiving Feast.
Order forms for the 2009-2010 yearbook went out last week!
Great Escape for grades 9 & 10 is going to be March 20th. Plans are in the works to go to Silver Dollar City. Cost will be around $39.00. Chaperones are needed, please call Mrs. Porter at 660-438-6165.
Prayer & Praise:
Praise for a successful mission trip for the17 high school students and 5 adults that went to East St. Louis to the Christian Activity Center (CAC) this last Thursday & Friday.
Continued prayer for the mission team in Costa Rica as they are returning this Monday evening.
Needs:
Chaperones/drivers needed for the MAACS field trips. Please call the office if you are able to go.
Mark Your Calendar:
March 18 Bible Quiz team Competition
March 19 MAACS Elem – gr. 3 - 6
March 26 MAACS HS – gr. 7 – 12
March 29-31 Testing
April 1 – 6 Easter Break
April 9 School Easter Egg hunt
April 10 Parent Appreciation Dinner
April 18 Senior/Junior Prom
April 30 & May 1 Big Bad Musical