Hello Everyone:

First, I wanted to share something very cool - this past Friday, 94% of our senior class applied to college as part of Connecticut's Free College Application day. Last year's number on November 1 was 77% - we're thrilled to see this growth. Great job to everyone who has supported these kids over the years!!!

I don't think I need to remind you all that Tuesday, November 5 is Election Day. There will be no school and CREC magnet schools staff will have a day of professional activities. We encourage all members of the AAE community to get out and vote - make sure your voice is heard!

If we can be of assistance, please call our main office at (860) 243-0857 or email aaemainoffice@crec.org. If you would like to email the whole AAE administrative team, you can email aaeadminteam@crec.org. You can also feel free to email us individually.

Thank you - Its going to be a great week at AAE!

Mr. Johnson

There should be no school on Tuesday 11/5/24 for election day.

Parent Portal accounts were set up by the PowerSchool team in mid-August, and emails were sent to families with account login credentials. If you are having trouble accessing your Parent Portal account, please email aaemainoffice@crec.org or call the school at 860-247-0857. We need direct communication from parents who are seeking assistance.

Field trips are starting up again! Permission slips are available to be completed in the parent portal, and must be completed by the due date. In the portal, click on the Forms heading on the left hand side, and you will see available field trip forms. If you are having trouble accessing your Parent Portal account, please email aaemainoffice@crec.org or call the school at 860-247-0857.

We will only have one day, Thursday, each week for after school clubs. All after school clubs will be on Thursdays after school until 4:30 pm. * We know some students want to do more than one club. Students who want to do more than one club must make individual arrangements with all the club advisors involved.

Parents/Guardians must fill out the sign-up form before their student stays after school! Free Snack and Free Late Bus Transportation will be provided.

** Drama Club Sign-ups will be done later (December or January) and may require auditions for some parts.

*** Tutoring is not a club - sign-ups for tutoring will be done separately.

**** Fan Club is done separately - sign-up is done directly with Mr. Narcisse.

***** Sign-ups for Advisory activities (done on Wednesday mornings during first period) are done directly with the teacher offering the activity. Advisory includes Student Council, GSA - Gender Student Alliance, SBAT - Student Based Advocacy Team and more.

Important Notes:

1 - Additional Clubs may be added in the future.

2 - Clubs with low enrollment may be cancelled.

3 - This form limits each account to one submission.

If you have more than one student, you can use a second account or contact Mr. Copeland at cocopeland@crec.org

Club sign-up link is: https://forms.gle/o3A2JD6Wumrk95FCA

AAE High School Sports News:

Congratulations to the boys' soccer team on another spectacular season. Our girls' volleyball team and soccer team will both be playing a state game on Monday. Girls Soccer will hosts Nonnewaug @ International. Girls Volleyball will travel to Norwich Tech.

Winter Sports regression is now available. We will be using quarter 1 grades. The athlete must have a 2.2 GPA or higher with no FS to play in games. For practice, not play it will be between 1.7 and 2.2. Students must have a physical updated within the last year. Furthermore, they must have their Uniforms and sweat suits turned in.

Sign up for the Girls Basketball Team! This will be lead by coach Dhana Tulloch Reid and will be co-oping with International.

Some Friendly Reminders: Please remember that we have a shortage of officials, so we may not agree with all their calls, they are there to make our games happen. Let's root for AAE and let the officials do their jobs. Also rooting for AAE does not mean rooting against our opponent.

There are no suburban buses for games. Also note if we are playing another Crec School the Hartford bus will run from that site. For example, if a game is at ASI, the Hartford bus leaves from there.

Buses leave promptly at 2:15 to offsite sports competitions

It is important we clean up our snack after receiving one from Mr. Copeland and we must not wear cleats in the cafeteria.

As we approach the end of the season; please return uniforms 3 days after the last competition. This does include sweatsuits. Any missing uniforms will impact eligibility for the next season and beyond. If students wish to purchase them, they are $65 dollars.

This week in Sports

Monday 11/4

2pm Girls Soccer vs Nonnewaug

3:30 pm Girls Volleyball @ Norwich Tech

Tuesday 11/5 Election day

Wednesday 11/6

Thursday 11/7

Friday 11/8

Crec Colts vs North Branford

Saturday 11/9

Crec Colts vs Conard

We are excited to build a strong, comprehensive middle school, school counseling program. We know that the middle school years can be difficult, but also a time of unprecedented growth and excitement. As school counselors, we work with all students and their families to help navigate this time. Your child will often see us in the classroom leading lessons, checking in with them or their friends, or in the hallway and cafeteria to say hi. We cover topics like conflict resolution, advocating for self and others, goal setting, college and career aspirations, time management, organization, in short many of the skills that aren’t a discrete skill for a job, but necessary to get the job done! We also are a great resource for you and your child if they are struggling academically or with a teacher and if they have concerns about themselves or their friends.

In the meantime, as you and your child get back into the routine of school please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or concerns. While we are rarely in our office (we like to be where your kids are!) we will always get back to you in a timely fashion. The best way to ensure this is to email us. Even if you’d like a phone call, email us with some times you’re available and we’ll do our best to not to play phone tag with you.

Jen Skitromo & Hannah Kaizer

jskitromo@crec.org;

hkaizer@crec.org

Meet the Counselors.pdf

Families can now apply for energy assistance from the comfort of their home by clicking the provided link. Don’t delay—winter is coming, and help is available! Act now to ensure your home stays warm this season.

Good afternoon parents,

The SNAP health portal is a communication platform that allows for sharing information with your child's school nurse as well as the ability to have access to your child's health information.

If you would like your child to receive Tylenol and Motrin while at school, this portal allows parents to give written permission to the school nurse.

Attached are instructions of how to create your account.

Thank you.

SNAP Health Portal.pdf