Hello AEEC families and welcome to the first newsletter of the 2024-25 school year!

For those new, newsletters will be emailed to parents at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on the latest news and happenings from various departments as well as any special information. I am excited about the start of this school year! Our students transitioned smoothly and are learning procedures and routines. It has been a joy to watch students make new friendships and build relationships. This will truly be a wonderful year where everyone shines brighter!

We are thrilled to welcome our new teachers and staff members! The kindergarten team welcomed Caroline Dieckmann and Kallie Merritt. Annie Hillman joined our second grade team. We're excited that they are a part of the AEEC family!

Please join us for Curriculum Night on Tuesday, August 20th. This parent only event will be held in your child's classroom. You will have the opportunity to learn about classroom procedures, expectations, schedules, and academics. Our first PTO meeting will also be held at this event. View the flyer below to see detailed event information.

Our first Pep Rally will be held on August 30th. The entire staff and student body will have a lot of fun learning what it means to live out our core value of "Self Control" at this event. The Pep Rally will have an Olympic theme, and we'll share the importance of making responsible choices. Our mini majorettes will perform, and we invite any student who would like to participate to bring a baton to school that day.

With appreciation,

Glori Lammons

We are so excited about all the amazing spirit wear available this year! If you haven’t had a chance to check out the school shirt, check out the links below! Victory Designs has our field trip shirt available in many colors and a sweatshirt along with ACS spirit wear like football jerseys and cheer uniforms! We are also excited to collaborate with Scarlet and Gold this year! You’ve got to see these water bottles, hats, and adorable shirts! Link below! A big thank you to Bonnie Bruner Stahl and Shannon Coots Clyne for designing our spirit wear this year!

Victory Designs:

https://victorydesigns.com/product-category/aeec/

(Preorder-Deadline to order from Victory Design is 8/16, delivered to school 2 weeks later)

Scarlet and Gold:

https://scarletandgoldshop.com/collections/aeec

(Made to order all year and delivered to your home or local pick up.)

Welcome back to an amazing school year at AEEC! We were so excited to see all of those smiling faces enter the building. Students have been hard at work building relationships, learning routines and procedures, and building a strong community within their classroom.

While at AEEC, one of our main goals is building a strong foundation of reading and writing for your child to build upon. Reading is very complex and requires many components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, oral language, etc.) to be explicitly and systematically taught. We are working hard with your child every day to build and instill a strong reading foundation. However, learning doesn’t stop at school. There are many ways you can help your child build that strong foundation: read to or with your child, encourage your child to read for pleasure, have conversations about what you read, and spend time noticing details in illustrations. All of these are valuable opportunities to help your child build a solid reading and writing foundation. Building a LOVE of reading in your child is our goal!

I am providing an excellent research-based resource for your convenience. Please visit this website: https://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents. Reading Rockets will provide insight to all things reading-including blogs, research-based articles, and advice from experts. I hope you enjoy exploring this website.

Please don’t hesitate to email me with any questions at mnclifton@auburnschools.org. I am more than happy to assist with any questions you may have. Wishing you a happy August!

Wonderland Wishes,

Mrs. Clifton

Instructional Coach

Welcome to an exciting new year at AEEC! I’m looking forward to a wonderful school year full of joy, purpose, and fun!

AEEC is excited to be back as a school-wide Title 1 school! Being a Title 1 School means receiving federal funding (Title 1 dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for:

• identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these students meet the state’s challenging content standards
• purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies
• conducting parent and family engagement meetings/trainings/activities

Being a Title 1 school also means parent and family involvement and knowing their rights under ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act). This is just a small snapshot of what being a Title 1 school entails but if you have any questions, please reach out to me.

Always Choose Kindness,

Dr. Dorman

Welcome to Music at AEEC - I can’t wait to get to know each of your students and make music with them every day! We will start out the year with rhythmic get-to-know-you games and songs like “Jump In, Jump Out,” “Hickety Pickety,” and the “Back to School Rap.” We will make new friends and begin to explore all the exciting things we will find in the Music room this year!

It’s going to be a great year!

Mrs. Schiller

Music Teacher

Welcome! My name is Mrs. Kuhlman and I have the privilege of being your art teacher. I cannot wait to meet all our new friends and welcome back our returning students. Be sure to take advantage of our back-to-school yearbook offer, they are on sale now for $30!

“I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart.” - Vincent van Gogh

Mrs. Kuhlman

Art Teacher

I hope you all had a great summer! I am so excited to start a new school year as your school counselor. We are going to have an AWESOME year! During the month of August, we will be doing some ‘All About Me’ activities. For those of you who are new to AEEC, each month we have a Core Essential value (or what we call a word of the month). Our word of the month for August is self-control. We will be focusing on getting acclimated to school, listening skills, following directions, self-control.

I am looking forward to working with your child this school year. As always, if you need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Sincerely,

Brittany Handley

School Counselor

Auburn Early Education Center

bbhandley@auburnschools.org

The table pictured is a helpful tool for parents to look at vaccine recommendations. The Alabama Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics (AL-AAP) and the Alabama Department of Public Health encourage parents to keep their children healthy by ensuring they receive vaccines according to the recommended schedule. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or visit this helpful link https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/immunization/

Well Wishes - Nurse Haley

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” – Sir Richard Steele

Sartain, Kara
AEEC Media Specialist ~ Technology Coordinator
Apple Teacher

The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is excited to welcome everyone back to school this year! If you have not joined PTO this year, we would love to have you! You can sign up to join PTO through MySchoolBucks. The cost is $5 per family. We are also collecting hospitality donations that help fund our teacher and staff snacks throughout the school year. Please remember that our school shirt pre-order closes August 16th. Shirts will be delivered to your child’s classroom two weeks after it closes. See the link below to check out our new collaboration with Scarlet and Gold! Any items purchased can be picked up locally or mailed to your home! Our first General PTO meeting will be August 20th at 5:45 in the Tiger’s Den during Curriculum Night. We will be voting to approve the proposed 2024-2025 budget and discussing plans for the school year. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for your continued support of PTO,

Mary Lawrence Gibson

AEEC PTO

August 14: Fall Picture Day

August 16: Last day to walk students into the building

August 19: Independence Day (Parents are asked to utilize car line.)

August 20: Curriculum night

• Session 1: 5:15 - 5:45
• PTO Meeting: 5:45 - 6:00
• Session 2: 6:00 - 6:30

August 26: Parents may begin joining students for lunch.

August 30: Pep Rally

September 2: Labor Day - No School

Website: https://www.auburnschools.org/Domain/8
Location: 721 East University Drive, Auburn, AL, USA
Phone: (334)887-4950
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auburn-Early-Education-Center-117469374979695/