AAE Family Newsletter
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Notes from Principal Johnson
Hello AAE Families:
Hello Everyone - thank you all so much for staying on top of our newsletters. Hoping you can join us on Friday night at our Hispanic Heritage Celebration!
We are always available by email and phone as well. 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.
Thanks you!
Mr. Johnson
Important Dates and Upcoming Events
Parent Senate
We are looking for parents interested in representing our school at this year's Parent Senate. Meetings are held both on Zoom and in-person. For more details, please refer to the flyer or contact Mrs. Patterson at 860-305-6882 or dpatterson@crec.org if you're interested.
Picture Day
Picture Day is Tuesday, October 8th. Forms were given out last Wednesday in advisory . You can order online @ mylifetouch.com Picture Day ID EVTKSVDJ3
Community STEM Expo
Please come the Community STEM Expo on Saturday, October 12th from 10am to 1pm. Please read the flyer or email Mr. Coley at mcoley@crec.org for more information.
UConn Football Games
Exciting news! Families can purchase discounted tickets to one of the UConn football games this October. For more information, please see the details on the attached flyer. Don’t miss out on this fun opportunity!
After School Clubs
After School Clubs will start Thursday, September 19.
Please read about the changes for this year before you clicking on the sign-up link. 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
Field Trips
Field Trips will be starting soon! Make sure you have logged into the Powerschool parent portal so you will be ready to go! Science teachers are also requesting you to go into the portal to complete lab safety agreements so your students can do labs this year. Thank you!
Sports Announcements
HS Sports News:
I am happy to announce AAE has won the Michael Jewelers award from the CIAC for exemplary in sportsmanship, continued support for community service and empowering other students.
Our boys' and girls' soccer team traveled to AAE Elementary School in Rocky Hill to read to the kids in the program. This is a seasonal initiative that all teams participate. Our students and the elementary school students really enjoyed this . Girls Volleyball and Cross Country will be doing this on October 10th.
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!
There are no suburban buses for games
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.
This Week in Sports
Monday 9/30
3:45pm
3:45 Boys Soccer @ Cromwell
4pm Girls Volleyball @ Weaver
5pm Girls Volleyball @ weaver
Tuesday 10/1
3:45pm Cross Country Meet @Elizabeth Park
Wednesday 10/2
3:45pm Boys soccer @ Windsor
4pm JV girls Volleyball vs HMTCA
5pm Girls Volleyball vs HMTCA
Thursday 10/3
Friday 10/4
3:45pm Boys Soccer vs Classical Magnet School
4pm JV volleyball vs ASI
5pm Girls Volleyball vs ASI
6pm Crec Colts Vs Coventry under the lights
Saturday 10/5
10 am JV soccer vs ASI
10am JV Football vs Coventry
Go Jets!
bullying/cyberbullying awareness video
Community Enrichment Opportunities
UConn Pre-Engineering Program
The UConn Pre-Engineering Program (PEP) is a weekly Saturday enrichment program for current 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students! They designed the program to have hands-on STEM exploratory activities, Empowerment Sessions, and STEM Moments with Homework Help opportunities! You get to do fun STEM activities and get help with your math and science homework! The deadline to register is September 10th! They also have plenty of scholarship money available so please don't let the cost stop you from signing up! Please use the following link to get more information about the program and to register:
Sophomore Newsletter
Middle School Encore
Winter Concert
The AAE Music Department ensembles are hard at work learning songs for the Winter Concert that will take place on Thursday, December 19th in the auditorium! Hits & Classics that everyone will LOVE!
Counselor's Corner
Need PowerSchool Parent Portal Assistance?
All field trip permission slips will be completed through the parent portal. If you are having trouble logging into the portal, please be sure to email aaemainoffice@crec.org or call the school at 860-243-0857.
Middle School
Welcome and Welcome Back to AAE!
I hope you and your family had a restful summer and are ready to head back to school, the first week of school has been fast and exciting! We wanted to send a quick introductory email about who we are, what our role is and how we can help support you and your child this year.
First, we have had a few changes to the school counseling department over the summer. Our previous grade 6 and 7 counselor, Terry Gregoire, has retired. As a result we have a new face and a new model in our department. Please see below for a caseload breakdown.
Jen Skitromo – Middle School, last names A-L (with a few Ms), jskitromo@crec.org
Hannah Kaizer – Middle School, last names M-Z (minus a few Ms). hkaizer@crec.org
Once your child is in high school, they will transition to one of our two high school counselors who have a similar caseload breakdown.
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
High School
Greeting High School Families! We are excited to announce that there have been some changes to the school counseling department over the summer. Please see the new caseload breakdown for high school students below:
Andrea Gustafson – Grades 9-11 last names A-L, Grade 12 Last names A-I
Email: agustafson@crec.org
Tiffany Weaver – Grades 9-11 last names M-Z, Grade 12 Last names J-Z
Email: tweaver@crec.org
We are excited to be serving as your student’s school counselors throughout their high school years. We are available to support your student in the areas of academics, social/emotional health, and college/career planning.
Current happenings:
Grade 12:
Counselors are in the process of implementing a series of lessons during Senior Seminar classes with grade 12 students to assist them with the college application process.
Grade 12 students will take the SATs during the school day on October 16th.
Grade 10/11:
Counselors will be onboarding 10th and 11th grade students into the new college/career planning platform, SchooLinks, during the month of October.
Grade 10 and 11 students will take the PSATs during the school day on October 9th.
Grade 9:
In the next few weeks, counselors will be visiting Freshman Focus classes to onboard 9th grade students into the SchooLinks platform and to review important information for high school such as transcripts, GPA, and future planning.
Please encourage your student to show you their SchooLinks account and to share with you the High School Counseling Schoology course in which we will post important updates and resources for all high school students.
Sincerely,
Andrea Gustafson and Tiffany Weaver
Civil Air Patrol - Open House
Please join the Royal Charter Composite Squadron on Friday, September 20th at 6:30 PM for an open house focused on recruiting members for our cadet program. Youth aged 12-18 who may be interested in STEM, aviation, leadership opportunities, and networking are encouraged to visit to learn more about becoming a cadet. Please see the flyer attached for time and location and visit https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/join/join-capfor more information. Family and friends are welcome and parents should plan to stay for important information, including a parent information session. Note that cadet enrollment in our squadron is only available a few times a year, so please take advantage of this opportunity. We look forward to meeting you!
Parent Resources
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.
Health and Wellness
Note from our School Nurses
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.