Athol Community Elementary School

Preschool Open Enrollment is Happening Now for the Athol Royalston Regional School District

Spring Pictures tomorrow at ACES!

Come and join us for a FREE, family, fun event with dinner included on Wednesday, March 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM. ARRSD is hosting the Title One- All Around The World Literacy Event at Athol High School. Doors will open at 5:00 PM. There is an opportunity for one lucky family to win the grand prize raffle to Great Wolf Lodge. Each family that is present for a brief presentation from 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM will be entered in the grand prize raffle. Immediately after the presentation we will pick the lucky winner. That is not all, the first 75 families will receive a goody bag for attending and we will have more raffles at the end of the event. You must be present to win the final raffle. Prizes include: Red Apple Farm Gift Certificate, Movie Passes and local restaurants. Venga y únase a nosotros para un evento GRATUITO, familiar y divertido con cena incluida el Martes, 15 de abril del 2025 a las 5:15 PM. ARRSD es el anfitrión del evento de alfabetización Título Uno - Alrededor del Mundo en Athol High School. Las puertas se abrirán a las 5:00 PM. Hay una oportunidad para una familia afortunada de ganar el gran premio de la rifa a Great Wolf Lodge. Cada familia que esté presente para una breve presentación de 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM entrará en la rifa del gran premio. Inmediatamente después de la presentación elegiremos al afortunado ganador. Eso no es todo, las primeras 75 familias recibirán una bolsa de regalos por asistir y tendremos más rifas al final del evento. Debes estar presente para ganar la rifa final. Los premios incluyen: Certificado de regalo de Red Apple Farm, pases para el cine y restaurantes locales.

Bunny breakfast is this Saturday! Come check it out at AHS!

PLEASE JOIN OUR AR-SEPAC Monthly Meeting FEBRUARY 3, 2025 AT 6:00PM FAMILY & COMMUNITY CENTER AT ATHOL HIGH PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE BACK DOOR ON LAKE ELLIS ROAD All are Welcome! EMAIL: ARSEPAC.BOARD@GMAIL.COM

Come and join us for a FREE, family, fun event with dinner included on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM. ARRSD is hosting the Title One- All Around The World Literacy Event at Athol High School. Doors will open at 5:00 PM. There is an opportunity for one lucky family to win the grand prize raffle to Great Wolf Lodge. Each family that is present for a brief presentation from 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM will be entered in the grand prize raffle. Immediately after the presentation we will pick the lucky winner. That is not all, the first 75 families will receive a goody bag for attending and we will have more raffles at the end of the event. You must be present to win the final raffle. Prizes include: Red Apple Farm Gift Certificate, Movie Passes and local restaurants.

Title 1 Annual Event Wednesday, January 29, 2025 515- 700 PM @ATHOL HIGH SCHOOL Join us & celebrate the New Year. There will be food, fun activities, books and info on Title I services. EVENTO ANUAL DEL TÍTULO I Miércoles 29 de enero de 2025 515- 700 PM @ESCUELA SECUNDARIA ATHOL Únase a nosotros y celebre el Año Nuevo. Habrá comida, actividades divertidas, libros e información sobre los servicios del Título I.

Here is the lunch menu for ACES for the month of January.

We hope you have all been enjoying this week's spirit week as it leads us into the holiday season! Tomorrow is pajama day and all classes will enjoy a viewing of The Polar Express! We hope you have an amazing holiday break! Don’t forget to grab Wendy’s on December 27th to help support the PTO! Save the date! Happy Holidays!! ACES PTO

This week is Spirit Week! We can’t wait to see your outfits!! *We are also having another Wendy’s Restaurant Fundraiser for ACES PTO on Friday, December 29th! Drive-thru orders, carry-out and dine-orders qualify when and where available. Delivery, gift cards and other retail purchases are excluded. Will qualify during Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Share with your family and friends! Have a great week!

Craft Fair is Friday, Dec 13th from 5:00-7:00!

Hello! This is the final week to send in your tickets and money! Please send in your tickets and money by Friday We will be setting up these raffles at the ACES Holiday Craft Fair on Friday from 5-7pm! *3rd Grade Scratch Ticket Raffle (raffle tickets attached) Win $150 worth in scratch tickets! Chances are 1 for $5 or 3 for $12 - Tickets and money due back Dec 13th. Tickets are being sent home this week. Winner will be chosen Monday December 16. *4th Grade Basket Raffle (picture attached along with raffle tickets) Snowman Basket Raffle: $5.00 per ticket Items include: 4 FREE tickets to the Farm Winter Lights, Snowman light up decoration, a winter puzzle, a warm blanket, 2 mugs, 2 candles, and an ornament filled with chocolate. Winner will be chosen Monday December 16. Tickets due back by December 13 latest *Please send in your raffle tickets and money to the front office. Thank you! _______________________________________________________________________ Hola, comunidad de ACES: *Rifa de boletos para raspar de tercer grado (boletos de rifa adjuntos) ¡$150 en boletos para raspar! 1 por $5 o 3 por $12. Los boletos y el dinero deben devolverse el 13 de diciembre. Los boletos se enviarán a casa esta semana. El ganador se elegirá el lunes 16 de diciembre. *Rifa de canastas de cuarto grado (foto adjunta junto con los boletos de rifa) Rifa de canastas de muñecos de nieve: $5.00 por boleto *Los artículos incluyen: 4 boletos GRATIS para las luces de invierno de la granja, decoración iluminada de muñecos de nieve, un rompecabezas de invierno, una manta cálida, 2 tazas, 2 velas y un adorno lleno de chocolate. El ganador se elegirá el lunes 16 de diciembre. Los boletos deben devolverse a más tardar el 13 de diciembre.

Join us for some pre-holiday fun!

There is a half day on Wednesday, December 11th for professional development. Dismissal is at 12:00.

*PTO meeting is today Wednesday, December 4th at 6pm in the ACES Library. *3rd Grade Scratch Ticket Raffle (raffle tickets attached) Win $150 worth in scratch tickets! Chances are 1 for $5 or 3 for $12 - Tickets and money due back Dec 13th. Tickets are being sent home this week. Winner will be chosen Monday December 16. *4th Grade Basket Raffle (picture attached along with raffle tickets) Snowman Basket Raffle: $5.00 per ticket Items include: 4 FREE tickets to the Farm Winter Lights, Snowman light up decoration, a winter puzzle, a warm blanket, 2 mugs, 2 candles, and an ornament filled with chocolate. Winner will be chosen Monday December 16. Tickets due back by December 13 latest ******If you would like to take a chance and help support these grades, you can send in money with your name and phone number in an envelope. Please clearly mark which fundraiser it is for and the front office will collect the envelopes. We are asking that everyone in those grades help sell tickets to their friends and family as well. This fundraiser will help support their field trips for later on in this school year.****** *Please send in your raffle tickets and money to the front office. Thank you! _______________________________________________________________________ Hola, comunidad de ACES: *La próxima reunión de la PTO es el miércoles 4 de diciembre a las 6:00 p. m. en la biblioteca de ACES. *Rifa de boletos para raspar de tercer grado (boletos de rifa adjuntos) ¡$150 en boletos para raspar! 1 por $5 o 3 por $12. Los boletos y el dinero deben devolverse el 13 de diciembre. Los boletos se enviarán a casa esta semana. El ganador se elegirá el lunes 16 de diciembre. *Rifa de canastas de cuarto grado (foto adjunta junto con los boletos de rifa) Rifa de canastas de muñecos de nieve: $5.00 por boleto *Los artículos incluyen: 4 boletos GRATIS para las luces de invierno de la granja, decoración iluminada de muñecos de nieve, un rompecabezas de invierno, una manta cálida, 2 tazas, 2 velas y un adorno lleno de chocolate. El ganador se elegirá el lunes 16 de diciembre. Los boletos deben devolverse a más tardar el 13 de diciembre. ******Si desea arriesgarse y ayudar a apoyar a estos grados, puede enviar dinero con su nombre y número de teléfono en un sobre. Por favor, marque claramente para qué recaudación de fondos es y la oficina principal recogerá los sobres. Les pedimos a todos los alumnos de esos grados que ayuden a vender boletos a sus amigos y familiares también. Esta recaudación de fondos ayudará a financiar sus excursiones escolares para más adelante en este año escolar.

We hope you can join us for the December 4th meeting at 6pm. We will be discussing the upcoming holiday fair and more! Save the date for the fair, flyers attached! Follow the event on Facebook and share with your family and friends. All are welcome! https://www.facebook.com/events/s/aces-pto-holiday-craft-fair/1043657827496751/

December Lunch Menu

Hello ARRSD families. The biggest event of the school year, the LIP SYNC is tonight from 5:30-7:00 at Athol High School. All four high school classes perform a 15-minute lip sync act and a panel of judges along with audience voting pick the winners. There is also a basket raffle, popcorn, and water for sale!

Hello ACES Community, The next PTO meeting is Wednesday, December 4th at 6pm in the ACES Library. 3rd Grade Scratch Ticket Raffle (raffle tickets attached) Win $150 worth in scratch tickets! Chances are 1 for $5 or 3 for $12 - Tickets and money due back Dec 13th. Tickets are being sent home this week. Winner will be chosen Monday December 16. 4th Grade Basket Raffle (picture attached along with raffle tickets) Snowman Basket Raffle: $5.00 per ticket Items include: 4 FREE tickets to the Farm Winter Lights, Snowman light up decoration, a winter puzzle, a warm blanket, 2 mugs, 2 candles, and an ornament filled with chocolate. Winner will be chosen Monday December 16. Tickets due back by December 13 latest ******If you would like to take a chance and help support these grades, you can send in money with your name and phone number in an envelope. Please clearly mark which fundraiser it is for and the front office will collect the envelopes. We are asking that everyone in those grades help sell tickets to their friends and family as well. This fundraiser will help support their field trips for later on in this school year.****** Both of these raffles will be available during the ACES Holiday and Craft Fair on December 13th from 5-7pm in the ACES gym and Cafe. We will have Santa coming to take pictures, free hot chocolate and cookies while supplies last, as well as an opportunity to purchase and decorate an ornament. We have 20+ craft vendors signed up to participate so far. This is open to the community, please help spread the word! We will also need volunteers to help sell raffle tickets for the center table! Save the Date for Spirit week, Dec 16th-20th! (flyer attached) Also, we will have another Wendy's Restaurant fundraiser day on December 27th. Flyers will be sent home before winter break! We hope you have a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving! --ACES PTO Board _______________________________________________________________________ Hola, comunidad de ACES: La próxima reunión de la PTO es el miércoles 4 de diciembre a las 6:00 p. m. en la biblioteca de ACES. Rifa de boletos para raspar de tercer grado (boletos de rifa adjuntos) ¡$150 en boletos para raspar! 1 por $5 o 3 por $12. Los boletos y el dinero deben devolverse el 13 de diciembre. Los boletos se enviarán a casa esta semana. El ganador se elegirá el lunes 16 de diciembre. Rifa de canastas de cuarto grado (foto adjunta junto con los boletos de rifa) Rifa de canastas de muñecos de nieve: $5.00 por boleto Los artículos incluyen: 4 boletos GRATIS para las luces de invierno de la granja, decoración iluminada de muñecos de nieve, un rompecabezas de invierno, una manta cálida, 2 tazas, 2 velas y un adorno lleno de chocolate. El ganador se elegirá el lunes 16 de diciembre. Los boletos deben devolverse a más tardar el 13 de diciembre. ******Si desea arriesgarse y ayudar a apoyar a estos grados, puede enviar dinero con su nombre y número de teléfono en un sobre. Por favor, marque claramente para qué recaudación de fondos es y la oficina principal recogerá los sobres. Les pedimos a todos los alumnos de esos grados que ayuden a vender boletos a sus amigos y familiares también. Esta recaudación de fondos ayudará a financiar sus excursiones escolares para más adelante en este año escolar. Ambas rifas estarán disponibles durante la Feria de Artesanía y Vacaciones de ACES el 13 de diciembre de 5 a 7 p. m. en el gimnasio y cafetería de ACES. Papá Noel vendrá a tomar fotografías, habrá chocolate caliente y galletas gratis hasta agotar existencias, así como la oportunidad de comprar y decorar un adorno. Hasta ahora, tenemos más de 20 vendedores de artesanías registrados para participar. ¡Esto está abierto a la comunidad, por favor ayude a difundir la información! ¡También necesitaremos voluntarios para ayudar a vender boletos de rifa para la mesa central! ¡Reserve la fecha para la semana del espíritu, del 16 al 20 de diciembre! (folleto adjunto) Además, tendremos otro día de recaudación de fondos de Wendy's el 27 de diciembre. ¡Los volantes se enviarán a casa antes de las vacaciones de invierno! ¡Esperamos que tengas una gran semana y un maravilloso Día de Acción de Gracias!

Hello ACES Community, Please see the attached letter from the ACES PTO Board for upcoming opportunities. Save the Dates: Friday, December 13th from 5-7pm, Holiday Craft Fair with Santa Week of December 23rd we will be doing a spirit week Friday, December 27th, Wendy's Fundraiser day. We were able to raise a little over $700 on our last fundraiser night at Wendy's due to your purchases that day! Thank you so much! We look forward to having another successful event in December!