Have a Great Weekend

It has been another great week at AFIA. I want to thank everyone that came out to our AFIA Academic Night! We appreciate all of your support.

Congratulations to our Middle School Girl's soccer team on 2 Huge wins to start the season. The girls won 8-0 in their first game and 4-0 in their second game. The girls play next week on Tuesday and Thursday. To see the full schedule, please click here!

Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes...

Ever wonder what a day in the life of your child at school is like? Well, we invite you out to our Walk-A-Mile in My Shoes Day at AFIA. Friday March 1st will be for Middle and High School parents and Friday March 8th will be for Elementary parents. We invite you out to our campus to follow your student around and take part in a typical day for them. You can take part in our seminars, go through different activities, and have lunch with your student. Stay the whole day or stay for an hour, we just hope you come out and spend some time with your child and our staff!

March 1, 2019 will be an early release day and the end of the 4th six weeks. the release times are below:

K-2: 12:30pm

3-8: 12:45pm

9-12: 1:15pm 

Below is the schedule for the upcoming STAAR tests. All of our facilitators are providing interventions and tutoring for our students. Please reach out to them if you have any questions. 

Date	Elementary	Middle	High
April 7, 2019	4th Grade Writing 5th Grade Math	7th Grade Writing 8th Grade Math	English I
April 8, 2019	5th Grade Reading	8th Grade Reading	English II
April 9-10, 2019	Make-up Exams	Make-up Exams	Make-up Exams
May 7, 2019			Algebra I
May 8, 2019			Biology
May 9, 2019			US History
May 10, 2019			Make-up Exams
May 13, 2019	Grades 3-4 Math Grade 5 Math Retest	Grades 6-7 Math Grade 8 Math Retest
May 14, 2019	Grades 3-4 Reading Grade 5 Retest	Grades 6-7 Reading Grade 8 Reading Retest
May 15, 2019	Grade 5 Science	Grade 8 Science
May 16, 2019		Grade 8 Social Studies
May 17, 2019	Make-up Exams	Make-up Exams

 

As a reminder you can always locate all of our blogs and resources by clicking here!

Have a great weekend!

Weekly Updates

I wanted to send out some reminders about activities on campus this week as well as some opportunities for you to come on to the campus and learn more about what your child is doing in class.

Valentines Day Dances

• Elementary School Valentines Family Dance & Crafts
• February 13 5:00-6:30pm 
• Parents: $3
• Students: $1
• Middle School Valentines Day Dance
• February 14 5:00-7:00pm
• Students: $5
• High School Valentines Dance
• February 15 7:00-9:00pm
• Students: $5

Academic Night

We invite everyone out to our Academic Night on Wednesday February 20th. This will be a great opportunity to play fun academic games, interact with your student's facilitators, and learn more about what your student is learning in class. Academic Night will be from 5-7pm. Come out and join the fun!

Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes...

Ever wonder what a day in the life of your child at school is like? Well, we invite you out to our Walk-A-Mile in My Shoes Day at AFIA. Friday March 1st will be for Middle and High School parents and Friday March 8th will be for Elementary parents. We invite you out to our campus to follow your student around and take part in a typical day for them. You can take part in our seminars, go through different activities, and have lunch with your student. Stay the whole day or stay for an hour, we just hope you come out and spend some time with your child and our staff!

As a reminder, March 1st is an early release day.

Another reminder, Monday February 18th is President's Day. This will be a student holiday. 

Happy Friday

Seagull Mascot
Congratulations to Emily Morse for designing our new AFIA mascot!

Welcome Back!
We would like to welcome back Mrs. Roselyn Payne! Mrs. Payne has been hired as the Principal of the Elementary School and will also support on all 3 campuses! We are excited to have her back here at AFIA and looking forward to all the great things she will be providing our students, parents, and staff. Mrs. Payne's first day will be Monday February 4th. 

Valentines Day Dances

• Elementary School Valentines Family Dance & Crafts
• February 13 5:00-6:30pm 
• Parents: $3
• Students: $1
• Middle School Valentines Day Dance
• February 14 5:00-7:00pm
• Students: $5
• High School Valentines Dance
• February 15 7:00-9:00pm
• Students: $5

School Clean Up
Thank you to all the students, parents, and staff that participated in today's school wide clean up! The campus looks amazing!

AFIA Re-Enrollment Form 

It is time to start planning for next school year's enrollment. Re-Enrollment forms are being emailed and are available at the elementary and middle school receptionists desks. Re-enrollment forms are due back by February 15th. Failure to submit your re-enrollment form by February 15 will result in your student(s) not having a guaranteed spot here at AFIA. If you try to enroll later, you will have to be placed on the waiting list. Please make sure that you turn in your form on time. 

Crossing the Line to Greatness
Congratulations to the 3rd 6 weeks Crossing the Line to Greatness recipients!

Evan Rubio

Malcolm Thompson

Isaiah Dominguez

Erika Dillard 

Anna Moncrief

Matthew Atkinson

Kyla Clark

Katrina Jackson

Emily Knudsen

Jenna Skelton

Andrea Farias

Catalina Devia

Matthew Ybarra

Alfredo Santos

Juan Carlos (JC) Guevara 

Miles Thomas 

Jackson Wimsett 

A special shout out to Mrs. Crow for being awarded the staff member of the 3rd 6 weeks!

Another special shout out to Emily Morse for earning the Principal's Award!

End of The Year Trips
Middle School Parents, end-of-the year trip money was due today. If you have not made your next payment, please submit by Monday!

Have a great weekend!