School News

It’s that time of year for sickness to be going around. Good attendance is really important, but if your child is sick with a fever or other severe symptoms, please keep him/her home. If you take your child to the doctor, please be sure to get a doctor’s note excusing your student from school. We appreciate you calling the office when your student is not going to be attending school. Although you call in to excuse your child, a parent’s excuse ...

We have a great opportunity on Thursday, March 5th, to have the BYU Theater Arts Company present a family version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Doors will open at 6:15 and the presentation will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. The show runs about 55 minutes and is recommended for grades 1-6. Please no older siblings in attendance due to space limitations. We hope you will take advantage of this cultural event and share this evening with your ...

Parent Teacher Conferences are a great way to find out how your child is doing in school and what you can do to help your child be even more successful. 1. Talk to your child first. In some schools, children take part in conferences. We encourage your child to attend with you. You should still talk with your child beforehand. Ask him how he thinks he’s doing. What does he think the teacher will tell you? Does he have any questions he’d like ...

Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library provides students and teachers with access to a large library of popular ebooks and audiobooks for independent, recreational, or teacher-assigned reading. These books can be read on a computer or checked out and downloaded to a wide array of mobile devices via the OverDrive Media Console apps. Click here to learn more. ...

Academy Park is fortunate to have a family center that is open to all parents Mon-Thurs from 8:30-12:30. Idaliz Romero does a wonderful job of getting information and resources to parents. English classes are taught daily. Other classes in computer skills, helping children succeed in school and parenting are also offered. Tuesday, Jan 27th @ 10:00 am will be a special presentation by N.A.M.I(National Alliance on Mental Health). Feb 9th will be a ...

Classroom teachers and the PTA are working together to encourage additional reading outside school. The PTA is currently sponsoring the Jazz Reading program which runs through mid-February. The top schools receive a jazz player’s assembly and ice cream bars for the entire school. Our school won this reward six years ago and it was a fun experience. The PTA is also sponsoring the year long reading program to earn a free spring carnival. Please ...

Academy Park’s FIRST Lego League team, the LegoHawks, have spent months working (and playing) to design and program an autonomous robot, create their own World Class Learning solution, and come up with creative ways to present this information to judges. They competed in a State Qualifier event Saturday, January 10th at the Salt Lake Community College, and they scored BIG! The LegoHawks took 3rd place in the Robot Games! We’re so proud of their ...

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Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, in order to attend kindergarten, a student in addition to existing requirements must have proof of receiving two doses of the Varicella (chickenpox) or previous history of disease. There has been a school immunization requirement in place for one dose of chickenpox vaccine since 2002-2003 school year. Since two doses of the Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine has been recommended and given by providers since ...

The Community Council has been busy working to help better meet the needs of Academy Park families. In the November meeting, the Council suggested that parents would benefit from individual grade level parent meetings similar to what kindergarten and first grade are currently doing. This suggestion was presented to the faculty who agreed to hold grade level parent meetings the last week of this semester so parents could better understand upcoming ...