Athens Elementary School

First graders have been learning about insects. Our speech teacher, Mrs. Mann, brought in her husband's insect collection as well as 2 live praying mantis! She taught us about the praying mantis, and students were even able to hold one!

25 families participated in the April comedy night at AES.  Students practiced fluency and perseverance by reciting jokes and two silly stories were read modeling effective reading strategies.  Did you know that students who read 20 minutes per day are exposed to 1.8 million words in a year? Even reading just 5 minutes per day provides 282,000 words per year! What's the moral of this story?  PLEASE READ every day!  

Preschoolers in Mrs. Hartwig's class got a chance to be teachers during their farm unit. The students taught their classmates about the jobs they do on their family's farm and the animals they help take care of. The students learned that having farm animals is hard work, but it is also fun and rewarding.

The 4th graders at AES enjoyed a day at the Little Red School House in Wausau's Marathon Park. They stepped back into 1904 and learned many things. They used fountain pens for handwriting, participated in a spelling Bee, learned 1904 geography and history. At recess they played turn of the century games. The students enjoyed their Pioneer Day.

What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener! Hah! You simply CAN'T miss Blue Jay and Fox Family Night tonight from 6-7pm in the AES Gym. Students reciting jokes, free take-home comedy items to keep the fun rolling into summer, families learning interactive reading tips and a Scholastic Buy One, Get One Free book fair?!? Let's pack the gym this evening!

The School District of Athens is looking for the following postions: Elementary Teacher - Athens Elementary School School Counselor - Athens High School Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and Special Education Administrative Assistant - School District of Athens Payroll Specialist - School District of Athens Custodian & Maintenance Position - Maple Grove Charter School If you have an interest in applying for any of these position, please complete the application which can be located on the WECAN website: https://wecan.waspa.org.

Mrs. Hartwigs preschoolers enjoyed some hands on learning activities during our outer space and dinosaur thematic units. Students created their own planets and described their planets by answering questions. Students got to be paleontologists and learned about dinosaurs, explored dinosaurs through our dig site with dinosaur skeletons, built letters out of bones, and searched for letters in dinosaur eggs.

The School District of Athens is seeking employment of a Payroll Specialist. If you have an interest in applying for this position, please complete the application which can be located on the WECAN website: https://wecan.waspa.org. The School District of Athens is seeking employment of a Maple Grove Charter School Custodian & Maintenance position. If you have an interest in applying for this position, please complete the application which can be located on the WECAN website: https://wecan.waspa.org. The School District of Athens is seeking employment of an Executive Assistant to the Superintendent & Special Education Administrative Assistant. If you have an interest in applying for this position, please complete the application which can be located on the WECAN website: https://wecan.waspa.org.

What does a cloud wear under its raincoat? Thunderwear! Get ready to hear many more jokes like that told by AES Blue Jays and Maple Grove Foxes on Monday, 4-22-24, at 6pm in the AES Gym. Check out some of the free giveaway items being shown by these silly students.

¡Aprendemos mucho vocabulario en inglés! These students can proudly say that they are learning a lot of vocabulary words in English.

4th graders from AES went to the newly remodeled Athens Branch Library today. They participated in a scavenger hunt to test their knowledge of the different areas of the library. For their hard work they will each receive a pair of eclipse glasses so they can view it on Monday. Thank you to Kitty Roesler and her staff for hosting us.

6:00 pm Monday, 4-22-24, should be a day that gets marked on calendars... it will be the final Blue Jay & Fox Family Fun Night for this school year @AES! Back by popular demand, students will be encouraged to present jokes and puns for fluency practice in a comedic fashion. Tips for interactive reading with children over summer will also be shared. All students who attend will receive a few fun "things" to keep the laughter going all summer...

Surgery... In first grade?! Yes! The students at AES became doctors and did word surgery on their patients to practice contractions. Students were given word "patients" to make words such as 'do not' into the word 'don't.' These future doctors cut the patients, stitched, bandaged, and placed the patients in the recovery room. Great job!

We are at 35% of our families that have registered for the 2024-2025 school year. That is a good number to have but let's keep it going. If you haven't registered for next school year please do so as soon as possible. If you have registered, remind someone to do their registration. Here is the directions on how. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration Maple Grove families, please register as soon as possible as spots are filling up fast. If you know someone who would like to have their child(ren) join the School District of Athens, share this with them as well. Remember the window closes May 24th, but the sooner you register, the sooner we can get ready for next year. If you have any questions regarding Online Registration, please contact us at #715 -257-7511 ext. 102.

The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow Monday, March 24th due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.

1,000 bonus points goes to anyone guessing that Kira Kalepp is the staff member who used to coach volleyball, teach technology skills and visited Zion National Park. You can cash in your points for free smiles as you continue to visit this Facebook page to see all of the exciting things happening for students at AES, AMS, AHS, and MGCS! Thank you for playing "Guess Who" and getting to know the 2023-2024 academic year staff members in the School District of Athens.

This is the final "Guess Who" for staff members in the School District of Athens. You will win 1,000 bonus points if you guess correctly. Ready? (deep breath) This AES staff member used to coach volleyball and teach technology skills to students. She also has gone to Zion National Park and hiked Angels Landing. Is this: Mary Hessefort, Joy Redmann, Kira Kalepp, or Beth Heier?

AES 4th graders read about pioneer life in their SS class. Today they sampled Johnny Cake, homemade maple syrup, made butter, sampled pork rinds and made clove apples.

Mrs. Jody Davis, an AES fifth grade Junior Achievement instructor, is teaching Ms. Schelling's class about economics.

AES students in Ms. Schelling's Check N Connect are playing "Hot Potato!"