Athens Elementary School

1st graders took their math lesson outside Friday! They've been working on recording our weather temperatures daily to help them practice reading a bar graph!

Second grade readers went to the Athenian Living Center last week. These girls read several books to many of the residents. It was an awesome experience for the girls. The residents were so happy to visit and listen to our students.

March 20th- Ted Schultz-Becker Ted is a great student! I enjoy his fun personality and his work ethic! He is very creative, thinking "outside the box" for his box shape, which is more complicated than the average box. Here are two sides of his treasure chest!

March 21st- Chase Ellenbecker Chase's version of Picasso Guitars was very well executed. He used wonderful different blue hues (reminiscent of Picasso's Blue Period), broke up his well drawn guitar (a common element in Picasso's paintings) showing a sense of the Cubist Movement. Great work, Chase!

March 18th and 19th- Lena and Luna My two "L" third graders who consistently create great work! Here are their birch tree projects, where they had to create space with overlapping, as well as consider the color and direction of light and shadow in their winter scenes!

March 17th- Itzel Espinoza Itzel is a kind student who pays very close attention to detail. Her two basketball themed projects are shown here. The first was her box, where her intricate net detail really makes her piece stand out. The use of value (lights and darks) in her painting of this NBA player painted using analogous colors bring a great sense of space and form to her work!

All eligible district residents are encouraged to cast their vote today at the polls. Polls are open 7 AM-8 PM. Our District has ONE very important referendum question on the ballot. Every vote counts!

There are only two more Bedazzling Blue Jay Family Fun Nights left for this school year. Clearly, you don't want to miss them! Mark your calendars for Monday, April 17, 2023 from 6-7pm for a rhyme time...

March 16th- Emma Normand Emma has a lot of talent coupled with a lot of determination to do things well. This beautiful Inner Self-Portrait took her quite a while but it was worth the wait!

The future of Athens School District is in the voters' hands. We have an important referendum question on your election ballot. Please remember to cast your vote on the referendum question when you vote on Tuesday, April 4. Polls are open 7 AM-8 PM.

Hippety, hoppety, Easter's on its way! These kids made cute ornaments today.

If you haven't registered your students for the 23-24 school year, please do so today. Registration also includes extra curricular & sports registration for the 23-24 for Middle/High School. Please complete registration as soon as possible. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration.

The AES family night for March was a joyous celebration of all things to do with writing.

After learning about the solar system, preschoolers used their imagination and creative thinking skills to describe the planet they discovered.

Tonight is Bedazzling Blue Jay Family Fun Night from 6:00-7:00pm in the AES gym!

On Thursday, March 16th, we had the opportunity to welcome and listen to Nancy Churnin, an award-winning children's author, present on the first book she wrote called "The William Hoy Story." William Hoy was a deaf baseball player who introduced hand signals to the game of baseball. Our PK-5th grade students had so much fun learning about his story and the positive impact he made! After her presentations, our 3rd grade students got to connect with Nancy to share their writing experiences from the book they recently published called "Kindness is the Golden Key." Nancy was very impressed by our AES students and the kindness they continue share in the world! Some of our AES families were also able to attend the Family Literacy Night that evening in Edgar where they created their own self-portraits after hearing the story, "Beautiful Shades of Brown." It was such a cool experience for our students, staff, and families!

March 15th Lana Yang Little known fact- I was Lana's teacher when she was elementary school in Wausau! Now a sophomore, Lana is a quiet artist who works attentively and carefully. She has a soft, subtle style to her artwork that always makes it pleasant to view. The pinch pot bowl is the smoothest, most delicately intricate work I have seen from a student on that project. She uses appropriate color and expression to convey an emotion in her Eyes of Emotion project. And she pulls here from the work of her heritage in the circle she made during the Arts Immersion day that there was only 45 minutes or so to create a piece. Her portrait is calm and serene and has a wonderful flow of color within it! Lana has recently become more active in the Art Club and I am so glad she is part of it!

March 12th- Leila Winter Leila is an incredibly sweet and thoughtful girl who gives earnest attention to both her classmates and her artwork. She is careful and always tries her very best with her artwork. She is a pleasure to work with!

March 13th Arwyn Stewart Arwyn was voted Art Club President this year. She has a work in the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau currently for the Marawood Conference Art Show, depicting a gridded silhouette of herself and a tumultuous ocean scene within it. She is a diligent worker in the art room. Her fun, creative spirit, as well as her willingness to lead make her a great asset in our corner of Athens High School.

Tonight's meeting is streaming live on our YouTube Channel. Meeting starts at 6. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySxG14MiDgv85XYQM3tFPw