Please help us congratulate our new 24-25 USD 409 Teacher of the Year, Ashley Funk! Ashley teaches 4th Grade Special Education at AES, and she exemplifies leadership roles as a mother, a coach, and a teacher in our community. Congratulations Mrs. Funk! #WeAre409
This week is Para Appreciation Week! Please help us celebrate and thank each of our Para Educators for ALL they do to help students and teachers across USD 409! We truly could not do this job without each and every one of them! #WeAre409
Congratulations to these AES students for being recognized for the February Kindness Award! #WeAre409
USD 409 is accepting names of preschool students for the 2024-2025 school year! Call the primary AES office today! #WeAre409
AES 4th and 5th graders learned about Mae Jemison and rocketry! They had to design and build a straw rocket and then measure the flight distance! Great STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Skills! #WeAre409
Kindergarten and First graders learned about Ruby Bridges. We put a STEM twist on it and designed and built a desk and chair for Ruby to study in at school! Our littlest engineers did a great job! #WeAre409
Check out the fun STEM activities our 2nd & 3rd graders are doing. They learned about the science behind leap years. They first constructed Earth Jumpers and raced to see who could get to 366 days!
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Check out these new plan and play stations in the preschool classroom! The grocery store and giant Lincoln logs are a hit! #WeAre409
Third quarter coding challenge: Can you code your BeeBot to make a square, circle, and rectangle? The successful groups designed an obstacle course for the younger grades. #WeAre409 @AtchisonPublic
This week is National School Counselor's Week! We have wonderful school counselors who help students reach their highest potential day in and day out. Please help us thank them for all they do for the students and staff of USD 409! Thank you to Mary Liggett, Ronda McDaniel, Sara Bland, Gerre Martin, and Ella Coy, our AHS counselor intern! #WeAre409
Did you Know....that student success beyond K-12 is what we measure? Take a look at some of the specific facts about life after high school in the State of Kansas!
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Due to slick road conditions, USD 409 will be on a 2-hour Late Start this morning. All buses will run two hours behind (ex. regular bus pick-up is at 6:55 now will be at 8:55 am). Buildings will be open to accommodate students who need to arrive early. There will be no AM Preschool today.
Do You Know...that school funding supports more than staff salaries? Take a look at what USD 409 spends school funds on! ##dykkansaskids
We are two weeks away from our February 1 Bond election! Today Dr. Nugent is giving an update on the bond projects as well as voting specifics and dates!
https://youtu.be/8RG_JXaN4xE
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With the frigid temps still in effect, USD 409 will not be in session tomorrow, January 16, 2024. Had to pull this video out of the archives for tomorrow! Stay warm and safe.
https://youtu.be/KjcpxmZ5YJ8
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Take a minute to listen to Lisa Pierce, AES Principal, talk about the needed Pre-K Renovations and Dr. Nugent about Safe and Secure Entrances at AHS and AES.
https://youtu.be/6IojLCIuX7g
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Due to drifting snow and a windchill warning, USD 409 will not have school today.
https://youtu.be/BqocFbVkVrE
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Tomorrow's commute looks tricky, with today's winds causing drifting. To be cautious, we will be canceling school tomorrow, January 10, 2024. Thank you to the AHS Spanish class for helping us call tomorrow's snow day!
https://youtu.be/8tORQ3Jw0lc
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Another snow day on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, for USD 409! Thanks to the AMS 8th grade choir for helping with this announcement! Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/M8soefergb0
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School is canceled for today, January 8, 2024.
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