Announcements

Friday, January 13 is a professional learning day for our staff, and Monday, January, 16 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  We hope everyone enjoys the extra long weekend and we will see students back in the building on January 17!

Onsite Kindergarten Parent Meeting • Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Purpose: Visit your child’s home building before registration opens. Learn about the kindergarten experience within Ankeny Community School District, turn in the Kindergarten Information Form, learn more about Jumpstart, utilize the Address Look-Up Tool and ask questions.

View more information here!

A prescribed (controlled) burn of the District’s prairie grasses have a start window of Dec. 1, 2022 through June 1, 2023. The burns will be conducted when the weather is within our parameters. The burns will be at:

The DNR recommends a burn every three years to maintain prairie grasses. District staff conducting burns have been trained and certified in prescribed burns.

Fall Picture Re-Take Day will be on Tuesday, November 15th.

Fall Book Fair

Fall Conferences

Our fall conferences will be held October 17-20. If you have not signed up yet, please email your child’s teacher for the class signup link.

Snacks:

On Friday, September 9 our district sent a communication to all elementary families regarding a change in our snack procedures. I would encourage each family to read the guidelines prior to Monday, September 19. I did want to take the opportunity to clarify a few items and ask that as questions arise that you reach out to Mr. Moss (mark.moss@ankenyschools.org).
1. Send one snack per day and not for the week or month as classrooms do have the storage space.
2. Our district is working on a plan to help those students that may not have the ability to bring a snack.
3. Parents should only send a snack for their student and NOT for the entire classroom.
4. Again, these are only points of clarification and more specific information was included in the district communication.

-Mr. Moss

Drop-off and Pick-up Reminders: 

Overall our drop-off and pick up procedures have been going well so THANK YOU for helping keep our students safe. Below are a few reminders:
1. Pull all the way up before dropping off or picking up student/s.
2. Always use the crosswalk and wait for a staff members directions.
3. Work with your student/s on how to exit and enter the vehicle from the passenger side in a timely manner.
4. Never use the handicap parking spaces unless permitted by Iowa law.

We will be offering the Flu Clinic in collaboration with Polk County Health Department again this year. Please see below for next date and registration.

No paper consents this year – all registrations are online!

Thursday, Oct 20
4:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. @ Northview Middle School
Visitors enter through W22 Door on the stadium side of the building
Flu Clinic is held in the Commons/Lunchroom.

CHOOSE YOUR TIME SLOT FOR OCT. 20

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1st  ~ Back to School Night!

**for parents only**

Grades 1-5

1st & 2nd grade parents 6:30-7:00pm

3rd & 4th grade parents 7:00-7:30pm

5th grade parents 7:30-8:00pm

Band parents 8:00-8:30pm