ACS families had the opportunity to visit their children’s classrooms, meet their teachers, and become better acquainted with various school programs and procedures at the Early Education and Kindergarten Open House and Orientation events held on Thursday, September 1.
“We were thrilled to see hundreds of new and returning students and their families come out for these events, which gave them a sneak preview of the coming year,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen. “Parents were especially interested to see our Early Education Center in its new location and meet the teachers and aides.” Oblen said families also had the opportunity to met Teresa Bird, the new Early Education Center Assistant Director, who will oversee the Center’s day-to-day operations out of an office in the center. Bird has served as an ACS PreK4 teacher for the past 18 years.
Over the summer, the Early Education Center, which includes classrooms for children from PreK2 through kindergarten, was relocated to an annex complex the parking lot across from the main school building. “Families were very excited to see the new classrooms and also learned they have their own parking area on the campus that makes it easier to drop off and pick up their children,” Oblen said.
Oblen and other staff welcomed families during a short orientation program and Board of Directors’ member Charles (Chaz) Wyckoff presented a devotional based on school’s 2022-2023 theme verse. Students from the 1st to 12th grades and their families then visited classrooms, many of which had moved to a new location over the summer, and met their teachers. They also visited informational tables in the gym to get their class schedules, ask questions from Business Office representatives, buy SpiritWear from the Parent-Teacher Fellowship, and learn more about the Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack sponsored by ACS.
