AAEC – PV NEWSLETTER November 13, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ONE HUGE THANK YOU TO BRENDA WARDON, JEN ANDERSON AND THE REST OF THE PARENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO VERY FUN AND SUCCESSFUL POTLUCK/SILENT AUCTION. WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, November 11 No School ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Health Services In light of the current situation regarding Enterovirus-D68 and Ebola in the United States, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) have compiled key points and resources to best guide and prepare your school community. Enterovirus (EV) D68 & Influenza (Flu) This time of year it is normal to see an increase in individuals with respiratory and flu-like symptoms. Symptoms of respiratory viruses may be mild and include runny nose, sneezing and coughing, or may be more severe such as fever, sore throat, body or muscle aches and difficulty breathing. Infants, children and teenagers are at higher risk than adults for becoming infected and sick with EV-D68 and children with asthma are particularly at risk for severe symptoms such as wheezing and difficulty breathing. Respiratory viruses, including EV-D68 and influenza can be similarly prevented. If a student at school is exhibiting symptoms, such as fever or wheezing, they should be evaluated by the school nurse and their parents contacted. This will help decrease the risk of spreading any illnesses to other classmates. Basic prevention measures to avoid getting and spreading illness and keep school environments healthy include:  Washing hands often with soap and warm water for 20 seconds.  Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.  Discourage children from having close contact, such as hugging, with classmates who are sick.  Discourage children from sharing personal items such as beverages, food or unwashed utensils.  Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or shirt sleeve, not your hands.  Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces in classrooms, school buses and common school areas. A bleach-based household cleaner is recommended. A list of commercial products for norovirus that also kill enteroviruses can be found at http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/chemregindex.htm.  Encourage parents to keep children home if they are sick.  Encourage parents to keep children up to date on their vaccinations, including a seasonal flu shot.  Encourage school staff to get a seasonal flu shot. Ebola The risk of Ebola in schools is extremely low, but ADHS has recently updated its Ebola preparedness website to include information for schools - http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/ebola/. The situation is ever-evolving so frequent updates are expected. Local County Health Department Contacts The health and safety of our school systems is important. ADHS and your local public health departments are monitoring these public health concerns closely. Please contact your local county health department if you have any questions, comments or concerns. Below is your local county health department and their contact information. Maricopa County (602) 506-6767 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yearbook Announcements To contact Mrs. Curlee: acurlee@aaechighschools.com -Senior photos due December 1. Turn in to Mrs. Curlee -Senior quotes due to Mrs. Curlee by December 1. Must be typed, must be school appropriate. -Senior Ads due January 16th. $40 for a quarter page ad, $60 for a half page ad, $100 for a full page ad. -Yearbooks can be ordered now for $50.00. After January 16th the price will increase, so buy now and save money! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gold Canyon fundraiser…help support AAEC! Runs through Thursday, November 13th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from Parent Partners (AAEC’s Version of a PTA) Parent Partners Memberships Wondering if you missed Parent Partners sign-ups? In the past we have actively recruited members earlier in the year. This year we will have membership forms available after we tell you more about Parent Partners at the Pot Luck. Become part of the Parent Partners community - Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AAECParadiseValley Find Used College Books on the AAEC Parent Partners Facebook Page! Please post PVCC books you will be selling on the AAEC Parent Partners Facebook page. Make sure you include the ISBN. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAY November 19th and 26th Normal Days Early Release Wednesdays 8:00 – 9:00 am 9:00 – 10:00 am 10:00 – 11:00 am 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 12:30 – 1:30 pm 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:30 pm (Horsemanship) 2:30 pm (Animal Diseases) 8:00 – 8:40 am 8:45 – 9:25 am 9:30 – 10:10 am 10:15 – 10:55 am 11:00 – 11:40 am 11:45 am – 12:25 pm Not in Session 12:30 – 2:00 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCHOOL PHOTO MAKEUP DAY Friday, November 21, 2014 8:00-11:00 am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SENIORS: Balfour (graduation vendor) will be here Tuesday, November 25th, 8-10 am to drop off Graduation Items. If you don’t have a class in the morning, please see Ms. Brady for your items. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday & Friday, November 27 and 28 No School Thanksgiving Holiday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Events  Parent Partners Potluck & Silent Auction Thursday, November 6 FFA will be hosting Games & Petting Zoo, please email President Garrett Notte aaecpv.ffapresident@gmail.com to volunteer.  FFA Night with the AZ Coyotes!!! Tuesday, November 11 7:00pm @ Gila River Arena - Tickets = $18 If interested, please order tickets through Mrs. Blaker by Thursday, October 23. Any parent interested in helping with a carpool to this event please email Mrs. Blaker, ablaker@aaechighschools.com.  Midwinter District CDE Day - Wednesday, November 12  FFA has a Food Drive for St. Mary's Food Bank happening from Nov. 13-Dec. 9. Everyone please bring non-perishable food items to the FFA officers!  Midwinter State CDE Day - Friday, December 5  FFA has a Christmas Party on Dec. 12 (Ugly-Sweater Contest)  National FFA Week is Feb. 23-27 with a Barn Dance on the 27th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY (for over 16’s) My name is Kerri Reede and I am the volunteer coordinator at Horses Help, a non-profit therapeutic riding center in the community. Horses Help is in need of horse leaders and side walkers. We have programs that are expanding quickly and we are reaching out to the equine community to look for new volunteers. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to participate with us. We have New Volunteer Orientations scheduled for the next few months as follows: Thursday, November 6th, 6:00-8:30 pm Thursday, December 4th, 6:00-8:30 pm During this first semester we have the Barn Bash on November 1st, which is a Saturday. We ALWAYS could use groups of people in to help clean up the barn and get horses prepared for the evening "auction parade" so if there is a Key Club or a horsemanship club on campus that would be interested in coming in the morning of the Barn Bash to help get stalls and horses clean, that group would just have to contact us and come in for the morning (no orientation necessary) We also have a Fall Festival and Special Olympics show on November 22 and again, we look for groups of students who might like to get a large number of hours knocked out in a day to help with set up, arena changes and tear down. Again, Key Club or any Club on your campus is welcome to help out at the Fall Festival Finally, Monday December 22 at 5:00 pm we have a Holiday Open House and anyone is welcome to come roast marshmallows, have hot chocolate, visit the facility and see what we do here. We welcome any students who might be thinking of volunteering with us in the Spring semester to come and check us out! We look forward to having your students get involved with Horses Help as part of our community! This is the link to our Volunteer Application, which can also be found on the home page of our website at horseshelp.org. Students must be at least 16 in order to volunteer with us. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5-xTdhyVMgIZ0hrYzZhTkNwUG8/edit CONTACT: Kerri Reede, M.Ed , PATH Int'l ESMHL, Horses Help Volunteer Coordinator Kerri.r@horseshelp.org, 602-569-6056 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COMING IN DECEMBER AAEC AND PVCC FINALS Monday, December 15 through Thursday, December 18, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WINTER BREAK Friday, December 19, 2014, through Monday, January 5, 2015 (students return to school on Tuesday, January 6, 2015) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SENIORS: Balfour (graduation vendor) will be here Tuesday, January 6th, 8-10 am to drop off Graduation Items. If you don’t have a class in the morning, please see Ms. Brady for your items.