Aurora Public Schools

APS News: Sable Elementary

[ May 28, 2013 to June 27, 2013. ] APS Nutrition Services will be offering a food service program for the summer. All schools listed in the flier below will be serving breakfast & lunch, Monday-Friday, May 28-June 27, unless otherwise noted.  ALL CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER EAT FREEADULT BREAKFAST $1.60ADULT LUNCH $3.40 Please choose a site nearest to you. Serving times vary by site. Asterisk(*) [...]

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Superintendent John L. Barry and Board President Julie Marie A. Shepherd invited all Superintendent Quarterly Award Winners for 2012-13 to a dinner banquet on May 1 at the Professional Learning & Conference Center to celebrate those who make a difference in the lives of APS students. Of these quarterly winners, Barry honored ten staff members, [...]

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Darlene Sanchez, Division Director of Special Nutrition Programs for the Mountain Plains Regional USDA Office, presents the HUSSC bronze awards. The second annual APS “Celebration of Wellness” concluded with several schools receiving the USDA HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) bronze award. The challenge is a voluntary initiative established in 2004 to recognize schools participating in the National School [...]

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The city of Aurora honored a host of Aurora Public Schools students recently through the Aurora Scholars program and awards ceremony. The program, now in its fifth year, honors one student from each grade in every Aurora-area public and private school in a city-wide ceremony with the mayor, city council, superintendents and other community stakeholders. The [...]

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Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary folk group fame) recently shared his “Operation Respect” message with students at Sable Elementary School. Operation Respect is a non-profit organization working to assure each child and youth a respectful, safe and compassionate climate of learning where their academic, social and emotional development can take place free of [...]

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Congratulations to the staff members, parents and local business partners of Aurora Public Schools who earned a Superintendent’s Quarterly Award for the fourth quarter of the 2012-13 school year.  Superintendent’s Quarterly Awards recognize outstanding parents, staff and community members who make a difference in the lives of APS students.  Kudos to the following winners: Christiann Cook, Educational Assistant, [...]

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Staff and students at Sable Elementary School are doing all they can to help a friend in need. After receiving news that a member of the school community was battling cancer, Sable stepped up to make a difference. Their generosity manifested into a new cause, "Make a Change in Someone's Life." For two weeks, students and [...]

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From left, Aurora Police Sgt. Stacy Talbert, Sgt. Damon Vaz and Boston K-8 Principal Jennifer Pock. Students throughout Aurora Public Schools are staying warm this winter thanks to a coat drive organized by APS Director of Security Tudy Wicks and members of the Aurora Police Department. APD School Resource Officers Sgt. Damon Vaz and Sgt. Stacy Talbert [...]

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Submitted by Susan AndersenReading Partners Colorado Reading Partners, a national literacy nonprofit, recently partnered with Aurora Public Schools to offer literacy growth support to students. The group has a new affiliate in Colorado that  partners with Title-1 schools to tutor struggling readers entirely through the help of volunteers.  Reading Partners is seeking volunteer tutors to work one-on-one with [...]

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Prologis, one of the leading owners, operators and developers of industrial real estate in the United States, Europe and Asia, has forged an undeniable bond with Sable Elementary School. Over the past few years, the company has donated their time, money and gifts for the holidays and that tradition is continuing this year. Prologis recently delivered [...]

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