Arkansas Arts Academy -

A special THANK YOU to Karl Schmidt and his daugthers Jaidyn Schmidt and Samantha McDonald for their generous donation of canvas, markers and acrylic paint. These supplies will be used for all grades at the high school through Arts Integration projects. If you would like to make a donation for arts integration purposes please contact Aaron Jones, Director of Arts Integration ajones@artsk12.org. We currently have needs for visual arts materials, instruments that are in good codition, fabric and felt.

Tinkerfest 2024 is TOMORROW from 10am - 5pm! This year’s event will feature a variety of exciting activity stations, including dissecting real cars, creating custom metal engravings, learning the art of bookbinding, and experimenting with robotics, building forts, and be sure to visit Mrs. Joy Price and Mrs. Vivienne Pitts at the Gelli Print station! With over 30 activities - there will be something fun for everyone, no matter their age! To purchase tickets or learn more about TINKERFEST visit https://www.amazeum.org/events/tinkerfest/

Make plans to attend TINKERFEST this Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Scott Family Amazeum. Tinkerfest is a one day event that brings tinkerers, makers, DIYers and creatives together for activities that celebrate curosity, imagination and innovation. AAA has been a partner and hosted a maker station at this event since the first year. For 2024 AAA will host a Gelli Print station organized by our amazing elementary art teacher, Mrs. Joy Price! To learn more about Tinkerfest and to purchase tickets for the event visit https://www.amazeum.org/events/tinkerfest/

Please review the attached flyer for senior information and upcoming events! "Need To Know"

High School Parent Teachers Conferences are just around the corner! Next Tuesday, September 24th teachers will be in the Commons/PAC for easy access from 11:00-7:00 (except for a dinner break from 3-4pm). You will be able to pick up your student’s progress report at this time. It is a drop in event. No appointment necessary.

Check out this week's edition of The ARTicle https://aaa.edurooms.com/engage/arkansas-arts-academy/newsletters/9-16-24-the-article

School Days at the Peel House Museum takes place this week in Bentonville. This annual event invites 4th grade classes from all over Northwest Arkansas to visit the Peel House Museum and Heritage Gardens for a free day of educational program that connects 4th grade standards with a visit to a historical home and collaboration with other museum and educational institutions. The theme for School Days is daily life and historical events that took place in Northwest Arkansas during the mid-1800’s. AAA’s 4th grade class participated in the event today visiting various educational stations located throughout the grounds of the Peel Museum. Students learned about the historic Peel house and the family that lived there during the 1870’s. Other stations included dances from the 19th century with the Shiloh Museum station, experiencing Native American artifacts from the Museum of Native American History, demonstrations of blacksmithing and much more. 2024 marks the 20th year for the School Day’s event! Over 1300 students will visit the Peel House Museum this week for School Days. Thank you to the Peel House Museum and the wonderful staff with the Peel Compton Foundation for their continued service to education programing for students in Northwest Arkansas! To learn more about the Peel House Museum and School Days visit https://www.peelcompton.org/visit-peel/ https://www.peelcompton.org/school-days/

A3 Gallery Opening is tomorrow night from 5-8 pm in downtown Rogers during the Art on the Bricks celebration! Come and celebrate the grand opening of our student gallery. The A3 Gallery is located at 228 South 1st street . The inaugural exhibition features visual artworks produced by AAA students K-12th grade. There is also merchandise available. For a $30 donation you will recieve an A3 Gallery T-shirt! Receive an A3 coffee mug for an $18 dollar donation. All donations will fund supplies to support the A3 Gallery, arts and arts integration supplies. We look forward to seeing you at the A3 Gallery opening! To learn more about the events for Art on the Bricks visit https://artonthebricks.com/ To learn more about the A3 Gallery visit https://www.artsk12.org/page/the-a3-gallery

Have you ever heard of The Anxious Generation book written by Johnathan Haidt? The following presentation is filled with data collected from that book along with some of our own AAA mental health data. Please reach out to Amber Foster at afoster@artsk12.org or Kimberly Miller at kmiller@artsk12.org or 479-631-2787, with any questions. Check out what the research says about smartphones and our adolescents. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VMHsqlfQ4or_h6FmzMk4r52C8upgpgIW02dTBa7hYC4/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday, August 29th, Mrs. Cannan's dance students traveled to Cyrstal Bridges Museum and The Momentary for a "Dance Chance" Field Trip. The students toured the museum, observing specific artwork and reflecting on the artwork's mood, style, and color. Then, students discussed and demonstrated what sounds and/or dance movements the artwork inspired us to create. Crystal Bridges Museum treated us to lunch, and then we were off to The Momentary to observe a technical rehearsal, participate in a movement workshop, and speak with the choreographers who were presented work in the "Dance Chance" performance. It was a wonderful day of exploring and creating!

Check out this week's edition of The ARTicle! https://aaa.edurooms.com/engage/arkansas-arts-academy/newsletters/the-article-9-8-24

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 12th from 5-8 pm in downtown Rogers for the Art on the Bricks celebration! The highlight of the evening will be the official opening of the Academy's A3 Gallery! Yes! AAA has a student gallery located at 228 South 1st street in downtown Rogers. The A3 Gallery will serve as premier gallery space to showcase k-12 creative achievments in visual arts, performances, and collaboration hub for community events. In addition, the space will serve as an extension of the classroom for students to learn gallery skills, apprenticeship opportunities with local artists, attend workshops and coordinate gallery events. We look forward to your attendance to celebrate our new creative and innovative venue - The A3 Gallery! To learn more about the events for Art on the Bricks visit https://artonthebricks.com/ To learn more about the A3 Gallery visit https://www.artsk12.org/page/the-a3-gallery

High School Lost and Found Items Please come by the front office to see Ms. Darla to claim your items.

This morning during PE, our kindergarteners participated in a GloGerm lab with me. We used a black light to look at the "germs" on our hands. Then we washed our hands to check our handwashing skills. If any glowing "germs" remained on our hands, we washed again. They were so attentive and they worked hard getting their hands clean. Good job, Kindergarten! -Nurse Katie

Dear High School Parents and Students, We will be kicking off our first club meetings next Friday. We are excited to bring some fun activities to school each week. One of our clubs is our Lego Design Club. Lego offers several competitions each year where designers can compete to have their creations become actual Lego sets for sale. Ultimately our student designs will be digital for these competitions, however, we still need Legos for the design process. Do you have Legos you would be willing to donate to the school for this club? They don't need to be sets. Random Legos will work. If you would like to donate, please drop them off at the high school office. Thank you! Picture: Self Portrait of Dr. Langley done in Lego

High School Lost and Found Please pick up items from the front office.

HS September Menus!

Nurse Clara and I have received several messages from staff members and families asking what the current COVID policy is for AAA. COVID-19 does not require isolation and return to school is based on the Wellness Policy listed in the AAA Student Handbook (see below). As there is not a public health emergency in place, the school does not carry tests as they are no longer supplied by the Arkansas Department of Health as in previous years. Please reach out to your campus nurse with any questions. Thank you, Katie Milligan, RN (ES) kmilligan@artsk12.org Clara Rogers, RN (HS) crogers@artsk12.org

Get Involved with Arkansas Arts Academy https://www.artsk12.org/page/parent-opportunities

Arkansas Arts Academy will be closed Sept 2nd for Labor Day and Sept 3rd for staff professional development . Enjoy the long Labor Day weekend! School resumes on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.