Monday, February 1, 2021

Dear Logan Families, 

In this Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

  • You’re Invited to our NAAPID Celebration
  • Parent/Guardian Support Groups and Workshops
  • AAPS Rec and Ed Programs
  • Nominate an Excellent Logan Teacher
  • Helpful Links on the AAPS Website

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.​​​​​​​

Sincerely,

Will Wright


You’re Invited to our NAAPID Celebration

Each year, AAPS celebrates NAAPID across the district. NAAPID stands for National African American Parent Involvement Day, and it was started by Joseph Dulin who was a longtime principal in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. You can learn more about NAAPID here. In the past, Logan has invited ALL families to join us for a day of learning. Because of this pandemic, we’re obviously going to have to do things a little differently, but we are excited to keep this tradition alive. Here are the plans.

  1. Parents are invited to read a story in your child’s class during the week of February 8 (and possible beyond depending on how many families want to read). Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to families with invitations to schedule a visit.
  2. Join us for an assembly on February 8 at 1:00pm. We’ll be celebrating Black History Month with a reading of The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander. Students will share facts about some of the historical figures featured in this text. We’ll also have a special message of gratitude for our Logan families. We hope you can make it. Links will be shared later in the week.


Parent/Guardian Support Groups and Workshops

Connecting Together, our Twice-a-month Drop-in support groups for parents and guardians of student's in AAPS continues in 2021.Connect with other parents to find support and get ideas about how to face the challenges of 2020. Please see dates and times and register here. We also offer parent support groups in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese. See the dates for these groups and register for bilingual groups here.

Additionally, we are excited to offer: Pandemic Parenting: Parent Self-care and Social-Emotional Learning Workshops: 

In this 2-Part workshop series parents will learn self-care strategies for themselves and how to reinforce the social-emotional curriculum in school. Participants can join for one or both workshops. Learn more and register here!


AAPS Rec and Ed Programs

Rec & Ed’s Winter programs are starting! Visit aarecedonline.com to register for programs for preschoolers through senior adults. Rec & Ed also continues to offer free programs for PreK - 8th grade students on Wednesdays and Saturdays, both virtually and in-person, outside school buildings across the community. Our programs are designed to keep kids active through fun virtual and outdoor activities, providing a safe opportunity to be active and social. For dates, locations and registration, click here.


Nominate an Excellent Logan Teacher

There is still time! Nominations are now open for the AAPS Excellence in Virtual Instruction Award, and we have some exceptional teachers at Logan. Sponsored by Google, the award recognizes exceptional AAPS educators during this challenging year. If you think your child’s teacher has done exceptional work during this time of virtual instruction, please consider nominating them for this honor. To learn more about the award and nominate an educator by February 16th at 5 PM, click here. Deadline for Nominations: February 16th, 2021 at 5pm.


Helpful Links on the AAPS Website

 

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