
The 5th grade students in Mrs Utley’s PACE class at Ackerman Elementary watched NASA’s landing of the Perseverance Rover on Mars in class and used what they learned to make their own soft landings for their “Mars Rovers” in a STEM project about shock absorbers and gravity. Creativity and sunshine make for a FUN DAY!! #teamAES

The students in Mrs. Turnipseed and Mrs. Tuck’s class at Ackerman Elementary School learned about the importance of dental hygiene. They did an experiment in which they put eggs in coffee, soda, and water. The eggs represented teeth. Mitchell Dental Clinic sent videos of hygienists who shared how to take care of our teeth properly. Mitchell Dental Clinic also donated toothbrushes and toothpaste for each student in the class. Their support was greatly appreciated, and the students enjoyed the lesson. #teamAES

Ackerman Elementary School - March 1st through March 5th is Read Across America Week! We will allow students to dress up each day (they must still be in dress code), and we will also have items to give students each day! Readers from throughout the school will be reading books to different classes each day as we celebrate reading. #teamAES

Ackerman Elementary School wants to take the opportunity to celebrate Mrs. Alison Brasher, our school counselor. For School Counselor’s week, the students and staff went all out to make sure Mrs. Brasher knows how much she is appreciated. She is such a blessing to our school, and she goes above and beyond every day. We are so lucky to have Mrs. Brasher as part of our AES family. #teamAES

Mrs. Lisa’s and Mrs. Margie’s PreK students at Ackerman Elementary School pretended to be paleontologists today. They chiseled away at dinosaur eggs and hatched their own dinosaurs. Then, each child found his/her dinosaur name on the information sheet and learned more information about it. In PreK, messy hands and smiles mean they had FUN! #teamAES

Mrs. Lisa’s and Mrs. Margie’s PreK students at Ackerman Elementary learned about Groundhog’s Day 2021. The students watched a video of Punxsutawney Phil being woken up to predict the weather, read a Scholastic Weekly Reader about shadows, and they made their own groundhogs. The students took the groundhogs outside to see if they could see the shadows. #teamAES

Ackerman Elementary School would like to recognize Ms. Michaela White, who was chosen as Teacher of the Year, and Mrs. Courtney Hunt, who was chosen as Paraprofessional of the Year. These ladies are a huge part of AES, and we are so thankful for them and all that they do! They love their students, are always willing to help other staff, and always put forth their best!! Congratulations! #teamAES

Parents:
If you have been unable to activate a health portal account for your child, please be patient. When your child returns to school next semester, we will be sending home specific information that is needed in order for you to gain access to their health portal account. Thank you for your patience and may you all have a SAFE a Merry Christmas!

Please join us in watching the Choctaw County Junior High Choir preform their 2020 Christmas Cantata. https://youtu.be/zzX1BjR6ef0

Mrs. Lisa’s and Mrs. Margie’s PreK students at Ackerman Elementary had a Polar Express pajama party on Tuesday. They made jingle bell necklaces and reindeer food, painted Christmas trees with forks, read The Polar Express book and watched the movie, and had a hot chocolate and donut snack to end the day. #teamAES

Mrs Utley’s 2nd grade students at Ackerman Elementary School were able to “dissect” chicken eggs last week while learning about birds in their All About Animals unit. They definitely enjoyed getting their fingers all sticky while learning about the parts of a bird egg and how a baby bird is formed. They turned this activity into an art lesson and created unique art to depict what they learned. It was an Amazing Animal day! #teamAES

Ackerman Elementary School would like to thank Ackerman 20th Century Club for the amazing video they created for the school to share! Mrs. Jean Ann Brock read the book "Jungle Bullies" virtually to students and the video was shown as part of Kindness Month. The club also donated the book to the school's library. #teamAES
https://youtu.be/jsIekZqbOT4

The 6th grade gifted students at AES held a Mock Presidential Election on Monday to conclude their unit on the constitution and the election process. Each gifted student got the opportunity to be poll workers or poll marshal as each 2nd through 6th grade student voted at their appointed precinct. After a long day, the votes were counted and Donald J Trump was determined the winner after receiving 227 votes to Joe Biden’s 90 votes. #teamAES

Please take a moment to listen to all the exciting things happening at CCSD. https://youtu.be/yi4YvA0lCsk And always remember #KeepChargingForward

Mrs. Chamblee’s students at Ackerman Elementary School conducted a Glow Edgar Allan Poe escape room Thursday & Friday. Students worked extremely hard on comprehension, literary devices, vocabulary, & decoding skills. Students had to complete each set of skills to find keys for six missions in order to escape! #teamAES

Mrs. Lisa’s and Mrs. Margie’s PreK students at Ackerman Elementary went on a fall leaf hunt on Friday. They looked for leaves from different types of trees and leaves that had already changed colors. Some of the students even found other nature items such as sticks, sweet gum balls, and acorns. #teamAES

The 6th grade PACE students in Mrs. Utley’s class at Ackerman Elementary School really focused in on what attributes and characteristics they want in their country’s next leader while studying the constitution and the 2020 presidential election. Each student used magazines and other resources provided by community members to locate words, pictures, and phrases to create a “leadership collage”. It’s all about each student’s perspective of what being a leader really means to them! #teamAES

Students in Mrs. Lisa’s and Mrs. Margie’s PreK class at Ackerman Elementary learned about community helpers this week. They pretended to be doctors, dentists, firemen, policemen, chefs, and more in their centers this week. They also were the “school police” for the day on Friday when they wore their police hats around school. #teamAES

Happy Friday Everybody!! Please check out the link to see the latest info from the CCSD Nurses: https://5il.co/lrcm
Good luck tonight Chargers!!
#KEEPCHARGINGFORWARD

Did you know that your participation in the Census has a direct impact to Choctaw County Schools? The data collected through the Census count helps to determine the amount of Federal Funds that CCSD receives for our schools. Please take a few minutes and complete the 2020 Census survey. Our students will appreciate it!

Students at Ackerman Elementary School received their school wide fundraiser packets today!
This year, all items will be purchased online through www.ShopFund.com. Parents will need to go online and register their child. Once they register and start selling items, students will turn in their signed coupons to the school and receive their “Oinksterz.”
All funds that are raised will go to support the students. Please help us make this year a success. #teamAES

Mrs. Bruister’s 6th grade class at Ackerman Elementary School has been working on a project for the 6th grade playground. Students came up with a list of items they needed, mapped out the play areas, and came up with rules for the games. The students will be setting the kickball and dodgeball areas up soon for all 6th graders to enjoy! Great job! #teamAES

Due to the power outage at the school, our phones are down. If you need to contact us at Ackerman Elementary School, please email us at helpaes@choctawsd.ms Thank you!

This afternoon we had a few issues with our Chromebooks and internet accessibility. We are preparing the devices to safely work away from campus and ran into some unexpected problems in doing so. If your device is still unable to connect to any websites, the device policy needs to be updated. Typically this is done in 3 hours or less, but if it still has not updated, contact your school to arrange to have the device updated locally. Very sorry for the inconvenience. #KeepChargingForward

This afternoon we had a few issues with our Chromebooks and internet accessibility. We are preparing the devices to safely work away from campus and ran into some unexpected problems in doing so. If your device is still unable to connect to any websites, the device policy needs to be updated. Typically this is done is 3 hours or less, but if it still has not updated, contact your school to arrange to have the device updated locally. Very sorry for the inconvenience. #KeepChargingForward

This afternoon we had a few issues with our Chromebooks and internet accessibility. We are preparing the devices to safely work away from campus and ran into some unexpected problems in doing so. If your device is still unable to connect to any websites, the device policy needs to be updated. Typically this is done is 3 hours or less, but if it still has not updated, contact your school to arrange to have the device updated locally. Very sorry for the inconvenience. #KeepChargingForward

Mrs. Utley's PACE students at Ackerman Elementary School went through the historical timeline from this day 19 years ago to remember and research the events of 9/11. They created their own personal memorials to help them remember. This day in 2001 was a moment in time that EVERYONE should look back on and remember how much our country has overcome. We Will Remember... Always! #teamAES

Attention Parents & Students! CCSD is proud to announce that the USDA is allowing the district to extend flexibilities of our Summer Food Service Program. Check out the details here >>> https://5il.co/kurn

CCSD is proud to announce our partnership with Choctaw County Regional Medical Center to offer Telehealth to our students and staff.
Click the link to watch our introduction video.
https://youtu.be/b9xAVF5EoRw
Thank you, and #keepchargingforward

Using Seesaw and Epic Reading, the gifted students in Mrs. Utley’s class at Ackerman Elementary School are learning all about their “Fantastic Elastic Brain”. It’s important for them to understand how their brains work so they can continue to strengthen them daily in creative and unusual ways. #teamAES