We continue our series of profiles of schools around APS with a look at Hutchinson Elementary, led by Principal Dr. Rebecca Dashiell-Mitchell. Hutchinson Elementary is one of a handful of schools in APS that operates on a year-round basis. Watch this video as we explore the highlights at Hutchinson, which include a strong appreciation of […]
Parents of students at Boyd Elementary School and school staff members will be going door-to-door Friday afternoon (July 9) reminding parents and students that the first day of classes for the district’s three year-round schools is Wednesday, July 14. Groups of parents and school staff will assemble at Boyd Elementary (1891 Johnson Road, NW, Atlanta […]
Recently, APS started using new software to keep track of textbook inventory in schools. This new software, Destiny Textbook Manager, is a product of Follet Software Company. This new system of taking inventory of textbooks — textbook automation — will provide the district a process to easily distribute and collect textbooks, reallocate surpluses in textbooks, […]
The nearly 20 third-graders inside Emma Hutchinson Elementary‘s global conference room shifted excitedly in their seats as the school’s technology specialist, Kinshasa Msola, fiddled with her computer Wednesday. Soon, she found the right coordinates and, presto, up on the screen sat their counterparts — students from Gladys A. Abraham Elementary School in St. Thomas, Virgin […]
Hutchinson Elementary will host its annual Wellness Field Day on Friday. All of the grade levels, including pre-K, along with the educational partners, the PTA and the parent patrol will sponsor a booth with snacks for the students. The students can earn “Hutch Bucks” valued from $1 to $5 to purchase the snacks. (Learn more […]
Hutchinson Elementary School opened Bank of Hutchinson in partnership with Capitol City Bank (Student Banking Program). The introduction of the student banking officers and bank board members was followed by speaker Elese Simmons (school representative of Capitol City Bank) motivating each student to deposit the money they receive from allowance, birthday, etc., into the new […]