9/30/2026 7:56 pm

Shop the ATS Charleston Wrap Fundraiser - through October 31!

The gift wrap fundraiser is back! Your student should receive a brochure to take home from school, and even more products are available online so you can shop and help the PTA. Shop our CharlestonWrap® sale *by October 31* and 40% of proceeds will benefit the ATS PTA! Charleston Wrap® has all of your holiday, birthday, or “just because” gifts covered - including gourmet foods and chocolates, candles, planters, personalized gifts (like tumblers, notebooks, totes, and kitchen essentials), and, of course, wrapping paper.

Visit: https://registercw.com/gateway?organizationMidasId=26845 to shop now or see attached flyer! And don't forget to share this shopping link with family and friends, too!

Questions? Email Christina McMahon.

10/19/2026 7:06 pm

To help with our after-school enrichment programs through Baroody, ATS is seeking an on-site coordinator who will oversee and help manage the program. This individual does not need to be a class instructor, but is focused on helping with the logistics of running the programs. Please reach out to Kristen O'Brien if interested in the position.

• What: Assist and ensure smooth functioning of Baroody after-school classes for students and ATS.
• Pay: $20/hr
• Time Commitment: Generally, 2 hrs after school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Baroody programs typically run for 7 week sessions in the winter and spring when school is in session. Ideally, we would like the same coordinator for the full year but are open to splitting up the sessions.
• Duties: Distribute and collect class rosters, help ensure all instructors are at their classroom on time and communicate if there are absences, assist with student dismissal, ensure classrooms are appropriately cleaned/reset, assist with any disruptive students and ensure following of ATS rules.

The On-Site Coordinator will communicate with the Baroody Camps Enrichment Director, PTA representatives, and parents when necessary on all matters related to the operation of programs.

10/17/2026 3:29 pm

Voting has started for the 2026 School Bond. The 2026 school bond referendum asks Arlington voters to support APS capital projects included in the approved CIP. Voters will be asked to approve $80 million for major renovations at 2 schools and for additional funds to be used across APS.  More info can be found here or in the flyer. If you have any questions, you can reach out to School Bond County Co-Chair Abbas Ravjani.

10/13/2026 9:13 pm

Help us fill this year’s yearbook with those special First Day of School memories! We’d love to see photos of your child holding a first-day sign, meeting friends at the bus stop, arriving at school, or simply enjoying the excitement of a new school year.

Upload Instructions:

1. Visit: https://uploads.picabooyearbooks.com/10312130

2. Enter your email address and confirm that you are not, in fact, a robot.

3. Select your pictures and the corresponding section "First day of school".

4. Once you have uploaded, you will see a green checkmark, followed by “uploaded successfully.” This is your confirmation. Please be sure to include your child’s name and teacher in Review and then hit "save".

Please submit your photos for for the First day of school by October 31st. 

Thank you for helping us create a yearbook filled with wonderful memories our students will treasure!

9/28/2026 9:49 pm

Ready, set, create! The PTA National Reflections contest is back at ATS, inviting every student to explore this year’s theme, What My Culture Means to Me, in the form of literature, film, dance, music, photography, or visual arts.

Submissions are required for students in grades 3-5 and encouraged for grades K-2. Entries this year will be due on Wednesday, November 11.

Entry forms will be coming home in upcoming Friday folders with guidance on in-person or virtual submission. (All types of art - including sculptures and paintings - can be submitted electronically by taking photos.)

You can find additional parent resources, including submission guidelines and last year’s Award Presentation here: https://tinyurl.com/ATSReflectionsParents2026.

If you have questions about this year’s theme or ATS’ Reflections program, contact Sierra and Hyejin at atsreflections@gmail.com.

9/15/2026 9:02 pm

Calling all girls in 3rd - 5th grade! Join our own 5th grade teacher, Ms. Schaffer, for an exciting 8 week running club focused on fitness, fun, and building confidence - all leading up to a celebratory 5K on November 13th.

Wednesdays, Beginning September 23rd from 2:50 - 3:50PM

Visit www.boysgottarun.com, click Register and select ATS Girls Gotta Run Running Club.

Questions? Email Ms. Schaffer.

9/15/2026 8:49 pm

Boys Gotta Run will be coached by Melanie Mickelson-Graham. Practices will be on Tuesdays 2:50-3:50PM running for 8 weeks, ending with a 5K on November 17th. BGR is open to boys grades 3rd-5th.

The boys will meet in the library and then head to Madison Manor. Pick up will be at the front doors, and extended day will return to the cafeteria.

Register at www.boysgottarun.com. Click on the register tab at the top right, then on the ATS 8 week option.

Please email Melanie at Melanie Mickelson-Graham

with any questions.