Let’s celebrate making healthy choices!
Mon: Sports/AES gear 🏈
Tues: Wear puzzle piece colors 🧩
Wed: Pajama Day (school-appropriate) 😴
Thurs: Crazy Socks 🧦
Fri: Storybook Character Parade, 9:30 AM 📚🎉
🎓 Find Your Future at the 2025 Magnet Showcase!
Families — don’t miss your chance to explore the many magnet options available at our elementary, middle, and high schools!
Learn more about open house dates, shadowing opportunities, and application deadlines all in one place.
📅 Saturday, October 25
🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Alachua County Sports and Event Center
4870 Celebration Pointe Avenue, Gainesville
🚗 Due to another event in the area, please enter Celebration Pointe from Archer Rd and park in the South Parking Garage before following the signage and walking to the Sports & Event Center.
Visit 🔗 www.alachuaschools.net/magnets for details.
The team even brought along some city equipment to demonstrate how it’s used — and we ended the day with an unforgettable surprise: Mr. Paul took a ride in the bucket lift! 🚒🙌
Thank you to the City of Alachua for making civic education come alive for our students! 💙💛
Our students and staff wore orange to show that we stand together against bullying and for kindness every day.
Charlie’s Snow Shack is coming to AES this Thursday with refreshing Hawaiian Shave Ice! 🎉
👉 $4 Mini or $5 Kiddie
💵 Money MUST be turned into homeroom teachers by Wednesday, 10/22.
Best part? 🎊 Proceeds help support our PBIS program and Safety Patrols—so every sweet treat makes a difference! 🐊💙🧡
Don’t miss out on this cool way to support AES!
5th graders took The Biggest Pumpkin Ever to the next level! 🎃 Using teaming strategies, they designed pulley systems to lift mini pumpkins—STEAM learning in action! 🚀
📚 The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Alachua Elementary!
🗓️ Oct. 27–31 during school hours
👨👩👧👦 Family Event: Oct. 28 | 5–7 PM (Media Center)
💳 Set up an eWallet & support Share the Fair so every child can take home a book!
👉 https://www.scholastic.com/bf/alachuaelementaryschool
🌟 Celebrating Our Citizens of the Month! 🌟
Congratulations to all the Alachua County Public Schools students recognized as Citizens of the Month! These students are being celebrated for their kindness, leadership, and positive contributions to their school communities.
Thank you to Mainstreet Daily News, Bosshardt Realty and the Children’s Trust of Alachua County for sponsoring this wonderful recognition program.
Join us for a DQ Fundraising Event to support Alachua Elementary! 🍔🍦🍟
📅 Thursday, October 23, 2025
🕑 2 PM – 8 PM
📍 15992 NW 163rd Lane, Alachua, FL 32615
✨ DQ will donate 10% of sales to our school when you mention the event or bring the flyer.
Let’s make it a sweet success for our students! 💙
This week, students from the UF Chemistry Club have been on campus working with our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms. They’ve been supporting our students’ science learning and leading them in fun, hands-on experiments! 🔬✨
🎃 Save the Date! 🎃
Join us for Alachua Elementary’s Spooktacular Family Night — a fun-filled evening for the whole family!
🗓 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
🕠 5:30–7:00 PM
📍 AES Campus & Bus Loop
Enjoy family-friendly activities, trunk-or-treating, free books, and free treats!
Come dressed as your favorite book character and get ready for a night of learning and laughter! 📚🍬
Sponsored by PTA and Title I
Donations of candy and prizes appreciated!
Even though Monday is Columbus Day, school will still be in session. We look forward to seeing all our students in class bright and early at 7:55 AM!
Cheer on the Gators and support ACPS staff appreciation programs by purchasing discounted tickets to the UF Homecoming game vs. Mississippi state on October 18 at 4:15. gofevo.com/group/Alachuacounty6
Open Houses for academic and career tech magnet programs begin next week AND the annual Magnet Showcase is October 25 from 10-1 at the Alachua County Sports and Event Center at Celebration Pointe. . More open house, Showcase and application info is available at alachuaschools.net/magnets
Today we celebrate our amazing Alachua Elementary teachers — thank you for inspiring our Alligators every day! 🐊✨
#WorldTeachersDay #TeamAES #AlligatorPride
These students were recognized for showing what it means to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible every day. Way to go, Gators! 🐊💫
