Mission - At Sixth Avenue Elementary School it is our mission to achieve academic excellence, build strong character, and enrich learning through creativity and critical thinking in order to prepare our students to contribute to the betterment of society.
Core Values
People - We believe in being and creating lifelong learners that are open to new experience and possibilities.
Achievement - We believe achievement comes when student’s academic needs are met in a safe environment that respects their cultural differences.
Community - We believe the community of Sixth Avenue Elementary should celebrate diverse identities in classroom, school, and on the global multicultural practices into classroom routines and by welcoming community members to participate.
Environment - We believe we need a positive and safe learning environment that is built on respect and trust and honors diverse background to foster character growth
Sixth Avenue's own Grace Choi was selected for the second Superintendent's Quarterly Awards for the 2011-2012 school year. These awards recognize outstanding parents, staff and community members who make a difference in the lives of APS students. Mrs. Choi was chosen over other APS principals by a committee composed of members from the Classified Employees Council, the Aurora Education Association and the School Executives of Aurora participated in the selection process. The awards presentation took place on November 16, 2011 at the PLCC.
Several students from Sixth Avenue joined music teacher Marie Hodges at the APS Town Hall meeting on November 10th. They provided entertainment for everyone as they came into the meeting. Mr. Barry personally thanked each student for performing and also awarded Mrs. Hodges with a Superintendent Recognition Coin for helping students prepare for the evening. Video of the performance can be seen on the Photo Album page of our web site.
Justin Matott, the author of great books such as Old Lady Grizelda, visited Sixth Avenue on Tuesday, November 8th. He shared stories with students of his childhood, how he dealt with bullies, and the inspiration behind some of his stories. Students and teachers were laughing at his terrific humor and amazing sound effects. You can see pictures from the day on the Photo Album page of the web site.
Students from 2nd and 5th grade have been able to post their most current technology projects to the Student Blog page of the school website. 5th graders wrote their own blog posts about various life skills and Internet safety tips. 2nd graders created their own animated movies demonstrating the life cycle of a plant.
Look for work from 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades to be posted soon!
Students in grades 1 through 5 have now participated in Field Day. Everyone had a terrific time. Thank you to Ms. Gilbert for organizing both days. And thank you to the 5th grade students and parent volunteers who helped run stations.
Pictures from both Primary and Intermediate Field Days are now posted on the Photo Album page.
