Seems like summer just got underway, but if you are still planning on a summer vacation trip, time is growing short.
Classes will resume Thursday, Aug. 10, for students at Anna Maria Elementary School.
Office staff returned to the school July 17 and teachers are arriving to prepare classrooms for students in kindergarten through fifth-grade at the island school.
New student registration is underway and parents who wish to enroll children can visit the AME office weekdays between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Some students will require back-to-school vaccinations, mandated by the state health department.
Parents and caregivers of students are required to present their children’s certificate of immunization or Form DH 680 as proof of vaccination to enroll in public or private schools. All students entering or transferring to AME must present this certificate in advance of enrollment.
State law requires the following vaccinations:
• Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP) — five doses.
• Polio (IPV) — four doses, last one after age 4.
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) — two doses.
• Hepatitis B (Hep B) —three doses.
• Varicella — two doses or provider proof of chickenpox.
Parents of enrolled students may call the school office on Aug. 1 for teacher assignments between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The annual back-to-school night will be Tuesday, Aug. 8. Families with kindergarten through second-grade students are scheduled 4:30-5:30 p.m., and third- through fifth-graders may visit between 5:30-6:30 p.m.
The back-to-school celebration gives students a chance to meet teachers, see their classrooms and learn about parent-student expectations for the school year, according to AME principal Jackie Featherston.
AME is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call 941-708-5525.