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Grow your summer meals
Gardening is a great summer activity for students. Planting, nurturing, and eating vegetables or sharing blooming flowers is both educational and exciting!
Check with your local library to see if they have seeds you can plant. Pick a theme -- salsa garden (tomatoes, onions, and peppers), red (flowers, peppers, tomatoes) -- or have challenges – tallest plants or most produce.
If you don’t have room for a garden of your own, Atlanta’s Community Garden and Natural Areas Maintenance Division can help you and your family find a community garden to not only nurture, but make friends.
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End-of-year-testing is coming!
Show ‘em what you know!
You’ve spent all year learning and end-of-the-year testing is your chance to show what you know. Don’t let bad prep keep you from shining on test day.
Test-prep tips:
- You already know so don’t cram: spend 2-4 weeks reviewing what you’ve learned, not 12 hours trying to get it all in
- Play a song: listen to different types of music for each subject as you study. Think about each genre as you test
- Stay topped up: make sure you’re drinking water and eating healthy snacks to keep your mind and body sharp
- Get to bed: a good night’s sleep can increase your score by 10%. Maybe not really, but you can dream!
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Finish the school-year strong
Keep going all the way to the finish line!
August seems like so long ago and Spring Break felt so good! The approaching summer break feels like a good reason to let off the gas. You started so strong. Don’t stop now – no matter how easy it would be.
The easiest thing to do is stick to the routine. You’ve been getting up, eating breakfast, getting to school, finishing homework, and getting to bed on time. This routine has become second-nature, but it also helps your mind stay focused.
Start a countdown to the last day of school/the first day of summer vacation. Put in all the events (the end of the year is packed with them!) and activities. Be ready for testing and excited for summer adventures.
We’ll be saying goodbye very soon. Make these last weeks count!
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Don’t stop school at summer
Take advantage of learning outside the classroom this summer.
Summer is the perfect time to enrich your child’s education! Reflect (with them) on the lessons they’ve learned this school year and get out to visit some places that let them apply what they’ve learned. Museums, zoos, nature trails, interactive exhibits all encourage your child to keep learning.
If summer has you staying close to home, APS has free summer programs for students! Learn more about Power Up Summer 2026 and sign up today!
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