Cougar Connect | June 13

Coming up at Arno…

Final Week…

June 13

Board Meeting honoring PTA Presidents 7:00

Ad Council 9:00

Trionfi Boccabella 9:00

1st grade Bowling 9:45

PAWS Assembly per schedule

June 14

Half-day- Dismissal 11:40

Super Cougar Tea 9:00

Class Lists per schedule

June 15

Half-day- Dismissal 11:40

L.S. Parent meeting 9:00

Kindergarten Picnic 9:00

Warneck/Kalis to Bocaabella 9:00

A.L. Meeting 1:30

June 16

Last day for students- Dismissal 11:40

5th Grade celebration 9:00

June 17

Last day for teachers

It’s been a great year!

It has been my pleasure to spend this first year at Arno as principal. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all the warm welcomes, friendly faces, and support I received from students, parents, and staff. I am truly blessed to have been in such a place that cares so deeply about education, and each other. As I reflect on the year, I have seen first hand the “whatever it takes” attitude throughout our halls in helping every one of our kids learn. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of Arno and many blessings onto you for the next school year.

Thank you,

Steve

You know its the end of the year when…

If the entire class gets 100% on any assignment, Todd made an agreement to do something fun. This is the first class that actually cashed in on the promise when they successfully completed a social studies assignment 100% across the board. see if you can guess what he had to do…

PAWS is coming!!

This Monday will feature our PAWS visit via PBIS. Schedule is below, Go Tigers!!

9:00-9:20 Grades 4 and 5

9:30-9:50 Grades 2 and 3

10:00-10:20 Grades K and 1

Super Cougar Tea Schedule

A reminder for our Super Cougar Tea event schedule

Super Cougar Tea – Tuesday, June 14th

9:00-9:20 Grades 4 and 5

9:30-9:50 Grades 2 and 3

10:00-10:20 Grades K and 1

Class Lists

Just a reminder of the schedule below for class list review. Please come to the meeting with your lists completed.

Grade Level	Time
Kindergarten	12:45
1st Grade	1:15
2nd Grade	1:45
3rd Grade	2:15
4th Grade	2:45
5th Grade	3:15

In case you missed it…

We had the pleasure of having current graduating students, who were also former Arno students, march through our halls one last time to the sound of loud applause. Some of the seniors even found a hand print on the wall that they painted so many years ago. Congratulations to all of our AP High School graduating seniors.

No Backpacks please…

Please note that students may continue to carry backpacks through Monday, June 13. They will no longer be allowed for the next 3 half days leading up to the last day.

Data Informed Accessibility

Making Optional Needs-based Decisions (DIAMOND) Project Educators interested in better addressing the universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations of students have an opportunity to participate in an educator survey conducted by the National Center on Educational Outcomes and nine states, including Michigan. The goal of the Data Informed Accessibility – Making Optional Needs-based Decisions (DIAMOND) project is to develop professional resources for educators to help them with making optimal decisions related to accessibility and accommodations in the classroom and on state assessments.

Please complete this survey by Friday, June 17, 2016. The survey includes approximately 24 questions (the number depends on specific item responses) and should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. The link is to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TP98X9S

The final question of the survey asks about your willingness to participate in future DIAMOND activities. If you are interested in participating in these activities please share your contact information. This information will not be connected to any project publications, as all project findings will be reported anonymously. If you have any questions about the project, please feel free to contact Dr. Vitaliy Shyyan via email at shyya001@ umn.edu or by phone at 612-624-8561.

4th grade takes to the sea…

Sea Grant Field Trip

Fourth grade students participated in the Sea Grant Field Trip. This field trip incorporates science and social studies. Half of our day was spent on landside activities at Lake Erie Metropark, and the other half of the day was spent doing various activities on a boat trip along the Detroit River. A great day was had by all.

Color Run Fun…

The skies were sunny and it turned out to be a perfect day to run around a get a splash of color doing. We had a great turnout, over 200 parents and kids showed up for the fun.

Poetry Pals Field Trip

Students from Mrs. Klein’s class at Bennie Elementary and Mrs. Smalley’s class finally meet at Barnes and Noble. These fourth grade students have been writing and sharing poetry all year through writing journals.