Coming Soon to Arno…

Sept. 26

5th Grade Camp Parent Meeting 7:00

Sept. 27

Sbonek IEP per schedule

Sept. 28

Staff Meeting 7:50 a.m.

Sept. 29

Principal’s Meeting 9:00

ICC 4:00

PTA Mad Science Night

Sept. 30

Tornado Drill

Arno Vision

Arno Elementary will provide a system of support to empower and inspire students

to become collaborative learners that strive for academic excellence

Meet the Teacher

I am still waiting on a couple of numbers, but it looks like we fared around 60% attendance for Meet the Teacher. Hosting a meet the teacher before school begins like many other districts may be something to think about, especially when considering the upside of possibly more attendance. We can talk about how that could look through the year, as many of you expressed interest.

Goals

Please make sure that you have filled out a goal meeting time to meet with me on your Professional and Student growth goals Sept. 30. Remember, non-tenure has an Oct. 1 deadline to fill out the self-assessment, tenure has until we meet for your final eval to do the self-assessment. If you have any issues logging in, let me know- but I expect that we will wrap this up within a couple of weeks so I can start observations and walk throughs.

Staff Meeting

Just a reminder- we will be having a staff meeting on Wed. Sept 28 at 7:50. Please plan on being on time as we only have 30 minutes.

SAFE SCHOOLS

Reminder! The modules need to be completed by October 30, 2016.

http://apps.mi.safeschools.com/login

Math in Focus

Please take a look at some of these resources I found on the program, you may have some use or even sending to parents

Math in Focus Website (For grades K-5)

Virtual Manipulatives

Grade and Chapter Specific Help

Student Books Online

Grade Level Support Videos by Chapter

Math in Focus Interactives – Student Tutorial, Practice and Quizzes

Daily 5 Tip of the Day

Should an Entire Class Read to Self at the Same Time?

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By Allison Behne

Occasionally teachers or even entire schools choose to have all students Read to Self at the same time, instead of including it as one of their Daily 5 choices, because they believe that silence is an advantage for students engaged in independent reading. Although creating a silent environment might be helpful to some extent, there are several advantages to including Read to Self in the Daily 5.

First, when Read to Self is a choice during the Daily 5 block, we are able to confer with students and coach them as they use the particular strategies on which they are working. If all children Read to Self at the same time we will be interrupting all tasks to confer with students.

Second, choice is motivating for students. In Daily 5, we ask students to think about whether they prefer to read or write first. Since we know they will engage in both reading and writing at some point, we trust them to make that choice.

And third, Daily 5 trains students’ muscle memory to get started right away, stay in one spot, ignore distractions and persevere, work quietly, and read the entire time. If we spend the necessary time and use all 10 Steps to Independence to build students’ stamina, they will be successful during Daily 5, even when all five choices are going on around them at once. Learning to read independently in the Daily 5 environment teaches students how to pick up a book and read elsewhere as well—at home, on a bus ride, in a classroom, in a library, or wherever they may be. After all, when children read at home, they are seldom in a totally silent environment. When we train children to ignore distractions and provide them with the opportunity to practice independent reading daily, we enable them to be successful—not only within the four walls of the classroom, but outside those walls as well.

If you have the option to include Read to Self in each round of Daily 5, give it a try. After they’ve had a few days to build their stamina and concentration, students engaged in independent reading of their choice will contribute to, rather than detract from, the quality of Daily 5 rounds.

5th Grade Camp Meeting

FYI- the parent meeting for camp will be on Monday, September 26 @7:00 at the Allen Park Center for the Arts.

PTA News…

The preparation for Fourth Annual Arno Fun Run is well underway. The PTA and school community are excited for this event on Friday, October 7 .

On Line Donations

We hope that you are finding the Get Movin’ Crew on-line donation website easy to use and are able to share with friends and family. We are on track to meet our goals for this year and are so grateful for all you are doing! Go to http://www.thegetmovincrew.com/ and Click on the Star if you haven’t had a chance to register yet and share the message about our Caring Cougars Making Tracks.

The Get Movin’ Crew

www.thegetmovincrew.com

The Report System makes your job easy! Cash and check pledges merge into Pledge HQ for accurate pledge reports. Run Reports at the Click of a button, anytime!

Also, please remember to join us for all the fun this Thursday at the PTA Mad Science Night. Info Below

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Italian Dinner

A message from Kelly Meister, the APHS PTSA VP.

We are hosting our annual Homecoming Italian Dinner next week, on September 30 from 5-6:30 pm at the high school. Thank you for your support and I hope to see you at the Italian dinner!

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MTSS Community Letter

Please take a moment to read a letter to the community about Multi Tiered System of Support in AP.

mtss-introduction-letter-to-elementary-parents-sept-20-2016

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Homework Help

NHS has added an additional day to the homework help program this year and will be offering homework help at the AP Public Library on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The program will begin Thursday, September 29.

Also, parents that have elementary aged students should be directly supervised by a parent or other responsible adult while participating in the program.

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Sept 26