Coming soon to Arno…
Nov. 20
No events
Nov. 21
Half-day dismissal 11:40
PD P.M.
Nov. 22
No School
Nov. 23
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov. 24
Shop ’till you drop
Nov. 27
RESA Steve 10:00
Nov. 28
3rd grade mobile learning
Dr. Hall 2:15 Read
Nov. 29
No events
Nov. 30
No events
Dec. 1
End of First Trimester
PBIS Reward
Congrats Cassie and Nick!
Arno PBIS team in action!
Last Thursday our Arno PBIS leadership team presented all of our programming that relates to PBIS in front of a packed auditorium at RESA. The team included pictures, docs, and other examaples like shirts and our golden lunch tray program. Observing the room really showed how engaged they were about all of the things our buildings does every day and month. Thank you Lisa, Katie, Megan, and Sandy for your leadership in this area!
At our next PBIS meeting, we want to analyze all of the moving parts and start to assign responsibility to those in attendance for various parts/programs/rewards. This will help ease the heavy load taken on by the team, and really reflect that being part of the (a) committee is both attending the meetings and getting involved in the wrap around activities.
Speaking of PBIS…
Thank you Sandy for kicking off our building Mentorship program with our young leaders. The kids have been so very excited to get started, and now they are off to their assignments!
Pilot update
Results of our Monday meeting yielded inconclusive results and it was decided to table/reorganize and add more pilot classrooms and procede with a new timeline. Our goal is to have best comprehensive ELA program that also aligns to district best practices.
New Blog out…
Please take a look at a new blog from our At-Risk Reading Speacilist D. Barb. Chuby. You can find it at http://drchuby.edublogs.org/
From the PTA
Happy Thanksgiving!
Founders Day
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Food Pantry
Dear Caring Cougar’s,
The AP high school counseling department reached out to our PTA. They informed us their food pantry supplies are running low. At APHS food pantry they provide food & necessities confidentially for families of AP students that are dealing with unforeseen circumstances, some of which have been tragic.
At our last PTA meeting members decided to support this cause in two ways. The Arno PTA received a $300 Consumers Energy Grant last year from one of our members for their volunteer service. We voted to allocate these funds to the pantry in the form of $300 worth of Kroger Gift card to assist in their inventory needs. We also decided to place a box in our main office to collect items from now through December. Students and staff can drop donations off and a PTA member will transport it to the HS pantry as our box fills up.
Suggested Items Need; cereal, cereal breakfast bars, pop tarts, canned vegetables, canned fruits, tuna, pasta and spaghetti sauce, macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles (or something similar that’s a quick fix meal) and any type of snacks. Personal hygiene products and socks.
Thank-you in advance for your partnership on this. We are excited to kick off the holiday giving season by supporting the kids in need within our district.
Sincerely,
Your Arno PTA
Techie…
How to Use Grid View In Google Slides
Last week Google introduced a handful of new features for Google Slides. One of those new features is a grid view. There are two ways to access grid view in Google Slides. I demonstrate both methods in the short video that is embedded below.
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE: 10 WAYS TO STOP TAKING RECESS AWAY
10 Alternatives to Taking Away Recess
We believe that unstructured free play is the most ideal way for kids to spend their recess time. But when discipline is necessary, there are alternative punishments that can still provide opportunities for kids to move and get sensory input rather than standing or sitting to the side during recess.
Here are some ideas:
1 || Walking laps around the track or playground with the teacher.
2 || Cleaning up 10 pieces of litter or wiping down slides on the playground before being allowed to play.
3 || Raking leaves or pulling weeds in the school garden.
4 || Complete 10 designated motor or sensory activities to complete before joining friends on the playground. Check out this visual choice board for brain breaks.
5 || Participate in a job that incorporates movement (e.g. stacking chairs, helping in the library or cafeteria, delivering items around the school, sweeping floor, wiping tables, washing a window) before going out to play.
6 || Losing a specific (favorite) piece of playground equipment or a specific playground activity (e.g. no football today, no jungle gym today).
7 || Losing screen time instead of recess time.
8 || Designate a recess “break space”. Draw a large rectangle on the ground with sidewalk chalk. Inside the rectangle, draw lines/paths/shapes. Instead of standing/sitting, kids can walk/run on the paths or jump/hop from shape to shape.
9 || Earning a recess reward! Instead of taking something away, what about having students work toward earning a special outdoor recess game, toy, or even extra recess for completing work or staying on track with behavior?
10 || Be the leader! Turn that negative behavior into something positive. Have the student come up with 2 games involving movement and have them lead the entire class (a unique game of tag, an obstacle course, etc).
