Awesome Literacy Presentation
Awesome preschool workshop!
Coming soon to Arno…
Nov. 6
Book Fair Preview Breakfast 7:30 am
PTA Book Fair Kickoff
CPR Training 4:00
Nov. 7
Andersen obs
Stanley obs
Nov. 8
PBIS Meeting 7:45
P/T Conferences 5:00-7:30
Conf. Dinner 3:45
Nov. 9
PBIS Forum RESA
P/T Conf A.M & P.M.
Nov. 10
Happy Friday!
Nov. 13
Admin meeting 9:00
ICC 4:00
Nov. 14
SIP Team meeting Full day
Nov. 15
Resource Room IEPs
SIP Meeting 3:45
Nov. 16
Picture Retakes
Nov. 17
Steve @MISD Mindfullness Training
Conferences
We will provide dinner on Nov 8 around 3:45ish so you don’t have to rush out to eat. Please let me know if you anticipate needing me for any conferences so I can get it scheduled. Let me know of any questions.
Christmas Luncheon
Please mark your calendars for Dec. 7th as we will be having our annual Staff Christmas Lunch. We will do the one hour block again and will have a schedule when we get close.
From the PTA
YEE-HAW!
It’s book fair time! We hope that y’all have had an exciting October! Fun Run Prizes, Skate Parties, Super Cougar Lunches, Pizza Parties, PTA Meeting, and HALLOWEEN FUN for those of us that celebrate it!
Our Bookfair Kicks Off on Monday, November 6th with our first PREVIEW Day! Students will receive a Wish List in class the day of their Class Preview that they will fill out and bring home. Parents then have an idea as to what they would their students to purchase and can budget accordingly. For those students that do not have their PREVIEW Day on Monday, will get their chance on Tuesday, November 7th. PURCHASE Days will be Wednesday–Friday. The Bookfair will be open from 9-Noon, 1-3pm, and 5-7:30 on Wednesday and Thursday and from 9-11 to purchase books on Friday.
If you would like to volunteer, please see the link below! Remember in order to sign up, you must be a member in “Good Standing” as per our By Laws.
https://arnopta.memberhub.com/
Recently, the Allen Park High School Counseling Department recently reached out to our PTSA Council President, Bernadette Burgus informing her that their food pantry supplies are running low and they help. This pantry provides food and other necessities for families who are struggling to provide these basic necessities to their families. These families are dealing with unforeseen circumstances, some of which have been very tragic.
The Arno PTA Members voted tonight to help support the Food Pantry in the following ways:
*** The Arno PTA received a $300 Consumers Energy Grant last year from one of our members for their volunteer service. The members voted to allocate those funds to the pantry in the form of a $300 Gift Card. A member of the Executive Board will deliver that Gift to the person in charge at the High School next week.
*** A box will be placed in the Arno Main Office to collect items for the Food Pantry. A list of suggested items needed will be placed on the box and an email, facebook post, and blog reminders will go out as well.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our FUN RUN WINNERS! We heard they had a fabulous lunch and an “unexpected” stop at McDonald’s for ice cream. Thank you for all of your hard work and support.
Our Fun Run was a HUGE SUCCESS, we raised over $19,000 and after all of our expenses, we ended up raising over $16,000. We really could not have done such an outstanding job without the support of our Arno Community!
Our Membership Drive has come to an end, but don’t worry, you can still become a PTA Member! Use the link below to sign up or pick up an application from the Bookfair to join! While you’re at it, we can help you link your Kroger Cards too!
The Winners of our Membership Drive were:
*** 1st Place- Mrs. Jensen’s Class! They received $100 in Scholastic Dollars and ear buds
*** 2nd Place- Mrs. Pushman’s Class! They received $50 in Scholastic Dollars and Emoji Pens
*** 3rd Place- Ms. Stanley’s Class! They will receive $25 in Scholastic Dollars, Stickers, and Licorice Erasers.
The 5th Graders are getting ready for Camp! In order to raise the funds needed for their 3 days of fun, they will be selling treats through Classic Recipes! If you would like to help support the 5th Graders please follow the link below and place your order.
Classic Recipes sells:
*** Cookie Dough (in tubs and proportioned)
*** Gourmet Popcorn
*** Pumpkin Rolls
*** Individual Personal Pizza Kits
*** Entertainment Book or Entertainment Book App
https://fundraising.
Founders Day Applications are now available! Nominations will be accepted through December 5th and can be picked up in the Main Office. Once we receive them electronically, we will also post them on Facebook and have Mr. Zielinski post them on the School Blog Site and in a School Wide email. If you have any questions, please contact us in person, via email, or via Facebook.
Thank you to everyone that attended our meeting tonight! We appreciate all of the support and ideas!
Preschool Workshop
Arno Elementary hosted a prescool/kinder skills night this past week as part of fulfilling our Title I school improvement plan. Parents and their children were invited from Lindemann preschool, as well as Cabrini and the local AP Presbyterian church preschools with the main purpose of helping families better prepare for the transition into kindergarten next fall. Parents were able to learn about kindergarten readiness skills, reading startegies to use with their child, and an activity that can be used for learning letters. Congratualtions to our kindergarten teachers Jeanine Haskin, Cristina DiCarlo, and Nickie Stanley for organizing and producing an amazing evening. The event will held at Arno for both parents and local preschool teachers
Literacy Essentials
A BIG Thank you to Barb and Sandy for presenting on the Literacy Essentialsat our PD. As we all know, building a strong core program is at the cery heart of success- and this will help to solidify and narrow the kinds of things we need to do in our literacy instruction. I have provided the link below which will also contain modules and videos that go with docs. At this point, I am not sure where additional training may connect with this, but if it looks like relevent PD that we can provide, we will go that route.
http://literacyessentials.org/k-to-3/
3rd Grade Reading Law
Thursday evening Arno hosted a parent meeting on the new 3rd grade reading law. I have attached the ppt. from that meeting for your review. If you have any questions please call the office.
Volunteer Signup for Wild West Book Fair
We are seeking Cowboy and Cowgirls (volunteers) to help out with our Wild West Book Fair! Leave your electronics at home and come help us explore the world of books in our “Town” (Media Center)! All Wranglers who seek to help us with our shenanigans will receive $5 in scholastic dollars for each shift worked!
There are various Wrangling opportunities available each day (9:00-Noon and/or 1:00-3:15). Of course if you decide to join us for both opportunities, you will earn $10 in Scholastic dollars! Our wrangling stops at Noon-1:00 daily for Lunch or a Nap! There will be additional opportunities for an evening wrangling session on November 8th and 9th from 5:00-7:30 during conferences.
We look forward to Wrangling and Hootin’ and Hollerin’ with all our Cowboys and Cowgirls Big and Small!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ca4aa2aa4fe3-volunteer2
YEE-HAW!
Your Book Fair Sheriffs!
Happy Halloween Happenings…
Do the Mash…
Roary the Lion Visits Arno
To thunderous applause, Roary the Lion ran into our assemebly Thursday along with Lion personnel Coach Chris and Coach Pat for a good message on Anti-Bullying. Our Arno Cougars were very excited and enjoyed Roary’s performance as well as his message. Go Lions!!
3rd Grade Mobile Learning- Three Fires Tribe
In addition to today’s Lion’s assembly, we also had a visit from Metro Parks to work with 3rd grade. The presentations were very educational and many items from earlier Native Americans were on display.
Downriver teachers can apply for classroom grants
Community Focus Federal Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2017 Cash for Class Grant Program. The program is open to all teachers who live, work, or worship in one of the 18 Downriver communities served by CFFCU including Allen Park, Brownstown, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Lincoln, Park, Melvindale, New Boston, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Waltz, Willow, Woodhaven and Wyandotte.
Teachers must be certified K-12 educators serving in public, private, parochial, or charter schools. The Cash for Class Grant Program will award a total of $750.00 in November. Teachers can each win up to $250.00 to fund the purchase of supplies, equipment or implementation of special projects for their classrooms.
To become eligible for the grant, teachers need to submit an application detailing their project by Nov. 6. Applications are available at www.communityfocusfcu.org/community.
For more information on Community Focus Federal Credit Union and the Cash for Class Grant Program, visit www.communityfocusfcu.org/community or call 800-526-7328.
http://www.communityfocusfcu.org/cash-for-class-2017
Fun Run fun with Limo and Lunch for our top fundraisers!
We had an awesome time together as the Arno top fundraisers got treated to lunch at Red Robins and a limo to get us there. What great weather we had to head out in our decked out limo!
A special shout out to Red Robin for great service from a very friendly staff, which really topped off the afternoon! Thank you to all of our contributors for the Arno Fun Run!
| K | Stanley | Nina Hegedus |
| 1st | Watson | Isabella Chodkiewich
Olivia Ostrander |
| 2nd | Cervantes | Marshall Hegedus |
| 3rd | Wesley | Meadow Stewart |
| 4th | Smalley | Luke Feroni |
| 5th | Hool | Miley Keysaer |
Principal for the Day
Arno had a very special guest principal for the day as Isabella Chodkiewich took over the office as the “Boss”. Isabella won the position through being the top fund raiser for the Fun Run this fall. She enjoyed walking around, talking to classes, calling bingo, and a special lunch. Thanks for a great day Isabella!
PBIS Smencils for Sale
Smencils sales will begin again next week! Smencils will be sold on Tuesday afternoons at 2:30p. The proceeds from Smencils benefits the PBIS program at Arno. With the funds, we are able to have great monthly incentives such as pizza lunches for Super Cougars and Zumba. The prices for items are as follows:
Smencils: $1
Smens: $2
Smencils Pouches: $8
Happy Smelling!
The results are in…
Although new members will always be accepted, the membership drive is over. Winners were determined by highest % of stars per enrollment count of the classroom:
1st Place: Mrs. Jensen’s room with 162% will receive $100 Scholatic money to shop at the book fair and student ear buds.
2nd Place: Mrs. Pushman’s room with 79% will receive $50 Scholastic money to shop at the book fair and student pens
3rd Place: Ms. Stanley’s room with 75% will receive $25 Scholastic money to shop at the book fair and student sitckers.
Thanks to everyone who has become a member of the PTA, there is always plenty of room for more members! We are proudly sitting at 141 members, but we are still striving to break our record setting 191 members from last year.
From the Tech arena…Trello
Trello lets you work more collaboratively and get more done.
Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible and rewarding way.
Trello is a great tool for project management. Check out a couple of examples below, there are more ideas on their website:
Lesson Plan Use
“A simple, visual way to create, coordinate, and share lesson plans and assignments with other teachers and colleagues.”
Student Research Project Use
“Teachers can quickly see how students are progressing in their assignments, provide feedback,
and facilitate peer communication and collaboration with a research project board.”
