Let me tell ya, New Arno PBIS Dynamic Duo Team coming to a classroom near you…
Coming Soon to Arno…
April 16
Ad Council 9:00
District coaching and building teams PBIS meeting 4:00
April 17
Penny War Movie- 1:30
Dr. Hall reads to 4th
April 18
SIP Meeting 3:45
Honor Choir concert 6:30
April 19
Safety Committee 9:30
District PBIS meeting 1:00
April 20
ALICE Drill 10:00
April 23
Earth Day Celebration
April 24
Fire Drill
April 25
No events
April 26
SIP Team meeting Full Day
April 27
PBIS Reward
Daddy Daughter Dance
PBIS Survey
Please take a moment to fill out the annual PBIS survey that is a requirement for all schools receiving the PBIS grant money.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBIS-A-D-2018
Title I Parent Workshop Information
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Camp Pics
Mr. Peace motivates Arno
This past week, Arno invited Mr. Peace for an assembly at our building. In addition to academics, helping students believe in themselves and building their self-confidence in doing their best in life is just as important. Mr. Peace came in with that message to positively impact the mindset of our students. You can see more at www.mrpeace.org
K-5 Yoga is here!!
Yoga was kicked off again this week to a good crowd. Enjoy some pics below
M-Step is coming…
The M-Step window is now open for 5th grade, schedule is as follows:
April 17- English Language Arts
April 19- Science (Field Test, this is new to 5th grade this year)
April 25- Math
There is a new doc under the motivational folder that contains quotes to use in your classroom where appropriate.
I will publish the 3rd and 4th grade dates soon, with their window starting the first week of May.
State of Michigan Emergency Preparedness
As part of helping keep Michigan families safe, the state has a web page with many different resources, please take a moment to review some of them.
http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-72297_60152_68558—,00.html
From the PTA
Happy Spring! Looks like the season is trying to move in! I think we’re all ready to enjoy some of that warmer weather!
A few of things:
**Our April Meeting has been cancelled. We will hold our Elections, Voting on our Proposals for our Surplus, Swearing in of our New Executive Board Officers, and the wrap up of Daddy/Daughter at our May 3rd Meeting. We will send out reminders closer to the meeting date.
**May brings one of our favorite events: Staff Appreciation Week (April 30th-May 4th)! This is a week dedicated to showing our staff just how much we support and appreciate all they do for our school community. If you would like the opportunity to contribute to Staff Appreciation Week and to partner with other parents to gift teachers and improve classroom technology, the sign up link and information is below!
Thank you for all your support!
Tech Time
Poetry Lesson Plans Incorporating Word Mover
April is National Poetry Month. This is a great time to remind you of Read Write Think’s Word Mover app for iOS, Android, and web browser.
Word Mover from Read Write Think is a free app that helps students develop poems and short stories. When students open the Word Mover app they are shown a selection of words that they can drag onto a canvas to construct a poem or story. Word Mover provides students with eight canvas backgrounds on which they can construct their poems. If the word bank provided by Word Mover doesn’t offer enough words they can add their own words to the word bank.
Applications for Education
Read Write Think offers free, detailed lesson plans that incorporate the Word Mover app. There are lesson plans suitable for students in grades 3 through 12. In all cases the lesson plans incorporate students constructing some type of poem from the words displayed within the app.
How to Quickly Create a QR Code for Almost Anything
Over the weekend I shared the news that Google is shuttering the Goo.gl service. In that post I shared a handful of alternatives to Goo.gl. This morning someone emailed me to ask about an alternative to Goo.gl for creating QR codes. My suggestion is to use QR Droid Zapper. With that tool you can create QR codes to direct people to websites, to share contact information, to share files, or to just share a chunk of text. In the following video I demonstrate how to create QR codes with QR Droid Zapper.
Applications for Education
QR codes are useful for getting all of your students on the same page at the same time, provided they all have an iPad, an Android tablet, or are allowed to use their mobile phones. While the name QR Droid Zapper might imply that you need an Android device, it works on all operating systems. Once your QR code is created you can project it for students to scan and or print it and post it in your classroom for students to scan.
APPS Limited Schools of Choice Program Approved for 2018-19
The Allen Park Public Schools Board of Education approved the continuation of a limited Schools of Choice option for the 2018-19 school year for grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Application forms will be available starting Monday, April 9 through Friday, April 27, at the Riley Education Center between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. For your convenience, applications will also be available on our website – www.allenparkschools.com
Completed applications may be presented in person at the Riley Education Center or emailed to schoolofchoice@appublicschools.com from April 9 through April 27 at 4:00 p.m. No late applications can be accepted.
A random draw selection will be held on May 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Riley Education Center if you wish to attend. The draw will determine numerical selection for acceptance of candidates.
We ask that you help us by sharing this information with friends and/or family members who may be interested in having their children become a part of the Allen Park Public Schools Family.
For more information about the Schools of Choice Program, please see the attached FAQ’s, visit our website at www.allenparkschools.com or call (313) 827-2105
Young Fives
Early learning is a key component to the success of each and every child – the earlier we can provide solid educational opportunities to our younger learners the better. With that being said, we are very proud to announce that the Allen Park Public Schools Board of Education approved the expansion of the Young 5’s Program held at Lindemann (currently for the district) to Arno Elementary and Bennie Elementary starting with the 2018-19 school year.
Please share this information with friends and neighbors in the APPS boundaries with young children getting ready for school this fall!
Registration is still open for screening for the district’s Young Five’s Program. Ideal candidates for the program are turning 5 years of age between July 1 and December 1. (December 2 and later are not eligible and consideration will not be given to students born before July 1). The Young Five’s Program is currently open for residents of Allen Park Public Schools.
WHO IS A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR YOUNG FIVES?
The Young Five Program is intended to be a bridge between preschool and kindergarten
Ideal candidates include children who:
- Turn 5 years old between July 1st and December 1st.
- Live in the Allen Park Public Schools district
- Could benefit from an extra year of social and emotional growth.
- Have made significant progress in preschool, but are not yet ready for the demands of Kindergarten.
- Have attended preschool (not a mandatory requirement, but strongly encouraged)
- Have a basic understanding of academic concepts
- Able to identify several letters, letter sounds, shapes, and colors.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is the Young Fives Program full day?
A: Yes, the children start and end school with all other K-5 students.
Q: Where will my child go after completing the Young Fives Program?
A: Your child will advance to kindergarten.
Q: Do students in the Young Fives program attend gym, art, music, media and technology?
A: Young Five students attend these classes as well as lunch with our Kindergarten students.
Kindergarten Registration Information 2018-19
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR – KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018 – 6:30 p.m.
at Arno, Bennie and Lindemann Elementary
