Congratulations to all of our retiring Cougars!!

Coming soon to Arno…

June 3

Field Day per schedule

June 4

Field Day per schedule

Steve to RESA

3rd Grade to Greenfield Village

June 5

Kindergarten to the Zoo

NWEA Top 10 reader picnic

June 6

No events

June 7

Warneck to AP Library

Mrs. Pushman and the Grads

June 10

2nd Grade Picnic

Mentor Celebration

PBIS Reward

Board Meeting

Ad Council 9:00

ICC 4:00

June 11

Super Cougar Celebration

EARLY Dismissal 11:30

June 12

Kindergarten Picnic

5th GRADE Graduation 9:00

EARLY Dismissal 11:30

June 13

Early Dismiss  11:30

Last Day of CLASSES!

June 14

Last day for Teachers

 

**Office closes on June 21.  We will reopen on August 19

Can you believe it?  It is June already and we are officially wrapping up for the year.  This has been a tremendous year- I have never been a witness to a staff working so hard and students who really started to adopt “Do my best”!   What we have done with our M-STEP scores is unbelievable- a total of 20% growth across the 3 grades!  Fantastic! Incredible!  We are faced with many challenges over the days- but when we look down from the top- it was really an incredible year!  I look forward once again to the privilege of collaborating with you, working together for the achievement of all our kids- whatever it takes!  Cheers!!

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Please remember to complete you grade activities for this school year in the lounge.  This must be finished before you leave for summer. Also please remember to record your writing scores, which should be be one for each trimester

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PD LOG

Please log your PD in your MOECS account to be sure that your certification stays current!   Please remember that you must print and sign your PD log as part of your final evaluation process.  That can be done as soon as you have finished entering it!  Stay tuned!

SUPPLIES

If you have special requests for supplies, please get them to Cathy by Friday, June 14

NO BACKPACKS PLEASE…

Please note that students may continue to carry backpacks through Monday, June 10.  They will no longer be allowed for the next 3 half days leading up to the last day.

Journey’s PD in Sept. 

Reps from Journeys will be here the week of Sept. 23- more details to come, but here is a glance:

• Sept. 23- training for all new staff
• Sept 24- in building at Arno with floats
• Sept. 25- in building at Bennie with floats
• Sept. 26- in building at Lind. with floats
• Sept. 27- Literacy coaches training

Music to read by…

Some New Beginnings

Some people would say that change is good.  In some cases they would be right,, but not in this case.  This year we must say goodbye to three of our MVP’s of Arno- Sandy Bennett, Dr. Barb Chuby, and Jenny Dalton.  The mark they have left on us, and the tremendous impact on kids that they have had is immeasurable.  They are truly the professionals that put kids first everyday, but have also been tremendous supporters of our staff.  We wish them well in their retirement as they begin anew, waiting for their next big adventure.  They will always be an Arno Cougar- We will miss you!!!

 

 

Sandy Bennett

Mrs. Bennett is an Arno veteran and our social worker , while also splitting her time with Bennie Elementary. Sandy has a way with kids.  She can get on their level, she knows every strategy to get them to feel comfort, calmness, and safety.  The students and staff have trust in her, and confidence that she helps the students in extraordinary ways that they can focus on their schoolwork.  Sandy has also been pivotal in Arno’s implementation and maintenance of our building PBIS program, as well as proving a mentor program for our 5th grade to mentor younger students.  Her dedication to her profession shines through every time she enters our building.  You will be missed Sandy!

Dr. Barb Chuby

Dr. Chuby is also an Arno veteran and has been our number one At-Risk teacher.  She coordinates a staff that have the charge of moving up all of our students that may be struggling, along side our teachers.  Barb is at the top of her game- the movement in scores that we have seen this year is incomparable.  Like Mrs. Bennett, she too has developed those key relationships with kids and staff that develop trust.  She inspires them to have a positive mind-set- motivating them to learn, which includes her tireless help in building our new M-STEP programming and motivational vocab videos.  She is an integral part to our success and you will be missed Dr Chuby!

Jenny Dalton

Mrs. Dalton has been a fixture here at Arno and Bennie for a long time.  As we all know, gym is one the student’s favorites- and Mrs. Dalton certainly is the main reason for that.  She is skillful at giving the kids an immersive experience when they play new games, and even bring guests out like she did this for her bowling unit.  In the age of video games, gym is such an important subject to help motivate kids to get exercise and play games on their own- Jenny has done a great job of that, inspiring so many to put the devices down and get outside and play!  We will miss Mrs. Dalton and your motivational lessons!

 

We also say goodbye to two of our 5th Grade Teaching Veterans

At a recent district meeting, Mrs. Hool and Mr. Creutz accepted new positions at Allen Park Middle School in Science and English Language Arts.

Melissa Hool

Just as the aforementioned staff, their contributions will be missed!  Mrs. Hool was instrumental every year in her efforts for 5th grade camp.  She tirelessly worked on fundraising with families to help pay down the cost of camp so that more students could participate.  She also ran one of our great March events- Bingo for Books.   What a better prize for a student to receive than a book, and Melissa made sure the entire event was enjoyable and fun for our families! We will wish her all the luck in science at APMS- We will miss you Mrs. Hool!

Todd Creutz

Mr. Creutz will be joining the Language Arts department at APMS in the fall.  He has been a great mentor for kids and worked very closely with our ESL language students to give them the very best experience in learning.  Todd also did a great job with our Arno Broadcast team and worked with the students who put together a successful broadcast program for the students and staff throughout the year. We will miss you Todd!

 

Other changes for the fall 2019

• Mrs. Wesley will be moving to the reading specialists role at Arno

• Mrs. Smalley will be moving into physical education

• Mrs. Kalis will be moving to third grade

• Ms. Johnson will be moving to 4th grade

• Mrs. Harrison will be returning and placed in kindergarten

 

Congrats to the Class of 2019 APHS!!  Today’s Senior Walk at Arno

 

 

End of Year Checklist

Please be sure to check out with me or Cathy with your checklist verified completed

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Mrs. Smalley poses with her Top 10

NWEA Celebration Assembly

We kicked off another celebration of our students who have worked so very hard to meet their goals on the NWEA.  This time around, all students who met their goal or achieved grade level on their NWEA will receive an extended recess.  We also have a Top 10 reading scores per grade, and a “Biggest Jump” category for those who saw the biggest jump in score from Sept. to May.  All Top 10 and Big jump kids will be attending a pizza picnic at Boccabella park on June 5- those students have a note and permission slip to take home.   It was so great to see all of the smiles and the M-STEP charm necklaces, which were very filled up to end our testing season!

Congratulations!

Mrs. Wesley

Mrs. Warneck

Mrs. Guyot

 

Mrs. Smalley

Mrs. Kalis

 

Mr. Trionfi

 

Mrs. Hool

 

Ms. Higgins

Mr. Creutz

 

Top 10 

 

Biggest Jump

 

Arno Therapy Dog Program at the Board

Your fellow Cougars took to the main stage last night at the Board Meeting.  They were showcasing one of the many wonderful programs we do at Arno- the Reading Therapy Dogs in Mrs. Warneck’s, Mrs. Jensen’s, Mrs. Bleau’s, and Mrs. Haskin’s classrooms.  The dogs were a hit as well as the great job our little Cougars did (Ariana, Luke, Matthew and Gwen),  Thank you for all you do to make special moments like this happen!  So Proud!

PBIS Beginning of the Year Stations and Follow-Up Activities

Thursday, September 5, 2019

There will be 10 minutes spent at each station which includes the discussion and travel time between stations.  You will rotate in sequential order.

Start Times and Station

8:45a–Trionfi (1), new 4th grade (2), Johnson (3), Pushman (4), Watson (5)

9:35a–Warneck (1), Guyot (2), Kalis (3), Schultz (4), Martinchick (5)

10:25a–new 5th grade (1), new 5th grade (2), Higgins (3), Cervantes (4), Amonette (5)

11:50a–Jensen (1), Haskin (2), Harrison (3), DiCarlo (4), Stanley (5)

Follow-Up Activities

(If needed, use for hallway displays for Meet the Teacher Night)

~Posters for the hallway

~Individual positive messages

~Write about it in your journal

~Review classroom matrix and expectations

~Draw a picture of when you were kind/somebody was kind to you

~Watch a PBIS video clip

2017/2018 Stations video

RESA PBIS website–“Videos” dropdown on the page

 

Tech Corner

Math fact practice for chrome
 MathBoard Addition

MathBoard Addition is appropriate for all ages from kindergarten to elementary school where learning math can be a challenge. You can control the range of numbers you want to work with, the number of questions you want to answer and even assign a time limit per quiz.

8- Monster Math Flash Card

Monster Math Flash Cards for kids is a fun way for kids to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication with an array of cute animated monsters. With the Monster Math Flash Cards app, you can choose from a range of numbers, which is great for kids who are having trouble with certain math facts. Each card contains an animated monster that will entertain kids while they practice their math facts

 

7 Practical Tips to Achieve a Positive Mindset