Monthly Archives: February 2017

Coming soon to Arno…

Feb 27

Guyot field trip

Feb 28

Warneck field trip

March 1

Board games PBIS rewards

Wesley field trip

March 2

Spring Pictures

PTA metting 6:45

March 3

Super Cougar Lunch 11:00

From the PTA

Puxatony Phil must have gotten this one wrong! What beautiful weather we have had this past week! Come on Spring!!!
Speaking of beautiful….the Founders Day Dinner held at Crystal Park Banquet Center on Thursday night was BEAUTIFUL! So many beautiful people and beautiful words spoken about all of the honorees. Congratulations to all of the winners. You make our community a better place!
A few reminders going into the weekend about our upcoming events….
🌺Our March PTA Meeting will be this Thursday, March 2nd at 630 pm. This is an important meeting for us because we will be submitting a proposal to our members to vote on about how we will distribute our hard earned funds we raised this year. Please consider coming out and placing your vote! As always free childcare will be available.
🌺Daddy/Daughter flyers were distributed. Please remember to RSVP by the deadline, March 31st. This date is FIRM! Don’t miss out spending a great night with your little girl!
Thank you to all the volunteers we had for the book fair! We really appreciate all that you do to help make our school successful.

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Please see the order code below that allows parents to order Spring Pictures online at inter-state.com/order. Our online ordering process is quick, easy, and has many extra options! The unique order code for Arno Elementary is 17079MF.  Spring Pictures will be on March 2

Congratulations to all of our Arno Award Winners!!

What a nice evening it was at the Founders Award ceremony and dinner this past Wednesday honoring the accomplishments of many of APPS’ finest.  The PTSA kept under wraps their mystery Life Time Award winner- which ended up being our own Michelle Desjardins!  Arno had a great night and as you can see from the photos below- we were blessed with many award winners!  Way to go Team Arno!

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March is Reading Month

Roll Out the Red Carpet and Read!

March is fast approaching and we are gearing up for a Hollywood theme to this year’s reading month activities.  The calendar is attached below and contains all the info you will need to know about all the happenings here at Arno, and what should be going on at home.   Please let your teacher know if you clarification on anything.

MarchisReadingMonth2017

Bingo for Books

bingoforbooks2017.doc

Daddy/Daughter Info

Please do not forget to send in your Daddy/Daughter Dance RSVP’s! Remember there is a FIRM DEADLINE of March 31st!

This event is being held at Parkside Gardens in Southgate! New revenue+New DJ+New Event Chairs=LOTS OF NEW EXPERIENCES AND FUN!

Arno Dance 2017

PTA-PTSA Council Spring Fever Event – March 18 2017

 From the Red Cross…

Thank you so much for hosting another drive at Arno Elementary.  We truly appreciate your continued partnership with the American Red Cross.

The preliminary results from Thursday, February 16, 2017 are as follows:

23 donors presented to give blood

29 was our projected goal

22 products of life-saving blood were collected

And the most important number of all-66 patient’s lives will be touched by this drive!

Thank you for all that you do to make these drives a success.  Please let me know how many gifts I should order for our students that recruited a donor.  Please pass along our thanks to everyone that was involved.

Best regards,

Beth Harris

Regional Donor Representative

American Red Cross Blood Services

From the District…

Coming soon to Arno…

Feb 20

President’s Day- No school

Feb 21

Winter Break- No school

Feb 22

PTA Founder’s Day Banquet

Feb 23

Title 1 Parent Night @Bennie

Feb 24

No events

Conferences

Thank you so much to all of our Arno families that came out for conferences this past week.  We know that research confirms the importance of a strong school-home relationship and that we truly do need a “village” to raise a child.  Please at any time for the remainder of the year if you have any concerns be sure to contact us.

From the PTA

If you are interested in donating a basket to be raffled off at the PTSA Spring Fever Craft, Vendor, and Mom-2-Mom Sale on Saturday, March 18th, please contact the PTA through our Facebook page or send us an email: arnopta@gmail.com

We are also in need of a Chairperson for this event too! Arno is in charge of the concession stand that day. If you’re interested in helping your, Super-Awesome President plan the concessions at this event, she would be eternally grateful for your assistance.

We hope everyone has a GREAT EXTENDED WEEKEND! Enjoy your Winter Break!

Daddy/Daughter Info

Please do not forget to send in your Daddy/Daughter Dance RSVP’s! Remember there is a FIRM DEADLINE of March 31st!

This event is being held at Parkside Gardens in Southgate! New revenue+New DJ+New Event Chairs=LOTS OF NEW EXPERIENCES AND FUN!

Arno Dance 2017

PTA-PTSA Council Spring Fever Event – March 18 2017

From the District…

Parent Surveys

Thank you to all who were able to participate in our annual stakeholder survey.  Overall we had 52 participants and have collected some good data to help us improve the overall experience at Arno.  All of the feedback you have provided will also be summarized and becomes part of our school improvement plan for the 2017-18 school year.  I have listed below the “big picture” results- which gives us a quick look, then the staff will dig deeper in the near future.  The bar graph shows an average of scores based on the responses given.  The scale is based on 5 total points.

100s Day

It’s hard to believe that 100 days has already flown by this year!  Our Arno kindergarteners had a great time remembering that milestone!

Arno students get into the spirit of things during Spirit Week!

Coming Soon to Arno…

Feb 13

Spring Book Fair Week

Feb 14

Happy Valentines Day!

Feb 15

P/T Conferences 4:30-7:30

Feb 16

Blood Drive All Day

P/T Conferences 4:30-7:30

Feb 17

Book Fair Ends

Colors of the rainbow say “Hi!” during Spirit Week!

From the PTA

The Daddy Daughter Dance event is finally here!  Please take a moment to read the event flyer as the location has changed this year.   This memorable event takes a lot of planning and in order to make it a success we will be honoring a FIRM RSVP DEADLINE. The deadline for RSVP’S will be MARCH 31st.  Look for the ticket form to come home with your child, or download it below.

Arno Dance 2017

Teachers, please help stress that No late RSVP’S will be accepted beyond MARCH 31st

Don’t miss our Book Fair

Don’t miss out on next week’s book fair featuring a fun camp theme.  There will a huge assortment of great titles and will be the last book fair for this school year.  The book fair will also be open both conference nights from 4:30-7:30.

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

On Feb. 15th and 16th, Arno will host parent/teacher conferences in the evening from 5:00-7:30 each day.  We will once again be using signupgenius for all available slots to be filled.

The spring/winter conferences are meant for those who either received a teacher request for conference OR for parents who still wish to meet with the teacher.  If you feel comfortable with your child’s progress, and you did not receive a teacher request- then you may choose to not attend this round.

For those parents who have a teacher request OR if you would like to request a conference for your child- Please click on the above tab marked “Pages” and look for the Conference Sign Up page that has all teacher links to sign up for a time slot or see below.

Please feel free to come in for the book fair even if you don’t have a conference scheduled.

Winter/Spring Conferences 2017

BMX Assembly Dazzles

Once a contestant on America’s Got Talent, Matt Wilhelm came to Arno with a positive message of believing in yourself and a solid anti-bully message.  Matt performed some fantastic moves and even did a daring jump over Mr. Trionfi and Mr. Zielinski!

Arno Spirit Week culminates with a pie in the face

Parent Surveys

It’s that time of year already in our school improvement planning where we need to send out surveys to our Arno stakeholders.  You will have the opportunity to take a brief survey from the State of Michigan rating some of your experiences here at Arno.  The survey will be available  Jan 27 to Feb. 10.  We will be providing the link to it via email blast on that day, as well as posting it in the blog below.  If you are unable to access via computer, we will also have a computer set up in the office if you wish to take it there.  Giving us good feedback helps us plan better to meet the needs of every Cougar stakeholder.  In addition, students and staff also take a similar survey during the school day.

All of the feedback you provide is then summarized and becomes part of our school improvement plan for the 2017-18 school year.  Thank you very much, please click on the link to start the survey:

http://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/14926/20337

Fun Fair Memories

Thank you so much to all of our families and volunteers who came out to enjoy some fun and friends at Arno’s annual fun fair to benefit our scholarship fun.  In total we raised over $2500! Way to go Cougars!!!

Arno Blood Drive

Please see the flyer below if you are interested in participating in our annual blood drive

Blood drive

Staff and Students share their love for Arno

Coming Soon to Arno…

Feb 6

Spirit Week- Arno/AP Swag

BMX Anti-Bully assembly 1:15

Feb 7

Spirit Week- Pajama Day

Feb 8

Spirit Week- Mis-match/creative wear

PBIS Meeting 3:45

Feb 9

School Spirit- Rainbow Day

Each grade level wears a t-shirt of a designated color.

K- red 3- green

1- orange 4- blue

2- yellow 5- purple

Feb 10

Spirit Week Finale Pie Assembly 2:00

Spirit Week- Favorite Sports team

From the PTA

Happy Healthy Heart Month! Red is symbolic for love and health and we have many events in the month of February that remind us of these two! 

Our Happy Camper Scholastic Bookfair will be kicking off the week of February 12th. Look for information to come home early next week about our book fair!

On Thursday, February 16th, from 1:00-7:00 pm,  come be a “Pint-Sized Hero” and help your school and community out by donating blood. The American Red Cross will be on hand to host and deliver delicious juice and cookies to those that donate. 

Just because the Lions didn’t make The Super Bowl this year, doesn’t mean you still can’t have a Super Bowl Party! Remember to shop at Kroger with your linked Kroger Card to benefit your school! 

Also, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and maybe your students class is having a party? Kroger has great deals on treats and Valentine’s for friends and maybe even a Special Teacher. If you can’t find what you need at Kroger, Amazon Smiles will probably have what you’re looking for! When you shop at either place, it helps benefit your school!

If you have a 5th Grader at Arno, Mrs. Hool needs your help! She’s trying to put together a photo collage for the outgoing 5th Graders and needs a parent volunteer to help her out. She will provide the photos, but she needs your help organizing them and creating that special, tear-jerking, photo collage. If you’re interested or would like more information about the project, please contact Mrs. Hool at: hool@appublicschools.com. 

Have a great weekend and remember that Monday, February 6th is the beginning of Spirit Week, so dress your Caring Cougar in their Arno Spirit Wear! 

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

On Feb. 15th and 16th, Arno will host parent/teacher conferences in the evening from 5:00-7:30 each day.  We will once again be using signupgenius for all available slots to be filled.

The spring/winter conferences are meant for those who either received a teacher request for conference OR for parents who still wish to meet with the teacher.  If you feel comfortable with your child’s progress, and you did not receive a teacher request- then you may choose to not attend this round.

For those parents who have a teacher request OR if you would like to request a conference for your child- Please click on the above tab marked “Pages” and look for the Conference Sign Up page that has all teacher links to sign up for a time slot or see below.

Please feel free to come in for the book fair even if you don’t have a conference scheduled.

Winter/Spring Conferences 2017

Parent Surveys

It’s that time of year already in our school improvement planning where we need to send out surveys to our Arno stakeholders.  You will have the opportunity to take a brief survey from the State of Michigan rating some of your experiences here at Arno.  The survey will be available  Jan 27 to Feb. 10.  We will be providing the link to it via email blast on that day, as well as posting it in the blog below.  If you are unable to access via computer, we will also have a computer set up in the office if you wish to take it there.  Giving us good feedback helps us plan better to meet the needs of every Cougar stakeholder.  In addition, students and staff also take a similar survey during the school day.

All of the feedback you provide is then summarized and becomes part of our school improvement plan for the 2017-18 school year.  Thank you very much, please click on the link to start the survey:

http://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/14926/20337

Arno Fun Fair

Arno’s annual Family Fun Fair is coming up soon!  This exciting event will take place on Saturday, February 4th from 11 am-2pm.  Tickets will be available at the door.  There will be games, raffles, prizes, food, a cake walk and more!  

Arno Fun fair flyer 15

Arno Blood Drive

Please see the flyer below if you are interested in participating in our annual blood drive

Blood drive

100% Book Return Club

We are so proud of our many Arno students that are celebrating having 100% book return!  Including students from Ms. DiCarlo, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Schultz, and Mr. Creutz!  Great job!

PBIS

Arno Cougars were getting their energy out last Friday when we had a guest instructor come in for The January PBIS reward, which was Zumba.  As you can see below, it was a great, healthy way to celebrate our positive behavior.

Olympic Medal Winners

Congrats to all of our medal winners from this past Arno Olympics!

Kindergarten

Haskin-      

Connor Sheperd~Gold

Blake Gartside~ Silver

Katherine Klos~ Bronze

Rosalee Wynn~ Bronze

DiCarlo~      

Elijah Aquino~Gold

Pearson Ridgely~ Silver

Owen Kovacs~ Bronze

Stanley~

Bentley Vu~ Gold

Jackson Shepherd~ Silver

Jonathan Sadler~ Bronze

1st Grade

Watson

Dakotah Hicks~ Gold

Grace Grabowski~ Silver

Olivia Kalis~ Bronze

Pushman

Heather Muse ~ Gold

Dilyn Soliz ~ Silver

Nolan Olechowski~ Bronze

Martinchick

Landon Carnarvon~ Gold

Cole Newstead~ Silver

Carmino Koski~ Bronze

2nd Grade

Schultz

Eliana Aquino~ Gold

Peyton Keys~ Silver

Xander Warneck~ Bronze

Tillery

Logan Kraft~ Gold

Charlotte Tracz~Silver

Grace Granta~ Bronze

Amonette

Izzy Bergman~ Gold

Cooper Obrycki~ Gold

Dylan Armbruster~ Silver

Bella Spiteri~ Bronze

3rd Grade

Wesley

Loren Minton~ Gold

Marissa Oleynik~Gold

Peter Lenart~ Silver

Mia Morandini~ Bronze

Warneck

Ben White~ Gold

Samantha Muse~Silver

Mallory Hool~Bronze

Guyot

Nayelli Cabrera~ Gold

Katie Watkins~ Silver

Sophia Bassett~ Bronze

4th Grade

Kalis

Jacob Gombos~ Gold

Lulu Schutt~ Silver

Scott Oleynik~ Bronze

Trionfi

Liz White~ Gold

Gary Beesley~ Silver

Quintin Liepe~ Bronze

Smalley

Sophia Maldanado~ Gold

Anahi Chapa~ Silver

Tessa Shepard~ Bronze

Higgins

Jorja Siddall~ Gold

Jeran Moody~ Silver

Liam Shepherd~ Bronze

5th Grade

Hool

Gavin Bolley~ Gold

Gracie Gartside ~ Silver

John Manson ~ Bronze

Uhring

Emily Ellis~ Gold

Bryce Sauve~ Silver

Raelyn Lipa~Bronze

Creutz

Caleb Wynn~ Gold

Raymond Winter~ Silver

Alan Hoover~Bronze