Sept 25

We hope everyone is adjusting to our new school schedules!

Next Friday, September 29th, is our annual Fun Run! A Sign Up Genius will be available soon for Volunteer Opportunities. Once it is finalized an email will go out to everyone and it will be posted to our Arno Elementary PTA Facebook Page! Thank you for all your support!

Please Do Not forget to register your child(ren) for the Fun run! Link is available in this blog and on our Facebook page.

Today is the LAST DAY for Spirit Wear Sales! Please do not miss out! Get your orders in today!!!

We hope to see many of you at the Fun Run and our next meeting, Thursday, October 5th at 6:30 in the cafeteria!

We  would also like to share with the very exciting news of online membership applications!

Use this link to pay for your Arno PTA dues electronically!

Have no worries we will make sure your class get’s credit for our membership drive contest!

After you submit your membership you will receive an email confirmation. If you don’t see it right away

check your junk inbox to make sure it didn’t go there!

Please also support us by linking your Kroger cards to Arno Elementary PTA. This program has proven to be very

beneficial to us and we would love to have more cards registered!

Thanks so much for posting the above links & encouraging parents to get involved this year!

We are excited to partner with each of you again!

Have a Fabulous Weekend! We look forward to another amazing year with all of our families!

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Put On Your Smile…

Please mark your calendars for October 5 for picture day, retakes will be on Nov. 16.  Information will be coming home soon.

Super Cougar Lunch

As part of our PBIS positive support this year, the principal will be having a pizza lunch with all the

Super Cougar winners each month through the year, as well giving each student a certificate.  Our first date is Oct. 3 at 11:00 K-2, 12:00 3-5

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

NEW FOR THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR

UPDATE MiSTAR PARENT CONNECTION – CONTACT INFORMATION

As our district continues to build towards more and more digital communications in the future, it is important that you take a moment to update your contact information in MiStar.  Under the “My Information” tab at the top right, you will now be able to update:

• Email address for parents/guardians
• Phone contacts for parents/guardians
• Primary phone number – “Under Student Demographics”

o   This is the phone number used for automated phone notifications. 

• Add Text Messaging

o   If you wish to receive text messages from the district, please select “SMS Cellular” as the “Telephone Type” for your primary phone number or other parent/guardian phone contacts.

• Emergency Contact Updates (Authorizing release of your student)

Info on Parent Connect from the district website:

You must have a PIN and Password to log into ParentConnection. ParentConnection is a web program that allows parents to view information about their child.
To receive a PIN and passwords for ParentConnection contact your child’s school.
If you have more than one account to view your children, please contact the school office.
Make sure to insert your email after logging into ParentConnection.  Inserting your email will allow you to access the automated password reminder system.

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MSTEP Parent Guide

M-STEP Results: What Families Can Expect

This past spring, Arno Elementary students in grades 3-8 took the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress). Final results from the  M-STEP is now available and Thanks to technology improvements and online testing, our district has much earlier access to data that is also a more precise measure of learning.

The purpose of these state summative assessments is to see how close our students are to reaching Michigan’s new higher standards in English language arts and mathematics.

This year’s test scores will build on the new baseline set in 2015 when the M-STEP was brand new. This year’s results show an improvement in most areas,  we expect that as students gain more and more experiences with online assessment and as our instruction adapts to Michigan’s higher standards, our scores will rise over time. We encourage families to remember that state standardized test scores are just one measure of student progress and to keep them in perspective.

What happens next?

Our staff will spend time reviewing the 2017 M-STEP results to find where we are having success, and where we see areas in which to improve. The test results also will reveal which groups of students are doing well, and which will need more or different kinds of support.

Families are encouraged to review the M-STEP Parent Report and learn where your child might need additional support. Be sure to discuss your concerns with your child’s teacher and learn how together you can target academic support where it’s needed most.

The Michigan Department of Education has developed a useful document called Student Testing: What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare that is now available for download on the M-STEP web page (www.michigan.gov/mstep).

Please look for your child’s Parent report coming soon…

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