Coming up at Arno…

Be sure to read the March is Reading Month calendar for all the happenings during the week

March 7

3rd Grade class to U of M

March 8

3rd Grade class to U of M

March 9

PBIS Meeting 3:45

Wear a t-shirt with words or a phrase on it.

March 10

No events

March 11

Light Saber Day- Bring in a flashlight and your favorite book to

school.

Penny Wars

March is Reading Month Continues

We are so excited that March is finally here and the Arno staff has planned some awesome activities throughout the month which includes things like a book exchange, Bingo for Books, prizes, and a Star Wars theme!  If you are in the building this month, please take note of all the cool themed doors that all of  our classrooms worked on.  Please see below for more information on all of the exciting plans for the rest of March…

Happy Reading! 

march is reading month log

Wear It Wednesday 2016

march is reading month

Mrs. Sheldon returns as a guest reader to Arno…

And another special guest reader…

Jacob Yesh, son of Ms. Yesh our Kindergarten teacher, also got into the March act of guest reading to many classrooms, this particular class is Mrs. Hool.

Look for other special guest readers all through the month at Arno!

Enjoy Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham (Yummy!!)

From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Enjoy Fun Friday Pics with a Star Wars Flare!!

Look at Our Cool Doors

The Arno staff and students also got together to do some Star Wars door decorating for March.  Check out these awesome doors- we’ll show more next week

Roller Skating Party Update

Due to the district closing, the roller skating party was cancelled our last snow day.  The PTA is still currently working on a new date.  If you have paid already for the party, the PTA will address that when a data is selected.

Shrek the Musical coming soon…

Shrek Ogre ears order form

Shrek Ogre ears

Shrekfest

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

at Arno, Bennie and Lindemann Elementary

MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.

*Children who are five years of age by September 2 thru December 1 may only be enrolled for kindergarten at the request of the parent/guardian through a signed waiver process. Waiver form is available at the Riley Education Center.

M-STEP STATE ASSESSMENT

In April, we will be starting the first window of online M-STEP testing.  This is the state test that measures academic achievement and growth in English Language Arts, Math, Science (4th grade), and Social Studies (5th grade).  Please see the schedule below as we ask for good attendance during the testing window.  You will notice that the grade levels are separated by weeks.  Students will not be testing every day during these windows.  More specific information on Bennie’s test dates will be coming soon!

Students will be practicing with their teachers so they are familiar with the format, tools, and test-taking strategies when the assessment begins.

In addition, please take some time and view the practice test link (Must be on Chrome) with your child.  You can get an idea of the caliber of the test and share the information together.

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-22709_70117-350540–,00.html

Coming up at Arno…

Feb. 29

No events

March 1

Happy March is Reading Month!!

March guest readers start

3rd grade to U of M

March 2

3rd Grade to U of M

March 3

SPRING PICTURES

PTA Meeting 6:30

March 4

Bingo for books

Spring Pictures

Just a reminder, Spring Pictures are this Thursday, March 3.  Only parents who pay for a package will receive pictures.

101 Day in First Grade

Our first graders stepped into a time machine and came out 101 years old (Coincidentally, the 101st day of school).  Take a look at some of our 101 years young students.

Mrs. Watson’s Hard Workers…

M-STEP coming soon… 

In April, we will be starting the first window of online M-STEP testing.  This is the state test that measures academic achievement and growth in English Language Arts, Math, Science (4th grade), and social studies (5th grade).  Please see the schedule below as we ask for good attendance during the testing window.  You will notice that the grade levels are separated by weeks.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/S16_Testing_Schedule_498529_7.pdf

In addition, please take some time and view the practice test link (Must be on Chrome) with your child.  You can get an idea of the caliber of the test and share the information together.

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-22709_70117-350540–,00.html

Bingo for Books

Please join in celebrating March is Reading month by participating in our annual

BINGO FOR BOOKS

March 4th, 2016

Eat, play, socialize AND win books for readers of all ages.  Price is $5.00 per person. Only one card per player.  Reservations are necessary.

*Price includes 1 slice of pizza, 1 drink, 1 cookie

*Additional pizza costs $1.00 extra per slice.

We are asking that you pay for the food for your whole family ahead of time, including the extra slices of pizza.

Date:    Friday, March 4th

Time:     Session #1                       Session #2

             Dinner     5:00-5:25        Dinner     6:15-6:40

             Bingo        5:30-6:00        Bingo        6:40-7:10

A Big Texas “Thank you”!

Thank you so much for all of your support for our Texas Roadhouse fundraiser.  If you still have an order, please let us know- we can still fill it!   We should have a final number soon, which will then go towards the purchase of Kindles in grades K-2.

March is Reading Month

We are so excited that March is finally here and the Arno staff has planned some awesome activities throughout the month which includes things like a book exchange, Bingo for Books, prizes, and a Star Wars theme!  Please below for more information on all of the exciting plans for March…

March is Reading Month

Save the Dates:

Every Wednesday during March is “Wear it Wednesdays!”

Join in the fun and Wear it!

~Wednesday, March 2nd

– Wear a hat with words on it.

~Wednesday, March 9th

– Wear a t-shirt with words or a phrase on it.

~Wednesday, March 16th

– “Be a word” day! Wear a word pinned to the front of your

shirt. Pin the definition on the back.

Fun Fridays Reading Activities – Get Involved!

~Friday, March 4th

– Dress for Star Wars/Space: Wear clothing to school that depicts

your favorite Star Wars/space character and bring in your favorite Star Wars/space

book. No masks please!

~Friday, March 11th – Light Saber Day- Bring in a flashlight and your favorite book to

school.

Culminating Read-a-thon:

~Monday, March 21st

– As a celebration to end March is Reading Month wear your PJs and

bring in your favorite book.

**Please make sure clothing is school appropriate.

March Is Reading Month 

Arno Book Exchange

Friday, March 4th

Arno is having a used book exchange on Friday, March 4th. What a great opportunity for students to get gently-used books. Each child can bring up to 5 books to exchange. When deciding whether to bring a book to exchange, consider the following questions:

1. Is this a book that you do not mind ever seeing again?

2. Is this a book in your child’s grade level?

3. Is this a paperback or a book that you do not mind exchanging for a paperback?

4. Is the book in good shape?

5. Would you want it if you saw it at the book exchange?

If you answered yes to ALL of these questions, bring the books to school by Thursday, March 3rd.

If you answered NO to any of the questions, please do not bring in that particular book.

Happy Reading! 

Arno Book Exchange

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Wear It Wednesday 2016

march is reading month

Kindergarten Registration Rescheduled

2016-17 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION has been moved to Feb. 29th from 4:00-7:00 @Riley due to inclement weather.

February is Kindergarten Registration Month in Allen Park!

Allen Park Public Schools is ready to welcome your child for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year! The process is easy and we’re here to help.

Please share this information with friends, neighbors and family members who may have a child ready for Kindergarten next fall. Whether this is your first child attending school, or you live in the district and already have a child attending APPS, or already have a child attending APPS through our School of Choice Program, we need you to enroll your school age/younger siblings through our registration process.

*The entry age for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year – child must be five years of age by September 1, 2016. NOTE: All incoming Kindergarten students will be screened after Kindergarten Round Up. Placement recommendations will be made for students with early birthdates for Young 5s Program or Kindergarten based on screening indicators.

Kindergarten enrollment takes place at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine, AllenPark, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. –3:30 p.m. (Office closed February 15 & 16)

Please bring:

• Birth Certificate of Child
• Driver’s License of Parent/Legal Guardian (for ID purposes)
• Proof of residency (Warranty Deed/closing statement, tax or utility bill, homeowner’s insurance policy, rental agreement)
• Current School of Choice Families – Name/grade of student currently enrolled in Allen Park Public Schools
• Immunization Records or Wayne County Health Department Waiver (Required for enrollment)
• Health Information Form/Physical (Required for entrance, but not required at time of enrollment)
• Vision Screening Record (Required for Kindergarten enrollment)

As a convenience to our families, APPS will host evening hours for Kindergarten enrollment on Monday, February 29 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Riley Education Center. Please bring items mentioned above.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.apps.k12.mi.us or call (313) 827-2105.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

at Arno, Bennie and Lindemann Elementary

MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.

*Children who are five years of age by September 2 thru December 1 may only be enrolled for kindergarten at the request of the parent/guardian through a signed waiver process. Waiver form is available at the Riley Education Center.

Spring is near….

Coming up at Arno…

Feb. 22

No events

Feb. 23

School Improvement meeting 3:45

Feb.24

PTSA Founders Day Banquet 6:00

Feb. 25

Kindergarten Registration @Riley 4:00-7:00 p.m.

PTA Skating Party 6:00-8:00

Feb. 26

No events

Is that Pie in your face??

The students at Arno were treated to a pie in the face from anyone who won a drawing from their classroom.   Every day that a student wore their spirit wear that week, they received one ticket.  Then we had a random drawing in the gym and the could pick a teacher, staff member, and even the principal to throw a pie in the face.  It was a grand time and a great way to reward the Arno spirit!!

THANK YOU PARENTS!

Through the eProve survey system sponsored by Advanc-ED.  We were able to collect very important information from our stake holders.

We gathered 165 parent surveys, 40 staff surveys and 375 student surveys

March is Reading Month 2016 

THEME: “Star Wars… In A Galaxy Far Far Away… We Read!”

February 29-March 21

Information will be coming out soon for all the great activities we have for March is Reading month.   This year’s theme is from a galaxy far, far, away- Star Wars!!  Stay tuned in upcoming blogs for more information.

2016-17 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

February is Kindergarten Registration Month in Allen Park!

Allen Park Public Schools is ready to welcome your child for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year! The process is easy and we’re here to help.

Please share this information with friends, neighbors and family members who may have a child ready for Kindergarten next fall. Whether this is your first child attending school, or you live in the district and already have a child attending APPS, or already have a child attending APPS through our School of Choice Program, we need you to enroll your school age/younger siblings through our registration process.

*The entry age for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year – child must be five years of age by September 1, 2016. NOTE: All incoming Kindergarten students will be screened after Kindergarten Round Up. Placement recommendations will be made for students with early birthdates for Young 5s Program or Kindergarten based on screening indicators.

Kindergarten enrollment takes place at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine, AllenPark, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. –3:30 p.m. (Office closed February 15 & 16)

Please bring:

• Birth Certificate of Child
• Driver’s License of Parent/Legal Guardian (for ID purposes)
• Proof of residency (Warranty Deed/closing statement, tax or utility bill, homeowner’s insurance policy, rental agreement)
• Current School of Choice Families – Name/grade of student currently enrolled in Allen Park Public Schools
• Immunization Records or Wayne County Health Department Waiver (Required for enrollment)
• Health Information Form/Physical (Required for entrance, but not required at time of enrollment)
• Vision Screening Record (Required for Kindergarten enrollment)

As a convenience to our families, APPS will host evening hours for Kindergarten enrollment on Thursday, February 25 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Riley Education Center. Please bring items mentioned above.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.apps.k12.mi.us or call (313) 827-2105.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

at Arno, Bennie and Lindemann Elementary

MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.

*Children who are five years of age by September 2 thru December 1 may only be enrolled for kindergarten at the request of the parent/guardian through a signed waiver process. Waiver form is available at the Riley Education Center.

M-STEP coming soon…

In April, we will be starting the first window of online M-STEP testing.  This is the state test that measures academic achievement and growth in English Language Arts, Math, Science (4th grade), and social studies (5th grade).  Please see the schedule below as we ask for good attendance during the testing window.  You will notice that the grade levels are separated by weeks.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/S16_Testing_Schedule_498529_7.pdf

Have an awesome Cougar weekend!!

Coming up at Arno…

Feb. 15

Winter Break

Feb. 16

Winter Break

Feb. 17

No events

Feb. 18

No events

Feb. 19

Arno Blood Drive

2nd Grade Field Trip to DYPAC

Arno Spirit Rocks!!

Please enjoy our Spirit Rainbow Day video

Winter Break

Just a reminder that winter break for Allen Park Public Schools is Feb. 15th and 16th- No School

Arno Blood Drive

The Arno blood drive is from 1:00-7:00 on Feb 19th.  You can call or email Mrs. Anderson at 827-1050.  You may also go on the Red Cross Website to register, searching for Arno Blood Drive.   Please call  the office if you have more questions.

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser K-4

Please review the timeline below for the fundraiser that just ended.  All forms and monies are due to the office by Feb. 19.  Checks may be made out to Arno

February 19 All money due

February 29- March 4 Come to Arno to pick up your voucher

March 7-March 18 Window to pick up rolls at the restaurant.  Your voucher will specify the date

Student Safety

Please refer to the building principal, staff, or teachers if you have an issue with other students, safeties, etc.   Speaking with children, while at school or at a Post, that are not your own can cause multiple issues besides the one you may see going on.   The office always has staff available if an issue pops up, please feel free to let us know about anything that may need our attention.  Thank you

2016-17 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

February is Kindergarten Registration Month in Allen Park!

Allen Park Public Schools is ready to welcome your child for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year! The process is easy and we’re here to help.

Please share this information with friends, neighbors and family members who may have a child ready for Kindergarten next fall. Whether this is your first child attending school, or you live in the district and already have a child attending APPS, or already have a child attending APPS through our School of Choice Program, we need you to enroll your school age/younger siblings through our registration process.

*The entry age for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year – child must be five years of age by September 1, 2016. NOTE: All incoming Kindergarten students will be screened after Kindergarten Round Up. Placement recommendations will be made for students with early birthdates for Young 5s Program or Kindergarten based on screening indicators.

Kindergarten enrollment takes place at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine, AllenPark, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. –3:30 p.m. (Office closed February 15 & 16)

Please bring:

• Birth Certificate of Child
• Driver’s License of Parent/Legal Guardian (for ID purposes)
• Proof of residency (Warranty Deed/closing statement, tax or utility bill, homeowner’s insurance policy, rental agreement)
• Current School of Choice Families – Name/grade of student currently enrolled in Allen Park Public Schools
• Immunization Records or Wayne County Health Department Waiver (Required for enrollment)
• Health Information Form/Physical (Required for entrance, but not required at time of enrollment)
• Vision Screening Record (Required for Kindergarten enrollment)

As a convenience to our families, APPS will host evening hours for Kindergarten enrollment on Thursday, February 25 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Riley Education Center. Please bring items mentioned above.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.apps.k12.mi.us or call (313) 827-2105.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

at Arno, Bennie and Lindemann Elementary

MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.

*Children who are five years of age by September 2 thru December 1 may only be enrolled for kindergarten at the request of the parent/guardian through a signed waiver process. Waiver form is available at the Riley Education Center.

Under the Dome

On Thursday, all of our students got to enjoy being “under the dome” watching a great video related to their curriculum.  It was an outstanding experience!

Book Fair

Thanks to everyone who stopped in and supported our PTA’s Spring Book Fair!  We will be sorting the numbers and report the funds raised at the March 3rd PTA meeting.  Thanks for helping to make our fair Groovy!

Arno Fun Fair

What a grand time we had last week at the annual fun fair to benefit the Arno Scholarship Fund.   From all the delicious treats at the cake walk, the dime toss, games, prizes, baskets and a great hot dog, there were many smiling faces throughout the day.  Please enjoy some pics below.

Breakfast/Lunch Program

Here at APPS, we take our meal service seriously by providing the best quality food that lines up with federal nutritional guidelines.  If you have never given our breakfast or lunch program a try, it’s always a good time to start.  Breakfast starts around 8:10 in the morning (You can drop off early and get the kids in a warm place) and of course we have our hot lunch and salad bar available every lunch time.  Please see the flyer for more information- did I mention that every Friday a.m. breakfast time also includes some fun dancing?

Breakfast and Lunch Flyer w color Feb 2016-pdf (1)

Office gets a musical visit

Mr. Hoffman, Arno music teacher,  recently treated the office to some wonderful music to top our day.  Thank you to Mrs. Brown’s class- you were super spectacular!

Coming up at Arno…

 Feb. 8

Spirit Week- Arno Wear- Spirit Week 2016 flyer

Book Fair

Feb. 9

Spirit Week- Pirates and Princesses

Book Fair

PBIS meeting 3:45

Feb. 10

Spirit Week- Inside Out

Book Fair

P/T Conferences 5:00-7:30

Feb. 11

Spirit Week- Rainbow

Book Fair

P/T conferences 5:00-7:30

DOME Theater Assembly 

Feb. 12

Spirit Week- Tropical (School appropriate- no bathing suits)

Spirit Week- Pie in the Face Assembly 3-5 @1:30-2:00, K-2 @2:30-3:00

Book Fair Ends

Arno Fun Fair

Arno’s annual Family Fun Fair is Saturday!  This exciting event will take place on February 6th from 11 am-2pm.  Tickets are still available at the door.  There will be games, raffles, prizes, food, a cake walk and more!  This is a great family event so be sure to stop by!

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

On Feb. 10th and 11th, 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 spring conference page that has all teacher links to sign up for a time slot.

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

Spirit Week

Calling all Arno spirit!!! Please read the flyer below for more information on our upcoming Spirit Week and our ending activity- Pie in the Face

Monday: Spirit wear- Students may wear their Arno or Allen Park spirit wear

Tuesday: Pirates and Princesses- Students may dress as pirates or princesses. No weapons allowed

Wednesday: Inside out- Students may wear their clothes inside out.

Thursday: Rainbow- Each grade level wears a t-shirt of a designated color

K- Red     1- Orange     2- Yellow     3- Green     4- Blue      5- Purple

Friday: Tropical- Students may wear school appropriate, tropical attire. NO BATHING SUITS PLEASE

Our Pie in the Face assembly will take place in the gym on Friday, Feb. 12th K-2 @2:30-3:00, 3-5 @1:30-2:00

Spirit Week 2016 flyer

February is Kindergarten Registration Month in Allen Park!

Kindergarten Information & Registration

Texas Roadhouse

Just a reminder that all forms are out for our Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser for K-4 families which wraps up on Friday Feb.12th.  A new note will come out informing everyone of when they can come to the office to pickup your voucher(s) for the rolls (restaurant roll pickup).  This fundraiser is for the building- with the purchase of Kindles in grades K-2 as the goal.

letter rolls form

Mission for Miles School Challenge

The sponsors of the Martian Marathon, Running Fit of Ann Arbor, are issuing a school challenge!  In an effort to encourage healthy lifestyles, Running Fit is offering Arno Elementary students and families a $5 off code when registering for the 5K, 10K, half marathon, and full marathon.  The school with the most participants will win a Flyer Saucer Pancake Party by Chris Cakes!

On the day of the race, there will be a meeting spot for Arno Elementary but there will not be a group start for the 5K, 10K, half marathon, and full marathon since these are timed races.  There will be NO group packet pick-up prior to race day.  Individuals are responsible for picking up their own packets.  Those students participating in the Cougar Tracks Club Kids’ Martian Marathon can run both!  For those participating in the Cougar Tracks Club race, there will be group packet pick-up and group start time.

5K, 10K, Half, Full, Milky Way 26k REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Students, Staff, Parents/Family should individually register* at:https://runningfitevents.redpodium.com/2016-martian-invasion-of-races

YOUR Mission for Miles School Password**(Coupon Code): arnocougars

**Please be mindful that this coupon is issued to Arno Elementary students and families only.**

Spring (winter) Book Fair

Our spring/winter book fair will be taking place the week of Feb. 8, with a Groovy theme!  The book fair will also be open on some special days that week including Feb. 6 (Fun Fair) and Feb. 10 and 11- the nights of parent/teacher conferences.  Please stop by and browse all of the great books that Scholastic offers.  This is a PTA sponsored event with proceeds going to the Arno PTA.

Olympic Medal Winners

Now that all of the medals are out, its time to congratulate all of our Arno Olympic Medal Winners from the January games.  Congratulations goes out to:

Kindergarten

Haskin:   Connor Sheperd ~Gold,  Heather Muse ~ Silver,   LeNorah Steward~Silver,   Olivia Kalis ~ Bronze

Liedel: Jack Grzebyk ~Gold,   Alayna Lavoie ~ Silver,   Camden Ward-Flynn~Silver,   Nolan Olechowski~ Bronze

Yesh:  Carmino Koski ~ Gold,   Bryce Brewer ~ Silver,   Grace Grabowski ~ Bronze

1st Grade

Watson:  Cooper Obrycki ~ Gold,   Ethan Rozman ~ Silver,   Ava O’Donnell ~ Bronze

Pushman: Xander Warneck ~ Gold,   Brady Sauve ~ Silver,   Kaitlyn Choppa ~ Bronze

Martinchick: Peyton Keys ~ Gold,   Kate Simpson ~ Silver,   Juan Vega ~ Bronze

2nd Grade

Shultz: Samantha Muse ~ Gold,   Benjamin White ~ Silver,    Peter Lenart ~ Bronze

Brown: Jordyn Koski ~ Gold,   Zachary Niemeyer ~Silver,   Savannah Schonfeld ~ Bronze

Amonette: Nicholas Closs ~ Gold,   Nolan Leitz ~ Silver,   Alyssa Thomas ~ Bronze

3rd Grade

Wesley: Reina Garza ~ Gold,   Lulu Schutt ~ Silver,   Anahi Chapa ~ Bronze

Warneck: Kimareah Steward ~ Gold,   Elizabeth White ~Silver,, Morgan Kraft ~Bronze

Guyot: Tessa Sheperd ~ Gold,   Abigail Obrycki ~ Silver,    Liam Sheperd ~ Bronze

Kalis: Mackenzie Mouchet~ Gold,    Gabe Montie ~ Silver,   Alex Rogers ~ Bronze

4th Grade

Trionfi: Alex Varga ~ Gold,   Kadyn Rodgers ~ Silver,   Luke O’Donnell ~ Bronze

Smalley: Gracyn Gartside ~ Gold,   Kaylee Williams ~ Silver,   Anna Watson ~ Bronze

Solak: Vinnie Kulaszewski ~ Gold,   Bryce Sauve ~ Silver,   Gerry Klos ~ Bronze

5th Grade

Hool:Teagan Montgomery ~ Gold,  Addison Bacheller ~ Silver,  Olivia Garza ~ Bronze

Walkup: Joshua Armbruster ~ Gold,  Dylan Hammock~Silver,   Anthony Codd- Bronze,  Madelyn Vaugn-Bronze

Uhring: A.J. Lavoie~ Gold,  Selena Guzman ~ Silver,  Mason Lada ~Bronze

Creutz: Andrew Hernandez ~ Gold,  Carla Schultz~ Silver,  Joshua Ditzhazy ~Bronze

January’s PBIS rewards was a healthy round of Zumba for those student who earned the monthly reward.  Enjoy some pics below

Text Features School Improvement Strategy 

Some examples are below of our Arno students hard at work creating their information text feature booklet, that highlights important features that students need to be aware of when reading informative text.  This is a highlight strategy in out School Improvement Plan that is reviewed annually

Coming up at Arno..

Feb. 1

Parent Survey open (see link below)

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser Kickoff Grades K-4

Feb. 2

No events

Feb. 3

No events

Feb. 4

PTA Meeting 3:45

Feb. 5

No Events

Feb. 6 (Saturday)

Arno Fun Fair 11:00-2:00

Board Appreciation Month Video

Thank you Board of Education-

Dear APPS Staff and Community Members,

January is School Board Recognition Month – a time to salute the work of our elected School Board Members and to celebrate public education. The theme, “School Boards Lead” reflects our combined commitment to leadership and accountability assuring that ALL children succeed.

As a state, Michigan has faced many challenges, but the key to a brighter future is a strong public education system. Public education is the backbone of American society, and local school boards are deeply rooted in U.S. tradition. It’s the foundation on which our democracy was built. The Allen Park Board of Education continues to do the most important work of the community – that of educating our youth.

School Board Members in Allen Park Public Schools develop policies and make tough decisions that help shape the future of our education system. Their job is to ensure schools are accountable to the community and strongly advocate for continuous improvement in student learning. They bear responsibility for an annual budget of $35.6 million, 3,800 students, 428 employees and six buildings. They are citizens whose decisions affect our children and build our community.

Showing appreciation for the important work of school boards should be a year round process, but too often we neglect to recognize the dedication and hard work of these men and women who represent us. We are asking all members of the community to take a moment and thank a School Board Member.

At the Board of Education Meeting on January 25, Allen Park High School and Allen Park Community School staff and students will play the lead role in honoring the Members of the Board of Education this year. APHS and APCS Art, Industrial Arts and Life Management students are creating a special gift for Board Members and the Allen Park High School Jazz Band will perform a few musical selections.

Thank you to the men and women who dedicate countless personal hours to ensure the needs of our community are met by our public schools. We salute the public servants of APPS whose dedication and civic responsibility make local control of public schools in our community possible. We applaud them for their vision and voice to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders.

The men and women serving the Allen Park Public School District are: Mr. Guy DesJardins, Dr. Janine Hall, Mr. Paul Klenczar, Mrs. Margaret Marten, Mr. Gordon Miller, Mr. Rick Moynihan and Mrs. Julie Sheppard. 

Sincerely,

John J. Sturock, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

 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 starting on Feb 1, and end on Feb. 12.  The link is embedded in this article, and can also be found in the right column under “Parent Survey Link”  If you are unable to access via computer, we will also have sets of computers set up in the gym for both parent/teacher conference nights 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 2016-17 school year.  Thank you and look for that link to be active on Feb. 1.

Parent Survey Link: http://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/266/20337

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Winter conferences are coming up quick on February 10 and 11 from 5:00-7:30 each night.  This conference is slightly different in that not every family generally attends, but is still open as an option for all who would like a conference with the teacher.  Some fast facts:

1. If your classroom teacher is requesting a conference with you, you will receive a notice by Feb. 4.

2. If you did not receive a notice from the teacher, you may still request a conference with the teacher OR decide that you don’t feel a conference is necessary at this time.

3. All classroom links will come from the teacher and be live on the Feb. 5 blog release to sign up for a time on signupgenius for those who need to attend conferences.

Once again, please do not sign up for a slot on signupgenius if a conference is not needed at this point.

Building Fundraisers

There are 2 separate Texas Roadhouse fundraisers coming up from Arno, with 2 different goals.

Fifth grade is currently selling the popular rolls among the fifth grade parents for camp.

The other Roadhouse rolls fundraiser will be for parents in grades K-4 and those funds earned will go towards technology in the lower elementary grades.  The letter below explains the fundraiser for parents of students in grades K-4, which will go out with the selling form the last week of January.  The timeline is also included with a kickoff date of February 1.  This is a building sponsored fundraiser and is not being run by the PTA.

Dear Parents,

In our 21st century classrooms, integrating technology into the curriculum helps to prepare all of our Arno students for college and career down the road.  Currently our building has a chromebook cart for our mid-upper grades, with lower grades(K-2) relying on a mix of chromebooks and a limited number of classroom Kindles to enhance their literacy program.  This school year, we are attempting to purchase more Kindles to bring up the ratio of student devices in K-2, opening up the way we can deliver classroom instruction, intervention, and enrichment.   The PTA has been Amazing in their help to meet our technology requests, but this request will stretch PTA’s budget.  Therefore, we have partnered with Texas Roadhouse to offer you a “Roadhouse Rolls” fundraiser, which will go directly to the purchase of Kindle devices in grades K-2.  some highlights of the fundraiser are below:

• The fifth grade is running their own version of this fundraiser for 5th grade camp.  This fundraiser included on this sheet is for K-4 families and will go to technology purchase for the building.  
• The fundraiser allows you to purchase as many dozen Texas Roadhouse rolls that you would like.  Each dozen roll is $6.00, with $3.00 going right back to the school.  
• You will actually not pick up any rolls at Arno.  The purchase is for a voucher that is good for a dozen frozen rolls (that you can bake when you want), and includes a free appetizer with meal purchase (up to $6.00),
• You will receive one voucher for every dozen rolls purchased
• We request that only 1 family member pick up the entire order of vouchers that your child sold
• Voucher pickup will be during the week of February 29- March 4
• Roll pickup will start the following week at the restaurant.  You will have a specific date you can go pick up the rolls and you will have up to 4 months following that date to do so.

The restaurant address is at 14660 Pardee Rd.  Taylor, MI

Fundraiser Timeline

February 1- February 12 Fundraiser Sale

February 19 All money due

February 29- March 4 Come to Arno to pick up your voucher

March 7-March 18 Window to pick up rolls at the restaurant.  Your voucher  will specify the date

Spirit Week

Calling all Arno spirit!!! Please read the flyer below for more information on our upcoming Spirit Week and our ending activity- Pie in the Face

Monday: Spirit wear- Students may wear their Arno or Allen Park spirit wear

Tuesday: Pirates and Princesses- Students may dress as pirates or princesses. No weapons allowed

Wednesday: Inside out- Students may wear their clothes inside out.

Thursday: Rainbow- Each grade level wears a t-shirt of a designated color

K- Red     1- Orange     2- Yellow     3- Green     4- Blue      5- Purple

Friday: Tropical- Students may wear school appropriate, tropical attire.

Our Pie in the Face assembly will take place in the gym on Friday, Feb. 12th K-2 @2:30-3:00, 3-5 @1:30-2:00

Spirit Week 2016 flyer

Spring (winter) Book Fair

Our spring/winter book fair will be taking place the week of Feb. 8, with a Groovy theme!  The book fair will also be open on some special days that week including Feb. 6 (Fun Fair) and Feb. 10 and 11- the nights of parent/teacher conferences.  Please stop by and browse all of the great books that Scholastic offers.  This is a PTA sponsored event with proceeds going to the Arno PTA.

Arno Fun Fair

Arno’s annual Family Fun Fair is coming up soon!  This exciting event will take place on Saturday, February 6th from 11 am-2pm.  A note will come home soon with more information and a chance to pre-order tickets (they will also be available at the door).  There will be games, raffles, prizes, food, a cake walk and more!  This is a great family event so be sure to put it on your calendar today!

Arno Olympics

A big Shout-Out to Ms. Amonette for running another fun Arno Olympics!  It was great to see such a large crowd out on a late January night to compete for bragging rights in golf, ring toss, and hockey to name a few.  In the end, it seemed that the kids were always coming up the winners!  Congratulations to all of our medal winners, and great job to everyone who competed!

 Have a great Cougar week!

Coming up at Arno…

January 25

No events

January 26

Middle School Parent Orientation 6:30

January 27

PTSA Council Meeting 6:30

January 28

No events

January 29

End of the first semester

Arno Olympics

The annual Arno Olympics is tonight.  Please listen to the podcast below for more information from Ms. Amonette’s classroom.

http://room118news.podbean.com/e/arno-2016-olympics-1452196502/?token=72337f14c0ee0f39b69182436dbedf91

Arno Olympics Flyer 2016

Building Fundraisers

There are 2 separate Texas Roadhouse fundraisers coming up from Arno, with 2 different goals.

Fifth grade will be selling the popular rolls among the fifth grade parents for camp.

The other Roadhouse rolls fundraiser will be for parents in grades K-4 and those funds earned will go towards technology in the lower elementary grades.  The letter below explains the fundraiser for parents of students in grades K-4, which will go out with the selling form the last week of January.  The timeline is also included with a kickoff date of February 1.  This is a building sponsored fundraiser and is not being run by the PTA.

Dear Parents,

In our 21st century classrooms, integrating technology into the curriculum helps to prepare all of our Arno students for college and career down the road.  Currently our building has a chromebook cart for our mid-upper grades, with lower grades(K-2) relying on a mix of chromebooks and a limited number of classroom Kindles to enhance their literacy program.  This school year, we are attempting to purchase more Kindles to bring up the ratio of student devices in K-2, opening up the way we can deliver classroom instruction, intervention, and enrichment.   The PTA has been Amazing in their help to meet our technology requests, but this request will stretch PTA’s budget.  Therefore, we have partnered with Texas Roadhouse to offer you a “Roadhouse Rolls” fundraiser, which will go directly to the purchase of Kindle devices in grades K-2.  some highlights of the fundraiser are below:

• The fifth grade is running their own version of this fundraiser for 5th grade camp.  This fundraiser included on this sheet is for K-4 families and will go to technology purchase for the building.  
• The fundraiser allows you to purchase as many dozen Texas Roadhouse rolls that you would like.  Each dozen roll is $6.00, with $3.00 going right back to the school.  
• You will actually not pick up any rolls at Arno.  The purchase is for a voucher that is good for a dozen frozen rolls (that you can bake when you want), and includes a free appetizer with meal purchase (up to $6.00),
• You will receive one voucher for every dozen rolls purchased
• We request that only 1 family member pick up the entire order of vouchers that your child sold
• Voucher pickup will be during the week of February 29- March 4
• Roll pickup will start the following week at the restaurant.  You will have a specific date you can go pick up the rolls and you will have up to 4 months following that date to do so.

The restaurant address is at 14660 Pardee Rd.  Taylor, MI

Fundraiser Timeline

February 1- February 12 Fundraiser Sale

February 19 All money due

February 29- March 4 Come to Arno to pick up your voucher

March 7-March 18 Window to pick up rolls at the restaurant.  Your voucher  will specify the date

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 starting on Feb 1, and end on Feb. 12.  We will be providing the link to it via email blast on that day, as well as posting it in the blog.  If you are unable to access via computer, we will also have sets of computers set up in the gym for both parent/teacher conference nights 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 2016-17 school year.  Thank you very much and look for that link around Feb. 1

5th Grade Science

Students in Mrs. Hool’s class are using the Chrome books as part of their science lesson on the Skeletal and Muscular Systems.  To enhance learning, they are using the website Edheads.org to perform virtual knee and hip replacements.

Spring (winter) Book Fair

Our spring/winter book fair will be taking place the week of Feb. 8, with a Groovy theme!  The book fair will also be open on some special days that week including Feb. 6 (Fun Fair) and Feb. 10 and 11- the nights of parent/teacher conferences.  Please stop by and browse all of the great books that Scholastic offers.  This is a PTA sponsored event with proceeds going to the Arno PTA.

Arno Fun Fair

Dear Parents,

Attention 5th Grade Parents

From the office of Mark Lowe, Middle School Principal:

Dear 5^th Grade Parents/Guardians,

We would like to invite you to the 6^th Grade Parent Orientation, which will take place in the Middle School cafeteria on Tuesday, January 26th from 6:30 – 7:30. This orientation is for the parents/guardians of current 5^th grade students who will be attending Allen Park Middle School for the 2016-17 school year.  This is a great opportunity for you to come and learn about your student’s first year at Allen Park Middle School.

Although we cannot make this meeting mandatory, we strongly encourage you to attend. Even if you are not a first time parent of a middle schooler, the information provided is always being renewed.

This is a PARENTS ONLY event. We ask that you leave your student at home for this evening, as they will have their own orientation at the end of August.  Principal, Mr. Mark Lowe, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Mr. Bruce Andrews, and our counselors Mr. Curry and Mrs. Kristin Gladd will be presenting information and will be available for questions.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, January 26^th!

Sincerely,

Mark Lowe

Principal

 High School Performance

Students in grades 3-5 were able to enjoy a fun performance at the high school this past Thursday.  The high school students were performing “Knights of the Rad Table”,  which coincided as a grade for their final exam.  The performance was funny and creative, a job well done- and a good model to encourage our young actors and actresses.

M-STEP

The state just released a video that summarizes M-STEP and walks viewers through how to read and interpret student scores within the M-STEP Parent Report.  This is a great resource that can hopefully help answer some questions about the report.

 Have a great Cougar week!

Coming up at Arno…

Jan 18

No events

Jan 19

No events

Jan 20

Lock down drill

Jan 21

High School Play grades 3-5 9:00

Jan 22

Arno Olympics 6:00

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 starting on Feb 1, and end on Feb. 12.  We will be providing the link to it via email blast on that day, as well as posting it in the blog.  If you are unable to access via computer, we will also have sets of computers set up in the gym for both parent/teacher conference nights 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 2016-17 school year.  Thank you very much and look for that link around Feb. 1

Arno Fun Fair

Dear Parents,

Arno Olympics

The annual Arno Olympics of fast approaching on January 22.  Please listen to the podcast below for more information from Ms. Amonette’s classroom.

http://room118news.podbean.com/e/arno-2016-olympics-1452196502/?token=72337f14c0ee0f39b69182436dbedf91

Arno Olympics Flyer 2016

Attention 5th Grade Parents

From the office of Mark Lowe, Middle School Principal:

Dear 5^th Grade Parents/Guardians,

We would like to invite you to the 6^th Grade Parent Orientation, which will take place in the Middle School cafeteria on Tuesday, January 26th from 6:30 – 7:30. This orientation is for the parents/guardians of current 5^th grade students who will be attending Allen Park Middle School for the 2016-17 school year.  This is a great opportunity for you to come and learn about your student’s first year at Allen Park Middle School.

Although we cannot make this meeting mandatory, we stronglyencourage you to attend. Even if you are not a first time parent of a middle schooler, the information provided is always being renewed.

This is a PARENTS ONLY event. We ask that you leave your student at home for this evening, as they will have their own orientation at the end of August.  Principal, Mr. Mark Lowe, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Mr. Bruce Andrews, and our counselors Mr. Curry and Mrs. Kristin Gladd will be presenting information and will be available for questions.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, January 26^th!

Sincerely,

Mark Lowe

Principal

High School Play

Just a reminder that we will be taking our 3rd-5th graders to the high school on Jan. 21 @9:00.  This production is a culminating activity for the students and I hear it will be quite good.  Permission slips went out Wednesday.

Spring (winter) Book Fair

Our spring/winter book fair will be taking place the week of Feb. 8, with a Groovy theme!  The book fair will also be open on some special days that week including Feb. 6 (Fun Fair) and Feb. 10 and 11- the nights of parent/teacher conferences.  Please stop by and browse all of the great books that Scholastic offers.  This is a PTA sponsored event with proceeds going to the Arno PTA.

Dollars and Sense Assembly

Arno students enjoyed an assembly that blended magic and a lesson on money (saving).  Chris, our presenter, energized the crowd and helped everyone to think about ways they could save money in the future- and some awesome tricks!  Thanks to Mrs. Warneck and Dr. Chuby for bringing Dollars and Sense to Arno.

Have a great Cougar week!

Coming up at Arno…

January 11         

No events

January 12

No events

January 13

No events

January 14

Dollars and Sense Assembly K-5

January 15

No School- Teacher PD Day

Happy New Year Arno Families!  I hope that you and your family had a joyous holiday season as we now get set for an exciting 2016 at Arno.  We are really looking forward to some great events coming up like the Arno Olympics, special assemblies, spring book fair, and our skating party to name a few.  Of course, we always focus on the wonderful family we have here at Arno,  with our caring cougar staff, students, and parents all working together to make this the best school it can be!

Looking forward to an Awesome 2016, Happy New Year!

Steve Zielinski

Brrr… it’s cold outside!

Please remember that we still continue to have outdoor lineup and outdoor recess unless the wind chill hits 10 degrees.  Be sure to properly dress your child before sending them on their way to every morning as we make our way into the heart of winter.  If we see snow, be sure they are dressed with boots and snow pants for the younger ones if they wish to play in it.  Think Spring!

M-Step

You may have already heard, M-Step state test results are now out and can be seen on MiSchoolData.

MSTEP DATA RELEASED TO PUBLIC

Spring 2015 M-STEP data can be found under the Student Assessment tab located under the left navigation category titled Kindergarten – 12 atwww.mischooldata.org. For a direct link to the Student Assessment page click here:https://www.mischooldata.org/DistrictSchoolProfiles/AssessmentResults/AssessmentSummary.aspx

Once on the assessment page, select either Grade 3-8 Assessments or High School Assessments. Once on the grade specific assessment page, select M-STEP and using the dropdown menu, select the information you are interested in reviewing.

Parent reports are being prepared this week and will be going home the week of Jan. 11.  These results contain individual student results and come with detailed explanation from the state on what each of the scores mean.  If you have questions on the report, please contact the office.

ARNO Scores: Although this was a baseline test, Arno scored very well in comparison to the rest of the state.  We are very proud of our students for performing so well on this new academic test, that will now move to web based testing this year (We still took the paper/pencil version last year).  As you will notice we scored well across the board in ELA, while our continued focus will be in the areas of math and science.  Please let me know if you have question on the scores below.

Attention 5th Grade Parents

From the office of Mark Lowe, Middle School Principal:

Dear 5^th Grade Parents/Guardians,

We would like to invite you to the 6^th Grade Parent Orientation, which will take place in the Middle School cafeteria on Tuesday, January 26th from 6:30 – 7:30. This orientation is for the parents/guardians of current 5^th grade students who will be attending Allen Park Middle School for the 2016-17 school year.  This is a great opportunity for you to come and learn about your student’s first year at Allen Park Middle School.

Although we cannot make this meeting mandatory, we strongly encourage you to attend. Even if you are not a first time parent of a middle schooler, the information provided is always being renewed.

This is a PARENTS ONLY event. We ask that you leave your student at home for this evening, as they will have their own orientation at the end of August.  Principal, Mr. Mark Lowe, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Mr. Bruce Andrews, and our counselors Mr. Curry and Mrs. Kristin Gladd will be presenting information and will be available for questions.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, January 26^th!

Sincerely,

Mark Lowe

Principal

Arno Fun Fair

Arno’s annual Family Fun Fair is coming up soon!  This exciting event will take place on Saturday, February 6th from 11 am-2pm.  A note will come home soon with more information and a chance to pre-order tickets (they will also be available at the door).  There will be games, raffles, prizes, food, a cake walk and more!  This is a great family event so be sure to put it on your calendar today!

Arno Olympics

Please enjoy a podcast from Ms. Amonette’s room on the Arno Olympics with Lilli Acker

Arno Olympic Podcast

Arno Olympics Flyer 2016

 Razzing it up on RAZ Kids in Mrs. Martinchick’s class

Kindergarten practices social skills…

Haskin and Warneck book buddies pay a visit to Snow White at the Marquis Theater

 Make it a great Cougar week!

See you next year!

We would like to wish all  of our Arno families a joyous Christmas and hope that all your wishes come true over the holidays.   Cherish your time and enjoy your family and friends!  Have a Merry Christmas and an Awesome New Year!

Steve Zielinski, Principal

Coming soon to Arno in 2016…

Christmas Break December 19-Jan.3

January 4

Welcome Back!!

January 5

No events

January 6

PTSA Reflection Tea

January 7

PTA Meeting- Founders Day Nominations read

January 8

No events

Lost Phone:  A parent has lost a Samsung 6 phone outside the K doors, and actions on the phone indicate that a child might have picked it up.  If anyone knows information on the phone, please contact me via email:  zielinski@appublicshools.com

Arno Decks the Halls with Christmas carols

The building was alive with the sounds of our Arno students belting out some awesome Christmas carols, helping all of us feel the holiday spirit (still no snow to do that).  Huge thanks to Mr. Creutz and Mr. Skebo for an outstanding performance and in leading in holiday song this morning, much appreciated!

Honor Choir Holiday Concert

What a wonderful holiday performance from our Elementary Honor Choir Thursday from Arno, Bennie, and Lindemann.  congratulations to all of our students and to Mr. Tracy Hoffman for showcasing the incredible talent we have at Allen Park Schools!

Arno Family Caring Night

What a great time we had together last Friday night as an Arno family, enjoying each other’s company and showing how much Arno cares about the community.  At our Caring Night, kids and parents enjoyed pizza, listened to Christmas stories, of course crafted an ornament for the residents of the local senior center.  Way to go Caring Cougars!

Arno Cares

What an incredible job Arno did in collecting cold weather gear and food.  That included 166 cans of Spaghettios!  Thank you for being so generous and showing the true meaning of Christmas!

Below, Darren Putnum, Seth Black, Tyler Tillery and Bryce Sauve help load up all the donations to area people in need.

3rd Grade Fur Trade

Metro Parks visited Arno 3rd graders once again this past week to talk about the fur trade back in the day.  The students got treated to lots of history on the fur trade in Michigan hosted by a French accented colonial woman that helped them understand what it involved.  Thank you Metro Parks!

Have a great break and we will see you in 2016!