Read below to find out more about our therapy dogs and reading

Coming soon to Arno…

June 3

Field Day per schedule

June 4

Field Day per schedule

3rd Grade to Greenfield Village

June 5

Kindergarten to the Zoo

NWEA Top 10 reader picnic

Barb/Cathy Retirement party

June 6

No events

June 7

Mrs. Warneck to AP Library

Mrs. Pushman and the Grads

June 10

2nd Grade Picnic

Mentor Celebration

PBIS Reward

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

Have a Fantastic Summer!

See you Fall 2019!!

 

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

 

 

School News…

School Supply Lists are out and ready to go…

This year we are using Teacherlists.com to post all of our supplies.  You can access the lists down below from the click-button, or you can access from our Arno site off the main APPS website.  This feature also allows you to choose a store, if you wish, which auto sets up the list for purchase and lets you finish the process without ever setting foot in a store.

https://www.teacherlists.com/schools/31210-arno-elementary-school

Class Lists- Important- on parent blog

It is very important that you are sure your email address is updated in our system as class lists will not be posted this fall,  please visit MiStar Parent Connect during the last week of August to see your child’s placement.  Paper copies will be available the first day of school to be sure everyone gets to their correct classroom.

 

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.

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

 

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. Haskins’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!

 

5th Grade Graduation

It’s hard to believe that we are already upon the end of the year.  That always means celebrations, picnics, and special activities.  The biggest event that takes into the summer, though, is 5th Grade Graduation.  We will be hosting the celebration on June 12 starting at 9:00.  Following the program, the students will be going next door for a fun brunch of goodies.  Please mark your calendars

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Incoming 6th Grader Powerpoint

 

PBIS Clubs

The May PBIS reward ws modified this time to introduce PBIS clubs.  The idea is that the student get their choice of 5 different classrooms that have a themed “club”- Some examples include LEGOs, puzzles, stuffed animals, games, etc.  The kids had a great time and were all smiles during their club time.

Arno Cleans Up

As you can see from the pics below- our Arno Cougars have been working hard cleaning up the grounds.  We thank them for all their community service- they did a great job!

 

 

Thank you PTA!!

Coming soon to Arno…

May 20

No events

May 21

5th Grade Parent Orientation at APMS 6:30

May 22

No events

May 23

No events

May 24

No events

May 27

Memorial Day– No School

May 28

5th Grade Heath Lessons

May 29

5th Grade Health Lessons

NWEA rewards assembly

APHS Senior Walk

May 30

No events

May 31

PBIS Reward Clubs

 

Arno Vision

Arno Elementary will provide a system of support to empower

and inspire students to become collaborative learners

that strive for academic excellence-

Field Day Volunteer Link

Arno Field Day 2019

Thank you for giving your time to make this Field Day a success for the Arno students!  This event is not possible without the help of all the wonderful parent volunteers. Please sign-up to run one of the seven field day game stations. Please report to the Arno gym at your scheduled time so I can give you game instructions and materials. Thank you in advance for your help!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4fa8ad2ea1f58-arno4

 

 

 

Thank you PTA

On behalf of the entire Arno staff I want to thank you for all of the good food and yummy treats throughout this Teacher Appreciation Week!  Your thoughtfulness really matters to our staff and they are feeling VERY appreciated this week!  Everyone knows it’s a lot of work and coordination to prepare such a wide variety of snacks and meals, gathering all of the volunteers, getting donations, and putting that extra special touch to show how much the staff is valued.

Thank you Again

Mr. Zielinski and the Entire Arno Staff

Congrats to our 4th and 5th Grade

What a beautiful spring concert this past Wednesday as we enjoyed any songs from our 4th and 5th graders at the APAC.  Kudos to Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Skebo for letting our students shine through song!

 

 

 

New Skating Party Announced

The PTA will be holding an end of the year skating party at LP Skating Party FREE admission- you can either bring skates or rent.  Thanks to Patty Messer for winning this free party for Arno!

June 18 from 6:00-8:00

 

 

M-STEP is wrapped up

Although the scores will not be out for a few months, I can tell you that the effort our kids put into the test year was like no other year I’ve seem it.  There were posters, cards for our M-STEPers from the younger grades, clapouts, and kids even writing themselves a personal message of encouragement on scrap paper before they started the test- it was AMAZING.  We may not know all of the scores right now, but we do our kids are the BEST and gave their personal BEST!!

 

Kindergarten Roundup Wrap up

The classrooms and gym were packed for our annual Kindergarten Roundup!  We had over 60 families attend the evening event and got to meet many of our new families that their future kindergartners.

 

 

5th Grade Band Rocks the House!

Thank you to Mr. Hoffman and all of our talented Band students!

Congrats to Wyatt Douglass and Hannah Booher for their Band Awards!

 

5th Grade Fun in Media

 

Arno Clean-up Day

 

Media Center Time

 

 

Cougar Friends

Coming soon to Arno…

Teacher Appreciation Week Begins!!

May 6

Kindergarten Roundup 6:30

May 7

No events

May 8

Band Concert 6:30

May 9

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon- New Lunchtimes 11:00-12:00 K-5

May 10

No events

May 13

Jazz Band 10:30

May 14

Arno Spring Concert Grades 4/5 6:30

May 15

No events

May 16

6th Orientation for students @Arno 9:00

May 17

No events

 

***Reminder: Please be sure that you child does not arrive at school until 8:20-8:30 daily (Unless the receive breakfast) Thank you

 

Last Day of Yoga is May 30

 

 

 

Arno Vision

Arno Elementary will provide a system of support to empower

and inspire students to become collaborative learners

that strive for academic excellence-

 

 

TEACHER REQUEST PROCEDURE

As we close one school year and begin to plan for the next, student placement is one of our primary considerations.  Our school team of teachers, administrator and social worker spend many hours working together to form classrooms for next year.  We strive to balance classrooms with a blend of students based on academic strengths and needs, social and emotional supports, and the unique personalities of each child.

If you have any special concerns about your child’s placement for next school year, please submit a written explanation of the concern.  For example, “my son is very active and needs to be placed in a classroom where he will have opportunities to move around” or “my daughter struggles with reading and needs a teacher with a strong background in reading”.

We do not/cannot accept any requests for a specific teacher.  Letters requesting a specific teacher will be not be considered.  The one exception is a request for your child to not be placed in a specific classroom based on previous first-hand experience you’ve had with a teacher.  And, that parent concern / issue should be documented in the office.  All such letters are due to the office no later than Friday, May 17, 2019.

This is the same procedure that has been used in previous years and is the same procedure used at Lindemann and Bennie.  If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please feel free to contact my office.

Steve Zielinski, Principal

 

From the PTA

We still need help with breakfast Mon the 6th 7-8:30. Even if you can’t help before school please come a little early to drop your kids off & help tear down. We must clean up quickly when the bell rings so the gym can be used for classes.

We are in need of more donations of individual wrapped snacks for staff lounge treats. Even if you can just pick up one box of 12 or a few boxes, any sort of individual wrapped snack is great. You can drop them off to office any day marked “Staff Appreciation”. *please remember no nuts*

Agendas for appreciation week went into all staff mailboxes today (Thursday). Set up will begin at 3:30 tomorrow, Friday so we have less work to do way early Mon am. Jay Rays BBQ is ready to rock the lunch Thursday.

Parents please remember this is a week for all of us to encourage our kids to love & honor the staff. Of course they love gifts but sending in a gift doesn’t have to be limited to monetary or purchasing something. It can be as simple as having your child write a Thank-you note to their teacher, lunch aid, office gal, favorite specials teacher, etc.

Thanks for all your help and many donations so far! Together it’s sure to be a great week for all the staff!

6th Grade Orientation

Dear Current APPS 5th Grade Families,

We are excited to meet with you on Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 pm, at Allen Park Middle School for our 6th Grade Parent Orientation.

The evening is designed to help give all of our 5th grade parents a good understanding of our philosophy, academic expectations and curriculum, daily life at APMS, and our many extra-curricular opportunities.

The APMS main doors (by the flagpole) will open at 6:00 pm–come in and head toward the south side of the building to the cafeteria, where we will start the program at 6:30 pm.  The program will take just over one hour.

We highly encourage you to attend this important night!  We greatly look forward to meeting with you on May 21, and welcoming you to APMS!

This evening is a Parents Only event, we have a special orientation for all of our incoming 6th graders on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28th from 8–11 AM.  On this day, 6th graders will meet their 8th GRADE WEB LEADERS, pick-up their schedules and locker assignments, and tour the school. The school is open the rest of the day until 4 pm, and again the remainder of the week for students to set up and practice their lockers, walk their daily schedules, and get a good feel for the building, and even meet their Principals, Teachers, and Staff.

Thank you!

 

 

 4th Grade M-STEP is Underway

Grade 3 ELA M-STEP Kickoff

 M-STEP Coming Up

Grade 4  Math  M & T

Grade 3  ELA (Con’t) M

Grade 3  Math W & Th

Teacher Appreciation Week Begins Next Week

Please read below if you would like to explore some ways you can thanks your child’s teacher.

Creative Ways to Thank Your Child’s Teacher

With summer near, it’s natural to reflect on all the amazing things your child’s teacher did over the year. So how do you actually show how much that means to you? Check out this list of what teachers really want!

By Elena Donovan Mauer

We asked teachers how they like to be shown appreciation, and the general consensus is that they don’t need to be thanked. But when they are, it means a lot.

“I absolutely love my job as a second grade teacher. My students make each day wonderful in their own little ways,” says Aimee Brenn of Boston. “But when parents show appreciation for my work and dedication, I feel rewarded in ways that my words cannot truly express. It’s those little forms of validation that make teaching such a remarkable profession.”

Beyond a simple, heartfelt “thank you,” these ideas can help your child’s teacher feel the love.

• Download our School Work Survey!

Cards and Letters

The teachers we talked to said personalized letters and cards were by far the most rewarding ways to be thanked. But forget the generic store-bought cards — take time to write something personal. Even better: Get your child involved. You both can write what you liked about the teacher and his or her class.

“A simple note can make me melt!” says Lori Slates Vance, a second grade teacher in Macdonald, Pennsylvania. “My most treasured gift was from a student and her mom. The student wrote me a letter that told me how she liked being in my class. Mom wrote about how her daughter had improved and grown that year.”

“If the cards are personalized, it would be something to hold onto forever,” agrees teacher Katherine Mottola, of Marshfield, Massachusetts. “A child once wrote ‘I love when Mrs. Mottola reads us silly stories.’ Another child wrote ‘I like Mrs. Mottola because she smiles at me.’ So simple but so touching. It’s the little things that make the job so fulfilling.”

Group Gifts

If you want to make a grand gesture, consider going in on something with the rest of the students’ parents — and it doesn’t have to cost a thing.

“One year, my class’s room mother contacted all the other parents and sent out papers for each of my students to complete, telling me about their favorite experiences throughout the year and what it meant to have me as their teacher,” says Brenn. “The papers were then compiled and laminated in a book for me, with each student’s picture and writing. I will always cherish the time and effort that went in to creating that special keepsake.”

• Shop boredom busters for all ages!

Volunteering

Grand gestures during holidays and special dates are fine, but the teachers we spoke with emphasized that they like to feel appreciated year-round — and one of the biggest ways is by getting involved with class activities.

“Take a day off work and devote your time,” suggests Brenn. “Be a mystery reader; help with a craft or science project; be a chaperone on a field trip.”

Classroom Supplies

Can’t take time off work? Donate some supplies to the classroom; many teachers end up purchasing some of these out of their own pockets, so helping them stock up on tissues and crayons — or a bigger ticket item, like the electric pencil sharpener that Brenn was gifted one year by some class parents — can be a huge relief.

Helping with supplies helps teachers save some of their own money, of course, but it also makes them feel appreciated, knowing parents and students have really listened and paid attention to their needs and wants.

A Little Pampering

Michelle Holmes, a preschool and pre-kindergarten teacher in Plano, Texas, and her colleagues once each received chair massages as gifts — and she loved hers. Before Brenn’s wedding, her class’s parents threw her a surprise bridal shower. Teachers work hard, and to show them you know that, consider something that makes them feel special or pampered.

Sounds pricey? It doesn’t have to be. For many teachers, a hot lunch might be all it takes to feel like they’re indulging. “Our lunch block is never long enough to leave to go get food, and it’s usually filled with tasks like making copies, using the restroom, and returning emails,” says Karen Mensing, a first and second grade teacher in Phoenix. “Contact the teacher in advance to check for allergies and preferences, and swoop in at lunchtime with a burger, salad, or slice of pizza and beverage. It’s a treat every teacher I know would relish!”

Gift Cards

If you want to buy your child’s teacher a token of appreciation but you don’t know what to get, you really can’t go wrong with a gift card.

“If they feel the need to buy me something, I like gift cards to some place I can use,” says Leon Scott Baxer, a third grade teacher in Santa Barbara, California. “One year, parents pooled their finances got me a $100 gift card to a teaching supplies store. I was stunned and so very appreciative.”

Gifts

As for gifts themselves, the teachers all downplayed their importance — they were much more enthusiastic about the previously mentioned ideas (and, trust us, they’ve got enough candles, lotions, and “#1 Teacher” coffee mugs already).

You’re better off buying or making something more meaningful. “I have incredible pictures that my students spent hours on decorating my walls,” says Baxter. “We love creative projects that make us remember our kids even 20 years later and that we can tell were made from love.”

At Holmes’s school, during Teacher Appreciation Week one year, each teacher was given a vase, and each student brought a flower to put in it — they formed a beautiful arrangement. Another idea: Have each child bring the teacher a piece of fruit to fill a basket. Or have each kid bring a plant for the school garden.

However you choose to show your appreciation, remember this: “It’s not about the amount of money,” says Baxter. “For many of us, if there’s heart behind the gift or if it’s something that we can truly use, we will talk about it for years.”

 

 

Earth Day Stations

 

Kindergarten Registration 2019

https://arnofamily.edublogs.org/files/2019/02/Kindergarten-Enrollment-Flyer-2019-20-School-Year-2ko4e62-1wjdhtc.pdf

 

Preschool Information

 

 

Summer Camp and Latchkey

Allen Park Summer Kids Camp is open to all districts and offers children ages 3-13 an opportunity to enjoy a variety of fun activities, field trips and more! Each week offers a different theme and a special event. Our staff will help your child have fun, make memories, and create friendships in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.  Flyer with more info attached – registration form on district website – allenparkschools.com – https://www.allenparkschools.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=971884&type=d&pREC_ID=1292547

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Allen Park Public Schools Latchkey program is designed to provide children with a safe, well-supervised environment when an adult is unable to be at home. The activities include crafts, games, outdoor and indoor play. Our program is play-based and encourages a relaxed environment for the child who is in school all day. We are licensed with the State of Michigan to take care of children between the ages of 3 and 13 years of age.  Flyer with more info attached – registration form on district website – allenparkschools.com – https://www.allenparkschools.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=971884&type=d&pREC_ID=1292543

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Safety Town is an interactive safety awareness program for children from 5-6 years of age. Each day the children will be introduced to various safety issues in a fun and safe environment. The program is taught by a Police Officer and an AP teacher, with hands-on topics led by community guest speakers as well as visits from the Allen Park Police & Fire Departments. Teen volunteers from Allen Park High School lead the children through Safety Town every day and receive valuable training along with obtaining National Honor Society service hours. The children learn about stranger danger, water and beach as well as playground safety, fire safety, pet and bus safety, electrical and gun safety, and personal safety with an emphasis on pedestrian safety. The kids will be bicycling through a miniature town complete with streets, sidewalks, buildings, stop signs and a working traffic signal. Importance is placed on having the children memorize a cell phone number to call if they should ever become lost. We use fun songs to reinforce all of these principles and the children memorize our very own Safety Town Pledge!

Parent Orientation: All children and parents will meet for a 30 minute orientation on the first day of your session (Children stay for full session).  It is the parent’s responsibility to bring their child to Safety Town daily and to pick them up promptly. Parents who will have someone else picking up the child will designate that on the enrollment form the first day.

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 A magical night at the Daddy/Daughter Dance

Coming soon to Arno…

April 22

Earth Day Stations

April 23

No events

April 24

Fire Drill 1:30

April 25

Mobile Dentist

April 26

No events

 

April 29

PBIS Reward

April 30 

No events

MAY 1

ALICE Drill- Planned mock evac to Church 1:30

May 2

PTA Meeting 6:30

May 3

School Lunch Hero Day (Saying Thank You to our lunch staff)

 

ARNO VISION

ARNO ELEMENTARY WILL PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT TO EMPOWER

AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME COLLABORATIVE LEARNERS

THAT STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

 

Daddy/Daughter Dance

What a beautiful night filled with Arno Princesses- at the annual Daddy/Daughter Dance.  Once again the Prestige was filled with excited families and friends who enjoyed good food, fun dancing, and some daddy/daughter time.  Thank you to the Arno PTA for putting on another spectacular event for our families!

 

M-STEP Walkabout

Our 5th graders were treated to applause and cheered on as they made their way to the ELA M-STEP on Tuesday.  We are so proud of our students and know that they will be successful!!

 From the PTA

A huge thank-you to April Lowry and Amy Muse for planning a very successful Daddy Daughter Dance! The event was absolutely beautiful, so well organized and very memorable! This event is a massive one, it requires lots of time and dedication to host a party for 337 people! These ladies along with a team of volunteers totally rocked it! Thank-you all from the hearts of many!

 Staff appreciation week is coming up!! This year we are having a summer theme Staff Appreciation Celebration the week of 5/6-5/10! Join us in giving back to the staff by donating items or your time & signing up below! All items must be labeled “for staff appreciation” and turned in to Arno office by Fri 5/3 unless noted below. We can’t wait to spoil all of Arno’s wonderful staff! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ca4aa2aa4fe3-20191

 Are you interested in chairing an event for  next school year? We still are in need of several chairs for next years events. Without a chairperson the PTA can not hold the event. Contact the Arno PTA atarnopta@gmail.com and reserve your event today!

 

We are happy to announce the Executive PTA board for 2019-20 school year will be:

President: Stacey Sisson

VP of Fundraising: Maribel Martinez

Treasurer: Julie Hegedus

Secretary: Sascha Mansfield

This will be the last year on the Executive board for several members. If you are interested in shadowing a board member during the next school year please contact us at arnopta@gmail.com.

 

Be sure to watch the weather…

Have to love that Michigan weather, right?  While we have certainly had some tastes of spring, we are having cooler days in between that require a jacket for outdoor recess.  Please be sure to check the weather update before sending your child to school without a coat.  Students go outside even on cool days and we do not have an area for those without a coat to remain in.  Thank you for you help on this.

5th Grade M-STEP is Underway

Congrats to our 5th graders for completing 3 of their tests already (SS, Science, and ELA).  Next week they will wrap it up with math before 3rd and 4th grade get underway in May.  We are very excited to the scores from our shining stars!

M-STEP Coming up…

4/23 & 4/24        5th Grade Math

4/29 & 4/30        4th Grade ELA

5/1 & 5/2              3rd Grade ELA

5/6 & 5/7              4th Grade Math

5/8 & 5/9             3rd Grade Math

 

 

Arno’s Green Team

As yo know, Arno has a very active Green Team that helps out with many things through the year including:

• Recycling

• Gardening Club

• Courtyard and Building Grounds Cleanup

• Earth Day Stations

• Buddy Benches coming soon- made from recycled plastic caps

Thank you to Mrs. Solak, Mrs. Kalis, Mrs. Jensen, Ms. Stanley, Mr. Creutz, Mrs. Haskin, Ms. DiCarlo, Mrs. Smalley, Mrs. Bleau, and all of our staff and students who perform all of these tasks to keep Arno Green!

 

 

Martian Marathon

Honor Choir Opens Up April

Congratulations to all of our Arno Honor Choir members and Mr. Hoffman for a fantastic performance on April 8th!

 

Mobile Dentist is Coming to Arno on April 25th (See links below)

 

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Limited Schools of Choice Program for 2019-20

The Allen Park Public School District has established a successful Schools of Choice Program for the past several years and the Board of Education has approved continuation of the program for the 2019-20 school year for Kindergarten through 8^th Grade.  (Requests for specific elementary schools cannot be guaranteed)

Applications will be available beginning Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine or at www.allenparkschools.com Completed applications will be accepted beginning Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 26, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. weekdays in the Pupil Accounting Office at the Riley Education Center. Completed applications may also be emailed to schoolofchoice@appublicschools.com by Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.  Absolutely no late applications can be accepted.

A random draw selection will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. at the Riley Education Center.  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.

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Kindergarten Registration 2019

https://arnofamily.edublogs.org/files/2019/02/Kindergarten-Enrollment-Flyer-2019-20-School-Year-2ko4e62-1wjdhtc.pdf

 

Preschool Information

 

 

Summer Camp and Latchkey

Allen Park Summer Kids Camp is open to all districts and offers children ages 3-13 an opportunity to enjoy a variety of fun activities, field trips and more! Each week offers a different theme and a special event. Our staff will help your child have fun, make memories, and create friendships in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.  Flyer with more info attached – registration form on district website – allenparkschools.com – https://www.allenparkschools.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=971884&type=d&pREC_ID=1292547

Summer Kids Camp 2019 – Ages 3 to 13 (1)-1ylxu3y

Allen Park Public Schools Latchkey program is designed to provide children with a safe, well-supervised environment when an adult is unable to be at home. The activities include crafts, games, outdoor and indoor play. Our program is play-based and encourages a relaxed environment for the child who is in school all day. We are licensed with the State of Michigan to take care of children between the ages of 3 and 13 years of age.  Flyer with more info attached – registration form on district website – allenparkschools.com – https://www.allenparkschools.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=971884&type=d&pREC_ID=1292543

Latchkey 2019-20 Information (1)-1vk2s2x

 

Safety Town is an interactive safety awareness program for children from 5-6 years of age. Each day the children will be introduced to various safety issues in a fun and safe environment. The program is taught by a Police Officer and an AP teacher, with hands-on topics led by community guest speakers as well as visits from the Allen Park Police & Fire Departments. Teen volunteers from Allen Park High School lead the children through Safety Town every day and receive valuable training along with obtaining National Honor Society service hours. The children learn about stranger danger, water and beach as well as playground safety, fire safety, pet and bus safety, electrical and gun safety, and personal safety with an emphasis on pedestrian safety. The kids will be bicycling through a miniature town complete with streets, sidewalks, buildings, stop signs and a working traffic signal. Importance is placed on having the children memorize a cell phone number to call if they should ever become lost. We use fun songs to reinforce all of these principles and the children memorize our very own Safety Town Pledge!

Parent Orientation: All children and parents will meet for a 30 minute orientation on the first day of your session (Children stay for full session).  It is the parent’s responsibility to bring their child to Safety Town daily and to pick them up promptly. Parents who will have someone else picking up the child will designate that on the enrollment form the first day.

Safety Town REGISTRATION 2019-18qyuq5

 

Don’t Forget Breakfast!

April is a month where students take standardized tests. Your child’s ability to learn and succeed in the classroom improves when he or she has eaten breakfast. When your children eat breakfast at home, try to include three different food groups. An example of this might be low-sugar, whole-grain cereal with milk and a glass of 100% fruit juice or a sliced banana on the cereal.  If time is not on your side, that’s okay! Whole grain waffles, a handful of nuts and an apple to eat in the car on the way to school will work. A peanut butter and banana sandwich is also easy to eat on the go and tastes great! Don’t forget that leftovers from the night before can make a good breakfast. Or you could make a fruit smoothie! Blend whatever fresh, frozen, or canned fruits you have on hand with ½ cup of low-fat or non-fat yogurt and you’ve got a delicious breakfast ready to go!  Lastly, you can always pack a breakfast to go the night before, so you don’t have to worry about making breakfast in the morning.

 

 

4th Grade Storm Drain Presentation

4th Grade Ecosystems

 

March Wrap-Up

A BIG Thank you to all of the teachers who participated in or had a role in organizing March is Reading Month activities, especially Mrs. Smalley and Mrs. Cervantes!

Flashlight Friday in Mrs. Haskin’s Young 5’s room

 

Reading with Rotary in First Grade

Dr. Hall reading to our 4th graders

 

 

Thank you so much for your generous donations to Rock Your Socks Day at Allen Park Schools!  This celebration of World Down Syndrome Day has been so much fun!  The students loved showing off their socks.  It was so amazing to see the community come together to support and celebrate all “EXTRA” special kids.  The district’s Cognitively Impaired programs greatly appreciate your support more than words could ever convey.

Coming soon to Arno…

***Spring Break April 1-5 No School

April 8

School Resumes

Choir Concert APAC 6:30

April 9

No events

April 10

Fire Drill

April 11

Penny War Movie 1:45

PTA Meeting 6:30

April 12

Daddy Daughter Dance

April 15

No events

April 16

No events

April 17

No events

April 18

Energy Safe Kinds 4th grade

April 19

Good Friday- No School

 

 

From the PTA

 

ARNO VISION

ARNO ELEMENTARY WILL PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT TO EMPOWER

AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME COLLABORATIVE LEARNERS

THAT STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

 

 

Library Book Damage

This year has unfortunately been a big year for damaged library books.  Students are taught how to handle books, but it’s not carrying over as they bring them home.   Damaged books are generally not used on shelf anymore and it is quite an expense to the school.  We are asking that you help your child make good choices in how they are treating the book at home (Not by water, not in a couch cushion, etc.)  Thank you for your help.

Mobile Dentist is Coming to Arno on April 25th (See links below)

 

dentist online1-19qhcre

After-Hour Emergencies-1wmaa7e

Letter to Parents – Big Smile – English-Spanish (1)-178vxyg

 

From the PTA

Help Wanted!!  The PTA is in need of some help for the Daddy/Daughter dance (Friday April 12th)! This would be a great opportunity for moms of boys! You can sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA4AA2AA4FE3-volunteers1

Our next PTA meeting will be Thursday April 11th at 630pm. Lots of updates and changes to be discussed! Have a happy and safe Spring Break!

5th Grade Camp Rocks!

 

Mr. Peace Motivates for the M-STEP

Limited Schools of Choice Program for 2019-20

The Allen Park Public School District has established a successful Schools of Choice Program for the past several years and the Board of Education has approved continuation of the program for the 2019-20 school year for Kindergarten through 8^th Grade.  (Requests for specific elementary schools cannot be guaranteed)

Applications will be available beginning Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine or at www.allenparkschools.com Completed applications will be accepted beginning Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 26, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. weekdays in the Pupil Accounting Office at the Riley Education Center. Completed applications may also be emailed to schoolofchoice@appublicschools.com by Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.  Absolutely no late applications can be accepted.

A random draw selection will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. at the Riley Education Center.  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.

Schools of Choice Program Info 2019-20-1pahcni

 

 

Kindergarten Registration 2019

https://arnofamily.edublogs.org/files/2019/02/Kindergarten-Enrollment-Flyer-2019-20-School-Year-2ko4e62-1wjdhtc.pdf

 

Preschool Information

 

Safety Town is an interactive safety awareness program for children from 5-6 years of age. Each day the children will be introduced to various safety issues in a fun and safe environment. The program is taught by a Police Officer and an AP teacher, with hands-on topics led by community guest speakers as well as visits from the Allen Park Police & Fire Departments. Teen volunteers from Allen Park High School lead the children through Safety Town every day and receive valuable training along with obtaining National Honor Society service hours. The children learn about stranger danger, water and beach as well as playground safety, fire safety, pet and bus safety, electrical and gun safety, and personal safety with an emphasis on pedestrian safety. The kids will be bicycling through a miniature town complete with streets, sidewalks, buildings, stop signs and a working traffic signal. Importance is placed on having the children memorize a cell phone number to call if they should ever become lost. We use fun songs to reinforce all of these principles and the children memorize our very own Safety Town Pledge!

Parent Orientation: All children and parents will meet for a 30 minute orientation on the first day of your session (Children stay for full session).  It is the parent’s responsibility to bring their child to Safety Town daily and to pick them up promptly. Parents who will have someone else picking up the child will designate that on the enrollment form the first day.

Safety Town REGISTRATION 2019-18qyuq5

 

Don’t Forget Breakfast!

April is a month where students take standardized tests. Your child’s ability to learn and succeed in the classroom improves when he or she has eaten breakfast. When your children eat breakfast at home, try to include three different food groups. An example of this might be low-sugar, whole-grain cereal with milk and a glass of 100% fruit juice or a sliced banana on the cereal.  If time is not on your side, that’s okay! Whole grain waffles, a handful of nuts and an apple to eat in the car on the way to school will work. A peanut butter and banana sandwich is also easy to eat on the go and tastes great! Don’t forget that leftovers from the night before can make a good breakfast. Or you could make a fruit smoothie! Blend whatever fresh, frozen, or canned fruits you have on hand with ½ cup of low-fat or non-fat yogurt and you’ve got a delicious breakfast ready to go!  Lastly, you can always pack a breakfast to go the night before, so you don’t have to worry about making breakfast in the morning.

 

 

March Reads On…

Dr. John Tafelski reads to Arno students

  

Chief Edward Cann reads to our Cougars

 

Tania Jett has our Cougars 

 

Penny Wars

Congratulations to Mrs. Cervantes and Ms. Stanley’s class for winning the Penny Wars.  In addition to first place, each year an additional winning spot is chosen- this year, 4th place were also the winners!  Each class will enjoy a snack and a movie with Mr. Zielinski.  We raised $2814.98  which goes towards next year’s March is Reading Month activities.

 

6 Spring Break Literacy Activities for Families

 

 

 

 

Penny Wars  Strategy- Do Whatever It Takes!

 

Coming soon to Arno…

March 18

No events

Book exchange during media all week

March 19

No events

March 20

Mr. Peace assembly 3-5 9:00

Tornado Drill 1:30

PTSA @Arno 7:00

Wear it Wednesdays

March 21

No events

March 22

Flashlight Friday

March 25

No events

March 26

5th Grade Camp

Choir Concert 6:30

March 27

Wear it Wednesdays

March 28

5th grade camp return

PBIS reward

March 29

Early Dismissal 11:30

Flashlight Fridays

Spring break begins at the end of day

Mobile Dentist is Coming to Arno on April 25th (See links below)

After-Hour Emergencies-1wmaa7e

Letter to Parents – Big Smile – English-Spanish (1)-178vxyg

 

From the PTA

Get your princess dresses and glass slippers ready girls! The Daddy Daughter dance is April 12th from 6-9pm. Tickets can be purchased online at https://arnopta.memberhub.store/shopping/categories/12516 or money and registration forms can be turned into the ARNO office. Please be advised that this event is for current ARNO students only.

We are having a craft night on Friday, March 22 at 630pm to create items for the Daddy/Daughter dance. If you are interested in helping out please email us at arnopta@gmail.com.

The PTA will also be looking for volunteers to help the day of the Daddy/Daughter Dance. Watch for a signup genius link for more details.

Half day coming up on Friday March 29th! Spring Break is March 30th-April 7th.

Thank you again for everyone who volunteered or donated for Spring Fever! Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

If anyone is interested in becoming a member of our Executive board please email us at Arnopta@gmail.com

Daddy Daughter 2019 (003)-2do7ry2

 

Even the Governor…

The Mrs. Warneck/Dr. Chuby vocab team has accomplished the top- a video from Gov Whitmer!  Tremendous thanks to both!

 

Limited Schools of Choice Program for 2019-20

The Allen Park Public School District has established a successful Schools of Choice Program for the past several years and the Board of Education has approved continuation of the program for the 2019-20 school year for Kindergarten through 8^th Grade.  (Requests for specific elementary schools cannot be guaranteed)

Applications will be available beginning Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Riley Education Center, 9601 Vine or at www.allenparkschools.com Completed applications will be accepted beginning Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 26, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. weekdays in the Pupil Accounting Office at the Riley Education Center. Completed applications may also be emailed to schoolofchoice@appublicschools.com by Friday, April 26, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.  Absolutely no late applications can be accepted.

A random draw selection will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. at the Riley Education Center.  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.

Schools of Choice Program Info 2019-20-1pahcni

 

Crazy Socks to Support World Down Syndrome Awareness Day

 

March is Reading Month Pics

Superintendent Mike Darga stopped by Arno to read to our Cougars

 

 

Mrs. Metzger, Bennie Principal, read to some of our classrooms- including Mrs. Smalley’s and Ms. Higgins

 

Many of our Cougars participated in “Unplugged” Night!

 

Our Book Exchange Advertisers Nora and Jenny hard at work!

 

Word of the Day with Mrs. Smalley’s Class

 

 

Penny Wars are Back!  This fun activity raises funds to be used on next March is Reading Month!

 

 

Frindle Illustrations in 3rd Grade

 

 

Even the Texas Roadhouse mascot got into the reading festivities!

Roary and the Detroit Lions rolled into Arno to help us with our Reading Month activities with a great assembly

The Kiwanis Club of AP has asked the schools to partner with them on an upcoming shoe drive from March 11 thru 28.  Members of the Kiwanis will have a bag for the shoes in every office.  They will pick up the collected donations at the conclusion of the drive and bring them all to Riley for sorting and picked up by the organization.

Project Eliminate – Donate your used shoes and save a baby-1ajl39m

 

 

Congratulations to our Founder’s Day Winners!

Coming soon to Arno… 

March 4

No events

March 5

Higgins 11:15

Unplugged Night

March 6

2nd grade field trip

Wear it Wednesday: Hat with words 

March 7

Lions Assembly 9:00

Spring Pictures 

PTA meeting 6:30

March 8

End of 2nd Trimester

Early Release 11:30- Teacher PD

Flashlight Friday

 

***Update

The Title I Parent Advisory Meeting has been moved from March 13th to March 11 at 8:40 in room 108 (Please check in at the office)

 

 

From the PTA

Happy Reading Month!!!

Our next PTA Meeting is on March 7 at 630pm and we can’t wait to see everyone!  Arno teachers/staff will be presenting Funding Proposals during our meeting.  Please join us to learn more about what will be on the ballot during our April meeting. We will also have plenty of updates since our last meeting was cancelled due to weather/school closing.

Spring fever is coming up on March 9^th at the Allen Park High School, from 9am-3pm. Spring Fever includes a great mom2mom sale, multiple vendors, concessions, Bake Sale and silent auction.

Arno PTA is chairing the silent auction and would love to have your support!!! We are still in need of Spring fever volunteers to work the silent auction, each volunteer block is 2 hours.  The sign up genius link for this is https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b094faba723abf85-spring1

A BIG thank you to all of the teachers, staff and parents for contributing to the themed baskets for the silent auction!!! Thanks to all of you, the Arno family will be donating the following themed baskets for the silent auction: Coffee, Taste of Italy, Games, Movies(2), Arts & Crafts, Chocolate and Michigan.

If you are interested in an executive board position please email us at ARNOPTA@gmail.com.

 

Congratulations to all of our Founder’s Day Winners!

What a wonderful event to celebrate our Founder’s Day winners at last week’s dinner to honor our own. The night even featured the musical stylings of our own Mr. Creutz!  Congratulations to all of our winner on a job well done!

Business Partner: Awesome Audio Video Solutions- Tim Sisson

Support Personnel: Heather Manson

Outstanding Program: Fun Run- Tiffany Aquino

Distinguished Service Award: Julie Hegedus

Outstanding Educator: Alexandra Cervantes

Arno’s literacy coach in action

http://drchuby.edublogs.org/

And…Dr. Chuby working with a small group of Young 5’s students. The children are using a literacy program called Reading Eggs on their new Chromebooks.

 Mrs. Smalley’s class using Kahoot to study vocabulary MSTEP words

Building to Kindergarten Part II

Arno hosted its 2nd annual Building to Kindergarten II on Feb. 21 for any parent within the Allen Park boundary that has a preschooler about to enter kindergarten in the fall of this year.  The informative event included the skills a child entering kindergarten should have in place by September, and things parents can do to practice those skills until then.  A big thanks to the Arno and Bennie kindergarten teams, as well as Dr. Chuby for an outstanding presentation on getting our future little ones ready for the big day!

Wow!- The tooth Fairy Visits Arno

Smile Clinic in Allen Park is celebrating February’s Children’s Dental Health Month with classroom visits. Stephanie, the hygienist, visited many of our classrooms this past week. She did a Tooth Fairy Program for grades PK-3rd and a Rethink Your Drink Program for grades 4 and 5.

4th Grade Money Management at Arno

Monroe Bank & Trust launched a new digital initiative to provide financial literacy education to our 4th graders via a 6-module, 3-hour program titled “Vault- Understanding Money”.   There is no cost and has a cutting-edge curriculum that will help our students gain the basics of money management.

Steve Zielinski, Principal

NWEA Celebration Assembly (more below)

Coming soon to Arno…

Feb 18

No School- Winter Break

Feb 19

No School- Winter Break

Feb 20

Founders Day Banquet

Feb 21

Building up to Kindergarten Part 2 4:00

Feb 22

No Events

Feb 25

No Events

Feb 26

3rd Grade Maple Syrup

Feb 27

PTA Restaurant Fundraiser

3rd Grade Maple Syrup

Feb 28

3rd Grade Maple Syrup

March 1

PBIS Reward

Gordon Miller Visit 1:00

 

Let’s get some Wings!!

 

buffalo wild wings-y2tyep

If it’s shopping your looking for…

Spring Fever Craft & Vendor Show-Now Renting Tables-25klkfa

 

Coming soon to Arno…

Feb. 4

NWEA reward recess 1:45

Feb. 5

MTSS group full day

Feb. 6

P/T Conf 5:00

Feb. 7

P/T Conf 5:00

Feb. 8

NWEA reward movie 1:45

Feb. 11

Spirit Week starts

Feb. 12

No events

Feb. 13

 

Skating Party 6:00

Feb. 14

Happy Valentines Day!

Feb. 15

Early Dismissal 11:30- Teacher PD

PIE in the Face 10:30

 

Arno Vision

Arno Elementary will provide a system of

support to empower and inspire students to become

collaborative learners that strive for academic excellence-

PBIS Needs Help!

The PBIS team is looking for a few good volunteers during Parent-Teacher Conferences to sell Smencils and SHOUT-OUTS?

Thank you so much!  We appreciate your support and help with this endeavor.

THE PBIS TEAM

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4CAAA729A1FF2-pbis

From the PTA

Thank you for your continuous support with the food pantry drive donations! You guys rock!

Spirit week is coming up on 2/11-2/15! The PTA still has spirit wear available, please email
arnopta@gmail.com for sizes and prices.

The Founder’s day tickets will be on sale until Feb. 4 th .  Mrs. Anderson has tickets in the office as
well as all school secretaries, or you can purchase online at: https://apptacouncil.memberhub.store/shopping/categories/8610

The Valentine’s Day Skate party is on 2/13/19 from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Flyers will go home
next week. The link to sign up is: www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ca4aa2aa4fe3-arnos1

We have an awesome new fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings on 2/27/19, be on the lookout in
your child’s folder for the flyer to come home!

 

Thank you Allen Park Public Schools Board of Education for all you do for our students and families!

Letter to Community & Staff – SBRM 2019-2cg86dm

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 18 to Feb. 7.  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 2018-19 school year.  Thank you very much, please click on the link to start the survey:

https://tinyurl.com/arnosurvey

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Winter conferences are coming up quick on February 6 and 7 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.

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 this Friday’s  blog release to sign up for a time on signupgenius for those who need to attend conferences.

4. Report Cards go home on March 15

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

Conference Links:

 

Haskin	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4AACAD2DA0FC1-haskin3
Johnson	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E49ACAD23A1F94-johnson
DiCarlo	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b45a8a629a6fc1-dicarlo1
Stanley	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4faea82dabf94-stanley
Pushman	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e48a4a92eaaf58-pushman1
Watson	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4CAFAC28AA8-watson6
Martinchick	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054EA4A92CA20-martinchick6
Schultz	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4caeaf28abf58-schultz2
Cervantes	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444A8A62DA7F85-cervantes1
Amonette	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44aaaa22a1fd0-amonette2
Wesley	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ea8af2aa0fe3-wesley2
Warneck	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4bacad22a4fd0-warneck2
Guyot	Please contact the office with any concerns
Smalley	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44a8ac2caaf85-smalley2
Trionfi	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0944aaaa28a0fc1-trionfi2
Kalis	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eaaac2ea4f94-parent
Creutz	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44abac2da0fa7-creutz2
Hool	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eaaac2ea4f94-hool1
Higgins	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084aafa92fa3fc1-higgins1
Jensen	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ba9a62ca5f49-jensen2
Bleau	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094ea8a728a6fd0-bleau
Byrne	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4caaa729a1ff2-msbyrne1

 

Skating Party Coming Soon…

Valentine’s Skate Party Flyer 2019-2gooiys

 

Mother/Son Night at Skore Lanes

Judging from all the smiles and strikes- a grand time was being had by all of our Arno Cougars and their moms!  Thank you to the PTA for organizing such a great event!

 

Way to go Arno Olympians!

Our Arno cougars came in with their game face on for our annual Olympics last week.  In addition to the fun, medals were passed out to out top athletes!

Congrats to our winners and all of our Olympic competitors!

 

Coming soon to Arno…

Jan 21

MLK Observance- No school for students

Teacher PD

Jan 22

Metro Parks Cervantes

Jan 23

No events

Jan 24

Arno Olympics 6:00

Jan 25

No events

Jan 28

No events

Jan 29

No events

Jan 30

No events

Jan 31

PTA 6:30

Feb 1

PBIS reward

 

Arno Vision

Arno Elementary will provide a system of support to empower

and inspire students to become collaborative learners

that strive for academic excellence-

 

 

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 18 to Feb. 7.  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 2018-19 school year.  Thank you very much, please click on the link to start the survey:

https://tinyurl.com/arnosurvey

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Winter conferences are coming up quick on February 6 and 7 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.

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 this Friday’s  blog release to sign up for a time on signupgenius for those who need to attend conferences.

4. Report Cards go home on March 15

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

Conference Links:

 

Haskin	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4AACAD2DA0FC1-haskin3
Johnson	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E49ACAD23A1F94-johnson
DiCarlo	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b45a8a629a6fc1-dicarlo1
Stanley	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4faea82dabf94-stanley
Pushman	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e48a4a92eaaf58-pushman1
Watson	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4CAFAC28AA8-watson6
Martinchick	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054EA4A92CA20-martinchick6
Schultz	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4caeaf28abf58-schultz2
Cervantes	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444A8A62DA7F85-cervantes1
Amonette	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44aaaa22a1fd0-amonette2
Wesley	https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ea8af2aa0fe3-wesley2
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Arno Olympics

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From the PTA

Welcome Back! We hope you all had a safe and Happy Holiday!

Way to go Arno Cougars we had the most students enter the Reflections contest in the AP District. Stay tuned to see if any of the Arno students will move on to the state wide Reflections.

We are looking for support for the APHS Food Pantry again this year. A box will be placed in our main office to collect items from Monday January 14th through Friday January 25th. Suggested items are cereal, cereal breakfast bars, pop tarts, and any canned food items such as vegetables, fruits, and tuna. Pasta and pasta sauce, macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, various types of snacks, and any quick fix meal or food item. We are also looking for personal hygiene items to be donated as well as socks. A PTA member will be transporting our boxes to the HS Pantry. Thank you again for your continuous support for our Allen Park Families.

 Your Arno PTA presents Mother Son Bowling night on January 18, 2019 from 7-9:30 pm at Skore Lanes in Taylor.     

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REMINDER! Our PTA meeting for January will take place on the 31st at 6:30 p.m.! We cannot wait to see all your smiling faces!

 

December Safeties of the Month

Emma Brown

Ben Klos

Grace Nation

They received a certificate at our last Safety Meeting, and their picture will be displayed on the board by the office.

 

From the District

Dear APPS Families:

If your family is being affected by the government shut down, please see resources attached, as well as information on http://julieslist.homestead.com/ orhttp://allenparksocialworkers.weebly.com/

Also, please feel free to submit a meal benefit application to see if your child(ren) qualify for free/reduced meals.  Paper applications can be found at your school office or they can be printed off the website – allenparkschools.com – Food Services tab.  If you have any questions you can also call the Food Services Office at 313-827-2185.

Thank you.

Barbara Zdrodowski

Administrative Assistant to

Michael H. Darga, Superintendent

Allen Park Public Schools

Yoga has started…

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Board of Education Announcement – Congrats!

 Congratulations to Mr. Michael J. Klein, Mr. Robert Loyd, Mrs. Jeannette MacDonald and Mrs. Julie Sheppard (incumbent), officially becoming members of the Allen Park Board of Education after taking the Oath of Office last evening.

Also on January 14, 2019 the Allen Park Board of Education conducted its annual organizational meeting, selecting the following as 2019 Board Officers:

Mr. Gordon Miller – President

Mr. Michael J. Klein – Vice President of Operations

Mr. Robert Loyd – Vice President of Human Resources

Mrs. Jeannette MacDonald – Vice President of Teaching & Learning

Mr. Rick Moynihan – Vice President of Extra Curricular Issues

Mrs. Julie Sheppard – Secretary

Dr. Jennifer Warren – Treasurer

The insight, concern for the well-being of all students, and professional experiences of these civic-minded individuals will contribute significantly to the Allen Park Public Schools.  We are grateful for their commitment to serve the school community and wish everyone the best of luck as we strive to make this year the very best for children throughout the District.

Barbara Zdrodowski

Administrative Assistant to

Michael H. Darga, Superintendent

 

You are cordially invited to participate in a unique program presented by the Allen Park High School Drama Club that will pair books, one of our favorite Disney Princesses and an opportunity to create a deeper love for reading in elementary aged students.

Parent Requirements: If you choose for your child to participate, you will be asked to help them in two ways.  The first is for them to keep a reading log showing at least 20 minutes of reading per day for the length of the program.  The second is to bring them on four separate Saturdays to the Allen Park Center for the Arts for a read-aloud with Ariel and her friends from The Little Mermaid.  At these events, students who bring their reading log will be able to choose a free, new book to take home.

Student Requirements: Students will keep a reading log showing at least 20 minutes of reading every night beginning January 26.  Join us on four Saturday mornings sit with Ariel and her friends as they read a story.  After Storytime, students will get their logs stamped and be invited to choose a book to take home, free of charge (total of four free books per participating child).  Students who complete the program will be given a free ticket to our stage production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid on their choice of performance dates: March 15,16,17, 22, 23, 2019.

Storytime dates are:

January 26, 2019 @11:00 a.m.

February 9, 2019 @11:00 a.m.

February 23, 2019 @11:00 a.m.

March 9, 2019 @11:00 a.m.

Please fill out a reservation form to reserve your child’s spot in the fantastic program!

Reading Under the Sea Registration Form  OR visit the site http://bit.ly/readingunderthesea

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Kelly Klug at 734-341-0160 or email kelly.klug@lpps.info

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Congratulations to Mrs. Warneck

The MEEMIC foundation stopped by Arno this past week and presented Mrs. Warneck with a nice check for a grant that she applied for.  Due to this grant, her class will get to enjoy a computer program that with help with academics.

 

Congratulations to all of our PTA Reflections Contest Winners!

 

 

Thunderbowl Bowling

If you are interested in an after school bowling club for your child, please take a look at the flyer below.

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Thunderbowl Visits Arno

Mrs. Dalton recently had some people from Thunderbowl lanes come out and help teach our Cougars some bowling skills.