Coming soon to Arno…

Dec. 5

No events

Dec. 6

No events

Dec. 7

Superintendent Announcement

Half-Day dismissal 11:40- Teacher PD

Dec. 8

PTA meeting 6:30- Founder’s Day nominations

Dec. 9

No events

Thank You!

On behalf of Arno staff, we wanted to thank all of our caring families for coming out to conferences this past week.  We know that research puts a heavy weight on the importance of parental involvement in school, and that’s why a strong parent/teacher connection is so important.  It was great to see so many of our families come out and enjoy time learning about all the wonderful accomplishments your child  is currently working on.  As we move forward, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher should you ever have a question or concern.  Thanks for being a great partner!

Important Reminder

A reminder that we have another half-day dismissal coming up on December 7, and then again on January 18.   Dismissal is 11:40 a.m.

From the PTA

“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!”
December is upon us and the Holiday Season is in full swing! We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break celebrating with family and friends.
Just a few reminders:
Our December Meeting is, Thursday, December 8th from 6:30-7:30 pm, in the Arno Cafeteria. We will vote on Founders Day Nominations and give important information about our upcoming events in December and January (no meeting will be held in January). There will also be a midway budget breakdown analysis which will give us an excellent view of where our organization stands financially at this point in our school year.
Speaking of Founders Day….Nominations are due TODAY! Please drop them off in the main office in a SEALED ENVELOPE or to the PTA President! These are the only two ways your Nominations can be submitted.
Today is also the last day to submit your Spirit Wear order forms! Make sure to get them turned in for your Christmas Shopping convenience!
Our Reflections Celebration was held this week with lunch with the Principal! Thank you so much to our chairs, Heaven and Cathy! They did a wonderful job and we just appreciate all their hard work! Congratulations to the students! Their stories were told and are hopefully proud of the entries!
ARGH! We hope all you enjoyed our Book Fair! Books are some of our greatest treasures! The success of this event was made possible by our Awesome Chair, Nicole, and all the wonderful volunteers who came and donated their time to make your experiences positive. We could not have done it without them and their families! Thank You, Mateys!!!Have a Great Weekend and do not forget to check facebook for updates!

Spirit Wear

Arno Spirit wear is due today!  Please see the flyers below to some very cool Arno swag

Founders Day

Reflections

What a wonderful celebration lunch we had this past Monday with all of our Reflection contest entries.  Our very own Arno PTA provided yummy pizza and cookies, while each student was able to share their piece and some background on how they created it.  Congratulations goes out again to Ben Klos, Katie Klos, Gerry Klos,

Charlotte Tracz, Morgan Kraft, Madeline Every, Kaylee Daniels, Marshall Hegedus, and Sophia Maldonado.  Their pieces will be reviewed for state entry and will also be on display in the main hallway during conferences.

Holiday Toy Box Drive

apps-holiday-toy-box-project-party-2016

DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER

Brr!  The weather has turned chilly!  Although our afternoons are often warmer than mornings, please send your child to school with a warm coat daily.  We definitely want to take advantage of the sunny fall weather to play on our playground and with our fun new equipment, but need to be dressed appropriately!  It’s always a good idea to dress in layers to adapt to changing temperatures.  Please label your child’s jackets and sweaters so they can find their way back to their owners if left somewhere.  The Lost & Found is currently full of items needing to be claimed!

ART OF GIVING PROJECT

Self Defense Classes for Grades 5-8

Please see the flyer for more information

class-of-2021-self-defense-clinic

Coming soon to Arno…

Nov. 28

PTA Book Fair Kickoff

Nov. 29

No events

Nov. 30

P/T Conferences 5:00-7:30

December 1

Half-Day Dismissal 11:40

P/T conferences 12:45-3:30/ 5:00-7:30

Dec. 2

No events

From the PTA

Spirit Wear

Arno Spirit wear is back!  Please see the flyers below to some very cool Arno swag

spirit-wear-f1 spirit-wear-f2

PTA Reflections

Congratulations to all of this year’s participants in the 2016-17 PTA Reflections contest “What’s Your Story?”  These students were able to enter a piece for placemnet in the local and state level.   This year, we will celebrate all our entries with a special lunch with the Principal on Nov. 28.  This lunch replaces the evening celebration, which has been canceled.  We are very excited to hear and see all of the amazing projects our Cougars have created!  All entries had to connect with the theme of “What’s Your Story?” and could be done in any of the following categories:

Dance Choreography
	Film Production
	Literature
	Music Composition
	Photography
	Visual Arts

Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding efforts

Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences this fall will be taking place on Nov. 30 (5:00-7:30) and Dec. 1 (12:45-7:30), Dec. 1 is also a half-day- 11:40 dismissal.  This year for conference sign-up, we have once again chosen to use a web based tool called signup genius.  Many of you may be familiar with it as a number of Arno staff and the PTA have used it in the past for various events.  Using this tool allows you to have the ability to choose times that are best for you while looking over the slots available, as well easily scheduling siblings.

Each teacher at Arno has their own signup genius link to click and choose times.  All links are the blog just below, and you will get the same link from your teacher as well next week.  Simply choose the teacher and click an available slot, then go and repeat for siblings in other classrooms.  We will have a computer available in the office if you are not able to access the program.  There will not be any paper sign up this year

Remember:

• To be on time
• If you have more than one child, please don’t schedule back to back as you will need travel time to move around the building

Please select your child’s classroom teacher(s) below to sign up for a conference time.  For the fall, we encourage all parents to attend conferences.

Around Arno…

Mrs. Smalley’s class enjoys one last warm day learning in the courtyard

Allen Park Christmas Parade

We are so proud of our Arno Run Club!  They got to be part of the Allen Park Christmas Parade!

Founders Day

DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER

Brr!  The weather has turned chilly!  Although our afternoons are often warmer than mornings, please send your child to school with a warm coat daily.  We definitely want to take advantage of the sunny fall weather to play on our playground and with our fun new equipment, but need to be dressed appropriately!  It’s always a good idea to dress in layers to adapt to changing temperatures.  Please label your child’s jackets and sweaters so they can find their way back to their owners if left somewhere.  The Lost & Found is currently full of items needing to be claimed!

ART OF GIVING PROJECT

Coming soon to Arno…

Nov. 14

No events

Nov. 15

3rd Grade Mobile learning

Nov. 16

School Wide Title 1  Meeting all day

4th Grade to Parade Company

SIP meeting 3:45

Nov. 17

Mother/Son Night 6:00

Nov. 18

Superintendent First round interviews

Nov. 19

Superintendent First round interviews

From the PTA

FALL IS HERE!

Have a Wonderful Weekend! GO JAGS!

 

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Founder’s Day

Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences this fall will be taking place on Nov. 30 (5:00-7:30) and Dec. 1 (12:45-7:30), Dec. 1 is also a half-day- 11:40 dismissal.  This year for conference sign-up, we have once again chosen to use a web based tool called signup genius.  Many of you may be familiar with it as a number of Arno staff and the PTA have used it in the past for various events.  Using this tool allows you to have the ability to choose times that are best for you while looking over the slots available, as well easily scheduling siblings.

Each teacher at Arno has their own signup genius link to click and choose times.  All links are the blog just below, and you will get the same link from your teacher as well next week.  Simply choose the teacher and click an available slot, then go and repeat for siblings in other classrooms.  We will have a computer available in the office if you are not able to access the program.  There will not be any paper sign up this year

Remember:

• To be on time
• If you have more than one child, please don’t schedule back to back as you will need travel time to move around the building

Please select your child’s classroom teacher(s) below to sign up for a conference time.  For the fall, we encourage all parents to attend conferences.  

Name	Teacher Classroom link
Haskin	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4aacad2da0fc1-haskin1
DiCarlo	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b45a8a629a6fc1-dicarlo
Stanley	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4FAEA82DABF94-stanley
Pushman	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E48A4A92EAAF58-pushman1
Watson	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4CAFAC28AA8-watson1
Martinchick	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054EA4A92CA20-martinchick1
Schultz	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4caeaf28abf58-schultz1
Tillery	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4EA5AB2CABFE3-parentteacher
Amonette	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44AAAA22A1FD0-amonette1
Wesley	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ea8af2aa0fe3-wesley1
Warnek	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4bacad22a4fd0-warneck1
Guyot	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E48A4AB22A5FB6-guyot1
Smalley	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44A8AC2CAAF85-smalley1
Trionfi	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0944aaaa28a0fc1-trionfi1
Higgins	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084AAFA92FA3FC1-higgins
Kalis	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eaaac2ea4f94-kalis1
Creutz	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c44abac2da0fa7-creutz1
Hool	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48ABA82CA5FA7-hool1
Uhring	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E48A4AA29A1F94-uhring1
Jensen	http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ba9a62ca5f49-jensen1

Kindergarten Rocks the Vote…

This past election day, Kindergarten read the book Duck for President by Doreen Cronin/Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. The students then had to decide who would be president; Duck or Farmer Brown. Duck was declared the winner!

Pictures:

Ben Zakhar closing the curtain of the voting booth

Stephanie Warneck casting her vote

Miss DiCarlo and Ms. Stanley help count and tally the votes

Ms. Stanley announces Duck as the winner!

Around Arno…

Mrs. Jensen’s class began their weather unit this week.  They worked hard in small groups to read about different types of weather.  After they were done reading the books assigned to their groups, they made anchor charts to describe the type of weather.  On the anchor charts, the students also informed us on what we wear and fun activities we can do when experiencing those types of weather.

University of Michigan

Parents of nine- and ten-year old students:

The University of Michigan requests your voluntary participation in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Over 10,000 nine- and ten-year-old children across the country will join this landmark study, supported by the American School Health Association and National Institutes of Health.

Please consider being part of this important study with your child. Participants will be paid for their time, up to $400 per year. If you are interested, go to Arno School ABCD to submit a response card.

For additional information, visit the study website (www.abcdstudy.org ), email abcdmichigan@umich.edu, call toll-free 844-864-ABCD or go to Arno School ABCD. You may also find the attached letter and brochure helpful.

Here is a link to a short informational video  https://youtu.be/bxReujuHMHU about the study.

***This study is not affiliated with Allen Park Public Schools or Arno Elementary

abcd-parent-brochureabcd-parent-letter

 

NEW TO THE WEB

Please visit the newly updated Phys Ed and Art websites created by Ms. Dalton and Mrs. Cunningham!  You will be able to keep current on what’s happening in our special areas by visiting these websites often.  Links are located on the right side of the blog, or check them out here:

Ms. Dalton’s Phys Ed Website:  http://apelementarydalton.weebly.com/

Mrs. Cunningham’s Art Website:  https://apelementaryart.shutterfly.com/

Now Collecting…

Arno has a number of items that we collect to benefit the school and other organizations.   Please see below for more information.

Pop Tabs– Maddy Every (4th grader) collects pop tabs for a very worthy cause- The Ronald McDonald House.  Please consider collecting and sending in your pop tabs to help- Great job Maddy!

Box Tops –  Box Tops are found on hundreds of products.  Please clip the dotted line and have your child turn them into the office.  When they are submitted, the school earns 10 cents for each one received.  Over the past few years, Arno has been averaging approximately $1000 per calendar year.  This money is used to purchase merchandise and help to pay for special events that benefit the entire school.

Labels for Education- Campbell labels are found on many different products,  usually soup labels.  On those slips it will say either 1 point or 5 points.  Please cut the area out with the UPC code as well as the point value.  When they are submitted, we have the opportunity to obtain merchandise from a catalog that can be used in our school.

 

Traffic Pattern

Parking/Drop-off

As we all need to get our children to school, safety is always the primary concern.    We will do our best to help ensure an orderly drop-off/pick-up daily, but we need your help in making that happen.

** No child should run across the street to get into a car.

**School traffic flow MUST go clockwise around the school. Make sure that your passenger door is ALWAYS closest to the curb.

 

BE SMART! BE PATIENT! BE CARING! BE KIND!!! BE RESPONSIBLE!!

 

Voice Volunteers

Arno is still in need of Voice Volunteers to work with students throughout the building.  I have attached the page below that would need to be filled out and sent in to the office.  The info sheet does have to run through the state iChat site for a background check.  After receiving approval from the district, you would be scheduled to come in and work with kids  We appreciate all of the support we receive at Arno!!

voice

 

Coming soon to Arno…

Nov. 7

No events

Nov. 8

Election day!

Half-day dismissal 11:40

Nov. 9

PBIS meeting 3:45

Nov. 10

Picture Day Retake

PBIS pizza lunch

Nov. 11

End of First Q

Reflections contest entries due

Nov 12

PTSA Holiday craft show

It was a SCARY Halloween at Arno….

From the PTA

HERE YEE! HERE YEE!!!

The elections are approaching fast just like our weekend! Please remember to get out and VOTE!! 

Mother/Son Night out is approaching! Flyers were put into teachers mailboxes today and should be coming home with your student(s). Please get your RSVP’s in soon. We have had a tremendous amount of support from the community and we hope you can join us for this fun event!

Roary the Lion and lessons on being a leader

(That’s Mrs. Schultz and Ms. Stanley competing in pushups with Roary)

HOLIDAY FEVER 11/12/16

Dear APPS Staff &  Families,

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Holiday Fever event on Saturday, November 12 from 9am-3pm at the APHS.  This annual event includes a Craft/Vendor show, Mom 2 Mom sale, Tin-Can Auction and lunch concessions.  All proceeds from the Holiday Fever event benefit the PTA/PTSA Council scholarship fund for this years graduating seniors.  Please see the attached flyer for event details.

If you would like to volunteer for this event or donate an item for concessions, please click on the Sign-Up Genius link below.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48a4af2bab9-holiday1

Thank you for your continued support!

Allen Park PTA/PTSA Council

Introducing our Principal of the Day

Marshall Hegedus enjoyed a day of being in the top spot at Arno in his role as Principal for a Day (Top Fundraisers).   He got to experience first hand all of the work that goes into running a school and how fun it can be to get to experience all of the kids at Arno.  Great job Marshall, I couldn’t have done it without you!  Mr. Zielinski

Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences this fall will be taking place on Nov. 30 (5:00-7:30) and Dec. 1 (12:45-7:30), Dec. 1 is also a half-day- 11:40 dismissal.  This year for conference sign-up, we have once again chosen to use a web based tool called signup genius.  Many of you may be familiar with it as a number of Arno staff and the PTA have used it in the past for various events.  Using this tool allows you to have the ability to choose times that are best for you while looking over the slots available, as well easily scheduling siblings.

Each teacher at Arno has their own signup genius link to click and choose times.  In a couple of weeks, we will be posting all of the links in the blog, and you will get a link from your teacher as well.  Simply choose the teacher and click an available slot, then go and repeat for siblings in other classrooms.  We will have a computer available in the office if you are not able to access the program.  There will not be any paper sign up this year

Remember:

• To be on time
• If you have more than one child, please don’t schedule back to back as you will need travel time to move around the building

Fun Run fun with Limo and Lunch for our top fundraisers!

We had an awesome time together as the Arno top fundraisers got treated to lunch at Red Robins and a limo to get us there.  What great weather we had to head out in our decked out limo!

A special shout out to Red Robin for great service from a very friendly staff, which really topped off the afternoon!  Thank you to all of our contributors for the Arno Fun Run!

Working hard in Mrs. Watson’s room…

1. Students ‘listen to reading’ on Raz-Kids

University of Michigan

Parents of nine- and ten-year old students:

The University of Michigan requests your voluntary participation in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Over 10,000 nine- and ten-year-old children across the country will join this landmark study, supported by the American School Health Association and National Institutes of Health.

Please consider being part of this important study with your child. Participants will be paid for their time, up to $400 per year. If you are interested, go to Arno School ABCD to submit a response card.

For additional information, visit the study website (www.abcdstudy.org ), email abcdmichigan@umich.edu, call toll-free 844-864-ABCD or go to Arno School ABCD. You may also find the attached letter and brochure helpful.

Here is a link to a short informational video  https://youtu.be/bxReujuHMHU about the study.

***This study is not affiliated with Allen Park Public Schools or Arno Elementary

abcd-parent-brochure abcd-parent-letter

Now Collecting…

Arno has a number of items that we collect to benefit the school and other organizations.   Please see below for more information.

Pop Tabs– Maddy Every (4th grader) collects pop tabs for a very worthy cause- The Ronald McDonald House.  Please consider collecting and sending in your pop tabs to help- Great job Maddy!

Box Tops –  Box Tops are found on hundreds of products.  Please clip the dotted line and have your child turn them into the office.  When they are submitted, the school earns 10 cents for each one received.  Over the past few years, Arno has been averaging approximately $1000 per calendar year.  This money is used to purchase merchandise and help to pay for special events that benefit the entire school.

Labels for Education- Campbell labels are found on many different products,  usually soup labels.  On those slips it will say either 1 point or 5 points.  Please cut the area out with the UPC code as well as the point value.  When they are submitted, we have the opportunity to obtain merchandise from a catalog that can be used in our school.

Coming soon to Arno…

Oct. 31  Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween Parade 10:30

Student Half-Day- 11:40 Dismissal

Nov. 1

No events

Nov. 2

No events

Nov. 3

Roary the Lion Assembly

PTA Meeting 6:30

Nov. 4

No events

Happy Halloween!

• Monday, October 31st.
• 10:30 AM.  Halloween Parade.  Outside
• Classroom teacher will communicate with you if they are having any events to follow

Costumes:

• Students will wear their costumes to school.
• All costumes must be school appropriate
• No play guns or weapons of any kind
• Please do not allow your child to wear a mask.  Masks tend to slip causing a possible trip and fall accident / injury.

Parade Path:

• Weather permitting.  We will be outside for our parade.  Our plan is to start the parade with our Kindergarten classes.  We will walk through the building picking up each class and exit door  # 8(5th grade doors).  We will walk around the inside perimeter of the playground fence, and then down the way to enter through the office main door- the best place to stand and watch would be on the outer perimeter of the fence, and along the sidewalk to the office.    Each class will then proceed back to their classrooms

It’s beginning to look a lot like…. Halloween

From the PTA

Happy Friday, Caring Cougar Families!

Lots of skating Cougars had a great time last night!

Teacher Professional Development Dates

This year, the district calendar reflects 8 half-days of teacher PD that is required by the state.  Those PD dates feature no school in the afternoon, 11:40 dismissal.  The dates for October/November are as follows:

10/31     11/8

Enhancement Millage Information

Full Letter on millage:

regional-education-enhancement-millage-letter-to-school-community

Voice Volunteers

Arno is still in need of Voice Volunteers to work with students throughout the building.  I have attached the page below that would need to be filled out and sent in to the office.  The info sheet does have to run through the state iChat site for a background check.  After receiving approval from the district, you would be scheduled to come in and work with kids  We appreciate all of the support we receive at Arno!!

voice

CHECK THEM OUT ON THE WEB

Exciting news from the world wide web!  Check out all of our teacher blogs/sites for more information

Mrs. Watson

Mrs. Martinchick

Mrs. Schultz

Mrs. Kalis

Mrs. Warneck

Mrs. Wesley

Mrs. Higgins

Mrs. Kalis

Mrs. Jensen

Mrs. Boyer

Mrs. Bennett

Mrs. Trapani

Mrs. Solak

Mrs. Byrne

 All staff websites or blogs are listed in the Blogroll on the right side of this blog’s main page.  Keep up the great work in creating a web presence for your classrooms!

Dr. Hall Treats Our 4th Grade to some Read-Alouds… 

Fun and Educational times for our Cougars…

AP Fire Safety Assembly in action!

 3rd grade recently went the River Raisin Battle Field

4th Grade uses Kahoot, an online program, to study for Social Studies

4th graders creating circuits in science

Richard Paul presents Arno with a fun and educational anti-bullying program

Coming soon to Arno…

Oct. 24

No events

Oct. 25

3rd grade to River Raisin

Oct. 26

No events

Oct. 27

Principal’s meeting 9:00

Fire Prevention Assembly 9:00 K-3

Bully Prevention Assembly

K-2    1:30-2:15

3-5     2:30-3:15

Skating Party 6:00

Oct. 28

Welcome Back PTA rewards

From the Arno PTA

Happy Friday Cougar Families,

A few reminders:

Next Wednesday, October 26th, we have our Applebee’s Fundraiser at the Allen Park Applebee’s.  A No-Hassle way to take your family out for dinner and help support your PTA!

Thursday, October 28, from 6-8pm we have our first skating party at Skateland of Woodhaven! Come on out and skate, glide, dance, trip, and stumble through a night of fun!

Our Gumball Challenge is kicking up and almost coming to an end. It is a close race between classes. Get your Membership Forms in to add more gum to your class machines! A more detailed update will become available next week!

Our next PTA Meeting is coming up soon, Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria! Come check out what is going on and what we will be doing with all the Fun Run money!

We really could not be more grateful and thankful for all the hard work that went into the Fun Run! The rewards for the top performers are as follows:

Each Grade Level Winner will get a limousine ride with Mr. Zielinski to lunch at a restaurant in the area. For 3rd Grade, there was a tie, so both students will get to go out to lunch! For the overall student winner he will get to be, “Principal for the Day!” The Class Winner will receive a Pizza Party.
And without further ado….YOUR 2016 FUN RUN RESULTS AND WINNERS…..(Drumroll Please…)

Classroom Leaderboard

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!! Details about the lunch will become available in the next couple of weeks! Remember to check the Arno Elementary PTA Facebook page for updates and events, as well as, past school blog posts.

Have a Great Weekend!

Enhancement Millage Information

Full Letter on millage:

regional-education-enhancement-millage-letter-to-school-community

THANK YOU DTE Energy!

Our 4th grade students loved the presentation on ENERGY and greatly appreciated the TAKE ACTION KIT that was passed out to each student to bring home and share with their parents.

CHECK THEM OUT ON THE WEB

More happenings in Arno…

Coming soon to Arno…

Oct. 17

No events

Oct. 18

4th Grade DTE presentation 12:00

Oct. 19

School Improvement Meeting 3:45

Oct. 20

No events

Oct. 21

No events

Arno PTA

Happy Friday!!! Is it Thanksgiving yet because we have SO MUCH to be Thankful for!

http://pix.sfly.com/qRKMRA3g

Last Minute Fun Run donation directions

Click on  http://www.thegetmovincrew.com/

Vinnie is ready for the teacher match!!

Red Wing’s Share Positive Message

Arno had a special visit from the Red Wing’s Assembly Program yesterday with the positive messages of a good educations, and dedication towards exercise and healthy eating habits.  The program also passed out prizes and included an awesome hockey 1:1 shoot out between teachers and students- the students walked with victory with a 3-1 win!!!

Student Dismissal

As of Monday, October 17th, all students must exit their designated class door. This is in an effort to keep the hallways clear during dismissal time. Cougar Tracks Club will be starting soon and they meet in the hallway. This club can have up to 100 members. In turn, students with siblings must exit with their class out their designated door. Please make arrangements with your child as to whether they are going to walk outside to their sibling’s door or have a designated meeting spot.  Thank you so much in advance for your cooperation in this matter. This will hopefully alleviate hallway congestion.

Updates regarding Halloween at Arno Elementary.

• Monday, October 31st.
• 10:30 AM.  Halloween Parade.  Outside
• Classroom teacher will communicate with you if they are having any events to follow

Costumes:

• Students will wear their costumes to school.
• All costumes must be school appropriate
• No play guns or weapons of any kind
• Please do not allow your child to wear a mask.  Masks tend to slip causing a possible trip and fall accident / injury.

Parade Path:

• Weather permitting.  We will be outside for our parade.  Our plan is to start the parade with our Kindergarten classes.  We will walk through the building picking up each class and exit door  # 8(5th grade doors).  We will walk around the inside perimeter of the playground fence, and then down the way to enter through the office main door- the best place to stand and watch would be on the outer perimeter of the fence, and along the sidewalk to the office.    Each class will then proceed back to their classrooms.

Teacher Professional Development Dates

This year, the district calendar reflects 8 half-days of teacher PD that is required by the state.  Those PD dates feature no school in the afternoon, 11:40 dismissal.  The dates for October are as follows:

10/31     11/8

From Camp…

Good afternoon,

Pie Fundraiser order forms and money are due Friday, October 21st.  Please make one check payable to Arno Elementary.

Also, please send back the orange “Intent to Go to Camp” form along with the first payment of $50 by Friday, October 21st.  Checks should be made to Arno.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Mrs. Hool

Coming soon to Arno…

Oct. 10

Reflections Contest Kickoff

Oct. 11

Fire Drill 1:30

Oct. 12

Half Day- dismissal @11:40 Teacher PD

Oct. 13

Red Wings Assembly

Oct. 14

No events

From the PTA

Have a great weekend!

classroom-goal-update

Cougar Run Club News

open-house-run-club-flyer-2016

Updates regarding Halloween at Arno Elementary.

• Monday, October 31st.
• 10:30 AM.  Halloween Parade.  Outside
• Classroom teacher will communicate with you if they are having any events to follow

Costumes:

• Students will wear their costumes to school.
• All costumes must be school appropriate
• No play guns or weapons of any kind
• Please do not allow your child to wear a mask.  Masks tend to slip causing a possible trip and fall accident / injury.

Parade Path:

• Weather permitting.  We will be outside for our parade.  Our plan is to start the parade with our Kindergarten classes.  We will walk through the building picking up each class and exit door  # 8(5th grade doors).  We will walk around the inside perimeter of the playground fence, and then down the way to enter through the office main door- the best place to stand and watch would be on the outer perimeter of the fence, and along the sidewalk to the office.    Each class will then proceed back to their classrooms.

Student Attendance

Please read the attitude article on the importance of student attendance, which is mandatory by the laws of the State of Michigan.  Please be aware that we are required to follow up with families either verbally, in writing, or both when absences reach the 10 full day mark.

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Teacher Professional Development Dates

This year, the district calendar reflects 8 half-days of teacher PD that is required by the state.  Those PD dates feature no school in the afternoon, 11:40 dismissal.  The dates for October are as follows:

10/12        10/31

Coming soon to Arno,

Oct. 3

Super Cougar Lunch

Oct. 4

No events

Oct 5

State Count Day- Please try to be sure your child is in school

Oct 6

Fall Picture Day

PTA Meeting 6:30

Oct 7

PTA FUN RUN 

Congratulations!!!

What exciting news Arno received this past Monday.  Our first grade teacher, Mrs. Dawn Watson received a “Teacher of the Week” Award from WNIC after being nominated by a parent.  After finding out she won, Mrs. Watson had this to say  “I am honored that one of my students nominated me for the WNIC Teacher of the Week.  It is a pleasure and a privilege to work with the students at Arno. We get to learn, love and laugh together everyday!  I get to see their faces light up and their big smiles when they’re successful. I get to help them when they struggle, pick them up when they fall, hug them when they’re not well and guide them through learning challenges. I am a lucky teacher indeed!  In addition to working with my wonderful 1st grade classroom family I have THE BEST 1st grade teaching team and colleagues in the field. It is an honor to receive recognition for doing the work that I love and I look forward to celebrating with my colleagues and classroom family when WNIC comes to visit us on Thursday morning.”  Congratulations Mrs. Watson from the whole Arno family!!

PTA News

The Fun Run is one week away! We are hopeful more students will hit their goal in order to achieve our overall school goal. Please remind your families to donate this weekend! Donations are accepted online or by sending cash/checks into the school office clearly labeled “Fun Run” with your students name and teacher so they can get credit. Remember every student who collects a pledge will get a prize!

As of now team Martinchick is in the lead with Watson & Amonette as the closest classrooms chasing after them! We are humbly greatful for the generosity of the donations submitted so far!

Fourth Annual Arno Fun Run

The PTA and school community are excited for this event on Friday, October 7 .

On Line Donations

We hope that you are finding the Get Movin’ Crew on-line donation website easy to use and are able to share with friends and family.  We are on track to meet our goals for this year and are so grateful for all you are doing!  Go to http://www.thegetmovincrew.com/ and Click on the Star if you haven’t had a chance to register yet and share the message about our Caring Cougars Making Tracks.

PTA Mad Science Night

From the Dry Ice bubbles to Bernoulli’s Principals on air pressure, Arno students got a fun look at how science works in our world.  We had many families show up for the educational fun, and were able to enjoy cookies after the show compliments of the Arno PTA!

Put On Your Smile…

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, Oct. 6 for picture day.  Information will be coming home soon.

Thank you for attending our Meet the Teacher Night 2016.

We are excited about the new school year and are looking forward to working together as a team!

This year,  330 students were represented by their parents!

Super Cougar Lunch

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

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

Coming Soon to Arno…

Sept. 26

5th Grade Camp Parent Meeting @Performing Arts

Sept. 27

No events

Sept. 28

No events

Sept. 29

PTA Mad Science Night

Sept. 30

Tornado Drill 10:00

5th Grade Camp Meeting

If you currently have a 5th grader, please plan on attending the parent meeting on Monday, September 26 @7:00 at the Allen Park Center for the Arts. Hope to see you there! 

PTA News…

Happy Friday!

The preparation for Fourth Annual Arno Fun Run  is well underway.  The PTA and school community are excited for this event on Friday, October 7 .

On Line Donations

We hope that you are finding the Get Movin’ Crew on-line donation website easy to use and are able to share with friends and family.  We are on track to meet our goals for this year and are so grateful for all you are doing!  Go to http://www.thegetmovincrew.com/ and Click on the Star if you haven’t had a chance to register yet and share the message about our Caring Cougars Making Tracks.

Also, please remember to join us for all the fun this Thursday at the PTA Mad Science Night.  Info Below

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Pop Can Tab Collection

Math In Focus

Some pics to take a look at Math in Focus across the grades- here we see our Cougars working with the new manipulative kits.

Italian Dinner 

A message from Kelly Meister,  the APHS PTSA VP.

We are hosting our annual Homecoming Italian Dinner next week, on September 30 from 5-6:30 pm at the high school.  Thank you for your support and I hope to see you at the Italian dinner!

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MTSS Community Letter

Please take a moment to read a letter to the community about Multi Tiered System of Support in AP.

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Homework Help

Put On Your Smile…

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, Oct. 6 for picture day.  Information will be coming home soon.