🎃 Happy Monster Bash! It was wonderful to see so many of our families enjoying the Truck or Treat, Bookmobile, campfire reading and all the fun games tonight! A huge thank you to our amazing AMES Staff and Student Council for volunteering and helping make Monster Bash such a spooktacular success! 😀
PTO World’s Finest Chocolate Bar Prize Day! 🍫 We had such a great time on Friday celebrating our amazing students! There were snow cones, silly string, pies in the face, and even a chance to win some money. The students had a wonderful time enjoying the sunshine, laughing together, and celebrating! A huge thank you to our families for your continued support and to our PTO for hosting such a fun event for our students!
Congratulations to our students who won a ride to school on the Alexandria Fire Truck for their Family Fire Escape Plans! A big thank you to all our families who took the time to create and practice their family fire escape plans. We’re so excited to welcome the Alexandria Fire Department on Monday for more fire safety fun and learning.
Word wizards! Mrs. Harden’s 3rd Grade Students have been hard at work exploring their key vocabulary words for the week! They’ve been making meaningful connections to their own lives and experiences while creating thoughtful sentences using sentence starters. It’s inspiring to see how much their understanding of new and important vocabulary from their story has grown and how confidently they’re using these words in complete sentences!
Mrs. Overman’s 6th Grade Classes have been reading, reading, reading! Students are diving deep into their passage or novel, constructing meaning, and engaging in thoughtful group discussions as they reconstruct their ideas and refine their understanding of what they read Their detailed evidence and impressive “Somebody–Wanted–But–So” summaries show just how much they’re growing as readers and thinkers. Way to go, 6th graders!
Reminder: PTO Pumpkin Painting tonight from 6:00-7:00 🎃!
🥳Hat Day for $1.00 tomorrow, Friday, October 24!
🍫 PTO Chocolate Bar Prizes Celebrations tomorrow! Be sure to turn in your money tomorrow morning.
Our AMES 2nd Graders had an amazing time learning, laughing, and enjoying all the delicious treats the orchard had to offer. From apples to pumpkins — and plenty of sunshine — it was a day full of smiles and fall fun! A huge thank you to Jacob’s Family Orchard for hosting our students and a big shout-out to our wonderful 2nd grade teachers and chaperones for making this trip such a great experience! 🍎🍏😀
There are a few spots left! Please be sure to turn in your paper and money tomorrow. We can’t wait to see you tomorrow night at 6:00PM! 🎃
Tigers Update - This Week's Events!
✔️ Wed (Oct 22) – 2-Hour Delay: Doors open at 9:35 AM. 🚒 K-3 Fire Escape Plans due.
✔️ Thurs – PTO Evening Event: 🎃 Pumpkin Painting!
✔️ Fri – Hat Day ($1.00) & PTO Chocolate Bar Sale Celebrations!
🎃 Saturday Monster Bash at Beulah Park – 5:00 PM.
Go Tigers! 🐾
Ball State Reading Challenge! We had so many students reading and participating in our program, such as One School, One Book this year. We are so proud of their hard work and enthusiasm for reading. We celebrated their accomplishments with a special lunch and time together. Enjoy these photos of our students having fun and celebrating! 📖
Reminder: For Kindergarten through 3rd Grade, your child’s Family Fire Escape Plan is due on Wednesday morning. Please see the information below. Be sure your child writes their first and last name, grade and teacher. It’s a wonderful time to review your plan as a family. We can’t wait to see your Alexandria Firefighters at school this week! 
Pumpkin Patch Adventures! Our students had an amazing day visiting Hodge Family Farm. It was the perfect fall day, full of pumpkins, laughter, play, and many smiles. Everyone had a wonderful time exploring the farm, picking out their favorite pumpkins, and making memories together. A huge thank you to Hodge Family Farm for hosting us! Also, thank you to our amazing AMES Staff for organizing this wonderful day for our students! 🎃
There will be a Tiger Food Pantry today at 4:00PM at the Elementary School. Food will be available until all items have been distributed or 5:30PM.
🍎 Fueling Up for Fun and Learning! 💪 Our Tigers had a fantastic lunch today, enjoying fresh fruits, crunchy veggies, and plenty of milk to power their growing minds and muscles! There were big smiles, strong poses, great stories about fall break, and lots of laughter around the tables. 😀
PreK Pumpkin Patch Adventure! 🍂🎃Our PreK students had the best day at the pumpkin patch! They learned all about pumpkins, explored the patch, picked their own pumpkins, and had tons of fun with friends. So many smiles, giggles, and happy (but tired!) little faces by the end of the day.
Our amazing Tigers are showing off their storytelling and coding skills in the most impressive way. With support from Mrs. Oldham, they’ve coded a retelling of a story and even created their own graphics to go along with it. Their hard work and creativity truly shine. 📖 And the best part? These coders are in Kindergarten and First Grade. We are so proud of what our youngest learners are achieving. Way to go, Tigers!
AMES Staff vs. 6th Grade Students Kickball Game = A Big Hit! What an amazing time we had at the annual AMES Staff vs. 6th Grade Kickball Game! Both our students and staff brought their A-game, showing incredible energy, teamwork, and school spirit. It was a very close game, but in the end, the staff pulled off the win—again! 🏆A huge thank-you to our incredible students for showing outstanding sportsmanship and cheering each other on throughout the game. Your positive attitude and team spirit made us all proud!
What a wonderful way to begin the day! Huge thank you to Owens Funeral Home for the special treats for our AMES Staff before Fall Break!
Mission Book Drop: We are so thankful for our students and families! We have dropped off FREE books for our students throughout Alexandria! Here are some clues where the books have been dropped off. We hope you enjoy these books over Fall Break. Happy Reading, Tigers! 😀🐅
We are so proud of our amazing students for diving into our One School, One Book reading adventure! Over the past few weeks, they’ve been reading together, answering comprehension questions, and showing off their incredible understanding of the story. The excitement doesn’t stop there. Our students have been earning fun prizes along the way! And guess who’s been keeping an eye on all the action? 🐹 Tater Tot, our school hamster! Tater Tot has been popping up in photos and cheering on our readers!
