ATTENDANCE TIP TUESDAY: Designate a family member, friend, or other parent 👨👩👦 to provide your student backup transportation 🚗 for unexpected situations.
🏫 Regular attendance is essential for students to gain the academic and social skills they need to thrive. That's why Alexandria Community Schools has been placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of attendance through #Class First. First Class.
For the next several weeks, we will bring you attendance tips on Tuesdays in which school is in session. We look forward to sharing more helpful tips with our families!
The Tiger Reader Program officially kicked off today, with a focus on cultivating a love for reading in our Tigers. Our appreciation goes out to the girls' and boys' basketball teams, band, cheerleaders, Mrs. Oldham, Mrs. Bivens, and AMES Staff for their contributions to making today's event a resounding success! 😁 We ❤️📚!
Happy Halloween! Our AMES Staff are so creative, talented, and shined on "Dress Like a Book Character Day!" We had The Book with No Pictures, Pete the Cat, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Legend of Rock, Paper, & Scissors & so much more! Our Kindergarten Team won the competition!🥇
Congratulations to our top PTO Candy Bar Sales Classroom, Mr. Martin's Class! They sold 37 boxes of chocolate! 🍫 Mr. Martin's class enjoyed a delicious pizza party!
Happy Halloween and Tiger Trot Day! Our day was filled with sunshine, some wind, and loads of laughter! 🎃😃 Way to go, Tigers!
Due to rain on Thursday, we are moving the AMES Tiger Trot and Dress Like a Book Character or Halloween costume event to Wednesday, October 30th. Your child can wear their costume to school on Wednesday for the AMES Tiger Trot for $1.00. Please remember: NO masks, fake blood, weapons, inflatables, or anything gory.
ATTENDANCE TIP TUESDAY: Know your student’s transportation 🚌 plan (pick-up and drop-off times for car riders and bus stop times for bus riders).
🏫 Regular attendance is essential for students to gain the academic and social skills they need to thrive. That's why Alexandria Community Schools has been placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of attendance through #ClassFrist.FirstClass.
For the next several weeks, we will bring you attendance tips on Tuesdays in which school is in session. We look forward to sharing more helpful tips with our families!
Happy Halloween! It was wonderful to see our students and families at Monster Bash enjoying the games, fortunetelling, bookmobile, & trunk or treat! Special thank you to our amazing AMES staff and parents for volunteering to make Monster Bash so much fun for our families! 🎃
Our AMES 1st Grade and 6th Grade Reading Buddies! 📚
Check out those smiles! 😁 Our students enjoyed the PTO Candy Bar Celebration today! It was filled with sunshine, Kona Ice snowcones, silly string, friends, and prizes! Thank you to our amazing students and families for participating in our AMES PTO Candy Bar Sale!
Shapes, seeds, and great ideas! Pumpkin Fun with Mrs. Goodman's PreK Class!
Wow! 🚒 Four of our students were able to ride to school on the fire trucks, because of their work on their Family Fire Escape Plans. Special thank you to our Alexandria Fire Department for making today so special for our Tigers!
The Alexandria Monster Bash is on Saturday, October 26th from 5:00-8:00PM. 🎃 We can't wait to see our Tigers at the Monster Bash!
Wow! We appreciate the Alexandria Fire Department's dedication to educating our students on fire safety. The new Fire Safety House provided an engaging learning environment for our Tigers. As a student said, “It’s just so awesome!” 😀 Our students were captivated by the expertise of the firefighters, the “cool” house, and the fire trucks! Thank you to the Alexandria Fire Department! 🚒
StatFlight will be here tomorrow for Career Day. We will also have EMA and the Fire Department here to help zone off for landing. Projected land time is 10:00 AM-10:30 AM. They will be landing in the grassy area between the front parking lot and between both schools.
Reminder: Our family fire escape plans are due tomorrow, Wednesday, October 23rd for our kindergarten through third grade students. We can't wait to see your plans!
Thank you to our AMES PTO for our new recess equipment!
Mrs. Goodman’s PreK Pumpkin Patch Fun! 🎃
One of our athletes has been nominated to be the MaxPreps Athlete of the Week. Junior quarterback Brady Gast is having an outstanding year (along with his teammates) and this is an opportunity for us to continue to show support for this student-athlete. Please take the time to vote for him on the Max Preps. Voting is live and will conclude at Noon on Monday, Oct.28th. You may vote as often as you like. Please Vote below. GO Tigers!
https://www.maxpreps.com/news/naUUBEAcEkmzBwiQVUboHA/maxpreps-indiana-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-award-vote-now.htm
ATTENDANCE TIP TUESDAY: Get to know the team at your 🏫 student’s school. Principals, teachers, counselors, nurses, social workers, and so many others – they are all here to help! 🫶
Regular attendance is essential for students to gain the academic and social skills they need to thrive. That's why Alexandria Community Schools has been placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of attendance through. #Class First.First Class.
For the next several weeks, we will bring you attendance tips on Tuesdays in which school is in session. We look forward to sharing more helpful tips with our families!
