Alexandria-Monroe Elementary School

From top to bottom, our school has been thoroughly cleaned, refreshed, and prepared. Our Alexandria Monroe Elementary custodians worked tirelessly, putting in time and energy, to ensure every area is ready for students, staff, and families. We couldn't have done it without them and are truly lucky to have them. Thank you! 😁

We ❤️ K-Camp! Our future kindergarten Tigers have been busy learning and growing each day. They've been: 🔤 Exploring letters and letter sounds ✍️ Practicing writing their names 🔢 Learning about numbers 🧠 Following directions and building routines 📚 Diving into books and developing a love for reading Way to go, Little Tigers! 🐾

We can’t wait to welcome our Tigers to school! The first day of school is Wednesday, August 6 — and we’re counting down the days! Join us for our Back-to-School Bash & Meet the Teacher Night on Monday, August 4 from 5–7 PM. It’s a great chance to connect, get ready, and kick off a fantastic school year!

Go Alexandria Tigers! We encourage you to stop by our booth at the fair this week. It was wonderful to visit with all of our students and hear about their outstanding summers. We have some awesome stickers for the kids. 

We're grateful for the incredible support our students and families will receive from our local churches! A huge thank you to our local churches in Alexandria for organizing a fantastic community event on July 28th from 5:00-7:00 PM. Please bring your ID and a piece of mail with your address for proof of residency. We look forward to seeing you at the Alexandria First Baptist Church on July 28th!

Tonight was incredibly uplifting! Our Tigers, books, and popsicles! We were thrilled to meet and greet so many of our amazing Tigers and future Tigers at the Bookmobile this evening. Happy Reading, Tigers! 🐅

Here is a link to our 2025-2026 supply lists to help families prepare for the upcoming school year. You can view and download the list here: 👉 2025-2026 Supply List: https://ames.alexandriacsc.alex.k12.in.us/o/acsc/page/students-feessupplies For more updates, resources, and school information, visit our website anytime. Let’s get ready for a great school year! 🎒

📌 Mark Your Calendars! New Student Enrollment Evening 📅 Wednesday, July 16th, tomorrow 🕔 5:00–7:00 PM We’re so excited to welcome our new Tigers to the AMES family! 🐯 Come meet our team, get enrolled, and start your journey with us! 📅 Please Note: Our school office will reopen the week of July 21st. Be sure to check our school website for updates, school supply lists, and important info for families.

Bookmobile Today! 📚 We can’t wait to see our Tigers pick out some new books, enjoy a popsicle, and share all about their amazing summers! 🚐 Bookmobile Route – Today! 🍦 4:00–4:40 – AMES (near the softball field) 4:45–5:10 – Beulah Park (near the pool) 5:20–5:50 – Manor Apartments (playground) 6:00–6:15 – Orestes (near the oak tree) Come say hi, grab a book (or two!), and tell us what you've been up to this summer. We’ll see you later today! 🐯📖

We're grateful for the incredible support our students and families will receive from our local churches! A huge thank you to our local churches in Alexandria for organizing a fantastic community event on July 28th from 5:00-7:00 PM. Please bring your ID and a piece of mail.

There will be a Tiger Food Pantry this Wednesday, July 9, at the elementary school. The food will be distributed under the awning starting at 4PM.

We hope everyone is staying cool and enjoying a fun, relaxing summer break! Our amazing AMES staff are also taking this time to recharge and relax with their families. 📌 Mark your calendars! New Student Enrollment Evening is happening on Wednesday, July 16th from 5:00–7:00 PM! We can't wait to meet our new Tigers and welcome you to the AMES family! 🐯 📅 Please note: Our school office will reopen the week of July 21st. Visit our school website for updates, school supplies lists, and information for families. Enjoy your summer, Tigers! ☀️

We're excited for K-Camp (Kinder Camp) starting on July 24th, where our future Kindergarten students will discover the joy of learning and develop essential skills, including curiosity about letters, numbers, and stories, problem-solving, collaboration, and following directions. Let’s go, Little Tigers! 🐯

Wow! Hats off to Mr. Rob Sayre, Mr. Derek Dinehart, Mr. Donnie Dinehart, and Mrs. Chasin Wells for their remarkable dedication outside and inside of Alexandria Monroe Elementary, even on the hottest days of summer. They continue to work selflessly on the outside of our building for the benefit of our students, families and staff! Inside the building, another amazing crew is preparing classrooms and so much more for our students. Our summer crew is truly exceptional!

Happy reading, Tigers! Today was an amazing day for our Tigers to visit the Bookmobile and discover a new book or more! The students were also treated to a delicious popsicle. Special thank you to our AMES volunteers! 📚🐅

Sunshine, books, and popsicles! 📚It's fantastic to see and hear about summer vacation from our students and former students visiting the Alexandria Community Schools Bookmobile this afternoon! Thank you to our AMES Bookmobile Volunteers!

Today, we proudly wore our lucky IREAD 2/3 tie dye shirts, which the students designed after reading about tie dye! Our Tigers demonstrated perseverance, took their time, focused and reread! Keep shining, Tigers! 🐅

Due to the potential severe weather this evening, we will be shifting our AMES Bookmobile day to next week. The AMES Bookmobile will be visiting locations on Monday, June 23rd and Wednesday, June 25th next week! We can’t wait to see you next week!

Discover the magic of reading as new books, picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, animal books and so much more have been loaded on the AMES Bookmobile! We can’t wait to see you tomorrow, Wednesday, afternoon and evening!Please see the schedule to get books and popsicles.

When you read about tie dye, you must apply what you read to create your own tie dye shirts. Our AMES Summer School Students did an outstanding job reading and following the steps to design and make their shirts. These shirts will serve as our lucky IREAD3 shirts! 👕😀Way to go!