Our students participated in a silent dismissal, offering a moving tribute to the heroic men and women who have defended our country and community with valor. We honor their sacrifice and service, and express deepest gratitude. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 We are so proud of our Tigers!
We are thrilled to announce that we're hiring a Kindergarten Paraprofessional and a Developmental Preschool Paraprofessional to join our incredible team. If you are passionate about inspiring young minds, love creating a positive learning environment, and want to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you! If you know someone who would be a great fit, tag them in the comments, or share this post to spread the word. Let's find the perfect addition to our school family and continue to make this year amazing!
This Monday, November 11, we will be celebrating Veterans Day and participating in the Veterans Day Program at the Alexandria High School. Our students will be at the high school from 8:30-10:30. We encourage all students to wear red, white, and blue for this special day. Thank you for helping us honor our veterans!
Our 2nd Grade and 5th Grade Reading Buddies met today! 📚 We love watching the reading skills, leadership skills, and relationships grow between our younger and older students throughout the year as a result of our Reading Buddies.
More Students of the Month Lunches!
Students of the Month Lunches have started! 😀
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! 🚒
