Alexandria-Monroe Elementary School

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!

Let's support our Alexandria Football Team this coming week by dressing up as the football team heads into sectionals. It's Fall Football Fun! 🏈🐅

Join us in congratulating our outstanding Ball State Reading Challenge Champions! We are so proud of our readers! ♥️ The significant number of participants has led us to schedule an additional celebration day on Monday. Keep up the great reading, Tigers!

Our Alexandria High School Football Players started our day with five highs and smiles! 😀 This simple act, a high five, has such a positive impact on our students.🐅 Let's go, Tigers!

ATTENDANCE TIP TUESDAY: Make sure your student’s homework 📝 is completed the night before so it can be turned in on time. ⏰ 🏫 Regular attendance is essential for students to gain the academic and social skills they need to thrive. That's why Alexandria School Corporation has been placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of attendance through #ClassFirst.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!

Alexandria Monroe Elementary had a chance to honor Emily Blazek by planting a tree. Thank you to Emily's family, Mrs. Darcie Coryell's class, AMES staff and students. ❤️ Planted in Memory of Emily Blazek, Rooted in Love, Always in our Hearts ❤️

Do you have a child in 2nd or 3rd grade? We are hosting an IREAD-2 and IREAD-3 Parent Night on Thursday, October 17th at 6:00PM. It’s VERY important for you to come to hear about the test that your 2nd grader and 3rd grader will have to take this year. This is a reading test that determines if your child is ready to move on to the next grade level. We’ll show you what the test looks like and also give you tips on how you can help at home!

Go Tigers! 🐅 What a GREAT way to start the day with our football players greeting our students!