Dear Alto Families,
It has been a great week back to school after the Thanksgiving Break, and we hope everyone enjoyed the early Snow Day yesterday! Trimester 1 Report Cards go home today. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have questions or concerns after reviewing your student’s report card. We’re looking forward to a productive two weeks before the Winter Break (December 21st - January 5th).
Winter NWEA MAP Assessment - All 1st-5th grade students will be taking the Winter MAP assessments. The testing window is 12/2/24-12/20/24. .
Acadience Reading Test (Formerly DIBELS) - All K-5 students will complete the Acadience reading assessment. This is a 1:1 reading test administered by our reading intervention staff. The testing window is 12/9/24-12/20/24.
4th/5th Grade and K/1 Music Programs
The 4th/5th Grade Music Program will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, December 11th.
The Kindergarten and 1st Grade Music Program will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, December18th.
Holiday Family Fun Night - Thursday, December 12th - 5:30-7:30 PM
We are looking forward to our next family event! On December 12th, we will be hosting our annual Holiday Family Fun Night! This event will include roller skating opportunities for all family members, holiday craft making, hot chocolate and cookies. We hope your family is able to join us! The event will be held December 12th from 5:30-7:30 PM.
Kids’ Holiday Shop
During the week of December 9th, we are excited to again be hosting the Kids’ Holiday Shop. Many students love this opportunity to buy for family members or friends. The gifts are moderately priced and a range of prices are available. 10% of sales will go to the school’s fundraising efforts. Please know that our primary goal with the Holiday Shop is to provide this fun opportunity for students to shop for family members. Making a profit is not our primary goal. That is why we have kept the profit at only 10%. Thank you to our Alto parents for organizing this opportunity and for volunteering on the class shopping days The shopping days for each class will be communicated as we get closer to this date. If your child will be shopping, please send money with them on the scheduled day for their class. If writing a check, please make checks payable to “Alto Elementary School.”
Have a great weekend!
With gratitude,
Paul Papes, Principal
