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Alamo Elementary - January 6, 2025

Important Dates

Jan. 6

Welcome Back!

Jan. 7

Mileage Club
Student of the Month Assembly @ 3:00 p.m.

Jan. 8

Delayed Start, School Starts @ 10:00 a.m.

Jan. 10

Mileage Club

Jan. 13

PTO Meeting @ 4:00 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting @ 7:00 p.m., Alamo Elementary

Capturing Kids Hearts Family Survey

Every year we ask parents to provide us feedback on how we are doing with our Capturing Kids Hearts processes. The questions get at the root of the climate and culture here at Alamo Elementary. We then take a look at these results to celebrate our accomplishments and learn in what areas we need to grow. This survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for filling out the survey!

Click Here to Take the CKH Family Survey

How Will You Show Your P.R.I.D.E. Today?

Positive Attitude

EmmaLynn Sulka
Myra Bierling

Responsible Actions

Julian Livingston
Amelia Clemens

Integrity Within

Eleanor Kelsey
Payton Paynter

Determination To Succeed

Levi Brumm
Levi Anderson

Expect Excellence

Emery Meyer
Hayden Nobel

Happy New Year!

Welcome back Alamo families! I hope your holiday season was filled with joy and blessings beyond measure. Prior to break, we enjoyed a variety of holiday themes and festivities. Below is a glimpse of a few of the holiday memories from this year.

The staff and I are excited to kick-off 2025 with our students. This time of year roughly marks the middle of the school year. Over the next several weeks, students will be participating in mid-year benchmark testing. We look forward to sharing your students growth on the trimester progress reports at the end of the month.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces!

A Little Holiday Cheer

A Visit From The Grinch

Elfing Around

8th Grade Band Concert

Scripps National Spelling Bee

Winter Wear

Please please make sure your child dresses for the weather. Coats, gloves, and hats are pretty much a given from now on and before you know it your child will also need snow pants and boots.

Whatever you send to school with your child, please LABEL!! There could potentially be 23 pairs of black snow pants in your child's classroom and finding their items will be easier if they are labeled.

Alamo WatchD.O.G.S.

Our WatchD.O.G.S. program will officially begin for the 2024-25 school year in October. “Dads” (or dad-like figures) who are interested in signing up to volunteer for a full or half day should contact Natalie Trumley (ntrumley@otsegops.org) or Nicole Knight-Lucas (nknight-lucas@otsegops.org) via email to schedule a date.

When you volunteer, you will receive a schedule for the day that allows you to help out in different classrooms doing a wide range of activities (reading a story, working with a child 1:1 on work, playing a game with a small group). You will also have scheduled time on the playground and lunchroom to interact with students and be a positive role model for them. We need a current background check on file before you are able to volunteer.

Capturing Kids Hearts

Respect

What is Respect?

Respect is the willingness and ability to act professionally and thoughtfully with ourselves and others. Leaders can deal respectfully with opposition and provide space for both dignity and differences to coexist.

Respect contributes to a positive culture. People feel safe, supported, and engaged in the context of thoughtful social, emotional, civic, and intellectual interactions.
Respect decreases conflict. Respect helps us, and others, to be able to express ourselves without fear of being judged, humiliated, or discriminated against.
Respect encourages empathy. Respect helps us to understand each other and put ourselves in someone else shoes.

Why focus on Respect?

Respect contributes to a positive culture. People feel safe, supported, and engaged in the context of thoughtful social, emotional, civic, and intellectual interactions.
Respect decreases conflict. Respect helps us, and others, to be able to express ourselves without fear of being judged, humiliated, or discriminated against.
Respect encourages empathy. Respect helps us to understand each other and put ourselves in someone else shoes.

Social Work Scoop

The CKH topic for December was responsibility. Your students participated in a classroom lesson during the month where we learned that we are responsible for our thoughts, our words, and our actions. They learned that being responsible means you do what you say you are going to do so others can count on you.

Assigning age appropriate chores is a great place to start building the skill of responsibility at home. As they grow, you will be able to add responsibilities to their list. It is important to praise their effort even if they did not complete the task perfectly. This will not only foster their growth in responsibility but also their self-esteem!

Mileage Club

You are also invited to join us any Tuesday or Friday (weather permitting) during your child's lunch recess time. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes these days.

Here are the recess times for each grade level.

K @ 11:35 a.m.
1st @ 11:45 a.m.
2nd @ 12:05 p.m.
4th @12:15 p.m.
3rd @ 12:35 p.m.
5th @ 12:45 p.m.

Alamo PTO - Make A Difference

Alamo PTO needs you! The PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) is a wonderful way to become involved in your child's education and to get to know other parents and teachers. The PTO has many activities throughout the school year that you can help with by volunteering. The PTO meets once a month at 4:10 p.m. in the Alamo Media Center. Listed below are the dates for this year's meetings. We would love for you to attend!

Meeting Dates

Jan 13

Feb 10

March 10

April 14

May 12

June 9

Attendance Matters

If your child is absent and the absence is unexcused, you will receive an automated phone call reminding you to report the absence. Please remember to report your child’s absence, before 9am, by calling our attendance line at (269) 694-7680.

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