Dear ALES Families,
We had another busy week of learning at ALES. Our teachers had the opportunity to participate in meaningful professional development to support our school improvement goals during our late start, students participated in a variety of lessons to remember 9/11, and students did a great job protecting their Pride at ALES by demonstrating our 3 R's - Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Respect Your Environment.
This week at Algonquin Lakes, students in grades 3-5 will participate in an assessment to allow school leaders to gauge students’ sense of belonging at school. This is part of D300’s continuing effort to improve our understanding of our students' needs. Although our school values the voices and perspectives of our K through 2nd-grade students, we do not feel that the reading level of the assessment suits the average literacy of our youngest students. Our teachers in grades K-2 provide different activities to help gauge their students' sense of belonging at school during their SEL Instructional time.
I wanted to remind you that Erin’s Law Presentations will begin on September 25. Erin’s Law requires schools to provide an age-appropriate sexual abuse awareness and prevention curriculum for pre-K-12th grade. These presentations will happen in their classrooms with their teacher and school support staff as well as the guest presenter. If you have any questions, please see additional information that was found in my September 8th newsletter or you may reach out to your child's teacher, or myself.
We have a variety of safety procedures in place to support our students and staff at ALES. You should have received communication on Friday, September 13th that ALES entered a Shelter-In-Place. During a Shelter-In-Place, we stop movement in the building but teachers continue teaching their lessons because there is no threat or danger. This allows us to best support what ever situation may need movement in the building to be stopped. Thank you so much for your support and cooperation during this procedure.
Between now and November, we have 3 more safety procedures we will be practicing, a Fire Drill with the fire department present, a Code Red Lock Down Drill with the Police Department Present, and a Bus Evacuation Drill. The more we practice, the more prepared we are in an emergency situation.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership. Our students count on us working together to achieve their full potential.
Kindest Regards,
Marilynn Jankovich (Smith)
Principal, Algonquin Lakes Elementary
Hello, my name is Mrs. Dean, and I am the Instructional Coach at ALES. In addition to being a mother of two, I also have more than 25 years of experience in education. As an instructional coach, I'm excited to partner with the teachers to impact student learning and growth. I’m grateful to be part of the ALES community.
The Algonquin Lakes Elementary PTO is volunteer-based non-profit organization committed to supporting the school community.
The PTO organizes events throughout the year, like classroom parties, family events, and fundraisers, to bring together families, faculty, and staff in a fun and engaging way.
If you have questions or are interested in joining or volunteering, please contact the PTO at alesptoweb@gmail.com
