Author: Rebecca Evanson

ALEC Dragon Tales October & November 2018

Halloween Harvest Parade—October 31st
The parade starts at 10:00 am. Parents and guests are welcome to attend. Please arrive before 10:00 as the bus loop entrances will be blocked off when the parade starts.
Please park on the bus loop. DO NOT park on the grass or in staff parking areas.
Parents and guests can stand on the sidewalk anywhere around the bus loop and may bring chairs, if desired.
When the parade is over, students and staff will return to the building. Classroom parties will take place later in the day. Due to custody and security concerns, we are limiting the number of parents permitted in the building during the Halloween parties.
Costumes
Students should bring their costumes to school. However, they can be worn to school if they are simple. Students who wear their costume to school should bring a change of clothes for after the parade.
Costumes need to be comfortable, easy to walk in and should not block your student’s vision.
Students will have limited time to dress before the parade, so please make sure that the costume preparation can be completed in less than 15 minutes. Students should be able to dress themselves but some adults will be available to assist.
NO toy guns, swords, knives, martial arts weapons, or light sabers are allowed.
NO scary, bloody and/or violent costumes are permitted!
Parents/guests: if wearing a costume at the parade as a spectator, PLEASE respect our guidelines.

Parent Teacher Conference Days / RIMP

Parent teacher conferences are scheduled for November 8 and 19 for students in grades K –2. Appointment forms will be sent home. This is an important time to meet with the teacher to discuss your child’s progress in school.
Teachers will be able to share assessment results and classroom progress.
One of the important assessment results that Grade 1—3 teachers will share with you is the results of the Star Screener in Reading. Students who score in the “Not on Target” range on this assessment must receive additional intervention in reading as part of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. This law states that any student who does not show reading proficiency as measured by the AIR (state reading assessment) or an alternate, approved assessment, MUST be retained in grade three.
Any student in grades K—3 who is identified as Not On Track will have a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP). This plan will be created and discussed during parent teacher conferences. You will be asked to sign the plan, and your child’s progress will be reported to you during the year.
Our goal is always to have every student reading at grade level or beyond. We will provide interventions to any student who demonstrates a need for them.
One resource we use for many of our students is Leveled Literacy Intervention. This is a research based small group reading intervention program. It is an additional reading group every day in addition to the instruction happening in the classroom.
Parents are an important part of the team as we write the intervention plans for our students. PLEASE make it a priority to attend Parent/Teacher Conferences. Thank YOU!

Grandparents’/Special Persons Days at Huron, Ontario and Michigan
Nov. 6th - Gr. 2—Ontario Nov. 8th—Gr. 1—Huron
Nov. 7th—PreK—Michigan Nov. 9 - Kindergarten—Michigan
***Specific times will be sent home with the students. RIPCHO Photography will be offering picture packages!

Mark your Calendar
Oct. 8—PTO at Ontario 5:00 pm
Oct. 10—ALEC PTO Fundraiser - Candy Bar Money Due
Oct. 12—NEOEA Day - No School
Oct. 16—Breast Cancer Awareness—wear pink & make a donation
Oct. 18—End of the 1st 9 weeks
Oct. 18—Box Tops Contest DAY! - Popcorn Day—Candy Bar prize Day
Oct. 19—Inservice/ Records Day - No School

Oct. 25—Michigan Picture Retake Day
Oct. 29—United Way Pajama Day - donation $1.00
Oct. 31—Harvest/ Halloween Parties and Parade
Nov. 1—Huron Picture Retake Day
Nov. 8—Red Cross Blood Drive @ Huron 2-7:00 p.m.
Nov. 1—Huron Picture Retake Day
Nov. 8 & 19—Parent/ Teacher Conferences 3:00 pm—6:00p.m.
Nov. 11—Veteran’s Day
Nov. 21-23 Thanks giving Break - No School