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All About Alaiedon
Alaiedon Elementary School Newsletter
Volume 12, Issue 4
June 2015
Summer Greetings Alaiedon Families!
Our instruction is complete, students have been fully assessed, and the classrooms are
nearly packed. We are proud of the many accomplishments this school year, and are looking
forward to what will come to be next school year.
Our School Improvement Team highlighted several of our accomplishments on May 28th at the
District Data Day. These included:
 Science Focused School & Family Events (Impression 5, Science Palooza, Skydome
Planetarium, MSU Science Theater, Lego STEM)
 PTO & Mason Public Schools Foundation Grants (Classroom Enhancements, Technology)
 School-wide Service Projects (Jump Rope for Heart, Relay Recess, Stuff the Bus, Great
Turkey Shoot-Out, SEND)
 Teacher Professional Development Opportunities (Core 1 Math, Teachers Learning
Together, Visible Learning)
 Student Recognition – Posted on later pages of this newsletter.
We also highlight next year’s improvement objectives that foster our goal to increase student
positive behavior and achievement in reading and math:
 Increase family awareness of, and seek perceptions from families on curriculum, school
communication, instructional practices, and building’s positive behavior supports
 Maintain and build-upon our building’s Positive Behavior System
 Build staff learning and implementation of best practices (math/reading instruction,
feedback, learning targets and success criteria)
Our entire staff and student body wish three of our teachers the
very best in the coming year. Mr. Ellwood (4th Gr.) and Mrs. Lange
(CI) are relocating out of state. Ms. Fitzgerald (5th Gr.) is taking a a
one year leave of absence to complete mission work in Haiti.
Please continue to check the Alaiedon page of the district web-site
for updates regarding the 2015-16 School year.
I wish you all a warm, restful and fun summer vacation,
Mrs. Lisa Francisco
Principal
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL & BACK TO SCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE
We do not yet have an official start date for school.
Information will be posted to our school web-page and
sent via Instant Alert when it is known. Thank you for
your patience on this important matter.
FINAL REPORT CARDS & CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
Student report cards will be mailed home on June 15 th.
Your child’s tentative classroom assignment for the
2015-16 school year will be included in this mailing.
Grade Level Teacher Assignments for 2015-16
Kindergarten
 Mrs. Harless, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Roberton
st
1 Grade
 Ms. Gani, Mrs. Goedert, Mrs. McConeghy
nd
2 Grade
 Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Haudek, Mrs. Yallup
rd
3 Grade
 Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Droscha, Mrs. Plaxton
th
4 Grade
 Ms. Carlsen, Mrs. Southwell, TBA
th
5 Grade
 Mrs. Castle, Mr. Johnson
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The school office will be closed beginning Thursday,
June 18th through August 17th. On non-student days
the office will be open from 8:00AM-3:00PM.
LOST AND FOUND
You may stop by our lobby display to retrieve your
child’s lost belongings. Any items not claimed by June
16, 2015 will be donated to our local Goodwill.
MEDICATION PICK-UP
Any remaining student medication at the end of the
school year must be picked up by a parent/guardian.
Any medication not picked up by the end of the day on
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 will be properly disposed of.
Disposal will be recorded on the medication log
maintained in the school office.
If your child should require medication in the Fall,
consent forms must be updated. Forms are available in
the school office.
ALAIEDON SENIOR
REUNION –
CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF 2015!
2nd
SPECIAL GUEST
Mr. Kevin Courter was a
special guest in Mrs. Haudek’s
Grade classroom. Mr. Courter is part of a Civil War Reenactment
group and presented his collection to students.
PTO EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON
DESCRIPTIONS
Below is a list of the Alaiedon PTO officer and chair duties. Changes were proposed to the board
regarding reorganization and creation of some committees at the May 2015 meeting. The PTO will
be voting on these proposals at the August 2015 meeting. If you are interested in participating in
anything listed below, or have questions, please contact Laura Patterson at:
[email protected].
President
 Sit on Fundraising
Committee
 Chair for Classroom
Representatives
Vice President
 Mini Grant Chair
 Sit on School Spirit
Committee
Treasurer
 Prepare Annual Budget (w/
President & Finance Chair)
 Maintain budget and
monthly budget report
 Write Checks
 Process Deposits
 Prepare Audit
 File Tax Forms
 Sit in on annual audit
Secretary
 Create monthly agenda
 Record and publish monthly
meeting minutes
 PTO newsletter
 Maintain volunteer
spreadsheet list
 May sit on Special Events
Committee
Finance Chair
 Chair Annual Audit
 Compliance Officer for
501c3
 Compliance Officer for
PTO finance policies and
procedures
 Member of Mini-grant
Committee
 Sit on Fund Raising
Committee
 Work with Treasurer on
creating annual budget
Fundraising Chair
 Fall Fund Raiser
 Market Day
 Box Tops & Soup Labels
 Spirit Wear/5th grade
tshirts
School Spirit Chair
 Teacher Lunches
(November
& March)
 Teacher Wish Walls
(November & March)
 Spirit Monkey
 Mileage Club
 Yearbooks
Special Events Chair
 Assemblies (4-5/year)
 Edru
 Spring Family Event
 Pool Party
 Lugnuts
In School Events (i.e. Picture
Days (2/year) Vision
Screening, Dental Day,
Kindergarten Roundup)
Classroom Representative
 Grade Level/ Classroom
Class Representatives.
Seeking at least 1 grade
level representative for
each grade K-5 –
preferably one per
classroom K-5.
Mileage Club was a huge success this school year. More than 30 students
walk/ran over 25 miles and earned a pizza party with Mr. Marshall!
Congratulations to all Alaiedon students for taking on this healthy challeng.
Thank you PTO for sponsoring this important activity. Sincere thanks to
the parents who volunteered, and especially to Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Hatton for their coordination of this awesome program.
CONGRATULATIONS PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
The Mason Public Schools Foundation held their Promise
Scholarship Ceremony for the Class of 2022 on May 6th.
Alaiedon 5th Grade recipients will receive a two-year
scholarship to Lansing Community College (tuition and
books) upon graduation from Mason Public Schools.
Congratulations to:
Albiona
Beka
Hayden
Haynes
Alexander Keys
Eliza
McDonald
Jade
O’Connor
Kira
Tindall
Devin
Tyler
Diane
Worden
SCHOOL DAZE
Our 5th Grade students proudly and successfully performed School Daze on May 4th. (Pictured
Above) Under the guidance and direction of Ms. Kari Haines, parents and families were treated to
a lively interpretation of a school day at Alaiedon Elementary.
ALAIEDON STUDENTS’ ART RECOGNIZED
Several Alaiedon student art pieces were recognized in May. We
commend these students for their talent and creativity!
Pictured:
Payton Ball, 2015 Ingham Art Exhibition
Lucas Molenda, Soup to Art
Charlotte King, Soup to Art
Additional Alaiedon Soup
Art Artists:
Kelsey Bryan
Quinn Haywood
Macy Wilkinson
Natalia Pluff
Kylie Bryan
Hayden Falardeau
Riley Bronikowski
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GIRLS ON THE RUN
Alaiedon Elementary
School’s Girls on the Run
Team finished their season
strong. Together the team
finished Mason 5K, volunteered at the Ingham County Animal
Shelter and ran the culminating 5K at Michigan State University on Sunday, May 17th.
Congratulations to:
This year’s team
Mrs. Kelly Merritt &
Coaches
Madilyn Merritt
Melanie Merritt
Ashlynn Putman
Brianna Judkins
Zoe Cook
Joslyn Hofstetter
Marysa Bolin (Steele)
Madison Sumpter
includes:
Mrs. Karie Hofstetter, Parent
(Steele)
FIELD DAY FUN!
Hats off to PE Teacher, Mr. Marshall! He prepared and organized a
phenomenal Field Day for all students this year. The weather may not
have cooperated, but the
students sure did!