Dr. Martin Bates, the superintendent of Granite School District, visited Neil Armstrong Academy last week. During his visit, Dr. Bates met with students, teachers, and parents to see the great things going on at Armstrong and to learn how he might best support the many needs. He visited with teachers during one of their powerful collaboration sessions to learn more about how the Armstrong Community Council’s LAND Trust plan is supporting ...
Top Eagles for March 3, 2015
Chase Macceo - Mrs. Hind: He's a speedy student! He gets his work done quickly and efficiently. He is terrific! Gabriel Florez - Mrs. Rogers: He has been working very hard in class. He’s doing awesome with his sight words. Elijah Cornish - Mrs. Fisher - Elija is a good students. He helps others. We enjoy having Elija in class. Petrus Ngyun - Ms. Johansen: Petrus has been working really hard in class. He is making good choices at ...
Paper and the Wednesday Folder
As you know, Neil Armstrong Academy sends out a weekly Wednesday Folder with documents, such as the Above and Beyond, to help keep parents and student in the loop about what’s going on at school. All the documents included in the Wednesday Folders are also blasted through every other channel available to us: Facebook, Twitter, Email, the website, and the Evernote Digital Portfolios to help make sure all communication gets to the end of the line ...
Kindergarten Orientation
Help us get the word out! The orientation and registration event for incoming kindergarteners will take place on Thursday, March 5th at 4:00 PM in the school gym. Because incoming kindergarteners may not have older siblings at the school, they may be unaware of this event. Double check with your neighbors and friends who have a prospective kindergartener in the school boundaries to make sure they know. Those hoping to attend kindergarten ...
Top Eagles for February 24, 2015
Keltie Day (Miss Johansen) - Keltie has been working really hard in class. She has read out loud and answered questions in math. Way to go! Jarlin Candela (Mrs. Rogers) - Jarlin is doing very well in class. He is trying his best and is making good progress. Sayde Madrigal (Mrs. Fisher) - She is a great reader. She is very kind and keeps her table quiet. Taylor Santiago (Mrs. Hind) - He is really becomming a great reader! He made a huge ...
February Community Council Meeting
The Armstrong Community Council met last week and created the first draft of the LAND Trust Plan for the 2015-2016 school year. School Community Councils (SCC) are charged with analyzing data, identifying needs, setting goals, and aligning resources to meet those goals. Specifically the Armstrong Community Council will allocate the projected $45,000 LAND Trust budget to support an action plan to reach our LAND Trust goal. The proposed goal for ...
Kindergarten Orientation & Registration
It may seem far away, but we are quickly approaching that time of year when we begin making preparations for next school year. The first on the docket is kindergarten orientation and registration. The kindergarten orientation event will take place on Thursday, March 5 at 4:00 PM (Kindergarteners applying for open-enrollment status will receive their letters before then). Parents of incoming kindergarteners can meet the teachers, learn a ...
ABC
The Armstrong Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has hit a significant milestone. In just over a year and a half of production, ABC has surpassed 40,000 views. We want to say a hearty thank you to our many viewers for your loyalty at getting the breaking story from us. More than that, the few minutes you take to watch the highlights of ABC News each week greatly enhance the uniformity of the support we provide the Armstrong students. Each week, ...
Turnout at SEP Conferences
We want to say a big thank you to the many parents and students who came out for SEP conferences last week. Our early projections tell us we had just over 95% of families attend. Wow! Thank you! SEP Conferences make a big difference for the education of your student and for establishing worthwhile communication channels among everyone who works to support your student. And, it was plain fun to get to see everyone during those two ...
Top Eagles for February 17, 2015
Kiari Matern - Mrs. Rogers: Kiari works really hard in class. She is very kind and helps anyone in need. Kari always does her best. Alida Spute - Mrs. Hedquist: Alida has been working so hard this term, and has turned in all her work. She is also working hard to pass off all of her math standards. Alida is always kind to others and is always willing to help those in need. Samuel Garcia - Mrs. Moore: He is working very hard on ...
