School Happenings

Although it is still too early to be too concerned about class assignments for next year, I do want to help everyone understand the process we use to put together fair, equitable, and compatible classes. Toward the end of the year, I ask teachers to work in grade-level teams and put together class lists for the upcoming year. I ask teachers to: Divide students in a fair and equitable way (boys/girls, academic ability, behavior, language ...

It may still be February, but it sure feels like spring in the air. Nowhere is that more true than in the Armstrong Greenhouse where things got rolling once again this last week. Students were all abustle getting their hands dirty and prepping the plants they’ll nurture over the next several months. Because of the great support from our many patrons at last year’s Greenhouse Grab, we’re able to refresh the supplies that had become somewhat ...

The Armstrong Eagles got started on the first gamut of end-of-year SAGE testing last week. Although the vast majority of that testing will take place in late April and throughout May, students in grades 3-6 all participate in a writing assessment in February. End-of-Year testing is a terrific opportunity for students to examine how much they’ve grown during the course of the year and to celebrate their accomplishments. We encourage every ...

Adi Boskailo (Mrs. Rogers): Asher Anderson (Ms. Jo): Asher is a great student always ready to learn. He tries his best and helps others. Way to Go! Kaysia Taing (Mrs. Hind): She is so exact in her work and I really appreciate that. She isa nice friend and is always kind to everyone. Emma Duheric (Mrs. Fisher): Emma is a good students. She has improved in reading. She is kind, and a good friend. She is always on task. Gabriel ...

Last Thursday marked the second-annual Armstrong Science Fair. The gym was filled from wall to wall with projects from our young scientists. We want to say a big thank you to Mrs. Marbery and Mrs. DeGroote for their work organizing the event and a huge thank you to all the parents for their tremendous support of our students’ projects. Congratulations to our winners: Stockton Evans, Talmage Howe, Parker Jorgensen, Michael Garcia-Frear, ...

As we do three times a year, this week we are sending home the DIBELS mCLASS Home Connect letters. These letters will tell you how your students did on our January Middle-of-the-Year reading fluency check. The report will explain your student’s proficiency level in multiple categories using a red-yellow-or-green scale. Students in the green zone have met benchmark requirements. Students in the yellow or red zone require strategic or intensive ...

One of the best parts about SEP Conferences is the Armstrong Book Fair. The book fair will be running in the library from Monday, February 9th until Thursday, February 12th. Students will have a chance to preview the book fair during their normal library time, and the book fair will be available for all parents and students during the nights of SEP conferences. Also, the book fair is available for online purchases from our website. ...

Last year, the Armstrong students set the bar high with their performance in the “Armstrong Games” and on the end-of-year SAGE testing. What was so exciting about their accomplishment is that each student was working to establish a personal best independent of anyone else. Students knew how they had performed on previous tests, and they set a goal to beat their old best scores. Well, in that endeavor, the students really hit out of the ...

The 2015 Armstrong Girls on the Run team is about to get started. This worthwhile program is for girls in grades 3-6. Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. This after-school program combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem lessons and uplifting workouts. The goal of the program is to encourage positive emotional, ...