School Happenings

As one of the activities at Field Day, the PTA is planning to show The Lego Movie in the gym. The school has a site license to be able to show the movie, but we want to communicate our plan to show it with parents to allow them an opportunity to request their student not participate. The movie is rated PG for mild action and rude humor. If your prefer your student not participate in the movie, please contact the school or teacher before ...

The end of the year is accompanied by many of the finest student programs around. During the last few weeks, students and teachers have been putting on the finishing touches to wonderful programs that highlight so many of the great learning endeavors they’ve engaged in during the year. On May 21st, the students in the Jump Rope Club will have a chance to show off their stuff to both the student body and parents. On May 22, the 4th grade ...

Yesterday, the 5th and 6th graders went on a field trip to the Bees game. At the beginning of the game, they had the students vow to say no to drugs and alcohol. The Bees versed Albuquerque and won 7-2. Prevention Dimension is all about stopping and preventing kids from getting hurt. It is a great experience for students to learn about. And that is what Prevention Dimension is about. ...

The Armstrong Community Council will hold its final meeting of the year this Thursday at 4:00 in the school library. All are invited to attend and participate. The agenda includes: Review minutes from April Community Council Meeting Discuss Community Council vacancies and fall elections Review LAND Trust goals and end-of-year DIBELS results Open-discussion items Also, in this week’s Wednesday Folder, look for a flyer announcing the ...

Our Eagles continue to impress during the Armstrong Games. Last week students participated in their final DIBELS reading fluency benchmark of the year. For many students (kindergarten - third grade), their Olympic Goal and gold-medal opportunity were tied to setting a new personal best on this fluency check. Boy, did they ever deliver?! As a whole, the percentage of Armstrong students reading on benchmark (the green level) increased from ...

The end of our school year is approaching quickly. It has been a wonderful year. Looking back on the year, we accomplished so many things. Our year started off by welcoming the Kindergartners to having the Governor visit the school. We started up the greenhouse, donations were made so the weather station could take place soon, the Electric Eagles won their first competition and went to state championship. We had such a busy year. We also want to ...

Armstrong is home to so many stand-out groups like the Lego League, Code Club, Girls on the Run, Jump Rope Club, and the Rocketeers. Students involved in these groups arrive early or stay late at school to pursue additional interests. In the short amount of time these groups have existed, they have impressed in what they’ve accomplished. May is a busy month for many of these groups to showcase their talents. Girls on the Run will ...

The first year of our greenhouse endeavors is beginning to bear fruits. And, although we don’t believe we’ve yet hit our stride with the Armstrong Greenhouse, we’d like to launch what we hope will become a staple among the Armstrong community—the first ever Greenhouse Grab! That’s right! Before and after school on Friday, May 16 (or until we run out of supplies), we will sell the starter plants the students have grown and that are now ready ...

After weeks and weeks (or, rather, months and months) of studying and preparing, students have arrived at the all-important purpose of the Armstrong Games—Game Day.  Although our upper grades have been in the thick of end-of-year testing for a few weeks now, the younger grades have joined the party this week as they’ve begun their end-of-year DIBELS reading fluency benchmark. The performance by early participants has put smiles on many faces, ...