Alward Action
January 24, 2020
THANK YOU to everyone who came out for Culver's Night! We had a great turnout and raised $782 for our school!
Welcome new Alward Staff!
Brianna Linardakis - Para-Pro
LOST AND FOUND
PE Apparel Sale!
Friday, Jan 17, 2020, 08:00 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
2020/2021 Pre-K/Kindergarten Registration
There will be an informative meeting at Alward on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 7:00 pm for parents interested in enrolling their child in PreK/Kindergarten for the 2020/21 School Year. To be eligible for PK or K, children must be five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2020.
This year, PK/K registration will be online starting January 28, 2020. An email will go out on January 28 reminding parents to complete the online registration.
IN ADDITION to the ONLINE REGISTRATION, the following paperwork must be brought to school, either M-F 8am-4pm or to the January 28 meeting. Your child’s enrollment is not complete until we have the online registration AND the following:
- Child’s state Issued Birth Certificate with raised seal *We will make a copy at school.
- Photo ID (license or passport). *We will make a copy at school.
- Proof of residency (i.e. utility bill, buy/sell agreement, lease agreement). *We will make a copy at school.
- Health Appraisal Form with Doctors Signature, which includes dates of immunizations and vision/hearing testing.
- Please bring Birth Certificate, ID and Proof of Residency at the same time. Health forms are due by Aug. 14, 2020 or as soon as you have them.
NOTE: All current PreK students will automatically be registered for Kindergarten. We will not need paperwork — nor do you need to complete an online registration. Also, PK parents do not need to attend the January 28 mtg.
If you do not have access to online registration, we have paper registration packets available in the school office.
Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020, 07:00 PM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Spirit Day!
ALWARD STUDENTS CRUSH ANOTHER READING GOAL!!
This week our students passed the next reading goal of 50 million words read! To celebrate this huge success, we’re “getting cheezey” and having an orange spirit day on Friday, Jan. 31. Let’s dress head to toe in orange. Each student will receive a special treat that day.
WAY TO GO ALWARD CHAMPIONS!!
Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 08:30 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Early Release
Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 12:15 PM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Winter Break
Monday, Feb 3, 2020, 08:00 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Valentine's Class Parties
Also, please remember that younger siblings will not be allowed in the building. Please find other arrangements for them.
Friday, Feb 14, 2020, 08:30 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Boxtop Collection
We are ready for our second boxtop collection of the year! Please have your student bring in any clipped boxtops in bags with their teachers name on them so it will go toward our classroom contest! The class with the most boxtops collected will receive a prize. All boxtops must be turned in by Friday, Feb. 21 to count!
Our school will receive 10 cents per coupon clipped to go toward things Alward needs. Our goal this year was to raise a total of $1000. In the first half of the year, we raised $357.10. If you don’t have clipped coupons, that’s ok! Boxtops has changed some of their program- you can now get a free app on your phone and scan receipts and that will give our school money too! All receipts can be scanned for up to 14 days after purchase. If you have any labels that look like the label below, you MUST scan your receipt for our school to receive money. Follow the link below for more information.
btfe.com
We are also looking for volunteers to help count our clipped coupons to send them in. Great news! You can do this from the comfort of your own home over the weekend. Follow the link below to sign up! Thank you for volunteering!
Monday, Feb 17, 2020, 08:00 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
February 22
Introduce your 4th t0 8th Grade Daughters to Engineering!
https://www.egr.msu.edu/wie/form/introduce-girl-engineering
MSU will be hosting an event for girls to spend an afternoon doing hands on Engineering activities. This is a free program for any young girl to attend. MSU held one of these days in the fall and a couple HPS students attended and said it was so much fun. Check out the link below and get registered by February 5 if you are interested.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020
- Who: 4th - 8th graders (Students must attend with a chaperone, 1 chaperone to 4 student maximum)
- What: Attendees will get the opportunity to rotate through 5 different hands-on Engineering activities arranged in a preassigned track.
- When: Check-in 12:00-12:30pm; Program: 1:00-4:00pm
- Where: Activities will take place in the MSU Engineering and Anthony Hall buildings
- Cost: FREE
Saturday, Feb 22, 2020, 12:00 PM
MSU
Vision Screening At Alward for First, Third and Fifth Grade
Monday, Feb 24, 2020, 08:30 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Hearing Screening At Alward for Kindergarten, Second and Fourth Grade
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020, 08:00 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Chuck E Cheese
Friday, Mar 6, 2020, 12:00 PM
Chuck E. Cheese, Alpine Avenue Northwest, Walker, MI, USA
PTC Corner
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS:
Amazon Smiles: We now have an account set up with Amazon to collect a donation whenever anyone shops at smile.amazon.com with this link:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3393971
It's the same Amazon, same items, same prices. But when users check out through this link, we get 0.5% of their purchase donated back to PTC. Such an easy way to earn money for our school!
Box Tops Collection: We used to collect box tops, count them and mail them in. Our school would earn money in return. The Box Top Program is changing slightly, stay tuned for more details! You can still save those box tops, but there will be a new way for us to get credit for them!
Family Fare Receipts: Save your Family Fare Receipts and turn them in to the office. That's it! So Easy! Our volunteer team will enter them. When we reach $150,000, we earn $1,000 for our school!
Paper Gator: Did you know our school has a paper gator? It is located on the east side of the building in the bus loop. Feel free to drop off the below items at your convenience. Our school earns money just for recycling! Please remember not to drop off items during our bus times of 8:15am-9am and 3:15pm-4pm. Thank you!!
What can go in the bins?
Newsprint, Catalogs/Magazines, Junk Mail, Phone Books, Office/School paper, Hard and soft cover books, Paperboard (Grocery Item boxes), Standard staples & paperclips.
What can’t go in the bins?
Plastic, Metal, Trash, Cardboard
Community Events
2020 Hudsonville Boys Youth Lacrosse Registration is Now Open!
Registration ends on January 31, 2020.
Pre-K through 2nd-grade registration fee is $95. All Pre-K through 2nd grade receive a free lacrosse stick to keep and will be provided equipment to use throughout the season.
3rd through 8th-grade registration fee is $200.
For additional information, please go to www.hudslax.com or email timmcaleece@gmail.com
2020 HUDSONVILLE EQUESTRIAN TEAM
The Hudsonville Equestrian Team allows students to ride and show horses through the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (MIHA). We are a competitive team that competes against other schools in District 16. We have a Middle School team, which is for students grades 5-8 and a High School team, which is for students grades 9-12. To ride for the Equestrian team, you must either own or lease a horse. Horses are not provided. A student who does not have a horse may still participate as a groom. Riders of all experience levels are welcome.
Information meeting:
Monday, February 17, 2020
6:30-8:00 PM
Riley Street Middle School Music Room
Coaches: Linda Luyk (Linda.luyk@gmail.com)
Grace Rosin (rosingrace@gramil.com)
Aaron Luyk (aluyk14@gmail.com)
Baton Twirling Classes
Dates: Every Wednesday beginning February 5, 2020, and ending May 27, 2020
Times: Ages 4-7, 6:15-7:00 p.m. Ages 8-18, 7:00-7:45 p.m.
Registration: On February 5th at the first class
Location: Georgetown United Methodist Church Gymnasium, 2766 Baldwin Street, Jenison
Cost: $8/week to be paid at each class. $7 registration fee to be paid at first class. Batons will be available for purchase at class for $26. Payment plans are available.
Trophies, medals, and ribbons available to earn! Students will have an opportunity to show off their skills at a competition in May, and also can march in the Grand Rapids Memorial Day Parade. Questions? Call (616) 460-1747, email athleticsens@aol.com, or visit us on our website at www.athleticsensations.com
Hot Lunch
*Hot lunch deposits can be make online at www.sendmoneytoschool.com. You will need your students ID# to set up an account. If you do not know your student's ID, please call the office.
*You can also make a deposit by sending a check or cash to school. Please send all money to school in an envelope labeled with your child's name.
*The Hot Lunch menu can be found online at https://www.jenhudfood.org/
*Did you know that we serve breakfast everyday? Breakfast is available from 8:30am-8:45am in the cafeteria for all students. Please see the attachment below for all the details.
Reminders from the Office
Late/Tardies: All students coming in to the building after 8:50am, need to be signed in by a parent/guardian. If they are not signed in, they will receive an unexcused tardy.
End of day changes: We know that things come up and sometimes families have to make changes to how their kids are going home. Please make your best effort to let the office know of these changes before 3:00pm. The office is very busy at the end of day, and changes after 3pm are difficult to communicate to the classroom teacher. Thank you for your help with this!
Office Staff Contacts:
Kristin Walcott - kwalcot1@hpseagles.net
Betsy Emmert - eemmert@hpseagles.net
Communication Links
- Facebook @AESEaglePride
- Twitter @AlwardElem
- Blog: http://alward.edublogs.org/