Alto All Star Gazette
February 14, 2022
School begins at 8:45 a.m.
24 hour attendance line- 616-987-2625
Notes from the desk of Principal Papes
Alto Families,
Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day helped to provide an enthusiastic start to the week. It is always so fun to see our students celebrate special occasions with their teachers and classmates.
Thank you for taking time from your busy schedules to meet with our teachers last week for parent/teacher conferences! We are nearly two trimesters into this school year already, and I’m sure our Alto teachers had many great successes to share with you. Parent/teacher communication and collaboration is so important for the success of our students. Research strongly points to the fact that students perform at much higher levels when their parents are involved in their educational experience. Thank you for your continued partnership in support of your children!
We appreciate the support that has been demonstrated with our recent fundraiser. Our students have also demonstrated great enthusiasm to help raise money for our school. As a reminder, all online and check donations are due by 2/21/2022. Please turn in cash and check donations in an envelope with your student’s name on it to the main office. Please make checks payable to Alto Elementary School. You can log back into your personal donation page to check on the progress of donations made by friends and family www.stepitupkids.com/AltoES49302
Thank you again for everything you’re doing to make this fundraiser a huge success!
2022-2023 Kindergarten Enrollment
Attention families with incoming kindergarteners!!!
Kindergarten enrollment for next fall will open on Monday, February 14th!
If you have a student who will turn 5 by September 1st 2022, they can start their school journey!
You may also sign a waiver for your child to start school if they turn 5 by December 1st 2022.
Required paperwork for enrollment includes proof of residency, original birth certificate, up to date immunizations and a health appraisal.
Information can be found on our Lowell Area Schools website here.
COVID-19 Mitigating Measures
Kent County Health Department updated School Toolkit and Symptom and Testing Protocols:
School Toolkit
https://www.accesskent.com/Health/pdf/COVID-19/K12-Higher-Education-School-Toolkit.pdf
Symptom and Testing Protocols
https://www.accesskent.com/Health/pdf/COVID-19/K12-Higher-Education-Symptom-Testing-Protocol.pdf
As a reminder, any one of the following symptoms is concerning for COVID-19 :
New cough
Loss of taste or smell
Shortness of breath
Two or more of the following symptoms is concerning for COVID-19:
Fever (measured or subjective)
Chills
Headache
Extreme Tiredness/Fatigue
Sore Throat
New congestion or Runny nose
Body Aches
Nausea/vomiting or Diarrhea
Sincerely,
Paul Papes
Principal
Alto Elementary
Lowell Area Schools
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Alto Elementary
Website: lowellschools.com
Location: 6150 Bancroft Avenue Southeast, Alto, MI, USA
Phone: 616-987-2600
Facebook: facebook.com/altoelementary