Alward Action
February 19, 2021
A note from Mrs. McClure
Hi Alward Families,
We are only a few weeks away from our Spring Parent Teacher Conferences! We are so excited to share with you your child's progress up to this point in the year as we move into the final stretch of the 20-21 school year. We will be sending out an email on Monday, February 22nd for you to sign up for a virtual conference with your child's classroom teacher.
Our PTC is so excited to be hosting our 1st ever virtual scavenger hunt on Thursday, March 4th at 6:30. This will be a Facebook event, and you will not have to leave your house! During this event, you will need to be able to take pictures and post them on the FB link. Be ready to have some fun and earn points to win some awesome prizes! Please sign up on the Google form so we can plan on how many families will be competing. We are excited to provide a fun night for our students and families to get together virtually!
I cannot believe that the year is flying by and that spring is just around the corner! Thank you again to everyone for all of your support this school year. I appreciate everything that you have done to cheer on our teachers and students, provide donations for class parties, and continue to follow our COVID guidelines. I know that this year has definitely looked different from years past and has brought about its fair set of challenges. However, I feel so fortunate to be on this journey with our amazing school family and to be able to see our kids in our building face-to-face everyday! Our kids have grown so much this year and in so many ways. I am super proud of them. Thank you again for your support and partnering with us on your child's educational journey! We couldn't do it without all of you!
Grateful,
Melanie
2021/22 PK/K Enrollment
Online registration for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year is now available. To be eligible, children must be five years of age on or before December 1, 2021.
Please check out the HPS website for complete instructions on enrollment.
Box Top Collection
Monday, Feb 22, 2021, 08:45 AM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
PTC Virtual Family Scavenger Hunt
Our PTC is so excited to be hosting our 1st ever virtual scavenger hunt on Thursday, March 4th at 6:30. This will be a Facebook event, and you will not have to leave your house! During this event, you will need to be able to take pictures and post them on the FB link. Be ready to have some fun and earn points to win some awesome prizes! Please sign up on the Google form so we can plan on how many families will be competing. We are excited to provide a fun night for our students and families to get together virtually!
Thursday, Mar 4, 2021, 06:30 PM
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Early Release
Friday, Mar 5, 2021, 12:15 PM
3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Virtual Follett Book Fair
Alward Elementary is helping to support student reading by offering an online Follett Book Fair from March 5 to March 19. Every purchase made will benefit our school and help us achieve our reading goals.
Everyone is welcome to participate! Simply visit our Online Book Fair Page to purchase books for your child, yourself, school or help build classroom libraries. Once our online fair has ended, all books will be shipped to the school and sent home with students.
Would you like to support a child who may not be able to participate? We encourage you to purchase a gift card which can be emailed to kfellow@hpseagles.net. We will then use your donated gift card to help a child in our school community.
Alward Elementary is excited to offer an online fair option to help further support a love of reading for our students!
Friday, Mar 5, 2021, 08:00 AM
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday, Mar 8, 2021, 04:00 PM
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021, 04:00 PM
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Spring Break - No School
Friday, Apr 2, 2021, 08:00 AM
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PTC Corner
January 19, 2021 PTC Meeting - The minutes from the January 19 meeting are posted on the website! Check it out here.
Family Fare Receipts - Turn in your Family Fare receipts and our school will earn $1,000 for every $150,000 in receipts that we collect. We just earned a $1,000 check for our school and are on our way to the next $1,000! Keep sending those receipts in!
BoxTops - Collecting Box Tops is another way we earn money for our school! We collect Box Tops all year!
A BIG Thanks to our Alward Families for a successful walkathon! Our teachers have been stocking their classrooms with fun books and supplies!
Hudsonville Public Schools Annual Education Report
The Annual Education Report (AER) is designed to meet state and federal requirements for reporting to parents and communities. The report provides detailed data on state administered student assessment results, accountability results, teacher qualification information, and the state results for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Parents and the community can access AER information for the district and individual schools by clicking on the Annual Education Report tab on our website. If you have any questions regarding the AER information, please contact your child’s building principal.
Vacation Forms
Yearbooks!
FREE Breakfast and Lunch
On Friday, October 9, the USDA announced that they would be extending the Summer Food Service Program’s free meals for all students at all schools through June 30, 2021. The SFSP is a continuation of the operating rules in place during the spring/summer school closure from March-August 2020.
All complete meals (breakfast and lunch) will be served at NO COST to children 18 and under (or up through age 26 for individuals with special needs).
What comes with lunch? Lunches include protein (meat/meat alternatives), whole grains, fruit, vegetable, and milk. Students can select 3, 4, or all 5 items. The meal must contain a fruit or vegetable to qualify as a complete meal. Students will still be charged for any other purchases like: milk only, bottled water/juices, additional entrees, etc.
Families do NOT have to fill out additional paperwork to receive meals for free. Free/Reduced Meal Applications will still be collected for the purposes of Math/Reading Title I programs, as well as for discounts on athletic fees, testing fees, college application fees, etc. You can apply for meals at www.lunchapp.com.
For our remote learners, the Remote Meal pickup dates, times, and procedures will remain the same but all meals will be free. Remote Learner families will continue to receive a weekly email for ordering.
Visit our website at www.jenhudfood.org for menus and more! If you have additional questions, you can email Food Service at foodservice@hpseagles.net or call (616) 457-2400.
Thank you,
Mary Darnton, Food Service Director
UPDATED COVID-19 Policies and Procedures
Communication
- Visit Our Website: Our school website will be updated on a regular basis as it will be the main source of information for our parents and community members. We will no longer have an Alward Blog as we are looking to consolidate and simply communication to our families.
School Messenger: Regular communication from school messenger will be sent out via email, phone calls, or text messages to keep you in the loop on what is taking place at Alward!
Social Media: Follow our story by liking us on...
Facebook: Like us on Facebook-facebook.com/AESEaglePride
Twitter: Like us on Twitter @AlwardElem
Google Classrooms: We will no longer have individual blogs for teachers. Teachers will be updating their Google Classroom Sites on a weekly basis.
Website: https://www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org/alward/index
Location: 3811 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI, USA
Phone: 616-669-6700
Facebook: facebook.com/AESEaglePride
Twitter: @AlwardElem