ALMS Weekly Update
June 3, 2022 - Information and updates for our families
Note from the Principal's Desk
Dear ALMS Families,
I cannot believe the year is almost over! We are winding down the school year. The upcoming weeks have been very busy with dances, trips, finals, and the transition ceremony. Please check for end of the year updates in our weekly newsletter, on our website and on your child's Google Classroom pages.
Mrs. Edwards-Thomas
📆 Important Dates
June Dates:
- 8th Grade Science Assessment - Monday, June 6
- 8th Grade Visit to NRHS - Tuesday, June 7
- 8th Grade Awards Night - Wednesday, June 8
- 7th Grade Field Trip to Playland - Thursday, June 9
- 8th Grade Field Trip to Holiday Hills - Thursday, June 9
- 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony - Wednesday, June 22
- Karen Johnson Library Dedication - Thursday, June 23
See our School Calendar for more events
Thank you to our PTA for their wonderful fundraising efforts this year!
Congratulations to our National Junior Honor Society Inductees
Thank you to Mr. Bob Gilmartin for capturing these amazing photos!
Important 8th Grade Updates
8th Grade Holiday Hill Trip Thursday, June 9, 2022
The cost for a ticket is $95. These can also be purchased during school lunches with Ms. Washington. Busses for the trip will leave ALMS at 7:15 am and return to ALMS by 5:15 pm. At Holiday Hill students can swim in the pools, canoe on the lake, play basketball, shuffleboard, softball, tennis, or volleyball. There is also a video game room and arcade. Students need to bring: bathing suit and towel, sunscreen/hat, and baseball/softball glove or tennis racquet. Students are not permitted to bring baseball/softball bats, basketballs, lax sticks, glass containers, and skateboards. IMPORTANT REMINDERS – we will start to board buses at 7:00 am and leave promptly at 7:15 am. Students who arrive late will not be spending the day at Holiday Hill. Please arrange to pick up your child at 5:15 pm at ALMS as this is the approximate time when we’ll return to ALMS. Any carpools, taxis, etc need to be arranged ahead of time. The final day to purchase tickets is Tuesday, May 31.
Final Exam Schedule and Last Full Day of Instruction June 14, 2022
A reminder that the last full day of instruction is Tuesday June 14, 2022. The final exams begin as well on this day with the administration of the ELA final. Exams begin on Wednesday, June 15. The finals schedule can be located on our website.
Transition Ceremony June 22, 2022, at 5:00 pm
The annual transition ceremony for the graduating 8th grade students will be held on the outside courts that sit upon the hill in the back of ALMS. Cap and gowns will be provided to students and attendance for this event is unlimited. Parking for the event is first come. In addition to the main parking lot, parents will be able to park alongside Sussex and Albert Leonard Drive.
8th Grade Dance Photos
Thank you to all the staff and students for making the evening so memorable!
ALMS Students present at Iona College's Science Technology Entry Program
The AI Club, sponsored by IONA College at ALMS, was an afterschool program that gave 7th and 8th grade students hands-on experience coding and creating their own AI over the course of 8 weeks. With AI becoming such a prevalent part of today’s society, students utilized the platform AI Club to create and build their own AI. By the end of the club, students had built a code that would allow for them to input various pictures to determine whether their code could decipher what the image was. Two of the students, Justin Southwell and Lucas Palchik, were chosen to present their projects at a conference at Iona College at the conclusion of the program.
Spring Concert 2022 Photos
Special shout out to Mr. Bob Gilmartin for capturing these amazing photos!
And a big thank you to both Mr. Demicco and Ms. Masters for organizing and running a great night!
🗒️ALMS Finals Schedule🗒️
If you would like to learn more about SEPTA Meetings and Events please click the button above.
Chromebook Responsibilities
To ALMS Parents and Students,
As a Middle School student, you are required to come to school with your district-provided chromebook charged. The district-provided chromebook is also your responsibility; if it's in your backpack, locker, on a bus, or at home, you must keep it protected from being damaged or lost/stolen.
Please refer to the Device Loaner Form, which you have signed with your parent/guardian, and review the terms and conditions listed on the form both inside and outside of school (scroll down to the bottom of the form to see all terms and conditions).
To all parents/guardians, please speak with your child regarding Chromebook care and responsibilities. Some of the computers are damaged due to students spilling liquids, tossing them to the ground during recess, getting knocked around in a backpack, or dropping them. Damaged Chromebooks are subject to fees. You may want to consider purchasing a case as was indicated on the school supply list.
Tutor.com Details below:
Tutor.com is available for free to all City School District of New Rochelle students and has proven to be an essential tool for students in all school district schools.
During sessions, students connect with live, one-to-one tutors in English or Spanish, and can receive assistance in:
Homework
Extra-credit projects
Critiques of written reports before submission in class
Practice tests to gauge mastery on subjects or prep for standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT or Advanced Placement exams
If a student is absent but well enough to do schoolwork, and doesn’t have access to a teacher, Tutor.com can help
Tutors can guide students regarding best practices for studying or how to best understand and tackle an assignment
Students can access Tutor.com 24/7 by signing into their school district devices, accessing the school district’s launchpad, and clicking the Tutor.com icon. Students using a non-district-provided device must sign into Launchpad (https://launchpad.classlink.com/nredlearn) first, then click the Tutor.com icon.
For more information, email Executive Principal John Barnes at johnbarnes@nredlearn.org.
About us
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Website: https://albertleonard.nred.org/o/alms
Location: 25 Gerada Ln, New Rochelle, New York 10804, USA
Phone: (914) 576-4339
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Twitter: @NewRochelleEd