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Good morning Alexander Families, just a reminder today is pick up and BBQ day for families with last names beginning with the letters N-Z, starting at 11:00 a.m. and ending at 2:00 p.m.. Families are organized by the last name of the youngest student in the family. We look forward to seeing everyone!
In place of our Annual High School Awards Banquet we will be honoring our students thru videos created by their coaches/advisors. Videos will be posted to our Alexander Public School Facebook page, please enjoy them as they are posted!
This week is our Year End BBQ!! Families are asked to bring all devices, including cases & charging parts, textbooks, library books and any school property during the hours of 11:00-2:00. The roads are under construction so please use Richards Ave and proceed to the north side of the school which is by the football field.
Tuesday - last names beginning with A-G Wednesday - last names beginning with H-M Thursday - last names beginning with N-Z. This will be conducted like the packet pickups, you are asked to stay in your vehicle & a staff member collect your equipment. At this time, families will also receive a BBQ meal & award packets for the year. If there are any questions please call the front office, 828-3334.
Happy Friday Alexander Comets! We are one week away from the official last day of school. It sure has been one to remember! I need to ask you to do ONE MORE SURVEY. It is a survey of the 4 Day School Week for our state application to continue with the 4 day school week for the next 5 years. The link is available on our school web-page as well. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSYQP7N
Correction: Thankful Thursday - still the same time - 2:00 pm for Pk - 2 and 2:30 pm for 3 - 6.
Elementary students - today is the last Thankful Thursday starting at 2:00 pm. The information to log in is located in class dojo. I hope to see your smiling faces!
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Next week is our last week of school. Families are asked to bring all devices, including cases & charging parts, textbooks, library books and any school property during the hours of 11:00-2:00. Families are asked to come according to the last name of their youngest student.
Tuesday - last names beginning with A-G
Wednesday - last names beginning with H-M
Thursday - last names beginning with N-Z.
This will be conducted like the packet pickups, you are asked to stay in your vehicle & a staff member collect your equipment.
At this time, families will also receive a BBQ meal & award packets for the year. If there are any questions please call the front office, 828-3334.
The end is near parents and students! For those of you with assignments not completed yet, here is some information about how we are closing out the academic year. Students will be able to turn in assignments until Monday, May 18th. Any missing assignments should turned in as soon as possible. If students have questions about assignments they should contact their teacher or the homework helpdesk.
There will be a senior parent meeting on Wednesday, May 13th at 6:00 p.m. to discuss graduation detail. This will be a zoom meeting,
https://zoom.us/j/95435421547.
Superintendent Bieber and Miss Johnson with FCI Construction Management and EAPC Architect for the Ground Breaking Ceremony on April 23rd for Alexanders New Industrial Arts Building! We are very excited to see the finished project and that we are able to offer this to our students!
On Wednesday, May 6th and Thursday, May 7th, families may pick up their students' items from their desks and lockers; this will also include packets for our elementary students. This pickup will be similar to the packet pickup, except families will be designated to a day based on their last name. Families who share more than one last name will go by the last name of the youngest student in their family. As you arrive at the school please contact the front office so we can be prepared; families are asked to park along the sidwalk at the school and you students' items will be brought to you.The school will be open at 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. If you have any questions please contact the school.
Last names A-K - Wednesday, May 6th, 10:00-4:00
Last names L-Z - Thursday, May 7th, 10:00-4:00
The newly formed Alexander HS Ambassadors participated in a call yesterday with the WCHS Ambassadors to discuss the McKenzie County Emergency Operations Center. Special guest, Darrius Shepherd, joined the group to talk about persevering through tough times like we are experiencing.
Second grade is learning about volcanoes and geysers this week. Pictured: Lane, Kristin and Gauge
There will be a senior parent meeting via zoom, https://zoom.us/j/91529697564 at 6:00 PM tonight. We look forward to seeing you.
Parents - If you have not done so please complete the survey by using the link provided, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GPMVXW5
We appreciate your input and will utilize the information to better meet the needs of our students.
Congratulations to Alexander seniors; Thayne Oian, Asher Mitchell, and Drew Whitehawk!
Their legislative bills for the 2020 National Youth Legislative E-Congress were passed!
The students exchange legislation with students from all over the country and act as a mock House of Representatives. Getting bills passed is no easy task and their bills will be forwarded on to state legislators. Nice job! #COMETSSTRONG
Alexander Special School Board Meeting on April 29 at 6:00pm will be live on Microsoft Teams. Agenda: weekly update for school boards with State Superintendent Baesler. The join live information is available under Menu, Alexander School Board, April 2020 on the school's web-page.
CORRECTION: The senior parent meeting will be Wednesday, April 29th at 6:00 PM. Sorry for the confusion.
There will be a parent meeting for SENIOR parents on Wednesday, April 28th at 6:00 PM via zoom. Please use the link, https://zoom.us/j/91529697564.
The main topic of discussion will be graduation. See you tomorrow.