Earlier today, in cooperation with local law enforcement, Alton R-IV went to a campus wide lock down after the lunch periods had ended to allow a trained drug canine unit to visit and have access to our campus.
The lock down has been lifted and Alton R-IV is back to normal operations at this time.
Ms. Reeves’s class would like to thank all the sponsors who sponsored her class for Scholastic books. Donors donated enough money for each student to have a book every month of the school year. They received their first book today and are thrilled!
Students & Parents: New Counselor's Corner and Scholarship List posted under documents! Check them out!
SENIORS: 2 New Scholarships Posted: VFW Auxiliary Continuing Education and MO Past National President's Scholarships. Posted in your Senior Google Classroom with Mrs. Gilliland. Check them out!
Today's High School Baseball game against Winona has been cancelled. A reschedule date is TBD.
SENIORS:DUE NOVEMBER 15 - HAGAN SCHOLARSHIP - UP TO $48,000 over 4 years, plus a Study Abroad, plus a Schwab Account - seniors with a 3.75 GPA, ACT Composite of 24, and financially eligible. Check this awesome scholarship out at www.hsfmo.org.
ACT SEPTEMBER 14TH - WE ARE OPEN FOR THAT TEST DATE. There was an error on ACT's end and they actually closed another site and are sending more students to test at Alton that morning. If your ticket (printed within the last day or so) says you will test at Alton, you will test here. You will still need to have your photo ID, your ticket, pencils, and a calculator with you. Be here BEFORE 8:00 AM.
This year Alton Elementary School is selling a wallet size discount card that has unlimited discounts to a variety of merchants in the surrounding areas. We hope you will consider taking part in this unique opportunity that will benefit the students at our school by allowing us to purchase items for our PBS store (incentives for positive behaviors).
The discount cards are customized to our community. The card is basically several coupon promotions all printed on a single wallet-sized card. The cards will have an expiration of August 31, 2020 and can be used repeatedly by the buyer during that time.
Our goal is for every student to sell at least one card. We are selling the cards for $10 each. The more cards that we sell, the more money we raise for our school.
The cards can be purchased from any Elementary student and they are also available in the elementary office. Card sales begin tomorrow (9/6). If you have any questions, please contact us at 417-778-7217.
#AltonElem will be celebrating Grandparent’s Day Tomorrow at 11:00 in the Cafeteria. The luncheon is for all grandparents of students in kindergarten through 2nd Grade. Kindergarten students will eat at 10:30. First and 2nd Grades will eat at 11:00. The Grandparent’s Luncheon for students in 3rd-6th Grades will be held next Friday (9/13). Please look for notes to be sent home tomorrow about this event.
High School, FBLA members and officers have until September 24th to pay for dues ($10) and t shirts ($10).
Students: Don't forget our supply closet!
Check out our "Lock Box". Located outside Mrs. Gilliland's office, students can fill out a slip of paper if they have a "need" that we can try to meet! If you need supplies, clothes, a friend, or even prayer, just fill out the form and put it in the box. Mrs. G. will take it from there.
Alton Elementary will be saving Best Choice Labels this year. Our school will earn 3¢ for each label collected. Please send any Best Choice labels you collect to school with your child.
Parents, please take a minute to complete our school safety survey! https://www.pbisassessment.org/Anon/TJe203Ht3G0
Beginning Thursday, September 5, Open Library will be available every Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:00. A parent or designated adult will need to accompany any participating student.
Download the new Box Tops app and earn money for our school!
The junior class will be raising funds for PROM! The junior class is selling 5 gallon buckets of laundry detergent and so much more! Make plans to purchase your laundry needs at a fraction of the cost from any AHS junior class member. Fundraising will start Thursday (9/5/19)!
SENIORS: We will do the senior group picture in the gym on September 13th at 12:30. Directly after, we will do the charter seniors pic. Prepare for this to take around an hour total. If you have any questions, get with Mrs. Clary.
New Counselor's Corner and Scholarship List posted under "Documents" on the school website!
7th-12th Grade Students: Mrs. Gilliland has updated/created google classrooms for each grade level. If you were in one last year, you are still in it this year. If you didn't accept your invitation or are new this year, you should be getting a new invite in your school email! Please join! Parents, once your child has joined, you can ask to be added to see weekly updates! Contact Mrs. Gilliland at pamgilliand@alton.k12.mo.us if you have questions.