Tammie Souza, Channel 32 meteorologist visited with our 3rd grade classrooms this past Thursday. Students enjoyed the presentation and also expect that Ms. Souza will be sharing a few pictures from her visit during the 9:00 p.m. news broadcast this Saturday. Tune in for the news and maybe catch a glance of our 3rd graders learning about the weather!
Armstrong’s Field Day this year Thursday, May 31st and we are in need of 25 volunteers. For more information please click HERE or contact our Field Day Committee Chairperson, Debra Orstrom.
Please join us as Armstrong School students share their creativity in this all school event. The evening’s schedule is below:
6:00-7:45
1st Floor Student ART Gallery
2nd Floor Student BOOK Display
6:00 6th Grade Chorus (gym)
6:15 Favorite Stories (Rooms 204, 207, 213 & 216)
6:30 *Blue Dance Session: Paul Collins (gym)
6:30 Author: Kim Hurley (library)
6:45 Favorite Stories (Rooms 204, 207, 213 & 216)
7:00 1st Grade Seussical Songs (library)
7:10 *Yellow Dance Session: Paul Collins (gym)
7:15 Favorite Stories (Rooms 204, 207, 213 & 216)
7:30 Author: Lisa Killebrew (library)
7:45 **Storyteller: Donna Mihovilovich (gym)
*You must have a ticket (free) to attend the dance session.
Tickets will be available at the School Store that evening.
**All participants in the evening activities are asked to attend
this final event of the evening.
Students were excited to learn on Monday during our April PBIS assembly that they reached their monthly goal. Armstrong School had less than 100 referrals for the month of March and an All School Celebration event will be announced soon!
On WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th all 1st and 2nd graders are invited to bring a parent to school to sing a song, create & color, and explore a sport. All attendees will participate in all activities from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Supervision for siblings WILL be provided.
During our ISAT testing weeks, all students in 1st through 6th grade will be participating in DANCE classes rather than their regular PE and Music classes!
Dancing of one kind or another is present in every culture around the world. As one of the four Fine Arts, it is valued by the State of Illinois and included in the current state standards. The Fine Arts (Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Art) are considered a core curricular subject equal in importance to Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math. These dance lessons are based on our school district’s dance curriculum and will focus on dance performance vocabulary, movement skills and make historical and multicultural connections.
Each lesson will have a different dance concept focus:
Lesson 1: Personal and Group Space
Lesson 2: Locomotor and Nonlocomotor Movement
Lesson 3: Body Awareness and Level
Lesson 4: Shape
Lesson 5: Direction and Body Facing
Lesson 6: Quality of Movement
Lesson 7: Choreography and Improvisation
Lesson 8: Review
Armstrong School proudly presents a musical performance by all 2nd grade and 1/2 multigrade students on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012.
Rooms 107, 108 & 109 will perform at 6:15
Rooms 104, 105 & 106 will perform at 7:30
Performers should arrive 15 minutes before their show begins.
Click HERE to listen to the 6th Grade Chorus sharing some Test Taking Tips in song!
Now….SING ALONG!
TEST TAKING TIPS Sung to “Give My Regards to Broadway”
ISATs are here—don’t worry.
Here are tips that you can use.
Read all the questions carefully,
Then read the text before you choose.
Determine the main idea
Finding details that support is grand
Read all the choices carefully
So you’re sure you understand
Tips cheered during the interlude:
Edit! Edit! Don’t forget it!
Don’t spend too much time on one—move along and you’ll get done.
Relax—don’t get stressed—you’ll do better on the test.
You can do it—yes you can—you should be your biggest fan!
If you need to define a word meaning,
Substitute each answer on the line
Listen for which one sounds the best
Choose that and you’ll be fine.
Notice the sequence of the text
And highlight what the main points are
Think before you write then check your work
And when you test you’ll be a star!
Mrs. Cavallini is very happy to announce that art work created by Armstrong students is now on display at the Schaumburg Library. The art work is on display from January 25 thru February 8. Congratulations to these students for their outstanding work and sharing their art with the community: Reagan, Yusra, Jasmin, Jacob, Rabia, Brandon, Leslie, Jamie, Cate, Eden and Julia.
The Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs annually sponsors the Reflection Program. Diversity means: was this year’s theme. Seventeen Armstrong students submitted art projects for the program. All work was outstanding, however 2 art projects were sent on to the District level. Congratulations to Vanessa P. and Jamie C. for representing Armstrong school at the District level and congratulations to all students who participated in this program: Emma, Tayyaba, Molly, Renata, Angelika, Meha, Sandra, Crystal, Karen, Dhavni, Christopher, Veronica, Cate, Raj and Rabia. Keep up the great work!
Come join us this Wednesday night (Jan 25th) at 7pm for Armstrong’s Got Talent!! Our students and staff are excited to show off their acts for you in this entertaining talent show. Please join us in the Armstrong Gym at 7pm for this special event.