Open to ALC families! Get FREE help with: legal, medical, employment, taxes, and photo ID info. PLUS 40+ community organizations will have tables to share resources. FREE lunch and haircuts are available, too. The event is this Friday, January 24, 10-2pm, at Riverside Elementary.
RPS will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, due to forecasted extreme cold weather conditions.
➡️ School Age Child Care (SACC) will be open 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Northrop Education Center (201 8th St. NW).
➡️ All PAIIR, Preschool Age Child Care (PACC), Preschool, and Community Education daytime and evening classes, for early childhood, youth, adults, and adults with exceptional abilities are canceled.
➡️ Hawthorne Education Center is closed.
➡️ All community building reservations are canceled.
➡️ All Professional Growth Academy classes are canceled.
➡️ No supper meals will be provided.
➡️ After-school activities will continue as normal for high schools. No after-school buses will be running from the middle schools to high schools today. Middle school students, please plan accordingly.
The Reptile & Amphibian Discovery Zoo (RAD Zoo) brought live animals and a presentation to our Animal Science class! The students had an opportunity to learn about a variety of animals and zookeeping, ask questions, and even a pet a few! Thank you for this partnership!
There will be no school on Monday, January 20, and RPS offices will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, January 21.
We love our partnership with ROCA! Students are learning new skills, gaining confidence, and encouraging each other along. Thank you to Ms. Holmes for writing a grant to help cover climbing fees. The ROCA Climbing Gym is one option our students can sign up for on our Student-Centered Learning Wednesdays. We bring enrichment activities right into the school day to open up opportunity and access for our students.
The ALC has partnered with the Rotary Club to bring the STRIVE program to our school. Seniors are matched with adult mentors and connect regularly to learn real-life skills, talk about future plans, and for life checks. Today, Mrs. Petersilie led participants in a "Let's Make a Deal" simulation, where students learned about decision-making. At the end, they reflected on how we make choices and take risks in our real lives. Grateful for this partnership and Mrs. Petersilie's leadership!
Tilson's Auto Repair is generously donating a portion of their January sales to the ALC. Funds will be used to support enrichment opportunities for our students, like boxing, self-defense, music, art, state park programs, and STEM activities. Tilson's does so much for this community. We appreciate this partnership!
Welcome back, students! We hope you had a restful break. We're excited to see all the growth and learning that will happen in the remainder of the school year!
Our Nature Rx students have been on new adventures with ice skating and fat tire biking! Thank you to Public Health for this fantastic partnership!
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RPS offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, in observance of New Year's Day. We will resume normal business hours on Thursday, January 2.
It was Spirit Week at the ALC that included Twinning Day and Jersey Day! We wanted to give a special shoutout to our wonderful ESP, Keith Bland. When he's not helping our students, he's out in the community bringing smiles to kids' faces as the one-and-only Homie Claus!
RPS offices will be closed from Monday, December 23, through Wednesday, December 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Thursday, December 26.
Winter break is here! There is no school from December 23 through January 3 (Longfellow students, your break is through January 10). We hope you have a great winter break and we will see you students in the New Year!
The Gingerbread House Contest winners are in! Thank you to all of our community partners who served as judges. They took the time to write personal notes to students with their feedback as well.
It was really close, with just one point separating the first place and second place winners! Congratulations to Mrs. Goss' advisory!
Day School advisories are competing in a Gingerbread House Contest! Their designs are incredible! Eight of our community partners will be serving as judges today, and the winning advisory will be announced tomorrow! Stay tuned!
ALC students gave back to the community for Service Day!
* Channel One - assembling food bags
* Paws & Claws - making and delivering toys
* Jeremiah Program - creating holiday ornaments and decorations
* Ben Franklin Elementary - serving as mentors in a card-making and science activity
* ALC Food Pantry - assembling birthday cake boxes
Thank you all of our community partners in making the holidays extra special for our students and their families. Autumn Ridge Church generously purchased gifts for 50 of our students (after learning their needs and wants). Then, our ALC staff were able to assemble 50 family holiday bags for each of those students' families. This was only possible with the help of our AMAZING donors:
* Autumn Ridge Church - 17 food boxes
* Rochester community - games donated during our Trunk or Treat event
* Zumbro Lutheran Church - 50 $10 Kwik Trip gift cards
* Scheels - $200 gift card for Scheels water bottles
* JoBeth Olson - 100 facial masks
* Christ United Methodist Church - a variety of brand new toys, sports equipment, and holiday items
* 125 Live Quilters - quilted blankets, quilted travel kits, and various holiday items
* Eagles - $275 donation for various holiday items
* GEOTEK - gift tote bags
* Brenda Wendt - homemade gift tags that read "Packed with love, by ALC staff"
We're grateful for our partnership with Corey Kline, USA licensed boxing coach. It has been amazing watching our students' confidence and skills grow!
It's Spirit Week at the ALC!
* Pajama Monday
* Twinning Tuesday
* Ugly Sweater Wednesday
* Jersey Thursday
* Flannel Friday
