ALC students visited Mystery Cave and Forestville State Park for a "BIPOC Women in Outdoor Careers Exploration Fair." We learned about a variety of careers in natural resources, explored the cave, and tried out archery. A fun day of learning!
We loved meeting our students and families who were able to attend our ALC Family Welcome Night yesterday evening! A big thank you to ALC staff and community organizations for hosting a table and sharing resources. We also had Kay Fox, local artist, lead a painting activity, and DJ Supafly at the photo booth! A special shout out to El Carambas for catering delicious food!
Please help share - a LIVE, one-day donation drive!
We're so grateful to ABC 6 News - KAAL TV, United Way of Olmsted County, and the Rochester community for this one-day donation drive to help stock the Resource Room in our community schools. These rooms are often accessed as an emergency resource and can be the difference between a student coming to school or not.
You can drop hygiene donations off at United Way (903 West Center St.) from 6am-7pm today, Thursday, 9/26!
We're in need of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, detergent, hand soap, and Kleenex boxes.
ALC 9th grade students are teaming up with University of MN Extension in engaging conservation projects! They'll learn about nature and how to take care of the environment. A huge shout out to Mrs. Pencille and Mrs. Rojas for facilitating this partnership!
Our first ALC Parent/Caregiver Workshop will be on Wed, 10/9, 5:30-6:30pm, at the ALC (Cafe Connect room). We hope parents/caregivers can join us for our first topic, presented by Mallory Fuchs, ALC Chemical Health Specialist - "How to Talk to Your Youth About Substance Use." Please RSVP using the link on the flyer! Light refreshments will be served.
Thank you for your patience as we restored our phone lines this morning. All main phone lines are working; you can contact the school office using the main office numbers.
Thank you for your patience as we restored our phone lines this morning. All main phone lines are working; you can contact the school office using the main office numbers.
Our main phone line is currently down. Please check email for an alternative way to contact us if necessary. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide an update as soon as we can. Thank you.
We're thankful for our partnership with Olmsted County 4H! Students enjoyed problem-solving engineering challenges!
Students learned about solar ovens in "Science in the Kitchen" class and experimented with creating their own!
Meet Connie ! She's our Youth/Family Housing Specialist here to help ALC students and families. If you'd like to meet with her, you can complete this form and she'll reach out to you. https://tinyurl.com/housing-alc
A student group -- the E-Cigarette Prevention Initiative Youth Action Council (EPIYAC) -- is dedicated to a Vape-Free Generation. They're hosting a FREE teen event this Saturday, Sept 14, 4-7:30pm at Skyline Raceway. Please help share far and wide!
Mrs. Rojas' class and our ESP/Master Gardner Natalie have been busy! They picked apples and carrots from our school garden, learned different methods for preserving apples, and followed a recipe to cook up delicious apple-carrot muffins! #schoolgarden #experientiallearning
Thank you @Jessica On The Radio and @Townsquare Media Rochester for spotlighting the ALC and our Resource Room & Food Pantry! We appreciate the radio time and write-up to help our community learn about our school and needs. https://y105fm.com/where-donate-rochester-alc-community-room/
ALC Families - One of our priorities is to help our students make reading and math growth. All students will be taking the FastBridge Reading/Math tests in the coming weeks:
* Day School (9/4 Reading, 9/11 Math)
* Night School (9/16-9/19)
* Success Lab (first week of school)
* APEX Recovery School (week of 9/2)
Please encourage your student to take their time so their score best represents their skills, to get rest the night before, and to eat breakfast the day of. We'll be asking students to take the assessment again in Winter and Spring so we can track student growth. Thank you for your support!
The ALC school garden is THRIVING under our ESP Natalie Kocer's green thumb! With the help of our science teachers last school year, students grew a variety of flower and veggie plants under growing lights. When the ground was ready, students helped to shovel and transplant them in the school garden. This year, 350 pounds of food have been harvested! This includes potatoes, beets, radishes, tomatoes, 5 types of peppers, red onions, basil, and squash. The students even elected to plant raspberries that will be ready to pick later this year!
September's meal menus are ready! Download your copy to plan for next month:
https://www.rochesterschools.org/documents/school-meals-and-menus/493023
RPS families: This is a reminder that except for Longfellow Elementary, there is no school tomorrow, Friday, August 30. RPS is also closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy the long weekend, and we will see you next Tuesday!
Results on the 2024 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) indicate that RPS has reversed a multi-year decline in the percentage of students who score at the proficient level or above in math, science, and reading. Read more: https://www.rochesterschools.org/article/1736885
Today is the first day of school for elementary students, and we expect some delays in bus transportation, especially as our bus drivers learn the new route structure with the changeover from transporting elementary students home and turning around to pick up our secondary students.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we navigate this and continuously work to improve our processes.
Families using Transportation can download the First View app to see where their student's buses are. The district code for the app is M6QE.
