Alexander Public Schools

HAT DAY Fundraiser for Riley Woods For the Week of May 15th STUDENTS and TEACHERS may wear a hat for $5 Teachers may wear Jeans for $1o Riley Woods, a junior student of our Alexander Comet Family, had an emergency biopsy of a brain tumor on 5/11/2023. He is stable and recovering at the University of MN Masonic Children’s Hospital. After the biopsy results are known, doctors will determine the diagnosis & plan for care. Riley is the son of Rachel Crooke of Williston. All funds raised will go to help out Riley’s family with medical expenses. If you would like to donate please contact the office.

The Annual Alexander Activities Awards and Senior Scholarship Presentations Program will be held Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30 pm in the old gym. We will be celebrating those who participated in Varsity Sports, Speech, Drama, State Music, HS Student Council, Mock Trial, FTC, and Senior Scholarship recipients. All students will receive an invitation.

The Annual Alexander Activities Awards and Senior Scholarship Presentations Program will be held Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30pm in the old gym. We will be celebrating those who participated in Varsity Sports, Speech, Drama, State Music, HS Student Council, Mock Trial, FTC and Senior Scholarship recipients. All students will receive an invitation.

2021-2022 Yearbooks are still available for purchase! Contact the office if you are interested.

Student Council's blood drive will take place on May 12th from noon to 4 in the fitness center. There is a sign-up sheet in the office. Students over 16 can donate but must have a signed permission form. Please call the office if you would like to sign up for a time to donate blood.

Alexander Parents & Community - a friendly reminder that there will be a Missoula Children's Theatre play production of Rumpelstiltskin taking place tomorrow, Saturday, May 6th at 6:30 PM. This will take place in the old gym, please use the front doors. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. We hope to see you there.

There is a Finance Committee Meeting tonight, Thursday May 4, 2023, at Alexander Public School. The agenda will be the 22-23 and 23-24 budgets.

Student Council's blood drive will take place on May 12th from noon to 4 in the fitness center. There is a sign-up sheet in the office. Students over 16 can donate but must have a signed permission form.

Dear Parents/Guardians, 2023-2024 Kindergarten Enrollment – Any student who will be 5 years old before August 1st, 2023, can enroll into Kindergarten. If you intend to enroll your student into Kindergarten at APS, please contact the office. If your child is currently in our Preschool program, their names will automatically transfer to our Kindergarten list. Our official Kindergarten Round-Up testing will occur the first week of August, as of now, we are looking for a count of students. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Allard.

Dear APS Parents, Vaping has become a serious issue at Alexander Public School. We cannot fight this battle alone and ask for your assistance in educating your students. We are developing an in house education program on the dangers of vaping as well as short term and long term effects. The Upper Missouri Health Department website has resources on E-Cigs/Vaping for you to refer to at home. Please contact Mr. Allard or Mrs. Faller with any questions or concerns.

Thank you is not enough for everything our administrative professionals do for our school. We celebrate them and appreciate everything they do every day! P.S. We know this is late but believe these ladies deserve their own day.

Friendly reminder April 28th is a snow make-up day. So everyone wear your pajamas to school that day.

Good moring, APS activated a brief orange code for privacy purposes. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Faller.

Say “hello” to two-way messaging in the Alexander app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Look for your personalized invitation to begin using this feature in our app after April 26th! Download for Android https://bit.ly/3E0idVV Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3cR9vh1

We will be using both gyms tomorrow (4-25-23) for our basketball games vs Trenton Boys – 4:30 Old Gym – Grades 4/5 5:30 Old Gym – Grade 6 Girls – 4:30 New Gym – Grade 4 5:30 New Gym – Grades 5/6 Go Comet!

Prom photos will begin at 6:30 in the commons. Mariah Sumerel will be set up and will have order forms on hand. It will be first come first serve. Grand March begins at 8 PM.

The Alexander Student Activities Handbook was updated to include the following language: Students who participate in extracurricular activities may not be dismissed from school for practice or activity if failing any class. What this means: Students who are participating in athletics or any other student activities will not be allowed to leave the school to practice, ie. baseball players attending practice in Williston. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Faller.

Community Speech Night April 18th at Alexander Public School 6:00 pm Come watch the 3rd Place Region Team perform their speeches!

Good morning Alexander parents/guardians, APS is in search of a host family for our two presenters of the Missoula Children's Theatre being held in Alexander May 1 - 6. We had the Alexander Motel lined up, unfortunately, they are closing down. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Allard at the school.

Community Speech Night April 18th at Alexander Public School 6:00 pm Come watch the 3rd Place Region Team perform their speeches!