Here are our upcoming events at AMES for the week:
☃️Our PTO is hosting the Kids' Kastle Holiday Shop this week. Please contact your child’s teacher for specific shopping times. A flyer with a QR code and website was sent home with students with information. Here is the website: Myschool.kidskastle.com (Alexandria)
☃️December dress up days continue!
☃️The Kindergarten and First Grade Holiday Program will take place on Tuesday, December 16, at 6:30 PM. Doors will open at 6:10.
☃️Sixth Grade Holidays Around the World is scheduled for Thursday.
☃️Mission Book Drop: We'll be dropping off free books around Alexandria and posting clues on Friday!
☃️Winter Break begins December 20 through January 4.
Thank you for your continued support. Stay warm, Tigers! 🐯
Our PTO are so sorry to have to cancel our special movie event today. With the impending weather, safety is our number one concern! Therefore, we will not be hosting our free movie afternoon. However, we will reschedule for January or February! Stay warm, Tigers!
Our Tiger Readers today shared Christmas stories and helped solve some problems!!
Singing, Smiles, and Santa Claus! Our Pre-K students did an excellent job during their Holiday Program this afternoon! They sang with so much enthusiasm and joy, and we couldn’t be more proud of them. ❤️ Thank you to our families for being a part of this holiday program. A special shout-out to Mrs. Goodman, Miss French, Miss Kristi, and Mrs. Brown for all of their hard work in making today’s program such a success! Santa even made a special visit to see our little tigers!🐯
There will be a Tiger Food Pantry today, Wednesday, December 10 at the Elementary School beginning at 4:00PM. Please enter the parking lot by the softball field after 3:30PM and circle around to the drop off awning.
Please join us at the basketball game for the Hall of Fame Inductions and Santa Claus 🎅 is coming to town on Friday!
Tiger Families, here are a few of our upcoming events:
☃️Santa’s Workshop – This Sunday before the parade!
☃️December Dress Up Days – Continuing all month. Please see the information below.
☃️PreK Holiday Program – December 10 at 1:15 PM (for PreK families).
☃️PTO Family Movie Event – December 13 at the Alex Theatre at 1:15 PM.
☃️Kindergarten & 1st Grade Holiday Program – December 16 at 6:30 PM.
☃️Kids’ Kastle Holiday Shop – Week of December 15.
☃️Family Shopping at the Holiday Shop – December 17 from 4:00–5:30 PM at AMES.
☃️6th Grade “Holidays Around the World” Event – December 18.
We look forward to celebrating the season with you!
Community event on Sunday, December 7th starting at 3:00 PM! Please join us for these fun activities prior to the parade starting at 5:30 PM!
YMCA Winter Break: Wintertime Fun! Dates are December 22nd-January 2nd. Also, YMCA has before and after school care. Please see information on the flyer.
Alexandria Community School Corporation will be closed today, Tuesday, December 2nd.
We’re continuously strengthening reading skills through small-group instruction to support every learner. Our students put their reading skills to work during a fun Thanksgiving make-and-take activity and reading comprehension lesson! Shout-out to our wonderful students for growing every day as confident, capable readers. 📚A big thank you to our Title I Team for their dedication and incredible support!
Happy Holidays, Alexandria-Monroe Elementary Families! As we head into the month of December, we’re excited to continue one of our favorite traditions, December Dress-Up Days! Each school day will have a fun theme for students to celebrate the season.
Participation is completely optional. It’s simply a fun way to spread joy and school spirit throughout the month. Below you’ll find our December Dress-Up Calendar for anyone who would like to join in. We can’t wait to see all the creativity and festive cheer!
Our AMES Second Grade Team celebrated the end of their 15 day challenge working on main idea and supporting details with a “Glow Day”! These students have been working hard to grow and glow with their reading skills! Awesome job, Second Grade!
A huge thank you to our students and families for their incredible thoughtfulness and kindness! 💛 Our classes came together bringing in all the items needed to provide a Thanksgiving meal for a family in our community. We are so proud of our amazing students and their generous hearts! As a special thank you, we celebrated with bounce house parties and it was a blast! 🫶
Let’s go, Tiger Readers! Thanks to Conner, Stella, and Brody for kicking off our Friday athlete Tiger Readers. They had a great time reading to the students and helping in specials classes! Remember to turn in those forms by Tuesday so you can earn a prize. If they are turned in after Tuesday they won’t count!!
YMCA Winter Break: Wintertime Fun! Dates are December 22nd-January 2nd. Also, YMCA has before and after school care. Please see information on the flyer.
Alex Schools: Alexandria Community School Corporation will be operating on a 2-hour delay today, 11/21/25, due to fog. Doors will open at 9:35 AM at AMES.
The Tiger Reader Program started this week! Here are a few reminders about the program. Forms have been sent home with students. If you need another form, please reach out to your classroom teacher. Happy Reading, Tigers!
Hat Day on Friday, November 21st for$1.00! We can't wait to see those crazy hats! 🧢 🥳
Thank you to all the families who joined us for our Preparing Kids for Success workshop on Thursday. We loved spending time with your children, playing games, doing crafts, and creating artwork while parents learned strategies to support their child’s dreams, school attendance, self-discipline, and overall success. We appreciate our Tiger families and the strong support you bring to our school community.
