Video of Specials
Mr. Auslander (Technology)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C63idI8oKew
Miss Krupa (Music)
Mr. Stolt (Art)
Mr. Walker (Physical Education)
Mrs. Weiger (Media)
Allisonville Book Fair: Reading Gives You Oceans of Possibilities!
The book fair will be open during the school day and students can shop during their specials time. Students can shop during the day from Wednesday, August 24 - Wednesday, August 31.
Scholastic Book Fairs have implemented a new policy to meet tax obligations for our school and Scholastic. ALL schools are now required to collect sales tax for all purchases at their Fairs. This means that all purchases with be taxed at Indiana’s 7% tax rate.
To simplify this for students, I’ve been explaining that they should bring a DIME for every DOLLAR they spend. This isn’t the exact amount, but hopefully will make it a little easier for students to understand. This is the first time we will charge sales tax.
If a student does not have enough money for the tax, we will pay it for them.
Panorama Survey
We thank you and your family for being our valued partners as we work together to educate the children in our district. As you may already be aware, building our social-emotional learning (SEL) skills is an important goal for our school this year. Over the next several weeks, students and teachers will participate in several exercises to better understand these concepts and to reflect on how they perceive these skills in themselves.
We will be asking for your learner to reflect on their own mindsets and approaches to learning via an online survey they will be completing at school. The survey shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes to complete.
The survey content will ask students to self-reflect on their confidence in themselves as learners, how they interact with others, if they feel a sense of belonging in their classroom and overall school climate.
We are asking that all of our students in grades 3-12 participate in the surveys, as their responses will provide invaluable insights into their experiences and how we can improve and adapt our district to their needs. If a student doesn’t feel like they have enough information to answer a question, they will be able to skip the item altogether. The responses to these surveys will be completely confidential. We are partnering with a third-party vendor called Panorama to support us in administering these surveys.
You can learn about the student surveys at the link HERE and for frequently asked questions refer to the link HERE. If you have any additional questions or concerns about the SEL survey, please don’t hesitate to contact Beth Student, our school’s survey coordinator at stewart@msdwt.k12.in.us. If you would like to use an interpreter to ask questions about the Panorama survey, please call our multilingual voicemail line at 317-259-5446, and one of our district interpreters will return your call.
Update from AVPTO
Your Allisonville Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has been hard at work this month! If you missed last night’s General PTO meeting, here are some ways you can learn more about the PTO, signup to volunteer, or provide financial support to benefit Allisonville students and staff.
VOLUNTEER:
We have multiple volunteer opportunities throughout the year!
Click here to signup as a Room Parent (we are especially in need of 4th and 5th grade parents).
Click here to signup for other PTO volunteer committees and events.
JOIN THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE:
Our PTO is working hard to engage parents of color to remove potential barriers that prevent participation and ensure social sponsored events appeal to and include a wider audience of Allisonville students and families.
Click the link to sign up for or receive news from our PTO Diversity Committee.
You can learn more about the work of our Diversity Committee here.
If you have questions or suggestions for our Diversity Committee, please contact Angela Reid, Diversity Committee Officer, at alreid354@gmail.com.
RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL:
This year our PTO will support our students, staff and school community with over $60,000 dedicated toward playground improvements, field trips, teacher grants and supply reimbursements, literacy events, Black History month celebrations, disability awareness and so much more! We need your support to help us meet this goal!
Information about the following fundraising opportunities is also coming home with your student in backpack mail!
Register for the Fall Fundraiser: One of our biggest fundraisers of the year allows students and families to sell chocolates, household and holiday goodies to support our PTO. Learn more about the fall fundraiser here and check your student’s backpack for the fundraiser packet. Students have the option of selling items, or encouraging donations through the online site. Sales begin today and end September 9th!
Market Your Business With a Sponsorship: We rely on sponsorships to fund many of our PTO events and initiatives, including the School Directory (sent home free to all families!), Trivia Night, and the Gator Safari Spring Carnival. Learn more or sign up for a sponsorship here.
Make a Donation: You can also give directly to the PTO through our Allisonville PTO secure website. Donations of any amount are appreciated and we also have an option to signup for monthly recurring gifts!
Participate in Community Fundraising: Link your Kroger Card, register for Amazon Smiles, participate in Box Tops for Education, or get your grub on through our monthly Dine-to-Donate events.
