• Spina Bifida Presentations
• Fire Drill @ 2:15 PM
• PLCs
• Cougar Pack
  

• Cougar Pack

• Wear Yellow for World Spina Bifida Day!
• Cougar Pack
  

• Cougar Pack

Focus:

At Ada-Borup-West, learning happens every day! An important skill for learning is focusing attention. When we focus our attention we use our ears, our eyes, and our brain! This week, put on your attent-o-scopes and notice how they help you listen and learn.

Pre-k/Kindergarten: What color hair does Frankenstein have?

1st/2nd: An animated version of Frankenstein is usually what color?

3rd/4th/5th: Who is the author of the book Frankenstein?

As the days get cooler, please remember to have your child/children bring warmer clothing to school each day. We try to have recess outside every day!

• Our students will participate in a Halloween Parade on Tuesday, October 31st at 2:00 PM.
• Classroom Parties will take place in the afternoon on the 31st as well. Teachers will send home more information on classroom expectations.

Studies show that a strong connection between home and school benefits children tremendously. Students whose parents stay actively involved in their education do better in school and demonstrate a higher attendance rate, better social skills, and an increased graduation rate.

I would like to keep working to make our home and school connection better. To do this, I'm going to be putting choice boards in the school bulletin at the beginning of every month for kids to complete if they would like. The October choice board is attached to this letter. For the rest of the months, please print one off from the school bulletin and help your child figure out which activities they would like to complete for the month. If you don't have the ability to print one off, please send me a message and I will send one home with your child/children. These are simple and fun activities that they can complete with you. I want this to be fun and interactive. If your child completes their required amount of tasks, have them bring their paper back to me for a prize. Prizes include cool pens, slap bracelets, small stuffed animals, cars, water bottle stickers, fidgets, desk pets, stress balls, and Gatorade.

Grades K-2 complete at least 5 activities throughout the month
Grades 3-5 complete at least 7 activities throughout the month
*Parents/Guardians: Please initial the squares that your child completes. You
don’t need to send any of the activities back with them.

Thank you for staying involved in your child's education. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Email: alaynaw@ada.k12.mn.us
Phone: 218-784-5353
Remind: @hdg627 (Mrs. Wagner Title 1 Coordinator)

Alayna Wagner

Title 1 Coordinator

1- Kimberly Tijerino

2- Ms. Marla

3- Lylliann Bennett

4- Oliver Anderson

4- Kade KAppes

4- Scarlet Spaeth

6- August Brandt

6- Evangeline Olson

7- Sawyer Kappes

7- Recces Teal

8- Kase Kappes

8- Dawson Kitchell

10- Ms. Nelson

11-Samuel Heitman

13- Gragam Aarestad

15- Elias Gaukler

16- Daniel Baughman

16- Mrs. Blotsky

17- Olive Willison

18- Elijah Plante

20- Journey Hutchinson

21- Breckin Thom

23- Josiah Solano

23- Kenley Tice

23- Keeley Bekkerus

23- Mrs. Kemper

24- Ms. Julie

24- Ms. Shahnee

25- Lincoln Molina

26- Dalen Wahlin

26- Mr. Pelzman

28- Elsie Ranz

29- KennyHutchinson

The Reach Spirit of Giving program provides holiday meal baskets for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We also provide gifts for children under the age of 16 at Christmas time. We will try to find items to meet your needs; however, we cannot guarantee every item will work for you.

Remind App:

The District has chosen to add Remind as a formal method of communication. In the elementary, we will be using this communication platform in all grade levels and classrooms. The nice thing is that you will not need to join any classrooms like we had to do with the free version. Our system will work with the platform to retrieve any necessary information for efficient communication. Parents will receive notifications in the form of a text message.

School Messenger/Thrillshare:

Please make sure your contact information is updated in Synergy as this tool is used for communication including weather related announcements. The vast majority of communication is sent through email or text (other than weather related announcements). Be sure that your email address is current in the system. Contact Merilee in the elementary school office for assistance.

A weekly newsletter will be sent out on Mondays with all of the weekly Ada-Borup-West Elementary happenings via School Messenger/Thrillshare and will be sent to the email that is on file. If you are not receiving a weekly email from me, please let the office know. All information about upcoming programing and other items will be sent via email through the Thrillshare platform.

Synergy-ParentVUE Gradebook:

On the homepage of the school website is a link to access student grades for grades 1-5. The link can also be found using the button below. If you need help accessing Synergy-ParentVUE for the first time, please contact Merilee . Please take advantage of this and have regular conversations about school with your child(ren). We will be sending out links on how to use Synergy-ParentVUE as we get closer to school starting.

Daily Bulletin:

The daily bulletin will be posted on the school website. If parents would like the bulletin emailed directly to them, please email Merilee and she will add you to the list.

Transportation

For all transportation related questions, please contact Shawn Roux at 218-784-5311 or shawnr@ada.k12.mn.us

GPS Link:

Please bookmark the GPS Link for the upcoming year.

https://cloud.samsara.com/o/3733/fleet/viewer/N5ZIOxjL8NM7gXdB2etZ

Transportation Policy Change:

Parents with students in grades K-2 will be required to fill out a Transportation Plan.

**Please note that bus changes WILL NOT be allowed the day of and MUST be approved by the transportation department.

**Day of changes from bus to pick up MUST be communicated to Elementary Office (merileep@ada.k12.mn.us) and to the teacher’s Remind account. If a response is not received from district staff, a phone call must be made to 218-784-5303.

**If a change from bus to adult pick up occurs, the adult MUST come in and sign out the student in the office no later than 3:05PM. Students will not be brought out to the pick-up lane.

If you are planning on eating at the school, please make sure you sign up by 9:00AM each day.

Enrollment now open for

Ada-Borup-West

Three-Year-Old Program

MONDAYS DURING SCHOOL YEAR

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM

DEVELOPMENTALY APPROPRIATE PROGRAMING

CONTACT CHRISTINE CROMPTON @ christinec@ada.k12.mn.us

The Ada-Borup-West Booster Club partners with the ABW School to support needs in the classroom and in extra-curriculars. If you have not yet become a member, please consider joining this group. Use the following link to view the sign up or pick one up outside the commons. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rFEbHKiceCYjtUmCn1xRV_SRsgH9-GWV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105483597367163603345&rtpof=true&sd=true

If you are in need of Cougar Gear, check out their online store https://tinyurl.com/4ntnveve Team Code is cougars

4th- Picture Day

5th- Staff Development Meeting

10th- School Board Meeting

11- Walk to School Day

12th- Certified Staff Meeting @ 7:45 AM

17th- TAT Meeting

18th- Early Dismissal- Teacher Workshop Day

19th-20th- No School- MEA

30th- FCCLA Halloween Carnival 5:00-7:00 PM

31st- Halloween Parade @ 2:00 PM

31st- BIT Meeting

2nd- Staff Development

3rd- Early Dismissal

3rd- End of Quarter 1

9th- Certified Staff Meeting @ 7:45 AM

9th- Parent Teacher Conferences

10th- HS Veteran's Day Program

14th- Parent Teacher Conferences

16th- Thanksgiving Dinner

20th- Continuing Education

22nd- Early Dismissal

23rd and 24th- No School

2nd & 3rd- Wizard of Oz Musical

2nd & 3rd- Old Fashioned Christmas

7th- Staff Development

8th- Quarter 2 Midterms (3-5)

13th- Christmas Dinner

14th- Certified Staff Meeting

18th- HS Choir Concert

21st- Early Release- all students and staff

22nd- January 1st- No School

Email: breet@ada.k12.mn.us
Website: https://www.ada.k12.mn.us/
Location: 604 West Thorpe Avenue, Ada, MN, USA
Phone: 218-784-5000
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