Due to the fog delay, before care at Luce Road will not be available.
Alma Public Schools will have a fog delay today, Monday, November 18, 2024.
Start Times
LUCE RD: 11:33 AM
HILLCREST: 11:38 AM
PINE AVENUE: 11:43 AM
DLPMS: 12:00 NOON
HIGH SCHOOL: 11:50 AM
APS Childcare will open at 7:00 am for those registered to attend.
Pine Avenue Students have been participating in the APS Swim Program. We are so thankful our students have the opportunity to learn how to swim.
Teachers and Parents at Pine Avenue celebrated their awesome learner during Classroom Trimester Ceremony . Congratulations to our Pine Panthers.
APS is accepting applications for the Sex Education Advisory Board now through Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 for the following December 2024 - December 2025 term. Please follow this link to learn about the SEAB and to apply: https://www.almaschools.net/page/sex-education-advisory-board
Once you have completed the application, please return to Superintendent Criner at scriner@almaschools.net or Nikky Holton at nholton@almaschools.net.
Positions Available:
Non-staff: Hillcrest (2 positions), Pine Avenue (2 positions), Middle School (2 positions), High School 9/10 grade (2 positions), High School 11/12 grade (2 positions), Clergy (2 positions), Community Health Department (1 position), Family Practice Provider (1 position) and High School Student (1 position).
The Alma Public Schools Board of Education will vote on members during the December 9th, 2024 Board of Education Meeting.
2nd Grade classes have had Junior Achievement lessons focusing on understanding concepts about money. We are lucky to have so much community support in our district!
The Alma High School and Middle School staff had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Jonathon Glenn from Alma College about navigating differences. He had a very powerful message in the impact we have on our students!
APS is hiring a Middle School Math Teacher!
*Please see our website for posting.*
Pine Avenue students received its second grant-funded filtered water station. Students can fill their water bottles or get a drink by room 26. Thank you, Mr. Clark, APS Director of Facilities and Grounds, for all your efforts toward this project, and Mr. Kinney, for your excellent work installing the fountain.
Save the date! The PTO will be hosting the Pine Avenue Book Fair December 2-6.
Officer Mueller from Alma Police visited 8th grade social studies classes yesterday to answer questions about the Bill of Rights. As usual, Officer Mueller's canine companion, Blue, stole the show! Thank you Officer Mueller and Alma Police Department!
APS is hiring a Custodian!
*Please see our website for posting.*
Our middle school students enjoyed their Tri 1 Celebration today!!
Our Health 6 students concluded their lesson on the effects of nicotine by completing a project that answered the essential question "Can I explain the correlation between the cost of cigarettes and the number of smokers in a population?" Based on the price of a pack of cigarettes by state, the students worked in pairs to calculate how much a person might spend in a year. They then compared that figure to data showing percentages of smokers by state. Students concluded the cost of a pack of cigarettes has a direct correlation and can be a positive deterrent in the decision to smoke.
Book Fair Family Night tonight at Hillcrest until 7pm! Love seeing families buying books together!!
8th grade history classes got a lesson in local history from the Wright House Restoration Society. Pat Benson, Linda Luneack and Pat Clark helped students explore the local contributions of Ammi Wright and learned about the renovations that are currently underway at the Wright House. Thank you to our local historians and community members!
If you are interested in contributing to the restoration of this historical mansion please visit their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1JeNRkXZUr/
We have a new curriculum for the K-5 SEL Encore class taught by Mrs. Hancock called Character Strong. We are very excited for this curriculum and the lessons that our students will be learning! Make sure to ask them about it!
Second grade students learning about other cultures during our Bookworm lessons. They are using evidence from the text to answer the questions.
We are very proud of Harper and Ella!! They presented about DLPMS at the Board Meeting tonight, and they did an AMAZING job!
BOOK FAIR WEEK AT HILLCREST!!!!!
Classes were able to do a walkthrough of the fair today and have a scheduled time to shop this week.
Thursday night is our Family Night from 5-7 pm! We hope to see you there!
