Early Learning School

Who remembers making one of these? The Christmas Chain "Christmas Day will soon be here And I can Hardly wait! I've made this little Christmas chain To help me celebrate. Each day I'll snip one loop from it To help me to remember. That happy, happy Christmas Day The 25th of December." The first grade hallway at AELS is full of Christmas chains the students made! #RepthatA

Superintendent Rob Gress and Michelle Balderson, the Director of Elementary Education, spent some time with Crystal Gibbons first grade class yesterday! They read "The Polar Express" and gave each student a special bell that Santa sent from the North Pole! #RepthatA

Tracy Bowser's kindergarten class spent the morning building gingerbread houses! Parents volunteered to help the students as they built and decorated their houses. There were tons of decorations available, including candy, pretzels, marshmallows and even little gingerbread men! #RepthatA

AHS students from the Jobs for Ohio Graduates (JOG) program read to the preschoolers at AELS yesterday! #RepthatA

The admin at Alliance Early Learning School found a fun way to thank their staff during the holiday season! Each day, the staff open a door on their advent calendar to reveal a gift. So far, they have opened a pair of holiday socks, chapstick and popcorn! Shout out to Principal Holly Power and Assistant Principal Adam DeMonte for putting together this fun surprise for their staff! #RepthatA

Did you know? Every year, absences spike in the weeks before and after winter break. A few days here and there can add up. We need your help in continuing to make everyday count this school year. #RepthatA

The ACS Wash-N-Go Laundry Day is a week away! There are still 6 spots available for Aviator families. Times available are: 11 am - 12 pm 12-1 pm 1-2 pm #RepthatA

Thanksgiving Break is November 23-25! #RepthatA

The Akron Zoo has been visiting our Kindergartners! Each class will be visited four times with new and exciting animals making an appearance at each visit. The most recent animal visitors included a skink and a guinea pig. #RepthatA

With the winter weather fast approaching, we want to make sure our Aviator families are aware of the guidance used to call a calamity day. Find out all you need to know about calamity days, including how you will be notified, by clicking below! #RepthatA https://www.alliancecityschools.org/page/calamity-day-information

Students at AELS and AES took part in a safety drawing contest hosted by Morgan Engineering. Six students from each school had their drawings selected to be in the 2023 Morgan Engineering safety calendar. Each school also received a generous donation. We are beyond grateful for our partnership with Morgan Engineering and all of our community partners! Congratulations to the following winners: Alliance Early Learning School - Lennon Rodgers, Jarret Weise, Reagan Dunlap-Feister, Boston Fleischer, Alivia Ganni, Willow Hudachek Alliance Elementary School - Lila Turner, Elsie Washington, Remington White, Madison Zerkle, Noelle Lewis, Maverick Woodley #RepthatA

Did you know you can recycle old Christmas lights? Alliance City Schools has partnered with Keep Alliance Beautiful to collect old Christmas lights to recycle. They can be dropped off in the boxes outside of each building starting tomorrow through Dec. 16. #RepthatA

Alliance Early Learning School has conferences tomorrow from 3:30-7:30 pm. #RepthatA

Aviator families, The Community Thanksgiving Luncheon is free this Sunday at the Salvation Army. More information below. #RepthatA

A reminder for all Aviator families! #RepthatA

A big thank you goes out to all of our our Instructional Coaches today and everyday! #RepthatA

ACS will host a Wash-N-Go Laundry day on Dec. 7! See below for additional info! #RepthatA

Today, Alliance City Schools, partnered with the Ohio Mid-Sized Urban Districts Leadership Collaborative, welcomed over 70 educators from across Ohio to conduct instructional rounds. The educators visited classrooms throughout the district to observe our students and staff and ended the day with sharing their feed back and suggestions with the ACS administration. We are grateful to all who attended today and we look forward to implementing the feedback to provide our Aviators with the best possible educational experience! #RepthatA

Keep up with all things ACS! Whether you're a parent, guardian, fan or community member, the ACS app is a great way to see what's going on in our schools! Features of the ACS app include: - Upcoming Events - Livefeed - Lunch Menus - And so much more! The app is free to download for Apple and Android devices. #RepthatA

We can't tell who likes Halloween more - our staff or our students! #RepthatA