As the 8th graders wrap up their Illinois Constitution unit, a few of them took advantage of seeing our local government in action by attending the village board meeting!!! Thank you to the board for having us!! 🇺🇸
The Spring Concert for tomorrow night has been canceled. We will record and post the performances on our Facebook page and our website when the 5th and 6th grade students return.
YEARBOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!! 🥳 If you would still like to purchase a yearbook, there are a limited quantity available for purchase for $10.50!!
Over the past couple weeks, 2nd grade has watched caterpillars undergo metamorphosis to become butterflies! Last week, they headed outside to experience the vision of a compound eye!
Treated our track and field athletes to a spaghetti dinner after practice to fuel them for the sectional meet tomorrow!! We can’t wait to watch them compete!!! 🍝🏃♂️
REMINDER: 8th graduation pictures will be taken tomorrow (Tuesday, May11th) at 8:30am! Students must bring their cap and gowns to school with them! 🎓
Sports Awards Night is Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00 pm at the Millie Curtis Park (Big Park) Pavilion. Please, bring your own lawn chairs, as we will not have seating available. Remember to practice social distancing. *5-8 students who participated in sports will be included.
What an amazing day at the Sectional Track and Field Meet! Thank you, to our coaches, Mr. Lubinski and Mrs. Carley! Also, a huge thanks to Mr. Carley for donating your time coaching our throwers! So many of our kiddos are 5th and 6th graders! We are so proud of you and can’t wait until next year!
(Sorry we don’t have pictures of everyone.)
Kayla Crull-1600m 6th place
High Jump 2nd place
4x200 relay 3rd
4x400 relay 2nd place
Aleyah Carley-Hurdles 4th place
4x200 relay 3rd place
4x400 relay 2nd place
Discus 1st place
Ashlyn Ackerman-Hurdles 5th place
4x200 relay 3rd place
High Jump 1st place
Adi McCarty-4x200 relay 3rd place
4x400 relay 2nd place
Discus-3rd place
Shot put 4th place
Addyson Tholl-4x400 relay 2nd place
Nate Burd-100m 6th place
4x100 relay 2nd place
Trenton Childers-High Jump 2nd place
4x200 relay 4th place
DW Burmood-8th grade 4x100 relay 4th place
Konner Asbury-8th grade 4x100 relay 4th place
Ryan Childers-8th grade 4x100 relay 4th place
Braxton Self-8th grade 4x100 relay 4th place
Kolton Morgan-4x200 relay 4th place
Ethan Holden-4x200 relay 4th place
Miles Learned-4x200 relay 4th place
Rhys Showalter-4x100 relay 2nd place
Brody Whitlow-4x100 relay 2nd place
Jaiden Burd-4x100 relay 2nd place
7th grade boys 4x100 2nd place
Jaiden, Brody, Nate, Rhys
Ashlyn Ackerman: 7th grade High Jump sectional CHAMP!!!
5th Grade Art
First grade had a blast making oobleck today! We might have made some Smurfs out of the fun but they enjoyed every minute of it!
Sports Awards Night is Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00 pm at the Millie Curtis Park (Big Park) Pavilion. Please, bring your own lawn chairs, as we will not have seating available. Remember to practice social distancing.
Cardinal hats for sale!!! We are now selling hats for $15 each. Orders must be submitted through the Google Form below and paid for prior to ordering. We will be submitting the orders on Monday, May 17th. It takes about two weeks to get the orders in.
https://forms.gle/fk9LLsouwR7Shbaf9
5th grade Science.
Learning about water and plant movement.
2nd grade tried and unsuccessfully made ice cream in a bag... it came out more of a milkshake. But it was still a tasty learning experience 🤣
The Spring Concert previously scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed until Thursday, May 13 as a precautionary measure. Thunderstorms are forecasted for tomorrow evening.
7th Graders created biography posters of the characters from the novel “Refugee”
Remember: Blood donation is safe!
Extra precautionary measures are in place to ensure that our donors remain safe and healthy. All donors are required to have an appointment and wear a mask throughout the donation process.
All donors will receive a voucher for a $10 gift card redeemable at Amazon, Dunkin Donuts, Target, Lowes, Starbucks or Walmart. You'll help Armstrong Grade School raise much needed $ for educational purposes if we get 20 or more pints of blood.
See below for details on our upcoming blood drive, and please consider scheduling an appointment. To see the time slots available for appointments, just click on the link below.
https://login.bloodcenter.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/106619
Armstrong-Ellis Grade School
Monday, 05/10/2021 (11:30 am - 06:00 pm)
3571 Gifford Ave
Bloodmobile in parking lot
Armstrong, IL 61812
Our blood drive will provide a critical resource that helps save lives at hospitals in our community and across our region.
*Don't forget to bring a picture ID, wear a mask, drink lots of extra water and eat a meal prior to donating.*
Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you at the blood drive!
Come out and catch an A-P baseball game! Big things are happening at the field!
