📢 Reminder: There will be no school on Monday, Nov. 2 and Tuesday, Nov. 3 for Teacher Days. Enjoy the long weekend, Aviators! #RepthatA
about 24 hours ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Red and blue social media graphic that says - No School Monday November 2 and Tuesday November 3 for Teacher Days
The 2nd graders have been learning all about habitats in science! 🐜🔍 As part of their unit, the students became little scientists as they observed an ant farm right in their classroom!

They watched the ants dig tunnels, work together and explore their habitat while learning about teamwork and the lives of ants. The students also kept journals to record the ants' daily activities and observations.

What a fun, hands-on way to learn about these fascinating little insects! #RepthatA
1 day ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A group of students look at an ant farm
A students looks at the ant farm while writing on a piece of paper
Students stand with a drawings they made of the ant farm next to the ant farm
A picture of ants in the ant farm
Join us tomorrow from 5:30-7 pm for a night of career-oriented activities designed to get Aviators from kindergarten through 12th grade thinking about and exploring careers they are interested in!

Activities include:
💼 College & Career Fair
👩‍🍳 Career Fashion Show
🎲 Career-Themed Games and more!

#RepthatA
2 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
colorful graphic promoting Futures Fest on Thursday October 29
The students in Kaley Sloane's and Sam Young's classes at Alliance Elementary School practiced their trick-or-treating skills! 🎃 The fun day started with Superintendent Gress reading them a Halloween story. The students then took turns trick-or-treating around the building.

They knocked on each door, said "Trick or treat!" and thanked the staff members who generously gave them candy, bubbles and other small treats.

This was great practice so they'll be ready for trick-or-treating on Saturday! We can't wait to see all their fun costumes! 👻 #RepthatA
2 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Two students wearing orange shirts with Jack- 'o-lantern faces wait at a door while student give them candy
A students wearing an orange shirt gets candy from a teacher
A student give candy to the trick or treaters while two staff members watch
A student in an orange shirt presses a button that says "trick or treat" while students in the class room wait to pass out candy
Marti Alazaus' students had a great time visiting Kingsway Pumpkin Patch after using their Aviator Bucks to purchase tickets for the trip! 🐐 They got to see chickens, goats, ducks, a turkey, pigs, calves, lambs, and rabbits. They even got to feed a baby calf from a bottle. 🍼 What an amazing experience for our Aviators at Alliance Elementary School! #RepthatA
7 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Marti Alazaus' class pose for a picture in front of a small red barn
A student holds a black chicken
A student smiles while feeding a baby calf from a milk bottle
A student smiles while feeding a baby calf from a milk bottle
We are just one week away from Futures Fest! ✈️

Join us for a night of career-oriented activities designed to get Aviators from kindergarten through 12th grade thinking about and exploring careers they are interested in!

Activities include:
💼 College & Career Fair
👩‍🍳 Career Fashion Show
🎲 Career-Themed Games and more!

#RepthatA
8 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A colorful social media graphic promoting Futures Fest on Oct. 29 from 5:30-7 pm
Stephanie Smith's and Alissa Batdorff's students at Alliance Elementary School worked on their opinion writing skills by taste testing two Pop-Tarts and writing about which one they thought was the best! They had a great time enjoying their tasty treats while practicing their writing skills. 📝 Great job, Aviators! #RepthatA
9 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A student smiles while taking a bite of a pop tart
A student writes on a piece of paper with a black and white coloring of a pop tart on the table infront of him
A student's handwritten opinion-writing assignment titled “The Best Pop Tart” is displayed on blue paper beneath a colorful drawing of a smiling Pop-Tart. The Pop-Tart drawing has gray frosting, multicolored sprinkles, large eyes and a smiling mouth. The student's writing reads: "The best Pop tart In my opinion the strawberry tasted the best. The first reson is I really loved the flavor. The second reson is I really love the sprinkls. The third reson is I love the frosting. thats why I would pick strawberry pop tart."
A student's handwritten opinion-writing assignment titled “The Best Pop Tart” is displayed on black paper beneath a colorful drawing of a smiling Pop-Tart. The Pop-Tart drawing has white frosting, multicolored sprinkles, large eyes and a smiling mouth. The student's writing reads: Name: Ava Title: The best Pop tart "In my opinion the strawberry Pop Tart is the best. The first reason is I love the flavor of strawberries. The second reason is it is colerfl. The third reason is strawberries are my favorite fruit. That why I like strawberry better."
Malina Thomas, a bus driver for ACS, visited her daughter Melody's 2nd grade class to talk with the students about her job! 🚌 The students learned how she became a bus driver, ways to show appreciation for their own bus drivers and why we have bus rules. The students enjoyed asking questions and learning about this important job!

Thank you, Mrs. Thomas, for stopping by and sharing your experience with the students! #RepthatA
14 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Malina and her daughter sit in from of the class while she talks about her job
Orange for inclusion! 🧡 Our staff and students wore orange this week to celebrate inclusivity before World Inclusion day tomorrow! At Alliance City Schools, we believe everyone deserves to feel welcomed, valued, respected and included. Our differences make us unique, and together, they make our Aviator community stronger!

Today and every day, we encourage our students and staff to lead with kindness, celebrate differences and make sure everyone feels like they belong. Small acts of inclusion can make a big difference!

Together, we can create a school community where everyone belongs! ✈️ #RepthatA
21 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A group fo students and staff members in orange post of a picture on the playground
Two students pose for a picture while wearing orange shirts
A large group of students and staff members stand together for a picture. All are wearing orange
Three students stand together for a picture. All are wearing orange clothes
Alliance City Schools has officially joined Kindland's initiative of completing 250 acts of kindness this school year!

Kindness can be simple: invite someone to play with you or sit with you, help a classmate, give someone a compliment, tell someone thank you for helping you, or offer an encouraging word. Small actions help people feel welcome, happy, valued and connected and can inspire others to be kind, too.

Throughout the year, students and staff will report their acts of kindness, and we will track them as a district until we reach our goal of 250!

Parents are able to report acts of kindness through Kindland's reporting form at https://www.usofkindness.org/share-an-act-of-kindness.

We are excited to see all the amazing acts of kindness our Aviators complete this year! Follow along as we help to spread kindness throughout our schools and community!

#RepthatA #USK250
21 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A colorful social media graphic promoting United States of Kindness by Kindland. Graphic says "Moving kindness forward"
Alliance Elementary School held a career-themed spirit day! 👩‍🚒👨‍🏫 Students dressed up as the career they plan to have when they are older. We saw tons of professional athletes, teachers, artists, police officers, firefighters and so many other fantastic career aspirations! Our Aviators have the ability to soar in life, and we can't wait to see what career paths they land on in the future! ✈️ #RepthatA
21 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A student dressed like a chef and another dressed like a firefighter pose for a picture
A student dressed like a firefighter and another dressed like a business woman pose for a picture
A student dressed like a Cleveland browns player and another dressed like a Pittsburgh Steelers player pose for a picture
A student dressed like a teacher and another one dressed like an artist smile for a picture
Fat Bear Week is an annual celebration that highlights the brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska as they prepare for winter hibernation. Kaley Sloane’s class at Alliance Elementary School followed along, learning about brown bears, their habitat, what they eat, and why getting “fat” is so important for hibernation! Each day, students followed the Fat Bear Week bracket and voted for their favorite bear. Their votes were tallied, and the class winner became the official vote they entered for that day! They enjoyed bear-themed activities, snacks, and plenty of friendly competition as they cheered on their favorite bears! 🐻

What a great activity for our Aviators to be part of! #RepthatA
23 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A student gives a thumbs up while a plate sits beside him on the table with a piece of toast that has peanut butter, banana slices and chocolate chips made to look like a bears face
A student stands in front of a larch poster with with the outline of a bear and the words "I voted Fat Bear Week"
A teacher helps a student poor a bag of goldfish crackers into a bowl
A student doing an activity at a table
No, your eyes don't need to be checked! 🤓 You're seeing double (and triple!) from Alliance Elementary School's Twin Day! 👀 #RepthatA
24 days ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Two student dressed alike as minions from the movie despicable me
three students wear matching black shirts with Aviators class of 2036 on them
Two students dressed the same in matching white shirts and orange shorts
twi students dressed alike in matching blue shirts
The students at Alliance Elementary School created an "Everyone Belongs Here" wall! Each student was given a conversation bubble with the prompt "Everyone belongs here because..." They were then tasked with giving reasons why they belong.

Some answers include:
❤️ We are a class family.
🩵 So they can meet new friends and learn.
❤️ They matter.
🩵 Everyone is special in their own way. We should treat everyone with kindness.

We have some amazing caring citizens at AES! Keep up the great work, Aviators! ✈️ #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
Two students standing infront of a wall covered in cut out conversation bubbles surrounding the words "Everyone belongs here"
We're a month away from the annual Alliance City Schools Futures Fest on Oct. 29! 📅

Join us for a night of career-oriented activities designed to get Aviators from kindergarten to 12th grade thinking about and exploring careers they are interested in.

Activities include:
💼 College & Career Fair
👩‍🍳 Career Fashion Show
🎲 Career-Themed Games and more!

#RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A colorful flyer promoting this year's Futures Fest on Oct. 29 from 5:30-7 pm
Grandparents Day was a hit on Friday at Alliance Elementary School! ☺️ #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A grandmother and granddaughter stand in front of a fun banner that reads happy grandparents day
A grandmother watches while her grandchild shows her something on her chromebook
A grandparents stands with their grandchild in front of a fun banner
A grandmother watches while her grandson completes a word search
Our 3rd graders celebrated our community by sharing their favorite parts of it through writing, reflecting on the people, places and things that make their community special. 🏡✏️ Great job, Aviators! #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A student worksheet asks, “What is your favorite part of our community? What do you admire about this part of our community? Think of the places you go and groups you are a part of.” The student, Klayton Gibson, writes that his favorite part of the community is his family, including his mom, dad, sister, cousins, grandmas and grandpas, and that he also loves the parks. Below the writing is a colorful drawing of people together at a park. The picture includes a swing, several people, playground equipment, green grass, a blue sky and a yellow sun. Transcription of student writing: “My favorite part of our community is I luv family. my mom, dad, sister, cousins, grandmas, and grandpas live here. I love the parks, too.”
A student worksheet asks, “What is your favorite part of our community? What do you admire about this part of our community? Think of the places you go and groups you are a part of.” The student, Mila Stewart, writes that her favorite part of the community is her neighborhood because she lives next to the school, can walk to the park with her mom and can ride her bike. Below the writing is a colorful drawing of a neighborhood playground with a slide and swings. Children are shown playing on the playground under a blue sky and yellow sun. Transcription of student writing: “My favorite part of our community is the neighborhoods. I like my neighborhood because I live next to the school. I can walk to the park with my mom. I ride my bike.”
A student worksheet asks, “What is your favorite part of our community? What do you admire about this part of our community? Think of the places you go and groups you are a part of.” The student, Arieva, writes about soccer being her favorite part of the community because she enjoys playing and her cousins watch her. Below the writing is a colorful drawing showing several scenes of the student playing soccer, including kicking a ball toward a goal and standing near other people. Transcription of student writing: “My favorite part of our community is my soccer team. and I like soccer because I like soccer. and I love soccer. and my cosings wach me. and that why I like plaing soccer.”
A student worksheet titled with the prompt, “What is your favorite part of our community? What do you admire about this part of our community? Think of the places you go and groups you are a part of.” The student, Vincent Coven, writes about enjoying his neighborhood and the skate park. Below the writing is a colorful drawing divided into two scenes. On the left, the student is shown riding a bike over a ramp at the skate park with the words “me at the skate park.” On the right is a neighborhood scene with a house, bicycles and people outside, labeled “friend’s house.” Transcription of student writing: “My favorite part of our community is the neighborhood and the skate park. I like the neighborhood because I can ride my bikes to my friend Gideon’s house. I like the skate park because I can do tricks like jump the ramp. That’s why I like both.”
Each year, Alliance City Schools participates in Start With Hello Week! 👋 A simple "Hello" has the power to change a person's entire day. Throughout the week, all Aviators will participate in activities that strive to make connections, build relationships and provide a sense of belonging in our school community.

It all starts with "Hello!" 😃 #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A color ful graphic that says "Start with Hello Week" followed by the word "hello" in several different languages
Alliance City Schools is proud to be part of United Way's Strong Neighborhood, Strong Families initiative! 🏡 The program began at Alliance Preschool and expanded to Alliance Early Learning School last year. A ribbon cutting was held at Alliance Elementary School this week to welcome them to the program.

Strong Neighborhood, Strong Families is a school-based family support program geared toward supporting families with housing, transportation, food resources and so much more. Chris Trieff, a Community Health Worker from Access Health Stark County, is leading the charge in helping to address the needs of Aviator families through this program.

We are beyond grateful for United Way of Stark County, Access Health Stark County and all the other fantastic organizations who help to make Strong Neighborhood, Strong Families possible in three of our schools! 💙 The impact it is having on our Aviator families is incredible. #RepthatA
about 1 month ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
5 people hold a large ceremonial ribbon in front of Alliance Elementary School as the center person uses a pair of big scissors to cut the ribbon
Celebrating what makes our Aviators unique! After reading "The Best Part of Me," the 3rd graders in Chelsea Young's class wrote about their favorite parts of themselves.

This literacy activity encouraged writing while building self-confidence, self-love, and appreciation for their individuality. We are proud of our Aviators for celebrating what makes each of them special! ☺️ #RepthatA
about 2 months ago, Cheyanne Gonzales
A student worksheet titled “The Best Part of Me” is displayed on a classroom wall. The student wrote about why their brain is the best part of them. A black-and-white photo of the student is attached at the bottom of the page. The student’s writing reads: “The best part of me is my brain because it controls almost every part of me. Also it makes me able to sleep because I can dream. Also the brain is why I am able to write this! It helps me in school as well. It helps me talk and move. It helps me garden and dance without problems. That’s why I like my brain.”
A student worksheet titled “The Best Part of Me” is displayed on a classroom wall. The student, Finley, wrote about why her face is the best part of her. A black-and-white photo of the smiling student is attached at the bottom of the page. The student’s writing reads: “The best part of me is my face. I like my face because I have eyes that see, nose that smells, ears that hear, mouth that talks and beautiful hair. That is why I love my face.”
A student worksheet titled “The Best Part of Me” is displayed on a classroom wall. The student, Bryson, wrote about why his hands are the best part of him. A black-and-white photo at the bottom shows the smiling student holding both hands up toward the camera. The student’s writing reads: “The best part of me is my hands. I like my hands because they help me play my game and they can help my coloring. That is why I think the best part of me is my hands.”
A student worksheet titled “The Best Part of Me” is displayed on a classroom wall. The student wrote about why her hair is the best part of her. A black-and-white photo at the bottom shows the back of the student’s head, highlighting her braided hair decorated with beads. The student’s writing reads: “The best part of me is my hair. I like my hair because it is long. My mom braids my hair. That is why I think the best part of me is my hair.”