Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:35AM There are 2 weeks left for the AGS Box Tops for Education classroom contest!
Don't forget to mark them with your classroom teacher's name so that your classroom gets credit.
Thanks!
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7:54AM Mark your calendars!
Please join us for ALICE GUSTAFSON SCHOOL WEEK at DADDIO’s DINER!!!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:52AM Parent UniversityJanuary 28, 20128:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Batavia High School
Come join us for a morning of wonderful speakers on the subjects that affect our
family’s lives. Attend the Keynote and choose one of the six Breakout Sessions.
Refreshments will be provided.
This is a FREE event that is open to the public.
PRE-REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. Register online: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2632093663
Registration / Check-in/Refreshments: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Session: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Stress and Achievement: How Much is Enough?
Dr. Michael P. Maniacci
Have you ever asked yourself if you should be pushing your child more or have you ever wondered if your child is too stressed? Dr. Maniacci will explore the the role of stress in your child's life and help you answer the question - How much is enough? Dr. Maniacci is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and one of our most popular speakers. Join us for his insightful and informative keynote presentation.
Breakout Session One: 10:45 – 12:00PBIS Network:Home and School ConnectionKimberli Breen and Kathy Cox
This PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) presentation will focus on how your family can become involved and have a voice in this positive support system utilizing techniques that are being implemented within the school environment and that are applicable for the family environment too.
Breakout Session Two: 10:45 – 12:00Promoting a Love of Reading at Home
Kristine Sheffert: Literacy Coordinator
Do you want to see your children more engaged in reading activities outside of school? This session will address ways parents can promote the love of reading at home. Simple, effective strategies and resources will be shared with parents.
Breakout Session Three: 10:45 – 12:00More on Birth Order: How it Affects Your Child's Personalityand How You Parent
Dr. Maniacci
Dr.Maniacci will give details on how the presence (or absence) of siblings impacts your child's personality. Find out more about the roles of "oldest", "only", "second", "middle", and "youngest", and how you can adapt your own parenting style to best suit your individual child - no matter what place they fall in the family.
Breakout Session Four: 10:45 – 12:00Natural Cook: Clean Eating StrategiesJo Cessna
This session will inspire and equip you with strategies to eat more healthy. The presentation will explore creative ways to get hydrated, grocery shopping tips, caring for and storing produce, "tote-able" foods for backpack or desk, and organizing the refrigerator/pantry with investment foods that make your weekly food preparation easy and fast. There will be a demonstration and sampling of recipes.
Breakout Session Five: 10:45 – 12:00Batavia Special Education Parent Network:The ABCs and 123s of IEPsJessica Nicholsen and Lisa Palese
Navigating the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process can be challenging. The Batavia Special Education Parent Network presents this session to equip the parents of special education students with strategies to effectively participate in the IEP process. In this presentation, parents will learn the basics of advocating for their children's special needs. There will be a discussion panel at the end of the presentation for participants and staff members to discuss navigating the educational process.
Breakout Session Six: 10:45 – 12:00Batavia Special Education Parent Network:Boardmaker Make and Take SessionRona Henne, OTR/L and Assistive Techology Specialist
Is your special education student using Boardmaker visuals at school to help them communicate, learn or manage their behavior? Would you like to make some of your own Boardmaker visuals for use at home or in the community during this session? If so, please plan to attend! The basic features of Boardmaker will be presented and the session will include hands-on computer time. Beyond this session, you can access this software by visiting the Batavia Public Library. (If you are unsure if your student uses Boardmaker visuals at school, please contact his/her case manager.) eds. There will be a discussion panel at the end of the presentation for participants and staff members to discuss navigating the educational process.
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 9:34AM The 2012 Fun Fair: Gators in Space committee is looking for auction and raffle donations! Please include THIS FORM (click here) with your donation and send to the school at the address below by February 10, 2012. The committee would be happy to arrange to pick up your donation; contact Dana at 630-761-1365 or dana (dot) andrews (at) sbcglobal (dot) net.
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:26PM Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 6:30AM Please note that there will NOT be Walking Club on the following dates:
The complete list of dates can be found here on the updated AGS Year at a Glance Calendar. THANKS!
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:41PM Monday, December 12, 2011 at 8:14AM
Mark your calendars and plan on attending AGS's annual Fun Fair on Friday, March 2, 2012 from 5-8 p.m.! It will be "out of this world" !
The annual Fun Fair is planned and conducted by the school's PTO and is one of its biggest fundraisers. Profits benefit students by providing classroom and curriculum support, enrichment opportunities and funds for special purchases.
Volunteer Info:
Volunteers are needed to make this a successful event! Please contact Jill Stevens (jhdrstevens at gmail dot com) to learn more.
Supplies Needed:
The Fun Fair Decorations Committee is in need of more disposable pie tins. Pease save your disposable aluminum pie tins during the upcoming holidays—we will be accepting them through January. Just turn them in to the AGS office marked “for Nancy Kerr.”
We are also looking to borrow 2 costumes: an adult male Darth Vader costume, and an adult male Disney Buzz Lightyear.
Please contact Nancy Kerr (nanker at comcast dot net) if you can help!
Classroom Basket Donations Needed:
Each year, we rely on the generosity of AGS families to donate items or funds for our Fun Fair Raffle Baskets. Keep these items in mind when hitting those pre and post-holiday sales! Also, consider purchasing gift cards from Gator Gold for the Raffle Baskets!
Click here for a list of basket items.
Click here for a copy of the Fun Fair Raffle Basket letter that went home in the backpacks.
Questions with the Raffle Baskets? please contact Christy Hotham (chotham at comcast dot net) or Heidi Pryor (heidi dot pryor at sap dot com). Thanks!
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:41PM Click HERE to read the latest news in the January issue of the Gustafson Gazette
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 1:39PM It's not too late for your child to join in on the fun! Sunshine Math is held once every month.
If your child is interested, just download and fill out the form found HERE and come to the school's morning entrance at 8:15 am. Sunshine Math is an enrichment math program for students K-5. Each level meets in a different location within the school with two parent/grandparent volunteers who facilitate the group in a fun, engaging manner for the entire 30-minute session.
Sunshine Math will meet on the following Mondays:
February 13
March 12
April 16
May 14
Questions? Please contact Angela Nugent Rudny angela (at) jrudny (dot) com or Susan Day sdwehrle (at) yahoo (dot) com.
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:30PM Click HERE for our handy, updated Year at a Glance calendar to give you an idea of what is on the schedule already. Items will be added as the year progresses - be sure to keep checking our website for updates!
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:25PM General Info about the book club:
By grade level, students either are assigned or can choose a book to read. Students read the book at home then participate in book clue with fun and enlightening conversation. Kindergarten through 5th grade will meet 8:15 - to 8:45 a.m. in the LRC.
To participate, e-mail marsha dot schuster at comcast dot net ASAP! She will need to know Child's Name, Teacher's Name, Book Choice. Books will be sent home with your child.
Book club dates:
Checking out books for grades KDG-3rd grade:
Please email your child(ren)'s name, their teacher and grade (so Mrs. Ashby can get the book to your child) and the title of the book they wish to read to marsha dot schuster at comcast dot net.
Checking out books for 4th/5th graders:
The student will check out the book with Mrs. Ashby. If we run out of copies at our LRC, simply reserve a copy at our Batavia Public Library. 4th / 5th graders need to RSVP to Marsha Schuster.
February Book Club information:
K through 3: Thursday Feb 16th, 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. in LRC 4th / 5th: Friday Feb 17th 8:45 in Mrs. Woodruff's room Signup deadline: Friday Jan 27th Kindergarten: CAPS FOR SALE, A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS by Esphyr Slobdinka A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. DIGGING FOR DINOSAURS by Judy Waite Dan would rather dig up a T-Rex than visit one in a museum. But he finds an exciting mystery in the museum one day. Ages 4-8 A Biography about the civil rights leader. 2nd Grade: DID YOU INVENT THE PHONE ALONE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL? by Melvin Berger and Gilda Berger Alexander Graham Bell's life as inventor, scientist, and teacher is clearly told in a question-and-answer format, and complemented by a mix of photographs and illustrations. We learn not only how the telephone was invented and the mechanics behind its use, but how Bell's personal history, such as his mother being deaf, led to his interest in discovering alternate modes of communication. Ages 4-8 GREAT MIGRATIONS: ELEPHANTS by Elizabety Carney Many kinds of animals make annual migrations, and their stories reveal incredible strength and will to survive. These treks anre magnificently documented in this children's illustrated companion to the upcoming 7-hour National Geographic television special of the same name. 3rd Grade: HONUS AND ME by Dan Gutman GERONIMO STILTON: FABUMOUSE SCHOOL ADVENTURE by Geronimo Stilton, When my nephew, Benjamin, invited me to Career Day at his school, things did not turn out the way I expected. I caused a volcanic explosion, got tangled in the tunnel slide on the playground, and accidentally let the class's pet gecko out of its cage! Rat munching rattlesnakes-how was I going to get myself out of this mess? ONE HANDED CATCH by Mary Jane Auch After losing his hand in an accident in his father's butcher shop in 1946, sixth-grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and to succeed at baseball, art, and other activities.
1st Grade:
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Joe Shutman finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, and he begins a time-travel adventure with Honus Wagner.
4th/5th Grades:
Thank you for participating!
Thanks to Mrs. Ashby for helping!
Marsha Schuster & Cathy Dremel
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:15PM Gator Gold is an easy way to raise funds for our school. Simply click on this link, print out an order form, and send money into the school with your student to purchase gift cards for stores that you likely already shop at! Our school gets a portion of the face value of the cards. Questions? Contact Debbie Nelson. Thanks!
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:09PM 
Thanks to everyone that organized, helped, walked, and/or sponsored our Walktathon! It was awesome! See you next year!
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:08PM The AGS PTO would like to work with your during the next academic year! All parents and legal guardians are members of the AGS PTO, and the objective of the PTO is to benefit the academic lives of our children by enhancing the relationship between school and home. As little as 2 hours of your time can make a huge impact on your child's educational experience. For a list of how YOU can get involved, please click here and return the form to your child's teacher. THANKS!!
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:06PM Did you know you can bring your empty ink and toner cartridges into the AGS office? This ongoing recycling program benefits the school, so bring in those empties!
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 10:38AM President - Karine Picchietti
1st Vice President - Dana Andrews
2nd Vice President - Molly Haworth
Director of Classroom Support - Jill Stevens
Director of Communications - Melinda Millane
Director of Ways and Means - Sue Locke
Secretary - Amy Fehrenbacher
Treasurer - Brian Nallenweg
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 10:24AM Need to read the latest Gazette ? Want to see the latest Gator Gold ? Can't find your Sunshine Math registration form ? Have no fear ! Click here !
