A note from Principals Kaitlin Goldrick and Taylor DeLoach (click to download) A guide to Google Classroom (click to download) 3/20/2020 Update: All Week #2 (3/23-3/27) work packets, for each grade, have been posted here. Click to download. Kindergarten First Grade AIC crew First Grade Second Grade AIC crew Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade… read more
Ops @ Alma
Alma closed until May 4th (Updated 3/26/20)
*Posted 3/17/20* Chromebook distribution for 3-8th grade scholars Resources for Families Resources for At-Home Learning 26 de Marzo – En Espanol This post has been updated at 9 AM on Thursday, March 26 with an important announcement: Alma del Mar and all other K-12 schools in Massachusetts will remain closed through the month of April… read more
Resources for Families (Updated 3/26/2020)
This list of resources for families will be continuously updated. If you have a resource you would like to have added to this list, email us at info@almadelmar.org All families with children are welcome to pick up lunches and snacks each weekday during Alma’s closure, beginning Monday, from 10-11 a.m. at your scholar’s campus. This… read more
26 de marzo actualización de cierre escolar en Español
Por orden del Gov. Baker,todas las escuelas de Massachusetts se mantendrán cerradas durante el mes de April, reabrirán no más temprano de Mayo 4. Durante las primeras dos semanas de cierre, los estudiantes tuvieron que completar un paquete de trabajo (la primera semana se distribuyó en la escuela el viernes 13 de marzo y la… read more
Chromebook pickup for grades 3-8 scholars
Alma families, Starting next week, 3rd – 8th grade teachers will be posting work on their Google Classrooms to ensure scholars are able to keep practicing important skills from their classes. If your scholar will need to borrow a Chromebook to engage in this work, please come to our Chromebook pick-up on Friday, March 20… read more
CANCELED: Alma families invited for coffee & donuts this Saturday
Due to concerns related to the Coronavirus, we have canceled the Families Helping Families Parent/Guardian Cafe that was scheduled for this Saturday morning. Families Helping Families Parent/Guardian Cafe Join us for a morning get-together of bonding with other Alma Families Coffee and Donuts. Children can have a playdate in our open gym. We will brainstorm… read more
Families: Introducing our Uniform Swap Initiative!
Dear Alma Families: I am excited to inform you of this opportunity to give back to our Alma community by assisting other families who might be in need . We will work with Gifts to Give, an agency that refurbishes clothing and toys for needy families and distributes back to our community. They have agreed… read more
Families: New Health Office Policies released
Health Office Policies Addendum January 2020 Cold Weather and Conditions Policy To ensure scholar safety, recess and other outdoor activities will take place inside when outdoor temperatures are 32 degrees or below, or feel 32 degrees or below with the windchill. At any time, administration can decide to have recess indoors based on safety concerns. … read more
Family Conferences & Early Dismissal on Thursday!
Just a friendly reminder that all Quarter 2 Family Conferences will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6th. Families should have received a notice home with the time for their scholar’s conference. If you have not received a notice, please call the front desk of your scholar’s campus for more information: Sarah D. Ottiwell Campus –… read more
Applications available for 2020-21 School Year!
All applications for the 2020-21 school year are due by 5:00 PM on February 24th. Our lottery for the 2020-21 school year will be held on February 26, 2020 at 6:00 PM. We hold a lottery every year to make a new waiting list for each academic year. Please follow the link below to fill… read more
Alma scholars invited to celebrate 100th Day of School
Dear Alma families, On Friday, January 31, 2020*, our school will be celebrating our 100th day of school! We have a lot of fun activities planned for scholars to celebrate all the learning they have done so far! We would like to invite scholars to dress up like they are 100 years old. We encourage… read more
Tools to Use: Online practice for scholars
We have gathered a list of resources and websites that Alma scholars may use during class online. These resources are great options for providing additional practice and support for scholars, even when they’re outside of the classroom! Please find some of the most common websites below. If your scholar asks for one that isn’t listed… read more