AO Elementary School

Bomber Families, We have an early dismissal today, April 17th. Elementary students will dismiss at 2:00 pm and Middle/High School students will dismiss at 2:15 pm. There will be no Late Stay at the elementary school today. As a reminder, there will be no school on Friday, April 18th and Monday, April 21st, 2025. We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, April 22nd. Enjoy the four-day weekend!

On Monday, November 11th, AOES will be hosting our Veterans Day Luncheon during normal lunch hours (registration was sent home with students in late October) and we are excited to honor our local Veterans at our 1:00 pm assembly. As a reminder, it is a 2:00 dismissal and we invite all students and staff to wear Red, White, and Blue.

Boosters Car Wsh

Homecoming Dinner

Bomber Families, We truly appreciate the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our staff in making this school year a success! Please join us in celebrating our incredible AOES team throughout the week of May 6th-10th, 2024. Attached is an itinerary of the week's events along with a suggestion of ways that you can contribute to the showering of our teachers and staff with the appreciation that they deserve! In addition, you can find link to our 2023-2024 Staff Favorites lists for individual staff members below: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bAiAhshzppfcdbB1LXTqushWeAgZHisnhmbba-294RM/edit?usp=sharing Thank you for your support in sharing our gratitude of the AOES staff! Sincerely, Mrs. Rose and Mr. Mathieson

AO Elementary families, We return to school from our Spring Break tomorrow, April 2nd, 2024! We look forward to welcoming our students and staff back for the final eight weeks of the 2023-2024 school year! As a reminder, student drop off for car riders runs from 7:45-8:05 am in the East Lot. We appreciate your assistance in helping us avoid the blocking of traffic on South Street. Please ensure that you are pulling forward across the entire drop-off zone (up to the stop sign at the basketball fences) to allow for us to more efficiently unload 7-8 cars at a time. Spring Picture Day is 4/2/2024! A few weeks ago, we shared information (see the attached flyer) for online ordering through Inter-State Studios. If you have not pre-ordered already, you can still place your spring picture order by using Order Code: 85106ZA at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account. We wish you a marvelous Monday! Sincerely, Mrs. Rose and Mr. Mathieson

As a reminder Bomber families, we have a 2:00 dismissal today (3/21/24) at the elementary school (2:15 for MS/HS). There will be no Late Stay today. We are wishing our students, staff, and families a fabulous Spring Break! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024! Please note that 3/22/24 is Mrs. Crystal Sunderland's last day, as our elementary secretary. We are grateful for her years of service and dedication to our AO community. If you see her on this final day with students, please wish her well in her retirement. We look forward to bringing on Ms. Gabi Wegmann (gwegmann@argenta-oreana.org) in the role. Sincerely, Mrs. Rose, AOES Principal

Bomber Families, As a reminder, we have an early dismissal today (2/27/24). Elementary students will dismiss at 2:00 pm and Middle/High School students will dismiss at 2:15 pm. There will be no Late Stay at the elementary school today. We look forward to meeting with families for Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4:00-7:00 pm! Have a terrific Tuesday!

As a reminder Bomber families, we have a 2:00 dismissal today (11/21/23) at the elementary school (2:15 for MS/HS). There will be no Late Stay today. We are wishing our students, staff, and families a fabulous Fall Break and a Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, November 27th, 2023.

​Beginning January 30, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the eleventh annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school.​ Please visit the link for take this survey for your school: https://www.argenta-oreana.org/survey

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 2022 AOES's front driveway will undergo vital construction and will be shut down for approximately four weeks, beginning on Monday, August 15th. This will certainly cause some disruption to normal operations of our school building and updates/changes to our arrival and dismissal procedures, parking, and visitor instructions will be shared in the Bomber Bulletin on 8/13/2022.

Tomorrow is the last day of school at AOES! We dismiss at 2:00.

Tomorrow is the PATT Color Run!! Fingers crossed the rain holds off at run time. Be sure to dress for color! All prizes earned will be delivered to students tomorrow morning.

Papa Murphy’s Fundraiser order form with payment is due tomorrow, April 19th. Payments may be cash/check. Please have checks written to Papa Murphy's AO Fundraiser. Orders will be available for pick-up on April 28th at AOES from 3PM-6PM.

There is no school on Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18. Enjoy the long weekend!

Thursday is the next Color Run coupon day! Bring your 2nd coupon back tomorrow and get a treat from the cart. We dated the coupon 4/15, but that was a mistake and it is 4/14 due to no school on Friday. Our goal is $12,000 and we are currently at $3,315. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!!

Upcoming Menu Changes April 13 - Fish Shapes for lunch April 14 - Egg Cheese Burrito for breakfast April 21 - Lumberjack for breakfast

Bombers- The Color Run fundraiser is underway and tomorrow is the first check in! If your student has raised $10, please return the first coupon tomorrow that can be cut off the information sent home. When this is returned tomorrow, your student can pick from a prize cart. All money is due April 22nd. Thank you for your support!

Due to PreK Screenings, there is no school for PreK students only on Thursday and Friday this week (March 17 and March 18).

AOES Read Across America Week! Monday - Colorful Stories - Wear your favorite color Tuesday - Favorite Stories - Dress like your favorite book character Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday - Dress Silly Thursday - Sports Stories - Wear your favorite sports team Friday - Bedtime Stories - Wear PJ's Please be reminded that we have a 2:00 dismissal on Tuesday for Parent-Teacher Conferences.