Allisonville Elementary School has been awarded the Title I Distinguished School Award for exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years and will receive an academic achievement awards grant under Title I, Section 1117 (b) School Support and Recognition of No Child Left Behind under CFDA #84010a.

The purpose of the Distinguished Schools Program is to recognize and honor those Title I schools that sustain exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years or make the greatest gains in closing the achievement gap. The program also identifies Title I schools that are models of best practices for other schools of similar demographics.

Allisonville Elementary School will receive a grant award of $50,000.00, and is invited to attend the National Title I Conference in Seattle, Washington January 21-24, 2012.

“We have created a culture that focuses on high achievement for all students at Allisonville.  Our priority is meeting the individual needs of our students,” said Mike Pomerenke, Principal of Allisonville Elementary.

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What does it mean for Allisonville ? It very simply means that we continue the superior academic instruction that we teach every day; we continue supporting our teachers with access to the very best training that the International Baccalaureate World curriculum offers, and our students will now be recognized in the education world as students who are being exposed to the high quality standards and rigor for which the International Baccalaureate is known. What is different is that it is now all official. We are now officially authorized and recognized by International Baccalaureate World Schools. Please take a few moments to explore the International Baccalaureate website to get a deeper understanding of where Allisonville  Elementary is headed www.ibo.org

This is an exciting time in the history of our learning community. We hope that you will celebrate along with us, by attending the MSD of Washington Township School Board meeting on December 12^th  at 7:00 pm where a formal announcement and recognition will take place. The following afternoon, December 13^th from 3-6:00, families are invited to attend the CEC Winter Open House. This is an annual event, and will celebrate this year the amazing accomplishment of IB Primary Years Program (PYP ) authorization. Students will celebrate this great news at an upcoming all-school convocation. Until then, please consider joining us at either one of the district events, planned for Dec. 12 and Dec. 13. at the Community and Education Center located at 8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd. 46240. We hope to see you there!

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Learning Under the Sun 2014

Learning Under the Sun 2014 – application

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U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program has distributed more than 400 million toys to more than 188 million needy children.  We hope you consider bringing in an extra toy to donate when you join your student for lunch.

December 17th – Grade 3, 10:30-11:25 & Grade 1, 11:35-12:30

December 18th – Grade 2, 10:30-11:25; Grade 4, 11:30-12:30; Grade 5, 12:35-1:30

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Learning and writing code is very important because there currently are not enough Americans in the workforce with these computer programming skills, and the gap only continues to grow.  Also, women and minorities are extremely under-represented in the field of computer science.  Teacher at Allisonville Elementary Steve Auslander says, “We want to change that!”  

“At Allisonville, we want to plant the seed in the young minds of our fifth graders that this is a possible career path.  Also, as President Obama explained when talking about Hour of Code, we want our students to not just download and ap, we want for them to DESIGN the ap,” continues Mr. Auslander. 

Allisonville fifth grade classes will share the school’s laptop cart throughout the day on Friday.  Each student will participate in at least one of the various tutorials, such as the Angry Birds Tutorial, where they will learn code through various lessons, all with the outcome being to program an Angry Bird to catch a Pig.  

The goal for this Hour of Code event is to inspire district fifth graders to take action and learn more about computer sciences and coding.  

For more information, visit this link where President Obama encourages schools to participate in the Hour of Code. http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/9/5191162/hour-of-code-computer-science-campaign-obama-cantor-support

Additional information can be found at  http://code.org

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 Enjoy these photos from a fantastic evening!

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Enjoy these photos of former Allisonville students participating in the 2013 Indiana Computer Educators conference during fall break!

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