Armin Jahr Elementary

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Principal’s Message

This year we are continuing to focus on increasing our students’ skills and abilities in reading and math. Students who demonstrate a need for additional assistance in either reading or math are given additional, focused instruction to help them close the gap between their skills and the grade level expectations. We have instituted a new TransMath program for fifth grade students who have demonstrated difficulties with math, and continue to focus on providing all of our students with frequent practice on basic math facts. We have added a part-time Math Coach to help teachers improve instruction and increase our students’ math skills. We now have full-day Kindergarten for all of our students, giving each one of them the opportunity to develop strong academic skills.

We continue to recognize and reinforce positive behaviors in our students. We use a Positive Referral system where staff and students can refer students to the Principal to be recognized for pro-social behavior. We also have our Self-Managers program to recognize and reward those students who consistently follow all of our school rules, who do their very best each day, and who complete their classroom and homework assignments. In addition, we have added a Meaningful Work program where students can apply for small, but important jobs around school. Each of these programs has had a positive effect on helping students develop and demonstrate positive choices and behavior.

Our staff is committed to providing our students with focused, high quality instruction and learning activities. This year, our students came to school ready and eager to learn and have demonstrated academic growth. Together with the support of our parents, we are having a highly successful year.

—Mike Sellers

Mission Statement

Our mission at Armin Jahr Elementary is to provide guidance so students can: meet their educational needs in a safe and caring environment, acquire and apply identified essential learning skills, learn and practice social skills, contribute as responsible citizens of our school and community, and discover and reach their full potential.

In order to accomplish this mission, our staff is committed to nurturing each child as a unique individual, working cooperatively with parents, modeling life-long learning, planning and implementing procedures to ensure student safety, and offering learning options for academic growth with an emphasis on the essential learning requirements.