(586) 725-2801 Extention 3

Standard Day: 9:06AM—4:02PM
Half Day: 9:06AM—12:36AM
AM Kindergarten: 9:06AM—12:16AM
PM Kindergarten: 12:52AM—4:02PM

On May 6, 2009 all of the Ashley Elementary staff and students participated in A.C.E.S. (All Children Exercising Simultaneously). The whole student body, along with their teachers, walked over to the track at Anchor Bay Middle School North and walked around it at l0 AM, the same time that all the students in the United States walked. The weather was absolutely beautiful and it was a wonderful day to walk. Everyone had a lot of fun!!! Click on the picture.

March l9th was Career day at Ashley Elementary. This year the students dressed up as the career of their choice and some of the classrooms had guest speakers. The children also did fun activities and participated in an assembly at the end of the day with Lisa Jesswein from the radio station 96.3 FM. She was an awesome speaker and the students enjoyed listening to her. Her message was a very positive one and she told the students that they basically could be whatever they wanted to be when they grew up and they could overcome any obstacle that came their way. A couple of short skits were performed by some students and everyone enjoyed this assembly very much. Some of the career choices that the students dressed up as were doctors, nurses, policemen, newscasters, teachers, football players, and engineers just to name a few.

Bruce Lansky, "The King of Giggle Poetry" came to Ashley Elementary on February 23rd and February 24th. An assembly was held for the whole school in which Mr. Lansky read some of his poetry, played his guitar to the poems and had some of the students present short skits. After the assembly, Mr. Lanskey held poetry sessions for each of the classes in the Media Center. The children then learned how to write poetry and each class wrote their own poem. The children enjoyed Mr. Lansky's visit very much while having a wonderful learning experience. For more pictures click on the image.

Ashley Elementery hosted a Kids Art Fair on January 29, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Students were able to create individual artwork which was framed and displayed at this event for their families to view. The framed artwork was available for purchase and a portion of this was contributed to Ashley to support art education. This was a very wonderful learning and meaningful experience for the students as well as their families. Click on the pictures to view more photos.

Mr. Grammens held a spelling bee for 4th and 5th graders at Ashley Elementary on October 30th. Around 50 students competed in 7 rounds of spelling with a first place, second place and third place given. The winner was a 4th grade student from Mr. Grammens class. A great job was done by all. Click on the picture for more photos.

We had our annual Walk to School day on October 1st. In spite of the chilly weather, we still had 214 students, parents and teachers walk from the New Baltimore City Park to Ashley Elementary. Some of the staff and students also decorated their shoes. A good time was had by all! For some more pictures click on the picture.

Our fall book fair was held 9/29 through l0/3 and was put on by the Ashley PTG. A visit was made to each classroom by George of the Jungle before the book fair started. The children and adults enjoyed him immensely. One of the goals of the bookfair was to put more books into the hands of the students and on the shelves of the classroom libraries. This was accomplished by having the program "One for Books". Each classroom was challenged to raise money for "One for Books" by having students donate $1 or more. The classroom with the most donations, earned $50 in free books for their classroom. All of the money collected goes directly to purchasing books for our Family Book Club, the library and our classroom libraries. The winning classroom was Mrs. Sheridan's 5th grade class, raising $93 and second place was Mrs. Morisette's 3rd grade class, raising $56. GREAT JOB!!!
Nelson the Animal Guy also made an appearance for the book fair family fun night held on October 2nd from 6 - 8 pm. Approximately, 550 people attended to view the animals and attend the book fair. The highlight of the night was the huge boa constrictor. We would like to give a special thank you to Mrs. Pam Smith and Mrs. Abby Bridges who did a wonderful job of running this year's book fair.

If you are moving out of the District for next school year and not attending Ashley, please notify the office staff as soon as possible at (586) 725-2801. We are planning for next year and need to project enrollment.

Thanks for sending in your empty inkjet and laser cartridges. By recycling these, we receive cash for our school, while at the same time helping the environment. We recently received $76.00 for our latest contribution. Please continue to send in your empty cartridges. Thanks for your support.