Abraham Lincoln Traditional School

We got spirit! Yes, we do! One goal of the ALTS National Junior Honor Society is to foster a sense of community. This year they will again be offering families the opportunity to purchase a t-shirt with the name of their child’s teacher and homeroom custom graphic. Proceeds and donations will go towards buying t-shirts for students whose families may face financial hardships. Our goal is that every student has a class t-shirt. Help the NJHS create a strong ALTS community by purchasing a t-shirt today. The deadline to order is this Friday. The NJHS and Parent Guild will be set up in the cafeteria at Curriculum Night. Stop by and say hello!

Thanks to all the Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade parents who came to Curriculum Night! Our 4th-8th grade night is tomorrow! See you then!

We are excited about Curriculum Night! We hope to see you there.

Girl Scout Troop 7073 built a Buddy Bench for our playground! The girls said that they wanted kids to have a place to sit and talk. They built this themselves and it is solid! Thank you, girls, for this amazing gift!

Congratulations to Dante for perfect scores on both his Math and Reading AASA which is our state assessment. We are so proud of him. He and his family were honored at tonight’s Governing Board meeting.

We want to thank Pure Heart Church for their donation of salads for lunch today! Our staff enjoyed them!

We want to thank Pure Heart for bringing in salads for our staff today!

Our teachers are a hardworking and dedicated group! We worked on data today and had great conversations!

The first Camp Crafty (3rd/4th) went great
Here are some pics from our air dry clay creations

The 2023-2024 school year is off to a fantastic start. Here are some highlights of our first week back. It is going to be another great year at Abraham Lincoln Traditional School!

23 24 Abraham Lincoln Traditional School ~ 1st week of school The 2023-2024 school year is off to a fantastic start. Here are some highlights of our first week back. It is going to be another great year at Abraham Linco...

We had a great first day of school! Thank you Patriot families for being here and for all your excitement!

We can't wait until tomorrow! If you missed the Meet the Teacher event, it was more than Meet the Teacher. It was a meet the staff, see old friends, make new friends, and get excited about the new year event! Check out our latest ALTS Patriot Production to see some new and familiar faces and lots of smiles.

23 24 Abraham Lincoln Traditional School Meet the Teacher If you missed the Meet the Teacher event, it was more than Meet the Teacher. It was a meet the staff, see old friends, make new friends, and get excited abo...

THROWBACK THURSDAY - It was wonderful to see so many of you at Meet the Teacher! Monday will be here before you know it. Our final THROWBACK THURSDAY video this summer features highlights of the first day of school in August 2022. The Patriots sure have grown. Check out these happy faces and great memories. We can't wait to see you on Monday, August 7th.

2022 - 2023 Abraham Lincoln Traditional School ~ First Day of School Welcome Back! It was great to see so many smiling faces the first day of school at Abraham Lincoln Traditional. We are looking forward to another fantastic...

Our Parent Orientation went well! We now look forward to Meet the Teacher tomorrow afternoon, Thursday from 3:00-4:30!

Teachers are back!! Thanks to one of our awesome parents, Mrs. Rice, for desserts and to Pure Heart for their back to school gift.

Teachers return tomorrow! We are so excited to have them back on campus. Students start August 7 and we get to meet all of you this Thursday between 3:00 and 4:30!
New Parent Orientation for last names A-L is Tuesday from 5:00-6:00 pm. For last names M-Z, we will see you Wednesday from 5:00-6:00. For those of you needing a morning option, we will meet from 7:30-8:30 Wednesday morning.

Throwback Thursday - This week we are throwing it back to the last week of school. Please click the links to watch the eighth grade promotion https://youtu.be/SMUNp8yrj0U and the edited kindergarten promotion videos https://youtu.be/tP5dUQOJnkc with pictures. The eighth-grade video opens with a 30-minute trip down memory lane put together by Mrs. Demore. We are proud of these fantastic eighth-grade students and wish them future success. We look forward to seeing our new first-graders and all of the Patriots when we return on August 7th.

THROWBACK THURSDAY - As the summer comes to an end and we prepare for the 2023-2024 school year, we would like to thank Mrs. Warren for serving as our principal and for her 42 years of service to the WESD. If you missed her goodbye celebration, here are some pictures and a link to the tribute video that was shown. Good luck with your next chapter Mrs. Warren. You will be missed!
https://youtu.be/Az3-4LDsI_U

Save the date! More information will be coming soon.

THROWBACK THURSDAY - What do you get for being kind and generous? Today's Throwback video takes us back to the Shoe and Food Drive Class Champion incentive water parties and celebrations! Click the link to be directed to the video. https://youtu.be/phzFIazPwn4
The ALTS chapter of the National Junior Honor Society helped organize events for our school to bring in thousands of shoes that we shipped to people in need worldwide and over 6,000 pounds of food (including 3,000 boxes of cereal) to help people in our community.
Congratulations to Ms. Reddick's first-grade class for bringing in over 100 pairs of shoes!
Congratulations to Ms. T's second-grade class for bringing 211 pairs, the most in the K-2 grade level band!
Congratulations to Mrs. Gall's class for bringing in 157 pairs, the most in the 3-5 grade band!
Mrs. Smith's 7th grade for bringing in 117 pairs, the most in the 6-8 grade band.
Ms. Smith's 4th-grade classes won the schoolwide Food Wars Championship, and Mrs. Wolf's 5th-grade class was crowned the Most Generous class on campus during Food Wars for bringing in the equivalent of over 1,000 Food items!
Working together, we can make a difference!

School starts soon! Be sure to enroll your kindergarten students in our free, full-day program today! WESD also offers free breakfast and lunch to all students!

Do you or someone you know have a child turning five before September 1, 2023? If so, they are eligible to enroll their child in our kindergarten program! Available at 27 locations, our free, full-day kindergarten program offers a developmentally appropriate, research-based curriculum that addresses reading, writing, math, science, social studies, physical education and music, with time for fun and interaction! Our highly qualified and enthusiastic teachers encourage peer-to-peer relationships and collaboration while supporting each student’s unique needs and helping them to discover who they are as learners. With multiple A+ Schools of Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon and a National Title I Distinguished School, the WESD is also proud to be a Top 20 school district in the country in student growth.

The WESD is now enrolling kindergartners for the 2023-2024 school year! To learn more and enroll today, please call 602-896-6950 or visit https://www.wesdschools.org/kindergarten.

THROWBACK THURSDAY - We hope everyone had a happy 4th of July. Did you know that it is not too late to order your 2022-2023 ALTS yearbook? The Patriot cover of this 80-page colored book of memories was student designed. Click on the link to see a preview and order your yearbook today.

altsyearbook2023 The 2022-2023 Abraham Lincoln Traditional School Yearbook

THROWBACK THURSDAY - Today, we will feature two new ALTS Patriot Production channel videos from our end-of-the-year Spirit Week. This year the Patriots took Spirit Week to the next level! Click on the links to check out Wacky Hair Day and Twins/Multiples Day.
2023 ALTS Twins & Multiples Day - https://youtu.be/X9TuMFHATYw
2023 ALTS Crazy Hair Day - https://youtu.be/e-WYfF5iHq4

The Patriots had a great time as they improved their reading skills this summer at the WESD Adventures in Summer Reading program! Students had the opportunity to author and illustrate their own storybooks and travel the world through stories, STEM activities, and projects. Thank you to the teachers, district staff members, and guest readers for providing these wonderful experiences to our students.

THROWBACK THURSDAY - Did you know that ALTS has an active National Junior Honor Society chapter? At the end of 2023, we inducted 20 members who will serve our school and community during the 23-24 school year. This year's first project will be to ensure that every ALTS student who wishes to have a class shirt will receive one regardless of their family's ability to pay. Look for information on class shirts to come home soon. Check out these pictures from our NJHS induction ceremony and click this link for a video featuring some of their 2022-2023 projects. https://youtu.be/0h5YRczg0AM

THROWBACK THURSDAY - We hope everyone enjoyed Flag Day yesterday. On May 18th, we celebrated Culture Day, and our students had the opportunity to dress in the style that represented their culture (or a place they someday hoped to visit). Check out some fantastic and creative outfits on this newly released ALTS Patriot Productions video from Culture Day. https://youtu.be/B40xS3POjms
As we shared our heritage with others, we learned it is "A Small World After All."

THROWBACK THURSDAY - Did you know today is the NCAA Women's College World Series? Do you know who won the 2022-2023 WESD K-8 Softball championship? Check out this newly released ALTS Patriot Production to see highlights from our girls' outstanding season and the district championship game. GO Lady Patriots! https://youtu.be/R3F1yoJ0L-g

THROWBACK THURSDAYS! The ALTS 2022-2023 school year was action-packed with academic growth, sports, clubs, family activities, and more. We will post various THROWBACK THURSDAY pictures and videos this summer because we couldn't squeeze it all on our social media pages throughout the year. If you are getting ready to hit the road for summer travels, you will enjoy the music from our "Here We Come a Traveling" spring performances.
1st graders https://youtu.be/rUM8WpJtI98
3rd graders https://youtu.be/qefaVIG9Hbc
4th graders https://youtu.be/Cswn25EMwc8
Before School Choir https://youtu.be/I1h5wEM4d6M
The students were under the direction of Mrs. Hoelscher as they performed travel songs at this year's spring programs. Just click on the links to enjoy!

Ice-cream anyone?

You might remember the attendance incentive we had during state testing. Mrs. Sproul kept track of every class who had 100% attendance on state testing days, and then drew one lucky class to win an ice-cream sundae party! That lucky class was Mrs. Wolf’s 5th graders! During the last week of school, students got to enjoy their delicious victory. You can tell from all the happy faces that this was one “sweet” party! 🍨❤️🤍💙🥳

Calling all our eighth grade students who just promoted! Check out these exciting summer opportunities with the Glendale Union High School District!

Here are the final pictures from first post. So adorable! ❤️🤍💙

This is a continuation of pictures from previous post. One more post to get them all! ❤️🤍💙

Congratulations to our Kindergarten students promoting to first grade! So proud of these student for their academic growth and genuine kindness! There are so many cute pictures, I need to post them all. FB only allows about 70 at a time , so more posts to come shortly! ❤️🤍💙

Last week, Mrs. Dyck’s 2nd graders participated in a STEM project! Students were tasked with building a house to protect the pigs from the Big, Bad Wolf using only candy Dots and toothpicks. Once their house was finished, they also had to count the number of faces and vertices, as well as make a prediction about what will happen.

Finally, the Big Bad Wolf (otherwise known as the blow dryer) huffed and puffed and tried to blow the houses down! We just love when learning is solidified through a fun and engaging activity. Fantastic work, 2nd graders! 🐷❤️🤍💙🐺

What a joyous and festive occasion our 8th grade promotion was on Friday evening! Students led many parts of the promotion ceremony, and there were three fabulous student speakers that spoke eloquently and of the excitement of their future. Thank you to governing board Vice President, Mrs. Jenni Abbott-Bayardi, for sharing with our eighth grade students. Her speech was uplifting and “real”! Congratulations and best wishes to all our 8th grade students as they move to high school! ❤️🤍💙

Congratulations are in order for our 8th graders who earned an award for the 3rd quarter! We are so proud of how hard you have worked, and know you will continue to shine on your academic journey. (Stay tuned for 8th grade promotion pictures!) ❤️🤍💙

**In case you were wondering, the day we honored our 8th graders with these awards also happened to be Wacky Hair Day!

Take look at the fantastic state posters from Ms. Devers’ class! The students spent a month researching so they could complete a six paragraph report, create a little book about their state, design a travel poster, and then present it to the class. They even enjoyed some treats from Florida, Illinois, Hawaii, Tennessee, Connecticut, Texas and many more!

It’s almost time for our 2022-2023 8th Grade Promotion! If you are unable to attend and would like to watch, please join our live stream link below.

Congratulations to all of our 8th graders! 🥳❤️🤍💙🥳

Eighth Grade Promotion - Friday, May 19, 2023 - 5:30 p.m.

This week, we honored our 7th and 8th graders for their hard work in Quarter 3. This quarter has been so busy, but we couldn’t miss an opportunity to celebrate these amazing students! A giant congratulations goes out to all of these fabulous 7th graders! ❤️🤍💙

Stay tuned for 8th grade pictures!