Alma Intermediate School

An evening of music and gratitude! 🇺🇸🎶 On Monday, Mrs. Walden led Alma Intermediate School’s third graders in “Blooming & Growing in the USA” and the AIS Honor Choir in “Thank You Soldiers.” Thank you to Mrs. Walden and our student performers for sharing their voices and hard work with our families! 💚💛

The votes are in! 🇺🇸🗳️ Ms. Hall’s third graders celebrated Election Day with a mock election featuring some delicious candidates! Students created voter registration cards, completed ballots, and cast their votes while learning about the voting process, civic responsibility, and the importance of every voice. The classroom favorites? Cheeseburgers and ice cream cones! 🍔🍦 A fun, hands-on lesson for our future voters!

November is Military Family Appreciation Month! We’re proud to recognize the military families who are part of our Airedale community. To the spouses, children, and loved ones supporting those who serve, thank you for your strength, resilience, and the sacrifices you make each day. We’re grateful to have you in our schools and community!

All aboard for Career Day! 🚂 Alma Intermediate School fifth graders explored career possibilities on Friday, October 30, with guests whose work takes them everywhere from the railroad to the NICU!

Thank you to these guests for giving students a glimpse into their professions:

• Referee: Scott Klomfas
• Train Conductor: David Ray
• Tattoo Artist: Kenneth Jackson
• Home Builders: Eric and Caitlin Connor
• State Trooper: Matt Price and K9 Rick
• Realtor: Kathleen Wimberly
• Air Force: Dustin Wright and Matt Blake
• Firefighter: Judd Boster
• NICU Nurses: Brea Harris and Brittany Broadfoot

Our fifth graders have plenty of possibilities ahead! Thank you for helping them explore where their interests might take them. 🌟

Fire safety and fun at Alma Intermediate School! AIS recently made the most of an alternate schedule day, with students in each grade level attending activities at the same time. The Alma Fire Department visited to share fire safety lessons and give students a close look at a fire truck. Activity teachers added to the fun with bingo, songs, and a Stop, Drop, and Roll movement activity. Thank you to our local firefighters and activity teachers for making these important lessons fun for our students!

There’s still time to help fill stockings for our local deployed troops! Donations for members of the 142nd FAB have been extended through Veterans Day, November 11. Drop off items at Alma Primary School or Alma Intermediate School. Suggested donations include jerky, candy, nuts, chips, single serve drink mixes, playing cards, travel size toiletries, and other nonperishable items that fit inside a stocking. Thank you for helping send a little comfort from home to those serving away from their families!

It’s National School Bus Safety Week! Thank you to our Alma School District bus drivers and transportation team for helping our students get to school and home safely each day. Please stay alert, give buses space, and remind students to follow their driver’s directions. Safe rides start with all of us! 🚌

So many resources, all in one place! Today we wrapped up the Parent Resource Center at Alma Intermediate School, where families explored educational resources, school-specific information, and support from community organizations. A big thank you to Mrs. Wagner, school counselor, for bringing it all together, and to our community partners, including those who traveled to join us, for sharing their time and knowledge with Alma families!

Root Rallies are back at Alma Intermediate School! 🌳 At the first rally, students connected with their House Champions, learned their house mottos, hand symbols, and handshakes, and got to know one another through fun activities. AIS’s four houses, Oak, Willow, Cypress, and Dogwood, bring students across grade levels together to build friendships, practice good character, and work toward shared goals. The first lesson’s message: each house brings strengths we all need, and while we belong to different houses, we are all one Grove!

🎪 Step right up! It may be a short week for students, but we’re making the most of it in the cafeteria as we celebrate National School Lunch Week! This annual celebration highlights how nutritious school meals help students stay fueled, focused, and ready to learn while recognizing the cafeteria teams who make it all happen. Our staff are bringing the circus theme to life with fun decorations across every campus and special menu items for the week. 🍽️ Check out what’s on the menu: https://menus.healthepro.com/organizations/820

🍂 A reminder for Alma families! Parent-teacher conferences and days out of school are coming up this week and next. Take a look at these important October dates as you plan ahead. Pre-K will follow its regular schedule October 15–16, and all students will be out of school October 19.

There’s still time to help send a little holiday cheer to our deployed service members! Alma School District’s Purple Star care package drive ends next week on October 15.

Alma Primary School and Alma Intermediate School are collecting donations for deployed members of the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, Arkansas National Guard. Families may drop off snacks, personal care items, games, festive socks, handwritten cards and other useful items at APS or AIS. Care packages will be delivered in time for Christmas.

Thank you for helping remind these men and women that they are appreciated and supported back home!

Cookies, grands and book fair fun! 👻🍪 A few highlights from day two of Goodies with Grands at Alma Intermediate School! Students enjoyed cookies and book fair shopping with some of their favorite people. We know how special these grands are to our students and loved getting to celebrate them!

A heads-up for Alma families! Flu shot clinics for staff and students will take place on our campuses next week, October 13 and 14. Please see the graphic for each campus’s schedule.

🍂 Mark your calendars, Alma families! Take a look at these upcoming October dates, including parent-teacher conferences and days out of school. Please note that Pre-K will follow its regular schedule October 15–16. All students will be out of school October 19.

📚 Hello, Bookmobile friends! We hope you enjoyed your summer reads! If you still have a book from the Bookmobile, we’d love for you to return it to your campus. We know books can get tucked away or misplaced along the way, so if yours turns up, please send it back so another reader can enjoy it, too. Thank you for helping us share the joy of reading! ✨

Today is Custodian Appreciation Day! Thank you to our Alma School District custodians for the work you do each day to keep our schools clean, safe and welcoming. Your care for our buildings supports everyone who learns and works in them, and we appreciate all you do for our students and staff!

October is National Principals Month! 🏫👏 Join us in celebrating Mrs. Moore, Mr. Coursey, Mrs. Lyon and Mr. Bullard for the leadership, care and dedication they bring to our schools each day. Thank you for supporting our students, staff and families and for all you do for Alma School District!

🎉 IT’S PARADE DAY! 🎉

Homecoming Week begins today, and we’re already bringing the fun! Make plans to join us tonight as we celebrate the 2026 Homecoming Court, along with our clubs and organizations.

The parade begins at 6:00 p.m. on Main Street, heads down Fayetteville Avenue and returns via Spring Street.

Please note that AHS parade participants will assemble and dismiss in the band lot area, while Little League participants will stage in the visitor parking section.