Grandparents and special friends are truly out of this world! 🚀✨

Before school on Friday, Sept. 11th, Monroe Elementary welcomed its favorite VIPs for delicious donuts, drinks, and hands-on, space-themed STEM activities. Seeing generations connect over science and sweet treats reminds us how wonderful our school community truly is.

Thank you to all the grand-explorers who launched into learning with us today!

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Our kindergarteners wrapped up their Fairy Tale unit today with hands-on learning stations and a live rematch of the classic Tortoise & the Hare race!

The hare stayed wide awake today and officially took home the win! 🏆⚡️

Every lesson, every conversation, every moment—making an IMPACT across our district every single day.

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🇺🇸 Learning About the Constitution! 🇺🇸

Today, our fourth-grade students enjoyed learning about the Constitution with Mrs. Hicks! With Constitution Day coming up on September 17th, students had the opportunity to learn more about this important part of our country’s history.

Students listened to the book We the People and learned more about the principles and ideas behind our Constitution. We appreciate Mrs. Hicks helping our students make this important piece of history meaningful and engaging! 📚🇺🇸

📆 September is here!

A month full of opportunities to connect, learn and make an IMPACT across our Pioneer community. ❤️🖤

Check out what’s happening across the district this month and mark your calendars!

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⚽ A huge shoutout to the Jonathan Alder Soccer Association! ⚽

We are so grateful for their generous donation of soccer goals for our students to use at recess! Our students are going to have so much fun kicking the ball around, practicing their skills, and enjoying some friendly competition with their friends. 🥅⚽

Thank you for thinking of Monroe Elementary and helping make recess even more fun for our students! We truly appreciate your support of our school and our students!

Monroe Elementary teachers were excited to welcome back our students today.

Monroe Elementary teachers were excited to welcome our students back for the first day of school!

First Day Smiles 😀

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The #AlderFamily staff is ready to go and make an Impact on each and every student! We hosted our annual staff convocation on Wednesday morning and look forward to welcoming our students on Thursday!

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When students return to Monroe Elementary on Thursday, they will be greated by a beautiful mosaic art piece.

Read more about our featured story in the summer edition of Pioneer Pages here: https://www.alder.k12.oh.us/article/3083076

We welcomed new staff late last week with New Staff Orientation. Join us in welcoming our newest Pioneers to the #AlderFamily!

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Have a "sweet" summer, Pioneers! Congratulations on an amazing 2025-26 school year!

High school graduation might be this Sunday but this week we have seen preschool graduation at Monroe Elementary and Plain City Elementary, plus D.A.R.E. graduation at Canaan Middle School!

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Dodging the weather this week, Monroe Elementary hosted Field Day on May 21st. Check out some of the sights ⤵️

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¡Feliz Día del Niño! 🎉

Monroe Elementary celebrated its 2nd annual Children's Day with an incredible school-wide event on Thursday evening, and it was a blast! Students and families came together to experience tasty dishes from around the world, play games, and enjoy face painting.

Thank you to all the families and staff who made this night so special for our students!

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Happy #SchoolPrincipalDay! Thank you to our amazing principals for leading our Pioneers with dedication, compassion, and endless energy. We appreciate everything you do for our students and staff!

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You Drive the Future! 🚌

Join us in celebrating our amazing transportation staff on #SchoolBusDriverAppreciationDay!

Happy #SchoolLunchHeroDay to the amazing food service team keeping our Pioneers fueled and ready to learn! 🍎🥪

We all know that in our building kitchens, aprons are definitely better than capes. Thank you for your early mornings, your dedication, and the smiles you serve up every single day.

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It was a "buggy" day at Monroe Elementary!

Our 3rd and 4th graders had a blast visiting The Ohio State University BUGmobile. Students got hands-on with live insects and learned all about the amazing world of entomology! 🐜🔬