Thursday, April 16, 2015

Thursday, April 16, 2015


Thursday, April 16, 2015

Dear Parents,

            Thank you so much to all the people that made the Peace Concert and fundraising effort for our sister school in Malawi such a wonderful success. Denali Montessori raised over $2600 to assist the school in buying supplies, desks, and other equipment to make the school a success. Thank you!
            On Friday, April 24 we are walking to the Alaska Railroad for a history lesson and train ride. We’ll leave about 9:15 and return at about 12:15. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. On Monday, April 27 we will be walking to the Pioneer School House for a fun filled tour. We will leave at 12:30 and return at about 3:00. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 12:15. Tuesday, April 28 we will walk to the Performing Arts Center to see the musical “The Gruffalo’s Child”. We’ll leave at 11:20 and return about 1:20. We’ll need chaperones here by 11:00. Friday, May 1st we will be driving to West High to see a dance performance created for Anchorage’s Centennial. We will leave the school at 9:15 and return at about 11:45. Friday, May 8 we will be going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a free preview day. The bus will leave at 9:30 and return at 1:30 that day. Thursday, May 14 we will be going to West High Pool to participate in the Kids Don’t Float program. We’ll leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30. One more important event will be the 3rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. We had another parent with a conflict for our time so I have rescheduled the ceremony once again for Thursday, May 7 at 2:15 p.m. Third grade parents please put this on your calendar. If that is not a good day for third grade parents, please email me as soon as possible so we can schedule a better day.  
The Denali Montessori Gala will be at the Anchorage Museum on Friday, May 8. We will be auctioning baskets that evening to raise funds for our Montessori program. Our class has been assigned to gather items for a basket to be auctioned. Our basket theme is “Movie Night”. If you would like to help build our basket by sending in movie themed items such as DVDs, popcorn, a popcorn maker, movie treats, or anything else related, we would really appreciate it. Please send those items in by May 4. Thanks for your support!
            I will be giving spelling tests on Thursdays the next three weeks, April 23, 30, and May 7 because of all our Friday field trips. Please plan ahead so your child is ready on Thursday for the spelling test. Thanks.
            This week the students have been studying geometry, measurement, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math and with friends, the 4th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, animal research, a science experiment demonstrating the water cycle, and more. I’ve been impressed with all the independent work going on in the classroom. It’s a lot of fun to be a part of the process.       
If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me at moyer_craig@asdk12.org or call or write me a note.

Sincerely,

Craig Moyer

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