Thursday, April 2, 2015
Dear Parents,
Unfortunately,
I have been out most of this week with bronchitis. Fortunately, the students
have been doing a tremendous job without me. I want to thank the students for
focusing on their work and treating the visiting teachers with respect. I
should be back tomorrow Friday, April 3rd and we will still have a
pizza party to celebrate the end of testing for the 3rd graders.
The children are raising money for our sister school
in Malawi, Africa. This is the Malawi Children’s Village. It is a
place for children who were orphaned in Africa. We have added to the
building of a school, latrines so the girls could go to school, books, chairs,
and paper. This year we are raising money to build teacher housing on
campus. If you would like to donate (certainly not required) please send
donations in an envelope marked MCV.
We
have some planned field trips that I wanted to tell you so you can put them on
your calendar. On Thursday, April 9 we will be going to West High to see a
performance of the musical, “Shrek”. We’ll be taking a bus leaving the school
at 9:15 and returning at about 11:30. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by
9:00. 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. 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. 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. 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. The ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 13 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.
This week the
students have been studying polygons, geometric solids, homonyms, word
analysis, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math
and with friends, the 4th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, 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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