Thursday, April 9, 2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Dear Parents,

            Tonight is the Denali Peace Concert. Please join us tonight from 6:30-8:00 for music, a cake auction, information about our sister school in Malawi, and more. It should be a great evening for a great cause.

            I am sending home permission slips for our next four field trips in today’s folder. Please return them all by Friday, April 17. I have to turn in a manifest to the Alaska Railroad on that day for our train ride. It is required by TSA to have a manifest of all students and chaperones going on the train ride. I also need all the driver information turned into the district for our trip to West High on May 1. Thanks for your cooperation in getting those permission slips turned in by Friday, April 17. 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 1^st 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 3^rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. I had a parent with a conflict for our original time so I have rescheduled the ceremony for Wednesday, May 6 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 geometry, measurement, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math and with friends, the 4^th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, animal research, science experiments involving the cohesive properties of water, 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