Denali Montessori ~ Room 177: May 2017

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow, Friday, May 19 will be Game Day in Room 177. Your child may bring an electronic or board game that you are willing to allow them to bring for the day.

Mr. Horning and Ms. McEvoy, our wonderful P.E. teachers, are looking for volunteers to help out with Field Day Monday, May 22 from 1:15-3:15. There are lots of games and activities that need adults to supervise them. If you are able to join us for this fun event, please meet out on the playground by 1:00.

Our next field trip is on Tuesday, May 23 when we go to Eagle River Nature Center. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. We will leave the school by 9:20. Students need to bring their own lunch and water bottle, unless they ordered one from the cafeteria. Students should have good walking shoes and have a raincoat and a regular coat just in case. The weather can be very different out in Eagle River so it is best to be prepared for the worst. We will be taking a three-mile round-trip hike to the river to have a picnic lunch and enjoy the 75-degree sunshiny weather. This should be a great trip to enjoy the wonderful resources and beauty we have right out our back door.

Our final field trip to Valley of the Moon Park is on Wednesday, May 24. Chaperones, please meet in Room 177 by 9:15. We will start walking about 9:30. Please have your child wear good walking shoes and be dressed for the weather. Students may bring Frisbees, footballs, and other playground equipment. I have included a list of items that the students volunteered to share at our picnic on the back of this letter.

We will also have the Denali Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, May 24 right after school. I hope you can join us to celebrate such a wonderful school year.

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

Picnic Items Room 177

Fruit-Anne, Tristan

Dessert-Robert, Kendall, Annika, Cora, Riley

Hot dogs (1package)-Holden, Ketch, Kylan, Gabriel, Jackson

Hot dog buns (1 package)-Sage, Finn, Cole, Kira, Annali

Salad-Julia, Lucas

Water (Bottled 1 case)-Rachel, Margaux

Potato Chips-Ajae, Avan, Victoria

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Dear Parents,

I forgot to send the school district’s new swimming pool/swimming activity waiver and consent form with the original Kids Don’t Float permission slip. Every child needs one signed or they cannot participate in the activity. I sent a copy home on Tuesday and had some returned and I have sent some home in today’s folder as well. Please return these as soon as possible. Thanks.

Our next field trip is Wednesday, May 17 we will have drivers to take us to West High Pool for the Kids Don’t Float pool session. We will leave the school at 12:30 and return at 2:30. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 12:15. Our wonderful P.E. teachers Mr. Horning and Ms. McEvoy have planned Field Day for Monday, May 22. Our time is from 1:15-3:15. There is a sign-up sheet in today’s folder if you can help out with this fantastic event. Tuesday, May 23 we will be taking a bus to the Eagle River Nature Center to take a hike and have a picnic lunch on the river in what should be about perfect weather at 75 degrees and sunny. (I’m optimistic) The last day of school, Wednesday, May 24 we will have our annual Primary Wing Barbecue at Valley of the Moon Park from 10:00-2:30. This will be a walking field trip. Put these dates on your calendar and we would love to have you join us if possible. I have sent home permission slips for all of our remaining trips. If you are receiving another one, it means it has not been returned. Please get those in as soon as possible. I appreciate your gift of time to make all these trips possible.

Tomorrow is our 3^rd Grade Recognition Ceremony in which we send our 3^rdgraders with a big thank you and good luck in the future. The 3^rd graders have been working hard on their speeches and it should be a lovely ceremony. We will start at 11:15 a.m. Thanks.

After school on Wednesday, May 24 we will say our good-byes at the Denali Montessori Ice Cream Social. Please join us in celebrating a wonderful school year.

I’d like to wish all the moms a very happy and peaceful Mother’s Day. Thank you for all your hard work, support, and sacrifice that you make on your child’s behalf.

Don’t forget that you can go to www.denalimontessori177.blogspot.com and enter your email to receive an automatic email anytime I post a newsletter or another item.

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

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow Friday, May 5 we will be driving to Bartlett High School for orienteering from 11:15-1:30. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 11:00. We will leave at about 11:15. Wednesday, May 10 we will once again need drivers to take us to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for Preview Day. We will leave the school at 9:30 and return at about 1:30. Wednesday, May 17 we will need drivers to take us to West High Pool for the Kids Don’t Float pool session. We will leave the school at 12:30 and return at 2:30. Our wonderful P.E. teachers Mr. Horning and Ms. McEvoy have planned Field Day for Monday, May 22. Our time is from 1:15-3:15. There is a sign-up sheet in today’s folder if you can help out with this fantastic event. Tuesday, May 23 we will be taking a bus to the Eagle River Nature Center to take a hike and have a picnic lunch on the river in what should be about perfect weather at 75 degrees and sunny. (I’m optimistic) The last day of school, Wednesday, May 24 we will have our annual Primary Wing Barbecue at Valley of the Moon Park from 10:00-2:30. This will be a walking field trip. Put these dates on your calendar and we would love to have you join us if possible. I have sent home permission slips for all of our remaining trips. If you are receiving another one, it means it has not been returned. Please get those in as soon as possible. I appreciate your gift of time to make all these trips possible.

One more important event is our 3^rd Grade Recognition Ceremony in which we send our 3^rdgraders with a big thank you and good luck in the future. This event is scheduled for Friday, May 12 at 11:15.

The students have been studying algebra, math operations and facts, grammar, persuasive writing, information and study skills, writing friendly and thank you letters, map reading skills, animal and continent research, the life cycle of a butterfly (Our caterpillars are in the chrysalis stage!) and more. It’s been a great week!

Don’t forget that you can go to www.denalimontessori177.blogspot.com and enter your email to receive an automatic email anytime I post a newsletter or another item.

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