Denali Montessori ~ Room 177: October 2017

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Thursday, October 19, 2017 .

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Dear Parents,

One of my favorite times of the year is fast approaching! Conferences will be held Wednesday, October 25 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 26 from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. I will also be offering conferences on Monday, October 16 and Monday, October 23 from 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Students will be released at 12:30 p.m. on October 25 and 26 and there is no school on Friday, October 27. Parents now have the ability to schedule conference times online. The Conference Scheduler is available starting Monday, October 9. Scheduling early offers you the opportunity to secure conference times that work best for your family. Please visit the online scheduler at: www.asdk12.org/parents. You will need go to mix and find my name and you will find my schedule. If you are not able to use the online system, please call or email. I look forward to meeting with you all and celebrating your child’s progress.

Our next scheduled field trip is on Thursday, November 2! We will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Junior Theater’s “Journey to Oz”. We’ll leave the school at about 9:15 and return at about 11:30. Permission slips were put in last week’s folder. Let me know if you need another one. This should be a fun show.

The Denali Fall Carnival is on Friday, October 27 from 5:00-7:00. (I think I said the start time was 4:00 last week. You are welcome to come at that time to help set up, but the real start time is 5:00) Please join us for music, games, and a lot of fun. If you are able to donate a cake for the cakewalk, it will be greatly appreciated.

Once again there is no homework this week, due to conference week next week. Students will be released at 12:30 on Wednesday, October 25 and Thursday, October 26 and there is no school on Friday, October 27. We will return with homework on Monday, October 30 and the spelling test on Friday, November 3.

Next Wednesday, October 25 we will be having a class Read-In. Students can bring a blanket, stuffed animal, pajamas, and a favorite book. I will be serving waffles and juice. It should be a lot of fun.

We have been busy in Room 177 learning about time, money, classification, math facts and operations, continent work, reading, writing, science experiments, penmanship, math games, exemplars and more! It has been a wonderful week! I love this job!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at moyer_craig@asdk12.org or call or write me a note.

Sincerely,

Craig Moyer

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Dear Parents,

Our next scheduled field trip is on Thursday, November 2! We will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Junior Theater’s “Journey to Oz”. We’ll leave the school at about 9:15 and return at about 11:30. I have put permission slips in today’s folder. This should be a fun show.

While we are on the topic of field trips, I wanted to let you know about the responsibilities of the students on our outings. Each child has been told this before we go on each trip, but I wanted you to know my policy as well. Each child is responsible to follow the instructions of the chaperones and teacher on every field trip. It is my responsibility to keep the students safe. We walk, take buses, or drive to all our field trips and it is vital that they are being safe in all those situations. It is also the responsibility of the child, to be respectful and kind on the field trip. When we go out in the public, we are representing Denali Montessori, Room 177, you, and myself. We need to show that Denali Montessori students are respectful and kind at all times on field trips. If the student isn’t being safe or listening to the adults and being safe or is not showing respect and kindness, the student will be required to have his or her parent attend the next field trip. If the parent can’t attend, the child will have to stay in a classroom at Denali while we are on the trip. I don’t expect any of this to happen, but if it does these are the consequences. During our first field trips of the year to the Apple Store and Pyrah’s Pioneer Peak Farm, the students were all safe and were all very well behaved and that is what I expect.

The Denali Fall Carnival is on Friday, October 27 from 4:00-7:00. Please join us for music, games, and a lot of fun. If you are able to donate a cake for the cakewalk, it will be greatly appreciated.

The students were crying and wailing at the end of the day today when I told them there would be no spelling homework the next two weeks due no school on the in-service day Friday, October 20 and the following conference week. We will return with homework on Monday, October 30 and the spelling test on Friday, November 3.

We have been busy in Room 177 learning about time, money, classification, math facts and operations, land formations, reading, writing, science experiments, penmanship, spelling and more! It has been a wonderful week! I love observing your children and all the growth they are making!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at moyer_craig@asdk12.org or call or write me a note.

Sincerely,

Craig Moyer

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Dear Parents,

I want to let you know about our next scheduled field trip on Thursday, November 2 so you can put it on your calendar. We will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Junior Theater’s “Journey to Oz”. We’ll leave the school at about 9:15 and return at about 11:30. This should be a fun show.

I have had several questions about homework and spelling tests, so I would like to answer them in today’s letter. The homework I send home is not meant to be overbearing for your child. If your child is spending more than 10-15 minutes on the spelling homework, then it is too much. The goal of the homework is to practice the words that will help their reading, writing and vocabulary development and have them set aside time away from television and electronics doing something productive. Setting aside 20 minutes a night to read to your child and have them read to you is also important as well. The spelling tests themselves are simply how well your child memorizes a list of words. I want the children to be successful in this. If your child is not satisfied with his or her score, he or she may retake the test at home and send in the results. The goal of the spelling tests is for the students to notice those spelling patterns and use them in their own writing and reading. I have four children and know the demands on the family time. If you have limited time in a week, always choose the reading first. If your child is not ready for the test that week, they always have the option of retaking the test at home. I hope this helps.

This week the students have been working furiously learning about alphabetical order, adjectives, spelling, math facts and operations, writing letters, the sun and seasons, problem solving, science experiments, and more! It has been a fabulous week of learning and exploration!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at moyer_craig@asdk12.org or call or write me a note.

Sincerely,

Craig Moyer