Thursday, May 3, 2018

Thursday, May 3, 2018 Dear Parents, Tomorrow, Friday, May 4 we will take a bus to Bartlett High School for the District K-3 Orienteering Jamboree. We will leave the school at about 9:30 and return about noon. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:10. Please make sure your child has shoes that are comfortable and is dressed for the weather. The forecast is for rain and we will be in it. Also, it is not very warm and if your child gets cold easily, a hat and gloves would be a great idea. It is always easier to take things off than never having it in the first place. We will be walking to the Performing Arts Center on Monday, May 7 to see Korean breakdancing group, “Jingo Group” from 10:20-12:30. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 10:00. On Wednesday, May 9 we will be taking a bus to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage. We will leave at 9:15 and return at about 2:00. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. Students will need to bring a lunch and drink for this trip as well as the next two trips unless they ordered one from the cafeteria. All these trips are outdoors as well so please dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Thursday, May 10 we will take a bus to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for their Preview Day. We will leave about 9:20 and return at about 1:30. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. Our final scheduled trip is on Wednesday, May 16. We will take a bus to the Eagle River Nature Center for a three-mile hike to the river, have a picnic and enjoy the beautiful scenery. The bus will leave at 9:15 and we should be back by 1:30. I have sent home permission slips to those that have not returned them in today’s folder. I can’t take any student without a permission slip. I appreciate all the chaperones that make these learning opportunities possible. One more important event is our 3rd Grade Recognition Ceremony in which we send our 3rd graders with a big thank you and good luck in the future. I have scheduled this event for Friday, May 11 at 1:00. The 3rd graders have finished writing speeches their speeches and will be practicing them until the event. Even though there is no homework for the remainder of the year I encourage students to continue reading, practicing math facts, writing in journals or sending letters to relatives as ways to keep those skills fresh. We have been busy working on equivalent fractions, spelling, reading, writing thank you letters and journals, geometry, synonyms, reviewing our grammar, math facts and operations, vocabulary, penmanship, research projects, science experiments, and more. It has been an energetic week! 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