Monday, October 29, 2018

Dear Parents, I have enjoyed meeting with you all to discuss your child’s progress this quarter and set goals for the next quarter. I will meet with each student as well to have him or her set goals for themselves as well. Please take time to go over the report card with your child and celebrate their accomplishments and set goals for improvement. With all of us working together it should be a great year! Our first field trip will be on Thursday, November 1! We will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Junior Theater’s, “Black Violin” We will leave the school at about 9:45 and return at about noon. We look forward to this fun event! The Denali Fall Carnival is Friday, November 2 from 6:30-8:30. 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. I have sent chaperone requests for our trip to the Apple Store in the 5th Avenue Mall in today’s folder. We will be bringing our creation stories to life on Wednesday, November 7. We will leave the school at about 10:00 and return at about 12:30. Thank you to all those that can help us make this trip happen. This should be a great learning experience! Homework has returned! I have put homework in today’s folder that will be tested and due on Friday, November 2. It will be nice to get back to our regular full week routine. 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 11, 2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018 Dear Parents, We have rescheduled our trip to the Apple Store. We will return on Wednesday, November 7. We will leave the school at 10:00 and return about 12:30. I have all the signed permission slips. I will just need those that can join us to email me that you can chaperone on this date. We look forward to recording our creation stories. I have sent a permission slip for what will be our first field trip on Thursday, November 1, in today’s folder. We will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Alaska Junior Theater’s “Black Violin” from 9:45-12:00. This is a great opportunity to see two incredible performers! Conferences will be held Wednesday, October 24 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 25 from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Students will be released at 12:30 p.m. on October 24 and 25 and there is no school on Friday, October 26. Parents now have the ability to schedule conference times online. The Conference Scheduler is available starting Monday, October 8. Scheduling early offers you the opportunity to secure conference times that work best for your family. Please visit the online scheduler on the district website. You will need to go to mix and find my name to 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. 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 19 and the following conference week. We will return with homework on Monday, October 19 and the spelling test on Friday, November 2. Next Thursday, October we will celebrate a wonderful first quarter by 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! 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, October 4, 2018

Dear Parents, I just wanted to let you know how impressed I was with the students yesterday during the unfortunate event at our school. The students followed my instructions, remained calm, and resumed their daily routine as well as could be expected. They were upset that we had to postpone our first field trip, but they handled the day very well. I will let you know when the trip to the Apple Store will be rescheduled. I know yesterday was a stressful day for everyone. I hope you take time to read over the suggestions from the district on how to talk with your child. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call or email me. I appreciate all you do on behalf of your children. They are a wonderful group to work with. One of my favorite times of the year is fast approaching! Conferences will be held Wednesday, October 24 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 25 from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Students will be released at 12:30 p.m. on October 24 and 25 and there is no school on Friday, October 26. Parents now have the ability to schedule conference times online. The Conference Scheduler is available starting Monday, October 8. Scheduling early offers you the opportunity to secure conference times that work best for your family. Please visit the online scheduler on the district website. You will need to go to mix and find my name to 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. I am also excited about our next upcoming scheduled field trip! On Thursday, November 1 we will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Alaska Junior Theater’s “Black Violin” from 9:45-12:00. I appreciate your support in making this and all the incredible learning opportunities possible. 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. We have been busy in Room 177 learning about money, antonyms, adjectives and articles, math facts and operations, reading, writing, 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