Friday, March 29, 2019

Friday, March 29, 2019 Dear Parents, The students had a fantastic time creating their own “land formation/biome worlds” yesterday with Ms. Mardena. The students created their own world creating mountains, deserts, forests, lakes, rivers, straits, islands, peninsulas, isthmuses and more! Ms. Mardena presented a wonderful lesson and provided the students with the cardboard, trees, moss, flowers, sand, gravel, and more goodies in order to decorate their creations. Today the students wrote about their worlds. Thank you, Ms. Mardena for the incredible learning experience! The 3rd graders took the language arts and writing portion of the PEAKS test on Tuesday and will take the math section on Tuesday, April 2. They will start promptly at 9:15 a.m. 3rd grade parents please send your child well rested, well fed, and relaxed and ready to do his or her best. Here are the scheduled field trips that you can put on your calendar. On Monday, April 22 we will be walking to the Performing Arts Center to see Alaska Junior Theater’s “Emily Brown and the Thing” from 11:00-1:15. Friday, May 3rd 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 12:30. On Thursday, May 9 we will be walking to the Anchorage Public Lands Information Office to learn about our public lands from 9:30 to noon. Our final scheduled trip is on Wednesday, May 22 The entire primary wing will take a bus to an Eagle River park for a picnic, games and fun. 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 Thursday, May 16 at 1:00. 3rd grade parents please let me know if this date and time does not work for you as soon as possible. I have sent third quarter report cards home in today’s folder. Each child met with me before spring break to self-evaluate her/his behavior for the third quarter and set goals for the 4th quarter. The marks on the report card in the behavior section are all their own. I was very proud how most of the students could be honest and see their strengths and areas for improvement. That is a skill that will assist them through life. Please take a few moments to talk with your child to celebrate his or her accomplishments and discuss some areas he or she needs to improve. Teaching your children how to set goals is an important tool and gift that you can give them. We have been studying compound words, numbers and operations, math operations and facts, reviewing adjectives in grammar, writing, spelling, writing friendly letters, observing the Science Share projects, measurement of time, Exemplars, poetry, Quick Write, country and continent research, and more. The students’ concentration and focus have been incredible! They have created a very peaceful work environment for themselves that I am thrilled with! Our new goal is working on line segmenting up quietly and quickly and walking respectfully in the hallways. We’re having a blast in Room 177! 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