Denali Montessori ~ Room 177: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow we will be driving to West High to see a dance performance created for Anchorage’s Centennial. We will leave the school at 9:15 and return at about 11:45. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. Friday, May 8 we will be going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a free preview day. The bus will leave at 9:20 and return at 1:30 that day. Students will need to bring their own lunch unless they have ordered one from the cafeteria. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. Thursday, May 14 we will be going to West High Pool to participate in the Kids Don’t Float program. We’ll leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30. On Tuesday, May 19 is the annual Primary Wing picnic at Valley of the Moon Park. We will barbecue hot dogs, play games and enjoy a nice 70-degree cloudless Anchorage day. (I hope). One more important event will be the 3^rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. The ceremony will be on Thursday, May 7 at 2:15 p.m.

The Denali Montessori Gala will be at the Anchorage Museum on Friday, May 8. We will be auctioning baskets that evening to raise funds for our Montessori program. Our class has been assigned to gather items for a basket to be auctioned. Our basket theme is “Movie Night”. If you would like to help build our basket by sending in movie themed items such as DVDs, popcorn, a popcorn maker, movie treats, or anything else related, we would really appreciate it. Please send those items in by Monday, May 4. Thanks for your support!

This week the students have been reviewing grammar by playing Mad Libs, penmanship, math facts and operations, reviewing math concepts, experimenting with water surface tension, writing about their summer plans, and more. I’ve been impressed with all the independent work going on in the classroom.

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, April 23, 2015

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow we are walking to the Alaska Railroad for a history lesson and train ride. We’ll leave about 9:15 and return at about 12:15. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. Also, please bring your driver’s license in order to board the train. On Monday, April 27 we will be walking to the Pioneer School House for a fun filled tour. We will leave at 12:30 and return at about 3:00. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 12:15. Tuesday, April 28 we will walk to the Performing Arts Center to see the musical “The Gruffalo’s Child”. We’ll leave at 11:20 and return about 1:20. We’ll need chaperones here by 11:00. Friday, May 1^st we will be driving to West High to see a dance performance created for Anchorage’s Centennial. We will leave the school at 9:15 and return at about 11:45. Friday, May 8 we will be going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a free preview day. The bus will leave at 9:30 and return at 1:30 that day. Thursday, May 14 we will be going to West High Pool to participate in the Kids Don’t Float program. We’ll leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30. One more important event will be the 3^rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. The ceremony will be on Thursday, May 7 at 2:15 p.m. Third grade parents please put this on your calendar. Thank you for so promptly turning in the first round of field trip forms. I have put the final three permission slips in today’s folder. Please return them as soon as possible.

I have sent our last homework packet in today’s folder. Our final spelling test will be on Thursday, April 30. Please plan ahead so your child is ready on Thursday for the spelling test. Thanks.

This week the students have been reviewing grammar by playing Mad Libs, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math and with friends, the 4^th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, animal research, writing about ways they can help protect our planet, and more. I’ve been impressed with all the independent work going on in the classroom. I really enjoy working with your children.

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, April 16, 2015

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much to all the people that made the Peace Concert and fundraising effort for our sister school in Malawi such a wonderful success. Denali Montessori raised over $2600 to assist the school in buying supplies, desks, and other equipment to make the school a success. Thank you!

On Friday, April 24 we are walking to the Alaska Railroad for a history lesson and train ride. We’ll leave about 9:15 and return at about 12:15. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. On Monday, April 27 we will be walking to the Pioneer School House for a fun filled tour. We will leave at 12:30 and return at about 3:00. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 12:15. Tuesday, April 28 we will walk to the Performing Arts Center to see the musical “The Gruffalo’s Child”. We’ll leave at 11:20 and return about 1:20. We’ll need chaperones here by 11:00. Friday, May 1^st we will be driving to West High to see a dance performance created for Anchorage’s Centennial. We will leave the school at 9:15 and return at about 11:45. Friday, May 8 we will be going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a free preview day. The bus will leave at 9:30 and return at 1:30 that day. Thursday, May 14 we will be going to West High Pool to participate in the Kids Don’t Float program. We’ll leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30. One more important event will be the 3^rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. We had another parent with a conflict for our time so I have rescheduled the ceremony once again for Thursday, May 7 at 2:15 p.m. Third grade parents please put this on your calendar. If that is not a good day for third grade parents, please email me as soon as possible so we can schedule a better day.

I will be giving spelling tests on Thursdays the next three weeks, April 23, 30, and May 7 because of all our Friday field trips. Please plan ahead so your child is ready on Thursday for the spelling test. Thanks.

This week the students have been studying geometry, measurement, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math and with friends, the 4^th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, animal research, a science experiment demonstrating the water cycle, and more. I’ve been impressed with all the independent work going on in the classroom. It’s a lot of fun to be a part of the process.

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

Friday, April 10, 2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Dear Parents,

Tonight is the Denali Peace Concert. Please join us tonight from 6:30-8:00 for music, a cake auction, information about our sister school in Malawi, and more. It should be a great evening for a great cause.

I am sending home permission slips for our next four field trips in today’s folder. Please return them all by Friday, April 17. I have to turn in a manifest to the Alaska Railroad on that day for our train ride. It is required by TSA to have a manifest of all students and chaperones going on the train ride. I also need all the driver information turned into the district for our trip to West High on May 1. Thanks for your cooperation in getting those permission slips turned in by Friday, April 17. On Friday, April 24 we are walking to the Alaska Railroad for a history lesson and train ride. We’ll leave about 9:15 and return at about 12:15. On Monday, April 27 we will be walking to the Pioneer School House for a fun filled tour. We will leave at 12:30 and return at about 3:00. Tuesday, April 28 we will walk to the Performing Arts Center to see the musical “The Gruffalo’s Child”. We’ll leave at 11:20 and return about 1:20. Friday, May 1^st we will be driving to West High to see a dance performance created for Anchorage’s Centennial. We will leave the school at 9:15 and return at about 11:45. Friday, May 8 we will be going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a free preview day. The bus will leave at 9:30 and return at 1:30 that day. Thursday, May 14 we will be going to West High Pool to participate in the Kids Don’t Float program. We’ll leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30. One more important event will be the 3^rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. I had a parent with a conflict for our original time so I have rescheduled the ceremony for Wednesday, May 6 at 2:15 p.m. Third grade parents please put this on your calendar. If that is not a good day for third grade parents, please email me as soon as possible so we can schedule a better day.

This week the students have been studying geometry, measurement, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math and with friends, the 4^th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, animal research, science experiments involving the cohesive properties of water, and more. I’ve been impressed with all the independent work going on in the classroom. It’s a lot of fun to be a part of the process.

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

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Dear Parents,

Unfortunately, I have been out most of this week with bronchitis. Fortunately, the students have been doing a tremendous job without me. I want to thank the students for focusing on their work and treating the visiting teachers with respect. I should be back tomorrow Friday, April 3^rd and we will still have a pizza party to celebrate the end of testing for the 3^rd graders.

The children are raising money for our sister school in Malawi, Africa. This is the Malawi Children’s Village. It is a place for children who were orphaned in Africa. We have added to the building of a school, latrines so the girls could go to school, books, chairs, and paper. This year we are raising money to build teacher housing on campus. If you would like to donate (certainly not required) please send donations in an envelope marked MCV.

We have some planned field trips that I wanted to tell you so you can put them on your calendar. On Thursday, April 9 we will be going to West High to see a performance of the musical, “Shrek”. We’ll be taking a bus leaving the school at 9:15 and returning at about 11:30. Chaperones please meet in Room 177 by 9:00. On Friday, April 24 we are walking to the Alaska Railroad for a history lesson and train ride. We’ll leave about 9:15 and return at about 12:15. On Monday, April 27 we will be walking to the Pioneer School House for a fun filled tour. We will leave at 12:30 and return at about 3:00. Tuesday, April 28 we will walk to the Performing Arts Center to see the musical “The Gruffalo’s Child”. We’ll leave at 11:20 and return about 1:20. Friday, May 1^st we will be driving to West High to see a dance performance created for Anchorage’s Centennial. We will leave the school at 9:15 and return at about 11:45. Friday, May 8 we will be going to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a free preview day. The bus will leave at 9:30 and return at 1:30 that day. Thursday, May 14 we will be going to West High Pool to participate in the Kids Don’t Float program. We’ll leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30. One more important event will be the 3^rd Grade Recognition ceremony, we have to say good-bye to our third graders and wish them well as they move on to fourth grade. The ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 13 at 2:15 p.m. Third grade parents please put this on your calendar. If that is not a good day for third grade parents, please email me as soon as possible so we can schedule a better day.

This week the students have been studying polygons, geometric solids, homonyms, word analysis, penmanship, math facts and operations, problem solving strategies in math and with friends, the 4^th Great Lesson, “The History of Writing”, and more. I’ve been impressed with all the independent work going on in the classroom. It’s a lot of fun to be a part of the process.

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