knik elementary newsletter
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Knik Elementary Newsletter Traci Pedersen, Principal
PO Box 877830 ~ Wasilla, Alaska 99687 Ph (907) 352‐0300 Fax (907) 352‐0380
~ May Edition ~ 5th Grade Promotion & Awards Assemblies
May 18th
Join us as we celebrate and recognize student’s achievements at our award assemblies. All the festivities will be in the Knik Elementary Gym.
3rd Grade Awards 9:20 am – 10:00 am 4th Grade Awards 10:30 am – 11:20 am 5th Grade Awards & Promotion 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
CONGRATULATIONS! Knik Elementary Chess Team
placed 2nd at the District Chess Tournament! Good Job TEAM!
Thank you Coach Bowlan! Volunteers Bring a Little Sunshine
Knik Elementary is very lucky to have an outstanding group of volunteers that add some sunshine to our school. Whether it be leading a reading group, helping with classroom projects like bulletin boards or making copies, these people bring their talent and time to Knik, sharing their sunshine. We offer our appreciation and an enormous Thank You!
Dates to Remember May 4th – 8th Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week May 5th National Teachers Day May 6th Nurses Day May 7th 4th& 5th Grade Music Celebration 2:45pm May 8th No School Professional Development May 9th District Elementary Track Meet PHS May 13th Knik Talent and Art Show May 14th 5th Grade Field Trip – Butte Climb May 15th 3rd Grade Field Trip – Zoo May 18th Assemblies & Promotion May 19th Field Day ~ School Picnic – Last Day for Students Lunch Room News As we near the end of the school year, Nutrition Services would like to collect any outstanding student lunch charges. Charge Slips for breakfast & lunch are now emailed to parents, if you don’t have an email on file then it will printed and sent home with the student. Parents sending in checks for multiple students, one check is fine and can be divided between accounts, even if the students are at different schools. Please make note that Monday May 4th is the last day that students will be able to charge a lunch. We will always provide a cold pack and milk for any student who may have charges after May 4th. Lunch will be served through May 18th, and breakfast through May 19th. No lunch will be served on Field Day, May 19th, as all students will enjoy a bbq hot dog lunch. Please contact Tina 352-0342 or Nutrition Services at 861-5100 if you have questions about your child's account.
2015-2016 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION Online enrollment for parents/guardians to register for the 2015-2016 school year will begin Tuesday, June 1st. The school secretary will not be able to verify the information until the office staff returns August, 2015.
RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS The State of Alaska Immunization program has revised the immunization requirements as it pertains to the religious exemption provision. Effective July 1, 2013, parents/guardians choosing to obtain a religious exemption for their child must comply with the following:
• All Religious Exemptions must be documented on the official State of Alaska Religious Exemption Form. (revised 3/2013)
• All Religious Exemption Forms must be updated annually. Previously signed religious exemption forms will not be grandfathered.
• All Religious Exemption Forms must be notarized.
All students that currently have a religious exemption on file must have a new form submitted to the school Nurse prior to starting the 2015-2016 school year in August 2015. This form must be signed and notarized after July 1, 2015 for the 2015-2016 school year. Wondering who your child’s teacher will be next year? Teachers will be calling students and families in August before school starts. They will take this time to introduce themselves and let you know which classroom your child will go to the first day of school. We look forward to seeing everyone in the fall.
TO ALL TREASURE SEEKERS:
WORDS are TREASURE! The more words you learn the richer you become! Be a Word Seeker! Did you know that you add 2,000 to 3,000 written words to your vocabulary every year? Yes! By the time you graduate from high school, you have packed in 50,000 English words. And if you speak another language, you can add many thousands more to that!! WOW!!! That is RICH! WORD SEEKERS, to KEEP all that treasure in your treasure chest-brain, you need to see and say each word many times. Why not make a goal of learning ONE NEW WORD every day this summer? You can lead your family on a treasure hunt and keep a log of all the new words your family finds. Look for treasure hidden anywhere - in a book, at the grocery store, in the car, on a street sign, in a story, and everywhere. Bring the list in next fall and show your teachers how much treasure you found this summer!!!! Happy hunting!!! LIBRARY ~ END OF YEAR All student library books must be returned to the library, or paid for by May 15th so that students may participate in Field Day. We will not be doing community service this year for missing books. School Board policy is for books to be paid for or replaced with an acceptable book. Students may not replace books from home without Mrs. Stegall’s seeing and agreeing to the book intended for replacement. Contact Mrs. Stegall at 352-0345 with any questions.
Students: YOU can help raise money for Knik’s art program by placing your artwork for sale at the Talent and Art show!
All $$$ will go toward art supplies for next year such as modeling clay, paints and charcoal pencils!
Bring your art to Mrs. Gardner no later than Monday, April 27th. Then, bring your dollars the day of the
Talent and Art show. Most artwork will cost between $3 and $5.
Parents: Art sales will be open before and after the Talent Show, which is from 2:00 – 3:30 on May 13th.
Please help us support the arts at Knik Elementary!
A special THANK YOU to the brilliant minds of Mrs. Zoerb’s 3rd grade students who came up with the idea
for this fundraiser.
Knik Elementary Annual Field Day and BBQ
On Tuesday, May 19th, we will be having our Annual Field Day and BBQ. We would love to have parents come and volunteer their time preparing and serving food, grilling the hot dogs and general help where needed. We would like to ask that families help by bringing in items. Please see below for which items your student should bring in. As always, thank you so much for all that you do to help our Knik community!
Juice Boxes Ms. Guinotte/Mrs. Hardy/Mr. Perdue
Fresh Cut Fruits
Mrs. Michener/Mrs. Zoerb
Fresh Cut Veggies Mrs. Bauman/Ms. Bolog/Mrs. Caole
Cookies
Mrs. Dodge/Mrs. Rathburn/Mrs. Riccio
Chips Mr. Andersen/Mr. Bowlan/Mr. Fischer
Hot Dogs
Ms. Austin/Ms. Bekker/Mrs. Childs/Mrs. Mercer
Ranch Mr. Hurd/Mrs. Toms
Please contact Ms. Rice at 352-0339 or [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to help.
Monday, May 11
Mozzarella Cheese
Sticks
Peas & Carrots
Fruit Cocktail
Fresh Baby Carrots
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: Pork Eggroll & Veggies
Tuesday, May 12
Popcorn Chicken
Green Beans
Strawberry Fruit Cup
Fruit Panbread*
Sliced
Cucumbers
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: BBQ Meatballs & Baked
Wednesday, May 13
Super Beef*
Nachos
Pineapple Tidbits
Fresh Garden
Salad
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: Beef & Bean Burrito
Thursday, May 14
Sesame* Chicken
over Barley
Couscous*
Diced Peaches
Fresh Broccoli
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: Sub Sandwich*
Friday, May 15
French Toast
Sticks
Sausage Links
Diced Pears
Fresh Baby Carrots
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: Cheeseburger & Tots
Monday, May 4
French Toast
Sticks
Sausage Links
Pineapple Tidbits
Fresh Baby Carrots
Milk 2nd choice depending
on availability: Bean & Cheese Burrito
Tuesday, May 5
Cheeseburger
Tater Tots
Fruit Cocktail
Sliced Cucumbers
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: BBQ Chicken Patty
on Bun*
Wednesday, May 6
Teriyaki Beef Bites
Peas & Carrots
Applesauce
Fresh Garden Salad
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: Sub Sandwich*
Thursday, May 7
Beef Hotdog
Baked Beans
Diced Peaches
Fresh Cauliflower
Milk 2nd choice depending on
availability: Chicken Nuggets & Beans
Friday, May 8
Friday, May 1
COOKS
CHOICE! Menus for
May 2015
*Food Item is
made with love
from scratch right
here at our Central
Kitchen! = Whole Grain
Rich
= contains Alaskan Grown
products
Tuesday, May 19
Last Day of School!
COOKS CHOICE
Monday, May 18
COOKS
CHOICE!
Have a Healthy and
Safe Summer!
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We are proud to utilize
Alaskan Grown products within our menu!
Breakfast Prices Elementary Student $1.60 Reduce/Free Student $0.00 Elementary Adult /Visitor $3.50 Milk, 1/2 pint variety $0.50
Lunch Prices Elementary Student $2.95 Reduce/Free Student $0.00 Elementary Adult /Visitor $4.75 Milk, 1/2 pint variety $0.50 As a promotion, the MSBSD Nutrition Services Department will be serving reduced priced students free. MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING UPON