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Boyle fundraisers continue
The following fundraisers are planned by school employees and students to help defray the cost of cancer treatment for Gabe Boyle, a fourth-grader at Mountain View Elementary.
Gabe was diagnosed with AML (leukemia) and is undergoing treatment in Seattle Children’s Hospital for six to nine months.
· Ongoing — Gabe bracelets. Orange bracelets with Gabe’s name written on them. They are available at the following schools: Mountain View Elementary, Kenai Middle, Nikiski Middle-High and Sears. The cost is $1. each.
· Mountain View Elementary — The school will host the following sales: Mondays, popcorn and PowerAde; and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: cookies and cupcakes. All items are sold at lunch time. The cost will be $.50;
· I’m Lovin Gabe Day — The school in conjunction with Dena and Scott Cunningham, owners of Kenai McDonald’s, will host “I’m Lovin Gabe” Day April 25. The Cunninghams will donate 10 percent of the total days’ sales to Gabe’s family to help cover expenses while he goes through his treatment in Seattle. Also the schools staff will serve from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and during those hours special support Gabe items will be sold for $1 each;
· Monetary donations may be made at First National Bank to the Friends of Gabe Boyle account No. 30513667.
District forensics results announced
The district elementary school forensics competition results are:
· Humorous poetry, fourth grade — first place, Hannah Baird of McNeil Canyon Elementary; second place tie, Lisha Oftedal of Sterling Elementary and Makayla George of Mountain View Elementary; third place, Kara Knotek of Moose Pass School; and other competitors, Casey Neill of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary, Jason Daniels of Aurora Borealis and Xochi Harbison of Redoubt Elementary.
· Humorous poetry, fifth grade — first place tie, Trey Zimmerman of Nikiski North Star Elementary and Freya Chay of Aurora Borealis Charter; second place, Makinna Halverson of Tustumena Elementary; third place, Morgan Lancaster of Redoubt Elementary; and other competitor, Dustin Dean of Sterling Elementary.
· Humorous poetry, sixth grade — first place, Levis Barsis of Sterling Elementary; second place, Quiana McElroy of Redoubt Elementary; and third place tie, Mysteri Turnbull-House of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary and Colton Anderson of Aurora Borealis Charter; and other competitor, Markayla Shipps of Kenai Middle.
· Humorous prose, fourth grade — first place, Elan Krull of Aurora Borealis Charter; second place, Jacob Worsfold of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and other competitor, Caitlin Steinbeck of Mountain View Elementary.
· Humorous prose, fifth grade — first place, Daniel Lewis of Redoubt Elementary.
· Humorous prose, sixth grade — first place, Austin Druce of Soldotna Elementary; second place, Russell Dukowitz of Kenai Middle; third place, Anton Krull of Aurora Borealis Charter; and other competitors, Lauren Steffy of Redoubt Elementary; and Destini Riley of Tustumena Elementary.
· Interpretive reading, fourth grade — first place, Kierstyn Mathews of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and second place, Josie Jones of Mountain View Elementary.
· Interpretive reading, fifth grade — first place, Katie O’Brien of Nikiski North Star Elementary; second place, Nicole Thomas of Sterling Elementary; third place, Casey Farrell of McNeil Canyon Elementary; and other competitors, Katarina Anderson of Mountain View Elementary and Chet Henson of Redoubt Elementary.
· Interpretive reading, sixth-grade — first place, Shannon Wyatt Redoubt Elementary.
· Multiple - Interpretative reading, readers theater, fourth grade — first place, Taylor Peterkin and Rebekah Krogseng of Nikiski North Star Elementary; second place, Emily Evans, Carlos Moncada and Cheyenne Rodriguez of Mountain View Elementary; third place, Noah Price, Serena Prior, Connor Pearson, Daniel Rosin and River Calloway of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and other competitors, Danielle Ponte, Angelina Martushoff and Lyndsay Appelhanz of Chapman School.
· Multiple - interpretative reading, readers theater, fifth grade — first place, Annaleah Ernst and Daniel Ribbens
of Nikiski North Star Elementary; second place, Zoia Basargin and Turena Dekok of McNeil Canyon Elementary; third place tie, Cole Aaronson and Derek Thompson of Redoubt Elementary and Heidi Westerman and Kiara Hauck of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and other competitors, Ellie Wright, Alicia Smith, Danelle Thurmond and Jack Bunnell of
Chapman School; Ruscia-Lea Colton and Caitlin Forbes of Sterling Elementary; Steven Young and Riley Wik of Mountain View Elementary; Holly Ramsell and Catherine Wolk of Tustumena Elementary; and Emily Philibert and Jessica Matson of Soldotna Elementary.
· Multiple - interpretative reading, readers theater, sixth grade — first place, Zinon White, Lewis Koplin and Theo Noomah of McNeil Canyon Elementary; second place tie, Bud Sparks, Wendell Larson, Elias Patten, Curtis Parker, Devin Miller, Brandon Logan and Kahleb Johnson of Sterling Elementary and Matt Boulette and Tyler Marcuson of Redoubt Elementary; third place, Calvin Baxter, TJ Checketts and Jared Duncan of Tustumena Elementary; and other competitors, Alea Hanley, Kate Shadle and Shelbylynn Rogde of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; Kaden Phillips and Isaac Dambacher of Kenai Middle; and Henry Eide, Jessica Ross, Dee Power and Lucas Herrin of Nikiski North Star Elementary.
· Multiple - poetry, fourth grade — first place, Demetri Pardue and Jessica Roper of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; second place, Katelyn Sipes and Madison Walgenbach of Sterling Elementary; and third place, Falon McGahan and Carissa Bible of Mountain View Elementary.
· Multiple - poetry, fifth grade — first place, Rachel Amos and Cierra Vandehey of Soldotna Elementary; second place, Johnathon Kreider, Shayne Miller and Travis Perkovich of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and third place, Darlene Bunts and Cassie McKenzie of Sterling Elementary.
· Multiple - poetry, sixth grade — first place, Shay Poole, Ben Ikerd and Maranda Merkes of Sterling Elementary; second place, Alaine Miller, Maggie Koplin and Kirsten Swanson of McNeil Canyon Elementary; third place, Elizabeth McDermid and Brooke Jackson of Aurora Borealis Charter; and other competitors, Kristen Nagle and Kelsey VanAntwerp of Redoubt Elementary; Olivia Duran and Naomi Chythlook of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and Bo Reilly and George Navarre of Kenai Middle.
· Multiple - prose, fourth grade — first place, Hanah Hoff and Courtney Stroh of Mountain View Elementary; second place, Brooke Estes and Alicia Morris of Moose Pass; third place, Delanie Cyr and Abby Tucker of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and other competitors, Catherine Schoessler, Demery Garrant, Makayla Wong, Yesania Cisneros and Shaelyn VanMeter of Tustumena Elementary; and Isabel Barnwell and Subin Park of Seward Elementary.
· Multiple - prose, fifth grade — first place, Spencer Jones and Shane Spaulding of Mountain View Elementary; and second place, Caelan Elsey and Layton Vanlier of Sterling Elementary.
· Multiple - prose, sixth grade — first place, Jed Wilde and Matt Haddow of Seward Elementary; second place, Hannah Cristiano Briana Norris, Olivia France, Hollie Carroll, Bree Mucha and Taylor VonHeeder of Soldotna Elementary; third place, Sidney Roumagoux, Kayla Overpeck and Aubrey Bright and Sterling Elementary; and other competitors, Stefany Malatasa, Kailey Schrader and Ingrid Whitaker of Tustumena Elementary; and Angela Sleeman and Kassie Schiff of Kenai Middle.
· Nonhumorous poetry, fourth grade — first place, Kylee Wolf of Redoubt Elementary; and second place, Chelsea Swain of Mountain View Elementary.
· Nonhumorous poetry, fifth grade — first place, MIles Knotek of Moose Pass, second place, Trace Braxling of Sterling Elementary; third place, Garrett Nikolas of Redoubt Elementary; and other competitors, Shiloh Carlisle of Mountain View Elementary, Olivia Tice of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary and Lucas Michael of Tustumena Elementary.
· Nonhumorous poetry, sixth grade — first place, Tekoa Dixon of Nikiski North Star Elementary; second place, Lacey Moore of Sterling Elementary; third place, Jordan Shaffer of Kenai Middle.
· Nonhumorous prose, fourth grade — first place, Ryan Holmes of Mountain View Elementary; second place, Casey Murphy of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary; and third place, Cajewl Musgrove Redoubt Elementary.
· Nonhumorous prose, fifth grade — first place, Joseph Rife of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary.
· Nonhumorous prose, sixth grade — first place, Kylee Woodford of Redoubt Elementary; and second place, Ashley Gerola of Sterling Elementary.
· Storytelling, fourth grade — first place, Anessia Hubler of Mountain View Elementary; and second place, Ariana Gabriel of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary.
· Storytelling, fifth grade —first place, Joy Wannamaker of Mountain View Elementary; and second place, Catherine House of Sterling Elementary.
Aurora Borealis Charter
Mrs. Burns’s physical education classes have been running in school and at home to accumulate enough miles to run from Kenai to Soldotna. The following students completed their cumulative 12-mile run: Olivia Daniels, Melia Harding, Ian Johnson, Madeline Kindred, Kasey Paxton, Rykker Riddall, Elijah Stafford, Matthew Torkelson, Nathanael Bookout, Crystal Epperheimer, Alannah Hill, Jillian Kindred, Rachel Lucking, Attison Machen,Tessa McGahan, Jackson Meyer, Jessica Villa, Jared Voight, Cody Arbelovsky, David Barlow, Brittany Bucho, Savannah Clark, Baxter Cox, Jrew Daniels, Kalvin Daniels, Amber Arbelovsky, Joshua Darrow, Hannah Drury, McKenzie Earll, Shelby Jackson, Luke Johnson, Drew Kant, Kit Lucas, Darby Milburn, Alexander Nygard, Aaron Swedberg, Kamlin Cain, Zoe Chadwick, Sydney Clark, Bailey Jones, Alyeska Krull, Lindsay Lucking, Allison Ostrander and Christian Riddall.
The fourth- through eighth-graders have logged enough miles to get around the loop from Kenai to Soldotna and back. The following students have completed their cumulative 22-mile run: John David Ahlberg, Lydia Chadwick, Freya Chay and Savannah Jensen.
Mr. Severson’s fourth-graders will host Business Day in the gym Thursday.
There is no school Friday as this is an inservice day.
The 2006-07 lottery results will be posted at the school after Monday.
Connections Home school
Enrollment for the 2006/07 school year has begun. Call the office for an appointment with an adviser at 714-8880.
The staff would like to thank parents for having their students at last week’s testing.
Grades seven through 12 can sign up for the Alaska Coastal Ecology Field Trip with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. It will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. is May 12. The cost is $52 per person. There are a limited numbers of spots. For more information, call 714-8880 or the Homer office at 235-3260.
Book orders for April are due by April 20. April and May booklets are available in the offices.
Dibels and CBM testing for grades kindergarten through third begins Monday. Call the office at 714-8880 to schedule an appointment with your adviser.
For information, upcoming events and to see the school’s online forum, visit http://connect.kpbsd.k12.ak.us.
Cook Inlet Academy
The school would like to thank Tony Gasbarro for speaking with the high school students about his work in El Salvador with the Peace Corps.
Yearbooks are for sale for $25. After Thursday the price is $35.
The CEF Party Club meets at 3 p.m. Thursday in Ms. Becky’s room. It will be an Easter party and is open to the public.
The track teams open its season this week with meets in Kenai. The junior high team competes Thursday and the senior high team competes Friday.
There is no school Friday in observance of Good Friday.
The school board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the library. This year’s board members are Greg Bell, Doug Brown, Mark Cialek, Karen McGahan, Dan Michel, Paul Minelga, Dianna Taplin, and Karrie Yarnes. The parents and staff would like to thank the board members for their expertise, hard work and dedication.
Students of the Week are Jacob Boudreaux, Kearstin Yarnes, Shannon Evans, Hannah Selden, Nathan Spence, Elizabeth Dailey, Johnny Smithwick, Chloe Nelson, Angela Uchtman and Janice Scritchfield.
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The staff would like to thank the parents and kids who attended statewide testing last week. The school had 98 percent turnout. The Department of Education reports that test results should be back by Mid-June. Thank you also to the proctors and the volunteers at testing who made the testing environment safe and quiet.
IEnrollment for the upcoming school year is open. Call 260-7555 for information about enrolling in the homeschool program.
The staff would also like to thank Tami for filling in as media specialist during Janice’s absence and to Islands and Oceans Center, The Pratt Museum, The Center for Coastal Studies, Lake Clark National Park and the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve for putting together the morning of coastal science last Friday.
Parent inservice day will be held April 25 at Solid Rock Bible Camp. Details will be forthcoming.
Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science
Mrs. Shelden’s and Mrs. Stroh’s classes will walk to the creek today. The remaining balance for the fjord trip can be paid at anytime, it is due by May 1.
Classes are incubating chicken and duck eggs. Your child can keep you informed on their progress, along with how the salmon eggs are doing.
There will be no school Friday for students. It is an inservice day for the staff.
Spring picture packets were sent home last week. Price sheets are inside with details. Payment and any remaining pictures need to be at school by Thursday. If no pictures are chosen to purchase, the complete packet must be returned by Thursday.
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
Kindergarten registration will be held Thursday afternoon. Call the school at 262-1463 to set a time for your student.
The Girls’ Science Club will host a science festival for students and parents from 2:40 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Students may attend if they have a signed permission slip from their parents. Activities will focus on problem solving and using the scientific inquiry process skills.
Read A Book / Be A Winner! March winners are: Rylee Devito, Eden Flake, Jennaka Papp, Fletcher Iverson, Cora Flake and Jordan Wik.
In Mrs. McBee’s class students are getting ready to incubate duck eggs. They also will study time and build water clocks, investigate how pendulums work and learning about navigation.
The first grade has been learning about games, including charades, relay races and rhyming games. Students will turn their original games in Monday. They also have started incubate eggs, with an expected hatching date later this month.
Dates to remember:
· Today — Parent forum at 7 p.m. at the school. Topics will be the library and community resources;
· Thursday — 21st Century will host a Family Fun Nite at 6 at the school;
· Friday — No school, in-service for staff;
· Monday through April 24 — CBM testing; and
· Tuesday — Anchorage Field Trip (symphony and Imaginarium) - sponsored by 21st Century.
Kenai Central High
The site council will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday in the faculty lounge.
Freshmen parent night also is Thursday. Parents of incoming freshmen at KCHS are welcome. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the little Theatre.
Friday is an in-service day for teachers. There will be no school for students.
The close-up group returns from Washington D.C. on Sunday.
The National Honor Society will hold induction ceremonies for new members. The ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium. If you have any questions, call Mrs. Herring at 283-7524.
Dates to remember:
· Thursday — soccer at Grace; track tri-Meet at Kenai (weather permitting); and
· Tuesday — soccer at Nikiski; varsity girls and junior varsity boys at 4 p.m. and varsity boys and junior varsity Girls at 6 p.m.
Kenai Middle
Report cards have been sent out. If you have not received yours call the office at 283-4896 to verify a correct address.
The office is out of lunch money to lend to students. If you owe money to the office, it is due Thursday
Title VII and Salamatof tutors will offer after school tutoring Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until May 17. Bus transportation ends Thursday. Call Kelly Brewer for CARTS rides if your student needs help with transportation.Title VII contact number 283-1748.
Congratulations to the following students for winning the Character Counts pizza: Jen Kohler and Christina Grimsley. They received pizza and soda for lunch last week.
Dates To remember:
· Today — volunteer luncheon at 12:30 p.m.;
· Thursday — track at KMS at 3 p.m.;
· Friday — no school inservice;
· Monday — soccer begins for sixth-graders;
Kenai Montessori
There will be no school Friday for a teacher-in-service day.
This month the students are studying Europe.
Miss Bouchard and the afternoon studio arts students are working on their costumes and sets for the annual spring performance coming up in May.
The used children’s book drive has collected more than 600 books that will be shipped to schools and child care centers in the rural areas of Alaska. Anyone wishing to donate used children’s books can drop them off in the school lobby.
Student applications for the summer Explorers Program and, or the 2006-07 school year are being accepted.
For new or interested parents there will be an open house at 6 p.m. Monday. For more information, visit www.KenaiMontessori.com.
Kenaitze Cuya Qyutanen Head Start
The Bears and Moose classes would like to thank the volunteers for helping with the last swim trip of the school year. There will be an Easter celebration Friday. Classes will be open for Easter activities.
The Eagle and Raven classes are learning to sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” in English and in the Dena’ina language. The children painted stars, sorted shells in the sand and made slime snakes.
The Whale and Salmon classes celebrated Silly Sock Day on Friday. Parents are reminded to remove your child’s wet snow gear from their backpacks after school to allow them to dry for the next day. Mud boots are requested.
Nikiski Middle-High School
Sarah Herrin was chosen as 3A Girls Basketball Player of the Year; Coach Ward Romans was chosen as the 3A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.
Dates to remember:
· Thursday — PTSA meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the library;
· Friday — No school. Teacher inservice; and
· April 19 — Senior group picture at 11 a.m.
Debbie Falk was honored at the April 3 board meeting as a recipient of the districts Golden Apple Award. Faulk was nominated for her ‘countless dedicated hours that are crucial to the school operation and success. Debbie has the unique quality of being a natural at networking. She is a common thread that connects the everyone within the school. Mrs. Falk is a true student advocate.’
Redoubt Elementary
Fun Fest will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Permission slips must be turned in by Thursday morning. Parents are reminded to pick up students at their classrooms at 5:30 p.m.
Kindergartners start school at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The late start is to accommodate a visit from new kindergartners.
Kindergarten visitation for students beginning kindergarten this fall is from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday. Kindergartners will visit classrooms while parents attend a meeting in the library. Parents with incoming kindergartners are asked to register their child this spring if they haven’t already done so.
Site Council meets at 3:45 p.m. today in the conference room. Meetings are open to the public.
Preregistration forms will be sent home this week. Parents are asked to complete and return the form right away. The school must receive this form in order to place students on a class list for fall.
School pictures were sent home last week. Parents are asked to pay for photos they keep and return any remaining photos to school by Thursday. There is no obligation to buy any photos. The entire photo packet may be returned.
Sears Elementary
Kindergarten orientation for parents has changed. Orientation will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 25.
Spring picture packets went home last week. Price sheets are inside with details. Payment and any remaining pictures need to be at school by Thursday. If no pictures are chosen to purchase, the complete packet must be returned by Thursday.
In science, Ms. Ralston’s students learned about the different characteristics of mammals, birds, and amphibians. In math the students worked on telling time to the hour, half hour, and quarter hour. The students also explored the different combinations of numbers from 1 to 20. Parents are reminded to turn in your child’s permission slip for the Anchorage Zoo trip as soon as possible.
There will be no school for students Friday as it is an inservice day for teachers.
On April 20, Mrs. Bryson’s kindergarten will have a dinosaur program at 6:30 p.m. in the library, and Mrs. Atchley’s first grade class will have its poetry night at 6 p.m. in the classroom.
Soldotna High School
Congratulations to the following students who placed at the state CTSO/ SkillsUSA Conference in Anchorage March 30, 31 and April 1: Uriah Baalke, second place in technical drafting; Jesse Carlson, first place in beginning technical drafting; Aaron Gordon, first place in TV and video production (team of two); Marit Hartvigson, third place in technical drafting; Emma Miles, second place in TV and video production (team of two); Allyson Oberts, second place in TV and video production (team of two); Samuel Peter Jr, first place in TV and video production (team of two); Sasha Porter, tied for first place in food and beverage service.
Freshmen completed a semi annual Adult CPR class offered by the PE department. Seventy-seven freshmen participated in this American Red Cross sponsored class to receive a CPR card. Sixty-six of the participants met the requirements to be certified, a success rate of 86 percent This class is offered as part of the swimming, Basic water safety during physical education classes.
The proms theme is A Red Carpet Affair, a tribute to classic Hollywood. Tickets are $25 for singles and $50 for couples. The prom will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight April 22 . Appropriate dress is required. Guests who do not attend SoHi must be under 21 and must be signed up in advance.
Soldotna Elementary
The band concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school.
Congratulations to future problem solver Brooke Hughes who placed first in the Junior Division. Her scenario has gone on to compete at the international level.
The future problem solving team has been invited to compete at the state level. Congratulations to Hannah Cristiano, Bree Mucha, Brooke Highes and Tayllor VonHeeder for the writing, reading, problem solving and research.
Thank you to Ryker King for his caring and kindness. He was named Honor Buck winner for his efforts.
Thank you to parents for the extra help during Assessment Week. Students were present and on time and the snacks sent were nutritious.
Soldotna Middle
The school newsletter is available on Edline.
The first track meet will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Homer.
No school due to teacher’s inservice on Friday.
Counselor, Mrs. Dougherty, will visit the five elementary feeder schools to hand-out scheduling packets to incoming seventh-graders April 19 through 21.
Special thanks to Mr. Kircher and Mrs. Litzenberger for organizing snacks and pretest warmups for the Standards Based Assessment Tests. Also, thanks to the staff for a job well done. Tests were well attended and the parents did a great job of getting their students to school
The PTSA will meet at 5:30 p.m. April 20 in the library.
The site based council will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the library.
Soldotna Montessori Charter
The annual bean soup project will be held Thursday at the Borough Building. Volunteers are needed to supervise the students while they measure, assemble and mark the bean soup kits. If you can volunteer, call the office or your child’s teacher. The kits will benefit the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.
Mrs. Romatz’s class is accepting garage sale donations. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21 and 22 at 320 W. Riverview in Soldotna. Proceeds from the sale will be used to fund the Otter Cove field study. Donations may be brought to Mrs. Romatz or call her to pick them up.
The academic policy committee needs three new members to fill the vacancies of retiring members who have served their two-year term. Parents of a student enrolled during the 2005-06 school year may apply. Applications and information are available in the school office. Applications must be returned to the office by April 26.
On Tuesday, Mrs. Romatz’s fourth-through sixth-graders held their Invention Convention. Students shared their inventions with family and friends.
Sterling Elementary
Today from 4 to 5 p.m. in the conference room there will be a planning meeting for the schools Family Fun Day. The fun day will be held April 22 to coincide with Earth Day.
The kindergarten through third grade spring musical will be held Tuesday. There will be two performances. The first will be at 2:01 p.m. and the second will be at 6:31 p.m. Students should arrive at school at 6:10 p.m. to prepare for the evening performance.
On April 20, Soldotna Middle School staff will visit with the sixth grade students about course options for next year.
Prekindergartners may visit the kindergarten room from 10 to 11 a.m. April 20. Kindergarten registration will begin Monday.
Congratulations to Bud Sparks who was selected as the Masonic Outstanding Student for the school. Other nominees were Katie Clonan, Jacob Douthit, Maranda Merkes and Lacey Moore. Bud will be recognized along with the Masonic Outstanding Students from other schools at a special ceremony held at Kenai Central High School.
Sterling RurAL CAP Head Start
The children are learning about zoo animals this week. The a.m. children watched a video on the Alaska Zoo and made lion masks. The children built cages for the zoo animals and played “Zoo Keeper.”
The p.m. class had puppet shows and made zoo animal puppets. Next week the children will learn about farm animals.
The school is accepting applications for the fall. Class sizes are limited. Families will need income verification, immunization records and documentation of TB test and results in order process the application. All families are may apply regardless of income.
Tustumena Elementary
District art specialist, Debbie Harris will be at the school this week providing preselected lessons for classrooms.
The PTO will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the multi-purpose room. The topic will be election of officers for 2006-07. Parents wishing to serve as officers may call Sheila Garrant at 262-2133.
The spring music program is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. April 19. The program will feature kindergarten through third grade classes and beginning and second-year bands. Parents are invited to attend.
The Service High School Orchestra from Anchorage will visit at 1:30 p.m. April 25. Parents are welcome to attend.
Wings Christian Academy
Matanya Bush won the cleanest desk of the week award.
The clue for the mystery person contest is: “My culinary skills changed the french fry.”
The kindergartners have started learning about seeds, subtracting, and how to count money.
The first-graders are learning about why they should pray for our leaders and continue to improve in math.
Alexander Pettey won multiplication bingo this month.
Stanford testing will be held this week. Parents are reminded to have students well rested and have breakfast in the morning.
There will be a garage sale Saturday. The proceeds will help students reach their goal of attending the International Student Convention. Donations are needed.
There is no school Monday in celebration of Easter.