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PHOENIXFLYER Volumen 6, E!cion 33 calendario de la Escuela 5/2 ~ k~1 Field Trip 5/3 ~ Early Release 5/6 ~ k~1 Field Trip Raffle tickets due 5/10 ~ No school 5/15 ~ Glee Performance 6pm 5/17 ~ 8th grade promotion 6pm 5/18 ~ Kite Day! 5/21 ~ k~1 graduation 1pm 5/23 ~ Last day of school! Fiesta & Field Day! 26 de abril 2013 Dear Fronteras Families, What a fabulous week this was! The students are definitely feeling Springy (no pun intended)! This is a fast and furious time of year, so we appreciate you hangin’ in there with us as we finish a super successful 9 months together! Our lottery for next year’s kindergarteners and first graders was held Tuesday evening. We were fortunate to meet several of our new Fronteras kiddos, as there were a few families who attended. Thank you to Kathy Moffitt, MSBSD representative, and Solveig Eidsness for helping with the lottery! I would like to thank Mr. Axel Buholm for fixing our parking lot posts just minutes after the request was sent out! We really appreciate your quick response! Those posts and tires are not easy to work with, so your determination and success is GREATLY appreciated! A big THANK YOU goes out to Sra. Taner and Sr. Onfray for representing Fronteras at the first ever Kindergarten Night hosted by the school district last Thursday! Spending their own time to meet, mingle, and share about Fronteras’ kindergarten program is greatly appreciated! They are both wonderful examples of the fabulous teaching staff we have! The annual Diversity Night was held yesterday at Teeland Middle School. Thank you to all who attended and assisted with setting up and taking down Fronteras’ displays and information tables! Next Friday, May 3 rd , is the final Early Release of the school year. Also, please keep May 23 rd open so you can join us for our end of the year Field Day Fiesta! Thank you to Sra. Cook and Sra. Wolf for organizing both events! We hope to have a lot of volunteers to help run the various stations and games. Please let Sra. Cook know if you’re able to help with the field day activities! All Fiesta questions should be directed to Sra. Wolf at the following email: [email protected] There are a lot of things happening yet next month, so please check the calendario de la Escuela to the right, and mark your calendars for the events you don’t want to miss! We’re looking forward to a strong finish, so please continue to get your students to school every day and on time. Again, we appreciate you sharing your children with us! Have a fantastic weekend! Most Sincerely, JSchmidt Ms. Schmidt’s Minutes “All great achievements require 3me.” Maya Angelu Think SPRING!
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PHOENIXFLYER Volumen 6, E!cion 33
calendario de la Escuela
5/2 ~k~1 Field Trip
5/3 ~Early Release
5/6 ~
k~1 Field TripRaffle tickets due
5/10 ~No school
5/15 ~Glee Performance6pm
5/17 ~8th grade promotion 6pm
5/18 ~Kite Day!
5/21 ~k~1 graduation1pm
5/23 ~Last day of school!
Fiesta & Field Day!
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Dear Fronteras Families,
What a fabulous week this was! The students are definitely feeling Springy (no pun intended)! This is a fast and furious time of year, so we appreciate you hangin’ in there with us as we finish a super successful 9 months together!Our lottery for next year’s kindergarteners and first graders was held Tuesday evening. We were fortunate to meet several of our new Fronteras kiddos, as there were a few families who attended. Thank you to Kathy Moffitt, MSBSD representative, and Solveig Eidsness for helping with the lottery!I would like to thank Mr. Axel Buholm for fixing our parking lot posts just minutes after the request was sent out! We really appreciate your quick response! Those posts and tires are not easy to work with, so your determination and success is GREATLY appreciated!A big THANK YOU goes out to Sra. Taner and Sr. Onfray for representing Fronteras at the first ever Kindergarten Night hosted by the school district last Thursday! Spending their own time to meet, mingle, and share about Fronteras’ kindergarten program is greatly appreciated! They are both wonderful examples of the fabulous teaching staff we have!The annual Diversity Night was held yesterday at Teeland Middle School. Thank you to all who attended and assisted with setting up and taking down Fronteras’ displays and information tables!
Next Friday, May 3rd, is the final Early Release of the school year. Also, please keep May 23rd open so you can join us for our end of the year Field Day Fiesta! Thank you to Sra. Cook and Sra. Wolf for organizing both events! We hope to have a lot of volunteers to help run the various stations and games. Please let Sra. Cook know if you’re able to help with the field day activities! All Fiesta questions should be directed to Sra. Wolf at the following email: [email protected] are a lot of things happening yet next month, so please check the calendario de la Escuela to the right, and mark your calendars for the events you don’t want to miss!We’re looking forward to a strong finish, so please continue to get your students to school every day and on time. Again, we appreciate you sharing your children with us! Have a fantastic weekend!
Most Sincerely,
JSchmidt
Ms. Schmidt’s Minutes
“All great achievements require 3me.” Maya Angelu
Think SPRING!
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Don't have a SIESTA, Come to the FIESTA & FIELD DAY!On the last day of school, Wednesday, May 23nd, Fronteras will be hos3ng the 5th Annual Fiesta along with our annual Field Day!
AND we need your help! A volunteer list for Fiesta will be posted in the foyer of Building A,
so stop by when you drop off or pick up your child and add YOUR name to the list.For those who would like to help with Field day, contact Sra. Cook.
It's going to be SUPER FUN!THANK YOU to everyone who's been bringing empty toilet paper rolls. Keep them coming. WE NEEDS LOTS!!!!
The collec3on is taking place in the lobby of building A BUT you can bring it to building B and someone can bring them over! Help us recycle, help us collect, help us get ready for FIELD DAY and FIESTA!!!!
For those of you who expressed interest in assis3ng during FIELD DAY on the Volunteer Form at the beginning of the school year, you will be contacted shortly! Thank you!
For those of you who do not want to miss out on this day, mark your calendars...WEDNESDAY, MAY 23nd. Take a Day off from work and spend it with your kid! They grow up quickly and you don't want to miss out on special opportuni3es like these. YOU can MAKE IT HAPPEN!
ALL SCHOOL FORMS CAN BE FOUND IN OUR SCHOOL’S WEBSITE: www.matsuk12.us/frc
Open, print, fill, turn in... it's that simple!
raffle raffle raffle!It’s raffle time again! Tickets went home with your student last Friday...be sure to check their backpack, folder or black bag for
these! Information & instructions are on the envelope.Remember...deadline to return all tickets is MONDAY, MAY 6!
Top two sellers will win an IPAD!!Top selling class will earn a BBQ!!
Talent Show is May 21st!!!!
Applica3ons will be available next week at the front desk and are due May 3rd
AudiAons -‐ May 6th, 8th & 10th All of those piano and violin lesson, ballet classes, jazz
classes, cheer, Glee Choir, memorizing lines in poetry, magic tricks, it's endless...
belly flopping from the school's roof and Cirque du Soleil stunts will not be recommended! For more informa3on, please contact Tanya Rigdon
907-‐744-‐2270 or [email protected]
The K-‐1 and 2-‐3 Talent Show Audi3ons have been changed to Tuesday, May 7 during the recess por3on of their day. Please remember to turn-‐in your audi3on form by Friday, May 3. These forms can be found in
both buildings at the front desk. The Talent show will be on May 21st at 8:30 AM.
Online Enrollment for parents/guardians to register for next school year 2013-‐2014 will be open and ready Monday, June 3rd.
This weeks winners are 1st Garrej Evanoff 2nd Tori Mack AND Ms. Taner’s class is in the lead!
Library NewsNext week is the last week of library!
Please help us collect and return library books from your home and the classrooms.
Orange slips will go home with students if they have an overdue book.
If a book is lost we ask you to pay the cost of the book or $7.00 for used paperbacks.
Thank you for all your support.Fronteras Library Volunteers
Buenos Dias Fronteras Families We have many super raffle sellers and they would like the opportunity to check out more tickets. Because we have a limited number of tickets, and they have all been checked out, we do not have any to spare. We are asking that if you have tickets you do not intend to sell please return them to the front office as soon as possible. Doing this will help those who are working towards prizes achieve their goal.Thank you for your supportYour Friendly Fronteras Raffle Committee
KOR NEWS:KOR “Kids On the Run” club celebrates our two, new SUPER LEADERS. Sterling showed that he has self-‐discipline by seYng a personal goal
and exceeding this own expectaAons! Stormy was a super role-‐model last Friday with her listening skills and
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The middle school has be MAP testing this week. However in Science they have been finishing up with chapter 9, plate tectonics. In US History they received a project involving one of the wars that started after 1900, and in Language Arts they are
continuing to work on their research papers.
middle school update...
Our course outside for the Ribbon Race was fast and sunny and a great way to have fun and exercise! Great job, KOR Kids!!!
More and more KOR kids can see how Fronteras’ RISE expectaAons help them succeed!
Learning and having fun is a GREAT combinaAon, isn’t it? We are glad to see our outside play areas are emerging
from winter. Please be on the look-‐out for our kids and always drive
slowly around campus.
The APC Board would like to thank Erik Pierson, Jill Bang, Jackie Cochran, Gretchen Thompson, Holly Forestier, and Jackie Johnson (Alaska Teacher of the Year) for their time spent dutifully tallying ballots.
A huge thanks also to all of the candidates for participating and providing such an excellent group to choose from. You all make Fronteras a great place!
The following people have been re-elected to the board:
Jill Bang, Michelle Latham (Niland). The following people will be newly seated on the board at the May meeting:
Chris Whittington-Evans, Mandy Lund, and Nina Shaw are board members joining the APC Board as of this election. Community member Jill Stevie, a Spanish teacher from Wasilla High School has recently joined our board as well.
Thank you all for your participation in our election.
If you have any interest in joining a board committee, please contact your APC board by email, or join us at our next meeting in May. APC board committees include: Facilities, Hiring, Elections, Board Development, and School Budget.
Thank you,
Fronteras Election Committee
APC Board update...
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Field Day Planning CommitteeWe still need volunteers for our Field Day and Fiesta. Our next planning committee
meeting will be on Monday, April 29th at 2:15 in the gym or the kitchen. Be sure to join us. If you'd like to help on the committee, but are unable to make it to the meeting,
please send me an email: [email protected]. We want to make this a fun-filled, memorable day for our students.
healthy futures!
Students should be completing their third and final Healthy Futures logs. The last day to record
activity is April 27th. All logs need to be submitted by May 3rd. It's not too late to submit your old logs!
Bring them and slip them into the envelope in your AM teacher's class.
What's Happening in PEStudents in grades 2-8 finished their archery unit during the past week. It has been so fun watching our archers build their skills. The K1 students have been working
on tumbling and stunts. They've been having a great time jumping and rolling. During the next two weeks (on Monday and Tuesday of each week), Sra.Torres will
be sharing her flair for Latin dance with our students. We'll be moving our feet to Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and La Raspa. Come and join your students to share in
this terrific, culture-rich experience. For the second day of PE each of these two weeks, students in grades 2-8 will participate in their final "Personal Best"
¡Gracias! ¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!Muchas gracias to Mr. Allen, Mr. Ginochio, Mrs. Beck, and Mrs. McGrew for
joining our archery classes and sharing their expertise.
Thanks also to Mr. Pierson who joined his class for their final archery session.
Locks of LoveIf you have long hair, and a generous heart, please sign up to donate your
tresses to Locks of Love. There is a sign-up sheet on the gym door. On Saturday, May 11, at 12:00,
the staff at the Cutting Crew have agreed to shear Fronteras' locks. Join us in our effort to lend hair to others who are unable to grow their own.
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The Mat-‐Su Animal Care Shelter, where our school's 5th-‐8th graders have been volunteering for the past two years is going to be hos3ng their Annual Spay-‐ghe5 Dinner on Saturday, April 27th star=ng at 7:00 PM. There will be Food, Live Auc3on, Silent Auc3on, Prizes and MORe! Tickets are ONLY $15 each.
ALL proceeds to benefit shelter projects like:-‐low cost community spay/neuter program-‐Neuter Scooter mobile spay vehicle-‐Cat housing projects and more
Reserve your 3ckets now by contac3ng the Mat-‐Su Animal Care Shelter at 746-‐5500 OR stop by the Shelter. The Shelter is located at 9470 E Chanlyut Circle in Palmer (next door to the Mat-‐Su Recycling Center).
community events...
Here is a great o
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Middle & High Sc
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SUMMER READING at its best!!! The Bable of the Books is a state-‐sponsored compeAAon and
every year our State librarians create a book list covering grades kindergarten through 12th grade.
These books are varied by reading levels and subject maber, so there is SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! Encourage your family to dive into some of these books this summer. You will find all of them at your local borough library along with a posted list of all the Atles. Most libraries have a separate display for this program. Have fun this summer and set some goals for your family: Challenge siblings to read the most books or make-‐up your own version of a game show with quesAons about the books youread or think BIG and have a neighborhood book club! You can find the 2013-‐2014 List at: hbp://www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html
I will post a few lists in the mulApurpose room for kids and parents to take a look.Thanks so much, Wendy Taylor
FEED YOUR BRAIN and READ!!!
Disney’s Mary Poppins Don't Miss This "Supercali-Extravaganza!"Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which hasVariety raving, "This is the rare touring production that over-delivers on every level!" Featuring
the irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time, plus brand-new breathtaking dance numbers and spectacular stagecraft, Mary Poppins is everything you could ever want in a hit Broadway show! So get swept up
in the fun of this high-flying musical theNew York Post gives 4 out of 4 stars and calls "a perfect piece of musical theater."
DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS YET????Veronica Wolf is putting together a GROUP RATE DISCOUNT (12+ participants) for
Thursday’s May 23nd 7:30 PM performance at the Performing Arts Center in Anchorage. Take advantage of this great opportunity and expose your family to a Broadway Performance that they will never forget!
So, WHO'S IN?
Here are the rates...
BEFORE DISCOUNT WITH GROUP DISCOUNT
Price C: $40* Adult: $47.75 Adult: $47.75** Student: $44.75 Student: $44.75**
Price B: $66* Adult: $76.00 Adult: $69.50 Student: $73.00 Student: $66.50
Price A: $81* Adult: $91.00 Adult: $83.00 Student: $88.00 Student: $80.00
**not applicable
*these fees do NOT include handling and municipal fees
If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please contact Veronica immediately. Her e-mail is [email protected] or leave a message at the front desk and she will contact you directly. THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, APRIL 12th. Adding more people to our GROUP will be fine as long as we have the FIRST 12 to make it a GROUP!
Help to make Fronteras a continued success...come and join the team!
If you are interested in one of the committees, please contact the committee chairperson.
After School ActivitiesVeronica Wolf, [email protected]
Amigos de [email protected]
Box topsKristine [email protected]
Facilities CommitteeChris Whittington-Evans, [email protected]
Fronteras Academic and Curriculum Committee Jennifer Schmidt, chair [email protected]
Fronteras Photobucket AccountUser Name: fronterasyearbook Password: spanish http://photobucket.com/login
Fundraising InfoAmigos de [email protected]
Go for the GravyJennifer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Holiday BazaarBecka Lopez [email protected]
LibraryJody [email protected]
Lost and FoundChristin [email protected]
Pizza ThursdaysMandy [email protected]
RecyclingBarrie [email protected] [email protected]
School Store(and Popcorn Mondays)Nerissa [email protected]
Viernes FantásticosChristin [email protected]
Volunteer OpportunitiesNina Shaw [email protected] and Demetria McGrew [email protected]
Newsletter and YearbookHeidi [email protected]
Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School 7010 E. Bogard Road, Wasilla, Alaska 99654 PO Box 871433, Wasilla AK 99687 Phone: 745-2223 Principal: Ms. Schmidt Email: [email protected] http://www.fronteras-k8.us
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