Eagle News 1/11/2021

Kindergarten parents should have received an email from the Alpine School District prior to the Holiday Break, informing you that applications are now open for our Chinese Immersion Program. If interested, please submit an application for a student to enter our first grade Chinese Immersion Program for the 2021 – 2022 school year by using the following link. All applications need to be received by January 31. In February, a lottery will be held to fill the 56 student openings that we have available. Every year, we have parents who have other children in the Chinese Immersion Program forget to submit an application. Please submit an application before the deadline at the end of the month.

The Open Enrollment for Preschool begins Wednesday, January 20th, online at 10:00am.  3-year-olds come two days a week, 4-year-olds come 4 days a week.  First come, first served.  Further information can be found on the District website, or you can direct your questions to our Preschool teacher, Kathy Thompson, [email protected].

Here is the link to register: https://alpineschools.org/preschool/

We hope everyone has had a fantastic holiday season. As we start the new year together, we look forward to many positive events.

We are starting off the year with a Chinese New Year celebration (Feb 22-26).  Even though the event will be done a little differently this year, we still hope it is a memorable event.  We will need some help from you to make it a success.

We also have White Ribbon Week which will help us refocus on kindness and internet safety (Feb 16-19). We need some volunteers to help plan and implement this.  The plans can be simple.

We are also in need of some new PTA board members, particularly the President and President elect. Please contact a member of the board if you are willing to serve in the coming school year.

Here is the link to sign up for these and a few other volunteer opportunities. We would really appreciate your help!

Thanks, PTA Board

Ammie Gillespie, Co-President

Laralee Proctor, Co-President

Staci Mellor, Treasurer

Tiffany Petty, Secretary

Colette Menlove, Membership VP

Allie Barclay, Advocacy VP

Pam Olsen, Leadership VP

Our School Community Council will be meeting at 9:30 am, Thursday, January 14. All parents are welcome to attend the meeting.

The Utah PTA Reflections Committee is excited to introduce a brand new contest for Utah students attending PTA schools. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Utah Reflections Theme Poster Contest. Three winners will be chosen and awarded Amazon gift cards. The 1st place winner will also receive a poster and the honor of his/her poster being used to promote Reflections throughout the entire state of Utah for the 2021-2022 theme “I Will Change the World by. . .”.

Entries are due no later than 11 P.M. on March 1st, 2021. Enter as many times as you want! Enter here:

Complete instructions and prize information can be found here:

The following students were recognized as Students of the Week on Friday, January 8. Teachers nominate students who are consistently demonstrating the character traits of the Alpine Big 3: Being Respectful, Responsible and Ready to learn. Congratulations, Students of the Week!

Rockwell Alexander– 5th grade, Mrs. Padgett

Bria Basil– 6th grade, Mrs. Kaczmarek

Beckham Burgess– 3rd grade, Ms. Elder

Allie Gardner– 3rd grade, Mrs. Chen

Kimberly Hanes– 5th grade, Mrs. Hill

Clark Hymas– 1st grade, Ms. Johnson

Tyce Kirkham– 3rd grade, Mrs. Duke

London Nielsen– 6th grade, Mrs. Kaczmarek

Claire Pack– 3rd grade, Mrs. Duke

Chloe Rogerson– 6th grade, Mrs. Reyes

Jake Ross– 4th grade, Mrs. Orgill

Alexis Smith– 1st grade, Ms. Chou

Anna Willis– 3rd grade, Mrs. Chen

Lucas Zdanowicz– 6th grade, Mrs. Reyes

Louella Zurcher– 6th grade, Ms. Kuo

Though I miss my father and father-in-law, who are both deceased, I am grateful these two military veterans, Korean War and World War II, were not alive to witness what happened in our nation’s capital last week. The Alpine Big 3 Rules that we teach and reteach our students are to be respectful, responsible and ready. I would hope that the leaders and citizens of this great country will better practice those character traits.

Have a wonderful week, and as always, remember that it is a great day to be an Eagle!