January 2023

January 30, 2023

CALENDAR
Jan 30-Feb 3 Alpine School Chinese Lantern Festival
Jan 30 1st Grade visit from BYU Bean Museum 9:30-11:00
Jan 30 Chinese Lantern Festival Family Night 6:00
Jan 31 Junior Achievement Parent Meeting 2:45 Library
Feb 1 Registration opens for Alpine Preschool 10:00-see below for details
Feb 1 5th Grade Visit from Discovery Gateway 9:15-12:15
Feb 1 Lone Peak Basketball Visit during lunchtime
Feb 1 Math Olympiads-Mrs. Monson’s Room 3:30
Feb 3 Alpine Hope Squad Conference 9:30 Scera Theater
Feb 3 Chinese New Year Student Assembly 9:45 gym
Feb 3 Chinese New Year Parent Assembly 2:30 gym
Feb 6-10 Alpine Book Fair in Library
Feb 6 Grandparents/Special Guest Day 8:45-4:00-see attached flyer
Feb 7 Alpine Elementary PTA Board Meeting 9:30 Faculty Room-Everyone Invited
Feb 8-9 Alpine Elementary SEP (Parent/Teacher) Conferences-see below for details
Feb 10 Hope Squad Meeting 8:45 Ms. Johnson’s Room

School Information

SEP Conferences (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Our SEP conferences are coming up quickly. Please take a moment to sign up for a time to come and visit with your student and their teacher. These will happen Feb 8-9. I have attached instructions to help you sign up on Skyward if you need assistance. If you are having trouble, please contact the office and we can get you signed up.

Volunteers need to help with Lantern Festival!
Jan. 30 Chinese Lantern Festival 6 to 8 pm at the school. Helpers needed a couple of mornings! Sign up here!

Registration for Alpine Preschool for 2023-2024 School Year
Registration for Alpine Elementary’s Inclusion PRESCHOOL opens at 10:00am on Wednesday, February 1st.  Half day sessions will be available to 3 and 4 year old children in our school boundary and beyond.  First come, first served.  3 year olds come 2 days a week, and 4 year olds come 4 days – Tuesday, through Friday.  Children will attend the session for the age that they are on or before September 1st, 2023.
For more information, email Miss Kathy – [email protected] – or visit the district website at https://alpineschools.org/preschool/.  To secure a spot for your child on February 1st, register online via the same link above.

Outside/Inside Weather Days
As a reminder, please make sure your students are coming to school with appropriate winter attire. We will be having outside recesses if the temperature is 20 degrees or above and weather is appropriate.

From the Library
Please see the attached flyer regarding our upcoming book fair as well as our annual grandparent day!

From the SCC

SCC Meeting

Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 14th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA

Next PTA Meeting

Our next PTA meeting will be February 7th at 9:30 in the faculty room

Chinese Lantern Festival – Jan. 30th from 6 to 8 pm

Our PTA is excited to host our annual Chinese Lantern Festival! Students are encouraged to get creative and make lanterns that will be hung the week of Jan. 30 – Feb. 3. As always, the class that creates the most lanterns will win an in-class pizza party! Lanterns will be due back to classrooms on or before Jan. 27th. Monday, Jan. 30th, from 6 to 8 pm, families are invited to come and see the lanterns and visit the Chinese language classrooms to take part in various Chinese arts and crafts. It is sure to be a fun, festive evening!

Parent Volunteers Needed for Lanterns – We are in great need of parent volunteers to come help us hang lanterns the morning of Jan. 30th, and take down lanterns the morning of Feb. 3rd. Please sign up here if you could help us out! Last year, we hung over 2,000 lanterns, so the more helpers, the easier and faster it will be!

From the Lunchroom

A reminder to everyone to please make sure your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts. If you need help with this, you can simply log on to mypaymentsplus.com and register. In addition to making payments, you can view your student account balances, history, set up automatic payments and account balance alerts. Also, our kitchen can accept cash or checks for meal payments, but not credit cards. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

January 23, 2023

CALENDAR
Jan 23-28 School Play Week-Info to come to those who signed up to audition
Jan 26 Utah Museum of Natural History visiting 4th grade 9:30
Jan 26 Alpine PTA Spirit Night at Fiiz Drinks-see below for details under “PTA”
Jan 26 Alpine PTA Family Fun Night “Under the Sea Art Night” 6:30 at school
Jan 27 Alpine Hope Squad Meeting 8:45 Ms. Johnson’s room
Jan 27 School Play Performance 1:30 gym
Jan 28 School Play Performance 1:00 and 3:30
Jan 30-Feb 3 Alpine School Chinese Lantern Festival
Jan 30 1st Grade visit from BYU Bean Museum 9:30-11:00
Jan 30 Chinese Lantern Festival Family NIght 6:00
Jan 31 Junior Achievement Parent Meeting 2:15 Library
Feb 1 5th Grade Visit from Discovery Gateway 9:15-12:15
Feb 1 Lone Peak Basketball Visit during lunchtime
Feb 3 Alpine Hope Squad Conference 9:30 Scera Theater
Feb 3 Chinese New Year Student Assembly 9:45 gym
Feb 3 Chinese New Year Parent Assembly 2:30 gym

School Information
Volunteers need to help with Lantern Festival!
Jan. 30 Chinese Lantern Festival 6 to 8 pm at the school. Helpers needed a couple of mornings! Sign up here!

Outside/Inside Weather Days
As a reminder, please make sure your students are coming to school with appropriate winter attire. We will be having outside recesses if the temperature is 20 degrees or above and weather is appropriate.

From the Library
Please see the attach flyer regarding our upcoming book fair as well as our annual grandparent day!

From the SCC
SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 14th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA
Next PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting will be February 7th at 9:30 in the faculty room

Chinese Lantern Festival – Jan. 30th from 6 to 8 pm
Our PTA is excited to host our annual Chinese Lantern Festival! Students are encouraged to get creative and make lanterns that will be hung the week of Jan. 30 – Feb. 3. As always, the class that creates the most lanterns will win an in-class pizza party! Lanterns will be due back to classrooms on or before Jan. 27th. Monday, Jan. 30th, from 6 to 8 pm, families are invited to come and see the lanterns and visit the Chinese language classrooms to take part in various Chinese arts and crafts. It is sure to be a fun, festive evening!

Parent Volunteers Needed for Lanterns – We are in great need of parent volunteers to come help us hang lanterns the morning of Jan. 30th, and take down lanterns the morning of Feb. 3rd. Please sign up here if you could help us out! Last year, we hung over 2,000 lanterns, so the more helpers, the easier and faster it will be!

Upcoming Activities
Jan 26- 6:30 pm “ Under the Sea” art night.  Come help create the decorations for the book fair in February.
Jan 26- 4-7 pm Fizz night.  Support our school by going to Fizz.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the school for field trips.

From the Lunchroom
A reminder to everyone to please make sure your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts. If you need help with this, you can simply log on to mypaymentsplus.com and register. In addition to making payments, you can view your student account balances, history, set up automatic payments and account balance alerts. Also, our kitchen can accept cash or checks for meal payments, but not credit cards. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

January 16, 2023

CALENDAR
Jan 16 Civil Rights Day-No school
Jan 17 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 @ Alpine Elementary Library
Jan 18 Acadience Testing for grades 4-6
Jan 19 Living Planet Outreach Program coming to Alpine Elem 6th Grade
Jan 20 Watergardens Movie Morning-1st Grade
Jan 20 SubZero Ice Cream Presentation 3rd grade 2:30
Jan 23-28 School Play Week-Info to come to those who signed up to audition
Jan 26 Utah Museum of Natural History visiting 4th grade 9:30
Jan 26 Alpine PTA Spirit Night at Fiiz Drinks-see below for details under “PTA”
Jan 26 Alpine PTA Family Fun Night “Under the Sea Art Night” 6:30 at school
Jan 27 Alpine Hope Squad Meeting 8:45 Ms. Johnson’s room
Jan 27 School Play Performance 2:15 gym
Jan 28 School Play Performance 1:00 and 3:30

School Information

Volunteers need to help with Lantern Festival!
Jan. 30 Chinese Lantern Festival 6 to 8 pm at the school. Helpers needed a couple of mornings! Sign up here!

Teacher Feedback/Surveys coming via email soon
We are at the time of year when teachers will be sending home feedback surveys. I know it may be a lot, but please take a couple of minutes when you receive them, to give your student’s teachers a bit of feedback. These are looked at and it really helps us to guide our teaching.

Outside/Inside Weather Days
As a reminder, please make sure your students are coming to school with appropriate winter attire. We will be having outside recesses if the temperature is 20 degrees or above and weather is appropriate. 

From the Library
Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC
SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 14th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA
Next PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting will be February 7th at 9:30 in the faculty room

Chinese Lantern Festival – Jan. 30th from 6 to 8 pm
Our PTA is excited to host our annual Chinese Lantern Festival! Students are encouraged to get creative and make lanterns that will be hung the week of Jan. 30 – Feb. 3. As always, the class that creates the most lanterns will win an in-class pizza party! Lanterns will be due back to classrooms on or before Jan. 27th. Monday, Jan. 30th, from 6 to 8 pm, families are invited to come and see the lanterns and visit the Chinese language classrooms to take part in various Chinese arts and crafts. It is sure to be a fun, festive evening!

Parent Volunteers Needed for Lanterns – We are in great need of parent volunteers to come help us hang lanterns the morning of Jan. 30th, and take down lanterns the morning of Feb. 3rd. Please sign up here if you could help us out! Last year, we hung over 2,000 lanterns, so the more helpers, the easier and faster it will be!

Upcoming Activities
Jan 26- 6:30 pm “ Under the Sea” art night.  Come help create the decorations for the book fair in February.
Jan 26- 4-7 pm Fizz night.  Support our school by going to Fizz.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the school for field trips.

From the Lunchroom
A reminder to everyone to please make sure your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts. If you need help with this, you can simply log on to mypaymentsplus.com and register. In addition to making payments, you can view your student account balances, history, set up automatic payments and account balance alerts. Also, our kitchen can accept cash or checks for meal payments, but not credit cards. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

January 9, 2023

CALENDAR
Jan 9 Chinese DLI Meeting for next year 1st graders-4:00 LIbrary-see below
Jan 10 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Faculty Room
Jan 10 Alpine PTA Meeting 8:30pm via Zoom-Zoom link will be sent out prior to meeting
Jan 13 Teacher Work Day-No school for students
Jan 16 Civil Rights Day-No school
Jan 17 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 @ Alpine Elementary Library
Jan 18 Acadience Testing for grades 4-6
Jan 20 Watergardens Movie Morning-1st Grade
Jan 30 Chinese Lantern Festival 6:00-8:00-see below for info

School Information

Alpine Elementary Inclusion Preschool Registration Information
Registration for Alpine Elementary’s Inclusion PRESCHOOL opens at 10:00am on Wednesday, January 18th.  Half day sessions will be available to 3 and 4 year old children in our school boundary and beyond.  First come, first served.  3 year olds come 2 days a week, and 4 year olds come 4 days – Tuesday, through Friday.  Children will attend the session for the age that they are on or before September 1st, 2023.

For more information, email Miss Kathy – [email protected] – or visit the district website at https://alpineschools.org/preschool/.  To secure a spot for your child on January 18th, register online via the same link above.

Chinese Information Program for incoming 1st graders
Kindergarten parents that are interested in our Chinese program for their students next year, please join us on January 9th at 4:00 in the library for our information session. We will talk about the program and how to apply for next year. Please feel free to let any friends outside our school boundaries with kindergarteners know about this informational meeting.

Outside/Inside Weather Days
As a reminder, please make sure your students are coming to school with appropriate winter attire. We will be having outside recesses if the temperature is 20 degrees or above and weather is appropriate.

From the Library
Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 10th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA

Next PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting will be January 10th at 8:30pm via Zoom

From the Lunchroom
A reminder to everyone to please make sure your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts. If you need help with this, you can simply log on to mypaymentsplus.com and register. In addition to making payments, you can view your student account balances, history, set up automatic payments and account balance alerts. Also, our kitchen can accept cash or checks for meal payments, but not credit cards. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

January 3, 2023

CALENDAR

Jan 10 Alpine PTA Meeting 8:30pm via Zoom
Jan 9 Chinese DLI Meeting for next year 1st graders-4:00 LIbrary-Info to come, see below
Jan 10 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Faculty Room
Jan 13 Teacher Work Day-No school for students
Jan 16 Civil Rights Day-No school

School Information
Welcome Back!
We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Holiday Break! We are excited to see all of our students back tomorrow at school!

Chinese Information Program for incoming 1st graders
Kindergarten parents that are interested in our Chinese program for their students next year, please join us on January 9th at 4:00 in the library for our information session. We will talk about the program and how to apply for next year. Please feel free to let any friends outside our school boundaries with kindergarteners know about this informational meeting. 

Outside/Inside Weather Days
As a reminder, please make sure your students are coming to school with appropriate winter attire. We will be having outside recesses if the temperature is 20 degrees or above and weather is appropriate.

Aides Needed at Alpine
We are in need of additional aides here at school. Hours can be very flexible. If you want to have a direct effect on students’ education, contact us and we can get you signed up! We really do want you!

Lunch worker Needed at Alpine
If you know anyone that might be interested in working in our kitchen, please let us know. We are looking for someone to join the team! You can respond to this email and we can get you the information of where to apply.

From the Library

Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 10th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA

Next PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting will be January 3rd from 9:30-10:30 AM.

From the Lunchroom
A reminder to everyone to please make sure your student(s) have money in their lunch accounts. If you need help with this, you can simply log on to mypaymentsplus.com and register. In addition to making payments, you can view your student account balances, history, set up automatic payments and account balance alerts. Also, our kitchen can accept cash or checks for meal payments, but not credit cards. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.