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Nov 19

Eagle News 11/18/2024

By Eagle News

November 18, 2024

CALENDAR

Nov 18 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Conference Room

Nov 19 Lone Peak Cluster PTA Meeting 10:00 Lone Peak High School

Nov 19 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Nov 19 Reflections Showcase 6:30-See below for details

Nov 21 Space Center Field Trip for Mrs. Kaczmarek’s class-teacher to send home details

Nov 21 Math Olympiads-3:30 Mrs. Monson’s room

Nov 22 Space Center Field Trip for Mrs. Monson’s class-teacher to send home details

Nov 26 Alpine Merch Store Deadline! See below for details!

Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving Break-NO SCHOOL

School Information

Alpine Choir Announcements

No choir practice on Nov 26!

Mon 12/2 – choir practice 3:30-5 and then family performance at 7 (wear church clothes)

Tue 12/3 – school assembly at 2:30 (wear choir t-shirt)

Wed 12/4 – Festival of Trees perform at 12:15 (wear choir t-shirt) and Church History Museum at 4 (be there are 3:30 dressed in church clothes)

Alpine Elementary Merchandise Store

We are excited to partner with Anderson Monograms, in Orem, to provide an online store where we can purchase Alpine Elementary Swag! Starting now, you can purchase t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, and beanies for you and your students. All you need to do is click on this link, https://anderson-monograms-4d8519a7-282a-4acb-9a5e-8c27362dea78.printavo.com/merch/alpineeagles or use the QR code in the attached flyer to get access to the store. This link will be good until the November 26nd deadline. The items will be delivered to the school in time for Christmas.

Candlelight Sister School Coin Drive this Week!

We are holding our annual coin drive fundraiser for our sister school, Candlelight School, next Monday through Friday.  A flyer should have gone home with your student this week with all the information, I’ve also included it below.  I’ve attached some additonal information about the school and the program as well.  We appreciate all your support and generosity.  Here’s to a great week of gratitude for Candlelight and for the community and friendship at Alpine Elementary.

Please help us reach our goal of providing our sister school, Candlelight, funding for their lunch program; which consists of corn and beans.  For many of these students it’s the only meal they receive each day.  If we can raise enough for their lunch program the extra money will go towards purchasing supplies for their classrooms and a soda for each student as a holiday gift.  Help your children round up spare change around the house or have them earn the coins by doing chores around the house.  The more meaningful you can make it the more they will remember their contribution.  Candlelight is so grateful for all of you and for your help! They are grateful for the simple basics of life that help them survive.  Let’s make it be a week of remembering all we are grateful for as well! Check out Alpine Elementary’s website for more details:  Alpine.alpineschools.org. Please see attachment for more information!

During the week of November 18th-22nd you can have your child bring:

    Monday, November 18th: Pennies or cash

    Tuesday, November 19th: Nickels or cash

    Wednesday, November 20th: Dimes or cash

    Thursday, November 21st: Quarters or cash

    Friday, November 22nd: Dollar or any coin amount

Watch D.O.G.S. Information and Update

Our WatchDOGS program is geared to getting Dads, Uncles, Grandpas into our school with their students. It is an opportunity to come and spend a half day helping out and having fun with their students. There are many days and opportunities that you can sign up for. Below is the link to indicate which day you are available to come in. We have had 40+ dads sign up already!

https://forms.gle/MkGFkBu3geWgTHeo8

When you arrive at school, we will take a picture of you with your students with your new WatchDOGS shirt on. You will be given a schedule of the day and then you are off with your kids. Our students will be thrilled to see our Dads helping out in the school. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. I have also attached a flyer with a QR code to sign up if that is easier.

From the PTA

“Meet the Artist” Reflections Showcase & Awards Night THIS Tuesday

Join us this Tuesday, Nov. 19 for our Reflections showcase and awards night. Check-in begins at 6:45pm (gifts for all participants!) with the program and art exhibition following beginning at 7:00pm.

If you haven’t already, please bring your 2D and 3D entries to the front office by tomorrow (Monday) so we can display them.

From the Library

Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our next SCC Meeting on Monday, Nov 18th at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

Nov 13

Eagle News 11/11/2024

By Eagle News

November 11, 2024

CALENDAR

Nov 11 Veterans Day Assembly 9:30 Gym-see below for details

Nov 11 2nd/3rd grade ALL Testing-Alpine Elementary 9:15

Nov 11 Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Night-Alpine Elementary 5:30 gym-see below and attachment

Nov 12 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Nov 12 Alpine PTA Classic Skate Night 4:30-8:30 Classic Skating in Orem

Nov 14 Math Olympiads-3:30 Mrs. Monson’s room

Nov 18 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Conference Room

Nov 19 Lone Peak Cluster PTA Meeting 10:00 Lone Peak High School

Nov 19 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Nov 19 Reflections Showcase 6:30-See below for details

Nov 21 Space Center Field Trip for Mrs. Kaczmarek’s class-teacher to send home details

Nov 21 Math Olympiads-3:30 Mrs. Monson’s room

Nov 22 Space Center Field Trip for Mrs. Monson’s class-teacher to send home details

School Information

Alpine Elementary Merchandise Store

We are excited to partner with Anderson Monograms to provide an online store where we can purchase Alpine Elementary Swag! Starting now, you can purchase t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, and beanies for you and your students. All you need to do is click on this link, https://anderson-monograms-4d8519a7-282a-4acb-9a5e-8c27362dea78.printavo.com/merch/alpineeagles or use the QR code in the attached flyer to get access to the store. This link will be good until November 22nd deadline. The items will be delivered to the school in time for Christmas. 

Alpine Elementary Families of Veterans

Event Details:

  • Date: Monday, November 11th

  • Doors Open: 9:15 AM

  • Program Start: 9:30 AM, beginning with a performance by bagpipers

  • Location: Alpine Elementary School Gym

We warmly invite all families to bring and invite veterans from your family or community to attend. It is our privilege to honor them on this special day.

Following the program, we will host a small refreshment table for veterans and their families to enjoy.

Watch D.O.G.S. Information and Pizza Night

We are excited to share this night with our Dads, Grandpas, Uncles, or any important male figure in our student’s lives. It will take place on Monday, November 11th at 5:30. We will have Costco pizza for everyone who comes as well as a short presentation on our fantastic WatchDOGS program we are launching. WatchDOGS stands for “Dad’s of Great Students”. This is a program that helps get our Dads, etc into the school a bit more to help in our classrooms. It will be a fun evening with some great, free food! We hope to see you all here!

From the PTA

Classic Skate Night (Orem) THIS Tuesday Nov. 12 from 4:30-8:30pm

Join us this Tuesday for our favorite classic skate night located at the Classic Fun Center in Orem! Free skating admission for your whole family. Additional offers include: $5 unlimited activities pass, $5 for 60 arcade credits, $5 for any rental, $5 dinner deals. See the attached flyer for more details.

2D and 3D Reflections Entries Bring for Display

If your child entered Reflections in the 2D and/or 3D art categories, could you please bring them to the front office anytime from Nov. 14-18. We will collect them to display at the showcase night held on Nov. 19. Please label on the back with the student’s name and grade level. Thank you!

From the Library

Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our next SCC Meeting on Monday, Nov 18th at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

Nov 05

Eagle News 11/4/2024

By Eagle News

November 4, 2024

CALENDAR

Nov 4 Rising Eagle Meeting-8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Nov 4 6th Grade ALL Testing-Alpine Elementary 9:15

Nov 4 1st Grade Field Trip-Butterfly Biosphere

Nov 5 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Nov 5 Election Day-Get out and Vote!

Nov 6 PTA Spirit Night-Zupa’s Cafe-Highland location-See below and attachment

Nov 7 Clear Creek-5th Grade-Info sent home with students and emails from teachers

Nov 7 Math Olympiads-3:30 Mrs. Monson’s Room

Nov 8 Utah Stormwater Presentation-4th grade 12:30

Nov 8 Clear Creek Day at Alpine Elementary-5th Grade

Nov 11 Veterans Day Assembly 9:30 Gym-See Below for Information

Nov 11 2nd/3rd grade ALL Testing-Alpine Elementary 9:15

Nov 11 Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Night-Alpine Elementary 5:30 gym-see below and attachment

Nov 12 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Nov 12 Alpine PTA Classic

School Information

Alpine Elementary Families of Veterans

We are excited to invite you to our Third Grade Veteran’s Day program on Monday, November 11th! This special event is an opportunity for us to honor and express our gratitude to all veterans. We will be collecting items to share on the memory table. If you have something you would like to display please bring it on Friday, Nov. 8th, tagged with your student’s name so we can get it back to you after the program.

Event Details:

  • Date: Monday, November 11th

  • Doors Open: 9:15 AM

  • Program Start: 9:30 AM, beginning with a performance by bagpipers

  • Location: Alpine Elementary School Gym

We warmly invite all families to bring and invite veterans from your family or community to attend. It is our privilege to honor them on this special day.

Following the program, we will host a small refreshment table for veterans and their families to enjoy.

Watch D.O.G.S. Information and Pizza Night

We are excited to share this night with our Dads, Grandpas, Uncles, or any important male figure in our student’s lives. It will take place on Monday, November 11th at 5:30. We will have Costco pizza for everyone who comes as well as a short presentation on our fantastic WatchDOGS program we are launching. WatchDOGS stands for “Dad’s of Great Students”. This is a program that helps get our Dads, etc into the school a bit more to help in our classrooms. It will be a fun evening and will be some great, free food! We hope to see you all here!

Head Sweeper Position Open at Alpine Elementary

We currently have a position open here at Alpine Elementary for a head sweeper position. It is a 7-8 hours a day position. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please contact our custodian, Mike Carter, at michaelcarter@alpinedistrict.org or call the office at 801-610-8700 for details and more information.

Specialty Class Update

Please click on this link for more information on what’s happening in our Specialty Classes! Specialty Classes Update 10/21 – 11/08/2024

From the PTA

Cafe Zupa’s (Highland) Spirit Night THIS Wednesday!

Join us this Wednesday Nov. 6 from 4-9pm at Cafe Zupa’s (Highland- Timp Hwy location).

A portion of your sales will be kicked back to benefit our school!

– In restaurant orders: let the cashier know you are with our fundraiser or show the flyer

– Online/app orders: turn on the fundraiser switch at checkout (Code: FUNDRAISER25)

Classic Skate Night (Orem): Nov. 12 from 4:30-8:30pm

Stay tuned for a flyer being sent home this week for our favorite classic skate night.

“Meet the Artist” Reflections Showcase & Awards Night

Thank you to all students who entered Reflections this year! Please plan on joining us on Nov. 19 (from 6:45-8:00pm) for an evening to celebrate all the artists.

From the Library

Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our next SCC Meeting on Monday, Nov 18th at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

Nov 01

Specialty Class Update 10/21/2024 – 11/08/2024

By Specialty Classes Update

 

Rotation: 10/21/2024 – 11/08/2024

 

Music – Mrs. Hunt  [email protected]

1st grade is learning about program music. We will listen to the music and story of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice and then create our own story and put it to music. We act out the story while the music is played so we create program music. We will learn Dem Bones and how our own skeleton is important to take care of. We can keep our body strong by eating healthy, exercising, and getting the rest we need. We will be singing fun Halloween songs as well.

2nd grade is learning the Glow songs and is going through the script and learning their parts in the musical. We will learn fun Halloween songs.

3rd grade is learning the Veteran’s Day songs and will be performing for you on Monday, Nov. 11 at 9:30 am. We will learn fun Halloween songs with rounds and circle games.

4th grade is learning how to play the recorder. We will review B, A, and G and then start playing fun songs. We will learn E and D as well. We will learn the Australian unofficial national anthem, Waltzing Matilda and learn fun Australian words.

5th grade is learning to play the ukulele and are playing a few songs with C, C7, G7, and F. We are playing songs with strumming techniques and even singing while playing. WE are learning what a minstrel song is and what minstrel shows were in the 1800’s. They have been learning Camptown Races. We are learning about singing a melody and a descant together. 

6th grade is continuing to learn fun songs for their pillow concert later this year. They are getting better at drum lines and bucket drumming with fun rhythms.

Each rotation has learned about these composers so far:

Beethoven, Mozart, Saint Saens, and this rotation is Bach. Ask your child about any of these composers and see if they can tell you something you don’t know! 

 

Computer Lab – Mrs. Stonely  [email protected]

Kindergarten – Digital Citizenship: Students learned about media balance and the importance of keeping our lives balanced.

Lesson: Students developed their coding skills by working on the website, “Kodable”. Kodable helps students develop fundamental coding skills, grow confident in their problem solving, and experience the joy of real coding and creation.

 

1st Grade – Digital Citizenship: We discussed what is private information and when not to share it online.

Lesson: Students got to experience Bee Bots, working with a partner they had to program their robot to follow the sequence of a nursery rhyme and code the Bee Bot through a maze.

 

2nd Grade – Digital Citizenship: Students discussed how they can help put a stop to online meanness and how being a good friend in the real world is the same when they are online.

Lesson: Students worked with Bee Bots.  Students worked in pairs coding Bee Bots through several mazes.  Students were also introduced to a grid treasure map where they had 3 levels to code their Bee Bot through.

 

3rd Grade – Digital Citizenship: We talked about the importance of media balance, students discussed the digital habits we form and how some can be good and others are not.

Lesson: Students coded a program in Scratch. Students had to create a program using animation (changing costumes), changing backdrops, adding speech and sound.  It was a lot of fun to see the creativity of the 3rd graders.

 

4th Grade – Digital Citizenship: Students discussed what a “Super” Digital Citizen looks like and what superpowers a super digital citizen would have.  The students decided that the best super power a person could have is kindness.
Lesson: Students got to experience AI.  Students got to talk to a mountain man and learned about their impact on Utah history.  Students also created a mountain man tall tale using AI and  generated a mountain man picture.  Ask your child about their amazing tall tale.

 

5th Grade – Digital Citizenship: Students learned about digital friendships, how they can be positive and negative.  We discussed red flags to watch out for as they make friends online.

Lesson:  Students coded maze games in Scratch.  Students had to design the maze, code their sprite (character), incorporating “If / then” blocks.  Some students created  multiple levels to their maze games.

6th Grade – Digital Citizenship: We discussed their plans on how to be safe online.  Students shared their plan of what they will do when they see an inappropriate picture, or receive a message from a stranger online.
Lesson: Students worked on reinforcing their typing skills by working on a Finger Family tutorial.  Students experienced some dictation and had some fun race typing on Nitro Type.

 

Art – Mrs. Clarke  [email protected]

Our art this last rotation was inspired by the artist Louise Bourgeois who is most famous for her spider sculpture called Maman that can be found all around the globe, including 2 in Washington DC.  We also made spider webs for our tin foil sculptures to live.

Our art this last rotation was inspired by the artist Louise Bourgeois who is most famous for her spider sculpture called Maman that can be found all around the globe, including 2 in Washington DC.  We also made spider webs for our tin foil sculptures to live.

 

Oct 29

Eagle News 10/28/2024

By Eagle News

October 28, 2024

CALENDAR

Oct 29 Kindergarten Field Trip-Hogle Zoo

Oct 29 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Oct 30 School Picture Retakes-See below and Attachment

Oct 31 Halloween Parade 1:30 gym

Nov 4 Rising Eagle Meeting-8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Nov 4 6th Grade ALL Testing-Alpine Elementary

Nov 4 1st Grade Field Trip-Butterfly Biosphere

Nov 5 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Nov 6 PTA Spirit Night-Zupa’s Cafe-Highland-Info to come!

Nov 7 Clear Creek-5th Grade-Info sent home with students and emails from teachers

Nov 7 Clear Creek Day at Alpine Elementary-5th Grade

Nov 7 Math Olympiads-3:30 Mrs. Monson’s Room

Nov 8 Utah Stormwater Presentation-4th grade 12:30

School Information

Celebration for Alpine Elementary

We want to celebrate our students, teachers, support staff, and parents. Each year the Utah State Board of Education puts out a Report Card for every elementary school in Utah. This is based upon a lot of factors regarding proficiency and growth of our students in Language Arts, Math, and Science. This year, Alpine Elementary received the highest grade (#1 ranking) in the Alpine School District (60 schools) and we ranked #8 in the entire state (more than 500 elementary schools).  Our school and community should be very proud of our accomplishments this last year. We have a fantastic school and lots of great things happening. We look forward to continuing our high level of education being supported by a great district and district personnel. Congrats to everyone!

School Picture Retake Day

Picture retakes will be on Oct 30th. They will be in the morning and conclude before lunchtime. If you would like retakes, or if you were absent on the original picture day, please plan on having your picture taken on the 30th. I have attached the order form to select the package you would like.

Halloween Here at Alpine Elementary

We will be having our annual Halloween parade on Oct. 31st. We will be starting the parade at 1:30 and will be walking through the classrooms and ending in the gym. Please feel free to come and wait for the procession in the gym. The parade usually takes about an hour from start to finish.

Please remember that costumes for Halloween should not include masks of any kind. We need to be able to identify all students. This includes during the parade. Also, please do not bring any toy weapons to school. These will be collected and held in the office until the end of the day. Please refrain from blood or gore on costumes as well.

We are always excited to have Halloween here at Alpine. We hope everyone has fun planning fun and safe costumes for the holiday. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

From the PTA

Mark your calendars for some upcoming events in November (more info. to come!)

Wed. Nov. 6: Cafe Zupa’s (Highland) Spirit Night from 4-9pm

Tues. Nov. 12: Classic Skate Night (Orem) from 4:30-8:30pm

Tues. Nov. 19: “Meet the Artist” Reflections Showcase & Awards Night

From the Library

Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our next SCC Meeting on Monday, Nov 18th at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

Oct 15

Eagle News 10/14/2024

By Eagle News

October 14, 2024

CALENDAR

Oct 14-16 Red Ribbon Week-See Below for details and see attachment!

Oct 14 Reflections Entry Deadline!-see below and attachment!

Oct 14 Red Ribbon Week-Wear Red Day

Oct 14 Rising Eagle Meeting 8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Oct 15 Red Ribbon Week-Crazy Hair Day

Oct 15 Lone Peak Cluster PTA Meeting 10:00 Timberline Middle School

Oct 15 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Oct 16 Red Ribbon Week-Wear School Shirt Day

Oct 16 Hero’s Day Assembly 9:30 Back Field at School

Oct 16 Last Day of Term 1

Oct 17-21 Fall Break-NO SCHOOL

Oct 21 Teacher PD Day-NO Students at school!

Oct 22 Alpine SCC Meeting-9:30 Conference Room

Oct 22 Alpine Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Oct 24 Clear Creek Parent Meeting 8:45 Ms Fisher’s room

Oct 24 Math Olympiads 5th/6th graders 3:30 Mrs Monson’s room

Oct 24 Counselor Connection Night 6:30 Westfield Elementary-See attached flyer

Looking Ahead: Oct 31 Halloween Parade 1:30 gym

School Information

Red Ribbon Week this week!

We are excited to have our red ribbon week this week. Please see below for the activities that will be happening this week!

From the PTA

Reflections Entries Deadline Approaching: Oct. 14!

This year’s theme for the national PTA reflections art contest is “Accepting Imperfection.”

All entries are submitted online, and it is open to submit anytime now.

The last day for entries is Oct. 14.

There are 7 different categories to enter in, and your student can submit one entry per category. Please see the flyer and website HERE for more details.

There are also directions on how to submit, as well as the rules and criteria for each category. Please ensure your student’s artwork meets all the rules and criteria- if it doesn’t meet the rules we have to disqualify it.

Red Ribbon Week this Week: Oct. 14-16

During Red Ribbon Week, we will be helping the students make the commitment to themselves to live drug free. Please see the separate email sent with information for parents on how to continue this conversation at home. Remember, a strong relationship with a caring adult is the best anti-drug program there is.

On Monday Oct. 14- Wear RED

Students can wear red, and pledge to be drug free.

On Tuesday Oct. 15- CRAZY HAIR Day

Crazy hair day to remember to use your head, don’t do drugs.

On Wednesday Oct. 16- SPIRIT Day

Wear your school shirt and pledge to keep Alpine drug free.

On Wednesday morning, starting at 9:30am, we have a special visit from the DEA, K-9 dogs, police, fire, SWAT and more. We are appreciative of their service and their time given to visit Alpine Elementary.

From the Library

Read, Read, Read!

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our next SCC Meeting on Tuesday, Oct 22nd at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

Oct 08

Eagle News 10/07/2024

By Eagle News

October 7, 2024

CALENDAR

Oct 7 Rising Eagle Meeting 8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Oct 8 Alpine Elementary Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Oct 14-16 Red Ribbon Week-Information to come soon!

Oct 14 Reflections Entry Deadline!-see below and attachment!

Oct 15 Rising Eagle Meeting 8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Oct 15 Lone Peak Cluster PTA Meeting 10:00 Timberline Middle School

Oct 16 Hero’s Day Assembly 9:30 Back Field at School

Oct 16 Last Day of Term 1

Oct 17-21 Fall Break-NO SCHOOL

School Information

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thanks to everyone who attended our parent/teacher conferences last week. We loved having each of you here. If you did not get a chance to meet with your student’s teacher, please contact them and they would love to visit with you.

Specialty Classes Update

Here is a link to see what our fantastic specialty classes will be doing for the next few weeks!

Specialty Classes Update 9/30 – 10/18

From the PTA

Reflections Entries Deadline Approaching: Oct. 14!

This year’s theme for the national PTA reflections art contest is “Accepting Imperfection.”

All entries are submitted online, and it is open to submit anytime now.

The last day for entries is Oct. 14.

There are 7 different categories to enter in, and your student can submit one entry per category. Please see the flyer and website HERE for more details.

There are also directions on how to submit, as well as the rules and criteria for each category. Please ensure your student’s artwork meets all the rules and criteria- if it doesn’t meet the rules we have to disqualify it.

Red Ribbon Week Coming Up Oct. 14-16

Look out for a flyer coming home this week, as well as the email sent next Sunday with more details and information about Red Ribbon Week.

On Wednesday Oct. 16 morning, we have a special visit from the DEA, K9 dogs, SWAT, police, fire and more. We are appreciative of their service and their time given to visit Alpine Elementary.

From the Library

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS T-SHIRT PAYMENT DUE

If you ordered a Battle of the Books t-shirt, please pay the $10 cost on MySchoolFees.com by Friday, October 11th.

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our first SCC Meeting on Tuesday, Oct 22nd at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

 

Oct 03

Specialty Classes Update 09/30/24 -10/18/24

By Specialty Classes Update

 

Rotation: Sept. 30 – 18, 2024

 

Music – Mrs. Hunt  [email protected]

1st grade- We are learning about the instrument families in the orchestra. We are listening to the music and reading the story from Peter and the Wolf and how the instruments in the orchestra represent different characters in the story. We will be able to group the correct instruments into the correct families and know where the families sit in an orchestra. We will watch the movie, Peter and the Wolf. We will also learn the songs Buckle Up, There’s a hole in the bucket, and Skip to my Lou.

2nd grade- We will be choosing a first, second, and third choice in our Glow Musical. We will learn about the characters in the musical, how everyone in the musical is important, and how to share our talents with others. We will learn about crescendo (getting louder) and decrescendo (getting softer and using our voices to create those dynamics. We will learn the songs from the musical and learn Clementine.

3rd grade- We are working hard on learning our Veteran’s Day songs. This is the 3rd year we will have done this amazing program. We will be performing on the morning of Nov. 11, which is Veteran’s Day. Please put this on your calendar now and think about who would enjoy coming in your family who is a veteran or is still on active duty. We would love to honor them. We will continue learning our songs for the program while also learning the difference between a fanfare and a bugle because we are learning Taps, Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, and Stars and Stripes Forever written by John Sousa.

4th grade- We are reviewing musical terms we learned in 3rd grade by playing bingo. We are also getting recorders and learning how to play the first 3 notes B, A, and G. If your child would like to purchase the one they use this year they are welcome to pay in the office in May.

5th grade- We are learning about the Magic Flute Opera. We will listen to the overture and then learn about the story. We will also introduce the ukulele and how to play 3 chords C, F, and G7.

We will learn how to strum different rhythms and play many songs. We will continue to learn our Hope of America songs for our program on May 6, 2025 at the Marriott Center in Provo. Please mark your calendars for this amazing event.

6th grade- We are learning about many tempos we can sing and play our hand drums to. We are learning how to play the different hand drums, rhythms, and layering different rhythms together. We will also be learning the pillow concert songs, I’ve Been Everywhere and The Museum song. 

Alpine Eagles Choir- This is after school on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 and includes 4th-6th graders. We are learning some fun Christmas music and I’m very excited about the sound and quality these kids are already practicing with! I love working with your children!!!

 

Computer Lab – Mrs. Stonely  [email protected]

Kindergarten – Digital Citizenship: Students were introduced to a concept called the Internet Traffic Light. Green means “go,” indicating a site you know is safe. Yellow means “go slow” and ask an adult if it’s safe. Red means “stop,” indicating a website that is not appropriate for you.

Lesson: Students worked on the “Teach Your Monster To Read” website, which helps reinforce phonics skills and develop computer mouse skills.

1st Grade – Digital Citizenship: We read the book, “Good Pictures, Bad Pictures,” by Kristen A. Jensen. We discussed what to do if they see a bad picture: “Turn, Run, Tell.”

Lesson: Students worked in Scratch Jr., learning how to edit backdrops and characters in their program. They coded an alien planet with dancing aliens.

 

2nd Grade – Digital Citizenship: The concept of digital trails was introduced; students learned that every time they go online, a record is kept of the sites they visit.

Lesson: Students coded a Scratch Jr. grid maze game, learning to create a maze and then code a sprite (character) to complete the maze.

 

3rd Grade – Digital Citizenship: We learned about our digital trails and discussed that the things we post, share, and create online are permanent. We emphasized our responsibility to be mindful of what we broadcast to others.

Lesson: Students were introduced to coding in Scratch; in previous years, they coded in Scratch Jr. They created an animated word program with letters changing colors, sizes, movements, and bouncing.

 

4th Grade – Digital Citizenship: We discussed personal vs. private information and what is okay to share online.

Lesson: Students worked in Scratch, developing code to make their sprite change costumes, speak, and change the backdrop.

 

5th Grade – Digital Citizenship: Students learned about their digital presence and discussed how future colleges and employers look at it.

Lesson: This week, students practiced typing, reinforcing correct finger placement and learning finger families. They also had the opportunity to try dictation and enjoyed it.

6th Grade – Digital Citizenship: We discussed how people use social media to promote themselves and how it doesn’t always portray true reality.

Lesson: Students worked in Google Sheets, learning how to add basic functions and conditionals. 

 

Art – Mrs. Clarke  [email protected]

We have been working on a school-wide Mood Meter.  Thanks to our school counselor, Tyrene Hartsell, our school is implementing the nationwide RULERS program. This is an evidenced based approach to social and emotional learning.  As part of this program students are increasing their emotional vocabulary through The Mood Meter.
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Using the Mood Meter each student in art chose an emotion to create a monochromatic (one color) collage self-portrait. We spent some time studying our facial expressions in a mirror and the things that change when we feel different emotions.  The students noticed that most of the emotion in our faces is shown in our eyes, mouth, and eyebrows.  After studying some of Romaire Bearden’s collage work we sketched a plan and set to work creating our own collage.
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Watch for our school Mood Meter in the hallway by the library.
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Sep 24

Eagle News 09/23/2024

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September 23, 2024

CALENDAR

Sept 23-27 Eagle Week-See attached and below for information!

Sept 23 Rising Eagle Meeting 8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Sept 23 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Conference Room

Sept 23 Vision Screenings

Sept 23 Eagle Week Kickoff Assembly 3:00 Gym

Sept 24 Alpine Elementary Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Sept 26 Counselor Connection Night 6:30-Virtual-See attachment for details

Sept 27 Alpine PTA Fun Run-2:30 Back Field-See Attached and Separate Email sent Sunday

Sept 27-Oct 3 Book Fair!

Sept 30 Grandparents Day!-See below and attachment for details

Sept 30 JA Biztown-Orem location-5th grade

Sept 30 Lone Peak Cluster PTA Meeting 10:00-Mountain Ridge Jr. High

Oct 1 Student Council Conference-BYU Campus-Those attending will receive information

Oct 1 Alpine Elementary Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Oct 2-3 Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences-See below for details

Oct 4 Teacher Work Day-NO School for Students!

School Information

Parent/Teacher Conferences

We have our conferences coming up quickly. Please sign up, as we did last year, using your parent Skyward account. If you have questions, you may refer to the attachment or you can call the main office and we can help you at 801-610-8700.

From the PTA

It’s EAGLE WEEK! Alpine PTA’s annual fundraising week is from Sept. 23-27.

Make your donation now HERE!

We are going cashless! Donating online is safe, easy and NO extra fees.

*Please read through the separate email sent with detailed information regarding fundraiser incentives, fun run details and block party details.

Vision Screening Volunteers Tomorrow (9/23) at 9:20am- Reminder to those who signed up to volunteer helping with the school vision screening. Also, if you didn’t sign up still feel free to come! We will take all the extra help to make things run quicker and smoother.

Reflections 2024-25 Theme: “Accepting Imperfection”

The National PTA’s Reflections art contest is now open! There are 7 different categories to enter in. The school deadline is Oct. 14 for entries. Please see the attached flyer or here for more information.

From the Library

SAVE THE DATE:

Grandparents/Special Guest Day at our Hats Off to Reading Book Fair

Monday, September 30th

8:45 am – 4:00 pm-Come when it is convenient!

Students can invite grandparents or a special guest to join them at the book fair for reading, games, prizes, and fun!

From the SCC

School Community Council Meeting

We will be having our first SCC Meeting on Monday, September 23rd at 9:30. Everyone is welcome to come and participate.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

 

Sep 18

Eagle News 09/16/2024

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September 16, 2024

CALENDAR

Sept 16 School Pictures

Sept 17 Alpine Elementary Choir Practice 3:30 Gym-see below and attached

Sept 20 Last Day to register for Battle of the Books!-see below for the link to sign up!

Sept 20 Last day to pre-order your Block Party Dinner-See Below!

Sept 23 Rising Eagle Meeting 8:30 Mrs. Fisher’s Room

Sept 23 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Conference Room

Sept 23 Vision Screenings

Sept 24 Alpine Elementary Choir Practice 3:30 Gym

Sept 26 Counselor Connection Night 6:30-Info to come

Sept 27 Alpine PTA Fun Run-Info to come!

School Information

School Pictures Coming on Monday!

Please see the attachment for instructions on how to order packets. We will be taking pictures on Monday morning until lunchtime!

Alpine Elementary is a BTSArts School!

BTS Arts Educators provide arts-integrated instruction to all K-6 students in our school. Your child is able to participate in this wonderful arts program because of a grant from the Utah State Legislature.  Click on this link to see more about our program!

Our School is a BTSarts School

From the PTA

PRE-ORDER Your Block Party Dinner HERE today! Deadline is THIS Friday!

Join us for our family block party on 9/27 from 5:00-7:00pm and pre-order your dinner now! Deadline for pre-orders is this Friday. Catered by Smoke-a-Billy BBQ, single meals are $10 and family (up to 6 people) are $40. See attached flyer for more details.

Save the Date for Alpine PTA’s Eagle Week!

“Eagle Week” is coming up from Sept. 23-27, with the annual school fun run and family block party event on Friday Sept. 27. The fun run will be held during school, beginning at 2:30pm, with the family party from 5-7pm. Please stay tuned for more details soon!

School Vision Screening Volunteers Needed

We are still in need of a few more volunteers to help with our school vision screening on Monday, Sept. 23 starting at 9:20am. This will only take an hour max. if we get enough volunteers.

Please sign up HERE if you are able to help out this morning.

From the Library

LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP FOR BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!

Registration ends FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH.

If ordering a t-shirt (t-shirts are optional), please pay $10 on MySchoolFees.com by September 20th.

https://forms.gle/BS5bgenmpVAoyh8w7

SAVE THE DATE:

Grandparents/Special Guest Day at our Hats Off to Reading Book Fair

Monday, September 30th

8:45 am – 4:00 pm

Students can invite grandparents or a special guest to join them at the book fair for reading, games, prizes, and fun!

From the SCC

SCC Meeting

We will be having our first School Community Council meeting on Sept 23rd at 9:30 in the conference room. Anyone who would like to attend is welcome.

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 linq Connect 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. Additionally, we cannot give change so all money given will be placed into your student’s account. If you have any questions or may need help, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at 801-610-8700.

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