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March 6, 2023

CALENDAR

Mar 6 Battle of the Books Competition 5th/6th Grades 9:30 start
Mar 7 PTA Classic Skate Night-Classic Skating-see below for details
Mar 7 Alpine PTA Meeting 9:30 Faculty Room
Mar 8 Math Olympiads 3:30-Mrs. Monson’s room
Mar 10 Alpine Hope Squad Meeting 8:45 Ms. Johnson’s Room
Mar 10 Class Picture Day-see below for details
Mar 10 End of 3rd Term
Mar 13 Teacher Professional Development Day-No school for students
Mar 14 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30
Mar 14 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 Location TBD
Mar 15 Math Olympiads 3:30-Mrs. Monson’s room
Mar 17 Watergarden’s Movie Day-3rd Grade and Kindergarten
Mar 17 1st grade field trip to Alpine Fire Department 2:00
Mar 17 5th Grade Chinese Play-2:30 Gym-5th Grade Chinese DLI parents invited

School Information

Class Picture day is on Friday, March 10th!
We are excited to announce that we will be having our Spring Class Picture day this Friday. Information will be coming home on Monday regarding this event. So you know, we will be doing the old-time everyone together class pictures on the steps in the gym like we did years ago. These pictures are much more fun than the composites you received in the Fall. Information on purchasing these photos will be in the packet and you will be able to purchase them online. We will not be doing individual student pictures on this day, only full class pictures.

Opportunity to participate in History, Science or Geography Bee
This year, we’re excited to offer students the opportunity to participate in the Utah Regional Finals for the National History Bee, National Science Bee and International Geography Bee which will be held on April 8 in the Salt Lake City area. There are 2 age groups for students at our school: elementary (4th grade and lower) and middle school (5th and 6th grade). To qualify to participate in the regional competition in Salt Lake, students take a free, online, 20-minute, 50 question multiple-choice test.

Students are encouraged to choose ONE subject area to focus on. Test preparation is done independently and students will take the online qualifying tests after school on March 20 or 21 or online.

To access practice tests you can use the following links:

History

Geography

Science

To gauge student interest, please complete the online form for each student interested in participating.

https://forms.gle/18A1ySABFiifwtDm9

Nicole Menssen

International Academic Competitions Teacher Sponsor

Kindergarten Registration
If you have a kindergarten student that will be at Alpine Elementary in the upcoming 2023-2024 school year and you did not have a chance to register last week, please do so as soon as possible. Please contact the main office for registration help.

If you know anyone that doesn’t have students at the school this year but will have a kindergartener next year, please pass along this information.

Please do not hesitate to reply to this email or call the office here at school with any questions.

White Ribbon Week!
We want to send a huge “Thanks” to everyone involved in our White Ribbon Week last week. We hope great conversations were had regarding internet safety and online citizenship.

Outside/Inside Weather Days
As a followup to the email sent up earlier, if we have an extremely cold or inclement weather day, we will post red flags on the outside of the school. This will indicate that students should come in the main doors and go down to the gym until the morning bell rings. This will occur if the temperature drops below 20 degrees or if we have major storms.

From the Library

Battle of the Books is just around the corner!
It’s almost time for the Battle of the Books competition!
5th/6th grades will compete on Monday, March 6th
3rd/4th grades will compete on Monday, March 20th
Keep reminding your students to read the books on their book list and to memorize the book titles and authors’ last names.

From the SCC

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

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

Classic Skate Night at Classic Skating
Our PTA is inviting you to come and have fun at our Classic Skate Night on Tuesday, March 7th from 5:00-9:00 at Classic Skating in Orem. This is always a fun time. Admission is free but you do need to rent or bring your own skates.

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.

February 20, 2023

CALENDAR
Feb 20 President’s Day-No School
Feb 21 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 Timberline Middle School
Feb 22 Lone Peak Jazz/Pep Band Assembly 9:30 4th-6th grades
Feb 23 Loveland Aquarium Visit-2nd Grade
Feb 24 Hope Squad Meeting 8:45 Ms. Johnson’s Room
Feb 24 Watergardens Movie Morning-4th Grade
Feb 24 Dental Health Assembly 10:30 1st and 2nd grades
Feb 27-Mar 3 White Ribbon Week-Info to come
Feb 27 Timberline Band/Orchestra Presentation-6th Grade 9:30
Feb 28 Discovery Gateway Presentation-Kindergarten 10:00
Feb 28 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30
Mar 1 Timberline Counselors coming to Alpine-6th Grade 2:00
Mar 1 Math Olympiads 3:30-Mrs. Monsoon’s room
Mar 2 Kindergarten Field Trip-Hogle Zoo

School Information

ANOTHER STRANGER DANGER INCIDENT!
We have been notified again that in Alpine another attempted kidnapping incident occurred. Not may details were shared but please make sure you talk with your students regarding safety and walking in groups, if possible. We want everyone to be safe.

Chinese DLI Lottery Information
For those who were selected in the 1st grade Chinese lottery, please contact the school and get your forms completed and turned in by Tuesday morning.

Lone Peak Knights Mountain Bike Team Info
Our mission is to inspire young ones to ride their bikes and explore the outdoors. Through cycling, we cultivate not only strong minds and bodies, but also character and communities. Our aim is to ignite a passion for riding and the beauty of nature, while having a blast. Every individual, no matter their level, can participate in our events – we offer a diverse range of race categories, catering to everyone from the fierce competitor to the casual rider who seeks the company of friends or the novice rider who’s yet to experience off-road cycling. Together, we embark on thrilling adventures, confronting challenges alongside our teammates. Above all, we embrace inclusivity and respect for all.

Come join the Lone Peak Knight Riders XC mountain bike team!-See Attached Flyer for info

Registration for Alpine Preschool for 2023-2024 School Year
Registration for Alpine Elementary’s Inclusion PRESCHOOL opens at 10:00 am 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 followup to the email sent up earlier, if we have an extremely cold or inclement weather day, we will post red flags on the outside of the school. This will indicate that students should come in the main doors and go down to the gym until the morning bell rings. This will occur if the temperature drops below 20 degrees or if we have major storms.

From the Library
Battle of the Books is just around the corner!
It’s almost time for the Battle of the Books competition!
5th/6th grades will compete on Monday, March 6th
3rd/4th grades will compete on Monday, March 20th
Keep reminding your students to read the books on their book list and to memorize the book titles and authors’ last names.

From the SCC
SCC Meeting

Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 28th at 9:30.

From the PTA

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

Legislative Update
The 2023 Legislative Session is in full swing! Here are a couple of resources to help you through:
The PTA tracks education bills, check it out here:
https://www.utahpta.org/bills?items_per_page=50
Find out who your state senator and representative are here by scrolling down and clicking on “Find Your Legislators”:

https://le.utah.gov

If you want to communicate to them about a bill their committee or house is voting on, you should text them and let them know you are their constituent. Be respectful but communicate your viewpoint.

Please contact Tracy Nuttall, PTA advocacy specialist, at 801-897-7018 if you’d like more information about PTA advocacy or how to contact your legislators.

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.

February 12, 2023

CALENDAR
Feb 13 4th Grade Stormwater Presentation 11:00
Feb 13 Maturation Program 5th Grade 1:40-Girls in Library, Boys in Gym
Feb 14 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Faculty Room
Feb 15 Math Olympiads 3:30 Mrs. Monson’s Room
Feb 17 Teacher Work Day-No School for students
Feb 20 President’s Day-No School
Feb 21 Lone Peak Council PTA Meeting 10:00 Location TBD
Feb 22 Lone Peak Jazz/Pep Band Assembly 9:30 4th-6th grades
Feb 23 Loveland Aquarium Visit-2nd Grade
Feb 24 Hope Squad Meeting 8:45 Ms. Johnson’s Room
Feb 24 Watergardens Movie Morning-4th Grade
Feb 24 Dental Health Assembly 10:30 1st and 2nd grades

School Information
STRANGER DANGER INCIDENT!
I was notified by a parent of an incident that occurred Friday afternoon regarding an older man that pulled over & offered candy to a couple of our students near Purple, as they walked home from school. Gratefully, they said no and ran before anything bad happened. The police were notified and they promised to do their due diligence. We are asking you to please speak with your student regarding being safe and walking with a friend or group of friends if they walk home. We will have all our teachers at school reeducate our students on Monday regarding stranger danger. But, as always, please keep open communication with your students regarding what to do in this type of situation.

Chinese DLI Lottery Information
Chinese 1st grade students that applied for acceptance for next school year should have received notification last Friday, via email. For those who were accepted, the commitment letter needs to be returned, in person, to our office no later than Friday Feb 17th at 3:00. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Registration for Alpine Preschool for 2023-2024 School Year
Registration for Alpine Elementary’s Inclusion PRESCHOOL opens at 10:00 am 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 followup to the email sent up earlier, if we have an extremely cold or inclement weather day, we will post red flags on the outside of the school. This will indicate that students should come in the main doors and go down to the gym until the morning bell rings. This will occur if the temperature drops below 20 degrees or if we have major storms.

From the Library

Book Fair Thanks to all!
We want to thank Mrs. Ruesch and all the volunteers for a fantastic Book Fair! It is always a fantastic and fun week welcoming our Grandparents and special guests and participating the great activities. Thanks Mrs. Ruesch!

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

Legislative Update

The 2023 Legislative Session is in full swing! Here are a couple of resources to help you through:

The PTA tracks education bills, check it out here:

https://www.utahpta.org/bills?items_per_page=50

Find out who your state senator and representative are here by scrolling down and clicking on “Find Your Legislators”:

https://le.utah.gov

If you want to communicate to them about a bill their committee or house is voting on, you should text them and let them know you are their constituent. Be respectful but communicate your viewpoint.

Please contact Tracy Nuttall, PTA advocacy specialist, at 801-897-7018 if you’d like more information about PTA advocacy or how to contact your legislators.

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.

February 6, 2023

CALENDAR
Feb 6-10 Alpine Book Fair in Library
Feb 6 Grandparents/Special Guest Day 8:45-4:00-see attached flyer
Feb 6 Chinese New Year Dance Assembly-10:00 gym-This is an assembly that is being brought in. It is not our students performing.
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
Feb 13 4th Grade Stormwater Presentation 11:00
Feb 13 Maturation Program 5th Grade 1:40
Feb 14 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30 Faculty Room
Feb 15 Math Olympiads 3:30 Mrs. Monson’s Room
Feb 17 Teacher Work Day-No School for students
Feb 20 President’s Day-No School

School Information
A.L.L. Testing or 7th Graders
Please see the attached flyer for information regarding testing for A.L.L. programs for next year’s 7th graders.

SEP Conferences (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Our SEP conferences are coming this Wednesday and Thursday. Please take a moment to sign up for a time to come and visit with your student and their teacher. 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.

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 followup to the email sent up earlier, if we have an extremely cold or inclement weather day, we will post red flags on the outside of the school. This will indicate that students should come in the main doors and go down to the gym until the morning bell rings. This will occur if the temperature drops below 20 degrees or if we have major storms.

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

Legislative Update
The 2023 Legislative Session is in full swing! Here are a couple of resources to help you through:

The PTA tracks education bills, check it out here:

https://www.utahpta.org/bills?items_per_page=50

Find out who your state senator and representative are here by scrolling down and clicking on “Find Your Legislators”:

https://le.utah.gov

If you want to communicate to them about a bill their committee or house is voting on, you should text them and let them know you are their constituent. Be respectful but communicate your viewpoint.

Please contact Tracy Nuttall, PTA advocacy specialist, at 801-897-7018 if you’d like more information about PTA advocacy or how to contact your legislators.

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 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.

December 12, 2022

CALENDAR

Dec 12 1st Grade Field Trip-Living Planet Aquarium
Dec 12 Battle of the Books Pizza Party-Lunchtime-4th grade-See Below for info
Dec 12 PTA Family Night 6:30 Gym-See Attached Flyer and below
Dec 13 Alpine SCC Meeting 9:30-Faculty Room
Dec 15 Christmas Sing for Parents 9:30-Gym-Everyone Welcome to come
Dec 15 Christmas Sing for Students 2:15
Dec 16 Minimal Day-See below for details

School Information

Minimal Day information
Friday, December 16th is a minimal day for students. Students will arrive at school at the normal time (9:15) but they will be dismissed at 12:45. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as normal.

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!

Crossing Guard Needed at Alpine Elementary
If you, or someone you might know, or if you want to volunteer someone, to be our crossing guard here at Alpine, please let me know. Alpine City is the one that is in charge of hiring crossing guards but I can get you the info if interested. Hours are 8:45-9:15am and 3:25-3:55 each day. Pay is $13.25 per session (morning session and afternoon session) for a total of $26.50 per day.

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
Battle of the Books Pizza Party for various grades
We want to invite those students who have signed up for Battle of the Books and have read at least 3 of the books from the lists to attend our Battle of the Books Pizza party on your assigned day. Please see the above calendar to see when your grade level is assigned. If your grade level is not listed, it is more than two weeks out. Check back! Come to the library during your lunchtime for some pepperoni pizza! If you don’t want pizza, please grab your home lunch or school lunch and come down and eat it in the library!

From the SCC

SCC Meeting
Thanks to those who attended our last SCC meeting. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 13th at 9:30 in the faculty room.

From the PTA

PTA Family Night
PTA family night this month will be Monday December 12th at 6:30! 

We will be putting together kids nutrition kits for those who don’t have meals over the break. Donations are needed, so please feel free to send in any of these items up until the 12th

Kids Nutrition kit needs:

1)Entree: This can be any type of entree such as Easy Mac, can of ravioli(as long as it’s a pull top), Cup o Noodles or something similar. It needs to be microwaveable and easy for a kid to make

2)Juice: Any type of 100% juice in a sturdy container

3)Fruit pouch: This could be applesauce in a squeeze pouch or an 8oz can of fruit with a pull tab lid (nothing that requires a can opener). They no longer accept fruit or applesauce cups

4)Dried Fruit: Any type of dried fruit such as fruit leather, raisins. They accept fruit and grain bars as well

5)Granola or Protein bar: Healthy granola bar, fiber or protein bar

6)Crackers: Any type of cracker such as crackers and cheese dips, peanut butter crackers or anything similar

7)Fruit snacks: Any brand of fruit snacks

All items will be donated to the Community Action Food Bank in Provo which services Provo/Orem, Heber, Coalville and Kamas

Please leave food donations on table set up in hallway by the office 🙂

Next PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting will be December 6th 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.