HUFFMAN NEWS
HUSKY TALES
Anchorage School District
http://www.asdk12.org/schools/Huffman/pages/
Volume 1, Issue 12
12000 Lorraine Street Anchorage, Alaska 99516 907-742-5650 SCHOOL BUSINESS PARTNERS http://www.alaskazoo.org/
CALENDAR
May 6, 2016
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Dear Huffman Families, Can you believe it? May is here and we are in the home stretch. What an amazing year of learning and growth. This brings us to our last newsletter of the year. Huffman Elementary Construction
May 10 Mini Society 5th Grade 1:30p
May 11 Potato Planting Day Nurse’s Day
May 13 Explorations Day 9:15A-11:15A / 1:15P-3:15P
We are lucky to be receiving interior and roofing upgrades this summer. Upgrades will include new flooring, new ceilings, permanent walls between classrooms, and an office upgrade to name a few. This is year two of three in the overall bonded project. With that said, we will be hustling to clean and pack early this year. Please contact your classroom teacher to see if they’d like any extra help packing up. It will be hectic, but so worth it in the end. Please know that construction may impact access to the playground over the summer. At this time, we are not sure what access will look like. Thank you for understanding. Online Registration is Open, May 2 – May 27 https://parentconnect.asdk12.org Skip the lines and stress. Register online right now. Registering early is incredibly helpful for teacher staffing and school planning. Thank you! Last Day of School, Thursday, May 19 As always, students may not bring backpacks to school on the last day. Students will bring their report cards home on the last day as well.
May 18
Library Fines & Cafeteria Balances
Field Day
Please ensure any library fines or cafeteria balances are squared away. Thank you.
4-6 9:15A-11:15A K-3 1:15P-3:15P
May 19 6th Grade Recognition 1:30P
Last Day of School On-line Registration Returning students can be registered May 2 - 27 or July 25 - Aug. 12 through Zangle ParentConnection for the 2016-17 school year. New-to-district students or students moving over the summer will need to register in-person at their school during districtwide registration in August.
Safety As you can imagine, students are becoming more and more excited about summer vacation. Please use extra caution while driving and watch for those darting kids and bikes. In particular, please slow down and watch the intersection near the school sign. More and more students are riding their bikes. Parking Lot Thank you for keeping our students safe. A couple of friendly reminders: The front parking lot (bus lane) is closed during drop off and pick up times Students may not walk through any parking lot unattended Cell phone use is prohibited in the parking lot Thank You I am so proud to work with such an amazing group of students, staff, and families! I feel very lucky to be Huffman’s principal and I’ve enjoyed getting to know the students. This is truly a wonderful community and I appreciate our partnership. I hope you are able to find time to enjoy our beautiful Alaskan summer with your kids. Have a great summer! As always, don’t hesitate to call or email if you have questions or concerns. Have a wonderful day. All the best. Chris 907-742-5650 opitz_chris@asdk12.org
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Looking for summer camps, sports teams, lessons or tutoring? Check out the flyer box outside the front office.
Nicky Wagner from Mrs. Simmons class won the ASD Perfect attendance award. Superintendent Ed Graff presented the award to Nicky in the classroom. Nicky’s class won a party from For Fun Alaska. Great job Nicky!
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PAW PRINTS 4-11-16
PAW PRINTS 4-18-16 Kindergarten
Kindergarten McDaniel
Nevaehly Cachola, Bryn Digel,
McDaniel
Parker Buron, Colby Roberts
Sterling
Connor Budd, Raylin Cook
Sterling
Reine Hibbert, Devin Berg
1st Grade
1st Grade Carlson
Colin Digel, Haley Calderon
Carlson
Holley Buck, Francesca Farinez
Sooter
Tessa Mack
Sooter
Riley Harby, Elias Sandberg
Weaver
Spring Smith-Boger, Evy Coy
Weaver
Corrina Hunt, Dakota Kraft
2nd Grade
2nd Grade Barrett
Miley Monahan, Cassidy McSharry
Barrett
Daron Saboundjian, Kayla Lobb
Jungwirth
Zachary Wagendorf, Morelia Cortez, Elyse Markgraf, Kira Moore
Jungwirth
Junior Lefano, Camryn Aldrich
Sooter
Ethan Tran
3rd Grade Calabro
Eliza Brace, Kaelyn Hannon, Alannah Harris, Nialah Clark
Kay
Olohitare Osamaiye, Owen Harby
3rd Grade Calabro
Grant Chythlook, Alexander Farinez, Ryder Cochran, Isobella Shuld
Kay
Jessica Judd, Lukas Kosinski, Anna Boltz, Ha-Young Shin
4th Grade Carroll
Hannah Cooley, Nivek Thompson
Ziegler
Toby Carlson, Wyatt Meyers, Corbin Roberts
5th Grade McGregor
Whole class—Book talks
Carroll
Josh Ulofosio, Natalia Novakovich
Ziegler
Chase Berg, Sam Bilbao, Penelope Whitlock
5th Grade McGregor
Tyler Wert, Alison Janicka
Mitchell
Jade Whitt, Ricmerto Clark
Tjaden
Tyler Odell
6th Grade
6th Grade Grumblis
4th Grade
Daisy Calloway, Kylee Wagendorf
Simmons
Emily Green, Cynthia Barbachano
Tjaden
Hanna Miller, Hanna Matthews, Abigail Wilson, Emilie Bieshelt
Grumblis
Kylie McLaughlin, Reed Donald
Simmons
Ella Chythlook, Grace Asselin
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PAW PRINTS 4-25-16
Good Job Awards 3-4-16
Kindergarten McDaniel
Colton Wiita, Harlyn Hegna
Sterling
Veronica Cortes, Huck Bormann, Beck Harth, Jayden Turner
1st Grade
MCDANIEL
Harlyn Hegna
CARLSON
Riley Waller
SOOTER
Charlee Carroll
KAY
Brianna Barker
Carlson
Simon Whitlock, Jonas Nevin
ZIEGLER Noah Blackwell
Sooter
Ella Swanson
MCGREGOR Ashlely Huang
Weaver
Dylan Knutsen, Lindie Kennedy
SIMMONS
Verlana Jones
2nd Grade Barrett
Sam Bellamy, Mya Blackwell
Jungwirth
Alex Tisdale, Neil Lefler
Sooter
Charlee Carroll
3rd Grade Calabro
Jaidee Schirmer, Jack Clark, Sean Gallen
Kay
Addison Stephens, Sean Taylor, Ryan Partch, Olohitare Osamsaiye
4th Grade
Good Job Awards 3-10-16 STERLING Raylin Cook WEAVER BARRETT
Christopher Ayagalria
CALABRO
Katelyn Pratt
CARROLL
Joshua Ulofoshio
MITCHELL Jasmine Griffith TJADEN
Carroll
Cory Driver
Ziegler
Catie Edge, Kate Unger
5th Grade Connor Deason, Emily Franks, Farren McCormick
Mitchell
Zulema Cedillo-Rendon, Ashlyn Richards
Tjaden
Daniel Brandenburg, Rennick Heatwole
6th Grade Grumblis
Jared Weaver, Daniela Urban
Simmons
Jack Richter, Brayden Johnston
Gavin Fox
Good Job Awards 4-1-16 STERLING
McGregor
Miranda Nevzoroff-Oppegard
Veronica Cortez
CARLSON
Peyton Annesi
SOOTER
Patrick McSharry
CALABRO
Alexandria Farinez
CARROLL
Cole Schmidt
McGregor
Alex Ziegler
SIMMONS
Glenn Ball
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Good Job Awards 4-15-16 Salutations! It is hard to believe that I am writing my final blurb for the 2015-2016 school year. Thank you Huffman families for making my first year as a librarian a great one. This is truly a special community and I am proud to be a Huffman Husky. Do you need some reading activities for the summer? Attached to this newsletter is the Anchorage Public Library’s summer reading schedule. The theme this summer is Ready, Set, Read! Also the 2016-2017 Battle of the Books list is out. This is another excellent summer reading activity to get a head start on reading the new Battle of the Books. Go to www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html to get the current list. Looking for a new good series to read aloud/or listen to on family trips or around the campfire? You should try the best selling series Land of Stories by Chris Colfer. I am hoping that I have received all books back to the library. They were due today, May 6th. I have placed notices in teachers’ boxes of those kids who still have library books or fines. Please help your child take care of this, by next Friday May 13th at the latest. Thank you for your help with this. I hope your summer brings you sunshine, great bursts of color in your yard, late night midnight sun walks, quiet moments on a dock, a beautiful sunset, family time, and of course many page turning books. Remember you can find magic wherever you look in a book and reading gives you a place to go when you have to stay where you are. Carpe Diem fellow Huffman Huskies! Cindy Keller Huffman Elementary School
MCDANIEL
Oliver Rosier
CARLSON
Jackson Leahy
SOOTER
Ellie Edge
KAY
Aaron Brandenburg
ZIEGLER
Toby Carlson
MCGREGOR Xander Stephenson SIMMONS
Lucas Wilcox
STERLING
Mariah Luper
SOOTER
Connor Lamb
JUNGWIRTH CALABRO
Kellan Witter
CARROLL
Embyr Wagendorf
TJADEN
Librarian
Anchorage School District In agreement with the Office of Civil Rights-U. S. Department of Education, this statement must be included in all ASD publications, including student handbooks, Non-discrimination for ASD Publications The Board is committed to an environment of non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, economic status, union affiliation, disability and other human differences. No person shall be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, any academic or extracurricular program or educational opportunity or service offered by the District. The District will comply with the applicable statutes, regulations, and executive orders adopted by Federal, State and Municipal agencies. The District notes the concurrent applicability of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, Title II of the
Americans with Disabilities Act and the relevant
disability provisions of Alaska law. Inquiries or complaints may be addressed to the District’s Compliance/Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Director, who also serves as the Title IX and ADA/ADAAA Coordinator, ASD Education Center, 5530 E. Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99504-3135 (907) 742-4132, or to any of the following external agencies: Alaska State Commission for Human Rights, Anchorage Equal Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Director of the Office for Civil Rights-U.S. Department of Education or Office of Civil Rights-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. EEO #024
Sierra Sterling
GRUMBLIS
administrative manuals, parent documents and other District publications. Compliance/Equal Employment Opportunity Office REVISED: 8/2007; 8/2012; 5/2013; 7/2014 ASD Statement of
Annika Hausner
Audrey Westin
STERLING
Landon McFadden
WEAVER
Dawson Michele
BARRETT
Jillian Janicka
CALABRO
Ayden Long
CARROLL
Tristan Markgraf
TJADEN
Oliver Brown
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P.E News FIELD DAY – MAY 18TH 4-6TH 9:15-11:15, K-3RD 1:15-3:15 – NEED LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US RUN THE STATIONS – SEE MRS. BERGT IF YOU CAN HELP.
Great job at the Heart Run Team Huffman! We raised $3,815.00 for the Heart Association with 128 participants.
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Huffman's Kids in the Kitchen Family Cooking Project was a great success! This project was provided by the Anchorage School District, Alaska Kidney Foundation and The United Way to inspire families to get excited about the benefits of cooking together. A big thank you to our celebrity chefs - Kelly and Heidi Nichols, owners and head chef of Suite 100. They were wonderful to put the time and effort in to make these classes fun, informative and inspiring! We want to also thank the Huffman Carr's store for donating the food bags which were used for each class. Families who eat together tend to become more invested in each other! We hope that this class encourages more Huffman families to prepare together, eat together, and get healthy together!
ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
FALL REGISTRATION SCHEDULE The 2016-2017 school year begins: August 22, 2016 Grades 2 - 6 August 29, 2016 Kindergarten and Grade 1 Online Registration dates for returning students: May 2nd -27th & July 25th -August 12th Registration will be held at all Anchorage School District elementary schools. All students must register prior to the beginning of school; please use the following schedule: Tuesday
August 9
Last names beginning with M-Z
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday Wednesday
August 10 August 10
Last names beginning with A-L Last names beginning with A-Z
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday
August 11
Make-up
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Families who are out of town on these dates may register at school upon their return. Students who have not registered prior to the first day of school will not be placed on a class list.
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Lost and Found We have arrived at the end of another fun filled year at Huffman. Everyone has been asking what the outcome of the auction was and I’m pleased to announce that we earned $7,293!! We were so happy to see so many in attendance, especially staff members. Thank you all so much for making our first annual spring auction event so successful. We couldn’t have done it without the help of many!! We are already making plans for next year :-) We have so enjoyed participating in the PTA, serving the staff and students of Huffman. It has been a learning year for several of us and we look forward to coming back next year with a whole new set of ideas and exciting events! Again, thank you to everyone who was so supportive of us this year lending their time and talents when we needed them. It is so rewarding when we can all work together to accomplish so much. Have a very safe and hopefully sunny summer and we’ll see you all next year! For those of you who dread the infamous school supply shopping, look for us at registration…PTA will be selling pre-made school supply bags to grab-ngo!!! We’ll also have brand new spirit wear items at the Huffman Husky Hutch, stay tuned!!! Happy Summer, Huffman Team PTA
Lost and Found bins are over flowing. Tables will be set up on Monday so you can look for lost items. All items will be donated to local charities on May 19th.
Missing Glasses? The office has 4 pairs of glasses
Thanks to everyone who came out on clean -up day! Huge thank you to Mrs. Kay and student council for organizing this event.
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Notes from the
room
It’s amazing to think how close we are to the end of the school year. The students have learned so much!
Bravo to our 6th graders who participated in Sonic Boom! – Alaska’s largest concert! And great job to our Band, Orchestra and Choir musicians on a terrific concert!
It is with love and appreciation that we wish Ms. Devine, our long-time band teacher, a happy retirement! Ms. Devine has inspired many years of band students and we will miss her greatly!
If you are interested in musical opportunities for your child(ren), please take a look at the flyers outside of the Main Office or email me and I can send the information electronically.
On a personal note, thank you for a wonderful first year at Huffman! I am truly thankful to be a part of the Huffman community! See you in the Fall.
With a song, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt
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What an awesome day ! 206 students, 59 parents and 15 staff members rode to school. Thank you to Tasha Bergt, Fiona Peichel and Roxanne Brandenburg for organizing this great event!
Mustache Day at Huffman