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Sat., Feb. 28th: 4/5 Volleyball Jamboree @ Wasilla MS MARCH
APRIL, Summative Assessments Tues., April 7th: 5th and 8th Grade AK Science Summative Assessment Mon., April 13th - Thur., April 16th: 3rd - 5th Grade Math & ELA AK STAR Summative Assessment and K-2 MAP Testing Tues., April 14th: 6th - 8th Grade ELA AK STAR Summative Assessment Thur., April 16th: Spring Family Night & Art Show Tues., April 21st: 6th - 8th Grade Math AK STAR Summative Assessment Safety during morning drop off This is a reminder that students must remain in vehicles in the morning until after an AMC staff member opens the front gate. AMC staff supervision is necessary for safety purposes and students must not exit vehicles until an AMC staff member is present. Thank you for supporting AMC's safety procedures to help keep AMC students safe. Ms. Farren A Note from your amc secretaryImportant Items to Note Buses - For planning purposes: Message from the Mat-Su Borough School District: We are aware of a notice indicating that a transportation service disruption could occur as soon as Monday, March 2, 2026, due to a contract dispute between our bus contractor, Durham School Services, and the bus employee union, Teamsters Local 959. While we remain hopeful that no job action occurs and scheduled bargaining continues, families should plan for no bus service to begin Monday, March 2. Regardless of any potential transportation disruption, schools will remain open, and classes will continue as scheduled. If transportation is able to operate on Monday, we will notify families as soon as possible via text, email, and social media. If bus services are impacted, we will continue to provide timely updates through those same channels and on the district website. Even if buses are running next week, AMC will not have bus service Friday, March 6th. School Lunch: Subway and pizza order forms for March went home on 2/23. If you need another copy, your student can grab one from the front office. Picture Day was February 19th with Fitzgerald Photography and are now ready for purchase. Parents are able to view and purchase pictures by logging into Fitzgerald's website. The password is your student's school ID. Annual Alyeska 5th grade and Honor Roll Ski Trip: This year's trip to Alyeska will be on March 25th. All 5th grade students are invited to participate as a way of marking their exit from multiage and entry into secondary. Secondary students who have a cumulative GPA average from Q1-Q3 of a 3.0 or higher will be invited to attend. IMPORTANT DEADLINE for Alyeska: Invitational/Permission Slip packets for those who reached the honor roll status and for all 5th grade students will be sent home on March 17th. It will consists of 2 forms: an AMC Permission Slip & Waiver and an Alyeska Resort Waiver and Liability form. Both forms must be completed in its entirety by March 19th. There are no exceptions to this deadline. Incomplete forms and forms submitted to the front office after 3PM on March 19th will not be accepted, forfeiting the student's invitation. Student HighlightsMrs. Kerkove's CLassroomThe primary prep had a wonderful time celebrating the 100th day of school. Throughout the day they built creations with 100 Legos, stacked 100 cups, made necklaces with 100 beads, put 100 “gumballs” in the gumball machine, licked their Tootsie Roll Pop 100 times, and completed 100 exercises. Many of the students even dressed up as 100 years old! It was a great way to celebrate being 100 days smarter.
Mrs. Voigt's ClassroomMrs. Voigt's class is having a blast using the unique events happening this February-March. They kicked it off with learning about the Winter Olympics and writing informed opinions about the Luge. Then, they are racing three Iditarod Teams to Nome in their I-dita-READ challenge. They are reading 'miles-per-minutes' and journaling summaries of the stories they read. Each team is tracking their progress on the Northern Route from Anchorage to Nome. When we return from Spring Break, we will look at the progress of the actual racers and see who raced through their check points and at what pace. The class is on sled teams by grade and are pushing hard to read farther and faster than the other teams.  Mrs. crum's classroomStudents in 6th grade math worked together brainstorming vocabulary to help them write expressions and equations.
Made for the stage Made for the Stage will be performing A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare in May. One highlight of the production will be a 3-D sculpture headdress used by the character named Bottom. The ears of the creature will be able to move as the actor performs. The mask was created and designed by Herb Flower of Utah. He is the uncle to Saskia and Kalina Martin, AMC student performers. March Kidwind Fundaiser, March 24th AMC Kidwind's monthly fundraiser at Raising Caines will be on Tuesday the 24th of this month. Please come out and support our students. Your order at Caines will only count toward our fundraiser if you mention the word "fundraiser." AMC's New School UpdateA few delays have caused the finish date of the new school to be pushed to the middle of October, with the move-in date scheduled for November 10th, 2026. Windows are in, the gym trusses are installed, and the building is being heated with a temporary heat source. Photo taken 02.25.26 
Attendance and timeliness Data February- 164 Tardies, 6.45% absenteeism January- 166 Tardies, 6.68% absenteeism December- 107 Tardies, 4.69% absenteeism November- 144 Tardies, 5.31% absenteeism October- 144 Tardies, 5.59% absenteeism September- 135 Tardies, 5.35% absenteeism Can AMC get fewer than 100 tardies in a month? Can AMC keep the absenteeism rate under 5%? Principal's corner Hello AMC Families,
As we welcome upcoming Spring Break, AMC staff remain focused on covering important academic content and supporting students’ positive learning trajectories. AMC staff members have been thoughtfully preparing students academically by reinforcing key concepts, building confidence, and practicing effective strategies for sustaining stamina. Dedication to learning is essential as we approach April and the standardized testing season. I encourage families to stay on course by ensuring students remain focused on academics, attend school consistently, and arrive at school on time each day. Spring break will be a wonderful time to recharge and reset, and then the school days will stay laser focused on learning. Thank you for your continued partnership in making this a successful and vibrant school year as students 'Achieve Academic Excellence.... the American Way.' I look forward to a strong Spring together as we ‘Stay True to Our Mission and Plan for the Future.’ Sincerely, Ms. Farren Comments are closed.
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