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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 Tues., April 21st: 6th - 8th Grade Math AK STAR Summative Assessment A note from your AMC SecretaryImportant Items to Note School Lunch: Subway and pizza order forms for April went home Monday. If you need another copy, your student can grab one from the front office. Bus Transportation and Field Trips Due to a contract dispute between our bus contractor, Durham School Services, and the bus employee union, Teamsters Local 959, bus services will continue to be disrupted for the foreseeable future. AMC thanks you for ensuring your student(s) arrive to school daily and on time. Due to the ongoing strike, AMC has been forced to cancel the multi-aged classrooms' field trip to Talkeetna on April 2nd. Unfortunately, we are unable to reschedule at this time. AMC has also not be able to reschedule the middle school students' field trip to Government's Peak. If we are unable to do so, the $5 fee will be refunded. As of now, the April 8th Primary Prep field trip is still scheduled with the hopes the strike will have ended by then. More information to follow. Yearbooks: Yearbooks have gone on sale this week and must be preordered by April 15th. We will not have extra on hand for purchase after they are delivered. Yearbooks can be ordered online through ParentVue, or by cash or check made out to AMC. Payment Link Lost & Found: Your items miss you! Please check the lost and found rack at the top of the stairs, outside the front office for any lost items. There are many coats, shoes, gloves, and water bottles on the rack. Student highlightsMrs. voigt's classroomStudents participated in the Idita-READ reading challenge. They came back from break and compare their speed reading through the miles (minutes read = miles) to teams that were racing over the break in the actual Iditarod. It was fantastic to have RoseMary Maixner also join and give insight as a Junior Iditarod 6th place finisher. We used this as a great note-taking opportunity and filled out Compare & Contrast, Order & Sequence, and Frayer Models. 
mrs. ostendorf's classroomEver want to read a TON of different types of books? Mrs. Ostendorf's class played READING BINGO. Students selected their grade level or an above grade level and then matched selections to books. Choices ranged from grade 2 to grade 12. If one achieved a "blackout," it meant every square on the READING BINGO sheet was completed.  Mrs. beech's classroomMrs. Beech's students were challenged with an amazing art activity. First students drew geometric solids sketched with charcoal, and then students applied paint. Thank you, Mrs. Beech and Mrs. Hoppe for providing engaging and challenging art activities for students. Thank you, students for demonstrating perseverance and attention to details!
mr. johnson's classroomIn Mr. Johnson’s Career Readiness class, students recently practiced important workplace soft skills by creating and performing short skits. Each group acted out scenarios that demonstrated skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and professionalism. Through these creative performances, students were able to explore real-world situations and better understand the behaviors that help people succeed in the workplace.
middle schoolThe middle school advisories added some friendly competition to the end of the week with the Human Foosball Tournament. In this activity, students hold onto a rope like players on a foosball table while working together to move and score the ball. Weather permitting, advisories compete against each other on Friday afternoons, creating an exciting way to build teamwork, communication, and school spirit as students cheer on their classmates.
amc clubs and sportsvolleyballFourth and fifth grade students participated in volleyball during the 3rd Session of Quest Clubs. They played games throughout January and February and finished the final Jamboree February 28th with two wins and a loss. Thank you Mrs. Worley for coaching; thank you AMC families for supporting AMC Quest Clubs! Congratulations, AMC students who demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and showed substantial growth in their volleyball skills.  running clubDespite the below freezing temperature, nearly 30 kids came out for our first run of the spring season! Our focus over the next month and a half will be training for the May 9th district wide track and field meet where the 4th and 5th graders will compete in sprints, relays, long jumps and more!
Aleskya 5th Grade and Honor Roll Ski Trip AMC rewarded the 5th-grade class and those middle school students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during the first three quarters with a special trip to Alyeska Resort. This initiative encourages academic excellence and healthy, active lifestyles, giving high-achieving students the opportunity to spend a day skiing or snowboarding, some for the very first time. Beyond the classroom, the program helps students build confidence, embrace new challenges, and create lasting memories. 
april kidwind fundraiser AMC Kidwind's monthly fundraiser at Raising Caines will be on Monday the 20th 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 updateThe progress on the new school has continued at a quick pace now that the building is closed in. All of the windows are in, the sheetrock is almost all up in the main building, and the gymnasium is being wired. Next year's move in date is scheduled for November 10th. The school year 2027 calendar has included days off in November for the move. Photo taken 03.24.26 
attendance and timeliness data March- 111 Tardies (Spring Break), 9.17% absenteeism (YIKES! We can do better.) 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,
I have been thinking a lot about AMC's move to our new school, so I decided to capture all of the quotes that can be found above the doors and on the walls of our current school and share them with you. Enjoy reading the quotes, and pondering them! I never dreamed about success; I WORKED FOR IT. ~Estee’ Lauder IMPROVEMENT begins with “I” Anyone who says something is IMPOSSIBLE is ALWAYS being interrupted by someone DOING IT. The US Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Happiness ‘Only the Pursuit of It’ You have to catch up with it yourself. ~Benjamin Franklin Wish it * Dream it * Do it! …two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost If you are too busy to LAUGH, you are too BUSY. ~Proverb In a world of possibilities… Imagine yourself as one. It’s a JOB that’s never STARTED that takes the longest to FINISH. ~J.R.R. Tolkien INTEGRITY is DOING THE RIGHT THING even WHEN NO ONE is WATCHING. ~C.S. Lewis ACCIDENTS DON’T HAPPEN. Chance favors the prepared mind. ~Goodyear The DIFFERENCE between TRY and TRIUMPH is a little ‘UMPH’ LEADERS THINK AND TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS followers think and talk about the problems. ~Brian Tracy A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere ~Joyce Myer THE happiness OF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF YOUR thoughts. MAN’S MIND, ONCE STRETCHED BY A NEW IDEA NEVER REGAINS ITS ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS. ~Oliver Wendel Homes a GENIUS is a TALENTED person who does his HOMEWORK Oh, the places you will go!! ~Dr. Suess Pondering these quotes is quite timely with the end of the year summative assessments right around the corner. Whether you think you CAN or you CAN’T YOU’RE RIGHT ~Henry Ford Thank you for partnering with AMC as we..."Stay True to Our Mission and Plan for Our Future." Sincerely, Ms. Farren Comments are closed.
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