Dear Parents/Guardians
Hello Alpine Families,
The end of the school year is such an exiting time. We’ve got lots of events coming up soon including Teacher Appreciation Week, the Alpine Music Festival, a Cafecito pot luck, Fifth Grade Exhibition, and more. Don’t miss out on these fun opportunities. Read more below.
Sincerely,
Amber Marsolek, Principal
Jennifer Dalby, Dean of Students
Upcoming Events
- May 1 – 5 : Teacher Appreciation Week & Spirit Week
- May 3: Late Start – school starts at 11:25am
- May 4: Alpine Music Festival – 5:30pm-7:30pm
- May 9: Alpine Cafecito – 5:00pm-6:00pm
- May 18: 5th Grade Exhibition
- May 22: 5th Grade Continuation – 6:00pm-7:00pm
- May 23: 3rd & 4th Grade Field Day – 9:00am-11:00am
- May 24: Kinder, 1st and 2nd Grade Field Day – 9:00am-11:00am
- May 25: Family Picnic & Kickball Game – 12:00pm-2:30pm
- May 25: Last Day of School
Teacher Appreciation Week
To help show your appreciation, consider sending in a small token of appreciation for your child’s teacher or another staff member. They might appreciate something from their list of favorite things. CLICK HERE.
Support Our Students
Vex Robotics students are selling Yummy Lix Lollipops to raise money for Worlds in Dallas. Please stop by Ms. Daley’s class or the office after school. Many flavors to choose from. $1 each
Spirit Week
PTO News
Hello Alpine friends and families,
We are looking for volunteers to make our 2nd annual Spring Music Festival a fantastic event. Please follow the link to sign up https://signup.com/go/PvasTQV
The music schedule will be as follows, we want our volunteers to enjoy watching their kiddos in the festival. Be sure to sign up for a time around your kiddos performance.
Alpine Cafecito
Alpine is having monthly Cafecito events. Cafecito is aimed at fostering a deeper connection between Alpine families and our school.
On Tuesday, May 9 we will have our last Cafecito of the year. We are trying something a little different for this one – it will be held after school hours from 5-6pm and will be done as a potluck so please bring a dish to share. All family members are invited to attend. This month we will be talking about the importance of mental health with Paula Fredman.
The talk will be done in Spanish with translation to English. We hope to see you there!
5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools
Presented by Jenny Hecht, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Description: It’s important to us as parents to ensure that our children feel safe and secure. However, the past three years have constantly reminded us that we cannot guarantee safety or control outcomes. Join Jenny Hecht to explore how we can free ourselves from the myths of certainty and control in a way that will benefit us and our children, and enable us to better navigate life’s uncertainties.
Lunes, 8 de mayo de 2023: “Todo va a ir bien… te lo prometo” – La paternidad y los mitos de la certeza y el control
5:30-7:00 p.m . en el Centro de Innovación de St. Vrain Valley Schools
Presentado por Jenny Hecht, Trabajadora Social Clínica Licenciada
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Descripción: Para nosotros, como padres, es importante garantizar que nuestros hijos se sientan seguros y protegidos. Sin embargo, los últimos tres años nos han recordado constantemente que no podemos garantizar la seguridad ni controlar los resultados. Únete a Jenny Hecht para explorar cómo podemos liberarnos de los mitos de la certeza y el control de una manera que nos beneficiará a nosotros y a nuestros hijos, y nos permitirá navegar mejor por las incertidumbres de la vida.
Summer Opportunities
Hello SV Families and welcome to the 2023 Student Design Guild! The Design Guild focuses on Design Thinking, a human-centered, problem-seeking, problem-solving approach to finding answers for many of the world’s issues. Does your child constantly seek out solutions to problems they encounter? Are they always designing, brainstorming, building and prototyping? Consider having your child enter the Student Design Guild where they can share and showcase their prototype of a problem they want to solve.
- To participate in and submit a prototype to the Design Guild, see the flier attached for more information!
- How to participate in the Design Guild
IC STEM Night & Student Design Guild
Looking for fun this May? The entire community is invited to celebrate STEM at the Innovation Center on Tuesday, May 9, from 4:30-6:30. We’ll have STEM Stations, Parent Tech Talks, Rosie the Tarantula visiting from the Butterfly Pavilion, and the Mobile Innovation Lab. Check out the Design Guild/STEM Fair here!
Innovation Academy
Innovation Academy is an exciting summer program, taught by St. Vrain Valley School District educators with a background in STEM and design thinking. They are supported by a group of highly motivated Innovation Center student designers. Innovation Academy fosters a foundation of critical thinking through inquiry-based learning and uses the design-thinking process to create a community of learners who will think globally and collaboratively to develop innovative approaches to problem-solving. Registration is open now! More info on the IA Flyer and check out this link to access the Innovation Center website for more information about IA.
Music Innovation Camp at the SVVSD Innovation Center
June 12-15, 8:30-11:30am
Incoming 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Students
Do you love music and want to explore the world of sound and music in new ways? Join us for a Music Innovation Summer Camp! Get hands-on experience in many areas of music innovation including: music challenges with tech and coding, explore plant music and instruments/sound around us. Then create and design your own instrument and music while learning how to record and edit. By the end of camp, you will showcase your creation for families and have your own recorded piece. Register here, https://innovation.svvsd.org/programs/summer-programs/
Join Our Team
Have you considered applying your skills to working with children in a fast paced and rewarding environment? We are looking for a few caring, energetic individuals to join our team. Consider applying here for the following Alpine positions.
- 5.6 Hour Preschool Paraprofessional
- 5 Hour Kindergarten Paraprofessional
- 7 Hour Specialized Program Special Education Paraprofessional
Class Placement for 23-24
Dear Alpine Families,
It’s time to start thinking about the 2023-2024 school year! Alpine teachers will be getting together late April by grade level to place students in next year’s classes, which will be balanced by ability, learning style and personalities. Teachers know their students very well and work very hard to make placements that fit them best. If you would like to add something to this process, we welcome you to fill out this questionnaire.
Sincerely,
Amber Marsolek, Principal
Alpine Elementary
IB World School – International Baccalaureate PYP
Office News
Do you like chocolate? Alpine office staff is selling chocolate bars from World’s Famous Chocolates. $1 each
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