Alpine Inquirer – 04/12/24


Congratulations to Danny Currie, Michelle Drangeid, and Cindy Anderson, Alpine’s finalists for the SVVS Education Foundation Tribute to Teachers – Teacher of the Year. 


Principal’s Notes

Dear Alpine Families,

It’s time to start thinking about the 2024-2025 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.

We will do our best to make sure your child is with a teacher that most closely matches his or her academic needs and that peer considerations are taken into account to the extent possible. Because this process is time consuming, we ask that you fill out this questionnaire by April 22nd. All the teachers at Alpine are truly top-notch and they care tremendously about students having the very best school experience.

We will do our best to honor your considerations because parents have valuable information to contribute to this process.  However, we hope you understand that with two to three classes per grade, it can be challenging to meet specific requests.  Thanks again for your input. We hope to make this a positive transition for everyone!

Together, we feel we can make the best placement for your child for the next school year. If you would like to discuss this further, feel free to email me to request further discussion.

This information will only be shared with Alpine admin and the teachers in your child’s current grade level for class placement purposes.

Current Preschool to Kinder Class Placement Questionnaire 

Current Kindergarten Class Placement Questionnaire

Current 1st Grade Class Placement Questionnaire

Current 2nd Grade Class Placement Questionnaire

Current 3rd Grade Class Placement Questionnaire

Current 4th Grade Class Placement Questionnaire

Sincerely,

Amber Marsolek, EdD – Principal

Jennifer Dalby, EdD – Dean of Students


Upcoming Events

Tuesday, April 9-Thursday, April, 18: CMAS State Assessments for 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

Tuesday, April 16: Cafecito Talk 5:00pm-8:00pm – Innovation Center

Tuesday, April 23: Alpine PTO Meeting 3:30pm-5:00pm

Wednesday, April 24: Finding Gobi Author Visit

Thursday, April 25: Allegria Concert 6:00pm-7:00pm

Friday, April 26: No School

Monday, April 29: Upcoming Kindergarten Informational Night 6:00pm-7:00pm

Wednesday, May 1: Late Start school starts at 11:25am

Friday, May 3: Alpine Music Festival 5:30pm-7:30pm


Alpine Elementary Save the Dates


Cafecito


Author Visit


District Art Show

St. Vrain’s Unframed Art Show live at the Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall from April 16-21
Please join us at the Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall from April 16-21 for the public viewing of artworks from all grade levels and schools across the St. Vrain Valley. Different mediums will be featured including ceramics, digital art/photography, drawing, jewelry making, metalwork, mixed media, painting, and printmaking.

Learn More and See Where the Winning Artworks will Publish


Vex Robotics



PTO News


Community Schools K-5 Registration for 2024-2025

Community Schools K-5 Registration for 2024-2025 Now open
Community Schools offers dynamic extended learning day opportunities for children in grades K-5. Students are provided with a nurturing environment before- and after-school that fosters academic achievement, community, social-emotional growth, and creativity. Availability is limited and interested families are encouraged to register early and select their anticipated days of care immediately.

Learn More About the Registration Process


Innovation Center Opportunities


We have several upcoming STEM learning opportunities at the Innovation Center for elementary students. We would love for you to share with your staff and families. 

STEM Night and Student Design Guild

The STEM Night and Student Design Guild at the Innovation Center focuses on activities for preschool and elementary school-aged children and is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 4 pm to 7 pm.  STEM Night will highlight different STEM activities for students, including learning what it’s like to participate in our many divisions:  Aeronautics, Bioscience, Computer Science / Cybersecurity, Design and Virtual Reality, Entrepreneurship, Robotics, and Studio/Video Productions.  

The Student Design Guild, hosted with the STEM Night events listed above, provides students with an opportunity to identify relevant problems and showcase their solutions to an authentic audience.  Students can use the Design Thinking Process, the Scientific Method, the Engineering Process, or any other problem solving process to become deep thinkers about the world around them.  

Student Design Guild Informational Flier

Student Design Guild Rubric for Students

Summer Opportunities at the IC

Over the summer we will have opportunities at the IC for students who have completed Kindergarten through high school.  Most camps are one week in duration, but there is one two-week program, Innovation Academy, available to students currently in kindergarten, first or second grade who will be rising 1st, 2nd, & 3rd graders this summer.  In addition, we have several other “Super STEM” camps for K-5 students. Please include in your upcoming parent and staff communications / newsletters the link to our website for summer programming.  Registration for all summer camps will open March 1. 

Innovation Center Summer Opportunities K-12


Alpine Store

Hey, Alpine Elementary School fans!

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