Dear Parents/Guardians
Hello Alpine Families,
There are so many important transitions and events at the end of the school year that we want to highlight. The end of the school year is a great opportunity for Alpine Families to join us at school to celebrate these great transitions. We hope you might join us for field day, exhibition, fifth grade continuation, and our last day of school picnic and kickball game. We love to see everyone celebrate together.
Also, read below to learn about staffing transitions and grade level assignments for next year. We are so incredibly excited to invite some amazing new people to work at Alpine next year to serve your students.
Sincerely,
Amber Marsolek, Principal
Jennifer Dalby, Dean of Students
Upcoming Events
- May 18: 5th Grade Exhibition – Alpine Family & Community Invited
- May 22: 5th Grade Continuation – 6:00pm-7:00pm – Alpine Family & Community Invited
- May 23: 3rd & 4th Grade Field Day – 9:00am-11:00am – Alpine Family & Community Invited
- May 23: Move-Up Day – Only Alpine Staff and Students – Students will “move up to the next grade level to meet the teachers at that grade
- May 24: Kinder, 1st and 2nd Grade Field Day – 9:00am-11:00am – Alpine Family & Community Invited
- May 25: Family Picnic & Kickball Game – 12:00pm-2:30pm -Alpine Family & Community Invited
- May 25: Last Day of School – 23-24 Class Placement Letters and Report Cards Go Home
Grade Level Teacher Assignments – 23-24
To best meet student needs and round our our grade levels, a few teachers will be moving grade levels.
Alpine Grade Level Teachers for 2023-2024 School Year
Preschool: Debi Boruff, Kathy Willyard
Kindergarten: Brooke Baker, Kim Bush & Kayla Hackett
First Grade: Alondra Gutierrez-Paredes, Donise Hall, Lori Lopez
Second Grade: Cindy Anderson, Kate Bustillos, Daisy Wence
Third Grade: Dena Gravestock, Jennifer Pollock
Third/Fourth Grade Literacy: Michelle Drangeid
Fourth Grade: Danny Currie, Julie Daley
Fifth Grade: Benji Radtke, Angie Saunders
Read more information below about our amazing new hires!!!
Meet Alpine’s New Teachers
Meet Danny Currie – 4th Grade
Danny has been in education since 2003 and has been teaching at Red Hawk Elementary for the last 10 years. He is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and earned is MA from CU Boulder in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Math and Science Education. Danny has been instrumental in building the Robotics Program at Red Hawk Elementary.
Meet Alondra Gutierrez-Parades – 1st Grade
Alondra Gutierrez Paredes as a new member of our first grade team. Alondra is currently finishing student teaching at Smith Elementary, a Title I school in DPS. She is wrapping up her degree at Metro State University with a concentration in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. Her cooperating school and university couldn’t say enough great things about her. Alondra is a bilingual St. Vrain graduate and is excited to get back to her home district.
Meet Natalie Moser – Special Education
Natalie has been a special education resource teacher in Kimberly Wisconsin at Westside Elementary School since 2017. She has a BS in Education from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and is relocating to Colorado this summer. Natalie’s school team was VERY sad to see her go. She brings a great deal of energy and experience
Meet Leslie Cortez – Special Education
Leslie recently graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a BA in Special Education. She is currently wrapping up her student teaching and a long-term substitute position at Fall River Elementary. Leslie will be a bilingual asset to our school. She is an Alpine alumni and is looking forward to serving the students of Alpine.
Farewell
We will be sad to see to see the following teachers spread their wings for new adventures elsewhere. Please join us in sending them off with appreciation for the work they have done here.
Suzanne Simon, first grade, has accepted a second grade teaching position at Central Elementary in Longmont.
Natalia Salata, kindergarten, will be pursuing a PhD program in Linguistics.
Molly Lynch, Special Education, moved to a school closer to home.
Angela Meining, Special Education, is working for Children’s Hospital.
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
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
Office News
Do you like chocolate? Alpine office staff is selling chocolate bars from World’s Famous Chocolates. $1 each
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