1705 W. 32nd Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99517
Tel: (907) 742-4900
Fax: (907) 742-4919
1705 W. 32nd Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99517
Tel: (907) 742-4900
Fax: (907) 742-4919
8:15 - 1st Bell
8:30 - Tardy Bell
10:00 - Math Block
11:15 - Math ends
11:30 - Lunch/ Recess
12:30 - Lunch ends
3:00 - Kindergarten
Optional Early
Release
3:15 - End of Day
3:15 - After School
classes begin
4:15 - After school
classes end
K-2nd grades pullouts in the PM
3rd - 6th pullouts in the AM
A family learning community
Principal’s Corner
August 21, 2008
Welcome Back Aquarian Families!!
It is so good to see so many of you again, and boy have your children grown!
We have a few housekeeping topics you should be aware of this year- such as our NEW SCHOOL HOURS & TRAFFIC PATTERN.
New school hours are 8:30a.m-3:15.p.m with the first bell ringing at 8:15a.m. Students that come in after this bell will now go directly to their classrooms and the teacher will mark all tardies prior to 1O:00a.m. The reason for this is that we used to have children that were a minute or two late all lined up in the hall, and then by the time we wrote out a pass they were TEN MINUTES LATE (silly©) so this makes good sense. If your child arrives after 10:00 a.m. due to an appointment, then you must walk them in and the office will then write out a pass before your child goes to class. Students will only be supervised from 8:15a.m. -8:30a.m. before school. Please note that there is NO adult supervision if you chose to drop your child off prior to this time.
The school day ends at 3:15p.m. So if you are still coming to pick up at 3:30p.m., PLEASE change your routines in order to make sure you are not late picking your child up. Our staff cannot be responsible for supervising your child after school. They must be signed up for the Boys & Girls Club or other after school programs. Unfortunately, if students are not picked up on time, it can jeopardize your child's placement at Aquarian. The teachers union has been very specific about acceptable number of contact hours and we have at times exceeded this because of late pick-ups. Please, Please help us clear that playground by 3: 20p.m.
Our new kindergarten families now have the option to pick their child up at 3:00p.m. This allows for a calmer exit
for the little ones, and to assist us in clearing out some of our traffic congestion a bit earlier.
Traffic patterns have changed, as you may have noticed, if you are traveling North on Minnesota you may now make a direct left turn on 32nd avenue. You may also enter off of Spenard. Folks coming from East Anchorage may find it easier to go to Lois from Northern Lights and enter from around the playground.
Whew! That was a lot of "House keeping", so I will close in saying I wish all of us a happy and healthy new school year.
Hugs-
Ms. Sue
Upcoming Events
8/26 Kindergarten & 1st Grades start
9/1 Holiday - No School
9/3 PTO meeting 6:30p.m.
9/5 School Pictures
9/8 After School Activities start


