The staff has approved the grade level configuration for next year. There
will be multi-age classrooms which consist of: 1-2, 2-3, 3-4 and 4-5.
There will also be two same grade classrooms for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th
grades. In addition there will be one same grade 4th grade classroom.
The configuration decision was a very exhausting process. I want to thank
everyone for your efforts.
The district draft of the Academic Achievement Plan has been sent to the
district. I plan to review this tentative plan with the PTSA membership
at May's meeting.
Spring is here (I think), and students typically begin to be less focused
and more antsy. We plan to offer more positive recognition and
reemphasize the expectations and consequences of disruptive behavior.
Sincerely,
Barry Dorsey
Principal
Earth Day Project
Thanks to Mr. Ahlness, for the sixth year in a row Arbor Heights students
will be involved in the Earth Day Groceries Project. We will be
decorating nearly 500 bags for our Arbor Heights Safeway with beautiful
artwork and environmental messages. On Earth Day, April 22nd (or maybe
even during the whole week), Safeway will bag up groceries with those
beautiful bags - showing our community that the students of Arbor Heights
care about their world. Shop at Safeway during Earth Week and get an
Earth Day Grocery Bag! The web site is http://www.earthdaybags.org
PTSA News
SCRIP News: New! You can now use SCRIP to pay on your Lamonts account!
If you plan to use SCRIP for your payment, take your payment into the
store. Please do not send SCRIP in the mail!
The new SEE's catalog is filled with delectable treats to fill our
baskets. Stop by the SCRIP table and check it out. Don't forget a one
pound gift certificate is still only $10.70, a pound of SEE's Candy is
$11.70! That's a $1.00 savings to you and the school still makes a profit.
Upcoming Events
April 7th Instrumental Music Concert at Whitworth Elementary 7:00 p.m. April 8th PTSA Meeting April 9th Rooms 16 and 17 to the Seattle Children's Theater April 12th - 16th Spring Break April 21st Rooms 7, 9, 21 and 25 to the Ballet April 22nd PTSA sponsored Skate Night April 26th - May 4th WASL tests for 4th grade students May 3rd Fifth Grade Field Trip May 14th Waiver Day - No School for Students