Denali Panther Newsletter
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April 22 - 26: FRIDAY IS EARLY OUT at 2 PM!!!
Happy Sunday Denali families!
PTO is at it again! Root Beer Floats on sale on WEDNESDAY!!
On Wednesday our Fifth Graders will be going to Ryan. Wednesday night is also family night at Ryan! See the flyer below for details!
Thursday is our LAST DAY of early morning tutoring and ASP (After School Program)!! I want to take this time to express my sincere appreciation to the Denali staff who work before and after school to make sure that all of our kids get what they need. I have several teachers who show up at 7:30 a.m and don't leave until 6:00 p.m. I also want to thank Ms. AB who is our new ASP coordinator. Our ASP is amazing!
On Friday we have early out at 2 p.m. This is an afternoon for staff to look at our Spring testing mClass data. Do you have a 5 year old who will be starting Kindergarten in the Fall? Bring them to our Kindergarten Open House on Friday from 2:30-3 to take a look at the Kinder classrooms and say hi to our teachers!
Have you purchased your child's yearbook? Can you donate for other Denali kids who need a yearbook? You can go online and purchase them HERE!!!
FIFTH GRADE PARENTS! We're planning our 5th grade celebration! Please see the NOTE HERE!
***A NOTE FROM ALEENA, OUR PTO PRESIDENT***
The week of May 6th is staff appreciation week. Help PTO show our appreciation by feeding our staff a little something special each day! We have 62 wonderful staff members at Denali! Click the following link to sign up to bring in any items for each designated day! Items can be dropped off to Aleena at the office. Thank you for all your support!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BA4AD2CA1F4C43-49213942-staff
Have a great week!
Mrs. Zaverl
Dates for your calendar:
Wednesday, April 24: 5th grade visits to Middle School
Friday, April 26: EARLY OUT at 2 p.m. today for kids!
Friday, April 26: 2:30-3:00 New Kindergarten Open House! If you have a child who WILL be a Kindergartner at Denali next Fall come to the open house and see the classrooms!!
Thursday, May 9: 5-7 p.m. Spring Fling! Fun for the family on the playground! Get to meet other parents and have a bbq! Please help by bringing something to share:
Last Name Please Bring:
- A-H Drinks (water, soda or juice boxes!)
- I-N chips or side dish
- O-Z Dessert
Wednesday, May 15-Friday, May 17: EARLY OUT at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 15: Kindergarten graduation
Thursday, May 16: 10 a.m. 5th grade celebration
Friday, May 17: Talent Show / Field Day and LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!
THANK YOU!!
Mrs. Zaverl
rebecca.zaverl@k12northstar.org
907.452.2456 ext. 32510
How can you help your child learn to read?
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
*PHONEMIC AWARENESS. Phonemic Awareness is the beginning and ending segments of words. Watch this video on tips you can practice this skill with your child!
READING ROCKETS: SYLLABLE GAMES Explore syllable games from Reading Rockets and watch students drum out syllables. When students become proficient, they can also play games where they mix up the syllables to make new words and learn to play with language. Students’ reading and spelling skills often improve when they receive instruction in counting syllables, because they’re better able to decode or spell unfamiliar words one syllable at a time.
*PHONICS: Phonics are the letters and sounds in our alphabet. This is where we teach short-vowel sounds (in VC and CVC words) before long vowel sounds (in CVVC and CVCe words). • We teach consonants and short vowels in combination so words can be generated as 16 early as possible. This week let's focus on PHONICS! Learn how you can MAP A WORD with your child!
DRIVE THRU BLENDING PRACTICE: when your child knows the letters and sounds, but then has to blend them together!
*FLUENCY: Reading fluency includes three observable and measurable skills: the ability to read accurately, to read at a rate that allows for adequate comprehension, and to read with expression. Watch the video on PARTNER READING!
*VOCABULARY: “All I know is what I have words for.” Ludwig Wittgenstein. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, vocabulary is defined as “All the words a person knows or uses.” And that is the challenge. Watch this VIDEO in how an expert teacher teaches vocabulary to Kindergartners!
*COMPREHENSION: Comprehension is the ability to derive meaning from text. Reading comprehension is an outcome of both our abilities to decode (phonics) and our ability to understand language. Good readers self-monitor their reading. They stop and ask themselves, “Does what I just read make sense?” This is how a teacher might use questioning techniques to test for comprehension VIDEO
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Email: rebecca.zaverl@k12northstar.org
Website: https://www.k12northstar.org/denali
Location: 1042 Lathrop Street, Fairbanks, AK, USA
Phone: 907-452-2456
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