At the Creek....

5/5/23

This week:

May 8th-Kindergarten and 1st grade concert-7pm

May 8th through May 12th-Staff Appreciation week!

May 9th-PTA Retirement event 3:30-4:30pm in the Library

May 9th-PTA Meeting 7pm in Library

May 10th-Staff Meeting-see below

May 10th-National School Nurse's day

May 11th-2nd and 3rd grade concert-7pm

Coming soon:

May 16th-Band and Orchestra concert 11:45-12:15pm

May 16th-Family Skate Night-at Skateland 6:30pm

May 18th-Field Day

May 23rd-Last day for students

May 24th-Last day for staff

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Come Meet Mrs. Bais!

Please consider joining the PTA meeting on Tuesday evening to meet Mrs. Ashley Bais, our incoming principal. Mrs. Bais is excited to be leading Rabbit Creek in the years to come and will be spending time at the school in the coming days to meet staff and students. I'm excited for the leadership she will bring to our school!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

There are many words that come to mind when I think of this weekend's Revenge of the Pigs drama presentation! These lead the list at the moment.....WOW! Wonderful! Amazing! Such Fun!

*There are so many words of thanks that are needed with the biggest going to Mr. Kober! His work to bring drama to our school, including the time, energy, effort and JOY, created a fantastic event for everyone involved.

*Thank you to our PTA for their support for this new activity at our school! It's sooooooo appreciated!

*To Mr. Jonathan and his wife-a huge thanks for running the lights, sound and the ticket station at the door.

*To all of the families who shared their students with us for the multiple after school practices...THANK YOU! The kids did an amazing job and clearly loved being a part of the show.

*To our audience members...thank you for coming out to see the show and support live drama at Rabbit Creek. We loved having you!

The monies raised through ticket sales will be used to support future drama activities at Rabbit Creek. If you have a child who is interested in being in the next show, be sure they watch for information in the fall.

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Retirement event is Tuesday!

Come and say thanks to staff who are celebrating retirement this year. Together we have a total of 66 years in the Anchorage School District and I know we've all LOVED working at Rabbit Creek!!!

Other staff making changes for the 23/24 school year....

Rabbit Creek does have other staff who are making changes for the coming school year and we want to wish all of them well.

*Ms. Kate Hamre is moving to teach at Girdwood School, which allows her daily commute to become next to nothing. We are happy to see her get to teach so close to home, but she will be missed!

*Mrs. Danielle Hessler also gets to shorten her commute to school, as she is moving to Muldoon Elementary. This allows her to be closer to home and to spend more time with family-which is a bonus for her, but a loss for Rabbit Creek.

*Mr. Steve Ring is moving to teach at Anchor Lutheran School next year. His work with so many activities at our school (Student Council, PTA rep, after school activities and much more) will be dearly missed.

*Mrs. Melissa Werth will be returning to Bayshore Elementary School, where she has worked previously. She joined our team this year after time outside of ASD and we've been lucky to have her (and her children!) at our school.

*Mrs. Megan Chelf has been the Health teacher at both Rabbit Creek and O'Malley this year and has been amazing at her position. She will be leaving us to work outside of ASD and we wish her nothing short of the very best!

*Mrs. Allison Felton is leaving Rabbit Creek as our Speech Language Pathologist, but is continuing with our school (and others) in working with Assistive Technology with ASD. She will get to support many of our Life Skills students and we are fortunate that we get to "keep" her in this capacity!

*Ms. Sophia Feng, our ELL tutor, will be moving to Rilke Shule Elementary next year. This change allows her to work at one school rather than two, which is a challenge.

It's STAFF APPRECIATION week!!

Our PTA created a WONDERFUL way for every family to participate in celebrating all of the wonderful individuals that make Rabbit Creek such a tremendous school. Don't forget about all of the staff who work with our teachers daily to teach and support our students, including our paraprofessionals, specialists, cafeteria manager, and BPO. Every staff member works hard for our kids!! We are so lucky!!!

See the image below with ideas on how to join the fun.

Last chance..Student Information

Our teams will be meeting this week and in the days up until the end of the year to create classes for the 23/24 school year. If you haven't done so and wish to, please use the link here to share any information your family would like to share about your students. There are many factors that are used to create classes to include academics, social emotional and behavior strengths and areas of need, gender, equal class sizes and more. Our staff puts in a lot of thought and time in their work to create equitable classes that will provide the best learning environment for all students.

The link for your use is https://forms.gle/rQpbEUzhpQiU4XhYA

Do I need to be vetted????

**To attend a music concert? NO

**To help with Field Day? YES

**To do any end of year activities with my child's class or grade? YES

How do I get vetted?

Simply use the QR code below to complete the quick and easy process. It takes only a few minutes and then a couple of days for our district to complete their part.

FYI-Vetting is required each year, so please consider completing the vetting process in August to be all set for the 23/24 school year.

It's back...Family Skate Night!!!

Bring the family and come out for a night of roller skating and fun with our Rabbit Creek community! Students get in free! Please no drop offs.
Thank you Student Council for sponsoring this event with PTA!

From Your PTA

Hello Rabbit Creek Families,

I can’t believe it is May and we only have a few more weeks of school. This school year has flown by.

I wanted to stop and take a minute to say thank you for allowing me to be your President this year. It has been a wild ride and I have enjoyed such a great time, meeting so many wonderful people. Our family has decided to homeschool next year and I will be stepping down from my position. I will still be involved, but my life is going to be changing very soon. Thank you for this amazing opportunity!

PTA is hosting executive board members voting currently and we need everyone to vote! We are still needing these positions below:

PRESIDENT:: an individual who conducts monthly meetings, writes bi-weekly newsletters and is in frequent communication with executive board members, principal, volunteers and other staff members
COMMUNITY VP: an individual who plans for the fun events here at RC ( Monster Mash Halloween event, dance, game night, WInter Fun Night, etc)
SECRETARY: an individual who takes notes during our monthly meetings as well as being in charge of our yearly PTA executive board voting (online)

Go to the Rabbit Creek PTA website to cast your vote. Please consider helping out the community here at Rabbit Creek by volunteering in either position. PTA also needs volunteers for many small committee roles we also partake in throughout the school year. Please reach out to myself or another member of PTA if you are interested.

Bike to school today was so much fun! Thank you to all the students and parents who braved the snow. Thank you to Tina Baldrige, Melissa Frey, Holly Curry, Mr. Pemble, Mr. Ness, Amanda Fowler, and Jill Boyd for helping make this event a huge success! Mr. Pemble will announce the winners of the fabulous Bike to School Day prizes soon!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Chess Club–This event started this week and 50 people signed up! Way to go!
Super Sweepers/ Muni Clean Up– This event is Friday. Please bring your orange garbage bags to the school between 330-6pm for a chance to win amazing prizes. Please help beautify this wonderful city of ours and as a thank you, pizza will be served at 5pm
Revenge of the Pigs is also occurring this Friday and Saturday. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door for $5. Doors open at 630pm.
Choir Concert for Kindergarten and 1st grade is on May 8th
Staff Appreciation Week is May 8-12th. Please take a few minutes to thank the staff for all of their hard work this year!
Retirement Party May 9th– Please stop by after school from 330-430pm to say goodbye to Ms. Peterson (principal), Nurse Debbie and Christy (front office). This event will be in the RC library and cake will be served.
Last PTA meeting on May 9th at 7pm in RC library
Choir Concert for 2nd and 3rd graders on May 11th
Annual Skateland Roller Skating Party is May 16th from 630-830 and is free admission. Please bring CASH if you are planning to enjoy a snack there.

Field Day is May 18th
6th Grade Recognition is May 23rd

PTA is still needing many volunteers for the Field Day event quickly approaching us! We will post a link on the Rabbit Creek Elementary PTA website very soon, to sign up for any slot you are able to. We will also have information about this event on our Facebook page as well.

Please join us Tuesday, May 9th for the last meeting in the RC library. To stay up to date with current PTA issues and activities, refer to our PTA website www.rabbitcreekpta.org and our closed PTA Facebook group "Rabbit Creek Elementary PTA".

Your gracious PTA President,

Kelly Joy Quisenberry

President, Rabbit Creek PTA

president@rabbitcreekpta.org