Larson Elementary

Welcome to the Holiday Season! It’s been an extremely busy few weeks here at Larson with Concerts, the Title I Craft Night, and a whole host of other fun and exciting things going on. Our students have been doing a great job balancing fun and studies as we round out the first semester. Teachers and staff have been doing great things in the classroom this year. We are seeing improvement across the building in our iReady Diagnostic scores. This couldn’t happen without parental involvement at home and at school. We appreciate everything you do to make sure your children are at school every day ready to learn. I sincerely hope that each and every one of our families have a wonderful break and I can’t wait to see our Larson Eagles on January 6th as we begin the second semester!

If you would like to volunteer at Larson, please reach out to the office so we can help you with the paperwork. We would love to have you!

Matt LaHue

Principal Larson Elementary

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

907-352-2300

The Elf Shelf has hand-picked items for students to buy as gifts for their families and friends. Elf Shelf shopping begins Monday, December 16th - Thursday, December 19th. Classrooms will be previewing the items the week of December 9th. Teachers choose shopping times for their classes, so please contact your child's teacher for specific shopping times. Elf Shelf information was sent home with students on Monday, December 9th.

Join in on the holiday fun! Get your elf ears and jingle bells ready!

The lost and found is overflowing! We are asking parents to check the lost and found before students leave for winter break. Our Lost and Found is in the front entrance by the main doors.

All unclaimed items will be donated to the MSBSD Families in Transition Program over winter break.

Students have been working hard on their winter i-Ready reading and math assessments. We are excited to see students making so much growth from their beginning of the year assessments! Thank you for being supportive and encouraging your students to do their best. Students in kindergarten -3rd grade just completed AIMSWeb assessments this week. Keep up the great work, Eagles!

Temperatures are dropping. Please send your student(s) to school with appropriate cold weather gear. They need hats, gloves, mittens, boots, snow-pants, and scarves for recess. Students go outside in weather as cold as -10 degrees! Please make sure all gear is clearly labeled with your student's name.

Winter break begins on Friday, December 20th - Friday, January 3rd. December 20th is a workday for teachers. We look forward to seeing our students back at Larson on Monday, January 6th.

Enjoy your break!

The holiday concerts at Larson on December 11th were filled with joy and cheer. We are thankful for Mr. Noonan, our outstanding music teacher, for his dedication and hard work in making these events such a success!

Applications for the Free and Reduced-Priced Meals are available online! Log into School Cafe'.

• You also will find menus and nutrition facts for meals served at your school on School Cafe'.
• Click here for instructions on how to fill out the meal application.

If you do not qualify for free or reduced-price meals, funds may be added to a child's school lunch account by logging into their ParentVue account and selecting SchoolPay.

• Click here for instructions on how to deposit funds on your child’s SchoolPay meal account
• Click here for school meal prices

December 16th-19th - Elf Shelf Holiday Store