Big Lake Elementary

February 10 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No school for students

February 17 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School for students

February 24-March 6 - BOOK FAIR

February 26 - SPRING PICTURE DAY

February 27 Grade Level Concerts

March 6 - 3rd Quarter Ends

March 7 - Teacher Workday NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

March 10-14 - SPRING BREAK

Spring Book Fair opens February 24 and runs through March 6! More info to come.

Click the link below to view potential books available at the BLE Book Fair!

S25 Preview

Intro to LEGO ENGINEERING for 3rd/4th begins March 4th. $35 More information to come

Robin Gamble, Big Lake Elementary Librarian 907-892-9707

Grade Level Concerts February 27th

Our next concert series will feature students by grade level on Thursday, February 27th. Kindergarten & 1st grade will perform at 5pm. 2nd & 3rd grade will perform at 6pm. 4th & 5th grade will perform at 7pm. Band & Choir are not being featured that evening.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our curriculum adoption team has identified three curricula for elementary music and one instructional resource for teaching band. Secondary music has identified several instructional resources for high school music classrooms.

At this stage, what we need most is feedback. Please review & fill out the survey and then share as appropriate for your school community—social media (ClassDojo, Facebook, etc), Google Classroom, email (families, your building colleagues)—whatever you think is best. If we can get 10 responses per teacher (including yours), we’ll be in great shape going to the school board and Dr. Trani with our adoption recommendations.

Feedback can be based on any aspect of the curricula or instructional resource—you can tell us they all look great; you can tell us about your experience (positive or negative) with any of them; you could tell us which one looks best for leaving sub plans or looks like the easiest to transition to from what you have now. You can look at either elementary or secondary or both.

Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciErPDZLRh_-KrzUgkB_u8bZiknVuPhMUSdMns0-xIHI2xlg/viewform?usp=sharing

BLE's Lost & Found is OVERFLOWING! Please stop by and locate those missing boots, coats, hats, gloves, etc., on Feb. 10 & 17 during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Your stuff misses you!

Too sick for school?

• Fever of 100 degree or higher
• Vomiting within 24 hours
• Diarrhea within 24 hours
• Crusty and or discharge and redness around eye
• Sore throat, headache, or stomachache
• Untreated lice

Please make sure your student has warm winter gear for recess. Students go out for a 30-minute recess every day until it reaches -10 degrees. Students need a coat, snow pants, hat, gloves and boots. If they wear boots to school, they need shoes for the classroom and gym. Thank you!

IF ANYONE NEEDS WINTER GEAR, please contact Nurse Lund at 907 892-9705. :)

ATTENTION grade 3-5 parents:

I am excited to announce the availability of before-school tutoring for students in grades 3-5. This program is designed to provide extra support in core subjects, helping students strengthen their skills and build confidence. Whether your child needs help with math, reading or other areas, I will work with them to address individual needs to help foster academic growth.

Tutoring will be offered:

Dates- 12.17.2024 - 5.08.2025

Times- 8:00am-9:00am

Frequency- Every Tuesday and Thursday

Excluded dates- December 24th, 26th, 31st, January 2nd, March 11th & 13th

I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to help your child succeed. If you’re interested or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Mrs. Katie Bicchinella

katie.bicchinella@matsuk12.us

907-892-9734

Please call the school by 2:45 PM if your student will be doing something different at the end of the day. If they usually ride the bus, but you are picking them up at the end of the day, please call us and we will send your student a pick-up note. If they are going home with a friend, please call with the friend's bus number and bus stop streets. Please call 892-9700 before 2:45 PM. Thank you for helping us keep your kids safe!

The Fifth Graders at BLE have received another order of Smencils for their fundraiser. Smencils are the world's only gourmet scented pencils made from 100% recycled newspapers.

Also for sale are little stuffed backpack buddies and air dough kits. Smencils are $2.00, backpack buddies are $5, and air dough is $3. Thank you for supporting the 5th grade.

Leigh Magnan, Principal

Chrissy Lovelace, Asst. Principal

Denise Biornstad, Admin Secretary

Mandy Trelfa, Secretary/Registrar

Rachel Lund, Nurse

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Email: BLE@MATSUK12.US
Website: www.matsuk12.us/ble
Location: 3808 South Big Lake Road, Big Lake, AK, USA
Phone: 907-892-9700