Larson Elementary

Welcome to the Holiday Season! It’s been an extremely busy few weeks here at Larson with extreme weather, school closings, virtual learning, and the Thanksgiving Holiday. We hope that as we transition into December things will get back to normal. With that in mind we have a number of things going on in December. On Friday Dec. 8th we have our Title I Craft Night, it will be fun for the whole family and the word is that Santa will be here… We also have our first seasonal concerts coming up. On Thursday Dec. 14th the Larson choir and band will perform at 6:00pm and on Friday Dec. 15th the K, 1st and 2nd grade Holiday Concert will take place at 6:00pm; both programs will be in the gym. There are lots of other fun activities taking place in December, look for more information from teachers over the next few weeks. The days ahead will be busy, but we are all extremely excited; I sincerely wish each Larson family a wonderful Holiday season.

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 18th - Thursday, December 21st (classes will be previewing the items on Thursday, December 14th and Friday, December 15th). Teachers choose shopping times for their classes, so please contact your child's teacher for specific shopping times. More information will be sent home with students on Monday, 12/11.

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. Between now and winter break, students in kindergarten -5th grade will be taking MAP assessments and students in kindergarten through 3rd grade will be completing AIMSWeb assessments. Keep up the great work, Eagles!

Special Santa provides holiday cheer to more than 3,000 kids in the Valley every year! See the application below if your family could use assistance in making the holidays a little more special.

If you would like more information, please contact Nurse Rebecca Ramilo at 907-352-2305 or via email at rebecca.ramilo@matsuk12.us.

Winter break begins on Friday, December 22nd and goes through Friday, January 5th. December 22nd is a workday for teachers. We look forward to seeing our students back at Larson on Monday, January 8th.

Enjoy your break!

December 18th -21st - Elf Shelf Holiday Store