School announcements and events are posted here weekly. Check the details of the events on our Upcoming Events page, which also lists Rilke Schule Verein and Academic Policy Committee meetings and events.
FILMABEND - Friday, March 19th, 7:00 PM KINDERFEST RETURNS! - Saturday, March 20th, 10 AM -
Noon AWARDS ASSEMBLIES - Monday and Tuesday, March 22nd
and 23rd, 2
PM BOOK FAIR - Monday - Thursday, March 22nd - 25th PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AND HALF SCHOOL DAYS-
Wednesday and
Thursday, March 24th and 25th RILKE SCHULE LOTTERY DRAWING & FAMILY POTLUCK -
Thursday, March 25th, 4:30 PM GENTLY USED RILKE SCHULE CLOTHING SALE - Wednesday
and Thursday, March 24th & 25th, 11:30 - 4 PM "EARLY SPRING" AUCTION - Saturday, March 27th,
6-11 PM ANNUAL JUGENDFEST - Saturday, April 3, 8 AM - 3 PM ACADEMIC POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING - Thursday, April
8th, 6:30 PM
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2010-2011 STUDENT RETURN QUESTIONAIRE
We are planning for the first 2010-2011 school year lottery,
which will be held next Thursday, March 25th. We would like to know if your
child(ren) will be returning to Rilke Schule next school year. We need this
information in order to know the correct number of openings available to
incoming families for the lottery.
A flyer was sent home Monday, March 15th. Please
return this form to your child’s teacher no
later than Friday, March 19th, 2010.Please remember
that younger siblings need to enter the lottery, if they will be new to Rilke
Schule next year. Younger
siblings are given preference in the lottery, but they still must enter. Students
who are currently enrolled at and attending Rilke Schule do not need to enter
the lottery. However, if you have
another child ready to enter Rilke Schule this coming fall, please be sure to fill
out and return a lottery form as soon as possible, before next Wednesday, March
24th.
SCHOOL LOCATION NEXT YEAR As part of the managed growth plan for Rilke Schule, the Rilke Schule Academic Policy Committee would like you to know that they are actively pursuing multiple options for the location of Rilke Schule for next year. After a long 18 month process, the options include either staying at our current location or moving to a larger facility near the corner of Abbott Road and Lake Otis Parkway. The final decision on our location will be made no later than the middle of April. The APC will notify everyone as soon as the decision is made. We understand that the uncertainty of our future location may influence your choice, and we sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding as we strive to provide for the best possible future for our school.
SPRING AUCTION CLASS BASKETS We realize not everyone is available to attend the Spring Auction but for those of you who would still like to help or participate...each class is sponsoring a basket to be bid on at the Auction. Please check with your student's teachers or email RSVEarlySping@hotmail.com for more information. We will also post a class theme list to the RSV wikisite.
RILKE ART STUDENTS SHOW OFF! Six of Frau Yuliya's students from Rilke Schule will exhibit their art work at the annual Anchorage School District Art Exhibition from March 6th- April 11th at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. The students' works are a series of autumnal Alaskan landscapes done in acrylic. They were completed during art lessons at Rilke Schule. Congratulations, students! There will be a student reception on Wednesday, March 17th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM. Admission will be free for the Rilke Schule community during the reception.
GYM SHOES Herr Strauch would like to remind all students of the importance of wesring appropriate gym shoes during P.E. class. Parents please be sure that your child has appropriate footware for class. Thanks!
A NOTE FROM THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE At long last the Rilke Schule 'Jo Sanders' Library is operational! If you have the opportunity to stop by, you may have noticed that we have some gaps in a few categories, especially in upper elementary non-fiction. There is a way to supplement our current inventory without costing you a dime. We have set up a RIlke Schule account at Title Wave Books. If you have books you no longer want, you can take them to Title Wave and they will apply the value to the school's account to enable us to purchase more books. Title Wave is located at 1360 W. Northern Lights Blvd. For your convenience, we will also have a box located at the school where books can be left.
This can be a long-term solution to improving our library, in conjunction with the annual book fair. The power of hundreds of families each participating in their own small way will add up to a fantastic educational resource for our children. In addition we will announce volunteer opportunities, soon.
ATTENTION PARENTS OF 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders! A2 PREP CLASS AVAILABLE Frau Judith and Frau Claudia started teaching an A2 prep class every Monday after school, from 3:15 to 4:15 pm. The class is free of charge and open to all students who have pre-registered for the test. The A2 is the first of a series of language proficiency tests that the German government issues, and it will be administered here at Rilke Schule in April. If you would like to enroll your child in this class, please see Frau Judith or Frau Claudia, or send in a note with your student. We started the class on Monday, January 25th. We encourage more students to participate and prepare for this test.
FOURTH QUARTER O.I. PROGRAMS AND VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED Now
is the time to be thinking about leading an Optional Intensive Program
for the 4th quarter this year. The 4th quarter begins right after
Spring Break. O.I. Fridays will be March 19th, April 2nd, 9th, 16th,
23rd, and 30th, May 7th, and May 14th. If you are interested in leading
a program for all or part of the quarter, please contact Denise at rilke.optional.intensives@gmail.com.
CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF VOLUNTEER TIME If you are too
busy to volunteer your time for the school, you can make a contribution
to the school. One of our regular expenses is the school website. If
you would like to support the school by paying $16 monthly for the
school website, please contact Principal Wrabetz or Julie at the front
desk. Thanks very much! We are also looking for contributions to help
support our intern program.
OUTDOOR GEAR The weather is changing quickly. Please be sure that your children are coming to school with cold weather gear for recess and physical education. By Anchorage School District Policy, all children are required to be outside for recess unless it is colder than 10 degrees below zero or raining. Children will go out if it is lightly sprinklings or snowing. Please have them dress accordingly.
DROP OFF - PICK UP REMINDER First, thank you for everyone's patience this year as we now adjust to the 'winter version' of our Drop-off and Pick-up routines. As a reminder, please follow these basic guidelines to make the process as efficient and safe as possible:
1) Please do not exit your vehicle to assist your child(ren); school staff is assigned the task of helping students get out of [or into] your vehicle. By staying in your vehicle, it is easier to get everyone through the line as quickly and safely as possible. 2) Please do not use the Rilke Schule parking lot as the turn-around point to join the drop-off/pick-up line. The line has usually already formed behind Taco Loco and Hope Community Resources, so we ask you to continue down 53rd Ave to turn around and join the line. 3) Please do not block any of our neighbors driveways, including the back entrance to Taco Loco. 4) Please pay attention to, and obey, the crossing guards and traffic controllers; they do their best to keep everyone moving as efficiently and as safely as they can.
LOTTERY APPLICATIONS FOR 2010-2011 AVAILABLE We are now accepting lottery applications for the 2010-2011 school year. Applications are also available in the school office. If you are the parent of guardian of a child that will be starting kindergarten in August 2010 and you are interested in having your child attend Rilke Schule, please be sure to fill out a lottery application. Students currently attending Rilke Schule that will be returning for the 2010-2011 school year do not need to fill out a new lottery application. However, siblings of current students and all new to Rilke Schule students must enter the lottery. Please spread the word!
DON'T THROW THEM AWAY... RAISE $$ FOR RILKE... IN JUST MINUTES Save
your Box Tops, Campbell's labels, Tyson's tear strips and UPC's from
Dixon/Ticonderoga pencils. Each classroom has a collection box for
labels. So before you throw that box, package or can away make sure
you've taken off the label. Every little bit helps and the points add
up quickly if we all do our part. For more information please call
Myrna Jensen at 350-6260 or send an e-mail to akmnorgirl@yahoo.com
