Dear Families,
Today is the last Monday Minute of the school year–on a Tuesday! I want to share my sincere gratitude to have been here at Altara this year. This is a wonderful community, and I have appreciated all the support you give our school. Thank you!
Thank you, PTA!
Our PTA has been incredible this past year and provided so many great activities for our students. We appreciate it! And thank you to the many volunteers that step in to make these activities possible, including the fun Field Day coming up on Thursday. We have the best PTA!
Next Year’s Schedule
Next year the school day will lengthen by 10 minutes on Monday-Thursday. Friday’s schedule will not change, and the start time will not change. When school resumes in the fall, our morning and afternoon bells will ring at:
Monday-Thursday—8:25-3:15 pm
Friday—8:25-1:25 pm
Next year’s staffing
For the 2024-25 school year are several changes in our teaching staff. Ms. Weber, kindergarten teacher, is moving to Texas. Senor Fernando and Senora Vinuesa will be returning to Spain. These teachers have been great here at Altara and will be missed! There are also several grade changes. Here is a list of teachers and the grades they will be teaching next year. The names in red are teachers new to our school.
| Kindergarten |
| Peyton Dahlmeier |
| Michelle Platt |
| Heather Sullivan |
| Joanna Young |
| 1st Grade |
| Samantha Bilbow DLI |
| Andres Laureano DLI |
| Rebecca Huot |
| Joyce Park |
| Michelle Veazie |
| 2nd Grade |
| Laurie ann Lauzo DLI |
| Kris Larson |
| Wendy Westwood |
| Lorie Easter DLI |
| 3rd Grade |
| Michelle Erb DLI |
| Solange Rivas DLI |
| Pat Denning |
| Marcy Hadean |
| 4th Grade |
| Clifford Lowe DLI |
| Elena Lascorz DLI |
| Jayne Eckholdt |
| Sue Wiggins |
| 5th Grade |
| Nora Vila DLI |
| Avery Alger DLI |
| Katherine Smith |
| Jill Glazier |
Field Day
We are excited about the annual Field Day for grades 1st-5th on the last day of school. Please reach out if you are available and can help the morning of May 30th. It will be 9:00-10:15 for the younger grades and then 10:45-12:00 for the older grades.
We are planning on having the fire truck come and spray water that last 30 minutes of the day. Students can choose to get in the water zone and get sprayed if they would like. We won’t be coming into the building after that, so be prepared for your child to be wet as they go home that day. Please send your students on Thursday with a water bottle, sunscreen, and in clothes that can get wet. A couple of the Field Day stations will have water activities.
Clap-out for 5th graders
We will be celebrating our 5th graders as they leave Altara Elementary on May 30th, the last day of school. We will do a clap-out at 8:45 that morning. Parents are welcome to come and watch that if they want to. It will be short—maybe 5ish minutes—so don’t feel obligated to attend. The 5th graders will walk through the halls amidst the clapping and cheering from all the other students and teachers. It will be one last chance to walk the halls of their elementary school. Parents are welcome to line the halls in the front hallway for this short event.
Volunteers
Are you planning to volunteer for our Field Day? Canyons School District requires all volunteers to get a background check every year. If you wait until you arrive at the school ready to volunteer, you may be too late, leaving the activity short-staffed. Please take care of this ahead of time. We love our volunteers and never want to turn anyone away. Thanks!
Parent Volunteer application link: https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/depts/external-relations/volunteer/
School Website: https://altara.canyonsdistrict.org/
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Upcoming Dates
May 10th—All library books are dueng
May 29th—Dance Festival for grades 1st-5th; 9:00—9:35 outside on the blacktop; bring a camp chair to sit on and enjoy dances from all the grades. There’s no need to check-in inside. Just head straight to the southeast playground area. There will be cones marking the performance area. You can set up your chairs on the south, east, and north sides of the area. Students will be entering the space from the west side.
May 29th—Report cards will be going home
May 30th—Last day of school for 1st-5th grades. School will dismiss at 12:25 and no meals will be served that day. Students will participate in Field Day that day. Contact the PTA if you can help volunteer!
Aug. 15th—Back to school night; 4:30-6:00; Open House
Aug. 19th—First day of school for all grades; kindergarten will attend half days the first week
Have a great day!
Julie Fielding, Principal
Altara Elementary
