The Eagle Express

Eagle Academy encourages academic excellence by integrating proven instructional methods with a challenging curriculum and high expectations.This combination provides every child with the foundation needed to achieve proficiency of Eagle Academy’s performance standards at each instructional level.

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 12- Step Into Eagle Success Parent Seminar, 9 AM

May 12- APB Mtg., 5:30 PM

May 15- 2nd Grade Salmon Release Field Trip to Mirror Lake

May 15- 3/4 Orienteering Field Trip to Chugiak HS

May 19-4th Qtr Awards Assembly, 1:15 PM

May 21-Field Day, Eagle River Elem.

May 21-Students' Last Day of School

May 22-Teacher's Last Day/Packing Day

Step Into Success Parent Seminar-Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 9 AM

2nd Grade Salmon Release Field Trip to Mirror Lake-Friday, May 15, 2026

3/4 Grades Orienteering Field Trip to Chugiak HS-Friday, May 15, 2026

Where: Eagle River Elementary School Baseball Field

When: Thursday, May 21st-- 9:40-1:00

Transportation: We will be walking to Eagle River Elementary School Ballfield at 9:40 and will return to school starting around 1:00 PM.

Food: Hot dogs and buns, ketchup, mustard, and paper goods—supplied by the PTO

Parents provide:

K—individual bagged chips

1st—water bottles (small and large)

2nd— vegetables

3rd— finger desserts—cookies, cupcakes etc

4th—fruit (cut-up watermelon, cut-up oranges, strawberries etc)

5th— fruit (cut-up watermelon, cut-up oranges, strawberries etc)

We need at least 6+ parent chaperones from each class: 2 volunteers to stay with the groups as they rotate, and 4 volunteers to run the games for your child’s classroom. Extra Volunteer Opportunities: Food set up and oversee, transporting food, tables and games to and from the park (start at 8:30), face painting and two hot dog chefs.

Permission & Volunteer forms are coming home today. Please send them back to school!

Let's end the year with a FUN day!

Missy Timberlake

timberlake_melissa@asdk12.org

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Eagle Academy Families and Staff,

There is an APB meeting this Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30PM at the school. Please see the agenda below. We will be discussing the ASD contract for Eagle Academy to relocate to Fire Lake. Please attend the meeting to stay up to date! If you have public comment you'd like to share, please attend the meeting. If you can't attend, you may submit written public comment to be read at the meeting to any APB member. Contact information is at the bottom of this newsletter.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me or any APB member.

Emily Morrison

APB Chair

Morrison1623@hotmail.com

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers

✨ Your time.

✨ Your dedication.
✨ Your partnership.

This all means so much to helping our staff and students have a successful 25/26 school year! You have made a wonderful difference and touched all of our lives with your planning efforts and work you have displayed this school year! Thank you!

EACS Families,

Did you know we have a way for you and your child(ren) to get more practice with Spalding phonograms on our website. Just visit https://www.asdk12.org/eagleacademycharter. Once there, choose "Families" then "Phonograms". There are videos made by our very own Mrs. Timberlake. Remember, this is a team effort to get our students the help they need to be successful in our wonderful school.

Parents,

As our rainy season approaches, please ensure that students are dressed appropriately for outdoors to protect their school uniforms to support continued learning in the classroom. Sweatshirts and fleece do not keep students dry when it is rainy and wet outside.

Items to consider:

• raincoat
• rain boots
• rain pants
• waterproof hat

It is always a good idea to mark your child’s name on all items.

Lynn Mills - Principal (mills_lynn@asdk12.org)

Emily Morrison - APB Chair (Morrison1623@hotmail.com)

James Thurston - APB Vice Chair

Heather Caldwell - APB Teacher (caldwell_heather@asdk12.org)

Emily D’Amico- APB Teacher (damico_emily@asdk12.org)

Sam Hernandez- APB Member (samuel.hernandez1999@gmail.com)

Paula Ayojiak - APB Community (paula@ayojiak.com)

Kari Blackburn- APB Community (blackburn_kari@asdk12.org)

ACADEMIC POLICY COMMITTEE SEATS AND ROLES

HEATHER CALDWELL – TEACHER SEAT A -PRIMARY MATTERS

EMILY D’AMICO – TEACHER SEAT B-INTERMEDIATE MATTERS

VACANT – PARENT SEAT C- CONTRACT & LEGAL

PAULA AYOJIAK--PARENT SEAT D-BUDGET & FINANCES

SAM HERNANDEZ– PARENT SEAT E-CURRICULUM & ACADEMICS

EMILY MORRISON – COMMUNITY SEAT F (CHAIR)-PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING

KARI BLACKBURN-COMMUNITY SEAT G-ALL SCHOOL RELATED MATTERS

Dr. LYNN MILLS - PRINCIPAL

Mindy Edison - President: (edison_mindy@asdk12.org)

Melissa Crandall – Vice President

Sarah Martinez - Secretary: (907) 360-7310

Kari Blackburn– Treasurer: (Blackburn_kari@asdk12.org)

Jenna Pace– Co-Parent Representative

Jolene Sletten– Co-Parent Representative

Jan Gilbert- Teacher Rep

Lynn Mills - Principal (mills_lynn@asdk12.org)

Anchorage School District

Dr. Jharrett Bryantt- School Superintendent

Margo Bellamy-School Board President