Little Paws Press

Hello East Cubs families,

We are excited to celebrate Halloween at school this week, and we have a few reminders to help ensure the day is fun, safe, and successful for all of our students.

🎃 Costume Expectations

Please help your child follow these guidelines:

• Students may wear costumes to school.

• Masks may be worn during the parade only and must be removed before and after.

• No toy weapons of any kind (including plastic swords, daggers, or toy guns).

• Costumes should be school-appropriate (no excessive gore or scary props).

• Costumes must allow students to see, move, sit, and learn comfortably throughout the day.

Our Halloween parade will begin at 1:00 PM, and teachers will share additional details as we approach the event.

We also want to extend a big thank you to all the families who joined us for Saturday’s SpookFest PTA event. It was wonderful to see so many students and families enjoying the festivities together. We truly appreciate our PTA volunteers and the energy they bring to our school community, and we look forward to more fun events in the future!

Lastly, a reminder that East is a nut-free school. We have recently noticed nut products, including candies like Reese’s peanut butter cups, being brought to school. Because we have students with severe nut allergies, even small exposures can be dangerous. With Halloween treats coming in this week, we ask families to be especially vigilant when packing food, snacks, or candy to help us keep all of our Cubs safe.

Thank you for your attention to these reminders and for your continued partnership. We are grateful for our supportive and caring East Cubs community!

Warmly,

Ms. Audra Morrow

Principal, East Elementary 🐾

Healthy Choices Spirit week! see flyer below

10/28 = Tomorrow! School Picture Make Ups 12-2pm 📸

10/29 = Early Release Day - Dismissal @1:45 for all grades

10/31 = Cub Costume Parade @1pm! 👻 flyer below

10/31 = Halloween 🎃 Have fun and be safe!

11/05 = Early Release Day - Dismissal @1:45 for all grades

11/05 = Pizza w/Parents @5:30pm - East Commons - see flyer below to RSVP 🍕

11/07 = Popcorn Friday! Hosted by Ms. Traci's Class 🍿

11/12 = Early Release Day - Dismissal @1:45 for all grades

11/14 = Popcorn Friday! Hosted be Ms. Hockema's Class 🍿

11/19 = Early Release Day - Dismissal @1:45 for all grades

11/21 = Popcorn Friday! Hosted be Ms. Love's Class 🍿

11/24 & 11/25 = Family Conferences - details coming soon...

11/26 thru 11/28 = Fall/Thanksgiving Break - No School for Students 🍁

12/01 = Back to School After Fall Break

12/01 = East 3rd Grade & Main 4th Grade Cub Winter Concert! @6pm - see flyer below

12/02 = East Kinder and 1st Grade Cub Winter Concert! - details coming soon

(-2nd grade will perform in a Spring concert in April-)

Federal Impact Aide Forms will be coming home with your student shortly.

Please complete, sign and return these forms to school before November 10th.

Have questions or need help with your form?

Call us at 907-486-7492 or swing by the office.

Thank you for helping us get these required forms submitted.

What are these forms anyway?

Impact Aid was designed to assist school districts that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt Federal property or if the district has experienced

increased expenditures due to the enrollment of federally connected children.

The survey is the way the district files its claim each year.

We receive these federal grant funds to operate

and maintain our schools and enrich our school programs.

The first class to have all forms completed and returned to school gets a popsicle party!

We know money is tight right now and the holidays bring even more need,

but if you are looking for a meaningful way to give this season,

we are holding a school lunch balance drive through the end of the year.

Your dollars and cents will not go to waste.

%100 will go to supporting families by lightening the load of school lunch debt.

We of course accept donations throughout the whole school year,

and we can take cash or check in the office at any time. ❤️

Thank you for supporting our East school community in all ways, big and small.

Come join in on the fun and see our students in costume...

Note - Our parade is Friday - Halloween day! (The flyer was incorrect last week.)

We know it will be a bit busy in the parking lot with K-1 dismissal happening right after,

so please be cautious and feel free to park on the street and walk over.

For 2nd and 3rd grade classes, they will have their class parties after the parade.

Check in with the office if you pick up your student before dismissal time.

See you then!

Our cute cub needs a name!

Students can add their name ideas to our submission poster in the office.

Families can give suggestions via comments on our facebook page

or email Natalie at natalie.trenery@kibsd.org.

(We will vote on a name together as a school in November.)

You are invited to have a slice and meet Ms. Kelcie, our mental health technician.

She is ready to answer your questions and see what we need as a school community.

Use the QR code below to RSVP and we hope to see you there.

We will have several concerts this year!

East and Main will be partnering for a 3rd and 4th grade performance on 12/1.

East Kinder & 1st grade classes will be performing on 12/2 (details coming soon).

East 2nd grade classes will perfor in a special Spring performance in April.

A special cub stopped by to congratulate our caring cub prize winners last week!

🐾

What did the banana do when he saw a ghost?

Ms. Coburn's 3rd grade knows....

We have made some name badges and our cubs crew is gearing up to start their jobs soon!

We can't wait to have some extra help around our school community.

Wishing you well,

Ms. Jennifer, East Elementary School Counselor

phone: (907) 486-7423

email: jennifer.pedersen@kibsd.org

Kindergarten = 11:10am

First Grade = 11:35am

Second Grade = 12:00pm

Third Grade = 12:30pm

Families are always welcome to join their students for lunch time!

Be sure to sign in with the office before heading to cafeteria.

Please bring your own lunch or call in the morning to order an adult meal.

Student Breakfasts = $3.50 Student Lunches = $4.75

Adult Lunches = $9.00

Be sure to send boots, coats and cold weather items every day.

East Cubs go outside for recess no matter the weather, so help them be prepared.

(We will stay indoors if it is extremely cold/icy/windy.)

School Newsletter

Look for your weekly newsletter, Little Paws Press, in your inboxes every Monday afternoon.

There will be lots of useful info stored at the end of each for your reference all year.

General School Information

Emails from PowerschoolMessenger and Smore will be the main

form of communication that you will receive for all general

school information and updates outside of your student's classroom.

Urgent or Emergency Communications

All school emergency notices or alerts will be sent through

PowerSchoolMessenger emails or PowerSchoolMessenger automated calls.

Please take a moment to confirm that your phone numbers and emails

are up to date and correct in your parent portal or check with us in the office.

Individual Classroom/Teacher Communications

KIBSD Staff will only be communicating through district issued devices and applications.

Faculty and staff will no longer be texting or calling with their personal phone numbers.

If you need to reach your child's teacher during the school day please

email, connect via SeeSaw or call the office to leave a message.

Need to speak with your principal?

Call the office to see if Ms. Audra is available or to leave a message.

Ms. Audra always tries to make time to speak with families

but scheduling an appointment time is recommended.

For appointments - please call 907-486-7492.

The East School Office is open 7:30am til 3:30pm - @907-486-7492

We are always happy to help.

The East Elementary Cubs have a brand new FaceBook Page!

Please Like and Follow below for news, events, updates and fun.

The I L❤️VE East Elementary page is still alive and well. Just note that it is no longer the official page for East and it won't have the most current information. Find that beloved page below...