Coyote Howler
December 8, 2020
December is one of my favorite times of year. My wish is that each of you find joy in the good things the holiday season brings and in celebrating your family traditions. Whether you are decorating the Christmas tree, hanging stockings, lighting the Menorah, or dancing to holiday music, our Kincaid staff wish you and your family peace, joy, health and happiness.
In recent weeks, many of us have been touched with knowing someone in our circle who has been sick with covid. Many families have been on quarantine and some members of our Kincaid family have been hospitalized. We want to send our well wishes to all our families who may be suffering during this time. Our school nurse and our counselor are available to provide families with resources if you are struggling with food, housing, or depression. Please reach out to Nurse Rachel or our counselor, Alisa Drake. Nurse Rachel's email is mccarthy_rachel@asdk12.org and our counselor's email is drake_alisa@asdk12.org. You can also call us at 245-5530.
I know there are lots of questions about what 3rd quarter will look like. Will we be online? Will we be face-to-face? I will be sending an update on our plans for 3rd quarter by the end of next week. I'll be reporting on what I know at that time. Because things change quickly with decisions in education, I want to make sure you are receiving the most up-to-date information before the break.
Sincerely,
Wendy Zorea, Principal
Kincaid Top Coyote
Here is what one of her colleagues said about Mrs. Alward, "Annette is always so kind and giving. She is so quick to help in any way. It doesn't matter how busy she is, she will stop what she is doing to help others. She is the building induction liaison and I couldn't think of a better, more welcoming person to show new staff members around our building. She has been Teacher-in-Charge and is a part of the Sunshine Committee. Annette is sweet to her core and it is in her nature to give to others and put them before herself. She is definitely one of the people who is the glue who keeps our staff together."
Congratulations!
Family Fun Night
Please join Mrs. Lang, Mrs. Holonics and Ms Heather on
Wednesday December 16th at 6 pm for a Holiday Fun Night.
There will be singing, a story, and more.
We would love for your family to join us!
This is for all ages and there will be a bag of supplies for you to pickup with this week's
Pick up materials on Thursday, December 10th
We can't wait to see you on Zoom!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/97137715760?pwd=bXl0SDc1bUkzQm0zSi9NNnc1WE9Wdz09
Meeting ID: 971 3771 5760
Passcode: Coyotes
PTA
The Kincaid PTA would love for you to join us and help support our students and teachers even in these unusual times! Joining the PTA is a great way to stay connected while we are all scattered doing distance, virtual, or homeschool learning. Yes, even those families not registered with Kincaid this year can join our PTA to stay up to date on all of the community events hosted by the Kincaid PTA!
This year all new memberships will be online, no need to fill out a form or wait for a check to cash!
If you would like to join the PTA please go to this website:https://my-site-102228-107635.square.site/
Many of our regular fall events have been rescheduled but we look forward to having fun with our Coyotes again soon! If you have any questions please feel free to email us. We will be holding our first PTA General Member Meeting for the 2020-2021 school year soon so watch our Facebook page for the date and time.
Once you sign up to be a member you will also receive our emails!
Thanks for partnering with us to support our great school and community!
Kincaid PTA
Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser
The Southside, Dimond location, Texas Roadhouse is partnering with Kincaid Elementary School this week. On December 9th, you can order family packs or other take-out items and 10% of your order will be donated to Kincaid Elementary School. If you want to order meat to grill, you need to place your order by December 8th.
Please share these flyers or mention you are suporting Kincaid Elementary when you place your order and pick up. Make sure Texas Roadhouse knows you are ordering to support Kincaid. Share this with your friends and family.
Ready To Grill
Order Take-Out
Order dinner and pick-up
December 9th
between 4:00-8:30 pm
Family Pack
Order a family pack dinner for pick-up
December 9th
between 4:00 pm and 8:30 pm
Kincaid Kind Coyotes
Kincaid Staff is oganizing a "Giving Tree" to support families in need during the holidays. If you are interested in providing a gift to a child this season, please pick up a snowman tag off the Christmas tree in our entryway. You can shop for a gift for a child represented on the snowman tag and return the gift to Kincaid. Our staff will wrap and deliver the items to families. If you are interested in helping with this act of kindness, please deliver all gifts back to Kincaid by December 14th.
If you would like to participate, here is a list of gift ideas:
Board games, Puzzles Art supplies, beading/crafting Kits. Books,
Educational toys, musical toys.
Basketballs, footballs, soccer balls.
Snow sleds, skateboards.
Sports Jerseys, coats, sweatshirts, Pajamas.
Journals, picture frames.
Fleece blankets/fur pillows, sleeping bags.
Duffle bags/purses/back packs.
Gloves, scarves/hats/socks.
Gift cards, local toy stores, restaurants, grocery stores, ITUNES, Amazon.
Toys and Gifts Need to be New and UNwrapped.
We would love any support you can give! Happy Holidays!
Please contact Fadwa Edais for more information. edais_fadwa@asdk12.org
Important Dates
December 16: Holiday Family Fun Night @ 6:00 pm
December 18: No School for Students, Teacher Grading Day
December 21- January 1: Winter Break - No School
January 4: First Day Back, 3rd Quarter.
Home of the Kind Coyotes
Email: zorea_wendy@asdk12.org
Website: https://www.asdk12.org/kincaid
Location: 4900 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone: 907-245-5530
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KincaidElementarySchoolAnchorage/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @PrincipalZorea