Tanaina Elementary School

Our teachers are thinking all summer long about the new year coming up. You can help ease their minds. Here are five.

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Help My Equipment Room Is Lacking Supplies, a project from Mrs. MacKay Help me give my students this fast paced, highly engaging game for PE class. This would help make our volleyball unit so fun. It will promote team work, agility, cardio, hand eye coordination, and ...

Remember, kids can get a free meal from Kids Kupboard in the Tanaina parking lot 10:15-10:45.
10 more minutes, so head on down.

On Friday night/12:45 a.m. Saturday morning, this vehicle pulled up to our school’s connex and used bolt cutters to break the lock. After rummaging through many boxes, they decided to take our three gas cans for our lawn mower tractor.

If you know this car and/or the owner, please reach out and let us or AST know.

Kids Kupboard will be at Tanaina this summer at 10:15 giving out a meal. This is a great service for our community. https://www.facebook.com/share/1E5jtXpw8g/?mibextid=wwXIfr

TAKE NOTE: Slight change in the summer route schedule starting tomorrow.

**The Tanaina Elementary School Mobile Route stop will begin at 10:15am - 10:45am.
**Big Dipper location: Served only on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
**Turners Corner: 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm

What does next year bring for Tanaina? So many great people are coming! With the 103 fabulous students joining us brings additional staff. Believe it or not, we are slated to have three classes at each grade level(kindergarten unknown until registration is complete) which will bring lower class sizes.
As of today, the fabulous staff joining the Timberwolf family include:
Jessica Kirkhart 1st grade, Lori Abney 1st grade, Elizabeth Elliott 2nd grade and former Tanaina student, Jasmine Suarez 2nd grader and a former Tanaina student, Jordan Larson(soon to be Jordan Baker) 3rd grade, Tammy Moore 4th grade, Bethany Bean 5th grade, Margaret Palmer Resource, Nate Meadows Nurse and Annika Mackay PE teacher, Chantal Kinney Intensive Resource, Cassandra Ross and Miss Nicole- Fed Pro Preschool .

This is going to be a great year!!!!

Registration for the new year is July 1st!

Please keep an eye on our school grounds as you come and go.

Yesterday, this horrible person decided to knock down and break our big foot that has been on the edge of our woods for a couple of years. He even took the Tanaina t-shirt that Bigfoot was wearing.

If you see him around town or by our school again, let authorities know.

Also, if you see any ATVs on our grounds/fields/playgrounds, shoo them away or call state troopers since we are out of city limits.

Let’s work together in keeping Tanaina grounds safe and clean.

Let’s see what our Timberwolves can create! Due date is October so make a plan and take your time to get it just right.

🎨 Student Artists — Show Us Your Vision for Wasilla’s Future!

The City of Wasilla 2045 Comprehensive Plan Design Contest is officially underway, and we’re inviting Mat-Su Borough School District students to participate!

Create original artwork that represents what makes Wasilla special — now or in the future. Winning designs will be featured within the Comprehensive Plan and may even become the official cover artwork!

Summer is the perfect time to get creative, explore your community, and share your ideas for Wasilla’s future.

📅 Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026

✨ Open to all Mat-Su Borough School District students
🖌️ Original artwork encouraged

Show us your Wasilla!

Learn more at 👉 www.wasilla2045.com
Questions? Email: [email protected]

The time has come... SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER! We said goodbye to Mrs. Lacoss, Mrs. Bosshardt and Miss Huntley who are retiring. We said goodbye to Mrs. Bellah who is going to WHS to teach with her daughter, Mrs. Ferree who is staying home with her baby and to Nurse Susie who is moving out of state.
We also said goodbye to our 5th graders who are moving on to middle school. Finally we said, see you next year to our Kindergarten - 4th grade students. Always remember to Try, Try, Try! Once a Timberwolf, always a Timberwolf. More pics and videos to come...

Neither wind nor clouds could stop the Timberwolves from having a fabulous field day! To top it off, Mrs. Lacoss and Mrs. Mackay were both ending the year in 80's fashion! What a fun day at Tanaina!