The Rapids Report for January 12th, 2018
Dear
STrEaM friends and families,
Welcome
back students, staff and families! We began a new semester and a new year this
week. Our primary goal areas are still: school culture, planning, and
communication.
School Culture: Our message to students is Start Strong! With
new classes and a new year, it is a great opportunity to get a fresh
beginning.We had an awards assembly this week recognizing our honor roll
students and kicking off science fair projects. Students shared positives
about our school, and what stood out was how much less bullying they experience
here.
Planning: We plan ahead at ASA: teachers, principal and students. All
students have new daily planners to record assignments, assessments and
important events.
Important
upcoming events include Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday on Monday January
15th, and to honor his leadership and influence we do not have school. Our
Russian Jack skiing TREK is January 23rd (permission slips due 1/18), and the
Geography Bee is January 24th.
Communication: Communicating positively, regularly
and professionally is one of our top priorities. We will continue sharing
a weekly “This Week @ STrEaM” update and the Rapids Report newsletter every
other week. Staff will be sending out syllabi and information pertinent to new
courses.
We’ve
added a new option for school lunches! Wooden Spoon is a company that
delivers a healthy hot lunch daily. Go to https://woodenspoonsalaska.schoollunchchoice.com/ to sign up.
Focus on Safety: Remember we follow the ALICE protocol:
Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. In the coming months we will
review procedures with students and practice what to do in the event of a
dangerous situation. Contact the principal or Mrs. Staker, our safety
coordinator, with any questions or concerns.
Finally,
please remember that part of our mission is to go outdoors and provide
experiential education. Our goal is to go outside every day- rain, snow,
sleet or hail. Please make sure students have proper clothing for inclement
weather and please write their names inside jackets.
~Mr. Mokelke
REMINDERS:
- Order lunch online with Wooden Spoon!
- No School Monday 1/15/18
- The lottery is open!! New students apply now
- 1/23 Russian Jack Park Skiing TREK (Permission slips due 1/18)
- 1/24 Geography Bee
- February: School tours, School Climate and Connectedness Survey
FEBRUARY
IS SCHOOL TOURS MONTH
We
are excited for school tours in February and will be conducting them at 9:30 AM
each Tuesday starting 2/6. We also do individual tours any time by appointment.
IMPORTANT
CHANGE: ASD designates Tuesday, February 27th at 6 PM as district-wide school
tour night. This presents a schedule conflict for us: WBU will be in session
with evening classes.
We
cannot do an evening school tour on February 27th.
We
are working with WBU facilities and reviewing the calendar to identify an
alternate date for the evening school tour.
Thanks
for your understanding. Please do help spread the word that STrEaM will NOT
be doing a school tour at 6 PM on 2/27.
Academic Policy Committee
(APC)
The APC (STrEaM’s board) meets the second Monday of each month.
The
next meeting is Monday, February 12th at 6:15 PM.
Parents
and community are always welcome!
Treasurer/Parent Liaison Caroline Storm coordinates volunteers and
transportation including carpooling. Contact Caroline at caroline.f.storm@gmail.com
COMMUNICATION:
The
lottery opened for the 18-19 school year on January 1st, 2018.
STrEaM
is expanding! We plan to add two more classrooms and increase enrollment to 150
students!
Returning students do NOT
have to apply.
Association
of Alaska School Boards (AASB)
2018 School Climate and
Connectedness Survey ©
Dear Parent or Guardian:
The Anchorage School District is partnering with the
Association of Alaska School Boards to conduct the School Climate and
Connectedness Survey ©, a statewide survey that measures how students and staff
view their school climate, and how connected students feel to adults and peers.
These are all factors directly linked to improved academic achievement and
reduced risk behaviors.
This survey will be administered to students in grades 3-12
at participating schools and to school staff during the week(s) of January 29 –
February 9, 2018.
The survey measures student perceptions of: school safety,
expectations for learning, student involvement, caring adults, respectful
climate, how peers treat each other, connections between school and the
community, and observations of other students’ risk behaviors at school and
school events.
The survey is voluntary, anonymous, confidential, and does
not ask questions about students’ families. The survey and information
describing its purpose and benefits to the district are available at the school
office, at the Assessment Department (Education Center) and on our website if
you wish to review them. If you do not want your child to take the survey, please
notify the school office in writing.
Results of this survey will help students, parents, staff,
and the community to better understand the interactions and relationships among
students, teachers, and staff that constitute each school’s social and academic
climate, and to identify ways we can improve our schools to be more supportive,
caring, and productive places for all students.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Adam Mokelke, Principal
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