The Rapids Report

September 20th, 2021

Dear STrEaM Families,

We are past the halfway mark of the first quarter. It feels like the snow will be here soon! October is always the fastest, busiest month of the school year, in my experience.

I want to make you aware and ask for your support with a trend in schools on the video app Tiktok called the “devious lick.” This challenge encourages students to vandalize, steal and damage school bathrooms. It is a national trend and causing significant property damage. To date, ASD has experienced 80+ incidences.

Unfortunately, this is ongoing and evolving, and it has been reported that the next level may be stealing phones/electronic devices or other items from staff. We have heightened awareness and are taking preventive steps. However, as parents, addressing this at home and making your expectations clear will go a long way towards preventing it from happening at STrEaM.

This type of thing is not our culture, and has no place in our program. Please communicate with your children that vandalism or theft of any kind won't be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action, and if applicable, we will involve the School Resource Officer. Additionally, Wayland Baptist may bring charges for vandalism, damage to the building or university property. In short, we take this very seriously, and hope with your support our students won't join this terrible trend. Thank you for your support with this.

This Week at STrEaM

Monday 9/20: Remind students to bring Chromebooks to school!
Tuesday 9/21: Block day, Advisory and P. 1-4. 6th grade Kincaid TREK Kincaid Permission
Wednesday 9/22: Project Day, Advisory and Early Release. Boxing, Math and Migrant Ed. Clubs meet after school. X-C Meet @ Kincaid 5:30.
Thursday 9/23: Block day, Advisory & P. 5-8
Friday 9/24: Full day schedule, periods 1-7

Upcoming Events, Dates, TREKs

Fall MAP testing October 5th (Reading) and October 7th (Math). We will extend advisory period for testing these days. Students who are absent will make-up MAP testing with the MTSS team
Picture Retakes: Monday, October 25
No school Friday October 8th: this is different from the ASD calendar because of the Wayland fall graduation
If you are interested in chaperoning any TREKs please complete the Volunteer Form, link here

Chromebooks & Devices

All students were issued a Chromebook and charger, unless they have a personal device instead. We have no spare Chromebooks to check out when students forget them, and this is a frequent issue. Additional Chromebooks have been ordered. However, we do not know when we will receive these, based on demand and shortages.

We need your support:

Please help students remember to bring their Chromebooks
Please remind them to plug in and charge Chromebooks each night
If students have their own device for school, please make sure they bring it

COVID-19 Protocols & Updates

ASD now requires field trip chaperones or volunteers to show proof of vaccination OR to provide negative results from a molecular COVID test within 48 hours from the time of the field trip.

ASD no longer requires close contacts to quarantine. Keep ASD Symptom Free: Stay home & get tested if experiencing ANY symptoms. Masks required indoors, optional outside.

Students in quarantine/learning at home: assignments are on Canvas. Work on iReady and ALEKS for 30-45 minutes per day. If you are not already a Parent Observer on your child’s Canvas account, follow these steps

Current ASD policies on COVID: https://www.asdk12.org/COVID-19

Zoom for Absent/Quarantine Students

Ms. Bonertz, our counselor, will host a Zoom session for absent/quarantined students every Wednesday. This is an opportunity for students to check in, ask questions and request support while working on Canvas assignments from home. LINK:

https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/93911165768?pwd=cGZIaEtYZGRqak41b3dKMEZlZmFyZz09

Meeting ID: 939 1116 5768 Passcode: 505614

iReady

iReady is an EXCELLENT tool for building skills and filling gaps in Reading and Math. iReady provides an individualized learning program, which can be done at school AND at home. Quarantined students should do iReady at home daily. Please include iReady in daily homework routines!

X-C Running

LINK to this week's XC Letter. Practice M, T, Th,F 3:00-4:30, Race on Wednesday at Kincaid 5:30 PM. NO practice Wednesday! Questions? Contact Coach Mozen mozen_howard@asdk12.org or phone: 907-302-0475

APC Seats and Elections

Two seats on our Academic Policy Committee are opening up in October. If interested in running for a seat on our board, contact Mrs. Biondich and plan to attend the APC meeting October 13th at 5:30 PM.

Migrant Education

This year STrEaM has a Student Success Coach contact (SSC), Allison Foust, to support our qualified Migrant Ed. students. Your child may be eligible for Migrant Ed.! Has anyone in your family been involved in/traveled for subsistence or commercial fishing, cannery work, subsistence berrypicking or other agricultural work? If so you may qualify. Fill out the Eligibility Questionnaire: MEP Eligibility