The Rapids Report
May 20th, 2024
Dear STrEaM Families,
We’ve reached the final three days of school!
This week is a continuation of Student Showcase end of year activities.
Showcase Week Flier: Student Showcase_FINAL3.pdf
Our 8th year has been amazing! We’ve see the focus areas of our charter (Project-Based Learning, STEM and Outdoor Education) really come together and flourish. Thank you so much, parents and families, for having faith in our program and supporting us. We’re honored to have your children attend STrEaM Academy and to serve you.
This Week at STrEaM:
Monday 5/20: Full Day P. 1-7
Tuesday 5/21: FIELD DAY! ALL GRADES. See below for details
Wednesday 5/22: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
Early Release 12:00
Thursday 5/23: No School, final staff workday
Friday 5/24:
Showcase Week continues!
Monday 5/20: 8th Grade Plant Sale and Showcase!
8th Grade Pizza Party Lunch courtesy of Friends of STrEaM
Plant Sale and Showcase: 1:45-2:45 in the Auditorium. PLEASE BRING TREATS TO SHARE. If you are having trouble deciding which end-of-year event to come to, this is the one to prioritize!
Tuesday 5/21: FIELD DAY AT STREAM- ALL GRADES
6th grade: Cheney Lake TREK
6th grade walk to Cheney Lake with field game activities on Tuesday, 5/21
We plan to leave STrEaM at 9:00
We will play, hike, and eat lunch at Cheney Lake: 9:45 - 12:45
We plan to return to STrEaM by 1:30
Students will need to bring a water bottle, clothing for the weather, and sack lunch
Students may wish to bring fishing gear, hat, pic-nic blanket, as well as light-weight sports equipment such as a jump rope, frisbee, or kickball.
7th grade: Amazing Race & Activities Rotations
9:00 Amazing Race! Greatest Hits
11:30 Awards and Yearbook
12:15 Walk to Foothills Park
12:45 Foothills Park activities rotation
2:15 Return to school
8th grade: Near Point Hike
Students must have permission forms completed
Leaving STrEaM at 9:30 AM. To attend students must be here by 9 AM
Please remember to send your student with appropriate footwear, layers, food and water
We will be hiking for several hours including a picnic lunch. We’ll keep an eye on the weather…this outing is rain or shine!
Wednesday 5/22: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
6th Grade will be on our school campus for field game activities on Wednesday, 5/22
Students will need to bring a water bottle, clothing for the weather, and sack lunch
Students may wish to bring a hat, pic-nic blanket, as well as light-weight sports equipment such as a jump rope, frisbee, or kickball.
7th Grade:
Movie Day: Apollo 13 & The Giver (students can bring pillows & blankets if so desired).
Games and craft activities.
Outdoor loop walk. Ensure that students have appropriate footwear to walk outside!
Please bring a snack to share if you are able!
8th Grade:
Field Day Games at Foothills park (weather cooperating) 8:15 - 10:00.
Students must bring water and food
NEED PARENT HELPERS WITH GAMES AND TO DRIVE EQUIPMENT
Snacks are welcome to this event as well if parents would like to bring
10:30 - 11:45 8th grade awards and graduation in room 6
Parents are invited, but not required
You may want to greet your student outside as they walk through the “Bubble Arch” 11:45-Noon
Smartphones, Social Media and Mental Health
A message from Principal Mokelke
Our APC voted to approve our new personal device policy for the 24-25 school year.
Beginning in August, we will require personal devices (phones) to be secured in backpacks, and not on a students’ person during the school year.
We are in the process of purchasing secure phone pouches from a company called Yondr.
Check out this video on schools going phone-free and using Yondr pouches:
Growing number of schools across U.S. require students to lock away phones
Visit our Phone-Free FAQ and resources page for more: Phone Free FAQ.pdf
Friends of STrEaM
Friends of Stream
The last day we offered sandwiches was FRIDAY. No lunches will be available for students the last week of school. We can offer hungry students any snack food that we have left.
Health Updates:
If you will be seeing your pediatrician over the summer and would like to complete paperwork, see links below:
Parents you can complete your own over-the-counter form here and send it to be by email
https://eform.pandadoc.com/?eform=3092f50b-98c5-4e93-a7f3-1dbf0b69319f
Please feel free to email or call me with any questions. zimpelman_bethany@asdk12.org
Wishing you well
~Nurse Bethany
24-25 School Year
START TIME CHANGES
For the 24-25 school year, we will be moving our start and end time up by 30 minutes so that we do not start at the same time as elementary. This would be an undue hardship on our families with elementary students.
24-25 START/END TIMES:
M/T/TH/F: 8:30 AM TO 3:30 PM
WEDNESDAY: 8:30 AM TO 12:30 PM
RETURNING STUDENTS
If your 6th or 7th grader will not be returning to STrEaM for the 24-25 school year, PLEASE let us know. We track this closely for enrollment, seats, gender balance, scheduling, staffing, the lottery and waitlist.
To make it easy for you, you may also complete this short survey: https://forms.gle/zmrTUSawRZaVAhiQ9
We invite you to SAVE THE DATE to attend OPEN HOUSE the afternoon of Friday, August 9! We will orient new and returning students/families to grading practices, Q and Canvas, and strategies for success to prepare for the new school year a week before it officially begins! Students and families will also have the opportunity to meet teachers and walk through classrooms.
Online Registration Opens 4/25/24
Registration for next school year opens on April 25th! ASD requires all returning students (from any ASD school) to complete online registration every year. On April 25th log into ParentConnection and follow the link on the top left corner.
Anchorage STrEaM Academy requires four school-specific permission forms to be completed annually: FY25 Walking Permission, FY25 Personal Device, FY25 Science Lab Safety, for 7th & 8th only- FY25 FABLAB Safety and the Optional Carpool Connection Sign-up
Summer Art Camp
Join new STrEaM teacher Michael Dickerson for art camp this summer!
Does your kid love to draw? Paint? Make music? Create graphic novels? Place.ment youth art camp is a summer program open to middle school artists of any medium or discipline. From June 17-28, our teaching artists will give workshops and lead creative sessions that weave together all our campers‘ interests into a final project to share with friends, family, and our community. Together will explore a single important theme: people’s relationship with place. Sign up at https://www.placementcreative.com/ to reserve your spot!
Quyana!
Thank you for your continued support.
Call, email or stop by if you have any questions or needs!
Adam Mokelke, Principal mokelke_adam@asdk12.org
Rebekah Hayden, Assistant Principal hayden_rebekah@asdk12.org
Amy Bonertz, Counselor bonertz_amy@asdk12.org
Sylvia Biondich, Administrative Asst. biondich_sylvia@asdk12.org
Jessi Blackson, Secretary blackson_jessica@asdk12.org
Bethany Zimpelman, Itinerant Nurse zimpleman_bethany@asdk12.org
Chris Krejca, Special Education krejca_christine@asdk12.org
