The Rapids Report
August 5th, 2024
Dear STrEaM Families, parents and guardians,
We’re now into August, and it is time to start preparing for school to start!
This newsletter is 1200 words, which will take the average person 4.5 minutes to read.
Mark your calendars for our back to school potluck barbeque and open house on Friday, September 6th from 5:30 to 7 PM! Come meet STrEaM families and staff, explore our program and engage in an evening of fun activities! Last names A-L please bring a BBQ side dish, and last names M-Z please bring a dessert dish.
Let’s make our 9th year as a school our BEST year.
Principal Mokelke
Key information in this Rapids Report:
Dates to mark on your calendar
Family “Jump Start” Night
Complete forms!
Start time 8:30 AM
Phone Free: students who bring smartphones must keep them in their backpacks or check them with the office
We are not staggering the start of grade levels like regular ASD schools: everyone starts Thursday 8/15
Dates for your Family Calendar:
08/09 2:00 pm Family Jumpstart (Orientation)
08/15 8:30 am All Grades: First Day of School!
3:30 pm XC Running Parent Meeting
08/27 8:45 am Fall Picture Day
09/06 5:30 pm Back to School Potluck & Open House
10/21 8:45 am Fall Picture Retake / Make-up Day
⌛START TIMES
For the 24-25 school year, we will be moving our start and end times 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.
We are NOT doing a staggered start to the year: All our grade levels (6, 7 and 8) will start together on August 15th.
24-25 START/END TIMES:
M/T/TH/F: 8:30 AM TO 3:30 PM
WEDNESDAYS: 8:30 AM TO 12:30 PM
Annual STrEaM Specific Permission Forms
Anchorage STrEaM Academy requires 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 Arctic Valley TREK Our Optional Carpool Connection Sign-up
6th Grade Adventure Week:
We are planning an “adventure week” with 6th grade! More to come as we firm up details and dates.
Please complete these forms for the National Guard LOW ROPES COURSE on Base. We will inform you which day your student will attend soon.
RIGHT NOW: please complete this electronic permission form for STrEaM ← UPDATED FORM. Please redo it if you completed it last week. Please complete ASAP if you haven’t already.
IF YOU CAN, please print, sign, and mail or drop off this paper waiver for the National Guard. We will have printed copies at Orientation/Open House on Fri, Aug. 9 at 2-4.
IF YOU THINK YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE other students in your vehicle at any point this year, please complete the Online Application and Waiver and Volunteer Driver Form: https://www.asdk12.org/volunteer. Drop off paperwork at STrEaM Front Office. Call Sylvia with questions: 907-742-9002. We will have printed copies and provide help with this at Orientation/Open House on Fri, Aug. 9 at 2-4.
Also, we hope to attend an overnight, outdoor/experiential program with Denali Science School! Click here to preview.
🎒School Supplies
Bring these supplies to school on the first friday. We are teaching expectations and setting up binders.
1 ea 2” 3 ring binder
1 ea 5 part three-ring binder dividers
1 two pocket folder (with holes)
Binder pouch with two pens and two pencils and a spare eraser.
🏥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
👟Cross Country Running
Welcome back student athletes! There will be a Cross Country Running informational meeting after school on Thursday, August 15th from 3:30 to 4:15 in room 6. Students that want to participate should attend this meeting. Parents and guardians are also encouraged to attend. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at wesley_emily@asdk12.org. I’m really looking forward to the 24-25 season. See you soon, Coach Wesley.
Wednesday’s After School Math Club
It is time to sign up for Quarter 1 After School Math Club. Math club is hosted on Wednesdays by Mrs. Olendorff from 12:30-1:30, starting on August 28th. Students can work on math assignments, Aleks or iReady, or get individual support and instruction. Only 20 seats are available, and students are selected based on academic need. To apply please fill out the permission slip in the link below. You will be informed of your child’s acceptance prior to the first meeting. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/oYXDjvQpkm58JKhG7
📚Battle of the Books
Calling all readers! We invite you to join the STrEaM Battle of the Books (BOB) team this year. We will have two groups, a 6th grade group and a 7th/8th grade (Middle School) group. Click this link to view the book lists for each group. Practice will be held during lunch beginning in October, but you can get a head start by reading the books now. The STrEaM library has one copy of each title for both lists, you can also use the public library system, check them out electronically, or even audio book!
Sincerely, your BOB coaches, Mr. Bahner and Mrs. Lojewski
STrEaM is Phone-Free for 2024-25
A message from Principal Mokelke
STrEaM requires personal devices (phones), if brought to school, to be secured in backpacks, and not on a students’ person during the school day. Students may access their devices before and after school. We’ve ordered 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
Thank you for being a part of the ASA family!
Adam Mokelke, Principal mokelke_adam@asdk12.org
Emily Smith, Assistant Principal smith_emily@asdk12.org
Sylvia Biondich, Administrative Asst. biondich_sylvia@asdk12.org
Jessica McCalvy, Secretary mccalvy_jessica@asdk12.org
Bethany Zimpelman, Itinerant Nurse zimpleman_bethany@asdk12.org
Chris Krejca, Special Education krejca_christine@asdk12.org
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