Rapids Report 4-17-23

 The Rapids Report

April 17th, 2023

Dear STrEaM Families,

Testing is complete! Big shout out to our super counselor, Ms. Bonertz, who coordinates all our testing. It is a stressful task and she handles it with patience and competence. We're ready to resume full focus on projects, classes and activities to finish the year strong!

Two major schedule differences this week:

• FULL DAY WEDNESDAY 8 AM TO 3 PM

• NO SCHOOL FRIDAY FOR WBU SPRING GRADUATION

All basket items are due Tuesday for the online auction! The baskets look GREAT so far, thanks to all the donations! We’re excited to put these out to auction. 

Weekly Schedule

4/17  Monday: Full Day P. 1-7

4/18 Tuesday: A day, Advisory, P. 1-4

• Auction Items are due to FOS today!

• Boxing 3:00 pm Auditorium

4/19  Wednesday: FULL DAY PERIODS 1-7

• Final FULL DAY Wednesday to make up for snow days!

4/20 Thursday: B day, Advisory, P. 5-8 

4/21 Friday: NO SCHOOL FOR WBU GRADUATION

DROP OFF AND PICK UP TIMES:

Arrival/drop off time is 7:45 AM. The doors are not open and we do not provide supervision until that time. 

Pick up time is 3:00 PM (and 12:00 on Wednesdays). 

Please do not line up for pick up any earlier than 2:45 as the parking lot is used for PE and breaks. If you must arrive prior to 2:45 please park and wait. 

Annual Spring Auction

Our annual spring auction GOES LIVE APRIL 30TH! If you have questions contact the President of our nonprofit Jen Mickelson at mickelson_jennifer@asdk12.org 

Advertising and Links to the Better World Auction Site will be coming soon. Watch your snail mail and email.

From Student Government

PLANNING AHEAD! Ms. Wesley and the Student Government class are preparing for Educator Appreciation Week in May. They will need your help to pull this off! We are looking for donations of a variety of flavored coffee creamers (small) for May 8th, different types of juice and kombucha for May 9th, and five (5) 2-liter bottles of unflavored sparkling water or Club Soda, three or four (3-4) Flavored Syrups, 16 oz of heavy cream, 2 cans of whipped cream for May 12th

Health Spotlight: Nurse Bethany

Spring is near (hiding under the snow). I love all the sunlight, warmer weather, and mostly the melting! Unfortunately for some, spring is the start of the airborne allergy season. Symptoms include red, itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, headaches, a possible increase in asthma symptoms. If you or your child suffers from airborne allergies now is the time to prepare.

Please make sure you have all over the counter or prescription allergy medications filled and on hand at your home. Give your child his/her allergy medication at home prior to school. 

Over the counter allergy medication can be given at school with a signed parent permission, through the end of the school year. Please email, if you have any questions.

Wishing you well- Nurse Bethany. Contact Nurse Bethany at zimpelman_bethany@asdk12.org 

Quyana! Thank you!

Adam Mokelke, Principal  mokelke_adam@asdk12.org 

Megan Gatlin, Assistant Principal gatlin_megan@asdk12.org

Amy Bonertz, Counselor bonertz_amy@asdk12.org

Syliva Biondich, Administrative Asst.  biondich_sylvia@asdk12.org

Chris Krejca, Special Education krejca_christine@asdk12.org

Rapids Report for 4-10-23

The Rapids Report

April 10th, 2023

Dear STrEaM Families,

The lottery is now closed! Seat notifications will go out later this week. We are excited to report our highest number of applications in the lottery to date! Thank you to our student leaders and our awesome recruitment coordinators, Mrs. Gatlin and Mrs. Biondich. HUGE THANKS to all of YOU, our parents, families and supporters: Word of Mouth is still the #1 way new families hear about STrEaM. You sharing about our program continues to be a huge part of our growth and success. Thank you!

This week students are taking the AK Star Reading assessment. If you have opted your child out of testing, we do not have personnel or space to supervise them and would appreciate you keeping them home, at least until testing is complete. See testing schedule below. 

Weekly Schedule

4/10  Monday: Full Day P. 1-7

• 6TH GRADE Reading AK STAR

4/11 Tuesday: A day, Advisory, P. 1-4

• 8TH GRADE Reading AK STAR

• Boxing 3:00 pm Auditorium

4/12  Wednesday: Early Release 12:00 PM

APC Meeting 5:30 PM

4/13 Thursday: B day, Advisory, P. 5-8 

• 7th Grade Reading AK STAR 

4/14 Friday:  Full Day P. 1-7

• AK STAR MAKE-UPS

DROP OFF AND PICK UP TIMES:

Arrival/drop off time is 7:45 AM. The doors are not open and we do not provide supervision until that time. 

Pick up time is 3:00 PM (and 12:00 on Wednesdays). 

Please do not line up for pick up any earlier than 2:45 as the parking lot is used for PE and breaks. If you must arrive prior to 2:45 please park and wait.

AK Star Assessment Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Apr 10 6th Grade Reading	Apr 11 8th Grade Reading	Apr 12	Apr 13  7th Grade Reading	Apr 14 Make Ups

Annual Spring Auction

Our annual spring auction is coming! Please check with your child’s advisor on how you can support this yearly fundraiser for our program! If you have questions contact the President of our nonprofit Jen Mickelson at mickelson_jennifer@asdk12.org 

Basket themes this year are:

6th grade:

Olendorff - Let's Go Camping #1

Wesley - Family Game Night

Bierer - I Made It Myself

7th grade:

Holsopple - Great Outdoors

Smith - Date Night

Hayden - Epic Road Trip

8th Grade:

Goodman-Allwright - Let's Go Camping #2

Perkins - Garden & Grow!

Sonday - Nailed it - Top Chef

Health Update from Nurse Bethany

The Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps will be hosting free dental, vision, and medical services on 4/15 at the O’Malley Sports Complex. Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Clinic doors typically open at 6 a.m. Due to time constraints, be prepared to choose between DENTAL or VISION services. Medical services are offered to every patient attending the clinic. All services are free and open to the public. No ID required.

https://rb.gy/5p7ab

Mid-Term Grading

Friday, April 14 is the mid-quarter deadline for practice assignments (PAs) in many classes.  Students are given reminders and help during Advisory class to use StudentConnect (Q) and Canvas to make a list of missing items and work to redo. Then, they are given time in Advisory to finish something from the list.  Please ask your student about their progress with completing any make-up work during Advisory, and please help them finish anything else as homework.  Being caught-up at mid-quarter will set them up for success with projects in the second half of the quarter.  

Welcome Mr. Bahner for the 23-24 School Year!

We’re excited to add Mr. Stephen Bahner to teach math at STrEaM next year. See the full announcement here: https://rapidsreport.blogspot.com/2023/04/welcome-stephen-bahner.html 

Quyana!

Adam Mokelke, Principal  mokelke_adam@asdk12.org 

Megan Gatlin, Assistant Principal gatlin_megan@asdk12.org

Amy Bonertz, Counselor bonertz_amy@asdk12.org

Syliva Biondich, Administrative Asst.  biondich_sylvia@asdk12.org

Chris Krejca, Special Education krejca_christine@asdk12.org

Welcome Stephen Bahner

Staff Spotlight: Stephen Bahner

Stephen Bahner, Math

STrEaM is excited to welcome Stephen Bahner to our staff for the 23-24 school year! Mr. Bahner will primarily teach Math at STrEaM Academy. He has been involved with STrEaM in many ways and is excited to join our team full time. 

Mr. Bahner (pronounced Bonn - the same as Autobahn highway with no speed limit in Germany) was born & raised in Anchorage, Alaska.  This will be his 15th year as a teacher in ASD.  He taught at Wonder Park/Muldoon as a health teacher for 9 years, and 5 years as a math teacher at Begich Middle School.  This past fall he joined Stream as an Assistant XC Running Coach.

Mr. Bahner has two awesome sons, both of whom have attended STrEaM, and will be adding to his family by getting married this summer!   His family is a very active family who love having fun outside together as often as possible. In the summer, the Bahner family loves to get on their bikes to ride single tracks, play games on the trampoline, rollerblade, play kickball, hike mountains, camp, and explore new places they have never been.  In the winter, they love to find wild ice skating, play outside at our local lakes and parks on ice skates, and powder ski when we get extra snow---this year was great!, cross country ski, skijor, and even took a vacation this year to experience skiing in Colorado!  They learned firsthand that it is so much harder to breathe at 12,900 feet above sea level! 

Mr. Bahner has always loved math, and believes students learn so much better when learning has meaning.   Mr. Bahner is consistently described as a fun and goofy teacher with middle schoolers who call him MathSir Bahner (knight of the Math Round Table). He loves making learning fun, and exciting for everyone by connecting math to real life activities, events, professions.  Part of math is learning to use logic, reasoning, identifying problems, and learning how to solve problems. Math gives students a better perspective on how the world works.   Mr. Bahner is excited to have an opportunity to jump into more project based learning, and expand the connection of math and science understanding!

Mr. Bahner is excited to join such a great group of teachers and students at STrEaM!!

Welcome to STrEaM Mr. Bahner!! 

Rapids Report 4-3-23: AK STAR Testing!

 The Rapids Report

April 3rd, 2023

Dear STrEaM Families,

This week students are taking the AK Star MATH assessment. If you have opted your child out of testing, we do not have personnel or space to supervise them and would appreciate you keeping them home, at least until testing is complete. See testing schedule below. 

The lottery is open for the 23-24 School Year, and we are actively seeking new students! The lottery closes this Thursday, April 6th. Apply at https://www.asdk12.org/lottery

STrEaM Academy: Adventure Awaits!

Caution: Pick up and Drop off

Please drive slowly and use caution when dropping off and picking up. We are working on getting the parking lot situation addressed. However, it is always best to drive slowly and carefully coming in and leaving school.

Next Friday, April 14 is the mid-quarter deadline for practice assignments (PAs) in many classes.  Students are given reminders and help during Advisory class to use StudentConnect (Q) and Canvas to make a list of missing items and work to redo. Then, they are given time in Advisory to finish something from the list.  Please ask your student about their progress with completing any make-up work during Advisory, and please help them finish anything else as homework.  Being caught-up at mid-quarter will set them up for success with projects in the second half of the quarter.  

Weekly Schedule

4/3  Monday: Full Day P. 1-7

• 6TH GRADE MATH AK STAR

4/4 Tuesday: A day, Advisory, P. 1-4

• 7TH GRADE MATH AK STAR

• Boxing 3:00 pm Auditorium

4/5  Wednesday: Early Release 12:00 PM

4/6 Thursday: B day, Advisory, P. 5-8 

• 8th Grade MATH AK STAR 

4/7 Friday:  Full Day P. 1-7

• AK STAR MAKE-UPS 

AK Star Assessment Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Apr 3 6th Grade Math	Apr 4 7th Grade Math	Apr 5	Apr 6 8th Grade Math	Apr 7 Make Ups
Apr 10 6th Grade Reading	Apr 11 8th Grade Reading	Apr 12	Apr 13  7th Grade Reading	Apr 14 Make Ups

On the days that your student has testing, please help them get good rest the night before and a healthy breakfast the morning of. Students may bring a book to read in the testing room after they have finished their test. 

Annual Spring Auction

Our annual spring auction is coming! Please check with your child’s advisor on how you can support this yearly fundraiser for our program! If you have questions contact the President of our nonprofit Jen Mickelson at mickelson_jennifer@asdk12.org 

The themes this year are:

6th grade:

Olendorff - Let's Go Camping #1

Wesley - Family Game Night

Bierer - I Made It Myself

7th grade:

Holsopple - Great Outdoors

Smith - Date Night

Hayden - Epic Road Trip

8th Grade:

Goodman-Allwright - Let's Go Camping #2

Perkins - Garden & Grow!

Sonday - Nailed it - Top Chef

Health Spotlight: Nurse Bethany

One way we can model health in our students is to seek ways to improve our own health. The state of Alaska is offering free health coaching programs for Alaskans who want to lose weight, prevent/manage diabetes, lower blood pressure, and stop smoking. Sign up with Fresh Start programs  and a health coach will contact you, including sending you a scale or blood pressure cuff.

Wishing you well- Nurse Bethany. Contact Nurse Bethany at zimpelman_bethany@asdk12.org 

Let’s have an awesome 4th quarter! 

Quyana!

Adam Mokelke, Principal  mokelke_adam@asdk12.org 

Megan Gatlin, Assistant Principal gatlin_megan@asdk12.org

Amy Bonertz, Counselor bonertz_amy@asdk12.org

Syliva Biondich, Administrative Asst.  biondich_sylvia@asdk12.org

Chris Krejca, Special Education krejca_christine@asdk12.org