The Rapids Report
January 9th, 2023
Dear STrEaM Families,
Welcome back! We’re excited to start the second semester at STrEaM. We will be outside every day, enjoying the beautiful winter and all this snow. Please make sure students are always dressed for the weather.
Currently, we are not planning to extend the school day by 30 minutes. Our plan is to instead make up the missed days by extending three Wednesdays (on short
weeks) to full days in addition to other district calendar adjustments (2/24 is now a school day). This is pending ASD approval.
The following Wednesdays (on short weeks) are proposed full school days (no early release):
Wednesday 2/22 (No school Monday 2/20 Presidents’ Day)
Wednesday 3/8 (No school Friday 3/10 End Q3/Spring Break)
Wednesday 4/19 (No school Friday 4/21 WBU Spring Graduation)
Weekly Schedule
1/9 Monday: Full day P. 1-7
1/10 Tuesday: A day Advisory, P. 1-4
1/11 Wednesday: PROJECT DAY! Early Release 12:00 PM
APC Meeting 5:30 PM
1/12 Thursday: B day Advisory, P. 5-8
First Ski practice
1/13 Friday: Full day P. 1-7
Ski practice
Ski Season
Coach Mozen has returned to coach skiing again this season! He is joined by assistant coaches Perkins and Wesley. The first practice is this Thursday, after school in Room 6.
Schedule changes
We’ve made adjustments to the schedule for Q3. 6th and 7th grade students will pick up new schedules Monday morning.
Welcome new staff
While Ms. Hayden is on leave, Melody McAllister will teach 7th grade Language Arts and Social Studies for the first two weeks of the quarter. Mrs. McAllister is a STrEaM parent with 15 years teaching experience and certification in the State of Texas.
August Wimberger will take over 6th grade Outdoor Adventure PE. Mr. Wimberger has a background in outdoor experiential education and experience subbing at STrEaM. He is an avid outdoorsman and excited to get students outside every day!
Scott Maxwell will teach Pre-Algebra this quarter. Mr. Maxwell has worked as both a math tutor and classroom teacher, including teaching math at our school. Originally from the Washington DC area, he calls Alaska home now. He has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland.
We are excited to have these awesome teachers on board for the third quarter!
Health Spotlight: Nurse Bethany
In January on select Thursdays our 7th graders will all be seen by our nursing staff for health assessments, per ASD Guidelines. Students should bring their prescription lens for their vision check. More information will follow.
Social-Emotional Learning in Advisory this week:
Cooperation: Working in Groups
APC (Academic Policy Committee)
APC Meeting THIS WEEK January 11th, 5:30 PM
Agendas and minutes posted on https://www.asdk12.org/stream
Lunch at STrEaM
Please be sure your child packs a cold lunch. We do not have a lunch program or lunchroom. Lunch is generally outdoors unless the weather is prohibitive. 45% of our students come from economically disadvantaged homes and we hope to help them with free lunches when necessary. We have been serving between 8 and 17 lunches per day this month. Donations of Bread, Peanut Butter, Cheese & Turkey lunch meat are always welcome. Call 742-9000 for more information.
STrEaM Anchorage 501(c)3
STrEaM Anchorage is the nonprofit arm of our charter & program. You can support STrEaM by donating through the nonprofit in a variety of ways
Select STrEaM Anchorage on Amazon Smile
On your Amazon account, search Amazon Smile
Find and select “STrEaM Anchorage” under nonprofits
Donate with purchases at no cost to you!
Choose STrEaM Anchorage with Fred Meyers
Sign in to your digital account
Search for your organization (STrEaM Anchorage)
Enter the name or NPO number of the organization you wish to support
Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”
Become a member of the STrEaM 100! LAST CHANCE FOR FY23!
Donate $100 to for our annual fundraiser
All donors will be recognized on a plaque in our school
Drop off a check or use the PayPal Link to make your donations!
Online Gear Store
Our online store is open! Visit Anchorage STrEaM Academy Sideline Store. We still have baseball caps and winter knit pullover hats for sale in the front office.
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
