8/31: Lifetouch Picture Day

9/1 to 9/29: Session #1 Archery

Mears staff will be looking to recognize students who demonstrate a commitment to respect.

Respect: Treating others with honor and dignity

If you are providing transportation for your child, please pull forward as to allow cars to queue up safely, off of 100th Avenue, while you wait for your child. Thank you for working together to keep our students and families as safe as possible.

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great first couple days of school! I want to send a reminder to families of all students who have prescription and emergency medications. For prescription medications given at school, a current prescription medication form needs to be signed by your student’s doctor. For emergency medications, a current Asthma and/or Allergy/Anaphylaxis Care Plan needs to be signed by your doctor, a parent and the student if the student will be self-carrying their medications. Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns. My email is richards_karin@asdk12.org and my office number is 907-742-6401.

On Monday, students will be given a permission slip regarding PG-13 movies that may be shown within our classrooms. Please send your student back with it and remind them to hand it in to a Team Muir teacher.

Emails will be sent out monthly regarding important team events. Stay tuned! In the meantime, stock up on all things YELLOW because that is our team color!

- Mrs. Daniel (LA), Mr. Peterson (SCI), Mr. Buchanan (SS), & Ms. Pascual (MATH)

Hi there Team Surprise,

Are you receiving messages from your child’s teachers? If you’re not, please update your contact information with the front office!

We are counting tardies starting Monday.

1st tardy is a warning

2nd tardy is detention (families will know)

3rd tard is 2 detentions (families will know)

And the consequences will continue, but please don’t

Stock up on your BLUE gear! Team Surprise wears BLUE on Spirit Days.

Featured in the picture is the book tasting in Mrs. Peckham’s class. They are exploring different genres of literature to enjoy for daily silent reading. The Teacher Feature video spotlights this exciting learning opportunity!

Welcome to Team Blackstone!

Our team includes Roxanne DeMoss, Holly Barclay, Deb Abshier, Wade Hughes, Kiyoko Loer, Hiromi Chamber. Romelyn Taray will be joining us soon.

Look for a movie permission slip coming home soon.

Teacher-specific classroom items:

Ms. DeMoss - dry erase markers, calculator, highlighter, colored pencils, water bottle

Ms. Gustafson - colored pencils, tape or white glue if they want their own

Ms. Barclay - colored pencils, glue stick, composition book

Please remind your student to bring multiple pencils to their classes everyday ✏️✏️✏️.

Each of your teachers would greatly appreciate Kleenex donations.

Remember to check Canvas if you are absent.

The last day to sign up for cross country running and basketball are Tuesday 8/29, at the end of day.

• Boys Basketball and Baseball started Monday 08/21 (See Mr. MacDonald for questions)

• Cross Country running started Monday 08/21 (See Mr. Sorenson for questions)

• Archery starts 09/01 (See Ms. Fleming for questions)

Mark your calendar and join us for our virtual PTSA meeting, we are looking forward to meeting you. This is an excellent way to learn more about the innovative ways our vibrant community organization supports our students. Our first virtual meeting is on September 13, 2023 from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm. I've included the zoom link for your convenience. The dates of the monthly meetings are:

• September 13, 6:30pm-7:30pm
• October 11, 6:30pm-7:30pm
• November 8, 6:30pm-7:30pm
• December 13, 6:30pm-7:30pm

To join the Mears PTSA go to www.mearsptsa.com, use the yellow Become a Member button, then follow the prompts. We look forward to welcoming you at our first virtual meeting!

We love our Panther families and community partners, please consider becoming a school volunteer. The revised volunteer packet is included below for your convenience! Please remember this packet must be completed and renewed annually.

Our office staff is available daily, please don't hesitate to reach out if we can help you in any way, our hours are 7:30-3:00. Thanks so much, we are here to help serve you!

Is your child going to absent from school? Save time and send a quick email to our attendance email box, mearsattendance@asdk12.org or you can call the school at 907-742-6400 and select the Attendance Line option to leave us a voice mail, either option is a great way to notify us!

Making

Everyone

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Respected

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Email: marquand_carla@asdk12.org
Website: https://www.asdk12.org/mears
Location: 2700 West 100th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone: 907-742-6400