3-School Newsletter

One of our priorities is to make sure that our students are aware of the options they have within their education. Do you know what academic options are available for your middle & high school aged children? Please come and listen to KPBSD’s Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Annaleah Karron. She will travel to Hope School and share information about JumpStart, Middle College, Educators Rising, other university partnerships, and possible career pathways courses that we may not be aware of. We urge you to attend and aren’t above bribing you with food. COOPER LANDING & MOOSE PASS STUDENTS & PARENTS ARE WELCOME ALSO. RSVP required, so click here to reserve your space. See you there!

DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 8

TIME: 3:45 – 4:15 + additional time for questions

WHERE: Hope School

This school year, the KPBSD is requiring all elementary school doors to be locked during the academic school day. We understand this may be an inconvenience for some parents and staff, but the KPBSD holds school safety to the utmost level. As you know, the district is in the process of changing out traditional locking doors with electronic locking mechanisms. School principals can give you more information about this process.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Thursday 10/27: Student Led Conferences- No School for Students

Friday 10/28: Student Led Conferences- No School for Students

Friday 11/11: Early Release Day- students released at 1:45

Tuesday 11/15: Picture Re-Take Day

Thursday & Friday 11/24 &11/25: Thanksgiving Holiday No School

Moose Pass School Halloween Carnival Fundraiser:

October 28th 5-7pm

Games, Haunted House, Costume Contests, Food, Cake Walk.

We are still looking for volunteers for the games, kitchen, haunted house and cake walk and the set up during the day on Thursday the 27th. We are also seeking donations for the cake walk and beverages.

Anyone in the community who would like to volunteer or donate please feel free to call Chris Gordon, 907-299-4729.

T-Shirt, Mug, Tote Bag Sale Still Open:

Check out this awesome design that the students made with Ms. Laura last Year: https://www.bonfire.com/store/moose-pass-school/

Share the link with friends and family!

Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday & Friday, October 27-28. Mr. Gossard will be contacting all parents to arrange a time to meet to discuss your child(ren)'s progress. There is no school on these days.

Community School Activities are Back!

Our local non-profit Community School program is offering the following activities. Waiver of Liability form must be completed and is available in the gym. You only need to complete this form once during the school year.

• Walk or Workout - Mondays-Fridays (school days only), 7:30-8:30am and 2:30-3:30pm, Cooper Landing School gymnasium. Walk laps, or use the step climber, rowing machine, universal weight system, and free weights. Adults only, please. Thank you to the CLSCCI Endowment Fund for the purchase of the step climber and rowing machine.

• Volleyball - Thursdays, 6pm, Cooper Landing School gymnasium. Adults only. Please have clean, non-marking shoes to play in.
• Tot Time - Mondays/Wednesdays, 12-1pm.

All activities during school hours (afternoon Walk/Workout and Tot Time) require participants to first complete a school volunteer application, found here. When the application has been approved, you will be notified by email. You can then participate in these activities.

Please feel free to stop by the school between 9am and 3pm for assistance with this application.

Volunteers

On occasion, we may need help transporting students other than your own on field trips, as we do not have a bus. If you are willing to help out, a background check is required. Please go to https://kpbsd.org/departments/assistant-superintendent/instructional-services/hr/volunteer/ to complete the form. Thank you in advance!

Fundraising Meeting

We have put together a Google Doc as a tool to brainstorm fundraising ideas for the school. We have only had two people contribute to this effort. Please use the attached link and add any ideas you may have. Just scroll down to the bottom, add your information, and it will automatically save and will be accessible to everyone in the group. We will use this document at our special fundraising meeting (date/time TBD). We need everyone's ideas and participation. Thanks in advance!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g2s5s4xnA7mMQurATUVIZG5Ogtvs_RnRyNvLKmh1PFE/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Students and Parents,

Please JOIN US:

We are inviting each and every one of you to come and join us if you are interested in helping to develop our Title 1 Plan for this school year.

What: TItle 1 Plan Development Meeting

When: October 24th from 3:45 - 4:45

Where: Hope School

Hope’s PTO/Site Council meetings will be on the first Tuesday of each month from 3:45 – 4:30, beginning with Tuesday, October 4th. Come join us!

PTO Swag

Let us gear up with some Hope Swag. Please review the photos below and we will have more information on the way soon. So please place your orders soon and support Hope School! See Jeannine Jabaay for orders and details. Round up your orders by October 31st.

It’s time to think about appropriate weather gear already!

We care about your child’s health and comfort and want to take this opportunity to share a reminder. Children will play outdoors daily unless air quality poor or the temperature is below -10 (wind chill factor included). Please make sure your student has appropriate gear for outdoor play so they may participate fully.

• Snow: heavy coat, snow pants, snow boots, hat and mittens/gloves, etc.

Your Volunteer Status is key this year

We would really like each and every parent to come in and visit with their child this year, participate in field trips and help out. Please sign up to volunteer so you can come participate, help out, join in and make a difference. Please do this as soon as possible because our field trip for Van Gogh is coming up soon.

https://www.applitrack.com/kpbsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Volunteer+Screening+Process

Volunteers and Substitute Teachers

Hope School is always happy to have substitute teachers and volunteers. Opportunity is available for both positions currently. Please consider one or both positions https://www.applitrack.com/kpbsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Volunteer+Screening+Process

Here is a link to your new school calendar for this school year.

https://kpbsd.org/wp-content/uploads/parents-students/calendars/2022-2023-Districtwide-Calendar.pdf

Important Dates:

10/27/2022: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-Student Led Conferences

10/28/2022: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-Student Led Conferences

11/11/2022: EARLY RELEASE - 2:00 PM

11/24/2022: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

11/24/2022: NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

COVID POLICY: Covid information available on district website: https://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/content.aspx?id=42180

Hope School Staff