Dear Chugach Families,

I would like to thank every one of you for the help and support you have given to our community throughout the school year. This includes our 50th celebration last August, all of the wonderful events that we had, as well as with the support you showed by writing emails and letters to the Legislature asking for increased funding to the BSA, testifying to the school board in support of reinstating our teaching positions, and for help with all of our end-of-the-year traditions. This school would not be able to do all that we do without the support of our families!

As we begin our summer break, I hope that everyone has time to relax, spend quality time with your family, and get out and enjoy all there is to do in Alaska.

I look forward to seeing all of you in August.

Joel

Now-August 15 - ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR RETURNING STUDENTS (https://www.asdk12.org/register)

Wednesday, May 21 - Last day of school for students 🎉

Thursday, May 22 - Last day of school for teachers 🌴🌴

Friday, May 30 - Last day of school year for Front Office 🙃

Tuesday, July 15 - Pre-enrollment for New-to-ASD students opens (https://www.asdk12.org/Page/3297)

Sunday, July 20 - Deadline for Fall Online Lottery Applications (5pm) (https://www.asdk12.org/lottery)

Monday, July 21 - Office Staff return to Chugach Optional Elementary

Wednesday, July 23 - Fall Online Lottery Runs

Friday, July 25 - Parents notified of Fall Online lottery results (starting @ 5pm)

Monday, August 11 - Teachers first day back for 2025-2026 School Year

Tuesday, August 12 - Back-to School Night (5pm-7pm on playground)

Thursday, August 14 - First day of school for grades 1-6

Thursday, August 21 - First day of school for Kindy

THANK YOU to everyone who has already completed online registration for next school year!

We are up to 187 (76.0%) returning students registered for the 2025-2026 school year. WOW!

Have you registered your returning Chugach Student Yet??

Early online registration is important for a number of reasons. First, this is the main metric used by the district when looking at the number of teachers at each school. To retain our 11 family group teachers we need to show we have a sufficient number of students returning. Additionally, our Family Group lists can not be finalized for next school year until we have everyone registered.

Please call the office (907-742-3730) if you need help recalling your PIN for Parent Connect. Kelsey and Carrie will be in the office until Friday, May 30th to assist you. If you have your PIN, but can't recall your password, please use the "Reset your Password" feature on the Parent Connect landing page.

Once in Parent Connect, there will be a link to register your student under the "ASD Quick Links" tab. It will say "Online Registration 2026 Incomplete" in red. You will know you have successfully registered your student for 2025 when the message in your "ASD Quick Links" tab turns to green and says "Online Registration for 2026 Complete".

If you know for sure you will not be returning, please let the front office know so that more seats can be made available to incoming families through the lottery process.

Interested in helping take care of the Chugach Chickens this summer?

Care instructions and signup sheet can be found here. Please sign up for the entire week and care for our chickens each day that you have signed up for. If families would like to coordinate sharing a slot, they are welcome to do so.

Our public library has tons of books as well as sponsoring the Summer Discovery program. ASD has e-books and audiobooks available for our students. They can access through Clever or through the following directions.

How to access ASD digital library - SORA

Here’s an idea! Start a family book club. Choose a book and invite family members to join - invite grandparents or family/friends from Outside to join you. You can ‘zoom’ and talk about the book together.

Missing library books

Thank you for continuing to look for any missing library books over the summer.

We will revisit this in August when we come back to school.

Here’s hoping you have a safe and joyous summer…

Many thanks!

Amy

The annual request for our "Early Release" Fridays has been submitted to ASD and the Department of Education and Early Development. While we are still awaiting final approval for the 2025-2026 school year, the TENTATIVE early release Friday dates are listed below.

August 29, 2025

September 12, 2025

September 26, 2025

October 10, 2025

November 7, 2025

November 21, 2025

December 5, 2025

January 16, 2026

January 30, 2026

February 13, 2026

March 27, 2026

April 10, 2026

April 24, 2026

May 8, 2026

Please note these dates are tentative and may change.

A PDF of the full ASD Calendar for the 2025-2026 school year can be found here.

Kindy Family Group Supply List

Primary Family Group Supply List

Middle Family Group Supply List

Upper Family Group Supply List

Medications and Care Plans for Next School Year

• Medication and Care Plan Forms can be found HERE.

• These forms must be updated annually.

**Note- prescription medication forms and Care Plans require a healthcare provider's signature

• If there are any changes in your child’s health, please update during online registration. A new diagnosis or starting a new medication is helpful for myself and your child's teacher to be aware of.

The Anchorage School District is participating in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children 18 and under without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals must be consumed on site.

Meals will be provided at the sites and times as listed on this 2025 Summer Meal Service Dates and Times flyer. (Note that all sites will be closed on June 19.)

Total Hours of Logged Parent Volunteer Time for 2024-2025: 7468 hours!

That is a average of 186.7 hours per week!

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!