Panther Pride News

Upcoming Dates

Friday, 10/6, Team Activity Day

Monday, 10/9, No School - Indigenous Peoples Day

Wednesday, 10/11, Lifetouch Picture Retakes

Wednesday, 10/11, PTSA Virtual Meeting 6:30 pm-7:30 pm

Friday, 10/13, SAB Sponsored School Dance

Saturday, 10/14 TomoNoKai Fall Family Dinner

Do you have a lonely guitar buried in your closet or under the bed collecting dust?

It would be much happier being played every day by one of our smart and hard-working middle school students!

Mears Middle School is hoping to offer a Beginning Guitar class next semester.

We are seeking instrument donations.

We are primarily seeking nylon stringed classical guitars.

Please text or call me if you have a guitar to donate.

Thanks!

Matt O’Connor

Mears Middle School

907 575-9784

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

Kindness: being generous with others, giving your time and talent to support those who are in need. Kindness is being compassionate, which means to really be there for someone, listening intently to their suffering or just sitting with them and silently supporting them.

Team Echo will have a cooperative team building day at Mears on Friday October 6. We are asking for $5 per student for supplies. Please visit parentconnect.asdk12.org or scan the code below to pay online. Cash payments can be submitted to Ms. Robin in the front office by Monday, October 2. Please email Middleton_Kehle@asdk12.org if you have questions.

Permission slips for Skateland need to be turned in no later than Wednesday, October 4 to a Team Muir core teacher (Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Daniel, Mr. Buchanan, or Mrs. Pascual). If you plan to request a sack lunch from the school, we need to know by Friday, September 29. You can find extra permission slips on our bulletin board.

The winner of our team t-shirt design contest is Martin Campion. Congratulations, Martin! His design will be featured on our black t-shirt in yellow font (team color). We will start taking t-shirt orders sometime next week.

NEXT FRIDAY (10/6) IS TEAM DAY! Wear any and all things BLUE! Students will be Orienteering around campus in the morning, rain or shine, so make sure to dress accordingly for the weather. After lunch we will relax with a movie. Please send baked goods or a snack to share.

Mrs. Peckham’s students will need highlighters for an upcoming writing project. Each student will need green, yellow, and pink highlighters.

The winner of our team t-shirt design contest is Devan Moberg. Congratulations, Devan! We will start taking t-shirt orders sometime in the near future.

Permission slips for the Blackstone Team Day were due Friday, 9/29. Please get in touch if you have extenuating circumstances and require another day to get it in.

Our team colors are green and black. If you do not purchase a team t-shirt, you can still wear green and black on our spirit/team days!

Permission slip forms and money for Team Raven’s Fun Day field trip need to be turned in no later than Thursday, October 5. If your student still needs to submit one or both of these, there’s still time!

Students will be taking a Minute Meeting survey next week during Den Time. The survey will collect student feedback that will help Mears create annual goals for the 2023-2024 school year. Students will also identify who they feel are “trusted adults” in their lives in and out of school. Research confirms that having at least one trusted adult has a myriad of benefits. Our teacher training comes primarily from the Sandy Hook Promise and the book One Trusted Adult by Brooklyn Raney. Video of our lesson will be included in next week’s Panther Pride communication.

Sports fans are encouraged to support your classmates in sporting events, however, fans must be accompanied by an adult. Go Panthers!

The first fundraiser of the year for Tomo No Kai will be held Oct 14, 2023 at Mears. All families are welcome!

Admission is free. We will have an exciting night planned including a silent auction, Japanese arts & crafts, bounce house, Taiko Drumming, and a dessert walk! Drinks, snacks, and merchandise will be available for purchase.

Dinner can be pre-ordered. Visit www.tomonokai.org or scan the QR code to order your dinner (catered by Hula Hands) by October 8.

The ASD Parent Connection is your online location for bridging the gap between you and your child's classroom. You can view your child's unofficial transcripts, contacts, demographic information, class schedule, attendance, pay for lunches, activities, and so much more!

Bus information can be found in Parent connect. If you have any questions regarding bussing please call transportation at 742-1200.

Please know that if you change your student's address, it can take up to a week for transportation to assign your student a bus.

If your student lives in two households, please fill out the bus exception form. This will allow two addresses to be listed in Q, and your student will be assigned to the appropriate bus for each household.

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!

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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