The weather has definitely made a turn to fall while activities are in full swing! Students have gotten into the daily routine of school and learning is happening Please be sure to watch your school's bulletins to stay up to date with the many opportunities occurring in our school community!

OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS! There are many reasons to celebrate October:

A special congratulations to our Alaska Elementary Schools National Distinguished Principal of the Year, Heather Conn. Heather received her award from the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principal's this weekend in Anchorage and soon will be representing the state in Washington DC.

National Principals Month- Thank you to Heather Conn, Jaime Cabral, and Brad King for leading learning in our schools!

Farm to School Month-

Breakfast Items to look for in the month

* Farragut Farm Rhubarb Oatmeal

* Alaskan Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Spread with Whole Grain Bagel

* Torta De Huevo- Chorizo and Egg Bake

* Escamoche- Melon, Greek Yogurt, Whole Grain Granola and Honey drizzle

Lunch Items to look for this month

* Pork Chili Verde with Brown Rice

* Whole Grain Alaskan Pollock Fish Sticks

* Grilled Black Cod with Carrot Top Pesto

* Halibut Ceviche

* Whole Grain Enchiladas

* Alaskan Rockfish Tacos

* Whole Grain Bean and Cheese Burritos

* Alaskan Smoked Salmon Sushi with Whole Grain Rice

Side Dishes-

* Farragut Farm Carrots

* Farragut Farm Fingerling Potatoes

many recipes include Farragut Farm Garlic

We'd like to formally introduce to you our new PowerSchool Fees and Online Payment option. You may have heard some talk about it as we were working our way through using it for the first time during registration this year. We are really excited to be able to offer a better way to track your students fees and the convenience of paying online. Cash, check and card will still be accepted at school offices.

You can view your student's up-to-date statement anytime you like on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you haven't yet, below is a link to a step-by-step walkthrough on how to create a parent portal account.

PowerSchool Parent Portal

Also attached is a walkthrough of how to link your PowerSchool account to a RevTrak account so that you can make payments online.

Migrant Education families: please keep in mind that some fees are covered by the Migrant Education grant. If you ever think a fee should be covered by the grant but it is still showing an outstanding balance, please reach out to us.

Elementary Families: there are very few fees at Rae C Stedman, and as of right now you should be seeing a zero balance. However, we'd still like to invite you to create a PowerSchool login if you haven't and even link to RevTrak. That way when the time comes it'll be easy and convenient for you to view and pay your students fees.

Going forward, statements will be emailed monthly for any student with an unpaid balance. If you ever have questions about any fees or payments on your account, please reach out to our school office staff. 1-877-526-7656

Stedman Elementary Webpage-Click Here

Important Dates

October

8th School Picture Makeups

11th 1st Grade Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch

12th School Picture Makeups

17th Migrant Families Annual Meeting 6:00-6:30pm (Stedman Cafeteria)

17th Stedman Math Night 6:30-7:30pm

25th 3rd Grade Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch

31st Early Out @1:45pm

November

1st Inservice NO SCHOOL

We're looking forward to the first edition of "Eaglescapes," a monthly paper where students will be interviewing people in our community, sharing information on school events, and even creating cartoons! These three students are very excited and motivated learners who want to learn how to write and publish articles!

Basketball and Cheer!!

Monday, September 30th- opening day for MMS basketball

Tuesday, October 1st- opening day for MMS cheer

Stikine Basketball Tournament- Dates TBD

Music-Save the Date

December 18th MMS Winter Concert @ 7:00pm

MacBook Devices Must Be Turned in Daily

As a friendly reminder, middle school learners are expected to turn in their MacBooks at the end of each school. These devices are not insured to go home; if damaged at home, they will be responsible for repair costs. Our supply of devices is limited, and in the event of damage, we may be unable to provide a replacement MacBook.

Additionally, it's important to remember that these devices have applications that, if used without monitoring, could put the school at risk of not complying with CIPA (Child Internet Protection Act) guidelines.

Learners who repeatedly neglect to turn in their device at the end of the day may lose access to their MacBook and Mac system and be issued a ChromeBook instead.

Manic Mondays: Pep Band Rehearsals 3:05-3:45pm

October 2nd All-Northwest Auditions Due

October 15th Fall PHS Band Concert 7:00pm (Concert Band Only)

October 20-22nd Region V Honor Festival (50th anniversary, hosted by Petersburg!)

November 11th- Veterans Parade (during school day)

November 21-23rd All-State Music Festival @ ANC

November 29th Tree Lighting Ceremony TBA

December 5th 3rd-5th Grade Music Concert @ 6:30pm

December 6th K-2nd Grade Music Concert TBD (during the school day)

December 17th PHS Winter Concert @ 7:00pm

December 18th MMS Winter Concert @ 7:00pm

February 14-16th All-Northwest Music Festival @ Spokane, WA

March 5-8th Region V Pep Band Tournament @ KTN

April 10-12th Region V Music Fest @ JNU

May 1st 3rd-5th Grade Music Concert @ 6:30pm

May 2nd K-2nd Grade Music Concert TBD (during the school day)

May 6th PHS Spring Concert @ 7:00pm

May 7th MMS Spring Concert @ 7:00pm

Congratulations Petersburg's Scholars!

Eleanor Kandoll was selected as a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship program. This means that she scored in the top 16,000 out of 1,300,000 participants. Elias Ward was a commended student in the same program. This means he was in the top 50,000 out of 1,300,000 participants. Two of our Viking seniors are in the top 4% of student participants in the United States. Students earn this distinction based on their performance the PSAT/NMSQT test taken their junior year.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, October 10th

Friday, October 11th

Activities

10/2 Wrestling Starts

10/3-10/5 Cross Country State Championships in Anchorage

10/4-10/5 Swim @ Juneau

10/10-10/12 Volleyball @ Metlakatla 2A South Seeding Tournament

10/15 High School Music Concert 7:00

10/17-10/19 Swim @ Sitka

10/17-10/19 Wrestling @ Hoonah

10/20-10/22 Southeast Honors Music Festival - Petersburg Hosts

10/22 Southeast Honors Music Festival Concert 7:00 PHS Gym

10/25-10/26 Volleyball VS. Ketchikan and Juneau

10/31-11/2 Wrestling @ Mountain City

11/2-11/2 Swim & Dive Regionals - Petersburg Hosts

Counseling Corner

Learning matters and can help pay for your post-secondary pursuits in Alaska!

See the below Alaska Performance Scholarship updates! Alaska's graduates can receive up to $7,000 towards their post-secondary schooling!!

apsalaska.gov

Robyn Taylor, Superintendent

supt@pcsd.us

Petersburg School District

PO Box 289

Petersburg, Alaska 99833

877-526-7656

Vision: Inspiring all to become responsible and healthy citizens, positively contributing to our global community.

Mission: Petersburg Schools will advocate for continuous growth, promote a healthy environment, and provide diverse educational opportunities where all students achieve.