Paw Print Press 2.0

I hope that you and your family enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Winter has thrown us some warmer weather causing very icy conditions. Students are anxious for snow to cover our playground so they can return to outdoor recess. Thank you in advance for reminding your student to wear warm gear for walking to school, the bus stop, outdoor time at lunch and for PE activities. We do have some items in Nurse T's office if your child needs a spare sometime.

This edition of Paw Print Press 2.0 is packed with a lot of different topics. Please take note of important events and dates coming up. If you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to our entire Running Wolves pack finishing Quarter 2 strong!

The Student Council is organizing a food drive. Our goal is 500 pounds of food. Please send in canned foods, fruit cups, peanut butter and other healthy non-perishable food items. The food drive starts Dec. 4th and ends the 18th. Thank you for your support.

• Please only pick students up from the curbside pick up lane. It is extremely dangerous to have students crossing multiple lanes of traffic. DO NOT PARK in the pick up lane. This lane should continuously move as cars move on, please pull up.
• Please be mindful of your speed as you travel through the pick up lane. Our young running wolves are out and about and we want to be sure they get to their destination safely.
• Students in grades K-3 should not be crossing the crosswalk to the parking lot without an adult. Please accompany your child across the crosswalk when coming to pick them up.
• Thank you for minding the traffic flow of our pick up loop. Please refer to the picture to review our pick up traffic flow.

Rogers Park is currently hiring for the following positions:

Special Education Paraprofessional - Job # 15975 (6 hours w/ benefits)

HG Kindergarten Teacher Assistant - Job # 15903 (6 hours w/ benefits)

Noon Duty Supervisor - Job # 12643 (3 hours)

Please apply online at the following web address:

https://www.asdk12.org/Page/2390

If you have any questions, please give the front office a call @ 907-742-4800.

The Rogers Park rink is getting flooded, and we're handing out ice skates in preparation for another great winter of recess ice skating.

If you (or another adult in your family) are interested in helping tie skates or monitor the rink on Thursdays or Fridays for an hour or two, please use this link to sign up to volunteer. We hope to be able to start skating on December 11, though the rink preparation timeframe is largely out of our hands. C'mon snow!!

If you'd like to give your child permission to participate, or would like to borrow skates for the winter, please fill out this form.

Our HG K-6 and NBHD 3-6 Running Wolves will participate in the second administration of the MAP Growth Assessment beginning Monday, December 4th. Our focus is on growth. Growth as individuals, classes, and grade-levels. This growth is measured starting with the Fall assessment and each student has their own growth goal.

Our MAPGrowth data is collected throughout the year and is extremely important for our teachers review, as it as part of instructional adjustments and class placement. The results show student growth and is how we make adjustments to our students' WIN class. There are a variety of different WIN classes ranging from curricular review to extensions.

The Testing Team will be at Rogers Park on 12/14/22 (AM & PM) and 12/15/22 (AM). All K-3 students will be assessed with themCLASS Assessment. Families, click here to access the mCLASS Newsletter.

Just a friendly reminder with all of those coughs and colds going around, that any medication (even over-the-counter) requires paperwork to be filed in my office. I have forms available for you to sign for cough medicine, cough drops, Tylenol, and Advil. In a pinch, I can call you for permission, but if it’s something that will be regularly used or over the course of several days, the form is the way to go.

Please keep your kids home if they have a fever or have vomited in the past 24 hours. Temperatures tend to go up as the day goes on, so if there’s a questionable fever in the morning, please keep them home from school. Colds and coughs are going around and it is generally OK to send them to school with those, but please make sure they feel well enough to be here for the day. As always, please free to call me with any questions about whether or not to send your student to school.

Thank you and stay warm out there!

Student Nutrition accepts Free & Reduced-price (F&R) meal applications throughout the school year. Families with one or more students attending pricing (non-CEP) schools may apply at any time.

• Web site and contact information:
• Web site: https://nutrition.asdk12.org
• Email: SNAdmin@asdk12.org
• Telephone: 907-348-5142 (Due to high call volume, email is preferred)

The fastest and most secure way to apply is via the ASD Student Nutrition website (available in English or Spanish). The website also includes printable English, Hmong, Korean, Samoan, Spanish, and Tagalog applications. Pre-printed English and Spanish applications have been distributed to all pricing schools; additional English and Spanish applications may be requested by emailing Student Nutrition.

Applications received at schools should be delivered to the cafeteria manager so that they can be sent to the Student Nutrition Center for processing.

Mr. McDonald is doing Artsonia again this year. Artsonia is an organization that allows for students to showcase their artwork in an online portfolio. Parents can then view their child's work on Artsonia. Artsonia also serves as a school fundraiser. Artwork can be printed onto many different items and a portion of the proceeds go directly to the school.

https://www.artsonia.com/connect/2HCJBCMF

Code: Code
2HCJBCMF

If you haven't already joined, you can join using the code above. Be sure your email is entered if you want notifications that your child has work available to view.

Mrs. Lavy is gearing up for our annual choir concert. We will hold a school choir concert on the 15th at 2:00 pm and an open community concert for families at 6:30 pm. The students have been working hard learning their songs. We hope to see you there. This is definitely an event you do not want to miss!

5th & 6th grade choir students are invited to join in the festive merriment in community caroling December 16th from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. 5th & 6th grade choir participants will all gather together in Ms. Lavy's music room to warm up and then will travel throughout the neighborhood carrying a joyful noise. Participants are invited to enjoy some hot cocoa after caroling, as well.

Mr. Toba & Mrs. McCarrey are proud to present this year's Band & Orchestra students as they perform songs they have been working on this year. Please join us for this concert on December 19th from 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Online registration has started for The Salvation Army Anchorage GIFT program and will run until December 1st. See link for details! saangeltree.org

Please mark your calendars for In-person registration if you need assistance with filling out the application. Friday and Saturday, December 1-2, 12 - 7p, we will be holding in-person registration for GIFT 2023 at the Anchorage Corps Community Center.

Please review the flyer included for all pertinent details to register either online or in person.

Dec 2 Special Education Day

Dec 4 K-3 mClass Benchmark Window Open

3-6 MAPGrowth Benchmark Window Open

Dec 8 (F) *6:30pm - 8:00pm* Family BINGO Night

Dec 12 *8:00am - 8:45am* Wolves Team Meeting

Dec 14 *3:30pm - 5:00pm* Choir Dress Rehearsal

Dec 15 mClass & MAPGrowth Benchmark Windows Closed (MAPGrowth Make-ups 12/18-12/21)

Dec 15 *2:30pm - 3:30pm* School Choir Performance

*6:30pm - 7:30pm* Community Choir Performance

Dec 16 *1:00pm - 3:00pm* Caroling

Rogers Park Elementary

1400 East Northern Lights Boulevard

Anchorage, AK 99508

907-742-4800

http://www.asdk12.org/rogerspark