3-School Newsletter

Tuesday 2/13/24 - Valentines Day Celebration

Wednesday 2/14/24 - Alyeska Ski Day: More information coming soon

Thursday 2/15/24 & Friday 2/16/24 - Student Led Conferences: No school for students. See notice at bottom of newsletter

Tuesday 2/20/24 - School Forensics Competition starting at 9am. See notice at bottom of the newsletter

Wednesday 2/21/24 - Alyeska Ski Day: More information coming soon

Tuesday 2/27/24 - Site Based Council Meeting at the school or in Ms. Barron's Zoom Room # 306-939-5959

Wednesday 2/28/24 - Alyeska Ski Day: More information coming soon

Saturday 3/2/24 - Forensics Competition at Tustumena Elementary: more information coming soon

Wednesday 3/6/24 - Alyeska Ski Day: More information coming soon

Wednesday 3/20/24 - Alyeska Ski Day: More information coming soon

Wednesday 3/26/24 - Alyeska Ski Day: More information coming soon

Note to Moose Pass Families: We have many Covid tests at the school. We just received notice that the expiration dates have been extended. If you would like some, feel free to stop by the school and pick them up.

Any questions or concerns?

Please reach out to our Principal, Mr. Doug Hayman: DHayman@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

or our school secretary Susanna Litwiniak: SLitwiniak@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

Congrats to all the teams. Team 5-6 placed 5th in the district and Team Middle School placed 2nd! We are all very proud of these students! They worked extremely hard and we love seeing them develop a love of reading!😃

Dates to Remember

• February 13 - Valentine's Day Celebration
• February 14 - Skiing at Alyeska
• February 15-16 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, no school for students

Skiing

Thanks to all the parents who completed the forms in a timely manner. We still need a few things from some of you. Please get them to Donna ASAP!

Ski Days are as follows:

• February 14, February 21, and February 28
• March 6, March 20, and March 27

Agenda:

7:45 Parent drivers arrive

8:00 Leave Cooper Landing

9:20 Arrive Alyeska Day Lodge

9:30 Get rental gear

9:50 Be outside at Magic Carpet fully dressed with skis. Find group number and join group.

10:00 Lessons begin

12:00 Lessons end

12:00 Meet at Day Lodge for lunch

12:30 Ski with group or go home

• The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 34 degrees.
• The students need to bring a lunch, snack, and water bottle.
• There is a place to buy lunches and get hot drinks.
• There is NO microwave to use.
• There is NO hot water available.
• The students should dress in warm layers:
• Snow pants and snow coat
• Mittens/gloves, warm socks
• Neck gaiter, hat
• Goggles can be nice in the snow
• All students must wear a helmet. Rental helmets are free of charge.
• All parents are welcome to attend and relax at the Day Lodge if they do not ski as long as they have filled out a volunteer/chaperone indemnification statement and have completed a background check.
• The Day Lodge does have a snack/coffee bar.
• Chaperone ski pass is $40 and rentals are $30.
• If a chaperone needs ski/snowboard rentals, be sure to bring a credit card.

Scholastic Book Orders

We've only had 2 families turn in their certificates for FREE books from Scholastic. Please go to Scholastic.com with your child and pick out your $20 worth of books. Then just email or text Donna, or send in a note with your child's choices.

PAC Officers

We are in need of a PAC president, secretary, and treasurer. It sometimes becomes difficult to conduct the business of the PAC without officers. Please consider volunteering.

Substitutes

Cooper Landing School is in need of substitutes for all positions: teacher, instructional aide, special education aide, secretary, and custodian. If you are interested, please go to the KPBSD website to apply: https://kpbsd.org/departments/assistant-superintendent/instructional-services/hr/substitute-information/

Teacher substitutes need only to have a high school diploma or GED. A teaching certificate is not required.

Winter Gear

Please make sure your child has a warm jacket, hat, gloves, snow pants and boots. If it is convenient for you, and your child has extras, these things can be kept at the school. Please make sure to label each item with your child's name.

Community School Activities

Volleyball - Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Walking/Work-out - Canceled until further notice

Tot Time - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm

District Office has informed us that since there is no student contact for Community School activities, background checks are no longer needed unless you are issued a key to the school.

Field Trips

Parents who wish to accompany their child on field trips (whether or not you are driving a student other than your own), must complete a background check. To complete the process, please click here: https://kpbsd.org/departments/assistant-superintendent/instructional-services/hr/volunteer/

Winter Library Hours

Monday 1-3pm

Tuesday 3-5pm

Wednesday 1-3pm

Thursday 1-3pm

Friday 1-3pm

Saturday 11am-2pm

Donation Link

If you would like to make an online donation to our school with your credit card, here is a link: https://kpbsd.revtrak.net/k-12-schools/Cooper-Landing/cooper-landing-fundraiser/ Please note that a fee of 3.6% will be added to the total. Thank you for your support!

Watch out Alyeska here we come! It is time to have some fun. The students are excited and raring to go. It looks like all has been worked out with the Alyeska Resort and our school. The first day should be their learning experience with the new staff and managers at the facility. They will be fine and do very well. Please make sure you are on time and do not forget your students need to pack their lunch and come prepared. See Dawn for details about your daily agenda. She may have already provided it.

Also, congratulation to our sweet and smart students Beverly Jabaay and Eleanor Steh for placing 5th out of the eight competing schools.

Important Dates:

February 13th: Community Night 6-8 Movie Night

February 14th: Alyeska Ski Trip

February 15th/16th: No School for Students - Parent Teacher Conferences

February 21st: Alyeska Ski Trip

February 23rd: Spaghetti Dinner limit space see Tahneta for details (Limited Space) - Fees charged

February 28th: Alyeska Ski Trip

February 29th: Community Night Game Night 6-7

March 1st: Exit Glacier Field Trip

March 6th: Alyeska Ski Trip

March 7th: Early Release

March 8th: In-Service NO SHOOL

March 11th - March 15th: Spring Break NO SCHOOL

March 20th: Alyeska Ski Trip

March 27th: Alyeska Ski Trip

March 28th: Rachel Pioch - Alaska Indigenous Teacher

March 29th: Make up day for snow day

Battle of the Books

Our students have been reading and preparing to battle in the Battle of the Books. They are set to have a meeting of the minds on February 7th. These students are having a good time reading. We are happy they are participating and sharpening their skills. We are proud of their hard work and joyful attitude. Have fun and we all wish you luck Ellie and Bev!

Alyeska Ski Dates: February 14th, 21st, 28th, March 6th, 20th & 27th. All other information will be provided during our PTO meeting on February 5th at 3:45 pm. Please direct questions to Miss Dawn at that time.

New Upcoming Fun Community Opportunities

Game night - 1 hour

Adults in gym

Kids board games in classroom

Movie/Craft night - 2 hours

Adults craft and visit

Kids Movie

Thursday, February 8 Game night 6:00-7:00

Tuesday, February 13 Movie night 6:00-8:00

Thursday, February 29 Game night 6:00-7:00

KMTA WINTER PROGAM FLYER

Please view the attached flyer provided to us by KMTA. There are many opportunities scheduled that would be of interest to families. Just click the attachment below for details.

LINKS AND INFORMATION

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/2023-2024/2023-2024-Districtwide-Calendar-ER.pdf

Symptom-Free Protocol: https://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/content.aspx?id=42180