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Parents- We NEED your feedback. This survey is one way we can hear your thoughts about our schools and school communities. Currently, we have about 20% of our families who have responded. We are looking for 100%.

This information is an important way for ASD to gain information for school improvement. If you have not yet completed the survey, please click the link below to do so.

Thank you for your feedback!

The Rogers Park Elementary School Science Fair is Thursday, March 20th!

• Open to all students (K-5, neighborhood and HG)

• Free to register, teams welcome

• If your teacher is planning a class project, you are still welcome to enter an individual project

• Start thinking about project ideas now! (see below for helpful science websites with great ideas)

Friends & Family Viewing of Science Fair Projects - Friday, March 21st 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Seeking volunteers for the School Fair (Set up 3/19 pm, fair help 3/20 and take down 3/21 pm). Please sign up here to help support our young scientists!

Project Ideas:

Science Buddies

STEAM Powered Family

Do you need a posterboard for your project? Please email Science Fair Planning Committee member Kim Hays at kim@akaflcio.org to have one provided (at no cost).

All projects are also welcome to register for the Alaska State Science and Engineering Fair, April 4th - 6th. Students do not have to win the school fair to enter the state fair. Registration should open soon.

Alaska State Science Fair Judging rubric to help guide your project. Note that the school science fair judging rubric will be adapted from the state rubric.

Hosted by Rogers Park PTA Science Fair Committee. (Email Ms. Kuter, the Science Fair Teacher Sponsor at kuter_joy@asdk12.org with any questions about the After School club or Science Fair)

Each spring, Alaskan students are provided an opportunity to show what they know. When students show what they know, teachers and parents can partner to promote student success. The State of Alaska Department of Education has partnered with NWEA to align and connect the English language arts (ELA) and mathematics tests with the MAP Growth benchmark assessments students take in fall and winter.

This balanced assessment system targets instruction to better support meeting students’ individual learning needs. In addition, students will take only one assessment per content area (ELA and math) and be provided two scores as follows:

1. Summative assessment result at grade-level

2. MAP Growth interim benchmark result, including growth from fall to spring

AK STAR, the Alaska System of Academic Readiness, is comprised of English language arts and mathematics and is administered to students in grades 3-9. The Alaska Science Assessment is administered to students in grades 5, 8 and 10. The purpose of a large-scale, summative assessment is to provide parents and schools an overall picture of a student’s progress in meeting the Alaska standards at grade level.

Parents can locate resources for AK STAR and the Alaska Science Assessment, including directions for Student Readiness (Practice Tests and Tutorials), student testing times and general assessment information on the ASD website at https://www.asdk12.org/akstar.

Parents can also help by ensuring their children are well rested, eat a nutritious breakfast, and are at school on time for the days of testing. Please avoid scheduling appointments on your child’s testing days.

The ASD AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment testing window allows for school assessment scheduling flexibility. Students! Get ready to show what you know during our school’s AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment testing dates:

2025 ASD AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment Testing Window

March 24-April 4, 2025

The Student Readiness resources – Student Tutorials, Practice Tests, and Educator Guides to Student Readiness – are available for schools, students, and families. Practice tests are available to anyone with the link, both at school and home, and provide an opportunity to practice both platforms, including using Universal Tools and text-to-speech.

Quick Sheet: AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment Student Readiness, Practice Test, and Assessment Design Resources

• The Quick Sheet provides links to Practice Tests, Tutorials, Assessment Design, and all readiness resources – please share with families.
• NOTE: All Tutorials for both AK STAR and the Alaska Science Assessment are housed on Vimeo. Vimeo is not allowed on any ASD device. The State is developing a workaround.

ASD is in the process of developing future school year calendars. Part of that process is asking for feedback from staff, parents, and the community. Many things go into making the ASD school year calendar, such as test days and holidays. The feedback collected will help guide the calendar committee as they develop future calendars. Please share your feedback on this ASD Calendar Feedback Form.

Garden Club students participated in the first harvest of lettuces and herbs from the hydroponics growing station. Just look at those happy smiles!

Did you miss out on ordering a Wolf Pack hoody or T-shirt before the Glow on Ice event? Do you need to order another? We have opened up an online store for anyone who missed out on getting one. Please click the link below to order.

This year is rapidly coming to a close. It’s time to order your yearbook to preserve memories of this school year. Flyers were sent home with students before spring break outlining how to order your yearbook. The cost of a yearbook is $20. Don’t miss out on this opportunity.

Instructions on how to personalize your yearbook. Each yearbook includes two pages you may customize with your own photos at no additional cost! If you have any questions, please reach out to Katherine Blank, the yearbook advisor, at Kateblank2019@gmail.com.

The deadline to customize pages is March 31st, 2025.

Just a reminder for our parents thinking of sending their student(s) to Romig for their 6th grade year. Qualified students still need to apply for the Spring Lottery in order to ensure placement into the Gifted Program at Romig. If they do not, they are not guaranteed a space in the program for next year. The lottery closes on March 20, so RPGP parents need to apply for the lottery prior to March 20.

Parent Math Informational night, Tuesday, March 25th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM in the GYM.

Topics to include:

• Aligning advanced classes to match K-8, which include an adjustment of our Grade 6 class option next fall

• Acceleration and Enrichment

• Determination of next year's student classes this spring (instead of fall)

HG Families - get involved! Join the HG WolfPAC!

We meet on the first Thursday of every month in the STEAM Lab from 5-6:30 p.m.

Check out our website for more information and to get involved:
www.HGwolfPAC.org.

Hello PTA Families,

Thank you so much to our wonderful community for making our Read Across America Breakfast a smashing success! We had so many delicious donations and an amazing crew of volunteers and fed so many students and families that morning! Thank you to all of the parents and Rogers Park staff who joined us. We have a very generous community and we're so grateful for everyone's contributions.

Our next membership meeting will be Thursday, March 27th from 5:30-7:30 in the school library and on Zoom and will include a parent advocacy training courtesy of our VP-Legislative Liaison, Kim Hays. Details to come as the date approaches. Many thanks to those who have responded to calls for advocacy by contacting legislators, signing petitions, attending fundraisers, advocating in Juneau with Great Alaska Schools (we had 5 Rogers Park parents participate!). Your voice makes a difference for our Alaskan students and continues to make Rogers Park a fantastic school!

Mar 24 *3rd-5th Grade* AK STAR & AK Science Assessment

Window Open

Mar 27 *6:00pm - 7:30pm* PTA Meeting (Library/Zoom)

Mar 28 *1:00pm-2:00pm* Ukulele Club Rogers Park Performance

*6:30pm - 7:30pm* Ukulele Club Community Performance

April

Apr 3 *5:00pm - 6:30pm* HG WolfPAC Parent Advisory Meeting

Apr 4 (F) *3rd-5th Grade* AK STAR & AK Science Assessment Window Closes

Rogers Park Mission: Preparing Passionate, Productive, Learners for Life

Rogers Park Vision: Empower the HOWL

(Help each other, Own our actions, Work together, Listen & Learn)

Rogers Park Elementary

1400 East Northern Lights Boulevard

Anchorage, AK 99508

907-742-4800

http://www.asdk12.org/rogerspark