

Panther Pride News
Week of April 22, 2024
Panther Pride: Mix It Up Lunch Event
Calendar
Friday, May 3 - Last Team Day
Friday, May 3 - Cherry Blossom Festival, DHS, 5:30 pm-8:00pm
Friday, May 10 - 4.0 Breakfast,
Friday, May 10 - Spring Dance, 3:00 pm
Tuesday, May 14 - Final Band Concert, 6:00 pm, MPR
Thursday, May 16 - Final Orchestra 6:00 pm & Choir Concert 7:00 pm, MPR
Friday, May 17 - 7th Grade Kite Day @ Mears
Monday, May 20 - Locker clean out & Yearbook distribution during den time & 1st period
Wednesday, May 22 - Last day of school/8th grade bash/Spirit Olympics for both grades
Summer Reading Recommendations
Battle of the Books for 24-25
All students at Mears who participate will read the middle school titles. (The ALT titles are alternates.) Start reading now!
In Team News . . .
Team Echo: Permission slips for our May 3rd Team Day have been handed out. Signed permission slips and $10 are due Friday, April 26. Our team is going bowling and having lunch at a park. We are looking forward to a great final team day… everyone send out positive vibes for good weather!
Team Muir: Fridays are now team t-shirt days for Team Muir! If you wear your team t-shirt, you will be entered into a raffle for a prize by Mr. Peterson. If you don’t have him as a teacher, please make sure you see him before the end of the day on Fridays for a raffle ticket! Raffle winners will be announced the following Monday.
T-shirts are on sale for $10. Please pay for them on Q/Zangle or through Ms. Robin with cash. Pick up your shirt from Ms. Pascual in room 204 by showing your receipt.
Our last team day is on Friday, May 3rd. Permission slips were given out by Mr. Peterson. If you need one, please see Mr. Peterson in Room 120.
If you wear your team t-shirt on team day, you will be given a treat AND the opportunity to sign up for the 8th Grade Spirit Olympics occurring at the end of the school year.
Team Raven: Team Raven permission slip forms for the May 3rd Team Day Field Trip were sent home with students last week. Thank you to those students and families who have already returned theirs! Permission slips are due back by April 29; if your student needs a new copy of their field trip form, please have them check in with a Team Raven teacher!
Also, we still have a few team t-shirts left! The price has been reduced to $5. If you would like a shirt, you can request a size on the field trip form and include additional funds.
Parents As Partners
Summer Camp Opportunities
Back to School Information: Planning Ahead
Procedures
Parent Pick-Up & Drop Off
The North Parking lot is used for Visitor Parking (15 minutes), Handicap Parking, and is our Staff Parking Lot. Please do not use this entrance and lot to drop off/pick-up your kids at the beginning and end of day. Please utilize the parent drop off/pick-up loop located on the east side of the building. Thank you!
No Door Dash
We do not accept, Door Dash/Uber Eats/ETC, food deliveries for students before, during, nor after school. We will NOT accept deliveries of any kind. We have a school meal program offering balanced meal choices daily. In addition, the Black Cat Cafe offers smart snacks daily for purchase.
Morning Detention
Detentions are 7:15 am-7:45 am, in Room 106, Tuesday-Friday. Please drop-off your student at the North Entrance to access the building. Security staff will greet your student and escort them to Room 106. Please contact AP Svendsen with any questions.
Lunch Detention
Lunch Detentions are held daily during each lunch wave in Room 106. Students are expected to check-in with the supervisor at the beginning of lunch. Students who need to purchase food from the cafeteria will be issued a fast pass to procure their food and return to Room 106 to serve the assigned lunch detention.
Office Hours
Absent Notification Procedures
Jane Mears Middle School
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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