BOBCAT BULLETIN

Parents, when you bring your child to school and during pickup after school, please pull forward when the crossing guard is waving. This will help us keep traffic flowing smoothly as the winter season approaches.

Dear Baxter Families,

I’d like to start by saying thank you for taking the time to meet with your student’s teacher during conferences. Conferences are an important part of what we do, and when we work together great things will happen! Now that conferences are over, please remember to check Q for updated progress report summaries for your student.

Daylight savings time happens on November 3rd, so it’s official, we are heading into winter! As a reminder, please make sure that your student is ready for the snow and that all their winter gear is labeled. As the temperature drops, it’s important that your student has gloves, a hat, a coat, snow pants, and boots. Please let us know if your student is missing one of those items. Students go outside every day unless the temperature is colder than -10 degrees F.

Thank you for working together to ensure the drop-off/pick-up is successful. If you are dropping off or picking up please pull all the way up to the curb. Keeping traffic to one lane will assist with student safety. Please use the drop off/pick up loop when dropping off or picking up students, the bus loop can get crowed with all of our buses.

We will have our first family night in November, the focus will be on social emotional learning skills. More information will come soon!

Finally, if you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact us at 907-742-1750.

Thank you,

Chelsea Garney

Acting Principal, Baxter Elementary

Does your child forget their winter gear at home or school frequently? Consider keeping one pair of gloves and other snow gear at Baxter to ensure they stay warm outside at recess.

Do you need snow pants/snow boots/clothes for your child? Please contact the nurse or front office.

Emma White, MSN, RN

Look below for links to sign up for the Bake Sale on Election Day at Baxter!

Next PTA Meeting is November 11th at 6pm

Zoom Link https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/9362770045

Thank you to everyone who supported the Believe Kids Fundraiser!

Send in Baked Goods Link

Man the Table Link

What We Did:

October

At the beginning of October, students continued working on using their feet to kick and dribble a soccer ball. The intermediate grades played some small-sided games that used these skills, The primary grades focused on their kicking form and passing the ball to a partner. In the middle of the month all grades learned about their cardiorespiratory system and how it changes during and through exercise. Students finished up the month working on the balance beams with 5th grade putting together a balance beam routine.

What’s Next:

November 4 - November 8: Balancing/Balance Beams (K-5)

November 11 - November 15: Speed (Cup) Stacking (K-5)

November 18 - November 22: Indigenous Northern Games (K-5)

November 25 - November 29: Indigenous Northern Games (K-5)*

*Thanksgiving Week

Speed Stacking (World Record)

Looking at what is coming up next, starting on November 12th, Baxter P.E. classes will be participating in the annual World Speed Stacking Association World Record STACK UP! event! The World Record attempt is for the “Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations”. The goal is to beat the current record of 746,698 people Sport Stacking! LEARN MORE at https://www.thewssa.com/stackup/2024/the-sport/?rid=43896

Afterschool P.E. Programs

Unofficially starting on November 1st is the Baxter Bobcat Basketball Team. Open to fourth and fifth graders who returned their permission slips, our school will once again be participating in the ASD Elementary Basketball league. Practices officially start on November 7th with games beginning in December. Be on the lookout for when we host our games against other schools.\

A FRIENDLY REMINDER

Now that the snow is here please remember that P.E. shoes are still required for P.E. It is very difficult for students to participate in snow boots.

Baxter Elementary School has a full-time counselor. As school counselor, some of our children today are experiencing life challenges from friendships, healthy eating, anxiety, trauma, homelessness, foster care, food insecurity and more. If you have concerns regarding your child, our Baxter Bobcats, please do not hesitate to email or call me. I am here to support our students and families and can be reached Monday-Friday, 7:30-3:00 at (907) 742-1750, or by email at: carlisle_constance@asdk12.org.

Mrs. C

Baxter's Student Council Meetings will be held the first and third Monday (for the rest of the school year) after school beginning next Monday, November 4th from 2:40-3:30 in Mrs. C's Room 203. Mrs. C will escort all students to the main doors for parent pickup. Parents please pickup student council students by 3:45 on Mondays