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Email: jennifer.schmidt-hutchins@matsuk12.us
Website: www.matsuk12.us/frc
Location: 2315 North Seward Meridian Parkway, Wasilla, AK, USA
Phone: 907-376-2223
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fronteras-Spanish-Immersion-Charter-School-204034166273841/

Immersion Education – Teaching academic content in another language

Hello Fronteras Families!

Congratulations to our Elementary and Middle School Battle of the Books teams! See the message below from Heather Charton with all the results from last Friday’s & Saturday’s competitions. We are so proud of all the participants! And we are so grateful to our coaches! The time given to our students is very appreciated!

Reminder: Fronteras is closed Feb. 6th, 7th, & 8th while staff attends the 7th International Immersion Conference.

Upcoming events that students and families can look forward to, include:

· JNYO, Feb. 9th @ Wasilla Middle School

· 3rd – 8th grade English Spelling Bee, Feb. 12th @ 8:30am

· Parent Conferences, Feb. 18th time TBA

· JNYO State Competition, Feb. 22nd – 24th @ Wells Fargo Complex UAA campus

· Read Across America, Feb. 25th – Mar. 1st

· 3rd-8th grade Spanish Spelling Bee, March 7th @ 8:30am

· Q3 Awards & Student Showcase Assembly, March 8th @ 9am and 1pm in our gym

· Spring Break Mar. 11th-15th

Have a fabulous extra-long weekend! See you on Monday the 11th!

Most Sincerely,

Mrs. Hutchins

“Hugs and kisses are ways to express what cannot be said.” – Kacie Conroy

There will be two JNYO Tournaments in February. The first tournament will be held on February 9th at Wasilla Middle School and the second tournament will be held the weekend of February 22-24 at the UAA Campus in Anchorage! Mr. Neilson has been sending home JNYO permission slips with certain students. More detailed information is available on our website calendar at http://matsuk12.us/frc!

Let’s show our love for the Matsu Valley and donate to the Food Bank of Alaska! The Student Ambassadors of Fronteras are excited to present a food drive which will benefit the people in our community. This food drive will begin Tuesday, February 12th and end Tuesday, February 19th. To add some friendly competition to this event, we will be having a contest between these four teams; K/1, 2/3, 4/5, and middle school! We will count the number of items raised from each team and the winning team will get a popcorn party organized by the student ambassadors! But the real winners will be the people of the Matsu Valley! More information will be coming soon. If you have any questions about this exciting event please contact the Student Ambassadors.

Thank you,

Bronte Beck
Student Ambassador
bb118632@apps.matsuk12.us

Addie Charton
Student Ambassador
ac122690@apps.matsuk12.us

The Scholastic Book Fair starts today! The book fair will be from 2:30pm-4:00pm on school days February 5th to February 22nd! Ask your teacher if they have a wish list for the fair to add more books to their classroom! If you would like to volunteer to help at the book fair there is a sign-up sheet posted outside the library or contact Jody at babybird@mtaonline.net.

We have extra Saturday of Science shirts for sale. There are two different prints, one is $10 and one is $5. The shirts are available for purchase on SchoolCash Online!

The links below are available for parents and students who have questions about the upcoming NAEP Testing.

The Nation's Report Card website has resources for all audiences.

Nation’s Report Card: Digitally Based Assessments

Learn how NAEP is using new technologies to assess students in a digital environment. Introduce this brief interactive tutorial to students selected for the tablet assessments, so that they can become familiar with how to use the on-screen interactive tools.

Nation’s Report Card: Student’s page

Students selected for NAEP can test themselves and answer real assessment questions for different subject areas.

Nation’s Report Card: Educator's page

Teachers can create their own tests using NAEP assessment items, and can also explore NAEP results.

Nation’s Report Card: Parent’s page

Parents can review what participation in NAEP means for their child and how results from assessments are used.

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