

Panther Pride News
Week of March 11, 2024
Calendar
March 11, 2024-March 15, 2024: Spring Break
March 20, 2024: PTSA Meeting, 6:30 pm, Virtual Meeting
Panther Pride: Student Advisory Board
Thank you to the SAB leaders that were here working the 6th & 7th grade Mears Open House!
Go Panthers!
Mears Moving to the Middle:
Spring Open House
Thank you future and present Mears families for supporting our Move to the Middle!
We ARE Panthers and We HAVE Pride!
In Team News . . .
Team Surprise: Congratulations on wrapping up the 3rd quarter of 7th Grade. We hope you have a well rested Spring Break. Please take the week to organize binders and replenish supplies for the last quarter. We suggest setting a weekly reminder to check your students' grades on Parent Connect.
Parents As Partners
The Arctic Winter Games are coming . . .
Several Mears students participating in the Arctic Winter Games over spring break! Pius Hadjukovich and Henry Kendall are both on the Alaska u16 boys futsal team. There are lots of other sports to enjoy, games are free until the medal rounds. Tickets are available for purchase for the medal round and the opening ceremonies which include a parade of nations. To learn more, click on the link below:
Shifting School Start times in August 2024
Update: COVID Isolation Guidelines
The CDC has updated the Covid isolation guidelines. Covid will now be treated like most respiratory viruses (flu, RSV, etc). ASD’s guidelines can be found here. The CDC’s respiratory virus guidance can be found here. Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns. My office number is 907-742-6401, and my email is richards_karin@asdk12.org.
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.
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