Alaska Native Cultural Charter

• 4/4-4/6: AK Star Testing for ELA for grades 3-8th

• 4/7-4/14: AK Star make-up testing

• 4/10: NO SCHOOL FOR KIDS - PD Day

• 4/11-4/13: AK Star Testing for Math for grades 3-8th

• 4/17-4/28: Fastbridge Testing, grades K-3

• 4/19: SAEBRS Assessment

• 5/19: 8th Grade Promotion Field Day
• 5/23: Last Day of School (for students)
• 5/23: 4th Qtr. Awards Assembly
• 5/29: Memorial Day
  

Click the link below to be directed to links containing quick guides for accessing the AK STAR tutorial and practice tests. The answer keys and rubrics for each grade and content area are included for practicing at home.

• April 4th-6th all students in grades 3-8th will take the ELA test
• April 11th-13th all students in grades 3-8th will take the Math test
• Make-up testing will be from April 7 - April 14
  

April 19- MAP Testing (ELA) grades 3-8th

April 20- MAP Testing (Math) grades 3-8th

April 24- Fastbridge Testing K-3rd

Please help prepare your child for end of the year testing by encouraging them to take their time and show their best work. It is important for students to get a good night's rest and arrive on time.

Also please let the office know if your student is planning on being absent for any testing days so we can plan for the testing make-up days.

Field day, will be held at the East High Soccer fields on May 11th and 12th and we are looking for volunteers! Stations include: Sack races, three-legged race, tug-of-war, water balloon toss, sponge race, drum circle, eskimo stickball and more! If interested in volunteering, contact Evan Larrecou at larrecou_larry@asdk12.org.

Please check in with your corporation to see if there are incentives for academic grades and attendance. Below is an example of one corporation offering an incentive. We appreciate having our students here daily.

Tickets available at:

http://www.friends-of-anccs.com

Attendance matters and we need your help ending this year strong. A few absences every month can add up to weeks of lost learning. Missing school, whether for excused or unexcused reasons, disrupts a student’s education.

Gottfried, M.A. & Hutt, E.L., ed. (2019) Absent from school: Understanding and addressing student absenteeism. Harvard Education Press.

Attendance Update

Attendance matters every day! At ANCCS, we want our students to share what they have by being present every day. When students are late or absent from school, it impacts their learning and also means they are missing out on the important relationships, community building, and social emotional development that takes place at school.

With fewer than 35 days left of school, please support your student in setting a goal to attend every day! Please contact the office if you have any planned absences or want support in navigating an attendance challenge.

90% Attendance

Our attendance is growing! The number of students with 90% attendance rose during the month of March from 59.92% to 63.22%! Quyana to all of our families for supporting student attendance and success! Let's keep it up.

Happy Spring! Snow will be melting soon. Nurse could really use some boys pants if you have some your kids have outgrown, would love the donations. Sweat pants or wind pants are best as they fit lots of kids. When the snow melts, nurse generally gets a lot of wet kids after recess. Boots are still important and snow pants for keeping kids dry even when it's warmer. A spare set of clothes for smaller kids is also a great idea to keep in their back packs.

All classes will be receiving age-appropriate lessons on child sexual abuse and assault prevention education as required under the state’s Alaska Safe Children’s Act (Erin’s Law).

Erin’s Law Education is comprised of quarterly grade level lessons that will be taught during the Health classes by the health teacher. Combined, these lessons meet the full requirements for student training under the Alaska Safe Children’s Act, and are designed to help prevent childhood sexual abuse. These lessons will be presented in a non-threatening way, along with the skills needed for self-protection and will be handled in a sensitive, respectful manner.

If you have any questions about the content of the program please take a look at the website, Alaska Safe Children’s Act (Erin’s Law) or if you wish to inquire about opting out, please contact our office. Thank you for partnering with us as we continue to provide learning opportunities to improve the safety and wellbeing of our students.

Teachers will be completing the school-wide behavior screener called SAEBRS (social, academic, emotional, behavior, risk screener) on April 19. The teacher rating scale is used to assess various risk factors for each student in their classroom to determine students as risk for behavior. The screening will be used to help us look at the effectiveness of our schoolwide and classroom structures as well as what additional supports that students might need. This screening is completed by teachers and will not take away from instructional time nor require input/answers from students. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

• Alaska Native Heritage Center
• NOVO Foundation
• Cook Inlet Tribal Council
• Stantec

ANCCS APC – Board:

• President: Manny Acuna, Parent
• Vice President: Caroline Wiseman, Community
• Secretary: Michael Patterson, Parent
• Treasurer: Roger Hamacher, Community
• Daryl Griggs, Parent
• Stephen DeVeny, Parent
• Justin Ovsak, Community
  
• Ronni Weddleton, Community
• Pamela Dupras, Staff
  

ANCCS APC – Elder Council:

• Lucy Brown
• Anthony Nakazawa
• Edgar Blatchford
• Agnes Baptiste

ANCCS APC – Founders Council

• Martha Gould-Lehe
• Rosemary Savage
• Elizabeth Hancock
• Sheila Sweetsir
• Janann Kaufman
• Deborah Pungowiyi
• Virgina Juettner
• Lisa Dolcheck
• Max Dolcheck (remembered fondly for faithful service)

• President: Margo Bellamy
• Vice President: Carl Jacobs
• Treasurer: Kelly Lessens
• Clerk: Dora Wilson
• Seat C: Dave Donley
• Seat D: Andy Holleman
• Seat E: Pat Higgins
• Superintendent: Dr. Jharrett Bryantt