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PHOENIXFLYER Volume 6, Iue 8 October 12, 2012 School Calendar Happy end of Quarter 1! Can you believe the first quarter is already over? Time flies when you’re having fun! We would like to thank Mr. Shelton for spending time cleaning and taking care of our fish and their tank! It looks beautiful and the fish are much happier! Mr. Shelton also acquired two donations; one from WalMart for tank supplies, and another from Dr. Nimmo for new fish. Thank you to both WalMart and Dr. Nimmo! We appreciate Mr. Shelton sharing his talents and helping us keep a healthy environment for our fish to thrive! Thank you Amber Shea, Lead Photographer of Photo Reflections of Alaska, for volunteering her time and talent to our school! School pictures are scheduled for Nov. 5 th for grades K-3 and Nov. 6 th for grades 4-8. In addition to student pictures, Mrs. Shea will be offering family portraits on Nov. 5 th and 12 th . More information will be sent home on the 22 nd after finalizing some of the details. Thank you again to Mrs. Shea and her team! Fun news for our students! To promote hard work and diligence, Pet Zoo is giving away a free Beta to students who earn all A’s or 4’s on their report card, and a free Goldfish for report cards with A’s, B’s, O’s, S’s, 3’s or 4’s! Students must present the report card to a Pet Zoo employee. Just a reminder: Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for Oct. 25 th and 26 th . Everyone should have received an invitation with the date and time of your appointment. If you did not receive notification, please contact the teacher(s) directly for that information. We’re looking forward to seeing you! Do you have previous experience with organizing a raffle? Are you interested in managing one for Fronteras? If so, please give me a call or send me an email. I would love your help! Have a fantastic weekend! Most Sincerely, JSchmidt 10/15 Box Tops Due 10/17 Awards Assembly @ 1:15 WEAR PINK! 10/19 Coffee orders due 10/22 Book Fair Begins 10/2526 Conferences 10/27 SPOOKTACULAR! Ms. Schmidt’s Minutes... “There’s a crack in everything – that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Comen Fronteras Phoenix Guidelines for Success! Respect Integrity SelfDisciplined Engaged The teachers are using the next several weeks to introduce and teach these four schoolwide expecta7ons to their students. These are behaviors that we expect of ourselves and our students at all 7mes. This is new to staff and students, so please allow us 7me to ins7ll and teacher them. You can help us by reinforcing these characteris7cs and behaviors at home. The Middle School Team with their class-designed t-shirts
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SchoolCalendarHappy end of Quarter 1! Can you believe the first quarter is already over? Time flies when you’re having fun!
We would like to thank Mr. Shelton for spending time cleaning and taking care of our fish and their tank! It looks beautiful and the fish are much happier! Mr. Shelton also acquired two donations; one from WalMart for tank supplies, and another from Dr. Nimmo for new fish. Thank you to both WalMart and Dr. Nimmo! We appreciate Mr. Shelton sharing his talents and helping us keep a healthy environment for our fish to thrive!
Thank you Amber Shea, Lead Photographer of Photo Reflections of Alaska, for volunteering her time and talent to our school! School pictures are scheduled for Nov. 5th for grades K-3 and Nov. 6th for grades 4-8. In addition to student pictures, Mrs. Shea will be offering family portraits on Nov. 5th and 12th. More information will be sent home on the 22nd after finalizing some of the details. Thank you again to Mrs. Shea and her team!
Fun news for our students! To promote hard work and diligence, Pet Zoo is giving away a free Beta to students who earn all A’s or 4’s on their report card, and a free Goldfish for report cards with A’s, B’s, O’s, S’s, 3’s or 4’s! Students must present the report card to a Pet Zoo employee.
Just a reminder: Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for Oct. 25th and 26th. Everyone should have received an invitation with the date and time of your appointment. If you did not receive notification, please contact the teacher(s) directly for that information. We’re looking forward to seeing you!
Do you have previous experience with organizing a raffle? Are you interested in managing one for Fronteras? If so, please give me a call or send me an email. I would love your help!
Have a fantastic weekend!
Most Sincerely,
JSchmidt
10/15Box Tops Due
10/17Awards Assembly @ 1:15WEAR PINK!
10/19Coffee orders
due
10/22Book Fair Begins
10/25-‐26Conferences
10/27SPOOKTACULAR!
Ms. Schmidt’s Minutes...
“There’s a crack in everything – that’s how the light gets in.” -‐Leonard Comen
Fronteras Phoenix Guidelines for Success!
Respect Integrity Self-‐Disciplined Engaged
The teachers are using the next several weeks to introduce and teach these four school-‐wide expecta7ons to their students. These are behaviors that we expect of ourselves and our students at
all 7mes. This is new to staff and students, so please allow us 7me to
ins7ll and teacher them. You can help us by reinforcing these characteris7cs
and behaviors at home.
The Middle School Team with their class-designed t-shirts
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SEE's CHOCOLATES are selling FAST! Help us sell these heavenly chocolates to your immediate families, neighbors, and friends. I
personally discourage selling door to door; however, many of us have LOTS of opportunities to take a box to work, bring one to an ice hockey game, a meeting, etc. WHAT? You haven't seen our assortment? Stop
by the front lobby in building A and satisfy YOUR craving!
38 Fronteras students (and a few other family members) participated in GO FOR THE GRAVY T-Shirt Competition. THANK YOU! The winner will be revealed later NEXT WEEK! Entries will also be on display during our 5th annual GO FOR THE GRAVY!
GO FOR THE GRAVY pre-registration is HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!!! Pre-register by November 2 and be one of the first 60 children or 40 adults to get a t-shirt. T-shirts will be available, until supply lasts, to individual and
household entries. So, HURRY... DON'T BE LAZY... GO FOR THE GRAVY!!!! This Great FUNdraiser is to benefit our PE program. Last year, the funds collected helped subsidize the cost of an Archery Kit for our PE and After School
Enrichment Program and purchase T-shirts for our X-Country and Track Fronteras' TEAMS!
GO FOR THE GRAVY meets EVERY FRIDAY, immediately after school, in Mrs. Ward's classroom. COME AND JOIN US!This is a school, family & community event.
Boxtops for Fall are due Oct. 15. Boxtops flyers were sent
home with students last week - you can put your saved up boxtops on
these festive sheets and hand them in to your teacher or to the front desk.
Contact [email protected]
You should have received your Fronteras Spirit T-shirt order this Friday. Just in case, we have the following
items STILL for sale:
youth short sleeve: small (7)youth short sleeve: medium (3), large (1)
youth long sleeve: large (1)
NORTHERN LIGHTS COUPON BOOKS are available for purchase for $55 and they will help you save
THOUSANDS! Contact Shawn at the front desk in building A to place your order, extra copies will be available!
Parents! Remember to check the lost and found bins in BOTH building as the
contents will be emptied and donated after the conclusion of parent/teacher
conferences.
GO FOR THE GRAVY!!
49 Fronteras Families RETURNED the Volunteer Questionnaires so far... another 93 are STILL MISSING! Volunteer Questionnaires offer the volunteer coordinators A LOT of useful information PLUS this information will keep us from having to contact EVERYONE ALL THE TIME! Help us use our time more effectively. WE'RE in THIS
TOGETHER! We care dearly about ALL of our children and TOGETHER we can MAKE IT HAPPEN! Please, participate in the Volunteer Questionnaire, it would only take 3 minutes! Print a form from our website AND submit it to Shawn at the front
desk in Building A OR have your child turn it in to his/her teacher! Thank YOU!
Volunteer log in book is at the front desk in the blue binder. Instead of numbers, look up your last name. Don't forget to log in your
hours! Remember each family is responsible for volunteering at least 4 hours per month at Fronteras.
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Books are Fun is having a book stand in the library. The books are discounted and they change out the display every other week. You
can pay by cc, ck or cash. Every other Friday they pick up the orders, fill them immediately and leave them in the library or with
Shawn Sasser.
It’s OFFICIAL!!Ba.le of the BOOKS is ALIVE at Fronteras!
Our students are reading in an a.erschool program THREE days a week! This is made possible bydevoted parents who value reading BOOKS! LOTS of BOOKS!! The selecCon of BOOKS is so GREAT
that we can’t namethem all!! But we’ll try…. They include mysteries, humor, historical nonficCon, fantasy, comics
(graphic novels), adventures,short stories, folktales and more!! Kids are reading about volcanoes, social issues, Alaska, manners,
runaways, survival,friendships, dragons, robots, cats, and the Civil War!! It DOESN’T get any beRer than that!! What
are you WAITING FOR?!? Pick up a BOOK!
Find ‘em in our library!! Join the ADVENTURE!!
If you would like to get more informaCon about BOB at Fronteras,check out this site: hRp://www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html or contact Wendy Taylor at [email protected] or 746-‐7671.
This month Fronteras will host a Scholastic Book Fair the week of parent-‐teacher conferences in the multipurpose room of Building A. Hope you can make time to support the school library and
add books to our classrooms.The in-‐school book fair will be Oct. 22-‐ 26. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the
book fair please contact Jody at [email protected].
We will also have an online book fair that will start Oct. 17 -‐ Nov. 4. Check it out at this link:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/fronteras
As the After School Enrichment coordinator, I would like to take a moment to THANK ALL of the WONDERFUL volunteers who donated their talents and enthusiasm this past Quarter and leading the
clubs. These wonderful people include: Maria Halverson-Finazzogagnon, Amanda Cabo-Settle, Jacie Kopy, Hazel Davidson, Naomi Stamoolis, Jennifer Ward, Alea Kappel, Chris Cook, Sonya Cook,
Maricarmen Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Karen Cordero, Nina Shaw, Christine Macknicki, Jennifer Beatty, and Christin Curry-Pokryfki. Thank YOU, we wouldn't be able to offer these fabulous
opportunities to our children if it weren't for people like YOU!!!! -veronica
after school enrichment program...
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2nd Quarter After School Enrichment will begin on Monday, October 15thDuring Quarter 2 (October 15 - December 21), Fronteras' After School Enrichment Program will be offering 21 clubs! All of these clubs will be lead by volunteers and we are honored to have such a talented pool of
parents, teachers, and community members contributing in this effort.
We still have space in the following clubs ~ Come and get them before it's too late!!!!
MONDAYS: Creative Movement...K-1
Finn McCool...K-3 Forensic Science...5-8
Scuptee Art...3-5 BOB... 3-4*
TUESDAYS: Cheerleading...K-3**
WEDNESDAYS: Volleyball...5+ BOB...5-6*
Mexican Folk Dance...K-3** PaintMasters...K+
THURSDAYS: BOB...K-8*
Glee Choir...3-5* Juggling FUN...3-5
C4Club...K-5
Unfortunately, Folklore Arts, Robotics, and Hoopskills are FULL!
* = FREE ** = $30 Q2-Q3 club; no payment required if your child participated Q1
If your child plans to participate in an After School Enrichment Club, EVERYONE needs to bring a complete permission form and payment (if appropriate); otherwise your child won't be to participate in the club(s).
If you want to sign up your children in any of the clubs above, please contact Veronica immediately at [email protected]. Clubs will be available for participation until FULL. Print a copy of the form below
and bring it to Shawn (bldg. A lobby).
After School Enrichment volunteers' reminder...I need to have a background check from EVERYONE leading an After School club. You may go to the Trooper's
Station in Palmer and get it on the spot. The cost is $20 BUT you can bring the receipt with the record to Solveig and she will reimburse you. Also, contact Veronica ASAP with the list of supplies that you will need for
your club! I will get them for you over the weekend so you will have them available for the club!
Thank YOU! -veronica
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Did you see the BEAUTIFUL FISH TANK in
Building A after last Monday? Willy, one of our caring and fish-talented parents cleaned and restocked the fish
tank with beautiful aquatic fixtures! Our humble tank is in NEED of NEW ROOMMATES! Any roommates
available to be brought in need to PASS the ADMISSION TEST, no exceptions! Word is, parents, that Pet Zoo will be offering a GOLD FISH to any
student who brings his/her report card with GOOD grades A's, B's to the store... for FREE! Incentivize your children
to do their best and help us re-stock our fish tank or start one of your own... sweet, eh?
Ingredients• 4 Tbsp flour• 4 Tbsp sugar• 2 Tbsp Equal Exchange Organic Hot Cocoa• 1 egg• 3 Tbsp milk• 3 Tbsp oil• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Combine flour, sugar, and hot cocoa in a ceramic mug. Mix well. Add the egg. Mix well. Add the milk and oil. Mix well. Add the vanilla extract. Mix well. Put mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high. Note: The cake will rise over the top of the mug. Allow to cool a little before serving. Eat directly from mug, or tip out onto a plate to serve. resource: equalexchange.com
5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
A morning without coffee is like sleep.-Author Unknown
That’s right...Fronteras has its very own coffee!!Feel the fire from within as you immerse yourself in the
pleasures of the rich taste of this home-roasted coffee, daily roasted to fulfill your needs. Did you get YOUR PHIX today?
Proceeds from your purchase will help raise money to send Fronteras’ Graduating Classes of 2013-2014 to Puerto Rico this school year. Help us
make it happen. ¡Gracias por su apoyo!Please see the order form at the end of this newsletter or contact Patty at
speaking of sweets...
Sra. Cook’s P.E. Page...
Healthy Futures AcHvity LogsSecond Healthy Futures AcHvity Log, Week 3
Students should be filling in their third week of ac6vity. Everyone should submit their logs on Monday, October 29th. Visit my website for more informa6on or to download logs: hCp://www.matsuk12.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2987. On my site, you’ll also find a link to the
Healthy Futures website. Keep on playing! It builds healthy habits and could earn our school $750.
Mileage Club... Come and join your child for a lunchtime walk or jog. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
grades 2-5 are running, and Wednesdays and Fridays, it's our K1 students who are tearing up the track. Children with an adult guest runner earn double punches!
PE Progress
We will be continuing with basketball and muscles. Help remind your student to drink eight glasses of water each day.
Be sure to check iParent regularly to follow your child's progress. Middle school families, go to my website and visit the MS Health,
Class Notes page to see what we've been up to.
Jump Rope and Hoops for HeartJump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart begins on November 1st.
We need volunteers to help process donations. It would be great if we could get volunteers to open the gym at 7:30 in the mornings
to shoot hoops and jump rope.
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Raising Awareness and Growing Locks: Phoenixes Fight Against Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. At Fronteras, we would like to acknowledge all the individuals who have battled any form of cancer. Together, we’ll create a poster celebrating the heroes we’ve known who have courageously fought this disease, and we’ll proudly display it in our gym. Bring a copy of a photograph or a drawing of your hero(es). Include the name and the type of cancer. We will post each picture on a banner to honor them and to raise awareness of just how many people are affected by this disease. (If
you wish to have the picture back, please include a note and ensure that you label it clearly on the back. We will xerox your photograph and return the original copy to you.) Your child should bring the photo or drawing to PE to share the hero’s story and add
the photo to our banner. We will display our banner from October through April.
During that time, we would like to encourage Fronteras families to start growing their lovely locks. In April, we hope to have Phoenixes proudly cut their locks and donate them to Locks for Love. Let’s join the fight against cancer!
On Wednesday, October 17th, we're going to have our next Assembly. So, let’s do PINK-IT DAY where EVERYONE wears something PINK in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
weekend fun...
INCLUDES LIVE PERFORMANCES BY: MARIACHI AGAVE AZUL
BALLET FOLKLORICO XOCHIQUETZAL-‐TIQUN
FRONTERAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOLK DANCERS
CATERED BY: JALAPEÑOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT
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The Palmer Museum of History and Art invites you to join us
in celebrating the art of our exhibit, Recuerdas, with a taste of Mexico!
Saturday, October 13th 3:00 -‐ 6:00PM
During the Second Saturday Art Walk at The Eagle Hotel,
918 S. Colony Way, Palmer, AK.
-‐746-‐
Our Mexican Folk Dance group will be performing at 5:30pm!
Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School
Presents The 4th Annual
*Crazy Mad Science *Ancient Fortune Tellers *Colossal Costume Contest *Wii Dance Til Ya Drop *Spooky Crafts *Mad Hatter Haunted House
*Phenomenal Face Painting *Haunting Hay Rides *Pumpkin Carving Contest *Creepy Photo Booth *Food to Die for *And More
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Help to make Fronteras a continued success...come and join the team!
If you are interested in one of the committees, please contact the committee chairperson.
After School ActivitiesVeronica Wolf, [email protected]
Amigos de [email protected]
Box topsKristine [email protected]
Facilities CommitteeErnie Hetrick, [email protected] Whittington-Evans, [email protected]
Fronteras Academic and Curriculum Committee Jennifer Schmidt, chair [email protected]
Fronteras Photobucket AccountUser Name: fronterasyearbook Password: spanish http://photobucket.com/login
Fundraising InfoAmigos de [email protected]
Go for the GravyJennifer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Holiday BazaarBecka Lopez [email protected]
LibraryJody [email protected]
Lost and FoundChristin [email protected]
Photos and yearbookChris [email protected]
Pizza ThursdaysMandy [email protected]
RecyclingBarrie [email protected] [email protected]
School Store(and Popcorn Mondays)Nerissa [email protected]
Viernes FantásticosChristin [email protected]
Volunteer OpportunitiesNina Shaw [email protected] and Demetria McGrew [email protected]
Newsletter Heidi [email protected]
Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School 7010 E. Bogard Road, Wasilla, Alaska 99654 PO Box 871433, Wasilla AK 99687 Phone: 745-2223 Principal: Ms. Schmidt Email: [email protected] http://www.fronteras-k8.us
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GET YOU PHIX... NOW!Order your VERY OWN bag of PHOENIX PHIX
RETURN YOUR FIRST ORDER BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 19th
and be prepared to taste your first BREW by OCTOBER 24th
Write your checks out to: Fronteras
YES, I would love to place an order of Phoenix Phix !
My name is______________________________________________________
Contact information_____________________________________________
Your child’s PM teacher__________________________________________
I’d like to order the following items:
Coffee Quantity Subtotal
12-oz regular BEANS
12-oz regular GROUND
12-oz decaff BEANS
12-oz decaff BEANS
16-oz* GREEN BEANS
TOTAL
Each 12-oz and 16-oz* bag ONLY costs $13 each.
Quarter 2: Monday to FridayOctober 15 - December 21, 2012
Sign up on Thursday, October 11th in Building A Lobby. Space is limited as indicated on the specified club. FORMS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY THE DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS AT THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION ABOVE. Forms turned in prior to the assigned date and time will be returned to the applicant. You may have forms filled out completely and send them, along with the appropriate fees, with a proxy parent, in the event you are unavailable. As clubs meet their maximum enrollment, interested students‘ names will be placed on a waiting list. FORMS will NOT be accepted by anyone PRIOR to sign up date and time.
THANK YOU ______________________________________________________________
PERMISSION SLIPPlease sign and return the permission slip below, with the appropriate fee and registration form, to designated individuals on Thursday, October 11th in Building A.
My child_________________________________________in__________________________________’s class child’s name PM teacher’s name
has permission to participate in the clubs listed on the opposite side of this page for the 1st Quarter at Fronteras
Charter School. My child is covered under the following policy:
Insurance Company Name:_________________________________________ Policy #________________________
_____________________________ ____________ ______________________________________ Print Parent’s Name Date Emergency Contact Name/Phone
________________________ ______________________________________ __________________________ Parent’s Signature E-Mail Address Parent Phone/Work Number
OFFICE USE ONLY:Paid by Cash_____________Check #____________ Paid for:_____________________________________________ Activities/Clubs covered with activity fee
Reference #:_________________________________ Allergies:__________________________________________
After School Enrichment Clubs
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After School Enrichment Clubs
MONDAYS 1. Creative Movement.............K-1.........................Multipurpose Room..........Miss. Farley2. Finn McCool............................K-3.......................Bldg A-Taner.....................Mrs. Peters3. Forensic SCIENCE..............5-8..........................Portable B-Pierce............Mr. Pierce4. SculpTEE ART......................3-5.........................Bldg A-Onfray.................Mrs. Draper
TUESDAYS5. Battle of the Books............3-4......................Bldg B-Pierson.....................Mrs. Taylor (FREE)6. Cheerleading..........................K-3.....................Multipurpose Room............Mrs. Kopy ($30)7. Folklore Arts.........................K-3......................Bldg A-Ward......................Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Halverson8. Robotics..................................3-5.....................Bldg A-Torres....................Mr. Koster9. Volleyball Skills....................6-8......................GYM......................................Mr. Cook (FREE)
WEDNESDAYS 10. Battle of the Books............5-6..................Bldg B-Pierson.................Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Mallet (FREE)11. HoopSkills..............................K-3......................GYM...................................Mrs. Cabo-Settle12. Mexican Folk Dance............K-3......................Multipurpose Room.........Sra. Hernandez ($30)13. Paint Masters.......................K+........................Bldg A-Taner...................Sr. Hernandez14. Paws and Friends.................5+........................Animal Shelter................Mrs. Cordero, Mrs. Shaw
THURSDAYS15. Battle of the Books...........K-8.................Bldg B-Pierson...................Mrs. Bang, Mrs. Hirschmann (FREE)16. GLEE Choir............................3-5.................Portable A-Dinwiddie........Mrs. Dinwiddie (FREE)17. JugglingFUN........................3-5..................Multipurpose Room...................Mrs. Beatty18. C4 Club..................................K-5..................Bldg A-Onfray..................Mrs. Macknicki19. Volleyball Skills....................6-8....................GYM.....................................Mr. Cook (FREE) FRIDAYS20. Viernes Fantásticos*...........K-4...................Multipurpose Room...............Mrs. Curry-Pokryfki ($30)
I will volunteer in Viernes Fantásticos: 10/19 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/21 Please circle at least ONE date. Thank YOU! ___________(initial)
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