�Conferences were terrific! Thanks to Cook Inlet Books, Usborne, Lynn, and eager book buyers, the Polaris Library fund made over $1500. Twenty Wish List books were donated directly to the library and forty to teachers!
�This morning�s All-School Seminar discussion was on Eskimo Boy: Life in an Inupiaq Eskimo Village by Russ Kendall. Share the experience at home.
�Polar Polooza features local bands with many Polaris musicians on Friday 7-10 pm in the MPR. $5 admission for middle & high school & university students w/ ID and refreshments for sale to benefit the Ellipsis newspaper.
Geoff, Kittie,
I spoke with both of you about having the Polaris Business list here on our web site. It would be a place for parents to share their business affiliation. This may be of interest or usefulness to the community. I was thinking that a form with specific fields to enter would be easy and have it sorted apha by business name. Fields could be; Business name, Parent name, parent title, business address, phone number, email, web address, brief comment line. I would like to know which area business are associated with Polaris and be happy to patronize them as such. Of course this is volutary and reviewed by the monitor.
�www.polarisk12.org is the new & improved Parent Forum website. These weekly newsletters will be posted on Thursdays and archived as �Thursday News.� Thanks to Geoff for boosting us into the technological age!
�A Parent Forum e-mail list has been created in response to the many families who want information electronically. Thanks to Cathy who entered all 321 e-mail addresses that parents gave at registration in August!
�Make-up testing finished yesterday. Thanks to Julie, Renata, and Jan for helping. Did you know that all Polaris juniors & seniors passed the HSGQE last year? See the School Report Card on the official school website link.
Hey fellow Polarents!
I just upgraded the software driving the Polaris site. Please let me know if you experience problems. The upgrades included a new rev of the Events module — so now we have a summary calendar in the right sidebar. It also includes both search functionality and a block that allows you to filter stories by category.
I’ve also started a new “Handy Links” block. Right now I have just one, but please just let me, Beth Adams or Kitte’ Miller know if you’d like to see others there.
I’ve also taken the liberty to improve the look and feel of the site. I added a new theme that I think is a bit more in keeping with the spirit of the school.
Welcome back from Spring Break! Fourth quarter is a busy and exciting time, when focus is especially important. Check the calendar on the back of the Wolf Treks newsletter that arrived in your mail a few weeks ago.
Statewide Testing & HSGQE was completed for most students today. Make-up test days will be next Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday April 10-12. Details are posted on the triangular bulletin board under the main stairs.
Thank you! To the staff, for the delicious All-School Breakfast Monday. To Caroline, for delivering snacks and water provided by Parent Forum. To Jeanne, Heidi, Kristen, Alyse, Pat, Carol, Tami, Susan, Jenny, Randy, Scott & Jody, for monitoring hallways. To Gail & Jacquie, for organizing the testing of eight grade levels. To students, for doing your best!
