The Polaris Fall Carnival is On

Friday, October 31, 2008 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm

A little background information:

We have a full schedule of events at Polaris at the end of October and have been sorting out the best plan for the last couple of weeks. The facts:

1. Halloween is the same night as Fall Carnival, and many [...]

2008 Inter-scholastic Athletic Interest Survey – Grades 8 – 12 only

The 2008 Inter-scholastic Athletic Interest Student Survey is being done to provide schools with information about student interests in athletics. This is an annual survey implemented and analyzed jointly by the ASD departments of Equal Employment Opportunity, High School Education and Assessment and Evaluation. This survey is a tool for understanding what athletic interests our students have and [...]

Polaris Fall Carnival Auction

Dear Polaris Families,
It’s time to come together again to support something we think we all agree upon: making sure our children receive the richest education possible. At Polaris, we’re lucky to belong to one of the most diverse public schools in Anchorage, and one of the best. Thanks to the efforts of the entire Polaris [...]

Polaris Annual Fall Carnival Needs Your Help!

Join us to help kick off the Annual Fall Carnival and Auction on Thursday morning at 8:30 am in the Polaris Library at the tables in front. We need your ideas and support at this planning stage to make this year’s carnival and auction great. We hope to see you there. [...]

Fall Auction Chair Needed

Greetings from the auction committee. I hope everyone had a great summer. The auction committee is beginning to gear up for our schedule event Oct 31. Since the departure of our former chair, we have been searching for a passionate person/team willing to step in. The committee is currently comprised of strong team members who [...]

Moose and baby in driveway at school

Thank you to all the courteous drivers Friday morning who drove around to the west doors to drop off students. A moose and her baby were on either side of the Habitat fence by the front drive. The mom was pretty calm, but the baby was upset. Driving around worked well to avoid harm to [...]

Re: proposal for taking care of PF business and educational/informational Forums

Proposal:

October 7, November 11, December ?, February 10, March 17, April 21 Forum meetings with abbreviated business (20 min) followed by educational/discussion/seminar Forums (1 hour). The purpose of the Forums is to help us learn how to help our kids learn.

Suggested topics:

Seminar classes (what are they?)
Intensives
Advisories and Family groups
Math, Writing, Science
Portfolios
Open Optional learning
Guest speakers

September 8, January ?, May 19 standard Business meetings [...]

Agenda for PF meeting September 9, 2008

6:30   Welcome

Agenda additions and questions

Introductions

6:40  Reports

Denise Greene-Wilkinson

Carol Bartholomew

Siri Khalsa

7:00   Budget and Fundraising

Kim Pigg, Treasurer

Fall Fundraiser-Mary Shandley

Halloween Carnival and Auction

Book Fair

7:20 Forum

Proposal for new meeting format

Discussion and selection of forum topics

If time permits, a forum on Polaris governance (Op Group, Ad Board, Parent Forum, Staff Meetings)

8:00 Go home

From Barry Steinkruger, please [...]

Come One, Come All to the New Parent Forum Movie Night!

The First 2008-2009 Parent Forum Night is Next Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 – 8 pm. Don’t miss it.

Tuesday we will introduce a new type of Parent Forum Meeting for your input and approval. Our new agenda will drastically abbreviate the business discussion, (budget, announcements, reports, etc) and use most of the meeting for an educational [...]