Polaris K-12 School Website

WANTED: a parent volunteer to show movies this Tuesday

Geoffrey Wright — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:17:11 +0000

As part of making Parent Forum accessible to as many parents as possible we always provide both food and childcare. Normally I have the job of hanging out with the kids and watching movies while other parents discuss the critical business of the school. (See, volunteering can be fun!)

Unfortunately I’ve had an ongoing conflict with another board meeting that has been keeping me from the much more entertaining duty of showing movies to the kids during Parent Forum — and this month is also a challenge. So I’m looking for a parent who is willing to help out the school by showing a movie from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on Tuesday night. Can you help? If so please call me at 907-727-9397 (my mobile number) or email me at glw907 AT gmail DOT com for all the details. This is a great way to help Polaris, and beside that it’s a heck of a lot of fun!

Parent Forum February Newsletter

Stacy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:11:29 +0000

Click on the link to download this months parent forum newsletter.
Polaris Newsletter FEB 2010

Join the Environmental Club Thursday to Learn about Energy Use

Stacy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:50:48 +0000

The Environmental Club which meets every Thursday in Kathryn’s room during lunch has a guest speaker from the Anchorage School District coming this Thursday. John Paxton will be here to discuss building energy use that is tracked by the district and ideas for saving energy.

We are purchasing pizza so that students who are genuinely interested learning about current energy use at Polaris and developing a plan for reducing energy use at Polaris can come right after advisory 11:45 and they won’t have to stand in line for lunch.

We are hoping to see some new faces at the Environmental club – we have three functioning committees:

Horticulture who propagate plants, grow them and will sell them in May.,
Recycling who help run the Monday recycling and do outreach information to the school community. This group is hoping to do a waste audit this spring so students interested in helping are very welcome, and
Energy committee that is looking at the energy use in the building and
developing an action plan for reducing use here at Polaris. They will have an outreach plan to implement next year and we have submitted a proposal to be considered for a wind turbine at the building.

Spring Vacation Alaska Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute

Barry — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:36:42 +0000

Students in grades 8-12 are invited to apply to participate in a week of community leadership training in volunteer service, community engagement, creative leadership, and work/career preparation. Interested? Ask Marie Husa and/or your Advisor for additional information.

News Update

Barry — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:33:58 +0000

First of all, a big thank you to event organizers, set up and clean up crews, basket creators, donors, bidders, STUDENT WORKERS, and all who worked together to make this year’s Auction event a success. Secondly, the semester’s becoming busy! Please see your Polaris calendar and/or the events calendar on this website for upcoming events. Help make Polaris a strong community by participating!

From Heidi Postishek: The Polaris Ballroom Dance Club is back! …in a new format. The third Thursday of every month there’ll be dancing in the MPR from 3-5. There’ll be one lesson somewhere in the time, and the veterans of the group are always happy to help beginners. Join the group for Swing, Waltz, Mambo, One Step, Merengue, Tango, Shag, Chacha, Two Step, and Rumba! Open to secondary students, parents, staff, and alumni.

From Bill Brune: Bill’s Advisory will be sponsoring the 4th Annual Talent Show February 26 at 3:30 in the MPR. 20 acts are signed up so far, with a good variety and lots of fun. All proceeds go to charity. Admission at the door $2, and additional donations gratefully accepted.

Internet Safety & Responsibilities Assemblies Tuesday, 2/23

Michelle Johansen — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:34:47 +0000

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, ASD Safety Resource Officers will be at Polaris K-12 to present 3 assemblies on the topic of internet safety and responsibility. The assemblies will be held in the MPR beginning at 8:30 for grades 4/5; 9:25 for grades 6-8; and 10:20 for grades 9-12. Each assembly is geared toward the specific developmental levels of each age group.

Auction Fri Feb 12 from 5:30- 8:30 is Fun for the Entire Family!

Stacy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:12:36 +0000

Live Music from The Astroids

Video Game Contests Sponsored by Play & Trade
Wii Sports
Guitar Hero
Rock Band

Magic Man Don Russell

Mad Science

Paper Airplane Contest

G Rated Movie Room for the little ones

Silent and Live Auction

Pizza, Hot Dogs, Chili, and Chicken Wild Rice Soup and Drinks for purchase.

Polaris Auction Catalog Hot Off the Press!

Stacy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:03:56 +0000

Download the auction catalog to see all the wonderful items we havefor you to bid on this year. Please come and enjoy all the the fun!

2010_Auction_Program

Auction Friday Feb 12th 5:30 PM- 8:30 PM

Stacy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:52:00 +0000

auction flyer

Please click on the link to download Auction flyer.

Parent Forum Tuesday Feb 2 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

Stacy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:49:59 +0000

Parent Forum Nights are becoming worth your time. Now we need you.

The discussions of Parent Forum are now about how your Children LEARN at Polaris and how you can continue that learning at home and in the rest of their lives.

In October we discussed technology and learning.
In November we discussed Seminar Learning.
In December we discussed how our children learn to write.
All three nights we had at least seven teachers and staff to answer our questions and provide ideas.

On Tuesday, February 2, 6:30 to 8:00 pm we will be discussing Technology Safety.

The learning at Polaris is generally different than how we learned things as students. When you learn how and when to communicate with your student about their school, it has many benefits to your student and your family.

Our elementary and secondary tech teachers Corey Aist And Siri Khalsa will be giving a presentation to the parents. These teachers are giving us their evenings to help us help our kids learn. Please come to take advantage of what they have to offer us.

We will be showing the movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs for the kids. Our timing is good, we do end at 8pm. Please note that these meetings are for the teachers to share how they teach our children. For questions, please call Barry Steinkruger at 441-2526 or email bvea@alaska.net