• Wednesday, December 12th: WSC- Sarah W. Class  
• Monday, December 17th Winter Sports forms DUE!! 
• Wednesday, December 19th: WSC Kelly M. Class   
• Friday, December 21st  - January 4th -No School Winter Break!   
• Wednesday, January 9th: WSC - The First Talent Wednesday  
• Wednesday, January 16th: WSC - Kelly S. Class  

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We have raised $43,800 and are just $1,200 from reaching our $45,000 goal!!! What an amazing show of support from our Anser families, we so appreciate it! We will be doing the final drawing among our Fall Fund Driver donors next Wednesday December 19th at Whole School Community. If you have been thinking of making a monthly pledge or donation, but have not yet done so hurry to get it in by Tuesday December 18th to be added to the drawing. And thank you to everyone who has made a monthly pledge or donation for supporting CBC, Electives, Expedition, SOS, Youth Council, science materials, literature circle books, art supplies, PE equipment, keeping the lights on! All funds raised through the Fall Fund Drive are used to support the operation of the school. So every dollar you donate goes directly into the running of the school, helping to keep the lights on and learning flowing! Thank you to the following families for donating to the Fall Fund Drive: Ryan and Alicia Howell and Kathleen Carr

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Please remember there is no drop off or pick up allowed at the front entrance of the school. Only students accompanied into the building and supervised by a parent are allowed to enter the school through the front doors before 8:15am. We have this rule because it is very unsafe to allow your children to run through a parking lot unaccompanied. Anser provides  supervision of students before school on the playground and that is where students need to be until their teacher brings them in to start the day.  If we continue to see parents dropping their children off unaccompanied at the front doors we will be forced to lock those doors until school starts at 8:15am. For reminders on how to do Drop off and Pick up at Anser please refer to our website on the forms page where you can find the procedures listed. Link to the forms page: http://www.ansercharterschool.org/admissions-administration/forms/  

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Yesterday student registration forms were sent home with your students on TEAL paper.  They will be due back by 8:30 on Friday (tomorrow) morning to the classroom teacher.  The CBC committee will collect student registration forms at that time and conduct the lottery.  Late forms (received after 8:30 am) will be put on the bottom of the lottery pile and students who do not complete a form will be placed last.   

The lottery is well under way by 9 am and concludes usually around 11 am.  Any forms after 11 am will be considered not turned in.  

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It's sign-up time for the Mountain Sports elective and CBC module. Forms came home with students last Thursday and are due back Monday, December 17th with fee checks attached. Registration fees for siblings can be combined in one check, but please fill out a separate form for each student. Payment in installments is available, but a $45 down payment is required with each

registration form. If your child's rental status may change after Dec. 25th (wink, wink) go ahead

and sign them up for the rental now so we have all the info required. You can easily change to

non-renting after the holidays with an email to Heather or Sarah.

Questions?   

The Diversity and Inclusivity module runs Jan 9,16,23 and 30 

Contact Heather Banuelos (426-9840)

Even though Talent Wednesday is over a month away (January 9; it is time for students to be thinking about their talents in order to have time to practice and perfect their performances.  The Sign-up Genius went live on Monday, December 10. Please follow the link provided in the event that you missed your invitation that was e-mailed out.  

Criteria for January 9, 2013 Talent Wednesday:

1. Performance must be no longer than 90 seconds
2. Student/s must sign up using Sign-up Genius- INCLUDE the names of the performers and what talent they will be performing!
3. Student needs to have practiced in order to give the best performance possible and entertain the audience This responsibility falls on the family and the student to make sure he/she is ready to perform
4. Please read information below regarding equipment, etc. from our AV Crew Advisor

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There will be an informational open house about this year's Anser Science Olympiad team after school, this Thursday December 13th, in the Junior High science room.

Science Olympiad is open to students in 6th-8th grade.  Team members prepare for one or more science events through a process of exploration and experimentation.  Last year's team had excellent results in all of our events and medalled in two - a remarkable showing for our very first year.  

For more information, contact Alice Antonioli at  alice.ant2@gmail.com or 322-5420 or visit

http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/files/uploaded_files/SOBrochure2013.pdf

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The Rose Beal Legacy Garden is a project that is near and dear to the JH. Both the Human Rights Center and Rose have played a huge role in our expeditions and our education as human beings over the years.

During WWII, the only piece of nature Ann Frank could see out of her attic window during the Holocaust was a chestnut tree. That chestnut tree was sadly infected and had to be cut down a few years ago, but luckily they were able to save 100 seeds. From those seeds they grew saplings, and six of those have been sent to the U.S. One is going to be planted in the Ann Frank Memorial in the new Rose Beal Garden. All schools in Boise who raise $300 or more get their name carved into one of the new bricks being installed around the Garden.

Anser Charter School is taking part in this fundraiser and everyone who donates a dollar gets their name put on a paper brick. Our goal is to cover the gym wall with hundreds of brick! Our bricks will be for sale, $1 for per brick, in the gym during lunch and outside after school for the next two weeks.

We have gone around to each class to give an in depth description of what we are trying to accomplish. Please help us by buying a brick or two or five to keep the memory of Ann Frank alive and to honor a woman who has given us so much, Rose Beal.

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Today the Spirit Wear display went up by the front office.  This year Family Council is offering a variety of things that we think you'll really enjoy.  First, we have cotton t-shirts and performance wear shirts.  Most of the sizes are on display and parents are encouraged to come and look at the sizes before you buy.  All printing is done to order.  

Ladies cut t-shirts are available, but they run in a "junior fit" cut, so they do run small - but will work great for UC, JH and women.  Performance wear is the wicking, quick-dry material - great for hiking, snow sports, basket ball, soccer, or anything!

We are also offering two styles of knit hats that are embroidered with the Anser school logo.  We've already had a lot of great feedback from the kids on the hats!

Lastly, we've got bumper stickers!  We know it's been awhile since bumper stickers were offered, and now you have a chance to show your school pride even when you're driving to work!

The kids will receive a paper order form to come home with them, and there are also order forms at the display.  Please, checks only.  Tax is included in the prices.  You can have the children turn in the order forms with a check stapled to it, either to their teacher or into the front office.  All orders must be collected by December 20th, but anytime prior to that works great, as well.  Orders will be delivered in January.  Also, we plan on offering another ordering opportunity in 2013.

Thanks to everyone for being a part of a great crew!

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Attention UC boys - basketball is starting soon! If you are interested in playing this year, please attend the informational meeting on Tuesday, December 18th at 3:15 in the gym. Even if you've never played before, we welcome you to come give it a try! Sign-up forms will be available at the meeting and we can answer any questions you have. Parents are definitely welcome. You may also grab a form if you have a friend who cannot make it to the meeting but does want to play. See you soon!

-Coaches Sara Claar and Sean Gaffney

Anser is on Social Good Network,  a portal to all of your favorite online shopping merchants like Amazon, The Gap, The Body Shop, iTunes and more! When you use Social Good Network to travel to your favorite sites to shop, Anser will receive a percentage of your purchase! There are no additional costs or steps for you!  So go to http://www.socialgoodnetwork.com and in less than two minutes you can create an account. Then, find the Anser Project, ( link below) select it as your favorite and start your shopping! That's it! AND if you have out of town relatives that you think would like to support Anser, you can send them the link to our project where they can also select it as a favorite or give a donation directly to the school! Want to take one more easy step to help Anser? Share the link to our project on your Facebook page to help us get the word out!

Link to Anser project on Social good network:

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PE has received another grant--one of the big winners....Smoothie days!  Alyssa has purchased two Ninja blenders.  She will once a week, during recess after Christmas break, host a free smoothie at recess day.  Since the blenders have been purchased, we own those.  She will purchase fruit and yogurt until the money is gone; then smoothies will be $1.  Yeah Dairy!

For those families looking for childcare over the coming holiday break Bronco Elite only needs a few more kids signed up to make it available. If you have been wondering how to swing that extra week in January contact Liz Dozier with Bronco Elite for more information.  

Contact person: Liz Dozier

Phone: 389-9005

Email: boiseinfo@broncoelite.com  

Anser follows the same Adverse Weather closure guidelines as the Boise School District. It there is bad weather and Boise School District closes school, Anser will also close school. We will attempt to send out an email letting families know, or will put a notice on the Anser website, but the most reliable source for determining if school will be open during bad winter weather will be to watch the local news in the morning before schools starts to see if the Boise School District has announced a school closure due to weather.

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Jennifer Trople, Sara Garrett and Michelle Dunstan put in a proposal to present at the National Expeditionary Learning Conference to be held in Baltimore this spring.  They should hear within a month or so.

• Michelle Dunstan and Maggie Chase (Boise State University professor) presented at the National Council of Teachers' of English National Conference in Las Vegas the week before Thanksgiving.  Michelle presented the Core of Discovery Trading Card project from last year's expedition.

• Lisa Cates was a winner of a random drawing with Bowling for Kids.  She will receive $250. to be used for classroom supplies.

• The book fair was a HUGE SUCCESS.  Thanks to the Library Committee for their dedication to this project! (Staci Shaw, Penelope Gaffney, Mary Carol Taylor and Sara Wilcox)

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