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Weekly Flight Plan: October 16, 2014

 

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In This Issue:
Dates To Remember
Join The Expedition!
The Mayor's walking Challenge is in full swing
JH Parent Meet Up
C3 and Electives
The Dept. of Energy's National Science Bowl
Letters About Literature Writing Competition:
October Lunch Menu
Spare the Air
 

Dates To Remember:


  
 
 

  

Wednesday, October 22: WSC Alyssa - RED RIBBON WEEK

Wednesday, October 29: WSC Allyson Class

Wednesday, October 29: C-3 Celebration UC Students

Friday, October 31: NO SCHOOL - Staff Development

November 24-28: No School- Thanksgiving Break

  

  

 

Join The Expedition!
 


 


 

 

 

Join the Expedition!

 

 

Our Fall Fund Drive is in full swing and we so appreciate every donation we have received. Each contribution helps us meet a critical need within your child's school. Here are some examples of how your donation can support Anser. We can't do it without you, so Join the Expedition Today!

 

 

Your Contribution

Critical Need of Anser students met by your Contribution

$50-$100

C3 supplies for Wilderness Survival

Bird Journals for Kindergarten students

Playground balls and jump ropes

Supplies for MC Water quality testing

$100-$300

Junior High science kits

Supplies for pig heart dissection in Upper Childhood

Art supplies for Early Childhood Box City

$500-$2,000

Upper Childhood Adventure Day at Bogus Basin

Junior High literature circle books

Replacement chromebooks, iPads and laptops for all grade levels

 

 

Thank you to the following families for Joining the Expedition by making a contribution to the Fall Fund Drive: Todd and Laura Nelson, Mark Zimmerer and Sue Langley, Lindsey and Shane Riffle, Jessie and Greg Deason, Rebecca and Wesley Hipke, Katie and Kevin Scanlan, Jay and Emily Morgan, Michael Mercy and alumni parent Jennifer Smackey.  

 

 

Remember: Fill out a volunteerism slip, located outside the main office when you have completed your three hours of volunteering for C3/Electives or in the classroom.  We are excited to see the board fill up with the  names of our amazing parents who help make Anser what it is each day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Mayor's walking Challenge is in full swing:  

 

 

Students can keep track of workout minutes, miles or steps.  Winning class gets the mayor to join us for a walk and a pizza party sponsored by the Cornwall Family.  It is due by the end of the month and additional forms are outside the office.   

Contact Alyssa if you have any questions @ [email protected]  

 

RED RIBBON WEEK- Idaho Meth Project will present on Monday. There will also be a speaker for Red Ribbon week on WSC next Wednesday.

 

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JH Parent Meet Up:

This is an event for just Junior High Parents. Join us for an opportunity to get to know one another in a fun, informal setting and talk about some of the issues that only JH families face.

 

Thursday, Oct 23rd

7:30-9:30

SunRay Cafe in Hyde Park

1602 N 13th St

 

If you plan on going, please RSVP to [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

C3 and Electives:

 

 

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C3 UC Celebration

 

October 29th 7:00pm in the Anser Gym

The students will have the opportunity to present to their parents and friends what they have experienced in C3 the past 7 weeks.

 

 

Thank you!

Emily, Traci Lynn and Anne

 

The Dept. of Energy's National Science Bowl:

 

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Public Affairs

 

Official tweet with today's announcement is here:  https://twitter.com/DOE_SC_NSB/status/516602891793367040 

 

Registration Opens Wednesday for Department of Energy's National Science Bowl

 

Washington, D.C. - Teams of high school and middle school students across the country can register beginning Wednesday, Oct. 1 to compete in the 25th Department of Energy's National Science Bowl� (NSB). Thousands of students compete in the contest annually and it has grown into one of the largest academic math and science competitions in the country.

 

The top two high school teams nationwide win educational adventure trips and the top middle and high school teams win money for their schools' science departments.

 

"We encourage all students interested in science and math to form teams to compete in this year's National Science Bowl," said Patricia M. Dehmer, Acting Director of the DOE Office of Science, which manages the National Science Bowl� and sponsors the NSB finals competition. "This has become one of the premiere science academic competitions in the United States, and it showcases our brightest students who will go on to become leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."   

 

Teams of students can sign up to participate in the NSB by registering with the coordinator for their local competition, which they can find on the NSB website HERE. Separate competitions are held for high school and middle school students. Regional competitions for each area typically last one or two days and take place throughout the country between January and March.

 

During the regional and national competitions, students participate in a fast-paced verbal forum to solve technical problems and answer questions from all branches of science and math. Each team is composed of four or five students and a teacher who serves as a coach. Teams can find sample questions on the NSB website to help prepare for the competitions.

 

The winning team from each qualifying regional competition will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the National Finals held in Washington, D.C., from April 30 to May 4, 2015. The national events include several days of science activities, sightseeing, and competitions. As part of the National Finals, middle school students design and race lithium ion battery-powered model cars. High school students compete in team science challenges in addition to participating in the academic competition.

 

The prizes for the top two high school teams for the 2015 NSB will be announced at a later date. The high school team that won the 2014 NSB received a nine-day, all-expenses-paid science trip to Alaska, where they learned more about glaciology, marine and avian biology, geology, and plate tectonics. The second-place high school team at the 2014 NSB won a five-day, guided adventure tour of several national parks, which included a whitewater rafting trip. 

 

The top 16 high school teams and the top eight middle school teams in the National Championship also win $1,000 for their school's science department.  

 

Last year, approximately 14,500 high school and middle school students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico competed in the NSB.

 

DOE created the National Science Bowl� in 1991 to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields. Approximately 240,000 students have participated in the competition since it began. 

 

 

 

Letters About Literature Writing Competition:

 

The Idaho Commission for Libraries is sponsoring a contest funded by the Library of Congress Center for the Book. Students are invited to compete for prize money by writing a letter to a favorite author describing how their favorite book affected them. There are three levels - Level 1 is for grades 4th-6th; Level 2 is for grades 7th-8th. Submission deadline for both levels is January 15, 2015. To get more information, see examples of past winners, and to download the entry forms and guidelines, please visit http://libraries.idaho.gov/lal  or  http://www.read.gov/letters/  

 


October Lunch Menu: 

 

 

 

 

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MIX-UP on the Lunch Calendar for October!

The lunch calendar for October had a No School Date on the 24th. This information is incorrect we DO have school on the 24th. The calendar for October has been updated for you to print/review. As a reminder we DO NOT have school on the 31st of October. 


 
 

 

Here is the lunch menu for October.

 

Hard copies are also sent home with each student.  


October Lunch Menu

 

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Spare the Air- Turn off your Engines:

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Parents, a friendly reminder to PLEASE turn off your engines when dropping off and picking up your children. Whether you are parked or in the drop off/pick-up line, if you are going to be stopped for more than 10 seconds, TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE. Idling your vehicle for more than 10 seconds uses more fuel than restarting the engine- save money, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and improve the air quality around our school by turning your engine off. As we approach winter and the associated inversions, we hope you will support this anti-idling effort at Anser and commit to improving the air that our children breathe.

 

 

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