On Tuesday, Jason and Marla will be running the 7th grade orientation. They have several activities planned that will run smoothly if students come prepared for them. There are a few things we need from their families. Please see the list below:

On Tuesday, students will have a choice to bring a lunch and eat at school or go with Jason to see what options are in the area for getting food. Please have your child either bring a lunch or bring $5-15 to buy lunch off campus.

Also on Tuesday, there will be two activities going on in Marla’s and Jason’s rooms. One of these is to create a time capsule. We would like students to bring some artifact that represents 2018 or our current time to put in the time capsule. Students will also be constructing something out of regular arts and crafts materials. If families have any materials they would not mind donating, it would be greatly appreciated. Possible items to send with your student are fabrics of different sizes, designs, materials, cardboard, markers, glue, string or thread, tiles, pieces of wood, push pins, buttons, newspaper, colored paper, or any other crafting type material.

On Wednesday, we would like students to bring their backpacks and school supplies so we can talk about being organized and how to use their space and materials productively. We will go over good habits for middle school students to get into and what makes a successful Steller student. On Wednesday, students will have lunch on their own, so they should come prepared with a lunch or money to buy lunch nearby. This will not be led by a Steller teacher. Thank you, and please contact Marla or Jason with any questions. sanders_marla@asdk12.org collins_jason@asdk12.org

Dear Steller Families, I am in need of a daily after-school ride to Eagle River for my 8th grade son. I would love to work out payment for gas etc for this. Please let me know if you are interested.

Wendy_williams@asdk12.org or 907-351-0325.

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Fred Meyer Community Rewards

A quick introduction

The Passage program is an essential part of Steller’s curriculum and is a requirement for all students to graduate. This repeatable semester general elective credit course provides enrichment activities for high school students who are interested in expanding their understanding in an area of personal academic interest. During their time at Steller, high school students are required to complete three Passages or Passage Alternatives through experience such as Seminar coaching, gifted mentorships, peer teaching, etc. There are six types of Passages: adventure, career exploration, community involvement, logical inquiry, practical skills, and creativity. For each Passage, students develop a proposal of what they want to accomplish, how they will meet their goals, and how they will document their journey. They share their progress and successes with peers, the teacher of record (their advisor) and the Steller community.

What happened to Passages in the schedule?

In the past, Passages has been offered a couple of times in the regular schedule. This year, in order to provide more elective choices, Passages can be taken any period and the Advisor will be the teacher of record. Teacher meetings will be held once a week, mainly during 7th hour, at a scheduled time and day. Committee (triad) meetings will be held in Advisory.

How do I register for a Passage?

Students will sign up to take a Passage with their Advisor, but will also sign up for a period they will be working on their Passage during a teacher’s conference hour. This might be with their Advisor, but could be with another teacher. That teacher will just be responsible for taking attendance.

1. HELP! 10th Grade Orientation Drivers Needed: The 10th grade class is a couple of drivers short for our Portage camping trip. We will be leaving Steller on Tuesday, August 21st and driving to Williwaw campground at Portage. We will be returning to Steller the next day, getting picked up 10:30. Please email Leigh Anne at bonney_leigh@asdk12.org if you can drive.

2. Permission Slips: Attached is the student permission slip and gear list. Each student needs to bring their permission slip to registration on Monday.

10th Grade Orientation Camping Forms

3. Class meeting on the 20th: There will be a quick class meeting after registration on Monday the 20th in Leigh Anne’s room at 2:00. Please go there after you have registered for classes.

If you have any questions email Leigh Anne, Troy, or Simone.

Are you traveling to Japan in the spring with Bob and Becky, or do you want to go? Thursday, August 30, at 6 pm meet in Becky’s room for families who are enrolled and parents and students who are interested in going to Japan. We’ll be playing a board game called Tokkaido based on travel in Japan and discussing how we’ll prepare for our upcoming tour.

Thanks, Becky.

The Back to School BBQ is this Thursday (Rain or Shine).   Kitchen / setup helpers are still needed, so please let Bruce Robson know you are available to help.

We are going to need folks for Setup (tables and chairs),  BBQ grillers, Food Prep, Drinks, and Clean up.  Most helpers will need to arrive around 3pm to help get things going.

Please let Bruce know your available to help so that he knows how many helpers he has. 
Call or text Bruce at 230-1711

Bring Desserts to Share!

New parents don’t have to bring anything, but returning parents, please bring a dessert to the picnic.  It will be so much sweeter this way. 😉     See you there!

Many of you have yet to complete the online registration process for your student(s) this year.  All students must be registered before they can signup for classes on the first day of school.  Please go on to your Parent Connection in Q-Zangle and complete the registration process for your student(s).  If you need help with your pin/password for Q-Zangle, please contact Janet or Haley in the front office at (907) 742-4950.  Office hours are from 7:30am – 4pm.

Respectfully,
Janet L. Moffatt
Steller Secondary School- Registrar

The start of the new school year is quickly approaching and to help you be ready for class registration day we are reposting the schedule and course descriptions for 1st Semester.  There are no changes to the schedule or courses just a change in teachers. Steller will have two new teachers on staff this year.  Louisa Williams, who just moved to Anchorage yesterday from Texas, will be our new Spanish II teacher.  Jazerae Howell, who is also coming to us from the Lower 48, is our new orchestra teacher.  We would like to extend a hearty Steller welcome to our new teachers and let them know how grateful we are to have them join our Steller family!

2018-2019 Schedule 1st Semester

2018-2019 1st Semester Course Descriptions Sheet1

Respectfully,
Janet L. Moffatt
Steller Secondary School- Registrar