Blind Date with a Book at Steller Library!

 

Blind date with a book! The Steller library has combined the thrill of a new book with the excitement and surprise of having a book chosen for you. Come pick up a wrapped book, who knows maybe you’ve been reading about the Italian Renaissance when it’s really robots fighting with cats in a dystopian future that you’ll fall for.  Maybe it’s a mystery or a graphic novel? Hard to say! Come check out one of the Blind Date wrapped books at the Steller library this month.  Each blind date book you check out comes with M&Ms because Valentines is really all about the chocolate, right? 

Bonney DeArmoun

Steller Librarian

Steller Spirit Week February 6 to 10!

Poster showing spirt week events (in text)

In celebration of the dance next Friday, we have spirit days! There will be costume contests held after school!

  • Monday (2/6): Monochrome (Color Themed and/or Frog Themed)
  • Tuesday (2/7): Fun Hats and/or Wacky Hair
  • Wednesday (2/8): Characters and/or Costumes
  • Thursday (2/9): Formal and/or Royalty
  • Friday (2/10): Pajama Day (B.Y.O.B. Bring Your Own Blanket)

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to chaperone the Dance on Friday night. Please make sure you have completed the volunteer application with ASD.

We are still looking for people to help with Prom – chaperones, decorations and set up. 

 

Volunteers for Valentine’s Dance and Prom!!

Steller dances are one of my favorite volunteer opportunities! It’s a great way to get an inside peek at the Steller Way in action.

Steller’s 9th grade class will be hosting a Valentine’s Dance on Friday, February 10th from 7-11pm at the Steller MPR. The dance is open to all Steller students. We are in need of 4 volunteers for the dance from 6:45pm-11:15pm. For questions contact Ashley. 

Steller Prom Committee is also looking for some volunteer help! For questions contact Allison. 

Check out the Sign Up Genius here.

(Don’t forget – ASD requires all volunteers to complete the ASD Volunteer Application before they can volunteer, and it takes about a week. See here for more information) 

Cheers,

Kirsten

Communication 

 

Fundraising Meeting – Monday, 1/30, 6pm

Please come to SPG’s next fundraising meeting via Zoom.  

Families, students and staff are all invited to attend this meeting and share their ideas!

Click to join the meeting:

https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/93604092468?pwd=UkVBT0lwV2ZuVW52cHRxeXFaR2FDZz09&from=addon

Our next event is a BEAR TOOTH MOVIE-THON!

For questions please contact Karen or Lea at spgfundraising@gmail.com

New Student Recruitment Volunteers Needed!

Greetings Steller Community!

The ASD lottery for the 2023/2024 school year opens February 1 and closes March 23. We have several exciting things happening for recruitment this year, and many opportunities for you to help.

  • A new video, featuring our awesome students, staff, and parents is being made.
  • Students and staff will be attending several elementary schools to speak with incoming 7th graders about what it’s like here at Steller.

Steller will also have a table at two important school fairs, and we need parent volunteers to help out. 

  • Saturday, January 28 1-4pm at Loussac Library
  • Saturday, February 4, 12-4 at Ed Centre 

We are super excited to be back to hosting the Steller Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, February 15th 6-7.30pm 

To volunteer please use Sign up Genius here. 

Steller Parent Group is also hoping to be able to speak at the parent group meetings at as many of our feeder schools as possible. If you have connections to any schools, or would be interested in presenting, please contact our chairs at chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com. 

Questions? Contac chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com

Kirsten

Communication 

Volunteers to Complete District Application

Since July 2022 ASD had had a new application process for anyone who volunteers in ASD Schools. 

“All volunteers (includes chaperones, drivers, and partner organizations) must complete a
volunteer application and sign a liability waiver each school year. This requirement ensures
that the District has the most up-to-date information on those volunteering. The application
and waiver can be found on the website for online submission or printing.” (Read more here) 

The process is not complicated and can be done online or on paper (printed copies are available through the school office). In order to ensure that you can volunteer when you are needed we are asking all parents and guardians to complete the application now.  SPG will have a number of opportunities where we will need volunteers in the next few months:

  • Ice Cream Social on January 15
  • Aurora Music Festival in the spring
  • Passage Mentors
  • Moviethon on March 26

Visit the district website here to complete your application now! 

Steller Fundraising Meeting

Following our very successful fundraiser this fall Cups for Kids, SPG is planning a community oriented fundraiser for the spring. 

Next Fundraising Meeting – January 30th at 6pm via Zoom. 

  • Bear Tooth Theater “Moviethon” on March 26 (matinee).  This will be a collaboration with Bear Tooth where SPG receives a portion of box office sales for a particular movie night.
    • We will discuss what movie to watch, fundraising activity like a raffle or silent auction and other logistics.
  • Pick Click Give 

Parents and guardians, students and staff are all invited to attend this meeting and share their ideas! For questions please contact Karen or Lea at spgfundraising@gmail.com

Welcome to Steller Library!

The Steller library is a busy place these days, did you know all the things the library can help your student with? Library doors are open daily from 9-1:30. I invite you to send your students into the library for anything and everything:

  • Research projects 
  • Source citation
  • Editing Help
  • Book selection
  • Reading inspiration
  • College admission books 

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  • Checking in and out Chromebook Devices, day-use and long term
  • Printing
  • Checkout of headphones, cameras, tripods, recording devices
  • Quiet space for kids who need to work without distraction
  • Web connection issues

Entire classes are always welcome to come down for a tour or visit, or to play library-themed competitions/games.

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Activities:

  • Wednesdays- Battle of the Books practice in Ashley’s room
  • Friday- Trivia at Noon, win prizes and bragging rights

Special Events:

  • January 23rd at noon in student lounge- Jon Ebron the teen services librarian at Loussac will be handing out public library cards and chatting with students about all the activities and resources that the Loussac library has to offer.
  • February 8th 8:30- 2pm- Battle of the Books Competition at West High

I’m also able to borrow books we don’t have in our library, including class sets of books you’d like to use. Maybe we have it hidden in the bookroom, I’ll look for you. Just ask!

Here to help,

Bonnie DeArmoun
Steller Secondary- Library Assistant
907-742-9733