October Events and Activities
Raven Homeschool - Anchorage Office
October at Raven!
We hope to see you at some of our activities! We will send out reminder emails throughout the month for these activities listed.
Printed activity calendars are available in the office, or click the link above the image at the bottom of this SMORE to print your own!
Dates and times of activities are subject to change.
Jr. FLL Team Meetings
Team 1: Wednesday's, 1:30-2:15pm
Team 2: Friday's, 1:30-2:15pm
Team 3: Wednesday's, 2:30-3:15pm
Contact Terri with questions or for more information!
Book Club: The Horse & His Boy
Contact Terri with questions!
When: Thursday, October 3rd, 1-2:30pm
Who: Grades 3+
RSVP and more information provided in the SMORE below!
Scholastic Book Fair!
Families can purchase books using allotment directly
Quilting Club
Contact Terri for more details!
Email: tthurston@yksd.com
Science: Environmental Science
This class will focus on the Alaska marine environment and how it is changing. Students will dissect a sea star, observe how pH changes are affecting organisms, and we will discuss why they should care about Alaska oceans.
WHEN:
Session 1 - Grades K-6: Wednesday, October 9th, 1-2:30pm
Session 2 - Grades 9-12: Wednesday, October 9th, 3-4:30pm
Session 3 - Grades K-6: Thursday, October 10th, 1-2:30pm
Session 4 - Grades 6-8: Thursday, October 10th, 3-4:30pm
RSVP DEADLINE: FRIDAY, October 4th, at 12:30PM!
Click on the link below to RSVP before spots fill up!
Geography Bee
When: Wednesday, October 9th & 23rd, 1-2pm
Grades: 4-8
Contact Carmen for more information!
Email: cromero@yksd.com
Spelling Bee
When: Wednesday, October 9th & 23rd, 2-3pm
Grades: 3-8
Contact Carmen Romero with questions!
Email: cromero@yksd.com
Graduation Workshops with Megan
When: Thursday, October 10th & 24th, 2-4pm
Contact Megan Rosendall with questions or for more information!
Email: mrosendall@yksd.com
RSVP & more information in our SMORE below!
Field Trip: Public Land Works Information Center Tour
Where: Alaska Public Lands Information Center (604 W. 4th Ave, Suite 105, located in the Federal Building)
When: Friday, October 11th, 11am-12:30pm
Grades: PK-12
Cost: free
Limit: 30 students
RSVP through our SMORE below!
Girls Who Code
Our club members will learn the foundation of all programming languages, in a safe and supportive environment, culminating in a computer science project that solves a real-world problem the girls care about. Most every other Friday, beginning September 13th through February 28, from 3:30-4:30.
Contact Terri for more information!
Email: tthurston@yksd.com
When: Friday, October 11th & 25th, 3:30-4:30pm
Grades: 4th grade+
Art with Rocky
Join Danae & Rocky for another fun, hands on art workshop! Contact Danae for more information.
Email: ddavis@yksd.com
When: Wednesday, October 16th, 2:30-4pm
More information and RSVP to be sent via SMORE.
Battle of the Books
K-2nd Grade Team: Thursday, October 17th, 1-1:35pm
3rd/4th Grade Team: Thursday, October 17th, 1:45-2:30pm
Contact Danae Davis with questions and for more information!
Email: ddavis@yksd.com
STEAM/Jr. STEAM: Ozobots
Ozobots are fun, educational robots that teach coding in a unique way, drawing on students' creativity! They teach basic coding concepts such as cause and effect, critical thinking and debugging using, at first, screen-free color coding.
Come and join us!
STEAM:
When: Thursday, October 17th, 1:30-3:00pm
Grades: 4th-12th
Jr. STEAM:
When: Friday, October 18th, 2:30-3:30pm
Grades: K-3rd
Contact Terri for more information!
Email: tthurston@yksd.com
Elementary Spanish Workshops
When: Tuesday, October 22nd & 29th
Level I: 1-2pm
Level II: 2-3pm
Contact Carmen for more information!
Email: cromero@yksd.com
Civil Air Patrol
When: Thursday, October 24th, 1:30-3:30pm
Grades: 5th+
Contact Danae with questions and for more information!
Email: ddavis@yksd.com
>>> IMPORTANT DEADLINE <<<
Contact our office if you need help completing reports or have questions!
Staff Schedules
Carmen: October 9th-18th
Danae: October 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th-29th
Terri: October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th