Another week down and what a week it was! Fall clubs have started, we had a few sunny recesses, and students are thriving at Homestead.

This edition of the Husky Update will cover the following topics:

• Picture Day
• SLC
• Happenings around Homestead
• Fall Clubs
• PTO
• Kaitlin Lenoir
• Healthy Futures

A few reminders:

• Practice patience and kindness in school zones
• Slow down in school zones
• We love dogs but request they stay in vehicles during the school day, pickup and drop off
• Picture day is next Thursday
• Call the office if you're interested in subbing at Homestead

***PTO is in need of 2-3 volunteers to assist with picture day on Thursday, September 15, 2022***

SLC kicked off this week and students got right to work planning the first movie night of the year, which will be held at Hogwarts (Homestead MPR) on September 30, 2022.

Doors will open at 5:00 PM and Harry Potter will start at 5:30 PM. Students and families are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Harry Potter character.

Snacks and food will be available for purchase, and no outside food will be permitted. More details on snacks and food will be available when SLC votes next week!

All proceeds from the movie night go directly to SLC for their community service projects.

Running club started this week and students showed up to run! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders rocked Wednesday while 4th, 5th, and 6th crushed Thursday. Huge thanks to Coach Payne for sponsoring this amazing club and all the volunteers who made running club possible.

It's not too late to join - please email Coach Payne or call the front office.

Flag Football starts Monday, September 12, 2022 for 5th and 6th graders.

Information:

Our non-contact flag football is for both boys and girls in the 5th and 6th grade. We learn the basic skills and strategies of flag football while playing under modified rules.

I ask for a $5 donation for each sport your child participates in here at Homestead to help the Physical Education department raise money for equipment, technology, and guest presenters for the school. Thank you for your support.

Volunteers are welcome. Please contact me if you can help at practices.

Practice is held on the field next to the playground and will end at 4:30. Every year I have players who are doing CYSA Flag Football as well as tackle football. Students can participate in all of these groups at the same time since we don't require a big time commitment. Most of practice is playing the game to get ready to play other schools during the Jamborees.

Choir with Mrs. Johnston kicks off next Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 8:00 a.m in the Music Room. There is still time to get permission slips in. All 5th and 6th graders are welcome. No auditions required and there is no participation fee.

The PTO general meeting was held on Thursday and PTO is excited to announce all the fun in store for this year. We are blessed as Jenny Kosin was voted in as the 2022/2023 President. PTO started planning the Fall Carnival, popcorn Fridays, I-Did-A-Read, Spring Book Fair, STEM Fair, and the Spring Fundraiser.

The Fall Book Fair was a success and PTO was able to fill $350 in teacher classroom wishlists, donate $315 to the Battle of the Books, and make book donations to volunteers.

Victoria took over the Homestead Huskies PTO Website and is heading up the spirit wear plan for this year. Please check out the Homestead Huskies PTO website here. The link to order spirit wear should be available soon. Thank you Victoria for all your hard work!

Mrs. Lenoir received her Outstanding Educator Award from the Anchorage Education Association on Thursday. She originally received this award during the 21/22 school year but the presentation was put off until just now. We are extremely lucky to have Mrs. Lenoir at Homestead and are so grateful for all the effort she puts in to assure every student at Homestead is involved and feels welcome.

Homestead participates in the Healthy Futures program. It is optional but if you choose your child can complete an activity Log each month for a small prize. Return the complete logs to Coach Payne at the end of the month. Linked is the website where you can find out about Healthy Futures and also linked is where you can print out an activity log. Logs are also available on the gym doors.

Healthy Futures Website

https://healthyfuturesak.org/the-challenge/elementary-schools/

Printable Activity Log

https://healthyfuturesak.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Physical-Activity-Log-Month.pdf