1/30/23 - 3/9/23: Extended Day 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 pm

1/30 - 2/6: 6th Grade Feeder Schools visits @ MMS

1/31/23: Mears Boys Basketball @ 5:30 pm - Mears JV & V @ Goldenview MS and Mears C1 & C2 @ Mears MS

2/1/23: Mears XC Ski Meet @ ERHS 5:30 pm

2/3/23: Mears Boys Basketball @ 5:30 pm - Mears JV & V @ Mears MS and Mears C1 & C2 @ Wendler MS

2/7/23: Mears Boys Basketball @ 5:30 pm - Mears C1 & C2 @ Begich MS and Mears JV & Varsity @ Mears MS

2/8/23: Mears XC Ski Meet @ Chugiak HS 5:30 pm

2/9/23: Mears Boys Basketball @ 5:30 pm - Mears JV & V @ Begich MS and Mears C1 @ Gruening MS

2/9/23: NOTE: Mears MS Team C2 has a bye this day however Mears MS will host the following game: Hanshew C2 vs Begich C1 NOTE: this game is at 5 :30 PM

Mears MS will host the following game: Hanshew C1 vs Romig C1 NOTE: this game is at 6:30 PM

2/13/23 - 2/17/23: MMS Spirit Week sponsored by SAB

2/7/23: Mears Boys Basketball @ 5:30 pm Mears C2 @ Mears MS and Mears C1 @ Mears MS

2/15/23: Mears XC Ski Meet @ Kincaid 5:30 pm

2/16/23: Spelling Bee 8:45 a.m. MPR

2/16/23: Mears Boys Basketball @ 5:30 pm Mears C2 @ Romig MS and Mears C1 @ Romig MS

2/17/23: All School Dance 3:15 pm sponsored by SAB

2/20/23: President's Day (National Holiday) No School

2/22/23: Mears XC Ski Meet @ Service HS 5:30 pm

2/22/23 & 2/23/23: Snow Day Make Up - Full Day

2/24/23: Snow Day Make Up - Full Day

2/28/23: Mears XC Ski Meet @ Bartlett HS 5:30 pm

3/1/23: Team Echo: DHS Tour 9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

3/1/23: Team Muir: DHS Tour 10:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

3/2/23: Team Raven: DHS Tour 10:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

1/30/23 thru 3/9/23: Extended Day 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 pm

1/31/23: CT Collaboration Visit @ MMS Full Day

2/1/23 - 2/15/23: Access Testing

2/13/23 - 2/17/23: MMS Spirit Week sponsored by SAB

2/14/22: MMS Leadership Team Meeting 3 pm Library

2/15/22: ASD CT Leads Meeting

2/16/23: Spelling Bee 8:45 am MPR

2/17/23: All School Dance 3:15 pm

2/20/23: President's Day (National Holiday) No School

2/22 & 2/23: Snow Day Make Up - Full Day

2/24/23: Snow Day Make Up - Full Day

2//28/23: All Employee Staff Meeting 3:15 p.m.

3/1/23: Team Echo: DHS Tour 9 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

3/1/23: Team Muir: DHS Tour 10:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

3/2/23: Team Raven: DHS Tour 10:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

All families are reminded:

• From Monday January 30th to March 9th, 30 minutes will be added to the instructional day. Middle school hours will be 8:15am to 3:15pm Monday through Friday.
• ASD Transportation and after school activities will be adjusted accordingly.
• For the duration of the 6-week period, each class will add an additional 5 minutes, thereby extending learning in all class periods throughout the school day.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at backman_eric@asdk12.org.

Dear Mears MS Parents and/or Guardians:

The purpose of this communication is to outline the educational plan for middle and high school if we have additional closure days this school year.

As of January 9, 2023, any additional closure days will be declared remote learning days for schools.

Schools will begin reinforcing expectations around technology immediately:

Students should bring their Chromebook (or personal devices) and charger home every day

If a remote learning day is declared, secondary teachers will post an assignment for each class by 8:00 am on the morning of the closure day(s). Assignments can include building on previously assigned content or providing an original assignment for the day.

On remote learning days, classroom teachers will also host Zoom office hours from 9:00-10:00 am and 1:00-2:00 pm. Zoom links will be posted in the teacher’s Canvas course page. While students are not required to attend office hours, they are strongly encouraged to attend. Teachers will use office hours to answer questions, clarify expectations, and provide support for students. Some classroom teachers may provide additional remote support to students during the school day via zoom.

Please feel free to contact the principal if you have any questions at backman_eric@asdk12.org.

Counseling- Digital Citizenship/Anti-Bullying

Digital Citizenship Prizewinners…Great Job!

Using secret ballots, staff and students chose bookmarks created by Kaylin Kirkham and Maximus Heilman to represent Mears in the district bookmark competition. Congratulations, Kaylin and Max!

There are a lot of sicknesses going around the Anchorage community. Here is a link to an article about flu and RSV, which are both affecting a large amount of the Anchorage population, especially the pediatric population.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/12/04/hospital-pediatric-units-around-alaska-are-packed-as-flu-rsv-makes-its-rounds/

We can all do our part to keep ourselves healthy. Please stay home when you are sick. Here is the link to ASD’s When to Keep Your Child Home From School: www.asdk12.org/Page/6622 . Please note the exclusion includes if your child is “...too tired and uncomfortable to function at school, it is best to keep the child home for a day or two.”

Check out the new nursing page on the Mears Middle School website! Go to the ‘Welcome’ tab and click on ‘Nurse’. The link is also available below:

https://www.asdk12.org/domain/6116

PTSA General Meeting Schedule: All Mears Community Members are Welcome -- Second Wednesday of each month @ 5:30pm via Zoom

Semester 2: Feb. 8, Mar. 8, Apr. 12, May 10

https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/94592593995?pwd=QVFMZUxkZUdnYzdWa0c1b0dkNC8wdz09

Meeting ID: 945 9259 3995

Passcode: 854629

Join Team PTSA: Volunteer Interest Form:

https://forms.gle/P8yYKMPSuwzPR2ZU8

Please like and follow us on Facebook Mears Middle School PTSA for more information

• Visit www.MearsPTSA.com for general information

To purchase Mears Gear (including gym clothes), visit the Mears Middle School Store

Yearbook is Now on Sale

Mears families can also order online by going to: ybpay.com using access code 13921123 (see the attachment). Please be certain to print and keep a copy of your receipt after completing and paying for the online purchase. Please do not wait to submit your yearbook order(s). Understand that orders made online after 11:59 p.m. on night of March 26, 2022 are not guaranteed a yearbook order. Questions? Please contact the Mears MS PTSA via email at: mearsms.ptsa@gmail.com