All School Letter
October 8, 2021
A huge thank you goes out to each and every parent or family member that has supported our school by volunteering or purchasing materials this year. We would not be able to function without you!
The fall carnival is today from 4:30-7:30. Costumes are welcome at the carnival, but pretend weapons of any kind (including nerf guns), must be left at home.
The card fundraiser envelopes are due back on Monday by the end of the day. If you participated in this fundraiser, thank you!
Our next Chinook board meeting is on October 18th at 6:15pm. We will send out our agenda and zoom link. Board members and teachers spent last Friday and Saturday in training to strengthen our practices. October 18th is also a professional development day for Chinook teachers and staff, so no school for Chinook students.
Volunteer Needs:
- Plan & run studios
- Decorate display case at the front entrance
- Organize guest speakers
- Run a book fair
- New Books- categorize & tape
Novice Needs:
- Novice dishwasher (M,W, F)
Apprentice Needs:
- Student helpers
- Build a new shelf
- Fish tank plants & hiding spots
- Cleaning tasks
- Library organization (see Jesse)
- Picture books
- *Check their classroom doors for more options
Pioneer & Mentor Needs:
- Good quality mathematical compasses (see Darcie or Rebecca)
- Parent helpers on Fridays
- *Check their classroom door for options
Please respond to this email if you'd like to sign up for anything. Alternatively, there is a sign-up list outside the front office.
We have 89 Chinook families this year. This means that collectively, we need to log 4005 hours this school year. If you signed up for a volunteer opportunity on the Signup, please log it on our new website.
Please log hours already logged in the signup. Thank you!
COVID-19 Symptoms, Testing, etc.
Thank you for your patience and support as we navigate in-person school. We have had a couple of positive cases in our school over the last couple of weeks. Thank you for keeping your children home who are experiencing symptoms (yes, even a runny nose).
Keeping your child home from school due to symptoms?
Contact Kat in the office to excuse an absence due to illness. When you contact Kat, please be prepared to let us know about any symptoms, exposure, a positive test or if your child is a close contact. This will help us keep up with tracking test results and symptoms within the school. If your child is out of school due to symptoms, we will need a copy of the PCR test results for them to return (if you choose to test). PCR testing is available through the district at three different locations. Use this link to schedule a test: https://www.picktime.com/FNSBSD
My child is a close contact, what do I do?
It is still public health guidance and CDC guidance that close contacts who are not vaccinated quarantine. Please follow medical professional guidance, and do not send students who are close contacts to school.
Someone in my child's class tested positive, what do I do?
Monitor for any sign of COVID symptoms, if they do not have symptoms, they can be at school. Chinook now has antigen tests (tests for students who are not showing any symptoms) and can offer testing to students in the class 1-2 times after their last contact with the positive individual. This option will allow us to keep as many students in school as possible and see if transmission within the class is happening.
Wellness Check
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services COVID-19 Guidance
COVID-19 Testing Sites in Fairbanks
Amazon Smile & Fred Meyer Community Rewards
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile Foundation will donate .5% of every purchase you make to Chinook (as long as you select us when prompted). Fred Meyer Community Rewards Go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards to sign up for the Community Rewards Program. There you can link your Fred Meyer card by searching ‘Chinook Montessori Charter School’’ or by using our non-profit number JF893. You can also invite friends and family to help our community grow! Thank you for supporting Chinook Charter!
About Us
- Laura Stark- Novice Teacher
- Joanna Mackey & Jesse Bartlett- Apprentice Teachers
- Wendy Demers & Michele Halbrooks- Pioneer Teachers
- Darcie West & Rebecca Kegley- Mentor Teachers
- Tyler Sloger- Resource Teacher
- Christina Carlson- Head Teacher
Email: christina.carlson@k12northstar.org
Website: https://www.k12northstar.org/chinook
Location: 3002 International St
Phone: 907-452-5020