"Bandit Beat" December Newsletter
Heading for Holidays
Butte Elementary School
Email: bte@matsuk12.us
Website: matsuk12.us/bte
Location: 4006 S Butte Road, Palmer, Ak 99645
Phone: 907-861-5200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Butte-Elementary-School-787254598272674
Words from the Principal...
I am proud of our work as a building with PLC Team Time. We are seeing some early returns on academic scores, and we are leading the charge with I-Ready. We are getting complimented by other buildings with our work on our Writing plan, and if you listen in classrooms, some of the language has shifted from "what did I teach?" to "what are you/we learning?" That focus makes it clearer for students, more thorough for teachers, and should/already has lead to better results.
We wrap up some winter activities and move to some different winter activities. We have wrapped up basketball. When we return from break, we will see the start of Archery, Chess Club, and Science Olympiad to go along with Fitness Club, Art Club, and Battle of the Books.
Join us for our Winter Band/Choir Concert on Thursday, December 15th at either 2:30 or 7:00PM. It should be a nice wrap up to our Semester.
The quarter ends and the last day before break is Thursday, December 22nd. School resumes on Monday, January 9th. Report cards will come home Wednesday, January 11th.
Have a great Holiday Season, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
Educationally,
Joshua Rockey
Upcoming Events at Butte Elementary
Recurring Activities
- AM Art Club: Tuesdays and Thursdays until May: 8:15-9:00
- PM Art Club: Thursdays until May: 4:00-5:30
- Battle of the Books 3-5: Mondays & Wednesdays 3:45-5:15 until Feb 1
- Fitness Club: Mondays and Wednesdays until May: 4:00-4:45
- Chess Club: Day of Week TBD until April 8
- Science Olympiad: Tuesdays 3:45-5:00 until March 25
December Activities
- Dec 5-9 Aims Testing
- Dec 12-16 Map Testing
- Dec 15 Choir and Band Concert @ 2:30pm and 7pm
- Dec 19-21 Map Makeup
- Dec 22 Quarter 2 Ends
- Dec 23 No School for Students-Teacher Workday
- Dec 26-Jan 6 Christmas Break
January Activities
- Jan ?? 3/4/5 Afterschool Chess Club, details to come
- Jan 10 Science Olympiad 3:45-5:00
- Jan 17 4/5 Archery Club Tues/Thurs 3:45-4:45pm
AK STAR State Assessment Results for Students
Feel free to contact the office if you have any questions at 907-861-5200.
Accessing AK STAR Scores through Parentvue
Thoughts from our School Nurse
Dear Parents:
Thank you to everyone who is keeping their students' home when are sick or not feeling well. Flu and RSV are on the rise in our communities as well as still having COVID hanging around. If your student has a constant cough, fever, body aches or just feeling under the weather for a few days, please consider having them evaluated by a Medical Provider to rule out contagious conditions that could affect other students or staff. Students need to remain at home for 24 hours after a fever, vomiting or diarrhea. Also please keep your student at home if they have a cough that disrupts normal activity, has pain from an earache, headache, sore throat, rash, drainage from the eyes or a recent injury that would prevent them from functioning in school. I do still have testing supplies if you would like your student to be tested. Sometimes ruling out COVID prior to having them seen by a medical provider can save you money by having one less test to pay for. Teach your students to cover their sneezes and coughs with their elbow and not their hands, wash their hands well with soap and water and avoid touching their eyes, nose or mouths as germs spread easily this way. Thank you for helping to keep our school healthy.
Please make sure your child is always dressed appropriately for the weather. Thanks for your help keeping your children warm and safe.
Laurie Foldenauer, BSN,RN,NCSN
Butte Elementary
Phone 907-861-5200
Fax 907-861-5280
Attention Parents- Chess Club
Chess Club is looking for parents to volunteer to help run our chess club.We have quite a few students interested in learning how to play. If we want to include them all, we need volunteers. Ideally we will be running them at two different times, one during the day around lunchtime and then In January we will be starting an additional one that will run afterschool one. If you're interested, please contact Andy McDermott at Andrew.Mcdermott@matsuk12.us, or call him at 907-861-5212.
Popcorn Volunteers and Thank You!
Thank you to some of our past volunteers, Kathy Rockey and Cera Jondrow!
School Breakfast and Lunch is No Longer Free for All Students
The last two years, we have had free Breakfast and Lunch for all students regardless of status or need. Our District has returned to the "Pay For" model for Breakfast and Lunch. You can check menus and manage your student account at School Cafe. We recommend ALL parents check School Cafe to see if there is a balance for your student. Mr. Rockey reaches out when it gets to be over $20. We have found that some students have been eating breakfast, or sometime eating a hot lunch even though a cold lunch was packed, and as a result, running up a balance. YIKES!
You can find menus, add money to an account for your student, pay a balance, or apply for free and reduced lunch through the website, or you can download the app.
To make a payment, please go to ParentVue under the "fees" section in the left menu.
Please call if you have any questions :-)
907-861-5200
Dismissal and Bus Updates
Thank you for working with us on the bus shortage situation.
As always, please use the school dismissal manager app to communicate how your student is going home each day. You can set a default, and make changes to a bus number, bus stop, activity, or parent pick up all the way until 2:45. Here is the link School Dismissal Manager
We will continue to use the two loop method of dismissal on Mondays when there is no bus service. We are fine tuning this process, but you can help us most by stating your student's first and last names, and bus number when you pull up :-).
Butte Elementary Band and Choir Concert
Thursday, Dec 15, 2022, 07:00 PM
Butte Elementary School, Butte Road, Palmer, AK, USA
PHS Flick and a Float
December 17th.
Here is the Link: https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/PHS-Flick-and-Float-Cheer-Basketball-Fun/SbRxIK9