Ben Eielson Weekly Update
Week of Nov. 30th - Dec. 4th
Ben Eielson Families,
I hope during this past weeks' Thanksgiving break everyone was able to relax or rest and if you celebrate the holiday take some time to give thanks!
We are currently operating in a fully remote learning model and on December 1st the Phase In Students will return, the rest of our JH and HS students will continue to follow the Remote Schedule. The phase in students were identified following the School Boards approved plan and selected and contacted to come into the building for access to supports and services. Monday the 30th a reminder call will be made to those Ben Eielson students who are part of the Phase In plan.
We have an awesome opportunity to have the 'Eskimo Ninja' Nick Hanson who competed on American Ninja Warriors and the World Eskimo Indian Olympics present to Ben Eielson students and staff. A flyer on the event is included in this newsletter, however to ensure that Ben Eielson students and staff have access a separate zoom invite will be sent out. The presentation will be Wednesday Dec. 2nd at 11:30am. I am excited to be able to have Nick present and speak with our students!
Both of our counselors, Joyce Widman and Tracie Diamond are working on finalizing class schedules for classes starting in January. If you are interested in one of our new course offerings becoming available, please connect with the counseling office to enroll. Beginning in January, Junior High -Choir; High School- Choir; Careers; Intro to Engineering & Robotics; and students who were not successful when they took English 9 or English 10 will identified to take a new credit recovery English course - "LEVEL UP ENGLISH" - a personalized approach for students who have failed a semester of required English 9 or 10 and need to retake the class for credit.
The end of the grading term is December 18th, finals will take place both Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th of December. Below you will find the info on the times and days for the end of the semester.
Bruce Bell