Weekly Reminders June 15-19
Raven Homeschool, Juneau Office
Teacher Notes
Hi Families,
The highlight this week was our drive-by Kindergarten Graduation. It was really sweet getting to present diplomas to a handful of our youngest graduates. I want to give a big thank you to James Bontadelli, Manager at Safeway, for donating balloons for this event.
As of today, I have only eight working days until I retire. With the reduced working schedule in June, it almost feels like I'm retired already. Yesterday, my husband and I went to Windfall Creek again for Sockeye. Though I didn't land any, I got my first bite which is encouraging. On the way to town, we stopped at the Jensen-Olsen Arboretum, walked the Caroline Trail to the point, and then explored the gardens. They have a stone word garden which you can rearrange words to make your own poem or phrase. If you have never visited the Arboretum, or have not in some time, I encourage you to go. They are continually making improvements and there is always something new to discover. After the visit to the Arboretum, I checked in with my brother and was greeted by his adorably masked penguins.
Did you know that the City and Borough of Juneau has a joke hotline? You can find the Joke Hotline on the Juneau Parks and Rec Homepage. Here is the info from their site: Need a little laugh? Call the Joke Hotline at 586-0428 for a new clean and usually corny joke every day. It is updated every day by 10:00 A.M. Have a joke you'd like to share? Submit it by emailing us at Parks.Rec@juneau.org. Be sure to call the hotline everyday to see if one of our funny volunteers has picked yours!
Hunker Down and Stay Healthy! ~Theresa
Enrollment for 2020-2021 - Keep Spreading the Word
- 217 students (up 5 from last week)
- 5% growth = 249 (32 more students to reach this goal)
- 10% growth - 262 (45 more students to reach this goal)
- 15% growth - 273 (56 more students to reach this goal)
Checklist for a smooth transition between school years
Re-enrolling Families - Have you...
- Re-enrolled in Brightways and signed your Enroll App?
- Completed/submitted your Q4 progress reports for 19-20?
- Filled out the enrollment forms packet for 20-21?
- Met with your advisory teacher to build your ILPs for 20-21?
- Submitted purchase order requests for items you want Raven to order for you?
Withdrawing Families - Have you...
- Completed and submitted your Q4 progress reports for 19-20?
- Let us know where your student will be attending next year so we can transfer records to the new school?
Do you know someone interested in homeschooling who missed our Webinar this week? Share the video recording with them!
In This Newsletter...
- Calendar
- Vendor & Curriculum Lists
- Juneau Office Library Database
- Raven Gear
This Week...
- Staff Schedules (Working from Home)
- June 15 - Show & Tell/Story Time at 2:30pm
- June 16 - Teen Chat at 10am
- June 18 - Quarantweenies Chat at 10am
- June 19 - Office Closed
- June Highlights
- June 30 - Last day of the 2019-2020 School Year
Extras...
- Scholastic Read-a-Palooza - Summer Reading Incentive Program
- Challenger Learning Center - Live chat with the astronauts June 19
- Young Gates Social Media Summer Training Program
June Activities & Resources
Interested in other activities going on in the community?
- Juneau Community Calendar
- Juneau Parent Bulletin (JuneauFamilies.org)
Check out our Vendor List!
Curious if we have a book in our office library? Check out our library online database! If you want to check something out from our library while our office is closed, email Holly a list and she can put the books on the pickup cart for you.
Other resource quick links:
- Visit our Raven Store for awesome Raven Gear: Cafe Press Raven Store
- Sign up to earn rewards for Raven: Fred Meyer Community Rewards
- Order/customize your Raven Yearbook: TreeRing
Staff Schedules
Joan - Available Mon-Wed June 15-17 (Off Thurs/Fri)
Theresa - Available Mon-Tues, Thurs June 15, 16, 18 (Off Wed & Fri)
Holly - Available Mon-Thurs June 15-18 (Off Fri)
June Home Office Hours:
- Mon-Thurs 8am-4:30pm with a 1-hour lunch break
- Closed on Fridays in June
We're Available!
To call us: Dial 907-796-2112.
- Press 0 for Holly
- Press 1 for Theresa
- Press 2 for Joan
To email us:
- Theresa tmiller@yksd.com
- Joan jgianotti@yksd.com
- Holly juneau@yksd.com or hshier@yksd.com
Building Hours for Drop-off/Pick-up
Building Drop-off/Pick-up Hours:
- Mon 1-5:30pm
- Tues 8:30am-1pm
- Wed 9am-5pm
- Thurs 2-5:30pm
- Fri 9am-1pm
~ Monday, June 15 ~
Show & Tell / Story Time - Please join us!
To join, you can download the BlueJeans app on your computer or mobile device and log in with our phone number, or you can join on your browser by clicking on the image above. Contact Holly juneau@yksd.com if you have any questions.
~ Tuesday, June 16 ~
~ Wednesday, June 17 ~
~ Thursday, June 18 ~
~ Friday, June 19 ~
Office Closed - All Staff "Out of Office"
June Highlights
Since most people get busy in June and July, we don't have as much planned, but we still do have some fun, free activities that will continue and would love your feedback about other virtual activity opportunities of interest to you.
- Show & Tell / Story Time - Mon weekly at 2:30pm
- Teen Chats - Tues weekly at 10am
- Quarantweenies Chats - Thurs weekly at 10am
- Virtual Scavenger Hunt Games via GooseChase (approx. every other week)
NASA Video Chat with the astronauts - June 19
Greetings Challenger Friends,
We have a big NASA opportunity for K-12 students! Challenger Learning Centers have been selected for the FIRST educational downlink with the first commercial crew astronauts- Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley- who launched to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
- The downlink video chat will be live on www.nasa.gov/nasalive June 19, Friday, 12:25 p.m. EST.
Make sure to join us in watching the event June 19th!
Colette Gilmour
Marketing & Program Director
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska
Raven Homeschool Juneau Office
Theresa Miller - Advisory Teacher
Aleta LeBlanc - Family Liaison
Holly Shier - Administrative Assistant
Email: juneau@yksd.com
Website: www.ravenschool.com
Location: 8391 Airport Blvd, Juneau, AK, United States
Phone: (907) 796-2112
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RavenCorrespondenceJuneau/