3-School Newsletter
Cooper Landing, Hope, and Moose Pass Schools
April 3, 2023
Moose Pass School: Mark Your Calendar
Friday 4/7 - Vacation Day No School
Tuesday 4/11-Friday4/14 - AK STAR Testing
Friday 4/14 - Early Release Day: Students released at 1:45PM
Monday 4/17 - Site Based Council Meeting 3:30PM
Friday 5/12 - 3 School Field Day/Picnic at Hope School: MPS is bringing side dishes
Thursday 5/18 - Last Day of School
T-Shirt, Mug, Tote Bag Sale Still Open:
Check out this awesome design that the students made with Ms. Laura last Year: https://www.bonfire.com/store/moose-pass-school/
Share the link with friends and family!
Cooper Landing School Updates
State Testing
Testing will take place from April 3-6 and April 10-12 for grades 3-10. If you have plans to be away during this time, please let your child's teacher know. A good night's sleep and a nourishing breakfast will help your child focus and perform at their best.
AK STAR ELA/Math: Grades 3-9
Alaska Science Assessment: Grades 5, 8, and 10
Dates to Remember
April 7 - Vacation Day - No school for students or staff
April 14 - Early Release - Students will be dismissed at 1:45
May 4 - PAC meeting
May 12 - Field Day at Hope School - Cooper Landing School is bringing desserts
May 15 - Graduation at 6:00 pm in school gym
May 18 - Last day of school
Custodian Needed
Cooper Landing School is in desperate need of a custodian! The shift is 4 hours per day, 5 days per week and lasts through May 23. You get summers off (what a deal!) and start up again on August 2. You get 6 paid holidays, 2 weeks off at Christmas (unpaid), and spring break in March (unpaid). And the best part is the appreciation of staff and students who will be forever grateful for a clean, tidy school! You can also apply to be a substitute custodian and choose your work days.
If you are interested, please contact Tommy Gossard or Donna Tucker at the school. We can give you a tour and an idea of what the job entails. Call 907-595-1244 or email tgossard@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or dtucker@kpbsd.k12.ak.us.
Donation Link
Many of you have been asking how to make an online donation to our school with your credit card. Here is a link: https://kpbsd.revtrak.net/k-12-schools/Cooper-Landing/cooper-landing-fundraiser/ Please note that a fee of 3.6% will be added to the total. Thank you for your support!
Hope School Happenings
Hello Students and Parents,
We will have testing over the next few weeks and respectfully request that you refrain from picking up the students from Tuesday through Thursday during this brief period. Testing will take place in both Mrs. Peck and Mr. McKibben's classroom. Testing is an important time for quiet . Each student is required to have silence during the time of the testing. All necessary testing tools, such as calculators, etc. shall be provided within the testing application. Cell phones are prohibited during testing. All cell phones will be collected prior to testing. Each student will be required to power it down before we collect the cell phones. We encourage students to get plenty of rest during testing days and have a little breakfast for brain power. Please note to speak with your child about these points.
We have been busy making drums at the Hope School. You can check it out on the Hope School District page or you may see it on Hope School Facebook page. Each student was able to make their own drum. The supplies were provided for the students. They attentively followed instructions and enthusiastically began making their drums. Each student also received a booklet or pages of interesting patterns to paint on their drums to personalize it. This was a wonderful and unique opportunity to help the children appreciate indigenous cultures in Alaska. Thank you to Mrs. Pioch from KPBSD Indigenous Education Program.
Please remember to read below for important dates pertaining to upcoming events. We have a vacation day this Friday, April 7th, 2023. Both students and staff are off for this day. We hope all of you enjoy your three day weekend. It is hard to believe the last day of school is only approximately 7 weeks away. The district has worked so hard on the online forms and registration processes for our District and we appreciate them so much. This should make registration a simple one and done for all of you parents.
Please remember that an immunization records portal is available for you at https://docket.care/ . This is an easy one and done process to obtain these records. Our Nurses hope you find this link helpful. Thank you Nurse Miller for sharing this with us. Thank you also to our Nursing Services Department for keeping us up to date with information to best help our students.
Community Nights at Hope School will resume next school year. Thank you all for showing up and having a great time. We have sincerely enjoyed seeing each of you. Tiny Tots will continue until the last week students are in attendance.
Important Dates:
April 4th, 2023: PTO Meeting at 3:45 PM
April 7th, 2023: No School for Students/Staff
April 14th, 2023: Early Release
April 27th, 2023: Title I Reading Picnic
May 12th, 2023: Field Day at the Hope School - We will enjoy our hosting guests from Moose Pass and Cooper Landing - Details coming soon
May 18th, 2023: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Tiny Tots Gym (Ages 0-5):
Tuesday and Thursday of each week through January and February from 9:00am - 11:00Bring your tot and play in the gym while you chat with other parents! This is a parent supervised activity. There will not be any school supervision. Please see flyer for further details.
Volunteers and Substitute Teachers
Hope School is always happy to have substitute teachers and volunteers. Opportunity is available for both positions currently. Please consider one or both positions https://www.applitrack.com/kpbsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Volunteer+Screening+Process
Here is a link to your new school calendar for this school year.
https://kpbsd.org/wp-content/uploads/parents-students/calendars/2022-2023-Districtwide-Calendar.pdf
COVID POLICY: Covid information available on district website: https://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/content.aspx?id=42180
Hope School Staff
