Thorne Bay School, Oct./Nov.
Southeast Island School District
District Vision and Mission
Vision:
Students are equipped to realize their dreams and aspirations.
Mission:
Together we will foster student skills to achieve their goals
and thrive in an ever-changing world.
Goal 1: Prepare Students for Post-Secondary Life
Objective 1: Students will graduate prepared for careers or postsecondary training and
education.
Objective 2: Students will possess life skills for independent living.
Objective 3: Students will be prepared to be responsible citizens and community
members.
Goal 2: Provide Sufficient/Effective Staff Support
Objective 1: Create a culture of praise, positive reinforcement, and recognition.
Objective 2: Provide more focused professional development based on staff needs and
preferences
Objective 3: Staff will be provided with opportunities and time to grow professionally
Objective 4: Cultivate a culture of collaboration.
GOAL 3: Increase Communication District and Community Wide
Objective 1: Improved communication amongst all staff district wide.
Objective 2: Improved opportunities for student communication
Objection 3. Improve Communication with Community Stakeholders
Goal 4: Increase Visibility to Share Lifestyle and Increase Enrollment
Objective 1: Establish a clear brand identity for the district to build the district's image
and reputation.
Objective 2: Increase online presence and visibility through a focused marketing plan
Objective 3: Research and create multiple types of enrollment/attendance
Early Release for Parent/Teacher Conferences (see conf schedule below).
Conference times are as follows:
Tuesday: 5:30pm -7:30pm
Wednesday: 2-4pm.
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022, 01:30 PM
Thorne Bay School, Sandy Beach Rd, Thorne Bay, AK, USA
Fall Festival!!
Goal 3, Objective 3, Goal 4, Objective 1 and 2
We did a few different things this year:*Bumper balls and marksmanship in the gym.
*Larger prizes. We spend a bit more on prizes, but the money we took in covered the expense, plus we have prizes left over to use next year. Students saved their tickets to spend on the larger prizes or they could spend them on the smaller prizes, similar to Circus, Circus or Chuck E. Cheese.
*We have some changes to make for next year, but all in all, it was successful!
Monday Morning "Community" Meetings!
Goal 1, Objective 3, Goal 2, Objective 1, Goal 3, Objective 3
We honored our veterans this week at Community! We have several staff members who have served as well as parents! Thank you veterans for your sacrifices! We are also discussing how we will be recognizing students at the Black and Gold awards for our ABC's of Success. Parent's please join us for our Community Meetings!ABC's of Success!!
We are developing goals for students focused around the ABC's of Success! Act Responsible, Be Respectful, Choose Positive Behaviors, Strive for Excellence! Staff, parents, AND students can nominate students that exhibit these behaviors. Those with multiple recognitions at the end of the school year, will be honored at our Black and Gold Awards in the Spring! Nominate students using this Google form or print off this ticket and bring it to the school
Middle School Basketball!
What's happening in our Classes!
PreK Classroom
PreK is learning letter names and sounds. Other phonemic awareness activities are rhyming and listening for the first sounds in words. They are learning to write their names and counting to 20 and onward to 100.
Mr. J's K and 1st Grade (and 2 in the afternoons).
Mr. Jenson’s class has been working on prefixes, suffixes, contraction and other grammar spellings. In Math they are practicing addition and subtraction in Math.
Mr. Near's 2nd/3rd Grade Math/ELA
Mr. Near's students are reading short novels as well as creative writing in ELA. In Math they are working on multiplication.
Ms. Cook's (3rd in afternoons) 4th/5th Grade
Ms. Sonya's class is working on coordinate planes in Math and open and closed circuits in Science.
MS/HS Classes
ASC meeting
Goal 3, Objective 1,2, and 3
We will not be hosting a dinner at our next ASC meeting, due to the Holiday festivities, however, we will be having a Taco feed in January! Spread the word!