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August 10th, 2023

The countdown is on! First day of school for 1st -8th is August 23rd. Kindergarteners start on August 28th. 

 

This is Anser's Flight Plan, a weekly newsletter chock full of pertinent information for our Anser familes. 

 

If you have Anser related submissions for the Flight Plan, please email them to Amanda Neill at aneill@ansercharterschool.org.

 

 Important Upcoming Dates - 

  • August 1st Infinite Campus will open back up for exsiting families
  • August 8th Class Lists released 
  • August 14th Anser's Front Office is open for questions and phone calls! 
  • August 15th Anser Board Meeting 6pm 
  • August 21st Back to School Picnic 4-6pm on Anser's Campus hosted by Family Council. 4-5pm will be time to spend in the classroom and your crew leader will be on hand for introductions. 5-6pm will be a BYO picnic on the playground, staff introductions and more opportunities for connection! 
  • August 23rd First Day of School grades 1st-8th School starts at 8:30am! 
  • August 28th First Day of School for Kindergarteners! 
  • September 1st Boise Hawks Anser Night -Join us! 
  • September 4th No School Labor Day 
  • September 20th Individual Picture Day 
  • October 6th Family Council's Harvest Festival! 4-6pm at Anser 
  • Anser Summer Meetups! Click here to learn more 
  • 23/24 School Year Calendar 

 

Welcome Letter from Anser's Executive Director, Heather Dennis

2023-2024 Anser Crew Level Class Lists

New Anser Staff for the 2023-2024 School Year

 

Have Questions or need assistance?

 

Class Lists- Destin Tonkin dtonkin@ansercharterschool.org

Support for school Supplies- Siler McCraw smccraw@ansercharterschool.org

Funding lunch accounts- please call the front office beginning August 14th

Meal Info Danielle Kieffer dkieffer@ansercharterschool.org

Anything else? - Amanda Neill  aneill@ansercharterschool.org

Back to School Information! 

  • School Hours 8:30-3:30 
  • Wednesday Late Start 9:30am 
  • The first day of school Anser will not be having a late start, school will start at 8:30am
  • All Days Playground Supervision for Students begins 8:00 am
  • All Days Breakfast Service begins 8:00 am
  • After School Supervision until 4:00 pm
  • Pick up and Drop off Information
  • August Breakfast Menu
  • August Lunch Menu
  • Free and Reduced Lunch Application 

School Bus Information 2023-2024 

Please note. The Anser Board of Directors will approve the final bus routes at their meeting August 15th. We are accepting any feedback on the bus routes through Friday August 11th. Please send all feedback to aneill@ansercharterschool.org. Thank you. 

  • Bus Transportation Agreement - Must be filled out and signed before your child can ride the bus. 
  • Bus Routes and Times
  • School Bus Understandings
  • Day Bus Pass- if your child wants to ride the bus home with a friend this will need to be sent with your child that day. 

All Things Pick up and Drop off

The Anser Drop Off and Pickup Procedures are linked below. There are separate directions for K-5 students and for 6th-8th grade students. Please review the directions carefully. For returning families there are two changes from last year:

 
1. K-5 Students and their older siblings will wait inside the gym instead of on the blacktop.
2. If you would like to walk in to retrieve your child, the gates will be opened at 3:30pm to allow you to access the school through the glass double doors that face UPS. 
 
Last year we discovered that a surprising amount of bad weather develops right around 3:30. By having our students wait in the gym, our routines will not be disrupted when there is rain/hail/high winds. 
 
K-5 Elementary Pick up & Drop Off
6-8 AMS Pick up & Drop Off
 
If after reviewing the Drop Off/Pickup Procedures you have questions, please contact Amanda Neill who will be happy to assist you.  Aneill@ansercharterschool.org

 

Infinite Campus - The Infinite Campus Parent Portal is an important tool for Anser. We use it to ensure your contact information is up to date, make notes of any important information about your children, fund lunch accounts, communicate classroom newsletter, record grades and more! 

 

Please log in and verify contact information, update Chromebook understandings, media release information, fund your lunch account and more! Gathering this information ahead of the start of the school year is incredibly helpful. We are asking all families to take care of this no later than August 18th. 

 

If you have any issues related to logging into Infinite Campus please reach out via email to Tracy Quissell, tquissell@ansercharterschool.org. 

 

For Existing Families- 

  1. Upon logging in you will click the three lines at the top left which will bring up a drop down menu. 
  2. Once there click on  "More" and then "Online Registration." 
  3. Clicking on "Online Registration Portal" will allow you to verify and fill out any additional information needed. 
  4. We are excited to welcome our crews back on campus! 

For New Families -

Upon completion of your intial registration you would of recieved an email regarding your parent portal set up. This email contained an activation key that you will need to access the parent portal. The subject line of the email recieved was "Infinite Campus Portal Activation." If you can not find this email please reach out to Tracy Quissell!

 

Kindergarten Information! 

We are excited to invite our Kindergarten families to Kindergarten Launch! It's an old Anser tradition we are bringing back this school year. Kindergarten students will start school on their very own special first day- Monday August 28th, at 8:30am. Kindergarten Launch allows  our kindergarten teachers to meet their new students, unpack  their unique traits as learners and to create relationships with families before creating class lists. Please sign up for a time for you and your kindergarten student to meet with teachers on thissign up genius. An appointment is required.

 

Kindergarten Launch also creates an opportunity for the Anser Directors to meet with our Kindergarten families without the whirlwind of the first day of school happening all around us!

 

We look forward to seeing you and your child soon!

 

We are Crew! 

Family Council coordinated another fun volunteer opportunity at the Idaho Food Bank! We are looking forward to more opporutnities like this one throughout the school year! Do you have an idea about volunteering or want to learn more about the role of Family Council plays at Anser reach our to our Family Council president, Jennifer Cozine! 

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ANSER After School Programming Planning Survey -Thank you to those that donated during our Spring Auction last school year, you made this programming possible!  We are happy to announce that in addition to our Gansito's Spanish Club we will have some other offerings for Anser students. We are currently gathering options and setting a schedule.
 
Please note, these are not meant to be child care. Rather an opportunity for more extracurricular activities that families don't have to drive all over town to participate in! 
 
If you are interested in hosting Please fill out this survey by September 1st, at the very latest, to be considered for the session starting in October. 
 
Reach out to Jess McGinnis or Amanda Neill with any questions! 

 

SoleKIDs running program is returning to Anser for fall 2023! The SoleKIDs adventure is an eight-week running program geared towards elementary students and is uniquely designed to get your child ready for a season-ending 5K race. If your child has already completed a 5K, the SoleKIDs program will help those runners set and achieve individual personal goal(s). The program will run Sept. 11 through November 4, meeting Monday and Wednesday Afternoons, 3:30 to 5 PM. Register online at SoleKIDs.org. Cost is $105 per child and includes entry to the end-of-eason 5k run -- finishing on the Blue Turf at Boise State! 

We are still looking for coaches who are excited to help kiddos reach their running or walking goals. If you are interested in helping as a coach, contact Wes Labor at (505)263-7408 or wes.labor@gmail.com.

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Registration is now open! Girls on the Run (GOTR) https://www.gotrtv.org/ is an international running and empowerment program for 3rd-5th grade girls; GOTR features an evidence based curriculum to help girls build confidence, kindness and decision making skills, paired with physical activity lessons which prepare girls to run or walk a 5k (3.1 mile) race at the end of the 10 week program. The Anser team will be practicing Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 pm-5pm. Our practice season will run from September 5th through November 9th. 

 

Parents and supporters- clear your calendars, puff up your pom poms and polish off your cowbells because on November 11th we celebrate the hard work and dedication of the team as they run in the GOTR Celebration 5K in Meridian at Kleiner Park with other teams from around the Treasure Valley!

 

It is going to be a good time and we hope that all who would like to participate sign up. Financial assistance is available through Girls on the Run if cost is a barrier. Registration link: https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/GOTRTVFall2023Season?sid=c8df3559acd14acba460dd4f6a0ce7d6

 

If you have any questions please contact GOTR coach, Amanda Stewart at 208-440-0377 or abarf3@yahoo.com

 

P.S. We are still looking for a few backup coaches, so please reach out if interested.

EverWild Afterschool Care Program -While Anser will have some fun opportunities on campus we also have an exciting off campus child care option available to our families!

 

We are also coordinating with EverWild Forest School to have care available on some of the Fridays that Anser is closed for teacher trainings and opportunites for renewal. Thank you to the EverWild Forest School Team! 

 

Please note, EverWild will need a minimum of 10 children enrolled to run the program with these dates. Register here! 

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Thank you for choosing Anser. 

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