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February 15th, 2024

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The Flight Plan is one of 2 primary sources for information. It will arrive in your inbox every Thursday at 5pm. Classroom newsletters will be sent every other Friday. There might be emails here and there in addition but we hope to keep our communications concise and consistent. Thank you! 

 

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

 

Important Upcoming Dates - 

  • February 15th Anser's Annual Enrollment Lottery Drawn 1pm  
  • February 15th Staff PD Day  SCHOOL CLOSED
  • February 16th Staff Renewal Day SCHOOL CLOSED
  • February 19th President's Day SCHOOL CLOSED
  • February 20th AMS Art Exhibition Opening Night 5:30-7pm
  • February 20th - 23rd AMS Art Exhibition on display during school hours
  • February 23rd Whole School Community Kate's Crew 8:45am
  • February 26th- March 1st 6th Grade at MOSS Camp
  • February 26th - March 1st 7th & 8th Grade Adventure Week 
  • March 1st Whole School Community Alli's Crew 8:45am
  • March 8th Whole School Community Jaden's Crew 8:45am 
  • March 12th 2/3 Art Exhibition Opening night 5:30-7pm
  • March 12th - 14th 2/3 Art Exhibition on display during school hours
  • March 15th Staff PD Day SCHOOL CLOSED
  • March 18th - March 22nd Spring Break SCHOOL CLOSED

Anser Community Support One of our community members. Shannon Kerrick and her fight to recovery after a serious ski accident. Learn more here. Thank you crew. 
 
Andrew Cozine, a 3rd grader in Alli's crew is coming home after brain surgery and some time in a hospital in Portland. We are thrilled that the Cozine family will be back together in Boise and send Andrew our love as he continues his path to healing. 

 

Executive Director Check In As we head into a 5 day weekend for students, which includes a Renewal Day, I thought this was the perfect time to share some insights into the many ways our structures and systems support our goals of having a strong, inclusive community while offering an exemplary EL Education model for our students. We can view this through the lens of our school calendar. Next year's calendar, a draft of which is linked here will be reviewed and approved at Tuesday February 20th's board meeting. 

 
Anser's calendar is developed annually to ensure a few priorities are in place:
 
Pre-Labor Day Start: Anser made the shift to our pre-labor day date to address equity issues that were created as the school district moved their start date from the last week in August to the 2nd week, widening the gap between our schedules. While we as a staff, and many families loved our later start time, we recognized that it presented challenges to many working families. Many families had difficulty finding affordable child care during this gap, older siblings that provided supervision of younger children were back in school leaving younger siblings potentially home alone, the Boys and Girls Club wasn't open to serve families that couldn't afford other childcare. Families with students at Anser and Anser graduates in the district had conflicting schedules. We made the decision to move our start date to the third week in August to address these concerns.
 
Collaborative Planning Time: As an EL Education school, Anser has its own EL curriculum developed by our talented educators. Planning a strong expedition with rich opportunities for students takes time. Our late start Wednesdays provide that collaborative time for teachers, while still ensuring we are still able to provide supervision for students whose parents need to be at work before 9:30. 
 
Professional Development Days: At Anser we work to develop students who are lifelong learners, and we do the same for our teaching staff. For instance today, (2/15) our teachers were busy around the building digging into student data, learning more about ELA standards, learning new science content strategies and more! Each PD day we have for our staff grows their capacity to serve our students. 
 
Renewal Days: Renewal Days are designed to provide time for students and school staff to rest, play and recharge. Renewal Days model self-care and living a more balanced life to our students. We encourage our families to use these days for short trips, or other activities that can fill your bucket and build your connection. For our staff, these days are an opportunity to find ways to add fulfillment in their lives outside of school. Building an entire school culture- students-parents-staff that understands their responsibility to care for themselves in order that they may care for others is our goal. 
 
Building a school system that supports the whole child, values the professional skills of our dedicated teachers and works to provide time for families to savor these rich years with their young children is a continuous work in progress. We are grateful that in our 25th year of school your family is part of our Crew as we continue this work together.
 
In Crew,
Heather Dennis
Executive Director

Check out what some of our staff did during their Professional Learning time today! 

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Anser is Hiring! We recently posted a job opening for an Assistant Director of Operations and Finance position.  
 
It's also the time of year where we open up our hiring pool. We currently have K-6 classroom teacher positions posted. These postings allow us to gather and screen potential applicants in the event that we have teaching positions open up in the spring.
 
If you know of any applicants you think would be a great fit at Anser please  help us out by directing them to our job postings! The links to our postings are below.
Assistant Director of Operations and Finance
K-2 Teachers
3-6 Teachers

 
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3rd Art Show Happening Next Week 2nd Trimester AMS Art Exhibition: February 20th - February 23rd

Second trimester AMS crew member's Expedition in Art is called "Stories in the Making." Please save the date and join us in celebrating the creative endeavors of these AMS students. Families will have the opportunity to learn more about the expedition as well as purchase artwork as a part of our fundraising for the schools art and adventure programs.  Ceramic sculpture pieces will be for sale for a suggested donation of $25.
 
Stories in the Making ART Exhibition Opening Night:  Tuesday, Feb. 20th, 5:00-6:30pm.  Open house style, come when you can between these times with your child and let them take you on a tour of their work and the work of their peers.  We are so excited to share our hard work with you. Art will be on display during school hours through February 23rd.

 

TRULY LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR LAST SESSION OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING Here are the current rosters!  There are spots open for more kiddos to sign up so let's extend the sign up until Monday, February 19th with the FINAL roster being shared in the Flight Plan on Thursday, February 22nd.  ðŸ˜„  Check out Stay & Play, Ukulele Club, AMS Choir, Walking Club, DnD Club, and Acting Club!  Programming  will be running from 3:30-4:45 (last pick up time at 5:00) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning the week of February 26th and ending the last full week in April unless otherwise noted.  Please remember that ONLY Year Book and DnD will be meeting on the week of Feb 19th. We really, really, really need parent (or grandparent) volunteers to tag along with the 2&3 Walking Club on Wednesdays so please check out that sign up here.  Alli, our fabulous 3rd grade crew leader, is guiding that group and she's a blast to spend time with so it will be good for both your physical and mental health!  Thanks all!   Let me know if you have any questions!  Jess (jmcginnis@ansercharterschool.org)

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Gansitos for All!Register today for the Gansitos Folklorico Dance Series. Gansitos is partnering with Monique N. Michel, owner of Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo (https://www.bfmlidaho.com/).

 

This special intro-class offering is an 8-week dance series that will meet weekly with a small showcase for dancers' families on the last week. Just like the after school program, this morning series is free to students. 

We will meet from 8:15-9:15 during the Wednesday late start mornings beginning March 6th and ongoing until May 1st (no class March 20). Open to all grades, maximum 12 participants. Fill out the registration form here. 

 

What is Mexican Folkloric dancing? Also known as balletfolklórico, the series will emphasize basic steps and skirt movements, while sharing the history of Mexico's cultural heritage and maintaining cultural integrity.

Questions? Reach out to America or Sasha: ansergansitos@gmail.com. 

 

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Anser Annual Drive Update!

The Parking Spot Winner has been Chosen! 

Total Raised- $67,000

The Anser Annual Drive is our most important fundrasier of the year. Please join us if you have not already! Our goal is 100% participation from our community.

Giving at ANY level counts!

 

Congratulations to the winner of the 42nd Street Parking Spot! We will order a new sign and get that spot ready for it's new occupants, the Peck family!

 

Thank you to the following supporters for their recent contributions.

AnnMarie & Zeke Johnson, Dave & Alisa Lauer, Kacey Nelson, Ionicia Dembi, Jared and Holly Potts, Tyler & Jessica Budzianowski, and Brian & Cara Whitney and Dru Laforge.

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Contribute here!
 

Communications -  Missing communications from Anser or have recently accepted a spot? We post all communications on our website. If you are not receiving information from us or need Infinite Campus assistance please reach out to the front office 208.426.9840, sjepson@ansercharterschool.org or cangeletti@ansercharterschool.org.

 

Anser Charter School Year Directory 23-24

24-25 School Year Calendar 

 

Lunch & Breakfast - Questions regarding the lunch program can be directed to Danielle at daniellekieffer@ansercharterschool.org.

February Lunch

February Breakfast 

Free and Reduced Lunch Program 

 

Have Questions or need assistance?

Health Screener- Sara Jepson healthscreener@ansercharterschool.org

Homeless Student Liaison- Julia Wood jwood@ansercharterschool.org 

Foster Student Liaison- Siler McCraw- smccraw@ansercharterschool.org

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