Sarah Higgins, one of our AMS Crew Leaders, captured this stunning shot of a sunrise over Anser. It's so lovely, we had to share! |
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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 starting September 1st. 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. |
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Important Upcoming Dates - Check out the new Google Calendar on the website! - Every Wednesday is a late start at Anser 9:30am! This does not impact bus schedules and your kids are welcome to join us on the playground starting at 8am. Playground supervision is on deck and breakfast will be served until 9:15am.
- September 28th & 29th School Closed for Staff Professional Development Days
- October 2nd 1st Grade at Foothills Learning Center
- October 6th Whole School Community with Katelyn's Crew 8:45am
- October 6th Family Council's Harvest Festival! 5-7pm at Anser
- October 10th Family Council Meeting at Anser 6pm
- October 12th Kindergarten Bird Banding with the Intermountain Bird Observatory
- October 13th School Closed for Professional Development
- October 14th Family Council Volunteer Opportunity at The Idaho Food Bank
- October 6th 1st Grade Fieldwork at the Ada County Landfill
- October 17th Anser Board Meeting at Anser 6pm
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Update to K-5 Afterschool Pickup Procedures for Walk Up Parents - Beginning Monday, we will be making a small shift to the pickup procedures for parents who are walking up to retrieve their children. In the gym, a staff person will collect the majority of students whose parents normally walk up and a teacher will escort them out the atrium doors to meet their parents on the US map. 1st-5th Grade Parents: Please wait on the US map for your child to come outside. If your student isn't in the group that gets brought outside, the teacher supervising will use a two radio to call for your student to be sent out. Kindergarten Parents- Please wait outside until the 1st-5th grade students have exited onto the map, and then you may enter to retrieve your student. |
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Spotlight on EL Education - We are happy to highlight Heather Dennis, Anser's new Executive Director here at Anser, this week in our Spotlight on EL Education! The Executive Director role was created by the Anser Board of Directors to provide focused leadership to ensure Anser's Mission and Vision is realized. In my role I work directly with the Eduation Director and Assistant Education Director to analyze Anser's education program outcomes, to reflect on our successes and challenges and to support a model of continuous improvement. I also work directly with Anser's finance and administration leads to oversee the fiscal and operational health of the school. I am also Anser's number one advocate! I get to work with Family Council to support parent involvement in the school and with the Board of Directors to set the direction of the school and to manage our resources. In that advocate role I also lead Anser's fundraising efforts in conjunction with the Resource Development Committee of the board. While I've spent alot of time cheerleading for 100% attendance during this first month of school, you will soon see our shift to rolling out the Anser Annual Drive! I always say I won the lottery when my (now 29 year old) son was accepted in the Anser lottery way back in 2000. My three children grew their academic and character strengths due to the tremendous education they received at Anser. And I've had the gift of having a career where I know the work I do makes a positive change in the lives of others every day. When people ask me why I work at Anser, I say that I believe education is the only thing that will save the world. Supporting the future change- makers of the world is my calling and I am grateful to do that work with my Anser crew. |
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25 Days of Attendance TIME! Our first 25 days of attendance are complete! We thank the many families who prioritized attendance this past month! Not only do students benefit academically from good attendance, the school benefits financially. A huge hooray for our AMS students (6th-8th) who had a 95.3% attendance rate! Way to go AMSers! Our K-5 got close at 94.5%. Attendance is critical to your child's academic success all year round! Let's keep these attendance trends going all year long! 25 Years in Education - We have launched our Anser Annual Drive! This is the portion of our fundraising where we ask for your financial support. Because this is our 25th year in operation all things 25 will be celebrated! We just hit and then promptly exceeded $2500 raised for Anser! Thank you to the following people for their financial support. Amanda & Curtis Neill, Kiely Prouty & Jenna Porter, Grant Horeczy, Laurel Wade & Matt Yost, Erin Martin, Jennifer Smackey, Sara & Austin Loree, Mandy & Shawn Olson, Hollis Welsh & Nick Garcia, Ardeth Smackey and Stephen Kriss. |
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ANSER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING NEED-TO-KNOWS: - Session A runs from the first week of October to the first week of November!
- Please do not park in the bus lane. The parking needs to be open and accessible for our buses. We will have the gate from 43rd street open to access the front office from that lot. Thank you.
- Kids will be excused after school to the AMS lunchroom at 3:30 to eat a snack before programming begins. We will have healthy snack options for them but if your child has special dietary needs, please send an extra snack with them.
- Please arrive to pick up your child at 4:45 at the main entrance on 42nd. Please pull into the parking lot off 42nd and not in the drive-through loop. We have to keep the drive-through loop open for the buses to park. K-3 parents need to park and come inside to check out their little cherubs with Chelsie. Students in 4-8 can watch for their cars, give Jess a heads-up that their rides are here, and head out to the parking lot.
- Here are the rosters, yet again. Please check to see where your kiddo is signed up.
- If your child is disrespectful and disruptive during after school programming, they will be removed from the activity and I (Jess) will speak with your child and yourself about it during pick up. If your child is willing to make a plan for better choices next week, they can try again. If they are disruptive a second week, they will be uninvited from the programming. Hopefully kids are signed up for activities they love so they will be cooperative and engaged!
- If you have any questions please feel free to contact me, jmcginnis@ansercharterschool.org.
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Kate's Food Drive will continue through October 3rd! Thank you to those that have donated. Kate's ⅘ Crew Food Drive Hello Anser families, We are happy to announce that Kate’s 4/5 Crew is trying to complete a goal that we want to finish in two weeks time. We are collecting 100 pounds of food to give to the Idaho food bank. Please help donate food before October 3, which is when we count up the food and donate it. Good food to donate is bars, popcorn, canned/shelf-stable milk, peanut butter, juice, pasta, and canned foods. The donation box will be in the gym/cafeteria. Please help the people who do not have enough food to eat. We are working super hard to collect this much! Please ask Sarah W. or Kate’s 4/5 Crew if you have any questions. Thank you so much for helping us collect 100 pounds of food! Written by Evangeline Juravich Posters by E, Eli, Roslyn, Eden, Scarlett, Reu, Rosalie, Sakari, Jaymeson Box by Emerson and Ryan |
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| AMS Student Fundraising Opportunity at the Fall Festival! In Richard's MakerSpace crew members have been harnessing the power of entrepreneurial spirit! Check out what Lily Eschen, an Anser 8th grader, will be selling to support the school! Please note, Lily will be selling her lip balm for CASH ONLY! Thank you! |
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Monthly Family Council Community Volunteer Opportunties Rake Up Boise- Anser has a team for Rake Up Boise again this year, "Leaf It To Anser". We will be raking on 11/11 at 1pm, location will be determined upon how many families sign up. Thank you to Amanda Stewart for coordinating this volunteer opportunity! Here is the link to sign up, if you plan on bringing your family please include all their names in the first name section so we can track numbers, thank you! No School Nature Days Program- Everwild Forsest School No School Nature Days provide outdoor adventures that are not only fun but also provide invaluable learning experiences for children. Our program offers:  Program Details
Dates: September 29, October 13 & 20, December 22, January 12 & 26, February 16, March 15, April 12 & 19, May 10 & 24 Location: 6200 N Garrett St, Boise, ID and various field trip locations Ages: 5-8 years old  Enrollment Information
Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early to secure a spot for your child. To enroll in No School Nature Days and to learn more about the program, please visit our website at https://everwildforestschool.org/nature-days |
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Thank You! AMS and 2nd grade crews worked on planting new beds, restoring old beds, painting rocks and signs, and prepping a new pollinator garden area. Thank you to all the donated plants and garden materials. We are excited to see our grounds grow into a pollinator friendly area. Thank you! To our parent volunteers for helping with the picture day! You helped make Picture Day run smooth. |
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We are crew! So many moments to highlight. It feels so good to be fully back in our routine on campus and out in the community! Kinder crews visited Zoo Boise, 4/5 crews went on a downtown Boise scavenger hunt, 2nd grade crews visiting the Boise Art Museum, AMS crews hiked and biked and planted and 3rd grade crews talked with Suzanne about Anser's history. The halls are a buzz with a positive energy and we are so grateful to be together. |
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Interested in fun updates and more opportunities for connection? Check out our social media channels! FB- Anser Public Charter School Instagram -@ansercharter |
Thank you for choosing Anser. |
202 E. 42nd St. Garden City, ID 83714 www.ansercharterschool.org |
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