Parents and Families,
As our new school quickly approaches, I would like to take a moment to let you know how grateful I am to be back in White Mountain for the school year. Fantastic things are happening at BSSD and I am excited to be a part of your child’s education.
There will be a few changes this year as part of a district wide endeavor to encourage and maintain positive communication between communities and school staff. Those new initiatives are:
Apptegy Rooms Communication - School staff will no longer be able to use their personal phones to communicate with parents. Our new electronic communication tool will allow two way messaging, announcements, assignments, or photos to be shared. We will share more information with you during our Open House. (Date pending)
Chain of Command - To strengthen communication between teachers and parents, all questions or concerns regarding your student should first be directed to the teacher. Our teachers are happy to answer any questions you may have. If you have further questions after speaking with the teacher, please reach out to me. I am here to serve!
PowerSchool/Grades - Parents and secondary students should be accessing PowerSchool and checking student grades weekly. This will give you an idea of what work your child is completing and how successful he/she is on assignments. You can get log in information from our office. We will also be ready to help you get logged in at our Open House event if you would like clarification on how to use PowerSchool. Teachers enter grades weekly by Tuesday of the following week.
We are also requiring parents and students to sign a form acknowledging that you have read and understand our Student Handbook. This form will come home with normal back to school informational paperwork. You may access our Student Handbook through the White Mountain School website, clicking Menu, then clicking on Student Handbook. You may also click this link:
https://whitemountain.bssd.org/o/white-mountain-school/page/student-handbook
Please take the time to read and review with your child(ren). Students should be reminded of our policy on Bullying behaviors and on the zero electronics usage policy during school.
If you do not have internet access, our office would be happy to provide you with a printed copy.
At this time our gym floor is being resurfaced. Our gym will be closed for a few weeks during this process. We will make a community announcement when it is again ready for use. Our Open House event will be scheduled once the gym opens.
We will also be dismissing school at 1:30 every Friday to allow for Professional Development opportunities for our teachers.
Thank you for your continued support of our school. I can’t wait to see all of our students next week!
Sandy Savell
Principal, White Mountain School
Families,
Please review the BSSD electronics policy for our school. Students who have electronics at school will be required to leave them with the office or with each teacher upon entering class.
We can't wait to see you! School resumes on Wednesday, August 21st.
Please read the attached letter from Tammy Dodd, BSSD Superintendent, regarding last night's devasting loss in Stebbins.
It is School Staff Appreciation Week at White Mountain School! THANK YOU to all of our School Staff Members! Your dedication to our students does NOT go unnoticed.
White Mountain School is having a Family Literacy Night on Thursday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. This event is to encourage families to enjoy reading together. If you have a toddler or a student in grades ECE - 5, please join us for this event!
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER? MEALS TO YOU CAN HELP! Register now or scan the QR code. Application window: April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024. For more details about Food Bank Alaska and registration, click the link provided below.
https://foodbankofalaska.org/help/mtya/
White Mountain School would like to congratulate Jadyn Barr on his acceptance into the Rural Alaska Honors Institute Summer Program for 2024! Jadyn will have the opportunity to earn an average of 9 college credits during the six weeks he is there. Way to go Jadyn!
Congratulations to all the winners on 2024 Academic Decathlon Winners held at White Mountain.
Volleyball Update.
Savoonga is a GO.
Hello, families!
📣Reading Curriculum Survey for 6th-12th grades📣
We are looking for your input on our next reading curriculum for 6th-12th grades! We value your views and hope that you will share your thoughts through this survey.
The survey will close on November 5th.
Thank you so very much, and it is our honor to serve you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN-NVKttCgQX967JzULi58USHyf8BvgBNoBdAFrtiJuUpcLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Fall School Picture Schedule.
All flights have been booked. There are a few modifications in the schedule due to routing that are noted in yellow. Mostly for the southern route.
The northern route has one route that the photographer is on standby Wales to Brevig Mission. The southern route has one standby at the end of the route Elim to Nome.
Please join us Tuesday, September 19th at White Mountain School for our Suicide Prevention Walk. Immediately following the walk, parents are invited to our cafeteria for our Title 1 meeting and migrant parents are invited to our Migrant meeting. One Under Armor backpack will be given away to a parent who signs in to one of the meetings following the walk.
It's almost that time!
Public Notice: Two open seats on White Mountain School AEC
Be on the lookout for "What Students Should Know in Reading" Informational sheets during the month of August. Each week we will highlight different grade levels from Kindergarten to 5th Grade.
📖 This week we will highlight: "What KINDERGARTEN Students Should Know in Reading".
ANNOUNCEMENT!
National Native American Environmental Awareness Summer Youth Practicum 2023
VOTING is EXTENDED until APRIL 28.
BSSD Virtual Art Show. Check out over 600 entries in this year's BSSD Virtual Art Show and vote on your favorite pieces! Vote now by clicking the link: https://sites.google.com/bssd.org/arts/k-12-online-art-show
PUBLIC NOTICE:
The Bering Strait School District Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 for the 236th Regular Session via zoom at 4:00 PM and Thursday, April 20 at 10:00AM in Stebbins.
The public is invited to attend.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86784050470
BSSD Virtual Art Show. Check out over 600 entries in this year's BSSD Virtual Art Show and vote on your favorite pieces! Vote now by clicking the link: https://sites.google.com/bssd.org/arts/k-12-online-art-show
