Raven Homeschool

Virtual Spanish Lessons

Join Carmen for some great Spanish lessons! We will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages and crafts.

When: Tuesdays, beginning October 1st, 12-12:45pm

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/xcu-efiz-cut

This is a new activity that we have never done before, but we're really excited because some of our former Raven students will be our tour guides! Check out the details below and RSVP/pay today since space is limited and the activity is on Tuesday. They are giving us a great deal as a school group, so you don't want to miss this opportunity!

Date/Time: Tuesday, Oct 1 from 12:30-3:30pm

Place: Meet at the Goldbelt Tramway

Time: Arrive by 12:15pm to check in for a 12:30 departure

Age Requirements: 12yrs - Adult

Cost: $105 each (students and adults)

• Pay online using this link.

• Note: We are collecting the payments for all participants and then doing one payment to the company. When you submit your payment to Raven through the above link, please include the names of the participants, Juneau Office, and Segway in the description box.

RSVP required through the below signup link - Space is limited for this adventure to 10 participants. Please note that middle school students need a parent chaperone but high school students can come alone.

• 10 participants (students + parents combined)

Waiver: All participants need to have a signed waiver due to the type of activity this is. Please take care of this in advance of the activity to simplify check-in.

• Follow this link to complete the online waiver prior to arrival.

(Information about the adventure from their website.)

Escape the crowds and snap stunning photos on an unforgettable Photo Safari Tour! Head off the beaten track today to see the coastal sights of Juneau on a unique type of personal scooter - a Segway. You'll hit the road and the beach on this fun, 3 hour tour.
Begin with a brief 6 mile transfer to the starting point. A short training session helps you get acquainted with your Segway- and how it responds to your body language. After training you’ll be given safety equipment and your own Segway. You’ll be surprised how quickly you get the hang of it and how fun it is to ride.
As you set out, you will immediately encounter views of the majestic Mendenhall Glacier. Cruise the coastline on the Douglas Hwy bike lane and make several stops for photos while you take in the pristine waters of Lynn Canal, part of the Inside Passage.

Because you are on a Segway, you will have the opportunity to intimately interact with nature. Listen for eagle calls in flight, the waves lapping the shoreline, and maybe even spy the occasional humpback whale.
As an added adventure, hop off your Segway and walk a 7 minute trail to a secluded beach to enjoy locally sourced refreshments. Immerse yourself in the Tongass National Forest, a temperate rain forest and the largest National Forest in the US. Continue to snap incredible photos while witnessing the panoramic views with your fellow travelers.

Throughout your journey, your guide will teach you about the diverse native flora and fauna. Don’t miss this extraordinary experience of seeing Alaska in an exceptional setting.

Grab a friend and lets ride!

Builders unite!

Each Meetup will provide a different challenge for student to build within the hour, with an opportunity to present their build at the conclusion.

All legos are provided.

Join other Raven families Tuesdays to connect with other parents while the kids get their energy out! This club is geared toward PK - 4th graders. Recess Club will be alternating locations between Loretta French and Town Square parks through the school year - check your weekly Smore for this week's location.

High School Spanish Tutoring

In this club students will receive assistance from Carmen for their Spanish class. They will receive guidance with homework, get help with terminology or conjugation, practice pronunciation and polish conversational skills.

When: Wednesdays, 3-4pm, beginning October 2nd

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/gft-duty-igk

Lego Club - for students who love all things Lego

Join us the first Wednesday of each month to spend some time with other Lego lovers. Show off your latest Lego Construction Project and participate in a Lego Build Challenge. All ages, all abilities are welcome. Take a break from the books and be creative with Lego!

Lego-Show-and-Tell

What amazing project have you recently built?

Bring your latest Lego project to show other Lego enthusiasts. Talk about the challenges of building your creations, what you love about it, what you want to change.

Lego Challenge

Each month we will have some fun, thematic building challenges for the students. All ages are welcome, but an RSVP is requested so we can have enough space/materials prepared.

• Each month we will have some fun, thematic building challenges for the students. All ages are welcome, but an RSVP is requested so we can have enough space/materials prepared.

  October's theme is fall. The challenge will be for kids to build something with a fall theme--leaves, pumpkins, Halloween, etc.

This Class is full. If you are interested in taking this course please watch for future classes in the S'MORE or let the Raven Fairbanks office know.

This will be a casual meetup time for 5th-8th grade girls on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays each month from Sept-May led by Jaime Z. She plans to organize an assortment of simple activities for the ladies to enjoy together and make it a nice time to connect throughout the school year. The group size will be limited to 15 so that it doesn't get too large. Sometimes they will meet at the Raven office and other times they will have activities in the community. Let us know if you have any questions.

The second Girl's Gathering will be making fall wreaths.

The girls will be making fall wreaths this week and the materials for the wreaths have turned out to be a bit more expensive than expected, so it would help Jaime if each girl could bring $10 to help cover the cost. Don't let that stop you from attending though if you aren't able to contribute. Be sure to RSVP so that Jaime knows how many girls to expect for preparing materials.

At the Kickoff Event, we will talk about what is involved in BOB and see who is interested in joining each of the teams. Even if you can't make it to the event, sign up at the link so we can see who is interested in joining each age group team. We will then work on figuring out a practice schedule that works for those who want to participate on each team. Each of the advisory teachers will divide up the coaching responsibilities for the different teams.

BOB Teams are made up of 1-3 students each, so if we have more than 3 students interested in a certain grade level team, we will practice/prepare together and host a local Battle first to determine which students will represent our office in the District Battles in Jan/Feb. We encourage as many students as are interested to sign up to participate in this fun annual competition.

Teams are broken down as follows:

• K-2nd grade

• 3rd-4th grade

• 5th-6th grade

• Middle School

• High School

Battle of the Books in a Nutshell: Three students constitute a grade level team as follows: scribe, spokesperson, member at large, a fourth is the alternate. Each member reads the official book list for their level. During the scheduled competition, the students first battle teams from their own district by answering a series of questions with simply the title of the book and the author. The winning teams move on to battle other teams in other school districts within Alaska in the same manner. You can become an expert on a few books – so don’t let it discourage you from participating if you do not feel you can read them all!

The Battle of the Books is a statewide program sponsored by the Alaska Association of School Librarians with the goals of engaging students' interest and motivation in reading. Each year a committee of teachers and librarians select 12 to 15 fiction and non-fiction books for each grade level. The students discuss the books, answer quiz questions, and finally compete against other teams based on the questions. (For grades K-2, the books can be read to students.)

All competitions are held at the local, district & state (only grades 3-12) level usually in January, February and March. All competitions will be held through phone or video conferencing.

We are starting a new club this year and we are excited for students to come have fun with us. Tonya Luder will be leading a board game club on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month (alternating between this and Pokémon club each week). Students are encouraged to bring a favorite game to play and we'll have some other options here at the office as well. Let's play together!

Getting Started With Computers | A Presentation and Resource for Homeschool Students.

Hello, Raven Families!

When it comes to our students' futures, computer skills are likely to be a very valuable asset in day-to-day life. Whether your student is going into STEM, the trades, or anything in between, knowing how to navigate a computer is either going to be highly useful or outright required.

On October 3rd from 2-3pm, Jakobe will be hosting a Computer Literacy 101 webinar which will function as both a presentation to jumpstart your students' computer skills, as well as a resource bank with helpful computer tips, tricks, and links that he has learned in his time working with computers. All students and parents are welcome!

When it comes to our student's futures, computer skills are very likely to be a valuable asset in day to day life. Whether your student is going into STEM, the trades, or anything in between, knowing how to navigate a computer is either going to be either highly useful, or outright required.

On October 3rd from 2-3PM, Jakobe will be hosting a Computer Literacy 101 webinar which will function as both a presentation to jumpstart your students' computer skills, as well as a resource bank with helpful computer tips, tricks, and links that I've learned in my time working with computers. All students are welcome!

Email me at jboyd@yksd.com with any questions, and be on the lookout for our Programming sessions later in October!

Click HERE to fill out the Google form and sign up.

Virtual Writing Club

Join Erika for Raven-Wide Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• September: who am I writing

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=82316682155

Walk in only - No appointments necessary.

Second Monday of Each Month, at 10:00am

Roughly 5th Grade and under.

Students are expected to have read the book prior to the meeting. Listening to the audiobook is permitted. We want to foster a love of reading in all forms!

Please take a moment to use the link below to RSVP for this club so we can make sure we have enough supplies for all those attending.

Book Club for Kids Book List

Oct 7 – Friend or Fiend? By Judy Blume

Nov 11 – Bernard Pepperlin by Cara Hoffman

Dec 9 – Mary Poppins by PL Travers

Jan 13 – The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz

Feb 17 – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Mar 10 – The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg

April 14 – Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien

May 12 - Party!

Virtual Technology Club

Join Erika for a fun year of Virtual Technology Club! Students will need their own gmail email account before the first session and access to the internet. Projects will include Google Slides, Google Docs, WeVideo, Padlet and Google Forms.

When: Tuesdays, every other week, 10-11am, beginning September 24th

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=84166777979

Join Erika (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for another fun year of Virtual Technology Club! Students will need their own gmail email account before the first session and access to the internet. Projects will include Google Slides, Google Docs, WeVideo, Padlet and Google Forms.

• When: Tuesdays, every other week, 10-11am, via Zoom

Fall Picnic at Sandy Beach

Please note that our office will be closed Tuesday from 11am-2pm since all staff will be attending the event.

Join us at Sandy Beach for our annual fun, fall picnic. We will meet in the large log cabin shelter (Savikko #2) so we can have a great time rain or shine. It is potluck style, so bring a dish to share. There will be games and activities for all ages to enjoy, and you are welcome to bring a game/activity that you think would be fun to play there with friends. Let us know if you are planning on coming and what you will bring so we can know that we have a good assortment of options.

Reusable Silverware Challenge

Let's have some fun while supporting a healthy marine environment! The Challenge - bring your own reusable utensils to the picnic. This can be simple - snag a fork from your kitchen before you head out the door - or have some fun with it by making a fun pouch for your utensils or decorating their handles. We'll bring backups from the office in case people forget theirs or aren't able to bring their own, but let's have some fun and reduce our

Virtual Spanish Lessons

Join Carmen for some great Spanish lessons! We will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages and crafts.

When: Tuesdays, beginning October 1st, 12-12:45pm

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/xcu-efiz-cut

Join Carmen (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for some great Spanish lessons! Classes will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages, and crafts.

• Tuesdays, beginning October 1st

• Via Google Meet: 12-12:45pm

Join other Raven families Tuesdays to connect with other parents while the kids get their energy out! This club is geared toward PK - 4th graders. Recess Club will be alternating locations between Loretta French and Town Square parks through the school year - check your weekly Smore for this week's location.

There's not much better than the taste of fresh ice cream, right? That's why we thought we would take a tour from our very own local, adventurous and wildly delicious ice cream shop that crafts their ice cream in small batches: Wild Scoops! Wild Scoops specializes in featuring Alaskan ingredients and local products. Whether you are a regular at their ice cream shops or you have never had the chance to visit, you are in for a treat!

We are going to tour their Midtown Scoop Shop where they craft their ice cream, enjoy a sample, and have plenty of time for Q&A. As an added bonus, their ice cream shop opens at noon, so you may purchase a treat to enjoy before you leave.

Cost: Free!

Expect the tour to last just 30-45 minutes. Tours are limited to 15 guests, including chaperones. Children under the age of 5 do not count in the 15.

You must RSVP below to secure your spot. Be sure you choose the correct day and time that you wish, as there are 4 options. You must include all chaperones and children 5 and older in your time spot. Do not include children under the age of 5 in the RSVP.

Click HERE to RSVP

There's not much better than the taste of fresh ice cream, right? That's why we thought we would take a tour from our very own local, adventurous and wildly delicious ice cream shop that crafts their ice cream in small batches: Wild Scoops! Wild Scoops specializes in featuring Alaskan ingredients and local products. Whether you are a regular at their ice cream shops or you have never had the chance to visit, you are in for a treat!

We are going to tour their Midtown Scoop Shop where they craft their ice cream, enjoy a sample, and have plenty of time for Q&A. As an added bonus, their ice cream shop opens at noon, so you may purchase a treat to enjoy before you leave.

Cost: Free!

Expect the tour to last just 30-45 minutes. Tours are limited to 15 guests, including chaperones. Children under the age of 5 do not count in the 15.

You must RSVP below to secure your spot. Be sure you choose the correct day and time that you wish, as there are 4 options. You must include all chaperones and children 5 and older in your time spot. Do not include children under the age of 5 in the RSVP.

Click HERE to RSVP

We're excited to get Chess Club up and running again during the school year. Whether your student wants to learn how to play or is already experienced and just loves playing, come on over for some strategic fun. We have enough chess sets for 22 kids to play at the same time, so please let us know if your student will be attending so we know how many boards to get set up.

Parent Workshop & Student Activity - Oct 9 at 1pm

We want families to be able to have a fantastic school year with lots of support, so our teachers will be leading a series of workshops each month for parents to help with an assortment of topics. The schedule will be the Second Wednesday of the month from 1-2pm.

• October's Topic: Grading/Progress Reports

Tonya Luder will also be leading a fun student activity to help facilitate parents coming to the office for the workshop so that the kids can have a great time together while parents are participating.

Pokemon Club is led by our Family Liaison, Tonya Luder and is a great time twice a month for kids to get to come together to make new friends, trade cards, build and tune decks, and have fun playing together. She also hosts tournaments regularly with prize opportunities. https://signup.com/go/uhLUpCD

Description

This month students will be encouraged to work individually or as a team to construct their own contraption for their egg to rest in, as well as a parachute component to help slow the fall. We will then take the challenge outside and let the students drop their eggs from atop of a step-ladder. It is sure to be a smashingly good time!

If you have an idea of what you want to create, feel free to bring your own materials. However, club leader, Sheilagh, will have plenty of supplies for students to use, as well. Students will spend the majority of the time constructing their inventions and will present to the class at the end.

If you have extra eggs lying around, please bring one for your student!

Who: Raven students of all ages

What: Come ready to be creative and invent!

When: Wednesday, October 9 @ 2 - 3:30pm

Where: Raven Eagle River office

Cost: Free

Please RSVP for this event using THIS LINK.

High School Spanish Tutoring

In this club students will receive assistance from Carmen for their Spanish class. They will receive guidance with homework, get help with terminology or conjugation, practice pronunciation and polish conversational skills.

When: Wednesdays, 3-4pm, beginning October 2nd

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/gft-duty-igk

High School students and parents are invited to come help us set up for the Scholastic Book Fair. This is a big process that involves setting up lots of tables, unboxing the books, organizing displays, decorating the room, and more. The more help we have, the faster the process will go. Plus, if you help with setup, you can get the first preview of what books are available for purchase. Please let Holly know if you plan to come help so we have an idea of how many people we'll have on our setup crew. Thanks!

Virtual Writing Club

Join Erika for Raven-Wide Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• September: who am I writing

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=82316682155

Virtual Writing Club - Oct 10 at 2pm

Join Erika (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

There's not much better than the taste of fresh ice cream, right? That's why we thought we would take a tour from our very own local, adventurous and wildly delicious ice cream shop that crafts their ice cream in small batches: Wild Scoops! Wild Scoops specializes in featuring Alaskan ingredients and local products. Whether you are a regular at their ice cream shops or you have never had the chance to visit, you are in for a treat!

We are going to tour their Midtown Scoop Shop where they craft their ice cream, enjoy a sample, and have plenty of time for Q&A. As an added bonus, their ice cream shop opens at noon, so you may purchase a treat to enjoy before you leave.

Cost: Free!

Expect the tour to last just 30-45 minutes. Tours are limited to 15 guests, including chaperones. Children under the age of 5 do not count in the 15.

You must RSVP below to secure your spot. Be sure you choose the correct day and time that you wish, as there are 4 options. You must include all chaperones and children 5 and older in your time spot. Do not include children under the age of 5 in the RSVP.

Click HERE to RSVP

There's not much better than the taste of fresh ice cream, right? That's why we thought we would take a tour from our very own local, adventurous and wildly delicious ice cream shop that crafts their ice cream in small batches: Wild Scoops! Wild Scoops specializes in featuring Alaskan ingredients and local products. Whether you are a regular at their ice cream shops or you have never had the chance to visit, you are in for a treat!

We are going to tour their Midtown Scoop Shop where they craft their ice cream, enjoy a sample, and have plenty of time for Q&A. As an added bonus, their ice cream shop opens at noon, so you may purchase a treat to enjoy before you leave.

Cost: Free!

Expect the tour to last just 30-45 minutes. Tours are limited to 15 guests, including chaperones. Children under the age of 5 do not count in the 15.

You must RSVP below to secure your spot. Be sure you choose the correct day and time that you wish, as there are 4 options. You must include all chaperones and children 5 and older in your time spot. Do not include children under the age of 5 in the RSVP.

Click HERE to RSVP

We have been having a great time with our monthly movie parties at the office so kids of all ages can come and enjoy watching a family-friendly movie together. Wear your PJ's (if you want), bring a snuggly blanket/pillow, and come hang out together the second Friday each month. We'll transform our activity room into a mini theater and provide snacks for the kids. Parents are welcome to stay but not required.

• Join us for popcorn, treats, and kid-friendly movies each month.




• Bring a pillow, bean bag, or other snuggly seat to add to your viewing comfort.




• Please bring a refillable water bottle with you so we aren't going through so many of our little cups and you don't have to leave the "theater" to get a drink. :)




• Please RSVP so we know how many kids to expect and can have enough popcorn popped for everyone.




• We recommend arriving about 5 minutes early to get your treats from our "concession stand" and pick your seat since the movie will start right at 2:30pm and you don't want to miss it.




• If you have any movie recommendations, let us know.

October's Movie - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

In their big screen debut, clay animation characters Wallace and Gromit run a humane pest-control outfit called "Anti-Pesto." But, while protecting the gardens of their neighbors from infiltrating pests, they come face-to-face with an enormous rabbit that is ravaging the veggies. They try to find a way to capture it or drive it off before the town's big vegetable competition, but a hunter is also commissioned to go after the giant vermin.

We hope that you will stop by our office October 14-18 to get some great new books for your kids. There is a photo booth and activity pages, plus you can earn entries when you shop for daily prize drawings. Your purchases at our book fair will directly benefit your students - the proceeds will be added to our activities fund! The fair is open to the public, so invite your friends to come shop and benefit our school also.

Remember that if you are an out-of-town family or can’t make it in to our office, you can shop our Online Fair also until Oct 27 and still earn benefits for our school!

Payment options include:

• R.E.A.D. with Raven "coins"

• Allotment

• Check

• Credit Card

• Cash

Watch our daily progress toward the goal: ?/600

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

Thank you to everyone who shops the Book Fair and supports our school!

There are books divided up by reading level and others divided up by categories. There is something for everyone! For those of you who were disappointed by the spread last year, this year is much better!

• Fun Facts, Science, & History

• Creative & Educational Fun

• Graphic Novels

• Special Value

• Hardcover/Picture

• Sports Facts, Stats, & More

• LEGO/Pokémon/Minecraft

• Phonics, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 Readers

• Fun School Supplies (notebooks, pointers, pens, erasers, posters, etc.)

Come shop and earn a ticket for our daily prize drawings. The earlier you shop, the better your chance of winning since your name will stay in the drawing all week! If you are a winner, stop by the office by the end of the week to claim your prize. We also have a fun scavenger hunt for the kids that can earn them a bonus ticket.

Daily Door Prize Winners:

• Monday - ??? It could be you!

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

Students, this is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with Ryan!

• Weekly/yearly goals

• Scholarships

• Courses toward graduation

• Future plans after high school

• Career/College opportunities

• SAT / ACT / WorkKeys

Note: There are time slots each day for appointments with Ryan. Please sign up at the link below, call the office, or email us to reserve a time that works for you. If you are a family outside of Juneau, please do not take one of these in-person time slots. We can schedule you for a virtual meeting with Ryan another time.

Walk in only - No appointments necessary.

Students, this is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with Ryan!

• Weekly/yearly goals

• Scholarships

• Courses toward graduation

• Future plans after high school

• Career/College opportunities

• SAT / ACT / WorkKeys

Note: There are time slots each day for appointments with Ryan. Please sign up at the link below, call the office, or email us to reserve a time that works for you. If you are a family outside of Juneau, please do not take one of these in-person time slots. We can schedule you for a virtual meeting with Ryan another time.

Virtual Spanish Lessons

Join Carmen for some great Spanish lessons! We will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages and crafts.

When: Tuesdays, beginning October 1st, 12-12:45pm

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/xcu-efiz-cut

Join Carmen (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for some great Spanish lessons! Classes will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages, and crafts.

• Tuesdays, beginning October 1st

• Via Google Meet: 12-12:45pm

We are starting a new club this year and we are excited for students to come have fun with us. Tonya Luder will be leading a board game club on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month (alternating between this and Pokémon club each week). Students are encouraged to bring a favorite game to play and we'll have some other options here at the office as well. Let's play together!

Join other Raven families Tuesdays to connect with other parents while the kids get their energy out! This club is geared toward PK - 4th graders. Recess Club will be alternating locations between Loretta French and Town Square parks through the school year - check your weekly Smore for this week's location.

Raven parent Amy Carney is organizing swim socials for all ages. Here is the plan for this month:

• Tuesday, October 15 at 2pm at AGB for an hour

• Monday, October 28 at 2pm at DPAC for an hour

"All ages welcome, but I am coming with a late grade schooler. We’re just going to have fun, play, socialize, and get PE credit. Parents don’t have to swim. Maybe sometimes I won’t either, depending on attendance and what other parents want. Drop-off is ok, but I won’t be taking contact info in case of an emergency. Kids dropped off need to be old enough to know their own swim safety and have their own emergency contact info. We can wait around each desk area for 5-10 minutes before going into the pool so families have a chance to go in together. Eventually we’ll just go straight into the pool. I’ll be the one with the rainbow swim cap. You can provide my mobile 907-326-1698 for text or call with questions." ~Amy

Chess Club: for students who love chess or want to learn/improve their skills.

If your student already loves chess or wants to learn how to play, all are welcome. We have set up an online chess club for our school district (YKSD) so Raven and River students can play one another all over the state. This is a closed club just for our students, so when your student joins, please do the following so that we know your student is enrolled with us when the joining request comes through.

• Option 1: If your student already has a chess.com account and wants to use that one, please email cbacke@yksd.com with your student's username so that he knows to allow them into our club once they have requested to join.

• Option 2: If your student doesn't have an account yet with chess.com or if they want to make a new one for this purpose, please have them add their location to their username (i.e. ANC, DEL, ER, FAI, JUN, WAS). This will also make it fun so you can see where the students are located who you are playing against. You are welcome to use your student's district email address for this purpose which is listed in Brightways under "Credentials."

Live Games & Tournaments: Tuesdays starting at 3:15pm

Students can play games with members of our club whenever they like; however, it often takes a while when the players are not logged in at the same time and have to wait for their opponent to make a move. To help with this, we'll have live games and tournaments happening on Tuesdays starting at 3:15pm. This is a great time for your student to log in and play live games with other YKSD Chess Club members. There will also be opportunities in the future for students to earn cool rewards for their achievements and bragging rights as they level up their skills and ratings.

1. Log in: https://www.chess.com/club/yksd-chess-club

2. Click on "Members" in the menu on the right side of the screen.

3. Click the green "challenge" button next to someone's name to start a live game with them.

4. Have a question or need help? Click the envelope "send message" button next to our "Super Admin" Chuck Backe (username Bladdies) to get assistance while logged in.

Students, this is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with Ryan!

• Weekly/yearly goals

• Scholarships

• Courses toward graduation

• Future plans after high school

• Career/College opportunities

• SAT / ACT / WorkKeys

Note: There are time slots each day for appointments with Ryan. Please sign up at the link below, call the office, or email us to reserve a time that works for you. If you are a family outside of Juneau, please do not take one of these in-person time slots. We can schedule you for a virtual meeting with Ryan another time.

High School Personal Finance Class - Wed 9-11am

The high school Personal Finance Class will be meeting at the Raven Office starting Oct 16. If your student is interested in joining or if you would like more info, let us know so that we can get you connected with the parents facilitating the class.

Two of our Raven parents (April Hotchkiss and Kathy Holt) will be hosting this class at the office this fall. They will be using the Dave Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance: Homeschool Edition for the curriculum. The students will watch lecture videos and work through the materials together. Let us know if you are interested in more information and how to get the class added to your student's ILP for earning credit.

• 10/16 - Chapter 1




• 10/23 - Chapter 2




• 10/30 - Chapter 3




• 11/6 - Chapter 4




• 11/13 - Chapter 5




• 11/20 - Chapter 6




• 11/27 - Chapter 7




• 12/4 - Chapter 8




• 12/11 - Chapter 9




• 12/18 - Chapter 10




• 1/8 - Chapter 11




• 1/15 - Chapter 12




• 1/22 - Chapter 13




• 1/29 - Make up/Wrap up

Monthly Parent Meeting (PAC) - Wed, Oct 16 at 1pm

We appreciate every parent who comes to our monthly meetings whether in person or virtually to help us with planning for activities and events. Stay tuned for a full agenda, but here are a few things we plan to talk about at this month's meeting.

• Planning/scheduling fall clubs/activities

• Important reminders & upcoming dates

High School Spanish Tutoring

In this club students will receive assistance from Carmen for their Spanish class. They will receive guidance with homework, get help with terminology or conjugation, practice pronunciation and polish conversational skills.

When: Wednesdays, 3-4pm, beginning October 2nd

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/gft-duty-igk

At 7:00PM on October 16th, Raven is delighted to virtually host Ms. Jennifer Thompson as our October guest speaker. Jennifer is an expert in life planning and goal setting with a proven record of helping individual pursue their hopes and dreams.

Jennifer Thompson is the President of Crystal Clear Consulting (CCC). She brings eight years of public relations and organization management experience to each customized project. CCC's mission is to bring business clarity and growth through identifying the desired outcomes, outlining the process, and preforming the execution.

She is also the proud mother of two teenage boy, a life long Alaskan and generously gives her time volunteering in the Fairbanks business community.

About the event:

Goal Setting accomplishes the following:

- Increased Self-confidence

- A sense of accomplishment and sense of direction

- Increased and compounded motivation as goals are realized and accomplished

To Sign Up: Click Here (Just so we can get a count)

Link: Click here for the Zoom Link

Students, this is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with Ryan!

• Weekly/yearly goals

• Scholarships

• Courses toward graduation

• Future plans after high school

• Career/College opportunities

• SAT / ACT / WorkKeys

Note: There are time slots each day for appointments with Ryan. Please sign up at the link below, call the office, or email us to reserve a time that works for you. If you are a family outside of Juneau, please do not take one of these in-person time slots. We can schedule you for a virtual meeting with Ryan another time.

Girls' Gathering - Oct 17 from 12-2pm at the Juneau Office

The Girl's Gathering on Oct 17 will be watching a fun fall movie together--Hocus Pocus.

The girls will be enjoying a movie day this week along with snacks. Note that this week will start half an hour earlier due to the length of the movie, so be sure to arrive by 12pm so that you don't miss the start. Please RSVP so that Jaime knows how many girls to expect for preparing snacks and for setting up the "theater".

We are starting a new club this year and we are excited for students to come have fun with us. Tonya Luder will be leading a board game club on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month (alternating between this and Pokémon club each week). Students are encouraged to bring a favorite game to play and we'll have some other options here at the office as well. Let's play together!

Virtual Writing Club

Join Erika for Raven-Wide Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• September: who am I writing

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=82316682155

Virtual Writing Club - Oct 10 at 2pm

Join Erika (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Graduating seniors (and juniors), plan to join us for some important information, to meet your fellow classmates, for some snacks, and an overall great time! At this first meeting, we'll be working on choosing the activities for the upcoming meetings, so you definitely want to be here. This will be both a valuable and fun opportunity, so you don't want to miss it.

For the 24-25 school year, we want to build more comradery between the graduating class members, so we are working on planning monthly activities to connect students. We will briefly review some important information for students to keep in mind, enjoy some snacks, and do a fun activity together. If you will be graduating with Raven this year, please plan to join us for these monthly events!

Here are the tentative dates for the Senior Meetings this year (subject to change if needed):

• Oct 17

• Nov 14

• Dec 12

• Jan 6

• Feb 13

• Mar 13

• Apr 10

• May 8

Activity Ideas

Below are some ideas that past graduating classes have come up with to go along with our monthly meetings. Think about what you might like to do with your fellow classmates so you can bring ideas to our Oct meeting. If you can't attend the meeting this month but have ideas for what you would like to do, email Holly so she can compile a list.

Prizes for Attendance

We will be spinning a prize wheel each month to determine a winner from those who attend. If you have ideas for what you would like to win, let Holly know. We will keep track of attendance from month to month and then draw for a Grand Prize winner before graduation, so the more meetings you attend through the year, the better your chances of winning will be since each time you attend will earn you another "ticket" for the prize.

• Rock Climbing

• Cooking Contest

• Scavenger Hunt

• Bowling

• Food/Movie

• Video Games

• Bonfire

Students, this is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with Ryan!

• Weekly/yearly goals

• Scholarships

• Courses toward graduation

• Future plans after high school

• Career/College opportunities

• SAT / ACT / WorkKeys

Note: There are time slots each day for appointments with Ryan. Please sign up at the link below, call the office, or email us to reserve a time that works for you. If you are a family outside of Juneau, please do not take one of these in-person time slots. We can schedule you for a virtual meeting with Ryan another time.

AK Campus Photography has added another opportunity for school photos for our families.

• Picture Day Tips

• Campus Photography FAQ's

• Campus Photography Events Page

Scheduling

We have 5 minute time slots set up for families to choose from which should give enough time for photographing and transitions. This is plenty of time for multiple students, so please just sign up for one spot per family. We appreciate everyone arriving promptly so we don't end up with the domino effect through the day. https://signup.com/go/KjtMjMs

Ordering/Paying

Visit this link to browse options, choose which photo package you want, and to pay for your photos. https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001150056

Walk in only - No appointments necessary.

DIPAC would love to welcome our homeschooled families to DIPAC for an in-person Fall Salmon Education program. This program is open to students K-5th grade and will include an assortment of activities/stations to engage all elementary ages. Parents are encouraged to stay for the program or they may drop off/pick up their student at the scheduled time if needed.

• Minimum # of participants: 5

• Maximum: 50

Please RSVP by Oct 18 so we can let DIPAC know how many students to expect.

Virtual Technology Club

Join Erika for a fun year of Virtual Technology Club! Students will need their own gmail email account before the first session and access to the internet. Projects will include Google Slides, Google Docs, WeVideo, Padlet and Google Forms.

When: Tuesdays, every other week, 10-11am, beginning September 24th

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=84166777979

Join Erika (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for another fun year of Virtual Technology Club! Students will need their own gmail email account before the first session and access to the internet. Projects will include Google Slides, Google Docs, WeVideo, Padlet and Google Forms.

• When: Tuesdays, every other week, 10-11am, via Zoom

Virtual Spanish Lessons

Join Carmen for some great Spanish lessons! We will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages and crafts.

When: Tuesdays, beginning October 1st, 12-12:45pm

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/xcu-efiz-cut

Join Carmen (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for some great Spanish lessons! Classes will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages, and crafts.

• Tuesdays, beginning October 1st

• Via Google Meet: 12-12:45pm

Pokemon Club is led by our Family Liaison, Tonya Luder and is a great time twice a month for kids to get to come together to make new friends, trade cards, build and tune decks, and have fun playing together. She also hosts tournaments regularly with prize opportunities. https://signup.com/go/uhLUpCD

Join other Raven families Tuesdays to connect with other parents while the kids get their energy out! This club is geared toward PK - 4th graders. Recess Club will be alternating locations between Loretta French and Town Square parks through the school year - check your weekly Smore for this week's location.

Chess Club: for students who love chess or want to learn/improve their skills.

If your student already loves chess or wants to learn how to play, all are welcome. We have set up an online chess club for our school district (YKSD) so Raven and River students can play one another all over the state. This is a closed club just for our students, so when your student joins, please do the following so that we know your student is enrolled with us when the joining request comes through.

• Option 1: If your student already has a chess.com account and wants to use that one, please email cbacke@yksd.com with your student's username so that he knows to allow them into our club once they have requested to join.

• Option 2: If your student doesn't have an account yet with chess.com or if they want to make a new one for this purpose, please have them add their location to their username (i.e. ANC, DEL, ER, FAI, JUN, WAS). This will also make it fun so you can see where the students are located who you are playing against. You are welcome to use your student's district email address for this purpose which is listed in Brightways under "Credentials."

Live Games & Tournaments: Tuesdays starting at 3:15pm

Students can play games with members of our club whenever they like; however, it often takes a while when the players are not logged in at the same time and have to wait for their opponent to make a move. To help with this, we'll have live games and tournaments happening on Tuesdays starting at 3:15pm. This is a great time for your student to log in and play live games with other YKSD Chess Club members. There will also be opportunities in the future for students to earn cool rewards for their achievements and bragging rights as they level up their skills and ratings.

1. Log in: https://www.chess.com/club/yksd-chess-club

2. Click on "Members" in the menu on the right side of the screen.

3. Click the green "challenge" button next to someone's name to start a live game with them.

4. Have a question or need help? Click the envelope "send message" button next to our "Super Admin" Chuck Backe (username Bladdies) to get assistance while logged in.

Chess Club - for students who love chess or want to learn

If your student already loves chess or wants to learn how to play, all are welcome. We have enough chess sets for 22 kids to play at the same time, so please let us know if your student will be attending so we know how many boards to get set up.

There will be mini lessons taught to the students so they can learn new moves and strategies. Some weeks the kids will get to compete in a tournament style bracketed round of play. There is also an option for the kids to play online using chess.com so that if they can't make it in to the office for club, they can still play with kids who are here or others joining from home. Every week the kids have a great time!

High School Personal Finance Class - Wed 9-11am

The high school Personal Finance Class will be meeting at the Raven Office starting Oct 16. If your student is interested in joining or if you would like more info, let us know so that we can get you connected with the parents facilitating the class.

Two of our Raven parents (April Hotchkiss and Kathy Holt) will be hosting this class at the office this fall. They will be using the Dave Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance: Homeschool Edition for the curriculum. The students will watch lecture videos and work through the materials together. Let us know if you are interested in more information and how to get the class added to your student's ILP for earning credit.

• 10/16 - Chapter 1




• 10/23 - Chapter 2




• 10/30 - Chapter 3




• 11/6 - Chapter 4




• 11/13 - Chapter 5




• 11/20 - Chapter 6




• 11/27 - Chapter 7




• 12/4 - Chapter 8




• 12/11 - Chapter 9




• 12/18 - Chapter 10




• 1/8 - Chapter 11




• 1/15 - Chapter 12




• 1/22 - Chapter 13




• 1/29 - Make up/Wrap up

Join us for an informative tour of our local police station!

We are excited to be able to go on a field trip to the police station again. School Resource Officer Cryderman will be leading our tour. Group size is limited to 30 total (parents and students), so please include the total number of people attending with your family when you sign up. Be sure to arrive a few minutes early because we all have to meet in the lobby and be escorted in together at 1pm, so you don't want to be left behind.

High School Spanish Tutoring

In this club students will receive assistance from Carmen for their Spanish class. They will receive guidance with homework, get help with terminology or conjugation, practice pronunciation and polish conversational skills.

When: Wednesdays, 3-4pm, beginning October 2nd

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/gft-duty-igk

Virtual Writing Club

Join Erika for Raven-Wide Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• September: who am I writing

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=82316682155

Virtual Writing Club - Oct 10 at 2pm

Join Erika (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Food, Games, and Costume Parade.

Raven parent Amy Carney is organizing swim socials for all ages. Here is the plan for this month:

• Tuesday, October 15 at 2pm at AGB for an hour

• Monday, October 28 at 2pm at DPAC for an hour

"All ages welcome, but I am coming with a late grade schooler. We’re just going to have fun, play, socialize, and get PE credit. Parents don’t have to swim. Maybe sometimes I won’t either, depending on attendance and what other parents want. Drop-off is ok, but I won’t be taking contact info in case of an emergency. Kids dropped off need to be old enough to know their own swim safety and have their own emergency contact info. We can wait around each desk area for 5-10 minutes before going into the pool so families have a chance to go in together. Eventually we’ll just go straight into the pool. I’ll be the one with the rainbow swim cap. You can provide my mobile 907-326-1698 for text or call with questions." ~Amy

Virtual Spanish Lessons

Join Carmen for some great Spanish lessons! We will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages and crafts.

When: Tuesdays, beginning October 1st, 12-12:45pm

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/xcu-efiz-cut

Join Carmen (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for some great Spanish lessons! Classes will meet weekly, every Tuesday, from October-May to learn the basics of conversational Spanish. The curriculum we will be utilizing is “Rockalingua”, a very hands-on comprehensive curriculum that has songs, videos, games, coloring pages, and crafts.

• Tuesdays, beginning October 1st

• Via Google Meet: 12-12:45pm

Join other Raven families Tuesdays to connect with other parents while the kids get their energy out! This club is geared toward PK - 4th graders. Recess Club will be alternating locations between Loretta French and Town Square parks through the school year - check your weekly Smore for this week's location.

Chess Club: for students who love chess or want to learn/improve their skills.

If your student already loves chess or wants to learn how to play, all are welcome. We have set up an online chess club for our school district (YKSD) so Raven and River students can play one another all over the state. This is a closed club just for our students, so when your student joins, please do the following so that we know your student is enrolled with us when the joining request comes through.

• Option 1: If your student already has a chess.com account and wants to use that one, please email cbacke@yksd.com with your student's username so that he knows to allow them into our club once they have requested to join.

• Option 2: If your student doesn't have an account yet with chess.com or if they want to make a new one for this purpose, please have them add their location to their username (i.e. ANC, DEL, ER, FAI, JUN, WAS). This will also make it fun so you can see where the students are located who you are playing against. You are welcome to use your student's district email address for this purpose which is listed in Brightways under "Credentials."

Live Games & Tournaments: Tuesdays starting at 3:15pm

Students can play games with members of our club whenever they like; however, it often takes a while when the players are not logged in at the same time and have to wait for their opponent to make a move. To help with this, we'll have live games and tournaments happening on Tuesdays starting at 3:15pm. This is a great time for your student to log in and play live games with other YKSD Chess Club members. There will also be opportunities in the future for students to earn cool rewards for their achievements and bragging rights as they level up their skills and ratings.

1. Log in: https://www.chess.com/club/yksd-chess-club

2. Click on "Members" in the menu on the right side of the screen.

3. Click the green "challenge" button next to someone's name to start a live game with them.

4. Have a question or need help? Click the envelope "send message" button next to our "Super Admin" Chuck Backe (username Bladdies) to get assistance while logged in.

High School Personal Finance Class - Wed 9-11am

The high school Personal Finance Class will be meeting at the Raven Office starting Oct 16. If your student is interested in joining or if you would like more info, let us know so that we can get you connected with the parents facilitating the class.

Two of our Raven parents (April Hotchkiss and Kathy Holt) will be hosting this class at the office this fall. They will be using the Dave Ramsey Foundations in Personal Finance: Homeschool Edition for the curriculum. The students will watch lecture videos and work through the materials together. Let us know if you are interested in more information and how to get the class added to your student's ILP for earning credit.

• 10/16 - Chapter 1




• 10/23 - Chapter 2




• 10/30 - Chapter 3




• 11/6 - Chapter 4




• 11/13 - Chapter 5




• 11/20 - Chapter 6




• 11/27 - Chapter 7




• 12/4 - Chapter 8




• 12/11 - Chapter 9




• 12/18 - Chapter 10




• 1/8 - Chapter 11




• 1/15 - Chapter 12




• 1/22 - Chapter 13




• 1/29 - Make up/Wrap up

High School Spanish Tutoring

In this club students will receive assistance from Carmen for their Spanish class. They will receive guidance with homework, get help with terminology or conjugation, practice pronunciation and polish conversational skills.

When: Wednesdays, 3-4pm, beginning October 2nd

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/gft-duty-igk

Virtual Writing Club

Join Erika for Raven-Wide Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• September: who am I writing

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+

Meeting Link: https://yksd.zoom.us/j/7577980409?pwd=SklVZkRnSWY4WUxQbDZhdlQyMUpIQT09&omn=82316682155

Virtual Writing Club - Oct 10 at 2pm

Join Erika (from the Anchorage Raven Office) for Virtual Writing Club! This year, each month will have a focus, and students can sign up for certain topics or are welcome to join for the year!

Topics to be covered:

• October: intro to sentence writing: subjects, predicates and punctuation

• November: types of sentences and different ways to write sentences

• December: parts of speech

• January: intro to five sentence paragraph

• February: five sentence paragraph continued

• March: persuasive writing

• April/May: figurative language/poetry

When: Thursdays, 2-3pm, via Zoom

Grades: 4+