John Apangalook School

Good Afternoon: A couple more announcements... Please remember to return the Tuberculosis Screening permission slip, as well as the permission slip to have your child's eyes screened. If glasses are needed, Tundra Health will send two pairs of glasses, one for home and one to keep here at school. Mark the date!! On Sept. 9th there will be an open house at the school from 6-7:30 pm. Come meet your students' teachers and administration. There will also be a migrant ed. meeting. Cake will be served.

Good Morning Sivuqaq: A few reminders for the upcoming week. There will be no school on Friday or Monday in observance of Labor Day. Beginning September 6th, students arriving after 9:10 am will be placed on gym list. However, students who arrive on time to school everyday during a week will have their names placed in a drawing to win a prize. The homeroom with the best on time attendance during the quarter will win a pizza party and movie day. Let's make every effort to get our kids to school on time each day.

Good Afternoon Sivuqaq!! Tomorrow is the day!! School starts. Please, have your child here by 8:20 a.m. for breakfast. School starts at 9:00 a.m. and a welcome back assembly beginning at 9:15 a.m. Please, feel free to come in and meet the new staff. We look forward to seeing you all again for the start of a terrific new year. There will be a basketball tournament this weekend, and open gym will start on Monday, August 29th.

Good Afternoon Sivuqaq: Just a few dates to remember. Paraprofessionals need to report to work on 8/15/2022 at 8:30 this is mandatory. School starts 8/24/2022. Open gym will start soon, keep an eye out for gym notifications. Have a great weekend!

Message from Courtland about Cross Country running: If you are interested in running cross country please see Courtland outside the main entrance to the school at 3:30 on Wednesday. This will be for both high school, middle, and elementary students 3rd grade up to get forms and to learn about the program. We may run, but it will be something short similar to a warm up.

STEM SUMMER CLUB! May 23 - May 26 w/ Demetri Pantelis (NACTEC STEM teacher) Dear Gambell Family, Next week, beginning May 23rd, Monday -Thursday, we will be hosting a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) summer club during summer school hours for students grades K-5. Students will be working on engineering units including Engineering Bubble Wands, Designing Water Filters, and Designing Trash Collectors, which are part of the Engineering is Elementary curriculum developed by the Museum of Science, Boston. The activities are free, hands-on, and lots of fun! Grades K-2: 11am - 12pm Grades 3-4: 12pm - 1:30pm Grade 5: 1:30pm - 3pm Where: Cafeteria A SMALL SNACK WILL BE PROVIDED

BSSD Regional School Board Elections DEADLINE to file to run for a seat is August 5th More information at click the link below https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/regionaleducationalattendancearea.php

SUMMER SCHOOL Summer School will start on Monday, May 23, 2022. This year, summer school will be limited to K-5th grade students. We will be focusing on science, reading and writing. The day will start at 11:00 am and run until 2:00pm. There will be snacks provided for all. We hope to see you there! Penny and Emily

A reminder to Gambell Community: Please, join us for class of 2022 Graduation. Graduation will begin promptly at 7 pm in the school gym.

Good afternoon: The school will send students home today early with permission of families. If you give permission for your child to go home today early please contact the school. Thank you.

Good Afternoon Gambell Families. Due to the end of the school, the administration has decided that tomorrow will also be a half day. Students will be dismissed after lunch tomorrow and on Thursday, the last day of school.

Today will be the final Atuq of the year. Please, come and join us in the gym. We hope you all have a great weekend.

It is that time of year again, it is the end of open gym. Tonight 05/12/2022 will be the last open gym for the 2021-2022 school year. We will re-open once school begins again in August. Thanks everyone for a great school year.

Congratulations to our winners of Best in Show! Thank you so much to everyone who took a moment to vote, did the hard work of creating artwork to submit, supported students in the submission process, or otherwise helped make this virtual event a reality! To view all winners and see the full show, follow this link: https://sites.google.com/bssd.org/arts/k-12-online-art-show/2021-2022-art-show

Just a reminder that the Spring Bazaar is today from 4-7. Come, shop, and watch the shootout.

LAST CHANCE VOTING Use this link to vote on the 2021-2022 Virtual Art Show: https://sites.google.com/bssd.org/arts/k-12-online-art-show Voting will be open through the weekend.

Good Afternoon Gambell School Community: After careful consideration, and input from the community and students, the following changes to prom have been made. Prom will be moved from April 23, 2022 to Sunday, May 1, 2022. Dinner will begin at 6 pm with prom starting at 7 pm. Lock-in will occur after prom and end at 4 am. We will still have school Monday, but it will be a late arrival with students starting at 11:00 am. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school. Thanks everyone for your input.

Please see the attached flyer for upcoming GAM school events.

Good Afternoon: Prom is scheduled for 4/23/2022. At this time the prom lock-in is cancelled due to lack of student and volunteer participation. Tomorrow will be the last day to sign up for prom. If we don't have enough volunteers to chaperone or student interest, we will have to cancel prom. We will be unable to reschedule due to the Gambell Shoot Out and Senior Trip.

Spring Bazaar!! Friday, April 29th from 4-7 PM In the MPR Come out & support our Seniors for their trip! Text Dallas to purchase a table - Small tables $10 - Large tables $20