Back to School 2013

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

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First day of school ..................... 4 Preparing for kindergarten .......... 6 School construction, additions .... 8 New principals ........................ 10 School district map ............ 12-13 Technology in school ................ 14 Unplugging ............................. 16 Healthier school lunch ............. 18 Pack things they’ll eat .............. 20 Bus safety .............................. 21

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A NOTE FROM FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT PETE LEWIS Welcome students and parents to the 2013-2014 school year!

The start of a new school year is an exciting time and an appropriate moment to reflect upon our mission to provide an excellent and equitable education in a safe, supportive environment so all students can become productive members of a diverse and changing society.

Throughout the summer, school district staff worked diligently to fulfill our mission by updating curricula, enhancing information and communication systems, and upgrading facilities.

Examples of new and inno-

vative efforts to advance the district include the implementation of Content Leadership Teams and Lewis the launch of a mobile app.

Content Leadership Teams are collaborative working groups of teachers, administrators, post-secondary education representatives, and community members who lead the review and development of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

These new teams provide diverse expertise and consistent curricular guidance that supports a guaranteed and viable curriculum in alignment with state and national standards.

Thanks to a school-business partnership with Pogo

system will also be introduced over the course of the school year. It is going to be a busy year.

Examples of new and innovative As I enter my fourth year as superintendent, I am conefforts to advance the district include tinually impressed by the the implementation of Content Leader- dedication, creativity, and ambition of our staff. Equally ship Teams and the launch of a mobile impressive is the commitment of our parents and the level at which the community of app.

Fairbanks and the Board of Education support its public schools.

Mine, the school community launch date.

On behalf of the Board of will also have the opportuThere are changes and new Education, our administranity to connect with the dischallenges on the horizon as tive team, and our staff, I trict and individual schools we move to a new system of thank you for your support through a new mobile app. instructional accountability of our public schools. WorkThe mobile app will provide throughout the state. The ing together, 2013-2014 will mobile access to student Alaska School Performance be another exceptional school information such as grades, Index replaces Adequate year. attendance, fees and fines and Yearly Progress, which was be home to current calendars, a mechanism for measuring Pete Lewis pertinent news, interesting school and district perforSuperintendent stories, and more. Stay tuned mance. Alaska Content StanFairbanks North Star for more information about its dards and a new evaluation Borough School District

SCHOOL REGISTRATION

REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS

ELEMENTARY: New or transferring students should register for school on August 8 and 9, 2013 . Register at the school the student will attend and provide an immunization record and proof of residency at registration. Kindergarten and mrst grade students also need to supply proof of age and residency. "ll new students need to provide proof of age-appropriate immunizations.

4tate law reRuires all students to have the following immunizations

SECONDARY: Middle and high school students who are new to the district should visit the school website for registration dates and times. Returning students who registered last spring do not need to register again; schedule changes will be made only after new students are registered. "ll new students need to provide proof of age-appropriate immunizations.

OUT-OF-ATTENDANCE-AREA (OAA): Elementary school (K-6) students

t "ll students must have at least %15 (with one after age ) at least polio MMR and the )epatitis " and # series (or be in process). t 7aricella (chicken poY) for grades K-6. t " booster dose of 5dap is reRuired years after the last %15. t Kindergarten students and all students new to the district need a 5# skin test within days of admission.

may apply to attend school outside their attendance area. "dmittance is determined on a year-by-year basis and families of students enrolled outside of their attendance area shall provide their own transportation. 5he 0"" application is available at the school ofmce and admittance is determined by 4eptember at the latest. 4tudents in grades - must submit an 0"" application the mrst year the student wishes to attend the school. 0"" admittance is not guaranteed.

*mmunization reRuirements apply to all public school students including students attending charter schools 'airbanks #.E.4.5. and other alternative programs.

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/ote "ll secondary students (Kunior high middle school and high school students) are reRuired to have a physical eYam and a signed parent consent form on mle prior to beginning his her mrst team practice of the school year. 5he forms as well as all handbooks can be found online at k12northstar.org/student–activities . 'or more information call Steve Zanazzo, 456-7794, ext. 17520 .

k 1 2 n o r t h s t a r. o r g Notice of Nondiscrimination: The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is an equal employment and educational opportunity institution.

As of July 1, 2013, those seeking a religious exemption for immunizations must complete a 4tate of "laska Religious EYemption 'orm annually. The form is available at k12northstar.org/immunizations or from *f your child needs an immunization contact your private provider or the 'airbanks Regional 1ublic )ealth $enter - 6 8. #arnette 4treet.

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Getting ready for the big day The first day of school can be hard on parents as much as students

By WESTON MORROW wmorrow@newsminer.com

The first day of school can be both an exciting and terrifying experience. It shows up again and again in popular culture — movies and books frequently use the first day of school as a jumping of point for adolescent insecurity.

What doesn’t always come across in pop culture is that students aren’t always the only ones with those feelings.

For a parent, it might be more like nervousness mixed with relief. For a teacher, it might be part anxiety part passion.

Exactly what emotions each individual is feeling on the first day of

school is unknowable, but what’s certain is that there are inevitably a lot of them.

The first day of school for the 2013-14 school year in Fairbanks, Aug. 21, is rapidly approaching — but don’t worry, the Daily News-Miner and the Fairbanks North Star School District are there to help increase the excitement and decrease the terror.

One of the best ways to reduce stress on the first day is to do as much preparation as possible beforehand. If things like lunches and bus schedules have been covered before Aug. 21, there are a few less things to worry about.

Bus schedules throughout the FNSB school district are listed elsewhere in this back to school section.

If you haven’t already, turn over to that page to find out when and where your child needs to be on the morning of Aug. 21 — it’s OK; we’ll wait.

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With transportation and school supplies taken care of, you’re that much closer to a (partially) stress-free first day. But don’t forget your lunch.

Doran said one of the questions he gets most often from parents before the first day is whether they need to pack a lunch for their children. Fret not if you lack peanut butter and jelly or if you’re out of bread — lunch is available on the first day.

But while the subject is in your mind, don’t forget to go through the payment process on or (preferably) before the first day. Lunch payment can even be set up online now. Hurray for technology.

Payment options and applications for free or reduced price lunches can be found on the district’s website at www.k12northstar.org/departments/ nutrition.

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OK, so now that you know the local bus route (or how to get to the school if you plan to drive) that’s one less thing to worry about. Let’s move on to school supplies. Have you bought them yet? Don’t worry, there’s still time.

Most schools provide a list of recommended supplies to get for the upcoming year, and in many cases, those lists can be found at local stores as well.

Make sure you’ve got the essentials, but don’t freak out if you haven’t gotten every color of Hello Kitty highlighters yet or a scanning electron microscope or something.

In many cases, students won’t need all their school supplies on the first day, according to Denali Elementary School Principal Tim Doran.

“Especially if a parent has several kids — that can add up to a lot of money,” Doran said. “We want to see your kids more than we want to see

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FIRST DAY: Ignition program gives new high school students a jump start Continued from Page 4

The first day of school is always an adjustment period, but some of that adjustment can take place even before then.

Most schools offer open house events a few days before the start of school year. Parents and students can show up throughout the day and meet their teachers.

Students who are new to the district, or who just switched schools, can wander the halls and become

more acquainted with the building so they’ll know where there first few classes are.

For all the kindergartners reading the newspaper, there’s good news — kindergarten classes don’t start on the same day as other grades. Teachers will take the first week of the school year to sit down with individual students and their parents.

On the other end of the age spectrum, freshmen and high school students who are new to the district

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Perhaps above all, Aug. 21 will be a day to meet new people: new teachers and new classmates alike. “The kids are excited, a little bit nervous. We are excited, a little bit nervous,� Doran said, but most of all he wanted to tell parents, “We’re ready. We’re ready and like what we’re doing.�

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can take advantage of the Ignition program. Ignition is the district’s attempt to acclimate incoming high school students before the chaos of day one.

Students are assigned their lockers and schedules. They meet advisers and can tour some of their classrooms — all while the halls are still relatively empty.

They also have the opportunity to participate in a number of group activities with each other and upper classmen mentors, so when school

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Ben Eielson High School Want to prepare your child FALL SPORTS INFORMATION for kindergarten? Start now Listed below are the starting dates, coaches' names and phone numbers, practice times and locations for the fall sports at Ben Eielson High School.

By AMANDA BOHMAN For the News-Miner Yvette Birkholz reads to her children every night and takes them to the library.

When they were little, Birkholz taught them alphabet games and had a letter of the week.

The six Birkholz children, including two sets of twins, attended preschool and could read on their first day of kindergarten. The children worked on basic math, too.

“It wasn’t like we were Nazis about it,” Birkholz said. Her children range in age from 8 to 18. “It was just fun. There was always a book they were interested in. We had such a good time.”

When it comes to preparing a child for kindergarten, start early and be playful. Read. Make sure the child is familiar with letters, numbers, colors and shapes.

A child should be able to get dressed without assistance, hold a crayon and recognize the letters in his

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Practice Location: Ben Eielson High School HS Football Cheerleading Coach Georgia Sandgren (385-0819 sandgrens@msn.com) Try-outs: 8/5/2013, 4:00 p.m.

Practice Location: Ben Eielson High School HS Tennis Boys & Girls Coach Matt Hardy (605-791-2987) First Practice: 8/5/2013, 4:00 p.m.

Practice Location: Fitness Center Tennis Courts HS Girls Volleyball Coach Dana Baugh (388-2215) First Practice: 8/12/2013, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Practice Location: Ben Eielson High School Before a student can participate, the STUDENT MUST HAVE: • A current physical on record with the school.

• Activity Consent/Release Form (Parent/Guardian must sign).

• Passed 5 classes with a 2.0 gpa previous semester.

• All Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors must be enrolled in 5 semester units of credit or equivalent to be eligible.

• Seniors who have passed all parts to the HSGQE must take at least 4 semester units of credit to be eligible. All other seniors must be enrolled in minimum of 5 semester units to be eligible.

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KINDERGARTEN: Planning ahead Continued from Page 6

day of kindergarten is personal confidence and a curious mind for learning new things,” said Michelle Spillane, owner of Young Learners Preschool in Fairbanks.

Spillane said social skills are also important because children need to learn to move passed conflicts that can distract from learning.

The preschool teacher recommended play dates, story time at the library, swim lessons and summer camps as ways for young children to gain social experience.

“When a child has a set of welldeveloped social skills in which to draw from, they are able to move in and out of situations with confidence,” Spillane said in an email.

The basic qualifications to enter kindergarten in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is borough residency and the child must turn 5 on or before Sept. 1.

The state of Alaska published a 200-page manual detailing what children should know and be able to do at various stages of development from birth to kindergarten. The Early Learning Guidelines came out in 2007.

For children entering kindergarten, the manual recommends they be able to button large buttons; carry a glass of water across a room without spilling it; run 50 to 75 yards without stopping; help with chores; identify adults who can help in dangerous situations; refrain from interrupting others who are talking; and show loyalty to friends.

Children entering kindergarten should be able to listen to instructions; maintain interest in an activity until it’s finished; count to 20; sort things into categories; and name some coins and bills.

There are dozens more recommendations, such as match many sounds to letters and recognize common symbols, such as a restroom sign.

Birkholz, the mother of six, thinks early learning has helped her children thrive in school because it made them confident as students.

“It makes such a difference,” Birkholz said.

For more information on the state’s early learning guidelines, go to www.eed.state.ak.us/publications/ EarlyLearningGuidelines.pdf.

Contact freelance writer Amanda Bohman at aknewsgirl@gmail.com.

School Year 2013 –2014 Public Release for Free and Reduced Price Meals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is pleased to announce its participation in the National School Lunch Program. Meals will be available to enrolled participants without regard to race, age, color, sex, disability, or national origin at the following sites: Anderson Elementary, Anne Wien Elementary, Arctic Light Elementary, Badger Road Elementary, Barnette Magnet, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High, BRIDGE (lunch only), Crawford Elementary, Denali Elementary, Effie Kokrine Charter, Hunter Elementary, Hutchison High, Joy Elementary, Ladd Elementary, Lathrop High, Nordale Elementary, North Pole Academy (lunch only), North Pole Elementary, North Pole High, North Pole Middle, Pearl Creek Elementary, Randy Smith Middle, Ryan Middle, Salcha Elementary, SMART, Tanana Middle, Ticasuk Brown Elementary, Two Rivers School, University Park Elementary, Weller Elementary, West Valley High, Woodriver Elementary. Meals meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The sites will participate in the National School Lunch Program, After School Snack, and the School Breakfast Program.

If your income is less than or equal to the following guidelines you are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. These guidelines are effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. If you have children who are approved for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Native Family Assistance Program (NFAP), they are automatically able to receive free meals by filing an application that includes their assistance number from one of those programs. Students who are identified as migrant, homeless, or runaway are automatically eligible and do not need to fill out an application but do need to contact the district’s homeless liaison or migrant coordinator to ensure benefits. Foster children receive free meals regardless of the income of the household with which they reside. Note: Medicaid and Denali Kid Care case numbers do not qualify for eligibility.

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Applications cannot be approved unless they contain complete information. Information provided on an application may be verified at any time. Households may apply for school meal benefits at any time during the school year if circumstances change. Children whose parents or guardians become unemployed may be eligible for school meal benefits based on their household income during the period of unemployment. A household whose application for school meal benefits is denied will be provided an opportunity to appeal the decision.

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Changes big and small What to expect to see at school after a season of construction

By WESTON MORROW wmorrow@newsminer.com Summer in Fairbanks is the season for construction. That goes double for schools, which need to get as much work done during summer vacation as possible to avoid any disruption during the school year.

Obviously, not all work can be done during the summer, but that’s invariably when much of it takes place.

Many students may return to their schools this August to vastly different surroundings.

Whether that difference is purely on the outside, or just in the gym, or in the classrooms themselves — some schools will be different than last spring.

Here is a list of major changes that have taken place this summer and construction projects that may carry through the school year.

Salcha Elementary School Much of the exterior at Salcha has been updated or replaced. A new roof, siding, windows and exterior doors have been put in. The insulation was updated throughout the building, which will help keep the building warm during winter and reduce heating costs.

In addition to these changes, a cosmetic overhaul has been done, adding a new paint job to the building’s facade. Previously white, the building’s exterior has been given a bronze and green finish.

Woodriver Elementary School The gymnasium at Woodriver was overhauled this summer. It received a new gym floor, lighting, insulation and ventilation system.

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CHANGES Continued from Page 8

All four walls of the gym have been covered in colorful nature murals. The markings on the floor, too, have been touched up and made more colorful.

It should be ready for students when the school year starts.

the off-season. The previous roof had a much lower insulation value. The new roof should help hold in heat more effectively and cut down on heating costs.

The project should be completed in time for the start of school.

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The flooring in all the hallways at Arctic Light has been updated this summer. The hallways used to be carpeted, but will now be covered with a new rubber flooring surface.

Project Manager Larry Morris said the rubber surface is much easier to maintain and more colorful than carpet, as well as lasting much longer. The rubber flooring should last about 50 years, according to Morris, while carpet typically lasts only 20 or 30 years.

A similar rubber flooring was installed in the Frankfurt airport in 1947 and is still there to this day, Morris said.

The school district will be working on the gymnasium at Ryan throughout the upcoming school year.

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Barnette Magnet School Phase three of the updates at Barnette Magnet School is scheduled to be complete when school starts this August. Phase three includes the addition of a new south wing.

The new southern wing will hold a new lobby, library and classrooms.

The inside of the wing is decorated with blue trimming and bright red, orange, green and yellow highlights.

North Pole received a new roof in

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Fairbanks-area schools welcome several new principals Several area schools will start the year with new principals. Read a little about them below:

FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT She began her career teaching in Oregon, where she worked as a middle school teacher, assistant principal and athletic director.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in geography, a master’s degree in teaching from Southern Oregon University and an administrative certificate from Portland State University.

In 2013, Randle was named the Alaska Assistant Principal of the Year

New principal at Joy Elementary: Briana Randle Briana Randle will take over as principal at Joy Elementary School this year. Before Joy Elementary, Randle worked as assistant principal at West Valley High School and at Lathrop High School before that.

by the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals.

New principal at Ticasuk Brown Elementary: Shawna Henderson Shawna Henderson will be the new principal at Ticasuk Brown Elementary School this year. She is replacing

Michael Angaiak, who will move to Anne Wien Elementary.

Henderson grew up in Fairbanks and returned to the FNSB School District four years ago. Prior to that she worked in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District for 10 years, where she completed her Type B Administrative Certificate through Please see PRINCIPALS, Page 11

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The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in the educational programs or activities which it operates.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This includes admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs, services, and activities.

Individuals requiring further information should contact the designated compliance director: Ms. Elizabeth (Bett) Schaffhauser • Employment and Educational Opportunity Director 520 Fifth Avenue 4th Floor, Suite A, Room 410, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 (907) 452-2000 ext. 11466 • Fax (907) 452-3172 • bett.schaffhauser@k12northstar.org

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CHANGES

PRINCIPALS

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Continued from Page 10

the same flooring changes as the hallways of Arctic Light.

The nurses offices used to be made of carpet, which Morris said was more susceptible to germs and stains.

The new rubber flooring should provided a more sterile surface to avoid the spread of germs in the nurses stations, Morris said.

The nurses offices that will see the change are Pearl Creek, Woodriver, Arctic Light, Lad, Joy, Ticasuk Brown, University Park, Weller and North Pole High School.

••• The projects listed are those that are deemed to be significant changes. Other, minor projects may be taking place or may occur throughout the school year. Look in future editions of the News-Miner for school construction updates during the school year.

University of Alaska Anchorage.

In Fairbanks, she has served as a teacher at Ladd Elementary School, a reading coach at Joy Elementary School and as assistant principal at University Park and Arctic Light.

Contact staff writer Weston Morrow at 459-7520. Follow him on Twitter: @FDNMschools.

New principal at Anne Wien Elementary: Michael Angaiak Michael Angaik will replace retiring principal Leslie Campbell at Anne Wien Elementary School this year. Angaiak formerly served as the principal at Ticasuk Brown Elementary School in North Pole.

He is being replaced at Ticasuk Brown by Shawna Henderson.

Earlier in his career, Angaiak taught fifth and sixth grade at Anne Wien, and he has stayed in the neighborhood.

Angaiak grew up in Fairbanks and attended University Park Elementary, Ryan Middle School and West Valley High School.

He has a bachelor’s degree in English, a teaching certificate from University of Alaska Fairbanks and a master’s degree in education from University Alaska Anchorage.

New principal at North Pole New principal at Crawford Elementary: Mark Winford Elementary: Barbara Sperl Mark Winford will take over as principal at North Pole Elementary School this fall. He began his career in 1998 teaching in Oak Harbor, Washington.

Prior to accepting the role of principal at North Pole, Winford worked as the assistant principal for West Valley High School. He has worked in the district since 2008.

When students take their desks this fall, Barbara Sperl will be the new principal at Crawford Elementary School.

Sperl is coming from Ticasuk Brown Elementary School, where she taught fourth grade. She brings with her 17 years of education experience.

— Compiled by Wes Morrow, wmorrow@newsminer.com

ALASKA GATEWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT New principal at Eagle Community School: Kristy Robbins Kristy Robbins will take over from Ann Millard as principal at Eagle Community School at the start of the 201314 school year.

She comes to Eagle from Georgia where she and her husband own a ranch. They have owned a cabin in Eagle since 2007 and Robbins’ motherand father-in-law have lived in Eagle for 25 years.

Robbins has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Florida and an Alaska teaching certification from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

In 2004 she was named Worth County Middle School Teacher of the Year.

New Principal at Dot Lake School: Scott Holmes Scott Holmes will be the new principal at Dot Lake Elementary School this year.

Holmes has earned Alaska Certifications in Administration, Kinesiology and Physical Education.

Before coming to Alaska, Holmes taught in a rural K-12 school in Maine.

He has also been an educator for the North Slope School District and a Virtual Instructor/Educational Leader for the Kodiak Island School District Rural Schools.

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Student Registrations Following is a list of back-to-school student registration dates and times planned at district schools. Contact your school for more information or to confirm dates/times.

SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Anderson Anne Wien Arctic Light Badger Road Barnette Magnet Crawford Denali Hunter Joy Ladd Nordale North Pole Pearl Creek Salcha Ticasuk Brown Two Rivers University Park Weller Woodriver

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MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS Ben Eielson........................................................

Aug. 8-9 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Hutchison ........................................................

Enrollment closed — not accepting applications at this time

Lathrop High .....................................................

Aug. 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

North Pole High ................................................

Aug. 8, 9, 12, 13 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 1-2:30 p.m.

North Pole Middle ............................................

Aug. 12, 13, 14 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Randy Smith Middle...........................................

Aug. 9 1-4 p.m.

Aug. 12 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 14 9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m.

Ryan Middle ......................................................

Aug. 9,12 9 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m.

Tanana Middle..................................................

Aug. 8, 9,10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

West Valley High ...............................................

8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Aug. 12, 13, 14 By appointment, call 479-4221, ext. 9111 to schedule

Fairbans North Star Borough School District Administrative Center Pete Lewis, Superintendent Roxa Hawkins, Asst. Supt.-Elementary Dr. Karen Gaborik, Asst. Supt.-Secondary

Elementary Schools: 1. Anderson 2. Ann Wien 3. Arctic Light 4. Badger Road 5. Crawford 6. Denali 7. Hunter 8. Joy 9. Ladd 10. Nordale 11. North Pole Elementary 12. Pearl Creek 13. Salcha 14. Ticasuk Brown 15. Two Rivers 16. University Park 17. Weller 18. Woodriver

✁ Phone numbers to clip and save ✁ The FNSBSD administrative offices are located at 520 Fifth Ave., wwwk12northstar.org, 452-2000 Extensions:

Superintendent 11401 School board 11400 Asst. superintendents 11411 Student records 11212 Transportation 11351 Food service

Middle Schools: 1M North Pole Middle 2M Randy Smith 3M Ryan 4M Tanana

Special education Curriculum B.E.S.T. Community relations After-school prog.

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High Schools: 1H Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High 2H Lathrop High 3H North Pole High 4H West Valley High 5H Hutchison High Charter/Magnet Schools: C/M1 Barnette C/M2 Chinook Charter C/M3 Effie Kokrine C/M4 Watershed C/M5 Star of the North (NPA) C/M5 Star of the North (CEC)

FNSBSD Key contacts: Anderson Elementary Shari Merrick, principal sharon.merrick@k12northstar.org 372-2167 Anne Wien Elementary Michael Angaiak, principal michael.angaiak@k12northstar.org 451-7500 Arctic Light Elementary Mary Carlson, principal mary.carlson@k12northstar.org 356-2038 Badger Road Elementary Dan File, principal dan.file@k12northstar.org 488-0134 Barnette Magnet School Dana Evans, principal dana.evans@k12northstar.org 456-6072 Ben Eielson Jr./Sr High Mario Gatto, principal mario.gatto@k12northstar.org 372-3110

Career Education Center Craig Kind, head teacher craig.kind@k12northstar.org 479-4061 Chinook Charter School Paul Fontes, head teacher paul.fontes@k12northstar.org 452-5020 Crawford Elementary Barbara Sperl, principal barbara.sperl@k12northstar.org 372-3306 Denali Elementary Tim Doran, principal timothy.doran@k12northstar.org 452-2456 Effie Kokrine Charter School Linda Evans, principal linda.evans@k12northstar.org 474-0958 Hunter Elementary Jeff Mann, principal jeffrey.mann@k12northstar.org 456-5775

Hutchison High School Dan Domke, principal daniel.domke@k12northstar.org 479-2261 Joy Elementary Briana Randle, principal briana.randle@k12northstar.org 456-5469 Ladd Elementary Robert J. Stitt Jr., principal robert.stitt@k12northstar.org 451-1700 Lathrop High Dave Dershin, principal dave.dershin@k12northstar.org 456-7794 Nordale Elementary Brian Powell, principal brian.powell@k12northstar.org 452-2696 North Pole Academy Bao Do, head teacher bao.do@k12northstar.org 490-9025

North Pole Mark Winfo mark.winfor 488-2286 North Pole Rich Smith, p richard.smith 488-2271

North Pole Bridget Lew bridget.lewi 488-3761 Pearl Creek Kate LaPlaun katherine.la 479-4234

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Watershed Charter School K-8 John Carlson, head teacher john.carlson@k12northstar.org 374-9350

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Ryan Middle Heather Stewart, principal heather.stewart@k12northstar.org 452-4751

Ticasuk Brown Elementary Shawna Henderson, principal shawna.henderson@k12northstar.org 488-3200

Weller Elementary Lynn Weckesser, principal lynn.weckesser@k12northstar.org 457-1629

Salcha Elementary Annie Keep-Barnes, principal annie.keep-barnes@k12northstar.org 488-3267

Two Rivers School Lori Swanson, principal lori.swanson@k12northstar.org 488-6616

West Valley High Other schools: Shaun Kraska, principal Fairbanks B.E.S.T. shaun.kraska@k12northstar.org 452-2000, ext. 11201 479-4221 Fairbanks Youth Facility Woodriver Elementary 456-1536 Grant Guy, principal grant.guy@k12northstar.org BRIDGE Program 479-4211 474-2144

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High tech: Schools embrace technology

By AMANDA BOHMAN For the News-Miner

THE OTHER SIDE

Toni Hawkins teaches advanced placement calculus. Too few students at each high school are able to take the class. It’s not widely offered in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

So last year, the district tried something new. Hawkins taught AP calculus to her students at West Valley High School and also to students at the Hutchison High School via distance delivery.

In a room decked out with projectors, cameras, microphones and a smart podium, which enabled the students in the other building to see Hawkins’ notes as she went along, Hawkins taught AP calculus. It was sort like using Skype, she said. The students at Hutchison had iPads.

Hawkins was able to record each class and upload the videos to YouTube. “It was a huge adjustment for me,” she said. “It was very sort of space age-y.”

The students in the other build-

“These are the tools of our age.”

While technology can be an effective teaching tool — know when to turn it off. Page 16 ing did just as well on tests as the students Hawkins taught face-to-face, she said. Distance delivery is one way the school district uses technology as a tool for teaching. Teachers are also using Google Earth, Global Positioning Systems, YouTube, Microsoft Excel, laptops, iPads and apps galore.

Students have taken virtual field trips to the Alaska SeaLife Center, analyzing their own vial of sea lion droppings as they watched live video from the Seward facility.

A science teacher at Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School uses a computer program and hand-held clickers to quiz his students in the middle of lessons. A receiver picks up a signal from each student and quickly grades the multiple choice questions, tabulating the class’s results

— Sue Hull, Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education member

and putting the outcome into graphs.

Teacher David Dyer said he can quickly adjust the lesson, depending on how much material he think students are absorbing.

“We are becoming a paperless society,” said Kathy Port, the district’s technology coordinator overseeing nine instructors who travel from school-to-school helping teachers integrate technology into lessons. “How many jobs are out there that do not utilize technology?”

A bulletin board down the hall from Port’s downtown office shows how even art teachers can use technology. Using an app called aTypo Picture, middle school art students

took self portraits and superimposed words on them.

Mackenzie Staiger, a teacher at Woodriver Elementary School, said she uses technology in a variety of ways. Excel to teach students about collecting data and making graphs and Google Earth to teach about places and plotting routes.

Staiger’s students map out their path from home to school and explore cities using Google Earth.

“The students in my classroom have used Google Earth to map out important Revolutionary War and Civil War battles along with researching important information about each battle,” Staiger wrote in an email.

Her pupils also learn how to use a GPS, using them for scavenger hunts at Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Google Earth and Excel have been worked into the curriculum for 4-8 graders, but otherwise technology use varies from teacher-to-teacher and school-to-school.

Please see TECH, Page 15

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TECH: Improving information access Continued from Page 14

All of the schools in the district have wifi. All of the teachers have a laptop and a document camera. Just about every school has multiple carts carrying laptops and iPads that teachers share.

Badger Elementary School is one of the most high-tech schools in the district thanks to a principal, Dan File, with a keen interested in technology. The school has the most iPads, according to Port, with a ratio of one

Schedule of Classes:

iPad for every two students.

This year, the district expanded its number of technology instructors — who train teachers on how to use technology — from eight to nine.

The district this year is also expanding class offerings for secondary students by offering medical terminology, child development and advanced placement economics via distance delivery.

Many of the technological advances at the schools have been paid for with one-time legislative grants, according

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• Jump Start Mini Camp Tuesday, August 13 For all NEW STUDENTS to the building. Invitation only.

• Schedule and locker pick up for returning 7th and 8th grade students Monday, August 19 • 11:30–3:00 p.m.

• Students First Day of School Wednesday, August 21 See you bright & early; classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

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“These are the tools of our age,” she said. “It just opens the door to the world.”

Hawkins, the AP calculus teacher, said she would like to use a smart podium for all of her classes. The lessons put on YouTube were an important tool in the distance delivery class.

“I can see this is amazing for students to have access to the notes and recorded lessons,” Hawkins said. “I’ve had my eyes opened technologically speaking.”

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to Sue Hull, who is on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education, the Association of Alaska School Boards and the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development.

“What we need is a more coordinated approach,” she said.

Hull supports a plan backed by the Association of School Boards called the 1 to 1 Initiative. The plan gets a digital device into the hands of every Alaska student spending almost $40 million in four years.

Gov. Sean Parnell backed the plan last year but it failed to gain enough support in the Legislature. Hull is hoping state lawmakers take another

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Unplugged: Limiting kids’ gadget usage

By KRISTIN CASTILLO Creators.com Mother of three Melissa Bessey says her kids are “all very techsavvy.” The kids — ages 2, 4 and 6 — share an iPad and have access to a laptop and a desktop computer. The 4year-old and 6-year-old also both have their own iPod Touch.

Despite all the access to technology, there are rules.

“All of our kids are allowed to use their ‘i’ devices daily, as long as they have 1) helped with their household chores and 2) done their schoolwork,” Bessey explains, noting that all the devices have only educational apps and games, as well as parental controls.

“Technology is everywhere, 24/7,” says Tim Elmore, founder and president of Growing Leaders, a youth leadership development nonprofit organization. “We are raising the first

generation of kids that don’t need adults for information.”

He says Web-savvy kids have information at their fingertips but still need parents and teachers to interpret the information.

Limiting screen time The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no TV or “entertainment media” for kids younger than 2, explain-

Be Aware That The FNSB School District

Attention: Parents

DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTOMATIC MEDICAL COVERAGE If Your Child Is Injured At School.

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Welcomes all new and returning students to the

This is Pearl Creek’s 30th Year!

School supply lists are available ahead of time at New student enrollment accepted during office hours M–F.

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We look forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 21.

Students in 1st through 6th grade attend school from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Please check the schedule for your Kindergarten or Pre-K students.

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The FNSB School District has arranged for a commercial carrier to make low cost accident insurance coverage, including accidental dental coverage, available to all public school students. This parent-paid insurance policy includes options for school-time, 24 hour STUDENT protection, football medical benefits and dental coverage.

Each district school will distribute to every student at the start of school, an ACCIDENT application and a brochure describing benefits and premium costs. If you wish to purchase this insurance policy, mail the completed application form to the INSURANCE If your child is not protected by a commercial carrier. This insurance may be purchased at any time during the school year. Coverage is effective the date the commercial carrier receives the parent or guardian’s health insurance policy, the commercial application. If you do not receive an application, or have questions on this matter, contact Risk Management at 459-1392. policy outlined herein is a reasonable and economical option.

ing that young kids “learn best by interacting with people, not screens.”

AAP limits screen time for older kids, suggesting no more than two hours of entertainment media each day.

“This allows for kids over 2 to have quality screen time a day with families watching a show, playing some games,” says pediatrician Gwenn O’Keeffe, CEO and editor-in-chief

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of Pediatrics Now, noting that the time limit “doesn’t include screen time for older kids who need to use computers” or other devices for homework.

Elmore stresses the need to balance screen time with face time.

“We can’t entirely deprive our children of these wonderful tools, because they will need the skills learned from them to function in this world,” he says, explaining how important it is for kids to learn “face-to-face communication skills.”

Tech troubles Here’s a reason to unplug: Kids who routinely play games or watch TV before bedtime are at risk for disturbed sleep.

“The light that emanates from all electronics can sabotage sleep, as well, because it interferes with the production

of our relaxing sleepy-time hormone, melatonin,” says sleep consultant Dana Obleman, who’s also the author of “The Sleep Sense Program.”

That’s why her rule is to turn off “electronics of any kind” at least an hour before bedtime.

“Kids’ evening routine should be focused on getting them mentally relaxed and ready to fall asleep,” says Obleman, who suggests replacing technology at night with activities such as playing a board game, coloring or reading books.

Setting rules Parents need to establish tech rules for the family.

“The rules and time limits parents place on device usage vary greatly,” says Spencer Whitman, CEO of AppCertain, a free service that helps parents monitor the apps their kids download. “Perhaps not surprisingly, as kids get older, there are less restric-

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tions enforced.”

Limiting technology use by kids older than 15 can be challenging.

“Instead of limiting total time spent on a device, we recommend enforcing one to three hours of ‘no tech’ time,” Whitman says. “In order to learn how to be a responsible user in the digital age, we encourage parents to talk with their children and discuss reasonable limits.”

AAP encourages parents to

set up “screen-free” zones in certain areas of the home, such as kids’ bedrooms, where there are no TVs, computers or video games.

“The concept is that kids need time with families without screens and digital gizmos,” O’Keeffe says. “Beyond these ‘zones,’ many of us also encourage families to find times to just unplug regularly.

For example, use weekends to just shut off cellphones and go off the grid for a bit.”

Parents need to be consistent in enforcing the rules.

They also need to set a good example for their kids by turning off their phones, closing their laptops and shutting down other devices for meals and family time.

“If we make it a homewide policy that no one uses cellphones at the dinner table and place limits on Internet usage each day, there will be less of a fight with our kids,” Elmore says.

Bessey, who runs Give The Kids a Voice, a website for kids where her 6-yearold daughter blogs, says she and her husband are very involved with the kids’ use of technology.

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Healthy kids act adding nutrition to school lunch

By WESTON MORROW wmorrow@newsminer.com

increase the healthfulness of food students get at school.

Districts had to have many of those The cafeteria is like the hub of a requirements in place by the start of school, where students and staff con- last school year, 2012-13. verge every day. Some bring their own The new standards might have lunch, but many rely on the lunch some students in the Fairbanks North provided by the school district.

Star School District worried, but the For some, the quality of the day menu isn’t going to become all glutencan be judged almost entirely on free or vegan or anything. In fact, if what’s being served in the lunch line. students haven’t noticed any changes A lot can depend on school lunches: by now, they probably won’t notice The attitude of students on pizza any drastic changes in the future. day might be better than on brocAmy Rouse, director of nutrition coli and cheese day, for example, and services for the Fairbanks district, the nutrition students get from their said the food required by the new school meals can have a significant standards isn’t significantly different impact on their ability to learn. than what the district had been using The latter was part of the motivaall along. tion for First Lady Michelle Obama “We had been transitioning our and the U.S. Department of Agriculmenus slowly over the past seven ture to push for greater nutritional years by incorporating more fruits standards in school meals throughout and vegetables as well as whole grains the nation. and lower fat items so our students Those standards — known as the didn’t see major changes,” she said.

2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act One of the more significant changes — place a number of new requirePlease see LUNCH, Page 19 ments on school districts meant to

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— calories, saturated fat and trans fat — still factor in to the process, but is the requirement that all grains the district also has to ensure a cerserved be 100 percent whole grain by tain portion of fruits and vegetables the 2014-15 school year. Rouse said are served at each meal. the district is practically at this point Those fruits and vegetables must already. be of a certain color, too, which may Last year the district was at about seem insignificant but helps deter90 percent whole grain. This year it’s mine the kinds of nutrients provided. as high as 99 percent.

For parents, the change they’ll Just about the last thing standing likely notice most will be the cost. in the district’s way is one ingrediThat change will be seen for two ent in the tortilla chips the supplier reasons: Creating products that meet delivers, Rouse said. Apparently the new standards often costs additional district is working with the supplier money, and the Healthy, Hungerto get a tortilla chip that’s up to stan- Free Kids Act itself actually requires dard. districts to increase how much they Perhaps the biggest change to the charge. lunches themselves, however, isn’t a Districts are reimbursed a certain specific food requirement like having amount by the federal government whole wheat grains or low-sodium per lunch served. That reimbursecontent — it’s the meal planning pro- ment is meant to make up the difcess. ference in the cost to the district, Prior to the standards, districts but according to Rouse that is rarely had some leeway for how they the case. She said the district factors planned their meals, but the Healthy, the difference into its own budget to Hunger-Free Kids Act requires all avoid charging that much. school districts to use a universal The act, however, requires districts planning method. charge enough to make up the differThe Fairbanks district used to plan ence. If they don’t already, they must its meals by measuring nutrients such Please see LUNCH, Page 20 as calories and fat. Several nutrients Continued from Page 18

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How to pack healthy food your kids will actually eat

By ERIC CHRISTENSEN Creators.com In theory, packing a nutritious lunch for your children should be simple. In practice, it can be stressful for many parents. After all, parents have to balance nutritional recommendations against picky eaters, food allergies, school policies and shortened lunchtimes. Sadly, reality often falls short of our imagined ideal. But don’t use that as an excuse to give up.

Instead, by making small changes, parents can pack more nutritious, and more affordable, lunches that their children will actually eat.

Asha Dornfest, founder of the website Parent Hacks and co-author of “Minimalist Parenting,” says, “My first rule of thumb is to not put too much pressure on yourself to make it perfect.” Dornfest advises parents to aim high but realize that they can offer nutritious meals during the rest of the day to balance out any midday mistakes.

A good place to start when aiming high is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate dietary guidelines, which you can find at ChooseMyPlate. gov. Dr. Robert Post, associate executive director of the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, says MyPlate guidelines “are a simple, powerful visual cue to consumers to think about choosing healthier foods during meal times.” Post stresses that the icon is “suggestive of portion sizes, not prescriptive,” but he thinks the icon can easily be applied to school lunches.

He also notes that ChooseMyPlate. gov contains many tips on healthy meal planning and cooking nutritious meals, including SuperTracker, which helps parents analyze and improve

their family’s diet.

Once you know what the ideal lunch should look like, Dornfest says parents should focus on “the really big nutritional categories: something with protein, a fruit or a vegetable, something crunchy, maybe an optional treat and milk or water to drink.”

Use these groupings to standardize lunches. Dornfest says, “If I can come up with two or three lunches that my kids like, and I keep those items on my grocery list, I’m most of the way there. ... A lot of time, kids like to have the same thing over and over again for lunch.”

Next, use small tricks to ensure that your children will eat the food you pack for lunch. The best trick, Post and Dornfest agree, is to involve your children in the lunch packing process. “I think the sooner the better,” suggests Dornfest. “You’d be surprised what a preschooler can do.

I’m not talking about making lunch from start to finish, but giving you ideas about lunch, getting the napkin and putting it in their lunchbox. It’s about including them in the process as reasonable.” Post adds, “Kids are more likely to enjoy the foods when it’s their choice,” so he advises taking your children grocery shopping and letting them pick some items for lunch. He also notes that these trips can be a great opportunity for teaching children about nutrition.

Finally, many parents want to pack an affordable lunch. Many parents save money by purchasing reusable containers instead of single-use plastic bags. Dornfest notes that containers should be easy to clean and easy to open. She adds, “A lot of wasted money is in wasted food.”

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increase costs 10 cents per year until the costs line up.

For Fairbanks, that meant a significant cost increase for parents. The district decided in 2010-11 it would raise prices by 50 cents and hold it there as long as possible, Rouse said.

“If we’re going to raise prices, we try to raise it so we don’t have to do it annually,” she said.

If the district were to increase prices to match the difference all at once

this year, each lunch would cost about a dollar more.

Since the cost was updated a couple years ago, and nutrition changes have been ongoing for several years, students won’t notice any major lunch changes when doors open for the start of the 2013-14 school year, but more changes for snacks are looming on the horizon for future school years.

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School bus safety musts to teach your child

By SHARON NAYLOR Creators.com According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an average of 24 school-age children are killed in school transportation accidents each year.

Eleven of those children are on the school bus, and 13 are pedestrians.

Even one child killed or injured in a school bus accident is too many. So

it’s important to teach your children the safety rules of being in or around school buses.

Since it’s back-to-school time, make it a top priority to deliver a school bus safety lesson to children who will be riding the bus for the first time and to older children who have ridden the bus for several years.

They, especially, need to be reminded of how important it is to practice bus safety, because older kids can get

complacent about school bus risks.

The National School Bus Safety Week committee wants parents to be aware that the most dangerous part of the bus ride is getting on and off the bus.

The group says, “Pedestrian fatalities (while loading and unloading school buses) account for approximately three times as many school bus-related fatalities, when compared to school bus occupant fatalities.” The

loading and unloading area is called the “danger zone,” and it’s “the space on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of not being seen by the driver (10 feet in front of the bus where the driver may be too high to see a child, 10 feet on either side of the bus where a child may be in the driver’s blind spot, and the area behind the bus).”

Please see BUS SAFETY, Page 22

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Google an image of a school bus “danger zone” that illustrates in danger-red the areas around the bus that they are to avoid. It’s considered a common rule of thumb for children to stay at least 10 feet away from all sides of the bus and to always cross the street in front of the bus while the bus is stopped, red lights flashing, driver watching.

BUS SAFETY: Be aware of the ‘danger zone’ Continued from Page 21

The “Danger Zone” is particularly dangerous for young children, who are more likely to be struck because they act impulsively, dash to get on and off the bus, assume other drivers will see them and stop, and don’t always stay within the driver’s sight.

Older kids experience risk when they are distracted by their

friends — who also might be unaware of other motorists or their positioning in the driver’s blind spots — and by their handheld gadgets.

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to always cross the street in front of the bus while the bus is stopped, red lights flashing, driver watching.

Kids have to be taught or reminded to look carefully for other motorists who are not stopped for the bus and to look behind the bus for any irresponsible driver who might speed to pass the bus. They should never Please see BUS SAFETY, Page 23

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cross the street behind the bus.

If friends are headed that way, your child is not to follow them.

Role-play to give your child a script, such as, “Let’s cross up here where the driver can see us.” With practice, they’ll feel more confident in group dynamics.

Teach kids to stay away from the bus’s wheels, and if they drop something while getting off the bus,

“danger zone.”

And of course, children are to walk straight home, on the sidewalk, after getting off the bus. They should avoid strangers at all times and should not hang out with friends in the street.

Going straight home is a rule that must not be broken, or there will be consequences.

Here are some safety tips for when on the bus, which older kids also need to be reminded of because their peers may be unsafe travelers: • Walk directly to a seat and remain seated and facing forward for the entire ride.

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If your child forgets something on the bus, he or she should wave for the bus driver’s attention to ensure the driver stops the bus for safer reboarding.

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