Congratulations to the mighty READERS at the Koyuk Malimiut School! Keep reading!
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Go forward with pride, purpose, and heart. Stay curious, be kind and never stop learning. Congratulations graduates! We are very proud of you!
You are invited to the Graduation Ceremony for the class of 2025 on May 9th at 7 PM at the Koyuk Malimiut School gym. It’s been a journey filled with hard work, growth, and unforgettable memories and the graduating class would love for you to be part of their special moment.
Awesome job Malemutes! Keep reading!
Koyuk School will have an early out at 2:00, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for parent teacher conferences. Conferences are from 2:30 – 5:30. Please come by pick up your child’s report card and meet with the teacher(s).
Registration for 'Meals to You' program is now open! Register by scanning the QR code. Sign-ups are available from April 1st to April 30th.
Reminder: Spring testing begins tomorrow and runs through April 10. Please help by ensuring your child gets a good night's sleep and is well rested. Have your child eat a healthy breakfast at home or school. Ensure your child is at school on time. Please encourage your child to do their best on the tests. Thank you for your continued support, we appreciate our families!
Spring Testing will begin next week.
April 1 – AK STAR ELA Grades 3, 4, 5
MAP Reading Grades K, 1,2, 10, 11, 12
April 2 – AK STAR Math Grades 3, 4, 5
MAP Math Grades K, 1,2
MAP Language Grades 10, 11, 12
April 3 - MAP Language Grade 2
AK Science – Grade 5
April 8 - AK Math Grade 7
AK ELA Grades 8, 9
April 9 - AK Math Grades 8, 9
AK ELA Grade 6
April 10 -AK Science Grades 8,10
AK Math – Grade 6
AK ELA = Grade 7
Let's continue to work together to help your child be successful.
Ensure your child gets a good night's sleep and is well rested.
Have your child eat a healthy breakfast at home or school.
Ensure your child is at school on time.
Encourage your child to do their best on the tests.
Please join us on Friday, March 28th at 9AM for the 3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony. We look forward to seeing you as we honor our wonderful students for their continued hard work in academic achievement and attendance.
Region One 2025 Bering Sea Conference at Savoonga, AK.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co
Link to updated schedule and brackets:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTlbSGjeiMFG_3a4YPpS_6L9GyntijZpkBVBKOuMu88Z6WfEPYXPMCGzSc5OI5Z2WMWMbMI4x8cOSye/pubhtml
Off to the Regionals!! Good luck to the Koyuk Malemute Basketball Team and Coaches! We will be cheering for you!! GO MALEMUTES!
Your input through a quick survey of our Building Administrators (Principals) at BSSD is crucial as we constantly work towards improvements. Your feedback on their leadership is immensely valuable to us. Ensuring that we're serving everyone to the best of our abilities is our priority.
📢 If you're a staff member, we kindly request you to complete one survey from your staff perspective and another from your viewpoint as a parent/community member.
📢 Parents, your insights are highly appreciated! Please take a few moments to share your thoughts through a separate survey focusing on your parental perspective.
📢 Students, your voice matters! You'll have the opportunity to express your opinions by participating in the survey at school.
If you need assistance accessing the survey, don't hesitate to contact a school administrator at your site. Your perspectives play a significant role in our plans for improvement. Thank you for taking the time to provide your valuable insights!
THIS IS ANONYMOUS
https://forms.gle/Bd1HMejYvryRCMks8
Way to go Malemutes!! Keep reading.
Congratulations Malemutes! Keep reading!
Literacy Night, Thursday February 6, 2025 from 6 - 7:30
Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the BSSD Academic Decathlon and best of luck to all participants of the 2025 State Academic Decathlon!
🎉 Competing in such events requires dedication, hard work, and passion for learning—well done!🎉
Good morning Koyuk families. I want to inform you that the landline to cell phone or cell phone to landline is still down due to the GCI problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. If your child is absent and you are not able to reach the school, please send a note with them when they return so their absence is marked correctly. Thank you.
Koyuk Malimiut School is seeking leaders to teach sessions at our inupiaq Days scheduled the week of April 21, 2025 through April 24, 2025. We would love to offer a variety of sessions and are open to suggestions. We welcome Filipino cultural sessions as well! BSSD has an honorarium program to pay leaders up to $500. Contact Sherry Hardin or Melissa Dewey if you have any questions or to sign up to lead one or more sessions. Thank you.
Native Food Preparation Traditional Healing
Skin Sewing Drumming & Dancing Carving
Beading Processing meat/hides Legends/Stories
Native Language Trapping Fishing
Hunting/Survival Skills Native Youth Olympics
4️⃣ UPDATE 2/10/25: Please see the link below from PowerSchool with detailed instructions for affected individuals to sign up for the complimentary monitoring services they are offering.
https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/?mkt_tok=ODYxLVJNSS04NDYAAAGYUw1qvalCkM-opsqw_X88mZGfsOU0TvCbtKpV6UUxwrK7Lum_5r7aoh3zISVwBLVRyqWFjqt7ztZHf-GcQzBzwSKTutzlww3UsWMZ0uz-qnYsNA8b
3️⃣ UPDATE 1/21/25: PowerSchool confirmed on January 17, 2025, that it will be reaching out directly to any individuals who may have been impacted and offering credit monitoring and identity protection services. If your information was affected, and your email address was stored in PowerSchool, you should receive a communication from PowerSchool within the coming weeks. We also understand that PowerSchool is providing notification of this event on its website and to media and state regulators.
Because this occurred at PowerSchool, we do not have any additional details about the incident or the investigation at this time. We continue to monitor updates from PowerSchool and will share those updates as they become available.
2️⃣ PowerSchool has released a public statement and a FAQ section and can be accessed here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/
1️⃣ The PowerSchool breach mentioned in this letter was not isolated to our district but part of a nationwide incident affecting multiple school districts across Alaska and other states that used their hosting services. While we are monitoring the situation closely, PowerSchool is conducting a thorough investigation to assess the scope and impact and will provide an update once their investigation is finished.
PowerSchool has committed to providing identity protection and monitoring services as needed. BSSD has notified our cyber insurance and district leadership and it is important to note that this data breach did not occur because of action or lack of action by any of the employees of Bering Strait School District. This data breach occurred through the support tools that PowerSchool (the company) uses to assist districts when they call in for technical support.
Please read the attached letter regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).
Koyuk Malimiut School will have an early out at 1:30, Thursday, January 16, 2025 for parent teacher conferences. Conferences are from 2 – 5:30. Please come by pick up your child’s report card and meet with the teacher(s).
