Free or reduced meal price eligibility is based on income and household size. If you are not sure if you qualify, we encourage you to apply.
Approval for Free or Reduced meals serves 2 primary purposes:
1) Provides families the financial benefit of receiving school meals at a reduced rate or even free. We do not want a family’s financial situation to determine a student’s access to breakfast or lunch.
2) Schools receive additional funding based on the overall percentage of approved applications. These funds can be used for additional staff to provide academic support for our students, pre-school programs, additional academic resources, etc…
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade MAPS Testing starts next week.
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing provides teachers with valuable, immediate insights into student learning, allowing for more tailored instruction and support. It helps identify students’ strengths and areas for improvement, fostering growth and informing instructional decisions. MAP also helps track student progress over time and compare it to national norms, offering a comprehensive view of academic development.
Please join us for the Seward Schools Art Show. Featuring performances and pieces supported by the Seward Arts in Schools Program. Wednesday, April 30 at 5:45 at Seward Elementary School.
It’s Scholastic Book Fair time!!! The fair will be open April 14-17, and each class will have a chance to shop during their library time. Look for letters coming home this week with your student’s class shopping time. The fair will also be open to the public Monday through Wednesday, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
All proceeds from the fair benefit our school library program!
If you would like your student to be able to make purchases at the book fair, please see below for payment options:
* Cash (preferably in an envelope with your child’s name on it)
* Check (made out to Seward Elementary)
* Credit card— Send in a note and include your phone number. I will call you for your credit card information by Wednesday afternoon and your child’s purchase will be set aside until we have processed the payment.
* eWallet – this is a great new credit card payment method. Parents who tried out this option last year said it was super easy and convenient! Please visit this website to set up eWallet. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sewardelementaryschool
If you would like your child to purchase something specific, please let us know! If there is no note, we will assume your child can spend the money however they wish.
Thank you for supporting our Seward Elementary Book Fair!
We are hiring for the 2025-2026 School Year! We are in need of a Special Education Intensive Needs Teacher, an Occupational Therapist, and a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Occupational Therapist and Speech-Language Pathologist position postings & applications:https://www.applitrack.com/kpbsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackPostingSearch=location:%22Seward+Area%22
Good morning! We have some new bus information and schedules we’d like to share with you. These new schedules will start on Monday, April 7th.
Tamara (Tammy) Lang is the new Location Manager for First Student! She has gone through their routes and compiled a more thorough list of stops and stop times for routes 301, 302 and 303. She has also made a few minor changes that will be implemented on April 7th and are listed below. There will be no changes to the SPED route or route 305 at this time. The new bus schedules are at the end of this e-mail. If a new stop is needed, please call Tammy at (907) 224-3559 or e-mail Tamara.Lang@firststudentinc.com
Route 2 Changes starting April 7th
-In Forest Acres, two door-to-door AM stops on Dimond and Cedar will be combined into a single stop at the intersection of Dimond and Cedar. A member of the transportation team will be present on the first day of implementing this new stop in order to ensure that students are familiar with the safe place to wait.
-AVTEC gym will no longer be an authorized stop, as it is a business and does not qualify as a school-to-school stop. Boys and Girls club will remain unchanged.
Route 3 Changes starting April 7th
-Students at 1904 and 1902 Swetman will use the Kimberly Court stop.
No changes will be made to the routes until April 7 to allow parents ample time to plan
Next week 3rd-5th graders will be participating in state testing! Alaska System for Academic Readiness (AK STAR): students in grades 3-9 in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.
