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There is a place for everyone in the big picture.  To turn your back on any one person, for whatever reason, is to run the risk of losing the central piece of your jigsaw puzzle.  Johnna Howell

Week of January 30 – February 3

30 – Mon    CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

31 – Tue –

1 - Wed –    8:00 Art Committee Meeting

                     1:30  Library Principal/Professional Development Meeting

2 - Thur –   PTA Skate Night 6:00 – 8:00

3 – Fri –      K – 6 Writing Prompt (Rescheduled)
                    Student of the Month Luncheon
                    3:45 PTA Board Meeting

Week of February 6 – February 10

6 – Mon      CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

7 – Tue –   

8 - Wed –    Collaboration and Teaming

9 - Thur –   8:30 – 11:30 5^th Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     12:30 – 3:30 6^th Grade Assessment Collaboration

10 – Fri –   

Writing Prompt (School-wide)

K-6 school-wide writing prompt has been rescheduled for Friday Feb 3rd.

Honoring Cultural Competency Artwork

Please remember that teachers need to get 1student item to Mrs. Nix, to mount for the fair and 2 student items to the office, for display, no later than noon on Wednesday, 2/22.

Operation Suds (There’s still times available)

Handouts, brochures and pencils were placed in your box for this program.  We ran a little short, so if you didn’t get any, see me and I’ll see if we can get more when we return the kit.  The kit (black light and foam) is still available until Monday.

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If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn.   Bernie Siegel
         

Week of January 23 – January 27

23 – Mon   CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

24 – Tue – 3:30 Staff Meeting Library (Rescheduled)

                    Operation Suds begins…

25 - Wed – Individual Planning

26 - Thur– 8:00 Safety Meeting

                   9:00 DIBELS (2nd - 6th)
                   Grandparent’s Day Luncheon (Multi-purpose rm) Classes eat in classrooms

                   3:30 CSIP

27 – Fri –  No School for students – Professional Development Day

Week of January 30 – February 3

30 – Mon   CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

31 – Tue –

1 - Wed –    8:00 Art Committee Meeting

                     Principal/Professional Development Meeting

2 - Thur –   PTA Skate Night 6:00 – 8:00

3 – Fri –      K – 6 Writing Prompt (Rescheduled)

                     3:45 PTA Board Meeting

Operation Suds (There’s still times available)

Sign-up sheet is in the office to secure your time for this program.  We have the kit from 1/24 to 1/30 and it takes about 45 minutes for the program.

Writing Prompt (School-wide)

K-6 school-wide writing prompt has been rescheduled for Friday Feb 3rd.

Book Fair

It is still happening this week, please remember that students are welcome to shop (need money) before school, during lunch, and after school.  (Pending volunteers available)

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The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King, Jr.

         

Week of January 9 – January 13

9 – Mon       CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

                     DIBELS Testing

10 – Tue – 8:30 4^th  Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     11 - Wed –        Evaluation and Conference

12 - Thur–   10:45 – 11:15 MLK Assembly MPR

                     6:30 Literacy Night K-3

13 – Fri –    Clerget’s classes to Karshner Museum

Week of January 16 – January 20

16– Mon      Martin Luther King, Jr. Day No School

17– Tue –   2:00 “11 Days MLK Assembly” Multi-purpose room

                     3:30 Academic Meeting

18- Wed – Collaboration and Teaming/Special Services Job-alike

19- Thur –   3:30 Staff Meeting (refreshments Chris Everett)

20– Fri –     K – 6 Writing Prompt

Operation Suds 

Sign-up sheet is in the office to secure your time for this program.  We have the kit from 1/24 to 1/30 and it takes about 45 minutes for the program.

Student Behavior Referral Slips

If you write out a referral slip, please do not use RED ink.

Recycling Bins

At long last, recycling bins have arrived and we now have the ability to recycle most of our garbage.  For a review on recycling you are welcome to visit www.piercecountywa.org/enviroed .  More to come regarding recycle…

Meetings with Parents

Please communicate with the office when you have meetings scheduled with parents so we know that you are expecting them.  Please do not unlock anyone’s door to let a parent in to wait.  Also, do not let students/parents into the building once front door has been locked unless attending a meeting or an emergency.  For security purposes, everyone should be instructed to report to the office to sign in. 

Same as last year?

It would be very helpful if you could remember to communicate with the office regarding special events that are happening in your classroom.  We love to know what is going on in the building and it helps us when parents have questions.

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  Mark Twain

Week of January 2 – January 6

2 – Mon  

3 – Tue –

4 - Wed –    Principal/Professional Day     

5 - Thur –    8:00 ART Committee Meeting

                     8:30 2^nd Grade Assessment Collaboration

                     12:30 3^rd Grade Assessment Collaboration

6 – Fri –      12:30 Intermediate Behavior Assembly Make-up (Invitation only)

                     2:00 Primary Behavior Assembly Make-up (Invitation only)

                     3:45 PTA BOD Meeting Staff Lounge

               

Week of January 9 – January 13

9 – Mon     CARE/SRC 3:30 Rm. 4 CARE

                     DIBELS Testing

10 – Tue – 8:30 4^th  Grade Assessment Collaboration

11 - Wed – Evaluation and Conference

12 - Thur – 10:45 MLK Assembly MPR

                     6:30 Literacy Night K-3

13 – Fri –    Clerget’s classes to Karshner Museum

Medical Records

If you need medical information or to review a student medical file, please contact our nurse so you may review the file together.

Assessment Questions?

Have a question about upcoming assessments?  Please contact Chris Everett so she can address them.

Operation Suds 

We have requested the materials for this self-administered interactive program and will have it available for one week, Jan. 24 to Jan. 30.  Please see me to schedule usage as there is only one unit available for loan.

Operation Suds is a self-administered interactive program that was developed to help educators teach children about the need for hand washing. The program is designed for children grades K through 6 and all necessary materials are available for check out to local residents through the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

The program consists of a brief discussion about the importance of hand washing, a short animated video and a special blacklight activity designed to test each student's hand washing ability. Additionally, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department can provide hand washing related materials for educators to help reinforce the message in the classroom.

By participating in Operation Suds students will learn about:

• What germs are
• Where germs hide
• When to wash hands
• How to wash hands

The program takes approximately 45 minutes per class to complete depending on the size of each group.

Staff Parking

Please remember that parking for staff is designated for the parking lot across the street on 13^th and the parking stalls along the building on 14^th.  Handicap Placard parking available in appropriate areas.  (Please contact office if you have questions.)

Indoor Recess Crayons

Please make sure that any students that are going to color during indoor recess bring a blotter for under their coloring page.  If you are in need of crayons, contact Kindergarten.  If you are in need of blotters, let the office know.