“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”  Dorothy Height

Week of Feb. 4 – March 8

Mon – 4    

Tues –5     8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                Science Fair projects due

                PTA Board Meeting

Wed – 6    Science Fair in MPR

                Evaluation and Conferencing

Thurs – 7   7:00 PM Volleyball

Fri – 8       No School Snow Make-up Day

Week of March 11 – March 15

Mon – 11   Beginning of “Classified Week”

Tues –12   8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                Report cards due to Collette

Wed – 13   No Early Release

Thurs – 14 2:50 Pennies for Patients kick-off assembly

                3:30 CSIP

Fri – 15      AR Cut-off 2^nd Trimester

                Early Dismissal (8:45 – 12:21)

                Individual Planning

 

Report Cards

As in the past, please notify Barb as soon as you have completed your report cards so she can print them for Collette’s review.

Voice mail

Have you listened to your voicemail lately?  Please make sure that your classroom voicemail has been set up.  We still have a few voicemails that are reflecting past teachers.  If you need help with set-up or a reset to your password, please let Barb know.

Translator

If you are in need of a translator or documents translate, please let Barb know so that can be arranged.  A ten day notice is requested, but not always required.

Conference Schedules

Please provide a conference schedule to the office so we can be helpful when parents call to inquire about their date and time if they forget.

“The greatest discover of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” Oprah Winfrey

 

Week of Feb. 25 – March 1

Mon – 25  

Tues – 26  8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                1:05 5^th Grade Great Escape Rm. 15

Wed – 27   Individual Planning

3:45 PTA Special General Membership Mtg - Lib

Thurs – 28 8:00 PBIS

Fri – 1       Student of the Month Luncheon  

 

Week of Feb. 4 – March 8

Mon – 4    

Tues –5     8:00 CARE Rm. 4

Wed – 6    Science Fair in MPR

                Evaluation and Conferencing

Thurs – 7  

Fri – 8       No School Snow Make-up Day

Translator

If you are in need of a translator or documents translate, please let Barb know so that can be arranged.  A ten day notice is requested, but not always required.

Newsletters

Please be sure to send a copy of your newsletter to the office so we also know what is happening in the classrooms.

PEA Members read carefully

Please remember to complete your Supplemental Day Attendance Verification form and return it to payroll no later than February 28th. If you mistakenly submitted your form before attending your last required supplemental day activity (February 19th for most employees), you will need to resubmit a new completed form, verifying your attendance at all required days. If you have any questions, please email Amie Brandmire, Director of Employee Relations.

 

 

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the treads of that tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.” Maya Angelou, Author

Week of Feb. 18 – Feb. 22

Mon – 18   President’s Day - Mid-Winter Break

Tues – 19  7:50ish Firgrove Elementary Supplemental Day #4

Wed – 20   Evaluation and Conference

Thurs – 21 Staff Meeting

Fri – 22      1:15 MLK/Black History Assembly MPR

                6:30 – 8:00 PTA Boy’s Night Out

Week of Feb. 25 – March 1

Mon – 25  

Tues – 26  8:00 CARE Rm. 4

                1:05 5^th Grade Great Escape Rm. 15

Wed – 27   Individual Planning

3:45 PTA Special General Membership Mtg - Lib

Thurs – 28 8:00 PBIS

Fri – 1       Student of the Month Luncheon  

FEB 19th Professional Development

Please take a couple of minutes to register for our Professional Development day on February 19. We will all begin our morning at Firgrove at 8:00 in the gym. Lunch will be on your own. You will find the links below:

https://staffdev.puyallup.k12.wa.us/StaffDev/class_info.php?CID=4664

Student of the Month

Once again, the SOM luncheon falls on the first of the month, so please provide names and reasons to Barb no later than 2/21 at noon.

Group photos

We will be having group photos for our different activities mid-March and need to have the lists for each activity updated.  Please make sure that you have given a list of students that participate in your activities by the first week of March.

Volunteers
All persons volunteering in your classroom MUST be a current Puyallup School District approved volunteer.  Please note approval takes time (about 1 week) and must be done in advance.  If volunteer is not approved, they will not be allowed to help, so PLEASE check with Barb before scheduling to make sure they are approved.

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”  Booker T. Washington

Week of Feb. 11 – Feb. 15

Mon – 11  

Tues – 12  8:00 Safety Meeting

Wed – 13   Collaboration and Teaming

Thurs – 14

Fri – 15      Mid-Winter Break begins

Week of Feb. 18 – Feb. 22

Mon – 18   President’s Day - Mid-Winter Break

Tues – 19  8:00 Firgrove Elementary Supplemental Day #4

Wed – 20   Collaboration and Teaming

Thurs – 21 Staff Meeting

Fri – 22      1:15 MLK/Black History Assembly MPR

 

Y Drive

Did you know that the Y drive is for documents that we share? Would you please email Barb with the name of the files that you have on the Y drive.  It will be cleaned starting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, so any that have not been accounted for will be removed.  Training on how to save files to the Y: drive coming soon.

Meeting Notices

When you receive a meeting notice for your calendar, the preferred method of response when you can attend is “Accept, do not send a response”.

 

Nurse’s office visits

We are seeing an increase of students coming to the Nurse’s office for a visit right when the bell rings after recess.  Please remember we have a nurse on Tuesday and health assistant on Friday.  In addition, please remember to send a pass with the students so we know that you are aware they came to visit.

 

Notes/Tardy Slips/Lunch Tickets

Please remember that plastic envelope was provided for each classroom at the beginning of the school year to use to send notes, tardy slips, etc. to the office each day and then it is returned to your mailbox.  We would appreciate if these were used to send with students in the morning.

 

Ice Packs

Please look around and return ice packs that might have been brought to class back to the Nurse’s office as we are down to very few.