Dear Friends - January 15, 2021

Elementary progress report changes

As a result of the pandemic, teachers and students have limited time together, so teachers have fewer opportunities to gather evidence of learning. Therefore, a greater focus is being put on Essential Standards, which are academic targets of the highest priority, since they are the groundwork for future learning and lifelong skills. The elementary progress report has been revised to align with the Essential Standards in three core academic subjects: reading, writing and math. In addition, and of equal importance, teachers will share information in a section called Behaviors that Support Learning.

4/5/6 Highly Capable Program Information

If your student will be in the 4th through 6th grade next year and you are interested in your student participating the 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program, the following dates and information are important.

Roadmap to Learning Newsletter - Issue #8 January 8, 2021

Virtual Town Hall - January 7, 2021

Click here to be redirected to our January 7, 20021 Virtual Town Hall.

You are not alone

COVID-19 and it’s impacts have touched each of our lives. The holidays, winter’s darkness and cold, personal and family struggles and other factors significantly impact many causing depression, anxiety and feelings of despair or hopelessness.

You are not alone. Please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) if you or someone you know needs help.

Snow days, weather events & outages

We know that our Pacific Northwest weather can be unpredictable. Please take a few minutes to review this information so you know what to expect when there is a weather event or power outage during a school day. It’s difficult when things happen that are out of our control, and we thank you in advance for your patience and flexibility.

State immunization requirement changes

Every student enrolled/registered in school or child care in the state of Washington must have medically verified immunization records on file with the school in which they are enrolled/registering.

District device phone support - Call 360-563-3000

We have a dedicated phone line for student/family computer/laptop support for district-issued devices. Students and families can call 360-563-3000 for live technical support from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 7:30-11:30 a.m., Friday.