Welcome Back
to the 2009-2010 School Year! The first
day of school is this Tuesday, September 8th starting at 8:10 AM and
we’ll open the cafeteria doors at 7:40 AM for students and parents. The main front doors will open at 8:00 AM.
On Tuesday,
September 8th the office will open early at 7:45 AM, so be sure to
enter through the cafeteria doors if you need to visit the office.
Student
schedules are posted online, but remember you must have your child’s password
from last year in order to access this information. If you don’t have your child’s password, one
will be mailed to you later in September.
For the first
day of school, students will to go and find their name on one of the bulletin
boards located in the cafeteria or main hallway and find their name on a 1st
period homeroom list. Once they find
their name on the list, they will look for their teacher’s name and room number
and then report to their 1st period teacher. First period teachers will have student schedules,
issue lockers, check textbooks out of the library, give students planners, have
students complete and turn-in a High 5 card if interested, and give students a
first day student information packet to take home and have parents complete /
update needed information. We are asking
for students to return their completed student packet on Wednesday, September 9th
to their 1st period teacher.
In the
student packet will be a demographic information sheet. Be sure to look over and update the Student Information
System demographic information so that we have all of the emergency contact
information for your child.
Also, be sure
to list your e-mail address (especially if it has changed) so that you can
continue receiving the Principal’s Grizzly e-mail each Friday or last day of the
week, throughout the school year!
Parents of
incoming 6th Grade students are reminded to bring in completed
immunization information to the school office on Tuesday, September 8th. State law requires that students are properly
immunized before attending school. As a
reminder:
All students entering Sixth Grade are required to get:
If it has been 5
years or more since their last tetanus containing vaccine AND they are
11 years of age.
Given on or after the 1st birthday OR
approximate age or date of the chickenpox disease
If you
have questions, talk to your Health Care Provider about these important
immunizations.
All public
schools in Washington State have received an announcement from Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education, about President Obama’s
nation wide address to children across America on Tuesday, September 8th
@ 12:00 noon EST (9:00 AM PST) in a live broadcast @ www.whitehouse.gov My understanding is that the President,
during this broadcast will challenge students to work hard, set educational
goals, and take responsibility for their learning. The President’s address is during 1st
period on the first day of school. We’ve already adjusted 1st
period and added 20 minutes due to the fact that we have so many “housekeeping”
tasks to complete with students during 1st period (lockers,
textbooks, planners, student packets, High-5 cards, etc) so we are not planning
on viewing the address live on the first day of school. The President’s broadcast may be used at a
later date by Social Studies teachers or even school wide in preparation for
goal setting as a component of our student-led conferences. Without knowing the content of the President’s
message and knowing that this has become an emotionally charged issue for some,
we respect the rights of our parents and if the broadcast is used in the
classroom, teachers will provide parents with the opportunity to “opt out”
their child from President Obama’s address. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate
to contact me at school.
Every
Thursday, beginning on September 10th, school will start at 9:10 AM
for the purpose of collaboration. During
collaboration, the staff will be assessing data to evaluate student achievement
as a means of improving instructional practices, curriculum development, and
individual student challenge.
On Friday,
September 11th, we’ll be on a PM Activity schedule and be hosting
our annual Camfel Productions Assembly. This year’s assembly is titled, Balance of
Power. A six minute preview can be
found at http://www.camfel.com/pages/bpprevw.htm
Lunch for the
week should be:
Tuesday Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy
Wednesday Super Taco with Mexi Rice or Taco Salad
Thursday Meatball Sub & Crispy
Fries
Friday French
Toast Sticks, Hashbrowns, Sausage Patty
Hopefully this
is a good start of communication to parents and students to begin the
year. We’ll be working to “spruce up”
future issues of the Principal’s Grizzly e-mail. I’m planning on sending it as a PDF file
which should make it much more accessible to all computers.
It’s time to
go home. Have a great Labor Day weekend
and we look forward to taking care of students at
Mr. John D. Parker
Principal
(509) 228-4784