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Saltar’s Point News August 31st, 2018
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Save the Date!
No School / Labor Day September 3rd
ACE Day, 2:10 Dismissal September 5th
Picture Day September 11th
Welcome Back We have had an amazing first 2 days of school. During the summer, our building is just a shell. Once our staff and students return, the building comes alive with energy and learning. If you are returning to Saltar’s Point or coming for the first time, we are so happy to be all together. We are available to answer questions at any time. Email tends to be the quickest and easiest way to communicate, but you are welcome to call the main office at any time and any one of our office team will get back with you. Choir and Marimba We are so happy to have choir and marimba returning to Saltar’s Point. Attached to this communication is all the information our families will need if any student is interested in joining choir or participating in a marimba group. Community Truancy Board Community Truancy Board is looking for new members to participate this school year.
Get involved, connect with students and parents
Share ideas
Increase student attendance
For more information, contact Nancy McClure, SHSD Truancy Liaison, 253.983.2218, [email protected] Community Screening of Angst Please join us for a Community Screening of Angst - a documentary from Indie Flix raising awareness about anxiety. Angst was created to help break the stigma around anxiety and open up the conversation around mental health. There is power in watching as a community--giving ourselves permission to talk about anxiety will give us the power to change. Please visit the district webpage for more information. https://www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us/Page/6864
Facebook and Twitter The district has both a Facebook and Twitter account. Please follow the district to keep up to date with district information. PTA Our PTA does wonderful things for our school. We have a very active group and would love to get as many members as possible in order to continue to support our students and staff.
Pick-up and Drop-off As many have already discovered, parking at Saltar’s Point is very limited. If you are picking up your student after school, please park on the shoulder of 3rd street. A staff member will direct three vehicles at a time in to the pick-up zone. This really helps with the congestion and has proven to be a very speedy process. Just a reminder that students may not arrive to school before 8:10 unless they are participating in a music group. i-Ready Our district is using the i-Ready program as a diagnostic and practice tool. It is recommended that our students spend at least 45 minutes a week on both the math and language arts components. Students may access this program from home by clicking HERE.
When Is Your Child Too Sick for School?Daily attendance is one of the most powerful predictors of school success and on-time graduation. The Department of Education says children who are absent less than nine school days generally performbetter in school. When you are making a decision about when a child is too sick to go to school or not, use these guidelines to help:
Z Z Z
Send your child to school if... Keep your child home if... Call the doctor if...They have a runny nose or just a little cough, but no
other symptoms.
They haven’t taken any fever reducing medicine for 24 hours,
and haven’t had a fever during that time.
They don’t feel great, but have no other significant symptoms.They didn’t sleep well, and are
kind of tired.
They haven’t thrown up or had any diarrhea for 24 hours.
They feel sick and have had a temperature of greater than 100.4°F in the past 24 hours.
They throw up two or more times in 24 hours.
They have diarrhea—three or more watery stools in 24 hours.
Their eyes are pink and crusty.
They have a chronic cough and/or green nasal discharge.
They have a temperature greater than 100.4°F for more
than two days.
They throw up or have diarrhea for more than two days.
They’ve had the sni�es for morethan a week, and they aren't
getting better.
They still have asthma symptoms after using asthma medicine
(and call 911 if I’m have trouble breathing after using an inhaler).
Dear Parent and/or Guardian:
If your child requires cough drops at school, please note the following:
Many cough drops contain medication and/or herbs. Ex. Lidocaine, Menthol,
Echinacea. By law we cannot dispense any medication type items without MD
orders, parent request, and item in original packaging. Cough drops that do not
contain these things are not any better than a hard candy.
You are welcome to send to school some hard candy (like Life Savers) to be kept in
the health room, for use while your child is not feeling well.
Attached is the current MEDICATION POLICY for Steilacoom School District and the
required PHYSICIAN’S ORDERS FOR MEDICATION AT SCHOOL form. The form needs
to be signed and dated by the health care provider and the parent/guardian.
If you have any questions regarding the cough drop policy, please feel free to
contact me.
Sincerely,
Brianne Giovannini LPN
Saltar’s Point School Nurse
(253)983-2606
Dear Families, September 2018
Your child would like to play this year in the Saltar’s Point Marimba Band. This is a wonderful opportunity
for them to enhance their musical experience. The members of Marimba Band learn much over the year
about playing and being part of a community. In addition they have the opportunity to perform several
times during the year.
Participation in marimba band will involve a number of things including concert attendance. The purpose
of this letter is to inform you as parents of the dates of our performances and the requirements for
joining Saltar’s Point marimba band.
We will have multiple performance opportunities this year. The dates are as follows:
Friday December 14th 6:30 pm
Friday June 7th 6:30 pm
There may be added dates and I promise to give plenty of notice.
*** (Please take into consideration organized sports activities such as basketball, soccer and baseball when making a decision about this group. If sporting events take priority in your household, that may affect whether or not you choose to have your child participate. Games and or practices are not acceptable reasons for missing concert performances. That is our season so to speak. The only excused absences from the above dates will be family emergencies and illnesses.)
IMPORTANT! Marimba will take place before the school day on Tuesday (4th grade) and
Thursday/Friday (two 5th grade groups) mornings starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 8:15 a.m. Because of
this early morning start time, transportation could be an issue. Parents will need to transport students
to school or arrange for them to get a ride. I realize this may pose a problem for some families and I am
willing to work on solutions if students do not have transportation.
*Siblings who are not involved in marimba band will need to come to school at the normal time and may
not be dropped off with marimba band members. There is no adult supervision for siblings at that time.
The third and final requirement will be to attend rehearsals regularly and on time. Students are
only allowed 1 absence from marimba band a month. (This includes illness.) If you have a child who
misses school frequently due to illness or family matters, or if they have difficulty getting up early in
the morning they may not be good candidates for marimba band. I am fairly strict in regards to
attendance and tardiness issues.
If you feel you would like your child to participate in marimba band this year, and you understand the requirements, please return the attached form to me no later than Friday, September 14th.
Sincerely,
Erin Bathurst
253-983-2638 [email protected]
MARIMBA PRACTICE BEGINS THE WEEK OF SEP 10-14 Turn this form in to Mrs. Bathurst no later than Friday September 14th
(PLEASE CHECK ONLY ONE OF THE SPACES BELOW.)
___ I would like my child to participate in marimba band this year and will be able to transport
him/her to rehearsal Tuesday (4th grade) or Thursday/Friday( 5th grade) mornings at 7:30 a.m.
I will also commit to being at all concerts (December 14th and June 7th).
___ I would be interested in having my child participate, but am unsure about transportation.
X_________________________ __________________________
(Student Name) (Student ‘s Class)
X_________________________ __________________________
(Parent Name) (Parent Signature)
*If you indicated your child will be part of marimba band please help me out by including an e-
mail address to which I can send occasional messages about marimba band. This saves a lot of
paper and copying/distributing time. Plus it assures me you get the messages I send out
regarding upcoming events.
*E-mail address___________________________________________________
Or e-mail me at [email protected] and I can save your address into a folder.
*Please remember that siblings who are not marimba band members
are not allowed to come to marimba band and will need to arrive
separately at the normal start time for school.
Thank you,
Erin Bathurst
253-983-2638 [email protected]
Dear Families, September 2018
Your child would like to sing this year for the Saltar’s Point Choir. This is a wonderful opportunity for
them to enhance their musical experience. The members of Choir learn much over the year about singing
and being part of a community. In addition they have the opportunity to perform several times during
the year.
Participation in choir will involve a number of things including concert attendance. The purpose of this
letter is to inform you as parents of the dates of our performances and the requirements for joining
Saltar’s Point Choir.
Performance dates are as follows:
Friday December 14th 6:30 pm
Friday, June 7th 6:30 pm
There may be added dates and I promise to give plenty of notice.
*** (Please take into consideration organized sports activities such as basketball, soccer and baseball when making a decision about this group. If sporting events take priority in your household, that may affect whether or not you choose to have your child participate. Games and or practices are not acceptable reasons for missing concert performances. That is our season so to speak. The only excused absences from the above dates will be family emergencies and illnesses.)
IMPORTANT! Choir will take place before the school day on Monday and Wednesday mornings starting
at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 8:15 a.m. Because of this early morning start time, transportation could be an
issue. Parents will need to transport students to school or arrange for them to get a ride. I realize this
may pose a problem for some families and I am willing to work on solutions if students do not have
transportation.
*Siblings who are not involved in choir will need to come to school at the normal time and may not be
dropped off with choir members. There is no adult supervision for siblings at that time.
The third and final requirement will be to attend rehearsals regularly and on time. Students are
only allowed 2 absences from choir a month. (This includes illness.) If you have a child who misses
school frequently due to illness or family matters, or if they have difficulty getting up early in the
morning they may not be good candidates for choir. I am fairly strict in regards to attendance and
tardiness issues.
If you feel you would like your child to participate in choir this year, and you understand the requirements, please return the attached form to me no later than Friday, September 7th.
Sincerely,
Erin Bathurst
253-983-2638 [email protected]
CHOIR BEGINS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10th This form needs to be returned to Mrs. Bathurst no later than Friday September 14th
*** If your child is involved in organized sports, please understand
that concert nights must take precedence over team games and
practices and that a game or practice may need to be skipped in order
to be at one of these concerts.
(PLEASE CHECK ONLY ONE OF THE SPACES BELOW.)
___ I would like my child to participate in choir this year and will be able to transport him/her
to rehearsals on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 7:30 a.m. I will also commit to being at all
concerts. (Dates- December 14th and June 7th)
___ I would be interested in having my child participate, but am unsure about transportation.
X_________________________ __________________________
(Student’s Name) (Student’s Class)
X_________________________ __________________________
(Parent Name) (Parent Signature)
*If you indicated your child will be part of choir please help me out by including an e-mail
address to which I can send occasional messages about choir. This saves a lot of paper and
copying/distributing time. Plus it assures me you get the messages I send out regarding
upcoming events.
*E-mail address___________________________________________________
Or e-mail me at [email protected] and I can save your address into a folder.
*Please remember that siblings who are not choir members are not
allowed to come to choir and will need to arrive separately at the
normal start time for school.
Thank you,
Erin Bathurst
253-983-2638 [email protected]
NEW SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR SCHOOL ENTRY
In our school and district’s continued effort to ensure that our schools, staff and students are safe at all
times, effective August 30, 2018, our exterior front doors will be locked at all times. Doors open for
students at 8:10 a.m. During arrival, students will be admitted through the gym doors in the presence of
school staff or designee. The gym doors will be closed at 8:40 a.m. Any student arriving after 8:40 a.m.
will need to be checked in at the office. Please use the main entrance and ring the buzzer for admittance.
If you need to pick up your student during the school day, are volunteering or have a pre-arranged
appointment with a staff member, we ask that you please use the buzzer at the main entrance. Please
have your photo ID ready! We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to keep our
children and staff safe.
NEW LUNCH SAFETY GUIDELINES
On occasion, our family members wish to have lunch with their student. In order to ensure safety, only
approved volunteers and identified family members listed in Skyward will be able to have lunch in our
multi-purpose room. Any identified family members who are not cleared volunteers will be given a private
space to eat in the office. Please call ahead to arrange this with our main office.
Bus Stop Assignment Change Request Form Please use this form when requesting a bus stop change.
Student(s) Date
Student(s) street address:
Contact Information: Day phone: ( ) Email:
Student(s) school:
Assigned bus stop: Request bus stop change to:
(Describe intersection/location)
Does this change apply to all days or only certain days of the week? All Days M T W Th F (Circle appropriate day(s))
Reason for request:
Parent/Guardian Printed Name Parent/Guardian Signature_ Please return request form to: Durham Transportation 511 Chambers Steilacoom, WA. 98388 Fax 253-584-1616 or Email [email protected] If you have further questions please contact Tracy Chavez at 253-584-1365 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Durham Transportation’s Response:
Action taken on request:
Parent Contacted by: Date:
Review & Appeal Process
• Parent/Guardian submits request form to Durham Transportation • Durham reviews request and responds within 7 business days • Parent/Guardian can appeal to the Superintendent
Student Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures
To ensure a safe procedure for picking up students after school, we ask the following of each driver:
Please enter the front parking lot from Third Street only and enter the driveway, not
overflowing past the stop sign or in the middle of the street. Cars should not pass on the left of
cars waiting. Please wait patiently as the staff member motions for you to pull into the parking
lot.
The children waiting for pick up in the designated waiting area near the front door will be
motioned by a staff member to fill the closest 3 cars to the front door first. Once those cars pull
away, the next 3 cars will move forward to be filled. Children should not be called to run across
the parking lot as this creates a dangerous situation.
The pickup process usually takes less than 10 minutes and runs smoothly. If for some reason a
new person is arriving to pick up and is unaware of the procedure, we appreciate your patience
and will advise the driver of the process.
To apply go to: sodexo.balancetrak.com and search for “Steilacoom”
For questions or more information please contact:
Lance McMurphy, Director of Food Service
253-983-2229 or [email protected]