September, 2017

WASHINGTON NEWS

Kendo Carlson, Principal

Washington Staff The staff at Washington extends a special greeting to you as the new year begins. Principal - Mr. Carlson Kindergarten - Mrs. Graves, Mrs. Nord, and Mrs. Wedar 1st Grade - Mrs. Chase and Miss Gregory 2nd Grade - Mrs. Fornshell, Mrs. Leshovsky, and Ms. Sanderson 3rd Grade - Mrs. Nissen, Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Watson 4th Grade - Mrs. Schlecht and Mrs. Zietz 5th Grade - Mrs. Hultz, Miss Morris, and Mrs. Schmidt Vocal Music - Mrs. Meinert and Mr. Buchholz Instrumental Music - Mrs. Feldner and Miss Moen Physical Education - Mrs. Julius Tech Partner - Mrs. Haas Tech Support - Mr. Guilbert Counselor - Mrs. Geiger Title I - Mrs. Vetter, Mrs. Franca, Mrs. Merck, Mrs. Neuharth, and Mrs. Schillinger Strategist - Mrs. Bosch Learning Disabilities - Mrs. Dahly Speech Therapist - Mrs. Landsiedel and Mrs. Gillig ID - Mrs. Zietz SED - Mrs. Webb SED Aides - Mrs. Berg, Mrs. Kranz, Mrs. Eklie, Mrs. Hammer, and Miss Ellingson PACE - Mrs. Erickson Secretary - Mrs. Heinze Librarian - Mrs. Von Osterheldt Reading Intervention - Mrs. Erickson ELL - Mrs. Anthony Custodian - Mr. Harstad, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Koehn Cashier - Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Otto Lunchroom - Mrs. Tvedt, Mrs. Monley, Ms. Foss, Mrs. Buchholz, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. W. Perez, Ms. Panzer, Mrs. L Perez, and Mrs. Rathbun Classroom Paras - Ms. Rodriguez, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Martin, Ms. Layman, Mrs. Cox, Ms. Bertsch, Mrs. Bretheim, Mrs. Stein, Mrs. Rafferty and Mrs. Likness Title VII - Mrs. Rathbun Playground - New CLC - Mr. Bjerklie and Miss Bishop Nurse - Mrs. Keplin

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR 4 5 7 12

No School Late start (Teacher Professional Day) Lifetouch Picture Day PTA Meeting @ 4:30

SCHOOL PICTURES Lifetouch Studios will be taking pictures at Washington School on Thursday, September 7th. The information packets were sent home with the students. Please remember to send the forms and the money with your child the day of pictures. You can also order online at Lifetouch.

VISITOR ID BADGES Please remember to check in at the office to receive a visitor pass if you are visiting our school or are doing volunteer work. The passes are to be signed out and returned to the office when leaving the school. Do not go to a classroom without stopping at the office FIRST!!

STUDENT ABSENCES If your child is going to be absent or tardy, please call the school office and let us know. Our number is 857-4695. It is very important to know that your child is safe with you. If we do not receive notification by the end of the day, your child is considered unexcused.

School Lunch The prices for 2017/2018 school year are as follows: Lunch:

$2.50 Students $3.50 Adults

Optional:

$50.00 for 20 days $25.00 for 10 days $8.00 for 20 days Milk - 40¢

Reduced Tickets Breakfast:

$1.75 Students $2.50 Adults

Optional:

$35.00 for 20 days $17.50 for 10 days $6.00 for 20 days

Reduced Tickets

FREE & REDUCED LUNCH Just a reminder if you have not filled out the application form, please do if you think you might qualify. It is important that our school have an accurate count of our families who qualify. This affects our funding for other programs. A family of three who have an income of $37,777 is an example of a family who would qualify. If you need a form please contact the office. By filling out this form and returning it to school, you can help Washington with their Title I Reading Program.

Please do not bring outside food such as McDonalds or Burger King to the lunchroom. If you wish to treat your child on a special day, you are welcome to check your child out and take them for lunch. Our lunch periods are 35 minutes long. Pop or soda is not allowed in the lunchroom.

PTA Meeting Tuesday, September 12 4:30-5:30

Mark your calendars for our first late start scheduled for Tuesday, September 5th. School will start at 10:30 am on September 5th. CLC programs will start at their normal time and will be available for CLC students only.

Teachers/Parent Meetings If you would like to speak to a teacher, please set up an appointment with the teacher. You will be directed to the teacher’s voicemail or the secretary will send them a message and they will find a time that will work for both parties and return your call.

Trash To Cash Robyn Keplin, RN Please save the following so that we can earn money for needed supplies for our school. General Mills Box Tops Our Family UPC Labe

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Welcome back to school. Hope everyone had a pleasant summer break and is ready for the 2017-2018 School Year. Just a reminder, I am still needing student annual health history forms turned in as soon as possible. Medications

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Students Leaving For the safety of our students, parents are required to check their students out in the office or at CLC. In order to minimize classroom disruption, we ask that parents/ visitors wait for the child by the office and not go directly to the classroom. Please do not call to request your child to wait by the door or come to your vehicle.

Girls 4-5 Grade Volleyball The Minot Recreation Commission is once again sponsoring the 4th & 5th grade girl’s volleyball program. The season begin in early October and will run five weeks. Games will generally be played at the Auditorium between 3:45 and 8:15 pm on Mondays and Thursdays. Information was sent home with the girls. If you are willing to coach, contact Mr. Carlson.

If your child needs to take medication during the school day, a medication sheet must be filled out for each medication your child is taking.. All medications must be supplied in the original or prescription container. All medications must be kept in the Health Office. A doctor’s signature is required for prescriptions but not over the counter medicines. Medication will not be given to students without written permission from a parent/guardian. Please do not send medication to school in baggies or envelopes; it will be discarded. These guidelines are for the safety and protection of all the students. Medications especially controlled substances must be brought in by adults only. Flu Shots In order to keep our kids healthy, the First District Unit will be offering Flu shots again this year. Please keep an eye out for the consent form that will be coming home. These forms cneed to be returned by September 15th. Pre- registration is required.

Arrival and Dismissal Student supervision and safety is very important to the staff at Washington. Students arriving too early or staying after dismissal often encounter a variety of problems. We ask that everyone consider these guidelines when bringing your child to school. School hours are as follows: 7:00 - Morning CLC 8:00-8:30 - Breakfast 8:37 - First Bell 3:00 - Dismissal Students are expected to arrive no earlier than 8:30 unless they are participating in the breakfast program or CLC. CLC opens the doors at 7:00 for their program. If you are not in CLC, the earliest the students may enter the building is 8:00 AM. If students who are not in CLC arrive between the times of 8:00 and 8:30, they will be expected to eat breakfast. This is our way of tracking students and keeping them safe. They will be either entered into our system on the hot lunch program or CLC. If your child has already eaten breakfast and they arrive early we will have them wait outside the commons by the new office entrance until 8:37. Dismissal: Students will be excused at 3:00 pm. Students will come out to parents at the front doors. Students in CLC will go directly to CLC. Please make a plan with your child on where you will meet for a after school pickup. All students are expected to leave the school grounds immediately following our 3:00 dismissal unless they are enrolled in CLC. CLC Pickup: CLC will buzz parents in through the second set of doors to sign out your child.

You can find the Digital Backpack on the MPS homepage at: www.minot.k12.nd.us
 Just click on the backpack Our digital backpack program is a venue for local community organizations to post electronic flyers providing them with an opportunity to share their program information with students in our district. Please check out this new link at the beginning of each month or you can also sign up for the Remind Digital Backpack and it will text you to let you know what exciting opportunities may lie ahead for you!