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Laura Ingalls Wilder PTSA School year 2006-2007 |
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Information in italics is new this week. * Asterisk indicates additional information in packet.
WEEKLY MORNING & AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
All enrichment classes have ended for this year. Registration forms for next year’s PTSA Enrichment classes will be sent home in the summer mailing packet in August. Forms may be turned in at the Supply Sale (August 31st) and are due on the first day of school (September 5th.) Enrichment classes will start the week of September 18th.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Students should arrive no sooner than 8:45 a.m. as there is no adult supervision before this time. School begins at 8:55 a.m. If your student arrives after 9:00 a.m., please escort them into the office for an admit slip. School dismisses at 3:30 p.m. except for Wednesdays which dismisses at 2:00 p.m. Hopefully, all families have received their new 2006.07 school calendars by now. If you have not received one yet, it should be in the mail soon. Please note that all Wednesdays our students will end their school day at 2:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Please call 425.556.9792 for all absences and late arrivals. We do our best to insure the safety of our students. If a student is absent or late without notification, a parent volunteer will contact you to find out about your child. If you email the teacher regarding upcoming absences or late arrivals, please include both Kathy Conrad (kconrad@lwsd.org) and me, Ann Yasui (ayasui@lwsd.org) in your correspondence. Thank you for your cooperation. All visitors to the school must stop at the main office to sign in and pick up a visitors badge. This is for the safety of our students. New volunteer procedures to keep kids safe Thousands of parent and community volunteers serve in Lake Washington School District every year. The work that volunteers do is valuable and rewarding for our students and staff, as well as volunteers. It is especially important that the volunteer program provides the highest level of safety possible for students, staff, and volunteers. It has been a standard procedure to track and screen all new volunteer applicants through volunteer applications and background checks. This year, there are a few changes to the process to ensure an even higher level of safety. The first change is that applicants must be approved by the district before they can begin their service. Please allow at least two weeks for approval because of the anticipated volume. Apply now if you think you might volunteer at some point during the school year. It’s best to get your approval early so you’ll be ready for any last minute field trips or unexpected tasks that might come up. Also, volunteer applicants now must submit a copy of their driver’s license or other legal photo identification that includes their date of birth. Schools can make a copy of the driver’s license and submit it with the completed volunteer forms. The second and most significant change is that the district is now required by law to re-screen volunteers every two years. This means that all volunteers who applied prior to last school year (2005-2006) must reapply this year. If you don’t remember when you initially applied to volunteer, it’s a good idea to reapply. You can get an application from any school or on the district’s Web site at www.lwsd.org. Finally, volunteers who lead programs during non-school hours will be required to undergo a higher level of screening this year. This process will cover those who run before and after-school programs and clubs. If you are one of these volunteers, you will receive more specific information on what you will need to do. This form is included in your summer packet. It is of the utmost importance that it is filled out neatly and accurately. Please make sure to fill one out for each child and have your child return the form to their teacher on the first day of school. Please complete the orange form if your student has a serious health condition. This information is vital and should be returned to the classroom teacher on the first day of school. Authorization for Administration of Medication form This form is available only in the main office. In order for a student to take any medication, prescription or over the counter, this form must be completed by your physician or dentist. All medication must be dropped off in the office by an adult. The medication must be in the original prescription bottle or packaging. All medication must be counted and verified by the office and parent/guardian. Do not send any medication with students to school. Our school website address is www.lwsd.org/wilder It contains a parent information link which has very useful information. Don't confuse this with the Wilder PTSA website (www.WilderPTSA.org) that contains PTSA related information. All parents are encouraged to attend this informational night on grade level curriculum and classroom policies and procedures. There will also be a presentation in the Commons by our principal, Larry Pollock, at the end of the classroom presentations. Sign ups will also be posted for fall conferences. All students and their families are invited to attend our open house on Aug. 31st from 11:00-12:00. Class lists will be posted in the main hallway. This will give your student a chance to meet their new teacher and remove some of the beginning of the year jitters. PTSA will be selling the pre-ordered supply sale packets in the gym. We will also be collecting funds for student lunches and workbooks. School meal prices for 2006.07 are as follows:
To add money to your student’s account you can use one of the following options:
Every year we donate out a tremendous amount of unclaimed clothes. To prevent this from happening to your child’s favorite article of clothing, it is important to write your child’s full name in all outwear, sweaters, sweatshirts, etc. It is also a great idea to look through our lost and found rack whenever you visit the school. PTSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Please join us on Thursday, September 14th at 9:30 am in Portable 1 (the Art Portable) for our first PTSA Board of Directors Meeting of the new school year. You do not need to be a board member to attend. Everyone is welcome! The PTSA Board of Directors meets on the second Thursday of each month. Feel free to join us anytime.
Parent Organizer/Weekly Calendar Information
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