Weekly Family Newsletter

• 10/19 - PSAT Testing for Oakland Juniors - AM Cohort
• 10/20 - PSAT Testing for Oakland Juniors - PM Cohort
• 10/22 & 10/23 - Early release for conference. Oakland PM Cohort, no school.
• 10/23 - TOL MS/HS ASB Game Night 4-6pm - Oakland Campus. (see below)
• 10/28 - TOL Make-Up Picture Day - 9:45AM - Noon @ Oakland Campus
• 10/30 - Oakland, TOL HS & TOL MS - 5th Annual Trades & Hiring Fair Field Trip (see below)
• 11/2 - Daylight Saving Time Ends - 2AM - clocks back 1 hour

Look for communication from your student's PACE Coach/Advisor to set up a time to talk about their progress and next steps. Oakland students in the PM Cohort will not come to school on October 22 or 23 unless they're coming for a conference. Students in the AM Cohort will come to school as usual.

We are planning a field trip for Oakland students to the Tacoma Dome, Friday, October 30 for an exciting day of hands-on exploration and connections with more than 100 local employers, apprenticeship programs, colleges, and training partners. We will talk with students and distribute permissions slips beginning soon!

Busses will take students from the Oakland campus and return to the Oakland Campus. This is just announced so bussing details will be firmed up soon.

Pictures are here from Lifetouch for pickup for anyone that got their picture taken on 9/28. Pickup anytime Monday-Friday 8a-3p with the exception of Monday, 10/12 (data day) as office staff will be in training.

We are planning a field trip for Tacoma Online Middle & High School students to the Tacoma Dome, Friday, October 30 for an exciting day of hands-on exploration and connections with more than 100 local employers, apprenticeship programs, colleges, and training partners.

Busses will take students from the Oakland campus and return to the Oakland Campus. This is just announced so bussing details will be firmed up soon.

If you're interested in having your student attend this very cool event, please complete the Field Trip Permission slip below. This digital form is for TOL. Oakland students will have a paper form.

ASB Game Night this Friday, October 23rd!

Tacoma Online ASB would like to invite our middle and high school students, teachers and their families to the first ASB game night fundraiser of the year on Friday, October 23rd from 4pm-6pm at our Oakland High School campus. Board games, card games, and Switch video games will be available for play. Snacks and water will be for sale for $1 to help raise money for future TOL ASB events.

If you are planning on joining us on October 23rd please take a moment to fill out this RSVP form.

TOL Spirit Week! October 19-23rd!

Your ASB team is excited to present Spirit Week, this week October 19th–23rd! We invite all students and staff to join in and show their school spirit. Meet us on Teams every day at 12:15 PM (link coming soon) to take part in the fun and connect with our school community!

Spirit Week themes are:

Monday the 19th: Color Wars! – Support your class by wearing your class color!

Tuesday the 20th: Sports Day - Dress to support your favorite team!

Wednesday the 21st: Horror/Costume Day – its October, time to dress up in your favorite costume

Thursday the 22nd: Dress Up Day - Cosplay as your favorite fictional character, or bring one of your own original characters to life!

Friday the 23rd: Mix & Match/Crazy Day – Wear your weirdest and wildest outfit.

Click the button below to learn more about:

• How to login to Edgenuity
• Keys to success at TOL
• How TOL's ALE laws are different than in-person schools
• How to monitor your student's progress
• Understanding weekly progress reports in your email
• The Edgneuity dashboard and course maps your student sees

Hats off to the TOL ASB students and advisors for putting together another TOL gear sale with a new vendor. This sale includes youth sizes for many products. Unlike other sales, this doesn't have an end date but you'll want to order soon and sport your gear at events throughout this school year.

Tacoma Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

• Civil Rights Coordinator, Gender-Inclusive Schools Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator: Tiffany Davis-Brantley, 253-571-1057, civilrights@tacoma.k12.wa.us

• 504 Coordinator: Laura Tuman, 253-571-1086, 504Coordinator@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Tacoma Public Schools
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1357
Tacoma, WA 98401-1357
www.tacomaschools.org