Weekly Family Newsletter
High School Students and Families
- 11/11 - NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day Holiday
- 11/18 - Oakland Make-Up Picture Day - 10AM - 1PM
- 11/18 - Fall Semester Mid-Term Grades available in ParentVUE
- 11/25 - 11/27 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
- 12/19 -1/3 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
Mark your calendar for these days off in November
Wednesday, Nov. 11
No school, and school district offices will be closed for Veterans Day
Wednesday to Friday, Nov. 25-27:
No school, and school district offices will be closed for Thanksgiving break.
Update contact information to ensure you get weather-related alerts
Tacoma Public Schools communicates scheduling impacts related to weather in a number of ways, including email, calls and texts. That information is shared based on the contact information families provide.
Use ParentVUE to update your personal contact information and emergency contacts. When you provide emergency contact information, consider adding trusted adults (neighbors, friends) who do not live in your household.
Tacoma families get free access to webinars with experts in child development
Parenting today comes with more advice than ever — and less real connection. “ParentMap Talks” cuts through the noise and brings parents together with monthly webinars featuring leading voices in child development.
Topics cover parenting issues from ADHD and mental health to EdTech and puberty. Register here for live, free webinars that start on Nov. 10. You'll also get on-demand video access for a full year to previous sessions.
Secondary Student Mandatory Password Reset - Nov. 3
Students will be prompted after they sign in to their laptop, access Clever, or open an Office 365 application.
As students are prompted to reset their password, keep in mind the following required criteria. New passwords must include:
- At least 8 characters in length.
- A combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.
- Numbers.
Special characters.
Please note: Previous passwords may not be used.
Oakland School PIcture Make up Day - 11/18
School picture and school ID Card make up day is Wednesday, 11/18 in the Oakland gym. LifeTouch pictures will be here to photograh students from 10-1 creating availability for students in both the AM and the PM cohorts.
🐙 ASB Variety Night! 🎲🎨🎮
Games, art, snacks, and FUN — something for everyone!
Join us Friday, December 4th, from 4:00–6:00 PM at the Oakland Campus Cafeteria for a fun-filled evening featuring a variety of dice, card, board, and Nintendo Switch games! Feeling creative? Visit our painting station (all supplies provided!) or bring your own sketchbook and art materials to create your own masterpiece!
🍪 Snacks and water available for $1 each to support our ASB fundraiser. Cash encouraged; cards accepted with a district processing fee.
All TOL middle and high school students, friends, families, and staff are welcome!
Come play, create, connect, and have some fun with your TOL community!
Go Octopus! 🐙🖤🩵
Welcome New Students to Tacoma Online
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
TOL Gear Shop
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.