Multilingual Family News
IA, OD, CA, ETP
October 2025
Inside this issue:
- Why being bilingual is good for your brain
- Truman Fall Family Fair
- Native Family Gathering Event at Truman Campus
- World Language Competency Test Interest Form
- How to get help/support on your assignments
- Multilingual Scholar Check & Connect Form - please complete
- Meet your Multilingual School Support Team + Drop-In Support Times
- A Message from Mr. Pickles
Previous Issues: Sept. 2025
Everyone is welcome!
- Dinner
- Games
- A bunny rabbit petting zoo!!!
Date: October 23, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Truman High School: 31455 298th Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98003
Ask your teachers and/or paraeducators
- Ask during class
- Ask after class
- Schedule an appointment
- Go to their "Drop-In Support" times - check Canvas homepages for days/times and/or ask them when if they do not use Canvas
Create a Study Group
- Ask your teacher(s) to help you create a study group
- Ask other scholars to create a group with you. Be sure to ask scholars whom you think will be committed to your group and work.
Use FWPS Tutoring Services through King County Libraries
- Check FWPS Academic Resources for how to access live tutors
- FWPS partners with King County Libraries who offer in-person AND online tutors
To Do: Scholars please complete the Check & Connect Form
- For ML Monitoring Scholars (scholars who have passed the WIDA ACCESS test within the past two years), please use this form: https://forms.gle/sbT1oxbUC3X6GhF9A
- For all other ML Scholars, please use the form below:
Ms. Jennifer Spencer
Phone: (253) 945-4598
email: jspencer@fwps.org
Make an Appointment: https://jspencer-4.youcanbook.me/
Caretakers: Need another language than English?
I can call you with a Language Interpreter!
Wednesday & Thursday
Time: 12-12:50pm
Location: Zoom: https://fwps.zoom.us/my/jenniferspencer
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Time: to be arranged
Location: Truman or Zoom
Make an Appointment: https://jspencer-4.youcanbook.me/
*She will be in Ms. Johnstone's room from 10:30-12pm
By Appointment
Miss Jen Hryciw
ML Paraeducator
Phone: 253-945-5834
email: jhryciw@fwps.org
Caretakers: Need another language than English?
I can call you with an interpreter
Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday
Mondays: 9:30-10:20am
Wednesdays: 1:30-2:20am
Thursdays: 9:50-10:20am
Location: https://fwps.zoom.us/my/msjennyml
Monday - Friday
Times: Varies throughout the day
Location: Truman High School
* She will be in/out of classrooms to support scholars
Wednesday & Friday
Wednesdays: 8:30-11:30am
Fridays: 7:30am-12:30pm
Location: Norman Center, ETP
*She will be supporting scholars throughout the building
If you need to speak to your teacher or school in another language than English, please ASK for a Language Interpreter. We can call you or meet you in a Zoom with an interpreter. If we are in-person at school, we can call an interpreter on speaker phone or request an interpreter to come to the building.
