January Newsletter

Happy New Year, Silver Firs Families!

Welcome to 2026! I hope your winter break was filled with rest, joy, and quality time with loved ones. It has been wonderful seeing our halls filled with students again; staff is feeling rejuvenated and ready to make the second half of this school year our best one yet!

As we dive into a busy January, here are a few important updates to keep us moving forward together:

• Dressed for Success (and the Weather!): With the winter chill in full swing, please ensure your students come to school prepared for outdoor recess. Coats, hats, and gloves are essential for staying warm.
• Celebrating Growth with iReady: Throughout the month of January, students will be engaging in the winter iReady diagnostic. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to show off how much they’ve learned since the fall and helps us tailor our instruction to their unique needs.
• Looking Ahead to WIDA: Starting in February, our Multilingual Learners will begin the WIDA assessment. This annual window allows our students to demonstrate their growing English language proficiency across listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

We are so grateful for your continued partnership and the energy you bring to our school community. Let’s make this a month of great growth and learning!

Warmly,

Aleta Smoot, SFE Principal

1/12 - 1/17 - Missoula Children's Theater

1/19 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr Day

1/20 - General PTA Meeting 7:00pm

1/23 - No School - Teacher Work Day

1/23 - Elevated Sportz Fundraising Event

1/26 - Second Semester Begins

1/29 - Popcorn Thursday

Please update your student's information for the 2025-2026 school year.

This helps us reach you in an emergency, keep health information current, send you school updates, and more. Log in to ParentVue, click online registration, choose Information Update, review, update, and submit. Thank you for helping us keep your students' records accurate and up to date!

With the transition to Synergy, the process for generating state-mandated attendance letters is changing. Beginning this month, if your student has accrued multiple excused and/or unexcused absences during the 2025–2026 school year, attendance letters will be generated on a bi-weekly basis. Because of this schedule, you may receive more than one attendance letter within the same time period.

At Silver Firs, we care deeply about student attendance and are committed to prevention, early intervention, and strong family engagement to address attendance concerns. Our goal is to create a positive environment where every student feels supported and wants to attend school each day.

If you have any questions about attendance processes, please contact
Michelle Strickler, Assistant Principal
mstrickler@everettsd.org

WAYS TO REPORT ABSENCES (choose 1):

ParentVUE (Full day absences only, please.)

Email sfeattendance@everettsd.org as well as your teacher for absences or late drop off.

Call (425) 385-6505 to leave a voicemail regarding absences or late drop off.

If you have a medical note and would like to share it, we’re happy to accept it. You can attach it to a ParentVUE absence notification, send it through ParentSquare, email it to us, or drop it off at the office.

CHANGE IN PICK UP PLANS

Please notify us at least one hour in advance at (425) 385-6500 to ensure we receive the message in time before school gets out.

PLANNED ABSENCES

If you know of upcoming absences, such as travel or vacation, please complete the Prearranged Absence Form located at this link. (Silver Firs website > Attendance Reporting > Prearranged Absence Form) There are also paper copies in the school office, and this can be returned to the front desk.