Naches Trail Elementary Newsletter

Key Reminders for the First Week

• First Day of School:

• Aug. 31st - First, Second, Third, Fourth, & Fifth grades

• Sept. 3rd - Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten

• Sept. 9th - Preschool

• School Hours: 9:30am–4:00pm

• Drop-off & Pick-up: Please review our drop-off/pick-up map and guidelines to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.

• Upcoming Event: Join us for our Open House on Aug. 26th at 5pm to 6:30pm to meet your child’s teachers, see their classroom, and learn more about the year ahead.

Partnering with our families is at the heart of everything we do. When school and home work together, our students reach incredible heights. Thank you for sharing your children with us—we are honored to guide and support them.

Here’s to a remarkable, HIKE-filled school year!

Warmly,

Sophie Brannon

Principal Naches Trail Elementary

Hello Naches Trail Families,

Welcome to a new school year! My name is Carlie Butcher and I am THRILLED to join Naches Trail as your new School Social Worker. As a school social worker, my goal is to help every student feel safe, supported, and ready to learn. I am here to support your child’s emotional growth, social skills, and overall well-being. I also work with families to connect them with community resources, food or clothing resources and local support. I am looking forward to all of the learning, fun, and adventures this year will bring! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns or if there is anything I can do to help support your child this school year. I look forward to working together!

Warmly,

Carlie Butcher

Naches Trail Elementary School Social Worker

• 08/18-Office Open for in person assistance and questions. Daily from 9am-12:00 (Closed from 12:00-1:00 for lunch) and 1:00pm-3:30pm.
• 08/20- Kindergarten Orientation, 5:00pm-6:00pm.
• 08/26- Back-to-School Open House, 5:00pm-6:30pm.
• 08/31- First Day of School, 1st-5th grade

• 09/03-Kindergarten & TK First Day of School
• 09/04-NO SCHOOL
• 09/07-NO SCHOOL
• 09/09-Preschool First Day of School
• 09/14-Late Arrival, 10:20am
• 09/21-Late Arrival, 10:20am
• 09/28-Late Arrival, 10:20am

• 10/02-Picture Day
• 10/03-ABC Day @ BHS, 9am-3pm
• 10/05-Late Arrival, 10:20am
• 10/12-Late Arrival, 10:20am
• 10/16-NO SCHOOL
• 10/19-Early Dismissal, 12:00pm Grade Prep Day
• 10/26-10/30-Conference Week, Early Dismissal 12:00 Noon all week.
• 10/30-PTA Trunk-of-Treat Event, more information to come!

👕 For Our Kinder and TK Families!

Kinder is full of learning, exploring, and sometimes a few unexpected messes! 😊 We ask that all Kindergarten families please keep 1–2 complete changes of clothes in your student’s backpack.

Please remember to check your child’s backpack regularly and replace any clothes that have been used or have become “icky” so they are ready to go when needed.

Thank you for helping us keep our little Trailblazers comfortable, clean, and ready for a great day at school! 💚💙

Our health room is looking for donations of new, unopened children’s underwear in sizes 4–8 to help keep our Trailblazers comfortable and prepared for those unexpected moments at school.

If you are able to donate, we would greatly appreciate your support! Donations may be dropped off at the school office.

Thank you for helping us take care of our Trailblazer students! 💚💙

• Please don’t send ANY medications INCLUDING over the counter medications to school with your student.

• ANY & ALL medications at school REQUIRE a doctor's order on file with the health room EVERY year.

• All medications MUST be signed into the Health Room by an adult. Please do not put medications in student's backpacks.

• Students with Life-Threatening Health Conditions MUST have orders/medications in the Health Room and a completed school healthcare plan.




Please reach out to the health room at 253-800-8793 with any questions.

Need to get in contact with the PTA?

Email:mynachestrailpta@gmail.com

OR add us on Facebook and Instagram!

We’d like to remind everyone of our drop-off and pick-up procedures to ensure the safety of all students, staff, and families.

For the safety and efficiency of our arrival and dismissal processes, all students must be dropped off and picked up using the designated parent pick-up and drop-off loop. Please do not use the front office for student drop-off or pick-up unless you have a pre-arranged appointment or special circumstance approved by the school administration.

We also want to remind families that Naches Trail Elementary is a “no walk-up” campus. This means:

• ONLY PRESCHOOL & STRUCTURED families are permitted to park and walk their students to their designated drop off zone.Our preschool & structured families are permitted to park at our former Naches Trail Elementary parking area and walk students to their designated drop off zone to the north of the building.

• Students should not be dropped off in the parking lot or near the front office.

• To ensure staff are able to be in class and ready for students on time, we would like to remind families that our parent drop off loop closes promptly at 9:30 am. Students and families arriving at or after 9:30 am, will need to drop their students off at the main office. Our tardy bell rings at 9:35 am.

• All arrivals and dismissals should take place through the designated vehicle loop only.

We understand that it can be difficult, especially at the beginning of the school year, but these procedures are in place to prioritize student safety and maintain a smooth flow of traffic on campus. School staff will be on hand to welcome and assist students as they arrive.

🪪 Parent Pick-Up Placards (Car Hangers)

To ensure a safe and organized dismissal process:

• All families who plan to pick up their child by car at the end of the day (3 or more days per week) must obtain a parent pick-up placard (car hanger) from the front office.

• The placard must be clearly displayed in the front window of your vehicle each day.

• Each car hanger number will be matched with a backpack tag on the student being released.

• Students will only be released to vehicles with the correct, matching placard.

• If you lose your placard, please contact the front office so we can get a replacement placard ordered for you.

If you have not yet received your car hanger, please stop by the front office as soon as possible.

We greatly appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work together to create a safe, calm, and structured arrival and dismissal process. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Pictured above is the Naches Trail Campus. We would like to take a moment to cover safety and procedures for student drop off. As you pull into the parking lot you should follow the green arrow path. Please note the red stop signs. We need families to stop behind these areas to ensure ample room for traffic and staff safety. Once the green arrow loop is full, we ask that parents then follow the yellow arrows to our alternate loop. Once in the lanes closest to the building, we ask that cars form two rows. Please make sure all cars are stopped BEFORE the drawn red lines. We need to keep all cross walks and fire lanes cleared at all times. The purple box indicates the preschool & structured students walk up drop off zone. The red smiley faces indicate staff standing positions.

Our parent drop off loop closes promptly at 9:30am. Staff will direct any incoming late students to drop off in front of the office. Look for the late students sign.

ALL students in ALL schools in the Bethel School District qualify for free breakfast

and lunch again this year! To maintain our qualifications, ALL Bethel School District families must complete the Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefit Application at https://emealapps.bethelsd.org. By submitting this application, households may qualify for reduced fees for programs and activities. You must check “YES! Please share my child’s income eligibility” for each program you wish to receive discounts for.

Naches Trail Elementary

15505 Waller RD E

Tacoma, WA 98446

Phone:(253) 800-8700

Fax:(253) 800-2638