Dear Kimball Families,

Welcome to a new school year! We are thrilled to have our students back in the building, ready to learn, grow, and create a wonderful year together.

This year, one of our key priorities is kindness. We will be encouraging and celebrating students for showing kindness to one another—in classrooms, on the playground, and throughout the school day. We also want to help students strengthen their problem-solving skills and practice reconciliation with peers when conflicts arise. You can support this at home by talking with your child about the importance of respect, empathy, and care for others.

We also want to remind families of our expectations around technology. Smart watches and similar devices must remain off during the school day. Students should not use them to text, play games, or access apps while at school. We’ve noticed an increase in this, especially in our intermediate grades, and want to ensure students stay focused on learning and building positive relationships.

A quick reminder about drop-off and parking: please avoid parking on the south side of S. Hinds Street, as this area needs to remain clear for buses to pass. The north side is reserved for bus drop-off. Please also be considerate of our neighbors by not blocking driveways, even for a few minutes. If you’d like to walk your child to the playground, we recommend parking a block away and walking up. And for those who enter through the playground, please remember—last one out closes the gate.

Finally, I am excited to share some staffing news. Our district has approved an additional teacher to support 4th and 5th grades. This adjustment will allow us to reduce class sizes and better meet the needs of our students. Thank you, families, for your strong advocacy and partnership in making this possible. This change will allow us to offer smaller class sizes, more personalized attention, and enhanced instructional support for each student. We believe this adjustment will foster a more engaging and effective learning experience for your children. We will reflect on the adjustments and communicate the new class lists after we hire our new teacher. The timeline should be approximately 2 weeks. We appreciate your understanding and support as we implement this positive change.

We are looking forward to a year filled with kindness, learning, and growth. Thank you for your continued support of our Kimball community.

In partnership,

Principal Bogan

All students should have brought home a student packet with important forms to fill out and return to the school.

One very important form in the packet is the 2025-26 Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) application form. We need ALL families to fill out the CNEEB form, regardless of income level. Participation is tied to important funding for our school.

Please return the paper copy in the packet of the Child Nutrition Application or fill it out online.

Thank you to all of the families who have already completed the form.

Important Dates

Friday, October 3 Pastries with the Principal, 7:45-8:30 a.m.
Thursday, October 9 Kimball Family Teacher Teams (KFTT) Meeting, 6-7 p.m.
Friday, October 10 State In-Service Day, no school for students
Monday, October 13 First day of after school clubs!
Friday, October 17 Kimball Families of Color BBQ, Family Resource Room, 6-7 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 7:55 a.m.-2:25 p.m.

Wednesdays: 7:55 a.m.-1:10 p.m.

Start of School Helpful Links:

Basic Rules of Seattle Public Schools Handbook

Basic Rules of Seattle Public Schools Flyer

Discipline Matrix

Chapter 392-400 WAC Student Discipline

Our building may be huge, but the streets surrounding the school are the same, so if there is any way to have your student take a bus or walk or ride a bike rather than be driven, please try to do that.

In the morning, all students will meet teachers to line up on the playground.

Walkers - Walkers should meet their teachers on the playground. Supervision starts at 7:35 a.m. For safety reasons please don't send students earlier than that. If students are coming from the north side of the building, they will be allowed to walk through the building to the playground. We will have staff members on duty in the hallway. All others should proceed to the playground to line up. There will be a crossing guard at 23rd and S. Hanford St.
Bikers - Same as walkers. There is lots of bike parking on the corner of the playground on 24th and S. Hinds St.
Buses - Buses will drop off students south of the school on S Hinds Street. Bus stop information will go out to families the last week of August.
Parent Drop Off/Cars - Parents can pull up on 24th to the corner of Hinds. Please travel from north to south on 24th Avenue. There will be a staff member directing students to the playground. DO NOT PARK in the drop off lane. If you are planning to come in with your student, please park somewhere else in the neighborhood. We are asking for parents' cooperation in making school drop off a success. School buses are experiencing challenges navigating the streets and getting kids to school in a safe and timely manner.

24th Ave: No parking on the school side of the street. This is intended for valet drop off only. There is no parking or parents getting out of the car.
Hinds St: No parking or drop off here as this is where the buses stop.
If you would like to get out of your car with your child please park elsewhere and bring them in. We need your help for this to run smoothly. The pink highlighted areas are NO PARKING zones on the school side.

Dismissal will be the same as arrival in reverse. Parents, please make sure your child's teacher knows how they are getting home each day. If there is a change to the plan, call the office as early in the day as possible so the message can be relayed to the teacher. (Kimball Office 206-252-7280)

Our Kimball Race and Equity Team invites families to join us! We hope to highlight the diversity at Kimball to make sure that everyone feels represented and included. This includes what our students do and see, and what kinds of events we want to have to celebrate together.

If you are interested in participating please reach out to Rachael LeValley relevalley@seattleschools.org or your child’s classroom teacher and let them know you want to be part of the team!

First Friday of the Month

Pastries with the Principal will be on Fridays after arrival (7:45-8:30 a.m.)

Families are invited and welcome to join us monthly to receive the latest news and events happening in our community. Pastries with the Principal is a time for families to hear about instructional programs, meet other families in our community, learn strategies to assist their children, ask questions and/or share concerns that will positively impact student achievement.

All families are welcome!

Monthly Agenda:

Welcome and introductions
What is going on in our community this month?
Communication Pathways: website, newsletter, TalkingPoints & School Messenger
How to make this a great semester. Resources (academic, mental health, college/career)
Survey parents to see what topics are of interest to them for future sessions

• How do families get involved?

Dear Kimball Families,

You’re invited to our first Kimball Family Teacher Teams (KFTT) Meeting on Thursday, October 9, from 6–7 p.m.

This is a wonderful opportunity to:

Connect with other Kimball families

Learn about a key skill your student is currently working on

Learn how your child is progressing in this key skill

Take home an engaging activity to enjoy together

Details:

Student Supervision & Pizza: Provided for current Kimball students only

Drop-off Opens: 5:45 p.m.

Please let us know if you’ll be attending by selecting one of the RSVP links below:

We look forward to seeing you there!

Warmly,

Kimball Staff

Is your student missing their glasses? We currently have four different pairs of glasses in the lost and found. If you recognize any of these glasses, please come and pick them up from the Kimball front office.

Hello all,

We finished our spring ultimate frisbee season with a goal of finding some opportunities to play before it is the official spring season again.

Starting September 12, we will be meeting after school and walking to Jefferson Park for Fall Frisbee Fridays. This will be geared toward total beginners as well as returning players, so please share this with other families who might be interested! More info on the flyer below.

We are also hoping to connect with other elementary schools in the neighborhood to see if they might want to join us, so feel free to share with families you know at other schools. They would just need to coordinate their own travel to and from the park.

Please sign up if your student plans to join us for Kimball Fall Frisbee Days

Hope to see you Friday!

- Coach Brendan, Coach Anna, and Coach Arnie

Family Support Worker - Abdifatah Husein, aahusein@seattleschools.org
School Counselor - Amari Blanton, adblanton@seattleschools.org
School Nurse - Jessie Macomber, jpmacomber@seattleschools.org

Fall Bazaar

The Fall Bazaar at Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church will run from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, October 4.

Preorders are open for their delicious event menu, and there will also be market booths to browse and enjoy!

This year’s Benefit Bazaar Beneficiary is Tsuru for Solidarity. Tsuru for Solidarity’s mission is to:

Educate, advocate, and protest to close all U.S. concentration camps
Build solidarity with other communities of color that have experienced forced removal, detention, deportation, separation of families, and other forms of racial and state violence
Coordinate intergenerational, cross-community healing circles addressing the trauma of our shared histories

Kimball Cougar News