Donald Eismann News

Late Start Mondays: 10:35 am -3:45 pm.

Thank you for supporting teacher teams as they collaboratively focus on ensuring the learning of each student. School starts at 10:35 am on Mondays. The first Monday Late Start is September 12. Please drop your students off no earlier than 10:20 am on Mondays. Bus routes run 90 minutes later on Mondays.

Tuesday through Friday Schedule: 9:00 am - 3:45 pm.

The office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. School opens to students at 8:45 AM. Classes begin at 9:00 AM. Please drop your students off no earlier than 8:45 AM.

Each child's class placement was carefully made by a team based on the social-emotional and academic needs of each child. All students that are returning to DEE, will be contacted by your child’s teacher next week. Starting the week of August 29, all families can find the name of their child’s teacher by logging into Family Access and clicking on “Schedule”.

Just like last year, in order to provide some relief from back-to-school shopping, Donald Eismann Elementary is asking families to contribute a $25 donation per child to cover the cost of school supplies. You are now able to pay online.

Instructions for Online Payment of School Supply Donation of $25 (this covers supplies for your student this year).

1. Log on to SBLSD at www.sumnersd.org (not Family Access)

2. Hover over SCHOOLS on the top banner

3. Click on grades K-12

4. Scroll down to elementary schools and click on DEE

5. Click on the dollar bill icon “Online Payments”

6. Click on the link “Direct payment Link Here”

7. Log in with your username and password (same as Family Access).

8. Click on your student that you would like to make a payment for

9. Click on “Shop”

10. Click on “Items at Student School”

11. Click on item you would like to pay

12. “School Supplies” “Grade Level” “Donation”

If you are able to contribute more than $25 to support a child in need, please feel free to increase your donation. (If you are unable to make the full donation, you may select a lesser amount.) Thank you for supporting our Donald Eismann classrooms!

In addition to the supplies provided through the $25 donation, all students should be prepared for school with the following items.

• backpack
• earbuds/headphones
• refillable water bottle
• lunchbox

Classroom teachers will coordinate snack supplies with families.

If your student needs assistance with the school supply fee or the items listed, please contact the front office and we will connect you with Ms. Steele, our school counselor. You can email us at dee@sumnersd.org.

Please join us at our Back to School Night on Thursday, September 1 from 4:00-6:00 pm. During this event your child will meet their teacher, visit their classroom, tour the school and meet our wonderful PTA. Families will have the ability to pay for school lunches and school supplies at the event.

With our school population approaching 700 students, we are asking our families to attend Back to School Night at the designated times below. Please pay your school supply fee online to ensure you have enough time to see your teacher, PTA and our specialist.

Thursday, September 1

4:00 - 4:30 pm A-C

4:30 - 5:00 pm D-J

5:00 - 5:30 pm K-O

5:30 - 6:00 pm P-Z

If you are a new family to Donald Eismann and your child is in grades 1-5, please join us for a meet and greet prior to open house at 3:30 pm in the gymnasium. During this time you will learn about our arrival and dismissal procedures as well as meet our administrative team. At 4:00 pm new families are welcome to join the A-C group.

Keeping students safe is our highest priority. Riding the bus will be your student’s quickest way on and off the DEE campus. We anticipate that 400 students will arrive by car each day-- a tremendous amount in a small area. We encourage you to carpool with other families as much as possible.

Car Riders: If you drive your child to school, we need your help making the car's morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up as safe as possible. Please help us ensure the safety of your students by using the designated loop. And, please stay in your car until greeted by the staff.

• In the morning, 15 minutes prior to and until the start of the school day, there will be staff members meeting and directing students. For your child’s safety, please do not drop students off until staff supervision has arrived. .

• If you arrive after the start of school, please park and walk your child to the office to check in.

Buses

• Bus Stop Lookup Tool: The most up-to-date information is on the SBLSD Transportation page. Please follow this link to find the latest information on bus routes.
• Waivers: While a condition of waivers is that District transportation is not provided, we have made exceptions in the past if a bus is not full. This year, however, our buses will be full and we are unable to accommodate students on waivers. Families will need to provide their own transportation to and from school.
• Bus passes: We are unable to allow students to ride a different bus when wanting to, for example, go home with a friend or be dropped off at a grandparent's house.

Dismissal is our communities time to shine. School is dismissed at 3:45 pm. Through kindness and patience we can ensure a safe environment for our students during our dismissal process. We need your help being good neighbors and maintaining safe driving conditions during our dismissal time. Our staff works hard to efficiently load cars while ensuring the safety of each and every child. And, we need to keep the traffic on the roads near campus moving. We need your help making this happen.

• Please do not arrive on campus before 3:30 PM. Arriving earlier than 3:30 PM creates a safety hazard.
• Carpool: One way the community can help with this is for friends and neighbors to carpool.
• Walk: Another way the community can help is for car riders that live within walking distance to use one of the safe walking paths to school. Due to safety concerns, we do not recommend walkers cross Canyon View Road.
• Ride the Bus: The last way families can help may seem counterintuitive but it will help. If more families have their children ride the bus instead of being car riders, we will reduce the number of cars on campus.
• No parking is permitted in the bus loop and only buses are allowed in the bus loop. We will not allow cars to enter our school campus through the bus zone.

Having more families carpool, walk, or have their children ride the bus will reduce the number of cars entering campus, which should allow the buses to enter campus sooner, load sooner, and leave sooner. We appreciate your patience and support.

Pick Up Number

• All families will receive a pick up number even if you child rides the bus. The pick up number is only used for pick up and not for bus riders. Families that have multiple students will have the same pick up number for all of their children.
• If you are planning to pick your child up on a regular basis, please place your pick up number in the front window on the passenger side. This number quickly allows our staff to tell which child is being picked up and helps maintain safety. Numbers will be given out at the Back-To-School Night and during the first week of school at the front office.

If your student is taking a different route of transportation after school than their normal dismissal, to ensure the safety of your child, you must call the front office to let them know. 253.891.4500. We ask that you call before 2:30 pm as this helps get all our changes to the teachers in a timely manner.

If you plan to take your student out for an appointment or out early before dismissal time at 3:45 pm, please call us a few minutes before you arrive so we can greet you! We do ask that you have your ID ready to go when you pick up your student. Our office staff will gladly call your student down so that they are ready when you arrive on campus.

If your child has a health condition that requires treatment or medication at school, written permission from the parent/guardian and a healthcare provider must be provided before medications can be administered at school. Renewal of written permission must be completed at the beginning of each school year and whenever the health care provider adjusts a medication.

All families with incoming kindergarten students will be receiving information regarding their individual Family Connection meeting with their respective teacher. Families will receive communication regarding this meeting by August 26. The kindergarten connection meetings will take place at Donald Eismann Elementary September 6-8. The first day of kindergarten is Friday, September 9. We can't wait to see our incoming kinders!

During the 22/23 school year we will NO longer be serving free breakfast and lunch to ALL students. Students who qualify for free and reduced lunch meals will have access to theses services. Please take time to complete the free and reduced meal application.

Free and Reduced Meals (link to apply)

Please check your child's meal account balances before school starts.

More information on school meal service and loading money on accounts can be found HERE.

Breakfast

K-5: $2.25

6-12: $2.50

Lunch

K-5: $3.50

6-12: $4.00

Milk for all grades: $0.50

Online Menus can viewed by clicking the menu link at the bottom of this newsletter.

08/27- PTA Explorer Family Picnic

09/01--Back to School Night 4:00-6:00 pm

09/06--First Day of School for Grades 1-5

09/09--First Day of Kindergarten

09/12--First Late Start: School Starts at 10:35 am

Explorer Families!!!
Join us at DEE for our very first Explorer Family Picnic.

Saturday, August 27th 3-5pm

See some old friends and make some new ones! Bring a blanket and a snack or enjoy the food trucks!

Please check out the DEE PTA web site to stay informed on PTA events, activities, meetings, spirit wear and fundraisers. https://www.donaldeismannpta.org

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Email: DEE@sumnersd.org
Website: sumnersd.org/dee
Location: 13802 Canyon View Boulevard East, Bonney Lake, WA, USA
Phone: (253) 891-4500

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