Fall is here and there are so many fun things on the calendar! 4th/5th grade Parks & Rec after school soccer is back and being coached by our very own Mr. Holme and Mrs. Warren. The PTA fall fundraiser “Raise Craze” will kick off on Monday (9/26) and students will be bringing home the fundraiser instructions (also see attachment). The goal of this fundraiser is promoting “acts of kindness,” and we love how it fits into our school wide theme this year! Picture packets should have gone home in backpacks on Friday so that your family can prepare for picture day on September 30. We will also be honoring our Laker of the Month recipients for September at the Laker of the Month assemblies coming soon in early October. The families of selected students will receive an invitation from their child’s teacher to attend. Finally, Fall Benchmark testing will be taking place this coming week for each grade level so please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions.
October: National Disability Awareness Month and National Bullying Prevention Month
Each of our classroom teachers will be incorporating age-appropriate conversations and lessons about these concepts into their instruction to support our school wide theme of
“Be Here…Be You…Belong.”
Nuts and Bolts
Now that school is well underway, we wanted to make sure that we are all on the same page regarding school/district expectations. We are asking that you take some time to review the updated 22-23 Student and Family Information Guide with your child(ren), specifically the Dress Code (pp. 46-47) as well as Technology Code of Conduct (pp. 34-38).
We understand at Emerald Hills that personal mobile devices (specifically, Smartwatches) are becoming increasingly common on the wrists of our students per parent request. In order to support and comply with our district policy as stated in the 22-23 Student and Family Information Guide (pp.36-37), we are asking for your support with the following:
Cell phones should remain in backpacks and are not to be used during the school day.
Smartwatches must remain in “school mode” during the school day. (If you have the option as the parent to set this “mode” up on the device, we are asking for your support with this.) This means that the watch should be used for telling time only and may not be used for calling or texting during the school day.
If you are in need of getting a message to your child, please contact our main office at (253) 891-4750. It is critical that any changes in transportation be communicated directly to the office by 3:00pm so that we can ensure your child can be safely supported by the EHE staff at the end of the school day.
Smartwatches (and cell phones) may not be used for taking pictures or video while at school or on the bus ride to/from school. If a Smartwatch becomes a distraction to classroom instruction, the teacher or administrator may ask the student to put it into the backpack for the day.
Thank you for your partnership and ongoing support.
Attendance Matters
Did you know? Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school - and themselves. Start building this habit in elementary school so that they learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important. Eventually good attendance will be a skill that will help them succeed in high school and college.
Did you know? Even being late to school may lead to poor attendance. Absences and tardiness can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up.
From our front office team
Contact info: EHE@sumnersd.org or (253) 891-4750
If you have a change in your regular dismissal plans for your child (bus, car pick-up, or walker pick-up), please contact the main office by 3:00pm.
Bus schedules: Click here
Tues.-Fri. Student Day: 9:00-3:45 (drop off can begin at 8:45)
Mon. Student Day (90-min late start day): 10:35-3:45 (drop off can begin at 10:20)
Important District Dates for the 2022-23 School Year: LINK
Free and Reduced Meals (link) – apply for the 2022-23 school year to access services (school breakfast/lunch are NO longer free to all students) **More information on school meal service and loading money on accounts...link HERE.
Instructions for Online Payment of the School Supply Donation of $25 can be found on the district website…LINK: Welcome Back to School (this will cover the school supplies for your student this year).
Important Upcoming Dates for EHE
9/26-10/6 – PTA Raise Craze Fundraiser
9/30 – school picture day
10/14 – No school (staff training day)
10/20 – Great Washington Shake Out (district-wide earthquake drill)
11/11 - Veterans Day
11/15 – Picture retakes
Early release for school conferences (12:15 release time) – 11/16, 11/17, 11/18, 11/22 (11/21 will be a regular late start Monday)
11/23-11/25 – No school
PTA Contact Information
In order to stay up on our PTA, please make a note of the following contact information:
2022-23 PTA Executive Board
President - Jenn Dery eheptaprez@gmail.com
Co-Vice President - Virginia Read & Debbie Epperson eheptavp@gmail.com
Treasurer - Rhiannon Dodgen eheptatreasurer@gmail.com
PTA website: https://emeraldhillspta.memberplanet.com/
PTA link on EHE Website
You can always like "Emerald Hills Elementary PTA" on Facebook
Our October Laker Purposefull People Character Trait is “Responsibility…To take action and understand how our choices affect others, ourselves, and the world.” Your follow up at home reinforcing your child as he/she demonstrates “responsibility” each day would be a wonderful home-school connection. The background for our Laker Purposefull People Character Traits can be accessed through the Character Strong website. Thank you for raising such amazing children that desire to be Purposefull People and for your continued support of our school community.
Mrs. Scheerer, Principal
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