MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY 4801 Idaho St Vancouver, WA 98661 November 6, 2015 Principal: Janell Ephraim Associate Principal: Jaime Silva Secretary: Carol Donovan Clerk: Lisa Eddy Family Resource Coordinator: Angel Banta CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 9 Veterans Day Assembly 9:00 am 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 November 10 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm November 11 Veteran’s Day—NO SCHOOL November 23 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 November 25-26 Thanksgiving Break December 3 Coffee w/Principal 9:00 am December 11 Barnes & Noble Evening Event Report cards sent home December 14 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 December 21– January 1 Winter Break January 4, 2016 School Resumes January 11 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 January 18 MLK Day—No School January 25 1 Hour Early Release January 29 Semester Break—No school Phone: 360-313-2200 Fax: 360-313-2201 Absence Line: 360-313-1420 Closure Line 360-313-1401 PTO President: Jeff Gay To our King Families: We are sad to say Good-bye to Lisa Bradin our counselor for the past two years. She will be leaving King and moving over to McLoughlin Middle school. We wish her well at her new school. At the same time we are happy to announce that Margaret Trenholm is the new counselor at King. Margaret comes to King from the state of Virginia. She has an extensive background in counseling and is also fluent in Spanish. Be sure to welcome her when you see her in the building. Also, congratulations goes to Lori Buckbee. She is moving up to the cook position in the cafeteria. We are pleased to have her in this position. Attention Parents: The office needs your help. When you come to pick up your student, please plan to tell us the students full name and their teacher’s name. This makes locating your student much quicker. Thanks for your help with this. Lunch information: Remember you must complete a free/reduced lunch form every year. If you are still getting notes from the cafeteria regarding your students lunch, please call the office so we can get things cleared up. Visitor Parking—Handicap Parking. There are two designated parking spots for visitors. Please use these if you are planning an extended stay at school. They are the two just as you enter the parking lot by the King reader board. The handicap parking spots by law are reserved for those who have the appropriate handicap placard hanging on their mirror or special license plate. “Dream, believe, achieve: We can succeed!” 2015-2016 Official District Calendar November 9 November 11 November 23 November 25-27 December 14 December 21-Jan 1 January 11 January 18 January 25 January 29* February 8 February 15 February 22 March 14 March 28 April 4-8 April 11 April 21 April 22 April 25 May 9 May 30 June 14 June 15* 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 Veteran’s Day—No school 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 Thanksgiving Break—No school 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 Winter Break—No school 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 ML King Day—No school 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 Semester Break—No school** One Hour Early Release 1:50 President’s Day—No school 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 Spring Break—No school 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 2 Hour Early Release—ALL 2 Hour Early Release-Elementary No school Middle/High School ONLY 1 Hour Early Release 1:50 1 Hour Early Release 1:50-last one Memorial Day holiday—No school 2-hour early release—ALL schools Last Day of school (2 hour early release) 1 Hour Early Release 8:30-1:50 2 Hour Early Release 8:30-12:50 **Snow Makeup Days (if needed) June 16, 17, 20, January 29 Vancouver Public Schools Attendance Policy All students absent from school will be considered unexcused unless we have a phone call or note stating why they are absent. Absences considered excused are: Illness Health Care Appointments Family Emergencies Religious Observance Court appointments Absence due to homeless situation All other absences will be considered unexcused. Any presentation of false evidence (e.g., telephone call or note) in order to qualify for an excused absence may subject the student to disciplinary action. *********************************************** At Martin Luther King Elementary School we take attendance very seriously and it is our goal to have every student in school "All day every day" unless they are sick. Students with good attendance will be recognized each month and they will have an opportunity to be placed in a drawing to win prizes such as a skateboard, bicycle, G6 Airpark Party for 10, G6 Airpark Party for 6, Papa John's Large 3-topping pizza, G6 free entry pass, Mcdonalds Happy Meal, Burgerville breakfast sandwich, Izzy's Pizza Buffet pass, and other awesome prizes that we will announce later. We encourage everyone to watch the numbers on the new "Attendance board" in the parking lot where we will be posting our daily attendance rate and the daily number of tardies. Please make sure to call 360-313-1420 and excuse your child if they are home sick. Gastrointestinal illnesses (Vomiting and/or Diarrhea): Vancouver Public Schools is now following these guidelines developed by the Clark County Health Department: ** Children, staff, and volunteers will need to stay home for 48 hours after the last time they vomited or had diarrhea.** Please assist us in keeping potentially contagious illnesses from spreading to others in your child’s school, by keeping your child home from school for 48 hours. Come pick up fresh food and produce in the Family Community Center on Tuesdays & Thursdays between 2:30 and 2:50 PM (Sponsored by Trader Joe's). Please bring your own grocery bags if you have them. Ven y toma comida fresca y productos en el Centro de Familia y la Comunidad los martes y jueves entre 2:30 y 2:50 PM (Patrocinado por Trader Joe’s). Por favor trae tu propia bolsa si tienes. Volunteering at King...We love to have parents volunteer in our classrooms and chaperone on field trips. All volunteers are required to complete paperwork and be cleared by WSP prior to volunteering at school. Clearance must be renewed every two years. Please stop by our office to obtain the appropriate forms. The approval process takes approximately two weeks. Fire Lane Rules Any unoccupied vehicle in a marked fire lane is subject to a parking fine and a possible tow at the owner’s expense. It is acceptable to idle in a fire lane if someone is at the wheel and prepared to immediately move. However, no vehicle may be left without a driver at any time. Levies and bonds support our students, staff and schools Levy • Vancouver Public Schools must renew a maintenance and operations levy this school year. If approved by the superintendent and the board of directors, the measure will be on the Feb. 9 ballot. • This levy will replace the current levy that expires at the end of 2016. • Levies fund some of the costs related to maintenance, operations and educational services of schools, which includes teachers and support staff, classroom supplies, special programs and safety and security. Bond • The district also is in the second year of planning a bond measure for the Feb. 9 ballot. • Bond sales support capital construction, remodeling and upgrades of our schools. • The last bond measure the district ran was passed in 2001. • If approved, a new bond would be used to rebuild several of our oldest schools. • The bond also would pay for some improvements and upgrades at all other schools. • District staff members, parents, students and members of the community have been involved in the initial planning stages and will continue to be involved as planning progresses. Parents, please help us. If you are having to pick-up your student after school rather than them ride the bus or go to day care/boys & girls club, please call the office NO LATER than 2:30 PM. We want all students to get home in a timely manner. If you have sent the teacher an email be sure you have received a reply from them. Teachers don’t always have time during their teaching time to read their email. Please keep in mind, if you are wanting your student to ride a different bus or go home a different way, we need this in writing. Phone calls can not be accepted for this. If the parent/guardian or someone on your emergency list needs to pick-up your student a phone call will be accepted. Please be prepared to show ID. Padres, por favor ayúdennos. Si su tienes que recoger a tu hijo después de la escuela en vez de que use el bus, ir a cuidado de niño o el club de niños y niñas, por favor llama a la oficina no más tarde de las 2:30. Queremos que todos los niños lleguen a casa en la hora correcta. Si tú has enviado un correo electrónico a la maestra, asegúrate de haber recibido una contestación de ella. Los maestros no siempre tienen tiempo de leer sus correos durante sus clases. Por favor mantén en mente, si tú quieres que tu hijo use diferente bus o que vaya a casa de diferente forma, necesitamos una nota por escrito. Llamadas telefónicas no son aceptadas para ello. Si el padre/ guardián o alguien de la lista de emergencia necesita recoger a tu hijo, una llamada telefónica será aceptada. Por favor está preparado para mostrar tu identificación. Dropping Students Off What is too early and what is too late? Many parents have asked what is too early for the playground. What time may my child go in through the front door to class? We do not staff the outside until 8 AM. For safety reasons it is best for children not to arrive at school before we have staff to monitor their play. If students are eating breakfast they may arrive at 7:50 AM. Children are asked to go around to the doors of their classrooms in the morning. This way we do not have a rush for the front door as soon as the 8:20 bell rings. The tardy bell rings at 8:30. We ask children to not enter through the front door until about 8:20. Students all know these rules and are good about following them. Some may need a gentle reminder once in a while to be redirected to the appropriate entrance. Students arriving after the 8:30 bell rings must have an adult come inside and sign them in. Traída de los Estudiantes a la Escuela Cuándo es muy temprano y cuándo es muy tarde? Muchos padres han preguntado, Cuándo es muy temprano para ir al área de juegos? A qué hora debe mi hijo usar la puerta de enfrente para ir al salón de clase? Nosotros no supervisamos afuera hasta las 8:00AM. Por razones de seguridad es mejor que los niños no lleguen antes de que tengamos personal afuera para monitorear mientras juegan. Si sus hijos comen el desayuno ellos deben llegar a las 7:50AM. A los niños se les pide que vayan alrededor de sus salones de clases en la mañana. De esa manera no tenemos amontonamiento por la puerta de enfrente inmediatamente después del sonido de la campana a las 8:20. El sonido tardío del timbre es a las 8:30. Se les pide a los estudiantes no entrar por la puerta de enfrente sino hasta después de las 8:20. Todos los estudiantes saben esas reglas y son buenos en seguirlas. Algunos pueden necesitar algún recordatorio de vez en cuando para hacerles recordar la entrada correcta. Los estudiantes que llegan después del sonido del timbre a las 8:30 un adulto debe entrar y firmar su llegada. Staff Email Addresses Kindergarten Melissa Bergmann — melissa,[email protected] Jennifer Gay—[email protected] Margo Hurless—[email protected] Shari Perea—[email protected] 1st grade Pamela Goldfain—[email protected] Elaine Malone—[email protected] MaryEllen Medina—[email protected] Julie Spencer—[email protected] 2nd grade Cindy Nicholas—[email protected] Malinda Pinon—[email protected] Glenna Trosko—[email protected] Julie Walkins—[email protected] 3rd grade Jamie Donovan—[email protected] Katherine Phelps—[email protected] Claire Record—[email protected] Betty Thomas—[email protected] 4th grade Amy Boal—[email protected] Pamela Enyeart—[email protected] Rose Treacy—[email protected] 5th grade Lindsey Garcia—[email protected] Kathy Howard—[email protected] Tara LaGesse—[email protected] Other Staff Principal—Janell Ephraim—[email protected] Assoc. Principal—Jaime Silva—[email protected] Secretary—Carol Donovan—[email protected] Clerk—Lisa Eddy—lisa.eddy @vansd.org Dean of Students—LeMelle Soles—[email protected] Counselor—Margaret Trenholm—[email protected] Counselor—Andrew Chambers—[email protected] Nurse—Carrie Mason—[email protected] Psychologist—Muriah Sueuga—[email protected] Speech Pathologist—Dan Baier—[email protected] Media Specialist—Kristi McLain—[email protected] Learning Support—Michelle Cook—[email protected] Learning Support—Raquel Lahti—[email protected] Literacy Facilitator—Natalie Haima—[email protected] ELL Teacher—Jessica Hensick—[email protected] LAP Teacher—Lisetta Henrichsen—[email protected] LAP Teacher—Marcci Kangas—[email protected] LAP/ELL Teacher—Lisa White—[email protected] Arts Block Teachers— Jeanine Ford-Art—[email protected] Heather Isaac—music—heather.isaac @ vansd.org Cheryl Voukidis—[email protected] Family Resource Coordinator—Angel Banta— [email protected] Educational Advocate—Ed Esparza—[email protected] Kitchen Manager—Tanya Spence—[email protected]