Mountlake TerraceElementary School February 13, 2017

Do your Best! Don’t Give Up! We Believe in You!

Purpose for Tonight’s Meeting

• Get to know each other

• Provide highlights of our school & the District

• Explain the registration process & what happens between now

and the start of school

• Most importantly, to answer your questions

Activity

• My First School Experience

• What grade was it?

• Where were you?

• What was different than our school?

• What is your first school memory?

Introducing…

Principal – Doug Johnson

Assistant Principal – Karen Rommen

Office Manager – Paprika Fahrenwald

Office Assistant – Theresa Knowles Hopkins

Family Engagement Liaison – Wendy Alvarado

Paprika & Theresa can help you with the registration process

School phone: 425-431-7894

School hours: 8:30 am to 3:10 pm

Mountlake Terrace Highlights

Little Hawks since 1959!

This year- our last year in our 1959 building.

2017/2018 - at the Former Woodway Elementary

2018/2019 – we return to our new school on this site!

Next Year- Woodway Elementary

All students and staff will move to Woodway for the year.

We will have a great year of learning!

Bus transportation will be provided to ALL students.

Our community is the people, not the building.

While we’re there, our new school will be built!

New school opens Fall, 2018.

Mountlake Terrace Highlights

Our motto is: Do Your Best – Don’t Give Up – We Believe in You

This says a great deal about who we are and our approach to learning:

• We have high standards and use a variety of strategies and programs

to ensure success for every child.

• Our professional and experienced staff is constantly working to

improve to meet the needs of our diverse learners.

• We welcome each of our students and help them to build the skills

they need to pursue their life’s dreams.

• We value the involvement of our diverse and wonderful families!

Additional Kick Off Meeting

• We will hold an additional Kick Off information meeting on May 10th at

11:45 am in our school library.

• This is for families who were not able to make the February 13th date.

• You do not need to sign up ahead of time.

• Share this info with those who aren’t in attendance tonight!

District Facts

Student Ethnicity50% White

20% Hispanic/Latino13% Asian

10% Multi-Racial6% Black or African

American.7% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.5% American Indian or

Alaskan Native

Students speak 115

languages at home

Over 20,000 students3,888 employees

Free & Reduced Lunch 37%McKinney Vento/Homeless

3%English Learners 13%

High: 6Middle: 4Elementary: 20K-12: 2K-8: 2Preschool: 1

35 schools

Your student is eligible for a bus if you live further than a one mile walk path from your normal school of

assignment

Special education programs provide services such as learning support, life skills and English Language Learning

(ELL) support

Lunch Info

Students eat lunch at school• You may pack a lunch, buy a lunch, or apply for

free/reduced lunch• Free/reduced lunch applications are available in late

August – we you to apply, even if you don’t think your child will be eating school lunch.

• Your student will get a personalized lunch card and PIN # to use on the days s/he purchases lunch!

A Typical Day…

Literacy(Reading, Writing,

Listening)

MathSocial Studies

Art

Lunch

Plan,Do,

Reflect

Specialists(PE, Music & Library)

Recess

Science

The First Year Of LearningBy the end of the year, your child will be able to:

• Read grade level text with purpose and understanding

• Effectively write opinion, informational and narrative text

• Count and compare numbers to 20 and understand that adding is “putting together” and subtraction is “taking from”

Registration “Nuts & Bolts”

Your registration packet is divided into two parts

Part 1 contains info for you to complete and return to the school

Part 2 contains info for you to read over and keep at home

Part 1 – Complete & Return to School

Important Information/Elementary Enrollment – P-192

Student Registration Form – P-134

Registration Letter/Health Attachment – P-134 letter/att

Letter & Certificate of Immunization – SS 518

Student Emergency Release Form – P-139

Part 2 – Take Home to Read

Countdown to Kindergarten Checklist

Kindergarten Readiness Guidelines

Additional Info Sheet

Section 504 Rights

Your Registration is Complete When…• Your recent proof of residency is shown to the school

• A copy of the registered birth certificate is on file

• We verify that Part 1 of the packet is filled out completely

• Your child has received all of the required immunizations

• We will follow-up if you are missing any of this information:• A conditional date of registration is assigned when an incomplete

packet is turned in – a new date will be assigned if information is not completed by August 20

• Sometimes an earlier registration date is important if classes become overfull

Other Info about Registration

First date to turn in packets is March 1 – our registration hours are 10:30am – 2:30pm daily

• Entrance age – your child must be five years old by August 31, 2017

• Transfer enrollment• Enrollment is limited to students who live within a

school’s attendance area• Please register at your assigned school

For information about early entrance or transfers, contact Shelley Roehl at 425-431-7176 or email roehls@Edmonds.wednet.edu

During the Summer….Jump Start!

Jump Start for KindergartenAugust 21-25, 2017 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

• Jump Start is a transitional program that helps children prepare to enter school in September. During Jump Start kids are involved in typical classroom activities, take a school tour, and have outdoor play, just like recess!

• Jump Start is a fun, positive experience that familiarizes your child with the school, teachers, and daily schedule before school actually begins

• There is no charge for Jump Start, which is open to all incoming kindergarten students in our District

• Parents will be asked to attend a meeting on the first day of Jump Start on August 21

Other Important Items• Supply lists will be available at the parent Jumpstart meeting, in the

office, and will be posted on our school website

• Your Kindergarten classroom assignments will be posted on the last day of Jump Start, before class. Your child will spend this day with their new class. (All other grades receive placement via email on Sept. 1st.)

• Family Connection Meeting: Parents (and students) will meet with their student’s kindergarten teacher on one of the first three scheduled days of school (September 6, 7 or 8)

• Delayed Start for Kindergarten: Kindergarten students do not start school until the 4th scheduled day of the school year, which is scheduled for September 11 (students in grades 1-6 will start on September 6)

Our Family / School Partnership

• Attend school functions such as curriculum night, math/reading nights, parent-teacher conferences, parent club meetings

• VOLUNTEER in your child’s classroom or at school

• Read and respond to requested information from the school

• Check Skyward for updated student information and to update family contact information

• Our hope and expectation is that kindergarten will be a positive and enriching experience for your child!

• We are a TEAM and always want to hear from you about ways we can best help your child succeed

Homework for ParentsBefore March 1:• Registration Packet: Complete as much of the packet as you can

before coming in to register

• Birth Certificate: Locate/order your child’s state-issued registered birth certificate

• Immunizations: Make appointment with your pediatrician to obtain any outstanding immunizations

• Proof of Residency: Make sure you have a recent (within 30 days) proof to bring with you

• Emergency Contacts: Have the names/phone numbers of at least 3 individuals handy

Your Questions?

Thank you for attending…