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September

• Sept 23rd– PTO Dine Out–

Tecate on NW Blvd-5-7pm

• Sept 26th– Spirit Day-Sports

• Sept 26th– PTO Sports night-

5-7pm– on the blacktop

• Sept 27th– Hats on day and

Pjamming Day– Bring a $1.00

• Oct 2nd– Individual Picture

Day

• Oct. 4th– Coffee with Mr. O in

the Multi Purpose room at

8:30am

• Oct. 9th– PTO Skate Night

Pattison’s North– 6-8pm

• Oct. 14th-18th– Conference

week– 1pm dismissal

DATES

TO REMEMBER

Early Dismissal

EVERY FRIDAY

At 1:45!

For the whole school

year!

I would like to invite anyone interested in learning about the Finch School

Improvement Plan to please come to Coffee with Principal on October 4th

at 8:30am in the cafeteria. Each year, staff, parents, and other principals

review our Improvement plan to provide feedback. Hope you can make

it!

Speaking of the new year, Finch has several great programs running all

year long. Below are two example I will also share more information

about at the coffee.

Team Awards classes earn for meeting This is FINCH expectations as a

team!

4-Star cafeteria recognition to earn Free Seat Friday – a kid favorite!

Thank you,

Shane O’Doherty

Principal’s note Wednesday, Sept. 25th

Peachjar is the leader in digital flyer management systems used by U.S. school districts, some of the

most demanding customers in the world. ... School districts streamline their flyer operations, save

significantly on touch labor and increase the effectiveness of the flyers reaching their intended

audience, the parents.

Peachjar is a new program that the school district has rolled out this year. Instead of sending your

child home with a lot of flyers in their back, the flyers will be posted through Peachjar online or

through the Peachjar app.

Do I need a login to view digital flyers?

No, digital flyers will be delivered directly to your email. If you wish to see more

information on a digital flyer in your inbox, simply click on the desired flyer. You can also

access your school's Peachjar page by clicking the Peachjar button on your school's

website. The link to look at fliers through the Finch website looks like this

I want to receive digital flyers but nothing is being sent to me. How can I sign up?

First, verify that your school is using Peachjar by searching our school finder. If your school is using

Peachjar and you have not received a welcome email, you can register on Peachjar’s website.

If you have any questions please contact Peachjar at (858) 997-2117

or the district at 354-5900

Question: What does a writing teacher eat for breakfast?

Answer: A synonym roll

Thank you Parker L for the great joke!

JOKE TIME!

eFliers

The SHOP will provide free Snack, Homework help and Organized Play for students in grades K-6 on the 20 Fridays when only elementary students are released at 1:45 p.m.:

-Aug. 30 -Sept. 6 and 20 -Oct. 4 -Nov. 1, 8 and 22 -Dec. 13 and 20 -Jan 17, 24 and 31

-Feb. 14 and 28 -March 13 and 27 -April 17 -May 1 and 15 -June 5

*Registration re-opens

each Saturday morning

through noon on

Thursday before the next

scheduled SHOP Friday.

Program Administrator: Lisa White, 509.354.7293, LisaWh@spokaneschools.org

Finch Elementary Tardy Policy We at Finch Elementary want to help prepare our students for success in academics

and in life after school. Research has shown attendance to be an excellent indicator of

such success as it instills good habits of responsibility and timeliness. As an

encouragement for our Finch students, we recognize students each month and

semester for perfect attendance. We also have a policy in place that provides a chance

for students to give back time they have missed in an after school setting.

A student will receive one after school detention for every tardy they have after 10 in a

semester. For example, a student receiving his/her 11th tardy will receive an after

school detention. Then if they have a 12th tardy the next day, week, or month, they will

receive another after school detention. This process will continue until the end of the

semester

Every semester will have all students return to zero and begin a fresh start.

• Excused tardies are not counted against the student. Excused tardies are

distinguished as a medical appointment and excused with a note from the

appointment. Tardies caused by inclement weather will be determined by school

officials as excused or unexcused.

• Attendance will be done everyday at 8:35 with the expectation that all students are

inside their classroom at that time. Being in the hallway or at the lockers at 8:35

would constitute the teacher marking a student tardy. This is to help relieve the

time and crowd crunch of getting into the building and putting things away out in

lockers.

Every day a student is absent is a lost opportunity for learning.

• Students can still fall behind if they miss even just a day or two every few weeks.

• By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school.

• By 9th grade, regular and high attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores.

Attendance is an important life skill that will help your child graduate from college and keep a job. Every day matters!

PTO SPORTS NIGHT

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH

5:00-7:00PM

Individual Picture Day– October 2nd

Individual Picture Retakes– November 1st

September 27, 2019

Wear your Pajamas to

School!

For just a $1 donation, you can wear your

pajamas or hat and/or both to school on

Friday 9/27.

PJammin for Kids with Cancer

Skate Night

Wednesday, October 9th

6:00-8:00pm

At Pattison’s North

Conferences are October 14th to 18th.

Students will be released at 1pm during the week.

Your student’s teacher will send home a flyer or

send out an email to schedule your conference.

This year elementary schools will be grading by

semesters not trimesters.