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Dear families, What An Excellent School Year! The students of Tukwila Elementary are working so hard, I can tell that my students are working on their homework at night. They are reading at least 15 minutes a day at home, they are writing at home and sharing their stories with their teacher and me the next day. Math has become a popular activity to work on at home as well. I want to thank the adults in the house for working with your students on school work and for showing how important it is to read every day. The students at Tukwila are doing an awesome job playing together at recess, sharing playground equipment and meeting the expectations. The weather outside is beginning to turn cooler and wetter. Please remember to wear warmer clothes. Parents, thank you very much for your cooperation in the parking lot before and after school each day as you drop off and pick up your student. Remember—we want ALL of our kids to be safe every school day. Have a great October.
Steve Salisbury, Principal
Principal’s Message
Tukwila PTA News
Here’s what the Tukwila PTA has in store for us in October:
October 7: Spirit Wear shirt orders due
October 13: Triathlon fundraiser event, 1:00-3:00
October 13: PTA meeting, 6:30-7:30 pm
October 21: Popcorn Friday October 28: Masquerade Dance, 6:00-8:00 pm
No School, October 14 Our school will be closed on Friday, October 14, due to an optional work day for certificated staff. Classes will resume on Monday, October 17.
October’s Early Release Day Students will be dismissed at 12:45 on Wednesday, October 26. School staff will be in training during the afternoons.
Student Picture Day, November 1 Leo’s Photography will be here to photograph our students on Tuesday, November 1. Order information will be sent home prior to picture day for those who wish to purchase prints. Please return order form and payment by November 1.
OCTOBER, 2016 “THE BEST & THE BRIGHTEST”
Tukwila Elementary
is a Title I school-wide school
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Did you know….. You can call in an absence for your student (206-901-7503 or 206-901-7502) at any time, 24 hours a day. Please include the name of your student, the reason for the absence, and a phone number where you may be reached if there is a question. For the safety of our students and staff, please enter our school only by the main entry door. Visitors must sign in/out and wear a visitor pass. Students should arrive at school no earlier than 8:30am and depart no later than 3:30pm unless they are enrolled in a supervised school activity before/after school. You are encouraged to leave last-minute messages for your student no later than 2:45 so there is time for the messages to be delivered. Thank you! If you wish to volunteer, either at the school or on field trips, you must complete a volunteer packet at least three weeks prior to the activity. Once cleared, the background check is good for two years. Check out our website at www.tukwilaschools.org Applications for low-cost student school insurance are available in the school office. Our lost and found is located at the rear of the main lobby. Please check often for missing items as this collection piles up quickly. Our school collects Box Tops for Education. Please deposit Box Tops in the marked container in the main office.
Calendar of Events 10/7 Tukwila PTA spirit wear shirt orders due 10/13 1:00-3:00, Tukwila PTA triathlon fundraiser event 6:30-7:30, Tukwila PTA meeting 10/14 No school, Optional work day for teaching staff 10/18 First trimester progress report period ends 10/20 10:20, Statewide Earthquake Drill 10/21 PTA Popcorn Friday 10/26 Early release day Students dismissed at 12:45 10/27 Progress reports sent home 10/28 9:15-2:00, 5th grade field trip Seattle Aquarium 6:00-8:00, Tukwila PTA Masquerade dance 11/1 Student picture day 11/8, 11/9, 11/10 Early release days for Parent/Teacher conferences Students dismissed at 12:45 11/11 No school, Veterans’ Day
Classroom News Look at all the activities in our classrooms! October, 2016
Kindergartners have learned all about our school rules and are settling into classroom routines. We are now hard at work to learn our letters and sounds. We are reading lots of stories and writing our names “the kindergar-ten way.” In math we are focusing on numbers 1-10 and basic shapes (like circles, rectangles, triangles, etc.). You can help your child at home by read-ing to them every night. Don’t forget to discuss what is happening in the story before, during, and after read-ing!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During September, the first graders learned about our school expectations of being responsible, being safe and showing respect. First graders are learning and practicing partners for 10 in math. They are working hard at building reading and writing stamina. We had a special guest teach us about electrical safe-ty. This month first grade students will begin a Social Studies Unit about families.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2nd graders are working on addition and subtraction strategies and word problems. All students should practice their math facts up to 20. We want them to memorize their facts without using their fingers to increase their speed (fluency). In reading, we would like 2nd graders to read for at least 20 minutes a day at home. It is helpful to ask your child to retell a story or chap-ter they have read. 2nd graders also need to make sure they are using capi-tals and periods in their writing and know how to write a complete sen-tence.
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We’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our new group of 3rd graders! The year has gotten off to a great start. We’re mastering the new rou-tines that will help our classrooms flow smoothly the rest of the year. All of our new learning is so exciting! Mul-tiplication facts are fun to practice. Keep working on memorizing them all. Did you know 3rd graders should be reading at least 20 minutes a day in addition to the reading they do at school? The third grade teachers would love to help you find appropri-ate reading material. Thank you so much for a great start to the year!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~We are off to a great start in fourth grade! We have been writing narra-tive stories and going over parts of speech. In math, we have reviewed place value and multi-digit addition and subtraction, and we will soon begin double digit multiplication. We will focus the year on improving our reading comprehension and fluency, as well as becoming skilled writers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fifth graders are settling into their new role as the leaders of the school. So far they have been review-ing multiplication and division. The fifth graders are starting the geometry unit where they will focus on 2-dimensional figures and their proper-ties. They are getting started with nonfiction reading. In science, they begin the year-long preparation for the M.S.P. They will start with energy, matter, food webs, land and wa-ter. The fifth graders are enjoying the narrative writing that they have start-ed.
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Students who receive services through the LRC1 program have been busy at work in their reading/writing and math groups. Literacy themes that are currently being studied in groups in-clude: dinosaurs, sharks, mammals and bats. Both fiction and non-fiction text are being used with an emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. Students enjoy writing in their interac-tive journal and learning logs and are working on writing complete sentenc-es that remain on topic. All LRC1 students have been enrolled in an internet-based academic pro-gram that focuses on finding and fixing missing skills in all academic areas. This program will help students catch up in math, math fluency, language/grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing. I encourage you to have your child work on this program at home to see maximum growth.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ms. Petersen's LRC II K-2nd will be learning more about Life Science. The main focus will be on the book, "The Changing Tree". Watching the seasons go by is very exciting! We are thrilled to learn more! We will also be partici-pating in a pumpkin decorating con-test with our parents. Stay tuned to learn more!
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Classroom News Look at all the activities in our classrooms! October, 2016
Art News: Hello, I’m Mr. Kaufman the art teacher at Tukwila. Every other week I come and teach art for 1 hour in the class-room. Here is a brief description of what each grade level is working on: Kindergarten: we are looking at shape and line as important elements of design in art. We are doing a hands on project using basic geometric shapes to create a collage of a person, Very Picasso like! First grade: alongside the unit on families they are doing within their classroom, we are drawing a family portrait. We are learning some basic proportions for drawing people’s fac-es. Second grade: we will begin work on silly characters with candy corn teeth. A very popular cartooning project that involves mixed media, paper/cutting, drawing, photo collage and yes, real candy corn teeth! Third grade: we will finish the “Linescape” drawings we have been working on for the last two sessions. We will put attention to color to final-ize the project with a focus on warm/cool color usage. Fourth grade: we will finish our ono-matopoeia (a word that sounds like the way it is spelled, POW, BAM, SPASH!…). We looked at how ono-matopoeias are used in comics and how words are used in Graphic De-sign.
Fifth grade: we created robot collag-es. The learning target for this project was cutting and identifying geometric and freeform shapes. We finalized the work by adding light and shadow to the cut construction paper shapes, giving them the illusion of 3-D form. We will continue to address tech-niques to create 3-D form in the up-coming lessons. Have fun creating ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music News: Music classes have gotten off to a good start this year! We have been working on setting routines and sing-ing about autumn. In music class, all students will work on singing in tune throughout the year. They will play percussion instruments and sing songs about current seasons, holidays, class-room topics and others just for fun. We sing and play songs from various cultures and time periods as well. Stu-dents in all grades will learn about classical music through listening, sing-ing, movement, story, acting and in-strument play. We will also spend time working on music theory. Stu-dents will learn to read simple rhythms and, beginning at the end of 2nd grade, to read notes on the staff. Choir will begin the first week of Octo-ber. Students need to bring a permis-sion form to Mrs. Littlefield to join. Have a musical month! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P.E. News So far this year, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students have already done their first round of Fitness Testing with PACER, sit-ups, and push-ups. Preston Hopp is the current PACER champion with a score of 133! In October, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will start learning about the FITT Prin-ciple (Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type), as well as healthy eating habits. Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders will continue showing off their athletic abilities in a variety of activities like skipping, galloping, jumping rope, catching and throwing, dribbling a basketball, and kicking a soccer ball. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Library News: We've been busy in the library learn-ing the routines for checkout. All grades have checked out except for Kindergartners. They will checkout soon. Please continue to remind your child to take care of their library books and to return them on time. We've also been learning about cyber safety in 3rd-5th grade. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Note from the Health Room
We’re off to a running start this school year and so are the cooler weather, fall colors -
and ragweed. For allergy and asthma sufferers, this time of year is anything but
enjoyable. The last week of September is the peak of the asthma season. There are more
admissions to the hospital on that week than any other week of the year. It is extremely
important that if you child has asthma you notify your school nurse and get a care plan in
place for the health and safety of your child. If any medication is needed while at school
please make sure to bring it in as soon as possible.
Food allergies are also an issue during the fall. Going back to school means sharing a
cafeteria with children who are eating peanut butter, eggs, milk, and other foods that can
be irritating or even life threatening to kids with allergies. As with any health condition
your school nurse should know about your child’s allergies and symptoms to prevent any
medical emergencies and provide the safest possible environment while at school.
Late September and October is also peak season for the common cold. Sneezing, runny
noses and watery eyes seem to appear on cue just as the temperatures are getting cooler in
the fall. The common cold is the most common infectious disease in the United States.
It's responsible for more school absences than any other illness. We ask that you keep
your child at home for at least 24 hours if they are running a fever. Getting plenty of rest
and drinking lots of fluids can do as much good as medication as far as helping someone
with a cold feel better. Practicing healthy hygiene habits is the best way to avoid catching
a cold, always make sure to cover your cough or sneeze and wash your hands frequently
with warm water and soap.
If you have any health questions or concerns please contact me and I will be more than
happy to assist you.
Arita Colin
Tukwila Elementary
Health Assistant
(206) 901-7509
Here’s how to make the most of your parent-teacher conferencePreparation is the key to a successful parent-teacher conference. Here’s what to do before, during and after:
Before the conference:
Make a list of things you should tell the teacher: your child’s favorite subjects and activities, difficulties in school, medical needs and sensitive issues.Make a list of things to ask the teacher about: your child’s work habits, attitude, behavior, strengths and weaknesses.Let your child know you are having a conference. Ask her what you and the teacher should discuss.
During the conference:
Be on time. Teachers have many conferences, and a five-minute delay can throw off the schedule.Listen carefully and take notes about your child’s progress.Be positive. Remember: You and your child’s teacher both want what’s best for your child.Make a plan with the teacher to address any concerns and schedule a time to follow up.
After the conference:
Let your child know how the conference went.Stress the good things the teacher said. Talk about the suggestions she made for improvement—and how you plan to help your child carry these out.
Reprinted with permission from the October 2016 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2016 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc.
Make reading a priority for your elementary schoolerAsk any educator to name the single most important thing parents can do at home to help children learn and do well in school and they will likely say, “Encourage your child to read!”
Here are some ways to make reading a priority for your family:
Read together. Your child may enjoy reading to you or taking turns reading chapters aloud.Go to the public library. Help your child sign up for a library card. Each week, have him browse and check out new books.Offer suggestions. Think about your child’s interests. Find books or articles about them. Ask the librarian for help.Start a family book club. It doesn’t have to be formal. Just set aside one night each week to talk about something you’ve all read. Better yet, do it during dinner—you’ll get the benefit of each other’s company and a good discussion.Create a reading nook. Some kids love to read anywhere. But a cozy reading spot can make reading more appealing.Suggest a series. When there are several books about a character they like, kids may keep reading, book after book.Let your child see you reading. If your child sees you with your nose in a book, he’ll be more likely to want to read himself. Be sure to talk to him about what you’re reading: “I just read the strangest story in the newspaper.”Talk with the teacher. Ask about your child’s reading progress and suggestions for improvement.
Reprinted with permission from the October 2016 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2016 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc.
Tukwila Elementary School Extra-Curricular Activities for October, 2016
Times listed at the bottom
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 10/7
Advanced Choir Choir
10/10 10/11 10/12 10/13 10/14
Advanced Choir Choir
Robotics Club Robotics Club
grades 2-3 grades 4-5
FLL Team
10/17 10/18 10/19 10/20 10/21
Advanced Choir
Robotics Club Robotics Club
grades 2-3 grades 4-5
FLL Team
10/24 10/25 10/26 10/27 10/28
Advanced Choir Early release day Choir
12:45 dismissal
Robotics Club Robotics Club
grades 2-3 grades 4-5
FLL Team
10/31 11/1 11/2 11/3 11/4
Advanced Choir Choir
Robotics Club Robotics Club
grades 2-3 grades 4-5
FLL Team
Advanced Choir - Tuesdays, 8:15-8:50 Robotics Club, grades 2-3 - Tuesdays, 3:10-4:05
(fall session begins October 11)
Choir - Thursdays, 8:15-8:50 Robotics Club, grade 4-5 - Thursdays, 3:10-4:05
(fall session begins October 13)
FLL Team - by invitation only - Thursdays, 3:10-5:00
(beginning October 13th)
(also meets 9:00-11:00 on Saturday
10/22, 10/29, 11/5, & 11/19 only)
No school
Choir
Parent & Child
Activity CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
October 20161 Take a walk with
your child and use all five senses to observe the world around you.
2 Take your child out for breakfast,
or serve a favorite breakfast at home. Make this a regular habit.
3 Have your child hold her nose while
she eats. Does it affect the taste of the food?
4 Look over your child’s homework.
Give compliments and helpful criticism.
5 Talk about three ways you used
math today. Ask everyone in the family how they used math.
6 If you haven’t met your child’s teacher
yet, plan to do so. Talk about your visit with your child.
7 Teach your child a card game. Play it
with the whole family tonight.
8 At the library, check out an audio
book to listen to with your child.
9 Suggest that your child clean out
his backpack every weekend. He’ll start the week organized.
10 Have each family member
make a list of his or her strengths. Read them aloud. Add to each other’s lists.
11 Have a Word of the Day.
Challenge everyone to use it in a sentence. Make this a daily habit.
12 Talk about honesty and
why it is so important. Find examples of people who demon-strate honesty.
13 Have your child teach you
something she needs to learn for homework. It’s a great way to reinforce learning.
14 As a treat, let your child stay
up 30 minutes past his regular bedtime. The catch? He must use that time to read!
15 Put on music and spend 15
minutes drawing or writing with your child. Let the music be your inspiration.
16 Go for a walk or bike ride today.
Challenge each other to spot something you haven’t seen before.
17 Write a nice note to your
child. Tuck it where she will find it later.
18 Talk with your child about
why students who do homework earn better grades.
19Keep books in the glove
box of your car. Read with your child while waiting for the bus or at an appointment.
20 Watch the news with your
child. Locate one place mentioned on a world map.
21 Start a made-up story. “A man
went down the road and he met a ... .” Let your child finish the story.
22 Take a walk and look for
signs of fall. See if your child can identify any of the trees you pass on your walk.
23 Do a puzzle with your child. 24 Review math
facts together. 25 Does your child know whom to
call in an emergency? Make a list to post on your refrigerator. Practice what to say.
26 Let your child see you keep
your temper when you are angry. Instead of yelling, calmly talk about how you feel.
27 Watch or read the weather
forecast together today. Locate the hottest and the coolest locations on a map.
28 Have a jump rope contest
today. See how many jumps you and your child can do in a row.
29 Bake cookies with your child.
If you’re doubling a recipe, have your child do the math.
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30 Encourage your child to draw a
self-portrait.31 Hug your child,
for no reason other than loving him!
Steve SalisburyTukwila Elementary School
Parent & Child
Activity CalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1Start a family savings jar.
Everyone can decide what the goal will be and how they will contribute.
2 Talk with your child about ways
to handle stress. Exercising and talking to someone are good options.
3Choose a number, then have your
child list all the things she can think of that come in that number.
4 Give your child a gift certificate good
for one special activity with you.
5 Take a “counting walk” together.
Pick something to count (cars, signs, flowers, birds, bikes) and keep track.
6 Make up a secret code with your
child. Use it to write notes this week.
7 Pick a category and a letter. Ask your
child to name as many items as he can that fit in that category and start with that letter.
8 If your child could be a famous person
in history, who would she be? Why?
9 Post a new vocabulary word
and its definition on the bathroom mirror. Change it every three or four days.
10 Resist the urge to overschedule
your child. Kids need “down time” to think, imagine and play.
11 Have a music-sharing night.
Share your favorite music with each other. Talk about how it makes you feel.
12 Head to the library and ask
your child to check out a book about a career he finds interesting.
13 Put various objects on a
tray. Have your child close her eyes and name as many as she can remember.
14 Ask your child to name
something he has done in his life that he is proud of.
15 Read a textbook assignment with
your child. Then ask her to tell you about it in her own words.
16 Talk about how your family
can do something for others this holiday season.
17 Just for fun, serve a
“backwards dinner.” Eat dessert first.
18 Does your child have homework
to do over the weekend? Make sure he schedules time to complete it.
19 Plan an indoor campout. Make
a tent from a blanket. Eat s’mores and read stories.
20 Enjoy some outdoor
physical activity as a family today.
21 Ask your child what she would
do if she were invisible for a day.
22 Allow a few minutes after
the light is off at bedtime for a quiet conversation with your child.
23 Ask your child if he ever had
a dream that really scared him. What was it about?
24 Learn a tongue twister. At
dinner, challenge everyone to repeat it three times fast.
25 When you read aloud, choose
an exciting place to stop. Ask, “What do you think will happen next?”
26 Make a weather chart. How
much warmer was it late this afternoon than this morning?
27 Make puppets by drawing
faces on the bottom flap of a small paper bag.
28 Watch the news with your child.
Choose a “Person of the Week.” Read more about that person.
29 At bedtime tonight, tell
your child a story about yourself when you were her age.
30 Learn the sign language
alphabet with your child. Use it to help him practice spelling words today.
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The Tukwila School District No. 406 complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not
discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military
status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, and the use of a trained dog guide or
service animal. District programs shall be free from sexual and malicious harassment, and the district
provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups.
Inquiries regarding compliance or complaint procedures may be directed to the School District's Title
IX/Section 504/RCW 28A.640 Compliance Officer or to the U.S.Department of Education, Office for
Civil Rights.
Title IX/RCW 28A.640 Compliance Officer:
Dr. Rick Maloney, Executive Director of Human Resources
Tukwila School District No. 406
4640 South 144th Street
Tukwila, WA 98168
Phone: 206.901.8005
E-mail: [email protected]
Section 504 Compliance Officer:
Joan Lawson Director of Special Education
Tukwila School District No. 406
4640 South 144'h Street
Tukwila, WA 98168
Phone: 206.901.8035
E-mail: [email protected]
