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February 2014 CONNECTION Serving Enumclaw and Black Diamond

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Superintendent’s Message Upcoming Events February/March Dear Enumclaw School District Community, When What On behalf of the Board of Directors as well as sta members and stu- February 17-21 ...... Mid-Winter Break dents in the Enumclaw School District, I am extremely grateful to the February 24 ...... Board meeting at district of ce - 6:30pm voters in the Enumclaw School District for overwhelmingly passing our Maintenance and Operations levy and Instructional Technology February 28 ...... Staff Collaboration - Early Release levy. Like all 295 districts in the state of Washington, this levy rep- February 28 ...... EHS Drama Presents “Charlotte’s Web” - 7:30pm resents approximately 20% of our school district budget. We are so thankful for the amazing community support for our public schools. March 3 ...... Board work study at EMS - 6:30pm Our 4200 students and 550 sta members appreciate you! March 4 ...... Enumclaw Schools Foundation Mardi Gras Event at Field House - 11:30am March 4 ..... TMMS & EMS Parent Night for Incoming 9th Graders - 5:30pm ank You! March 5 ...... Magic Strings Concert - 7:00pm Like many of you, I have found myself “caught up in” Seahawk Fever! I have many favorite March 7 ...... Staff Collaboration - Early Release memories of the season, but my favorite occurred during the Seahawk playo game with the New Orleans Saints.  e Seahawks never seemed to be able to “put away” the Saints and March 7 .....Black Diamond Elementary Spaghetti Feed & Auction - 5:00pm as a result, many of us were “on the edge of our seats” for the entire game! Toward the end March 9 ...... Daylight Savings Time! of the 4th quarter the game became uncomfortably tight. With less than three minutes to March 10-14 ...... Classi ed Staff Appreciation Week go, threw a key pass to Doug Baldwin. It was the next play that ran in for a that ultimately was the deciding factor in the game. If you March 10 & 11 ...... EHS All-District Choir Festival - EHS Auditorium were like Britt and me, we both felt so relieved when our friend Marshawn scored that March 11 ...... EHS Beyond High School Event touchdown! :) It was a great Seahawk victory and now we all know the Seahawks were March 12 ...... Black Diamond Elementary 3rd & 4th Grade Choir - 6:30pm victorious in both the NFC Championship game and the !! March 12 & 13 ...... All-District Band & Orchestra Festival - EHS Auditorium  ere was a key quote that occurred after Doug Baldwin’s incredible catch that wasn’t picked March 14 ...... K-8 Trimester Ends up by reporters and wasn’t trending the next day, but I think it should. Our friend Doug was tackled and landed out of bounds. In the contact that was made, his helmet  ew o . March 14 ...... Staff Collaboration - Early Release He quickly got up o of the  eld and looked for his helmet. From the camera angle, I March 15 ...... Family Resource Fair - 9:00am couldn’t see who handed it to him, but I did see what followed. In this moment, you could March 15 ...... “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Band Booster - 6:00pm tell Doug made eye contact with the person, made a positive hand gesture of acknowledge- ment and said, “ ank you.” I have watched this small clip over and over in admiration. March 17 ...... Board meeting at district of ce - 6:30pm March 18 ...... Kibler Kindergarten Round-up - by Appointment: 6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm Yes, at an intense moment in the middle of a professional football game, Doug Baldwin said, “ ank you” to the person who handed him his helmet that had fallen o . Remembering to say “thank you,” even in your busiest moments is a lesson that Doug Baldwin taught us Family/Student Access Changes Arriving in March by his actions. As superintendent, I sure appreciate this type of behavior to be seen by our students.  e software developer of Family & Student Access, Skyward, Inc. will be Again, I am genuinely thankful for your support of our school levies. making some changes to the look and functions of Family & Student Access.  is change will take place on March 8 & 9, 2014. We now have both options available to view. Once logged into Family/Stu- THANK YOU! Mike dent Access, on the top left hand side of the web page, select the Preview Family/Student Access link and it will automatically take you to the new version. If you would like to return to the ‘old’ version, simply select the Back to Prior Family Access link on the bottom left side of the web page. After the March 2014 software release, the ‘old’ version of Family/Student access will no longer be available. Skyward’s intent is to increase the ease of use, and accessibility to your student’s information. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child’s school O ce Manager or the District’s Technology Department at 360.802.7129. Please visit http://www.enumclaw.wednet.edu/families/enable_new_family_access.pdf to learn how to enable the new Family/Access.

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Enumclaw Schools Foundation Jazzing Up Education e Enumclaw School District will hold its 2014 kindergarten registration 4th Annual Luncheon and orientations as follows: March 4, 2014 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Black Diamond Kindergarten Orientation 802-7573 April 3 6:30 p.m. Expo Center Field House Byron Kibler Kindergarten Orientation 802-7263 March 18 *6:30, 7:00 & 7:30 p.m. 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw WA 98022 Southwood Kindergarten Orientation 802-7373 March 27 6:30 p.m. Complimentary lunch provided by our sponsors. Sunrise Kindergarten Orientation 802-7425 March 27 6:30 p.m. Westwood Kindergarten Orientation 802-7620 March 27 1:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Join us to learn how the Enumclaw Schools Foundation is enhancing educational opportunities for all students in the Enumclaw School District. YOU are a critical partner in helping our students receive the education that will prepare them for a future not limited Registration requirements: I`Z[H[LM\UKPUN:LLÄYZ[OHUK[OLPTWHJ[`V\YKVUH[PVU^PSSOH]L • Children must be  ve years old on or before August 31 Space is limited! • A parent must present a child’s birth certi cate at registration To reserve your seat please RSVP by February 18th • Washington State immunization requirements must be met with the enclosed form or send an email to [email protected] • Proof of residence must be provided Thank You!

Enumclaw School District o ers a full-day, 5-day per week, kindergarten program at no cost to parents. Contact us at: [email protected] For further information about registration or orientation, please contact your neighborhood school. www.EnumclawSchoolsFoundation.org * Kibler orientation is by appointment. Please call to set up a time. ESF, P.O. Box 1361, Enumclaw WA, 98022

Family Resource Fair Saturday, March 15th, 2014 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Each semester, Super- Open House intendent Mike Nelson What is it? sends congratulatory let- e Family Resource Fair is an opportunity for special education students and their families to ters to EHS students who connect with resources that may o er support achieved a 4.0 GPA. and information. While cleaning out his Where is it? garage, Mr. Nelson found Enumclaw High School Library, 226 this letter from former Su- Semanski, Enumclaw perintendent omas Poe Why should you attend? among things his mom Students with disabilities and their families will had saved in a chest! be able to talk directly with agencies and college/ technical school representatives who can provide various levels of support depending on need. Support may include advocacy, job placement, and transition to college or work.

What organizations or resources will be there? We will have representatives from the Depart- ment of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), De- partment of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), Fun Happenings Around the District! community and technical schools, internship programs, SEPAC (Special Education Parents Advisory Council), ARC of King County, Spe- cial Olympics, and Parks and Recreation (Spe- cial Programs).

We hope to see you on March 15th! If you have any questions please contact Gail Hardersen at 360-802-7820 or Laurie Olsen-Pennington at 360-802-7821.

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