March 4, 2016

A message from Dr. Traci Pierce, superintendent Growing Together, Serving our Community

We want to provide our students with the best learning environments possible, and this means responding to our ever-growing student population.

The district is hard at work sharing important information with the community regarding the district's long- term facility strategy and bond funding plan, including the upcoming April 26 bond measure.

We are in the process of meeting with a variety of community groups... In addition to in-person informational meetings, we have an entire section of our district website dedicated to sharing information with the community, and we have developed a short informational video as well. Click here to view the video, now posted to the district website.

Learn about LWSD bond measure at upcoming community meetings

Four upcoming community meetings are a chance to learn more about the district's April 2016 bond measure and the projects it would fund. The four meetings will take place:

March 22, Juanita High School cafeteria, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
March 23, Redmond High School cafeteria,
6:30-8:00 p.m.
March 29, Lake Washington High School commons, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
April 13, Eastlake High School commons, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

More information on the bond measure is also available at www.lwsd.org/news/2016-bond.

Skyward missing assignments issue

A feature in Skyward allows parents to receive automatic emails when assignments are marked missing. Skyward has acknowledged a software bug that causes Semester 1 missing assignment parent notification emails to persist into Semester 2. Any assignment that is marked as missing in Semester 1 continues to cause the auto-emails to be sent even if there are no missing assignment for Semester 2. When a parent views missing assignments in the actual gradebook, the current semester missing assignments are correctly displayed. The vendor is aware of the issue and has not released a timeline on the fix.

Reminder: Advanced Placement (AP) Exam registration period begins soon

Advanced Placement (AP) Exam registration starts Monday, March 14, and runs through Friday, March 18. Students will receive registration materials in their AP classes. If your student is enrolled in an AP class, please remind him/her to sign up by the end of the last lunch on March 18 to be able to take the exam. For specific testing information, visit the College Board AP Central website. These exams are for students who are currently enrolled in AP courses.

School News

"I will eat them anywhere!" Schools celebrate birthday of
Dr. Seuss with reading events, green eggs and ham

Students glued together red-and-white striped paper hats and gathered on carpets around the district on March 2 to listen to teachers and administrators read Dr. Seuss. National Read Across America Day coincides with the author's birthday. Read more about how our students celebrated.

Kamiakin Middle School gets a (caffeine) boost thanks to grant for Transition Room students
On Friday, February 19, a Transition Room student at Kamiakin Middle School carefully washed her hands and measured ingredients to make a mocha, which she and some classmates delivered to a teacher during first period. Another student, who uses a speech-generating device, asked for "Money, please." During Cougar Coffee Cafe, which happens every Friday, students are supervised and supported by staff. They learn to follow a recipe, practice fine-motor and social skills, track orders, and count money. Read more.

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