Superintendent Neal's

Dear Families, Staff and Community Members,

We did it! We have navigated a very challenging school year and have had many accomplishments to be proud of throughout the school district. It takes a team of teachers, classroom support staff, office staff, administrators, grounds and facilities crew, bus drivers, nurses, paraprofessionals, food service staff and board members, working with parents to get the job done. Our students deserve nothing but the best and you deliver that every day.

As we enter the last three weeks of school there are many events happening throughout the district. We will be celebrating our graduating senior class on Saturday, June 11th. Graduation is slated to be at 5:00pm at St. Martin’s University in Lacey. All are welcome to attend, no tickets needed. A few other events to note include:

• 6/6: Senior Grad Walk at EES, EMS, WES, CCA at 9:30am

• 6/7: Future Warrior Parent Night, EMS, 6:30pm

• 6/8: Moving Up Assembly, 8th Grade to EHS, 10am-12pm

• 6/8: Preschool to Yelm City Park for Graduation Celebration

• 6/13: Field Day, CCA

• 6/15: Field Day, EES

• 6/15: Field Day, WES

The last day of school for Preschool - Eleventh grades will be on Friday, June 17th. There will be early dismissal on the last two days of school. Please find the dismissal times within this newsletter.

Please review the 22-23 school year calendar that is posted on our website. We eagerly await the first day of school on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 for 1st - 12th grade students. Preschool and Kindergarten students will have their first day of school on Monday, September 12th, 2022. We will be working on our back-to-school plans and Open House for next school year and will communicate with all families when we have the details ironed out.

I wish each student and family an enjoyable and relaxing summer. The summers always go by fast, enjoy every minute of it that you can.

With kind regards and deep admiration,

Gary Neal

Superintendent

Eatonville School District is pleased to announce there will be a free, two-day, "Summer Learning Camp" for incoming kindergarten, sixth and ninth grade students.

Date and Time: Monday, August 15th and Tuesday, August 16th from 9:00am-1:00pm.

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/ESDsummercamp

The camp provides students the opportunity to become familiar with their new campus, meet staff, make new friends and extend their learning. While enjoying a mix of hands-on, outdoor activities students will feel part of a team and will leave excited for the 22-23 school year at their new school.

Food service will provide sack lunches both days.

1. Ride360 is the best way to learn about bus information that is specific to your child’s route. Please click here to register if you have not done so already.

2. Current information regarding impacted routes is live on our website. Please click here to view the website.

Due to difficulty receiving food service orders and the nationwide supply chain issues, we cannot guarantee we will be able to offer the entree published in the menu.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this matter.

Family, friends, colleagues and students are cordially invited to celebrate this year's retirees. The three retirees have a combined total of 73 years of service within Eatonville School District.

The Pierce County Skills Center will be offering FREE In-Person Summer Classes for Summer 2022. Classes are open to current 8th -11th graders. EHS will provide transportation to the Skills Center & back for Session I only, which will run June 27th-July 15th. Semester credit (.5) will be earned for a completed class.

The application went live on Monday, May 2nd at 5pm on the PCSC website: https://www.bethelsd.org/pcsc

See the attached flyers for details and a list of classes per Session and Location on our website by clicking this link.

SUMMER SESSION 1

BUS ROUTE TIMES FOR PCSC

Starting Monday June 27th through Friday July 15th, 2022

No Class July 4th

Depart EHS (out front) 06:40am Students should be there no later than 06:35am

Pick up at 304th and Meridian (Gravel lot behind the Shell gas station) 6:56am departure

Morning drop off at PCSC 7:35am

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Afternoon pick up at PCSC departing 2:50pm

Drop off at 304th & Meridian (Gravel lot behind the Shell gas station) 3:15pm

Drop off at EHS 3:30pm

**This is contingent on driver availability.

***If you are unable to attend your scheduled session, it is very important that you contact the Skills Center to let them know you will not be attending. (253-800-4800). Failure to do so may result in an F grade on your high school transcript.

Mrs. Kerr, EHS

360-641-1230

The Ohop Grange will be giving a "Teacher of the Year" award based on nominations from individual students. For children in preschool, kindergarten, first and second grade, we understand that they may need some parent assistance, but it needs to be the children’s ideas about what makes a teacher special in their view.

Nominations should be turned into the school office where the student attends. The Grange Committee always enjoys reading the many ideas that students express in the nominations.

The form is attached to this email. The form will also be available at each school, or you may print from this link and turn in at your student's school.

The following students are going to WA STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPRING GAMES

TRACK AND FIELD from June 17-19th at the PLU Campus

Qualifying Events for State Competition:

CC Student

• Ayden Hildebrand

200 m Run 4th PLACE

100 m Dash SILVER

Mini Javelin GOLD

EHS students:

• Leah Smiley

200 m Walk SILVER

50 m Dash SILVER

Softball Throw BRONZE

• Maya Frink

200 m Run 5th PLACE

100 m Dash 6th PLACE

Standing Long Jump GOLD

• Aaron Schmidt

200 m Walk SILVER

100 m Dash 4th PLACE

Shot Put 5th PLACE

Check Out Washington allows library card holders to borrow a special Discover Pass and visit state lands free of charge. The program allows holders to borrow the pass can be checked out for a week at a time and users can visit lands managed by Washington State Parks, Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Here’s a link to the website with more information: https://www.discoverpass.wa.gov/148/Check-Out-Washington

When you register online or at your child's school office, you will need your student's:

• Medically Verified Immunization Records
• Birth Certificate
• Proof of Residency

To review all employment opportunities with our district:

1. Visit EdJobsNW.org
2. Click APPLY NOW
3. Choose the appropriate JOB CATEGORY (Administrator, Certificated, Classified, Coaching, Substitute) from the menu on the right-hand side of the page
4. Type "Eatonville" in the filter box to narrow your search results*

*If the posting you are looking for does not show up on the first page of results, scroll to the bottom of the page and filter the next page of job posting results

In May, we completed our last highly capable sessions. Our first session of the month for the elementary group was spent hiking back to the Mt. Rainier National Park Headquarters at Tahoma Woods. There we got to meet with park botanists and tour the greenhouses. After the tour, we volunteered and planted seeds of native plants that will later be transplanted into the park. After returning to school, we researched native amphibian species and began working on contest posters for the Nisqually River Education Project. Our last elementary session was spent creating keepsakes, reminiscing on memories from the year, and enjoying the friendships that have been created. Per students’ request, we did a lego engineering project. We were able to watch the Columbia Crest band concert. We finished our research and contest posters and enjoyed an ice cream sundae party to celebrate our year and brainstorm plans for next year’s Highly Capable Program.

One of the best parts of middle school highly capable is taking each session’s schedule and changing it throughout the day to meet student’s interests and needs for the day. In the first session, we spent time in deep socratic discussions about student mindset, where happiness comes from, and even what motivates us to be kind. The last part of our discussion was about what students don’t learn in school and how we can use those ideas to create plans for next year’s activities and learning goals. I am always deeply impressed by middle school hi cap students’ ability to articulate themselves and have meaningful and respectful conversations. We had time to work on our passion projects and create plans for the summer and next year. Students presented their ideas to one another. For our final session, we focused on having fun together and sending off 8th graders to high school on a high note. Students participated in a number of challenges including a scavenger hunt that led to a wordle puzzle. This helped them earn perks in their top chef challenge. Students wrapped up their ideas for their passion projects and gathered what they needed for summer work on them. We ended the day with an extra recess to celebrate “E- Extra Recess Day” with Columbia Crest students and made homemade ice cream in a bag for one last hoorah!

~Mrs. Dattilo

Highly Capable Teacher

Eatonville School District #404 will provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities program without discrimination based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged, veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. District programs shall be free from sexual harassment. Auxiliary aids and services will be provided upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Address: 200 Lynch St. W., Eatonville, WA 98328; Telephone: 360-879-1000

Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator & Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Cristin Blaskowitz, Executive Student Services. Email: c.blaskowitz@eatonvilleschools.org

Superintendent: Mr. Gary Neal

Executive Assistant: Ms. Amanda Smith

District Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Superintendent Neal was selected as the Superintendent of Eatonville School District in Spring 2021.

Email: communications@eatonvilleschools.org
Website: https://www.eatonville.wednet.edu
Location: 200 Lynch Street West, Eatonville, WA, USA
Phone: 360-879-1000
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Twitter: @EatonvilleSD