Columbia Crest

Dear Rainier Families,

The last weeks of school always brings excitement and reflection. Though this was an unconventional school year, we cannot dismiss or look past what our students have accomplished. Looking back on the year, we have all had opportunities to grow as individuals and as a community of learners.

June is such an exciting month as we celebrate the end of the year with various events and begin planning for the 22-23 school year. While this year is coming to an end, we are excited to celebrate our Kindergarten class moving to 1st grade with our upcoming Kindergarten Graduation on June 8th and the promotion of our 8th grade class advancing to Eatonville High School as we honor them on June 9th. We also continue the countdown to summer break through our ABC Countdown. The list of the special days can be found near the bottom of this newsletter.

We are gearing up for the new year by opening enrollment for all preschool-8th grade students. I will be in communication with families later in the month to announce staffing changes, supply lists and back-to-school events. The new PTO Board has already spent hours planning engaging events for the whole school to kick off September. There is so much to look forward to and you will be pleased to know that we will be able to accept volunteers in the building next school year.

Wishing you a sweet summer filled with sunshine, barbecues, beach days and treasured time with your child(ren).

Cheerfully,

Principal Shew

Now enrolling all students for the 2022-2023 school year for Preschool - 8th Grade.

• Students may ride one of our direct buses that picks up students as far as Graham and near Roy.
• Our school has a family style atmosphere full of tradition and kindness. A place where all students thrive.
• Curious about this unique location for your child's schooling next year?

The Student Council is winding down the year by assisting with end-of-year activities and transitions from this year to next.

I cannot compliment this year’s officers enough for the work they have done. They met every week, they planned and facilitated monthly activities. The students stayed true to the goals we set in the fall at our retreat. Never before has CCA read so many books or passed so many AR tests. Our reading themes were loved by the whole school! Who knew? “Donut let any page go unread” and “Reading is EGG-cellent” were extremely popular days. The activities were inclusive which was another goal - all in!! AND no one can forget the fall pumpkins - creativity plus! Celebrating the staff at CCA and saying thank you during the year was also important to them.

We have a few things to finish and a new group to welcome. We have the last AR reward event - a few more days to get points and then a finale to celebrate the students who earned 100 or more points.

Our eighth graders will take their skill set to the high school and be confident in getting involved quickly. Thank you to 8th leaders Alice, Lila, Lauryn, Dylan, Carl and Willa!

It was my pleasure to work with them!

Sincerely,

Lucy Fountain, Student Council Advisor

Congratulations to our new Student Council Leaders for the 2022-2023 school year:

• President: Addison Johnson
• Vice President: Jordyn Green
• ​Secretary: Makenzie Ball​
• ​Treasurer: Adelyn Brodie​
• Business Manager: Curtis Wright
• Communication Commissioner: Wesley Ackerman

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.

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.

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

Go to your app store. Search for "box top education app". Download the app to your phone/tablet.

When you open the app for the first time you'll be prompted to register your email and connect you to your school.

To connect with Columbia Crest just search "Columbia Crest" it will populate our school. When putting in your email address and such you will see a line for "promo". Type in:

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ALL ONE WORD, NO CAPITAL LETTERS

This promo code will automatically donate $5 to Columbia Crest for new registered users. This promotion is only through the month of May.

Also when you shop for groceries and such, just scan your receipt in the app and more money will be donated automatically to Colombia Crest.

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