Hello wonderful Panther Lake families and community,
We are so thankful to have the rain! It was a beautiful rainy day and the air is so much better.
Rainy Day Recess
Washington weather is pretty wet in the fall and winter months. At Panther Lake, we want our kids to have as much time playing outside as possible. This does mean we do not call for indoor recess when it is raining. We will only call for indoor recess when the weather is unsafe outside. Unsafe weather is lightening, thunder, or hail.
Please ensure your scholar is dressed for the weather to include waterproof shoes (if possible) and a waterproof jacket (if possible). We highly recommend dressing in layers if needed and packing an extra set of clothes, just in case. Umbrellas may be brought to school for arrival and dismissal. For safety reasons, umbrellas will not be allowed at recess.
Scholar Led Conferences
Your scholar's teacher will be reaching out, if they have not already, to see if you have any preference for a day/time for your scholar's conference. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.
Spirit Assembly
All scholars participate in our Panther Pride Spirit Assembly on the last Friday of every month. If your scholar is receiving an award, their teacher will reach out to invite you to the assembly. ALL FAMILIES ARE INVITED! We love to have our families come and celebrate with our scholars. Please feel free to join us in celebration on October 28th!
Thank you again for your continued partnership! We truly appreciate every one of our Panther Lake families!
Tabatha Ritch
(Principal)
253-945-3634
253-391-7444 (Cell - Text okay)
and
Emily Smith
(Assistant Principal)
253-945-3608
253-391-6251 (Cell - Text okay)
To report absences:
- Call Mrs. Hagen at 253-945-3603 or office 253-945-3600, email: bhagen@fwps.org
- Report on ParentVue, preferable before school starts at 9:10am (before teacher submit absences)
*If absences are not reported before 10:15am, parents will get a district automated absence callout* to remind them to call students absence in.
TIP: If students go to a medical appointment and misses school, you can provide a doctor's note so the absence can be excused as “medical” which will not count as an absent for BECCA.
**If you have a question about BECCA, our state school attendance law, please feel free to email or call me for more information.**
Prearranged absence: Form attached needs to be completed when student is out for more than 2 days BEFORE missing school. This applies for vacations or extended absences.
*parent will complete the top portion, then teacher will complete their section, parent and student will sign and final step will be completed from our principal, Mrs. Ritch.*
Tardy hours 9:15-9:40am
Absence is after 9:40am
If students are late and check in after 9:40am and it is under an unexcused reason, parents will get the auto absence callout.
- PLEASE put a reason down when students are coming in late or leaving early, if there is no reason written down, then the attendance code will not be accurate and it will be automatically coded as unexcused.
Please see below flyer for “what is excused or unexcused”
If you have any attendance questions, please contact Data Secretary Bonnie Hagen 253-945-3603 bhagen@fwps.org
