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Tiger Tales
Newsletter #34 - May 10, 2024
· Language Access: Español | 简体中文 | Pусский | Tiếng Việt | 한국어 | العربية
Dear Families,
Thank you to PTA chairs, volunteers, and families for organizing this week of notes, treats, and gifts for staff for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. We are incredibly proud and grateful for our staff who work so hard to support the academic and social-emotional needs of our students. It is through the strong partnership between staff and families that we can do such great things together.
Smarter Balanced testing has started and will continue for many students this coming week. Please make sure your student is ready by going to bed early the night before and having breakfast in the morning. The week will then end with some fun with the highly anticipated Talent Show, organized by PTA!
We are looking forward to learning with you during our Family University event tonight! Hope to see many of you there. Lastly, we want to wish our mothers and everyone who have served in that role a Happy Mother's Day on Sunday!
Warmly,
Betty & Brenda
Upcoming Events
May 17: PTA Talent Show, 5:30-7pm, Cafeteria
May 22: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 7:45-8:30 Medina Elementary
May 27: Memorial Day, No School
June 7: No School for preschoolers, Conference Day
June 13: Field Day for K-5, Schedule to come soon
June 18: 5th Grade Promotion, 8:30-9:30am, Multi-purpose room
June 18: Last Day of school, school dismissal at 10:05am
We Appreciate YOU!
Language Access
Language access describes services and supports that address communication barriers between individuals who do not share a common language.
Did you know that the following services are available (at no cost to you)?
- Oral Interpretation:
- Face to face (In-Person)
- Remote via phone, Teams, Zoom, and other video platforms
- Transcription and multimedia
- Written document translation:
- Done by human
- Done by Machine (including in messaging apps)
- Done by Human/Machine Combo
How do families request language access services at no cost?
If you need interpretation or translation to understand information from the school or to communicate with us:
- Ask for an interpreter at the front desk, or ask if the staff person can get an interpreter on the telephone using Language Line Solutions (Instant telephonic interpretation services).
- Call the school’s main phone number and ask for an interpreter.
- Send a short email (in English or in your own language) asking for someone to call you, with an interpreter, to plan a meeting or talk about a question or concern.
If you have any questions or need help with this, please do not hesitate to reach out to Betty or Brenda.
Dogs at Dismissal
As we embrace the warm weather, we want to remind the school community that dogs should not be brought onto campus at dismissal. We have some students who are not comfortable around dogs, or the opposite - they gather around the dogs and little kids become unaware of their surroundings. It is a busy time during dismissal with many cars and people concentrated in a small space. While many of our students and staff LOVE dogs, we appreciate everyone's cooperation that dogs not be brought to school at dismissal for everyone's safety.
Bellevue School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination, and Gender Expression or Identity Discrimination:
Civil Rights/Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator Nancy Pham, (425) 456-4040 or phamn@bsd405.org
Sex-based Discrimination, including Sexual Harassment:
Title IX Coordinator: Jeff Lowell, (425) 456-4010 or lowellj@bsd405.org
Disability Discrimination:
Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Heather Edlund, (425) 456-4156 or edlundh@bsd405.org
Mailing address for all three: 12111 NE 1st Street, Bellevue, WA 98005.