Christensen Courier

Tim Enfield - Principal

Dayna Hughes - Assistant Principal

253-298-3300

christensen@fpschools.org

February 10th - 12th: 5th gr Camp

February 12th: 90 Minute Early Release: 1:55 pm

February 14th: Popcorn Friday

February 17th - 21st: NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day Holiday and Mid-Winter Break

February 26th: 90 Minute Early Release: 1:55 pm

February 28th: PTSA Friendship Dance: 5-7:30 pm

March 5th: 90 Minute Early Release: 1:55 pm

March 12th: 11:55 am Dismissal, 2nd Trimester Ends

March 19th: 90 Minute Early Release: 1:55 pm

2024-25 District Calendar - English

2024-25 District Calendar - Spanish

Franklin Pierce Schools will be using ParentSquare for school communication starting at the end of January, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

• Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification
• Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once at 6pm daily
• Communicate in your preferred language
• Comment on school postings to engage in your school community
• Direct message teachers, staff and other parents
• Participate in group messages
• Sign up for parent-teacher conferences

Activate your Account
You will soon receive an invitation email or text to join ParentSquare. Please click the link to activate your account. It takes less than a minute.

You can use ParentSquare on any device. You can download the free mobile app for Android or iOS and you can also use it from a computer at: www.parentsquare.com

Go to https://www.fpschools.org/about/contact-us/parentsquare to learn more about ParentSquare and explore the FAQs!

Do you have a student who…

• learns easily and quickly?
• thinks up unusual ways to solve hard problems?
• has a clever sense of humor?
• dislikes doing the same thing over and over?
• thinks logically and wants things to make sense?
• is open to new ideas?
• is persistent and wants to keep trying with difficult tasks?

Complete a Project Excel Program Referral here

Conoce a algún estudiante que…

• ¿Aprende fácil y rápido?
• ¿Piensa de forma inusual cómo resolver problemas difíciles?
• ¿Tiene un sentido del humor ingenioso?
• ¿Le desagrada hacer la misma cosa una y otra vez?
• ¿Piensa de manera lógica y quiere que las cosas tengan sentido?
• ¿Está abierto a nuevas ideas?
• ¿Es persistente y quiere seguir tratando con tareas difíciles?

Complete una referencia del programa Project Excel aquí

Purchase your 40-page, FULL COLOR, yearbook through the provided link, or $17 cash to Mrs. Cataldo. Each yearbook allows you to add 2-pages of your own photos that will be printed directly in your yearbook for FREE. If you want to add more pages of your personal photos, you can purchase extra pages for only $0.99 each. Contact Mrs. Cataldo at mcataldo@fpschools.org if you have any questions.

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015561490862831

In the event of emergencies, a team of Franklin Pierce Schools staff work to balance safety and our commitment to support student learning. The choice to delay or cancel the start of a school day includes assessing road conditions and consulting with other local services.

Staff and families can expect to receive information about school closures and delays in the following ways:

• Recorded Telephone Message contact the main office at your child's school to ensure your contact information is up to date

• SMS Message for families/staff who have opted-in, click herefor Text Message if you would like to opt-in

• Email from info@fpschools.org

• Website www.fpschools.org

• Flash Alert Notification sign up to receive email notifications and download the Flash Alert App, click here.

• Local Media including KIRO 97.3 FM, KOMO 1000 AM, KIRO TV Channel 7, KOMO TV Channel 4, and KING TV Channel 5

• Social Media Facebook and Twitter

STUDENT DROP OFF - The gates a Christensen open for students starting at 8:40am. Any students that before this time MUST have an adult with them as we do not have staff supervising before 8:40am.

STUDENT EARLY DISMISSAL – If your child has an appointment and is leaving before the end of the school day, please make sure you send a note that morning letting the teacher and the office know. Also, please allow enough time for pick up. To preserve precious class time, we do not call students to the office until you have checked them out in person (remember your ID).

SCHEDULE CHANGES - The end of the day at Christensen is very busy. If you forgot to send a note in the morning (which is preferred) and need to call the school with a change to your child’s schedule, please do so before 3:00 p.m. After 3:00 the office is busy assisting students and parents and may not be able to answer your call or get a message to a student before they leave for the day. All end of the day schedule changes must be made through the office, not with the classroom teacher. Thank you!

UPDATE CONTACT INFORMATION - If any of your information has changed (address, contact info., email address, etc.) please contact the office right away. This year more than ever, it will be important to have the most current information. Also, let us know what your preferred method of contact is - phone, email, text. You can reach the office at 253.298.3300.

Christensen hosts a before and after school care program on-site for our students. The care is provided by Right at School. Right at School provides a safe environment to learn, to play, and to grow. Click here for more information and to register.

Email: christensen@fpschools.org

Website: christensen.fspchools.org

Location: 10232 Barnes Ln S, Tacoma, WA, 98444

Phone: 253-298-3300

Franklin Pierce Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, 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 in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to brandy Marshall, Compliance Coordinator for State and Civil Rights Laws at bmarshall@fpschools.org; Dr. Julien Pollard, Title IX Officer at titleIXcoordinator@fpschools.org; or John Sander, 504/ADA Coordinator at jsander@fpschools.org or at 315 129th St S, Tacoma, WA 98444-5099 or at (253)298-3000. Requests for accommodation of a disability for a staff member should be directed to Human Resources.