Greetings Panther Lake Family and Friends! It was another wonderful and busy week at Panther Lake!
At our Morning Assemblies in April we have been discussing two important topics.
- Seek First to Understand then to Be Understood is Habit 5 from Leader in Me. When we have discuss this important practice we are working on empathy for others and recognizing that others have different perspectives. We have seen that this Habit be a powerful practice in resolving conflict and preventing future conflict!
- April is a national month of recognition for Arab Heritage! We have learned about many of the important contributions of early Arab civilizations to the modern world especially in mathematics, science, higher education, optics, and more! Next week we will be learning about important modern Arab Americans.
On Thursday, April 20, fantastic opportunity to celebrate 17 of our Panther Scholars and 10 Panther Staff at the annual School Board Recognition award Ceremony! Congratulations to all who were recognized! We are so proud of your hard work!
We are also asking for your support with safety in our parking lots. Arrival and dismissal are busy times at Panther Lake. Please make sure that you are using the upper parking lot (by the field) if you are dropping off your scholar, and be sure to park if you plan to walk your scholar to the school. The lower parking lot, closest to the school is reserved only for buses, staff, and dropping off our preschool scholars. We recognize that many people come through our parking lots at these times, and we need your support to keep it safe for all scholars.
Thank you for your ongoing partnership!
Sincerely,
Jeff Soltez
Interim Principal
and
Emily Smith
Assistant Principal
Seeking Members!
President- Renee Metanoia
Vice President- Katie Finch
Secretary- Jason O'Daniel
Treasurer- Glyn Jenkins (5th grade teacher/admin intern)
PTA is still in need of members to support family event planning and building up our Panther Lake community.
If you would like to join our PTA, please reach out to Mr. Sanchez or any of our board members.
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 9:10-9:40am
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.
If you have any attendance questions, please contact Data Secretary Bonnie Hagen 253-945-3603 bhagen@fwps.org