Hello wonderful Panther Lake families and community,
It is hard to believe winter break is right around the corner! This next week will be filled with all the fun Panther Spirit!
As we look ahead to our iReady mid-year assessment, I wanted to take a moment and provide information around the purpose of these assessments and how you can prepare your scholar at home!
Our diagnostic assessments (iReady) support teachers with knowing exactly where your scholar is academically so they can design instruction to meet the needs of your scholar. When scholars do not try as hard as they can on these assessments, we can get incorrect data points and instruction may be lower than what your scholar is actually capable of doing.
These assessments are rigorous and utilize question formats at a high level of thinking. In education, we call this "Depth of Knowledge" or DOK. This designates how deeply students know and understand grade level content. Sometimes, scholars know the correct answer; however, the format of the question is at a higher DOK than what they may be used to.
You can prepare your scholar by simply rephrasing how you ask questions! When watching a movie or reading a book, ask your scholar questions to provide exposure in a comfortable environment.
For example, we can use the story of Finding Nemo.
DOK 1: What happened? Where did it happen?
DOK 2: How did this happen? Why did this happen?
DOK 3: What is the cause of what happened? What was the result?
DOK 4: What is the impact of the situation? What if...?
We will continue providing resources to support your scholar's learning at home!
Thank you for your continued support!
In partnership,
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)
Seeking Members!
President- Renee Metanoia
Vice President- Katie Finch
Secretary- Jason O'Daniel
Treasurer- Kianna Hall
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 9:15-9:40am
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.
If you have any attendance questions, please contact Data Secretary Bonnie Hagen 253-945-3603 bhagen@fwps.org