Stillwater Elementary S chool
"Home of the Soaring Hawks"
 
Newsletter |Volume 4.15
"Stillwater Stars"
Dream Big & Reach for the Stars
2017-2018
Important Dates

December 5 - PTSA General Meeting 6:30-7:45 pm
December 5 - Restaurants Give Back - Lazy K's
December 6 - Popcorn Wednesday 25 cents
December 7 - 2/3 Music Performance 3 pm & 7 pm
December 10 - Restaurants Give Back - Flavour Bistro
December 12 - 3rd Graders sing for the School Board 6:50 pm
December 13 - Battle of the Books Book Club 3:45-4:30
December 13 - Student Council 3:45 - 4:45 pm
December 11-15 - Talent Show Sign Ups
December 15- Holiday Spirit Assembly 9:45 am
December 15 - Restaurants Give Back - Zazynia Mediterranean Grill
December 18-Jan 1 - Winter Break - No School
January 3 - Popcorn Wednesday
January 5 - PTSA Basketball Night
January 5  - District Reflections Gala 6:30 pm
January 10 - Battle of the Books Book Club 3:45-4:30
January 10 - Student Council 3:45 - 4:45 pm
January 10-11 - Talent Show Auditions
January 12 - NO SCHOOL
January 15 - NO SCHOOL - MLK Day
January 19 - 5th Grade Baby Pictures Due
January 19 - Student Council Movie Night - 5:30-8:00
January 24 - Talent Show Rehearsal
January 24 - Battle of the Books Book Club 3:45-4:30
January 25 - Stillwater's Got Talent! 3 pm & 6 pm
February 1 - Dads & Donuts 8 am
February 2 - No School
February 7 - Popcorn Wednesday
February 9 - Valentine's Bingo and Silent Auction
February 16 - 20 - No School - Mid Winter Break
February 23 - PTSA Basketball Night
 
Restaurants Give Back
Lazy K's
4573 Tolt Ave in Carnation
Tuesday, December 5th
4:00 - 9:00 PM*
 10% goes back toStillwaterPTSA
Click HERE to see the menu

Girls on the Run
Girls on  the Run is an afterschool program that starts in March and is a great way for 3rd - 5th grade girls will have fun, make friends, increase their physical activity levels and learn important life skills.
 
Registration starts December 4 and space is limited.
  • Monday & Wednesday
  • Stillwater Elementary
  • 3:45 - 5:15 pm
  • March 5 - May 20
 
Click HERE to register.  If you have questions, feel free to email Mrs. Wood.

Highly Capable Services
TIME TO NOMINATE STUDENTS FOR - Highly Capable Services and Program for the Academically Talented
The Riverview School District will be accepting nominations for assessing students for Highly Capable Services, including the Grades 2 - 5 Program for the Academically Talented (PAT) for the 2018-19 school year. All first grade students will be screened in January to determine their eligibility, so no first or kindergarten students need to be nominated.
Parents can opt-out of the Highly Capable screening for their children by completing the opt-out form. This form will be given to parents at conferences or sent home with your 1st grade child.
All parents who wish to refer their 2nd through 11th grade children may pick up a nomination form in the school office starting November 17th to be turned in by December 15th (the final day to nominate a student). No late nominations or outside (private) test scores will be accepted. Those elementary students who meet the criteria on the screener given during the school day at their home school will be invited to take the full Cognitive Abilities Test in February 2018.
The goal for Highly Capable Services is to support and provide appropriate academic challenges to students with extraordinary ability in English/Language Arts or Math.   
DATES TO REMEMBER:
  • December 15th - ALL Highly Capable Nomination Forms Due in the HiCap Office at Carnation Elementary School
  • Round 1 - January 2018, CogAT screener administered during the school day at students' home schools
Those who meet the criteria will move on to take the full CogAT test
  • Round 2 - Late February CogAT test for those who qualify from January screening (date and time to be announced)
*If a child is ill or unable to attend a screening or testing session, parents must contact the HiCap office to schedule a make-up test. No outside test scores will be accepted.   
Stillwater's Got Talent
The Talent Show is right around the corner!  The Winter Break is a great time to have your student perfect their talent.  Next week, we will be taking sign ups, click HERE for more information. 
STILLWATER's GOT TALENT!

In This Issue
Important Links



 
The Madigan Memo

Kid Mail
Kid Mail from the week of

YMCA Enrichment Needs Your Talent!
The YMCA is building their enrichment program for winter session. They would love to incorporate new classes taught by Stillwater community members. Do you have a hobby or skill that you want to bring to this program as an instructor? Anyone with a STEAM interest? Then email Corey from the YMCA  to get the conversation started! You can either volunteer your time, become a YMCA employee or be contracted under your own business license.  This class will be returning in the spring.

2017-2018 Family Handbook

2/3 Grade Music Performance!
"12 Days of Winter Break"
December 7th
3 pm & 7 pm
 

* Students are to wear holiday attire.  Anything goes but some examples are red or green shirts, holiday dresses for the ladies, shirt and a holiday themed tie for boys, Santa hats, etc.

 

* For the evening performance, students should arrive at 6:45 pm and head to their classrooms.

 

* Students and families are not to be wandering the hallways or going up the stage during the performance.
SW 3rd Graders
Visit the School Board
Tuesday, December 12th
7 pm
Riverview Educational Service Center
 
* The 3rd graders from Stillwater will perform 3 songs for the School Board.
 
* This is not a drop -off event - parent(s) must stay while the students perform.
 
 

*  Students should arrive at 6:50 pm and should wear Stillwater spirit wear or blue/yellow.

 

??'s - Email Mrs. Christensen
Message from the LRC
As we move through the crazy time between Thanksgiving and Winter Break, I've been thinking about the sudden boost of technology that our kiddos see and gain access to this time of year.  As parents and educators, we share the responsibility of arming our children with the knowledge to allow them to safely and ethically navigate in the digital world. This can be overwhelming, especially as the rate of information and new technology available increases each year, but there are helpful parenting tools out there!
  
Netsmartz.org, Commonsensemedia.org, and Edutopia.org all have great parent resources.  Even Pinterest has a digital citizenship board!
  
If you have the time, read the quick article below as "food for thought" and please get (more) involved in our children's digital world in positive ways.  
  
This article is from Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District (NY):

Parents as Social Media Role Models
It is important that parents focus on demonstrating respectful digital citizenship to their children. We recommend parents familiarize themselves with social media so that they are able to create a positive online example for their kids. Below are some areas to focus on when it comes to positively influencing your children:

Educate yourself! Knowledge is power. Stay informed and keep up-to-date on social media. Commonsense.org is a great resource.

Communicate! Create a dialogue with your child about your online experience, whether it's a cool app feature you discovered on Facebook, or an interesting account you follow on Twitter.

Lead by example! Conduct yourself in a way online that you would hope your child would model. If you do not wish for your child to utilize their electronics all the time, be sure to role model this behavior. When completing tasks, refrain from peeking at your phone, as such may lead your child to copy this same habit."

Happy Reading Stillwater Families - Mrs. Harvold!  J
Weapons
State Law (RCW 28A-600.420 and School District Policy 3200 prohibit the possession of firearms and weapons at school.  This law pertains to guns, knives, clubs, firecrackers, and explosives.  Dangerous weapons also include toy or "dummy" or look-alike objects.  The full text of the law and the definitions of dangerous weapons, as provided RCW9.41.250 and RCW 9.41.280, are on file in the school office.  Possession of firearms on school property will result in a one year mandatory expulsion, subject to appeal with notification to parents and law enforcement. Any violations of these guidelines by students constitutes grounds for expulsion from the Riverview School District and the public schools of the State of Washington and Board Policy.
Nondiscrimination
The Riverview School District complies with all federal and state statutes and regulations and 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 and other designated youth groups.  This holds true for all district employment and student opportunities.  Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district's Title IX/RCW 28A.640 Officer (Janet L. Gavigan, 425-844-4500) and Section 504/ADA Coordinator (Dr. Ken Heikkila, 425-844-4500) at 15510 1st Ave. NE, Duvall, WA 98019hington, in accordance with the due process provisions of Washington State Law and Board Policy.


Stillwater Elementary | 11530 320th Ave NE - Carnation, WA 98014 
Phone: 425.844.4680 
Principal:  Jack Madigan
 

Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved.