Stillwater Elementary S chool
"Home of the Soaring Hawks"
 
Newsletter |Volume 4.13
"Stillwater Stars"
Dream Big & Reach for the Stars
2017-2018
Parent Reminders: 
  • 12:45 pm half day release schedule today through Wednesday.
  • No School on Thursday or Friday!  Enjoy the break!  We are thankful for our awesome Stillwater Community.
Important Dates

November 14-22 - Book Fair
November 17-22 - 12:45 Conference Dismissal
November 23-24 - NO SCHOOL
November 29 - Restaurants Give Back - Flavour Bistro
November 30 - Kindergarten and 2nd Grade to Storybook Theatre
December 1 - PTSA Basketball Open Gym 6-7:30 pm
December 5 - PTSA General Meeting 6:30-7:45 pm
December 6 - Popcorn Wednesday 25 cents
December 7 - 2/3 Music Performance 3 pm & 7 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
December 19-Jan 1 - Winter Break - No School
January 3 - Popcorn Wednesday
January 5 - PTSA Basketball Night
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
 
Pants Needed!
With rainy, soggy weather, comes unfortunate meetings between students and puddles.  :)  Right now, we are looking for leggings or sweats - specifically boys & girls sizes 5T to 8 so if you are cleaning out closets, we would be thrilled to take old leggings off of your hands. 

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.   
In This Issue
Important Links



 
The Madigan Memo

Kid Mail

2017-2018 Family Handbook

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
 

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