Thank you for joining us for January conferences! We were thrilled to have over 90% of our families attend a conference last week. It was wonderful hearing your student speaking for herself or himself, sharing progress towards their October goals, and showing you their completed work. We are anxious to partner with you to ensure that your student is learning every day.
We began kindergarten registration this week and are excited as a district to be offering all-day kindergarten to all LWSD families at no cost to the family. If you have an incoming kindergartener and were unable to register on Thursday, our initial registration day, we invite you to come in between 10-3pm on school days to complete that registration process. For those of you with students who will be in grades 1-5 next year, we will be seeking confirmation that your student will be returning soon.
Having accurate registrations and confirmations for the 2016-17 year as early as possible allows us to staff and plan for next year. If you are aware of families with students who will be registering at Lakeview for next year, please encourage them to come in and register.
Thanks
- Steve
The Future Of Our Schools
April 26th will mark one of the most important votes for education in our community. If you have not heard, The Lake Washington School District is one of the fastest-growing districts in the state. To accommodate all the students in our district, we need to build new schools. In Washington, the only process for this is voting for School Bonds. If you are interested in getting involved in this very important campaign for our children's future, please do any of the following things:
· Look for
upcoming meetings at Lakeview Elementary and Kirkland Middle school to hear more about how you can get involved
·Contact fellow Lakeview parents and Advocacy Co-Chairs
Kevin Beto and Kristin Meier at lakptsaadvocacy@gmail.com to find out how you can help right now
·Attend any of these meetings at th
e LWEA Offices
February 5th 12 - 1:30 pm advocacy / speaker training
February 10th campaign 12:30 - 1:30 pm meeting
February 24th campaign 12 - 1 pm meeting
Petition to Keep Transit off the Cross Kirkland Corridor
If you are in favor of keeping mass transit (light rail or bus rapid transit) off the Cross Kirkland Corridor, you can sign an on-line petition. Just
click this link--the petition takes just a few seconds.
For more information on how to save our trail, you can go to
saveourtrail.org.
Keep Collecting Those Box Tops!
Clip Box Tops and earn cash for our school!
Lakeview receives 10 cents for each Box Top. Box Tops are found on hundreds of your favorite products (see link to participating products). You probably have some in your home right now! Box tops can be delivered to your teacher at any time, so get clipping, Leopards! Teachers will collect and save the box tops. A very special prize will be awarded to the class that turns in the most. The deadline is Friday, February 26th!
ELPA21:
English Language Proficiency Test
for the 21st Century
Between February 2 and March 11, 2016 students who are enrolled in the English Language Learner (ELL) program will participate in the yearly ELL assessment. This year the assessment is moving from a paper and pencil assessment to a computer-based assessment. The test sections are: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Each test section should take 20 to 30 minutes.
Your building's ELL teachers will proctor the test. Please contact your school's ELL teacher for more information about when the test will be given at your school. Lakeview's ELL teacher is Melissa Pitsch, and she can be contacted at mpitsch@lwsd.org.
The results of this required annual state test will help teachers and parents understand how ELL students are learning English and what other supports they need. Families will receive a score report in the mail after the test is completed.
Below you will find a link to additional information about this test.
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