November Safety Drill: Lockout
The November Safety Drill is a Lockout. A Lockout occurs when there is a safety threat in the community. This could be a dog on campus or police activity in the area by not onsite. When a school implements a Lockout, all exterior doors are locked, and attendance is taken. If students or staff are outside, they return to the main building. Learning and regular activities continue as scheduled except for outdoor recesses. Everyone stays inside until the Lockout drill is completed or the potential threat is resolved.
When a drill or event occurs at school, families will be notified via Parent Square.
Be on Time for School Each Day!
Time for School! When the first bell rings, students begin to walk to class. Teachers are waiting at the classroom door to greet students as they arrive. Students unpack and prepare for a day of learning.
TARDY BELL
Class starts! When the Tardy Bell rings, students should be in their classrooms ready to learn. Students who arrive to school are late or tardy. This means they feel rushed and behind when they enter the classroom because learning has already begun. It also is disruptive to the teacher and other students because the teacher may have to stop what they are doing to assist the late student. When a student is late or tardy, it is recorded in their attendance records. Our goal is for all students to arrive on time each day.
Breakfast at School Served Daily
Cost is Free for 22-23 School Year
When:
8:30am Bus Riders and Walkers
8:40am Student Drop-Off
Note: Students should be in the breakfast room by 8:45 to ensure they have plenty of time to eat and arrive at class on time. Students arriving to class after the 9:00 bell from breakfast will be recorded as tardy excused. Our school is trying to reduce student tardiness and encourage daily on-time arrival.
PE News
November will begin our basketball unit. We will dribble, pass and shoot our way through the first 3 weeks and end the month with our next unit, hockey.
Playing Music with Mr. Ryan
Kindergarten will be learning to keep the beat with rhythm sticks.
The 1st and 2nd graders will be learning to keep the beat with the triangle, tambourine, and maraca.
The Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders will be learning how to play the conga drums in the Ghana tradition.
Also, the Fourth graders will be learning the music alphabet and staff in preparation for learning the recorder in January.
For any music questions, you may email Mr. Ryan at Ryanrj@Mukilteo.wednet.edu.
Tech with Mr. Pelton
In November we will be working with Google Slides, Google Drawings, and Jamboards. In Google slides we will Disguise a Turkey in hopes of saving it from a Thanksgiving Dinner. With Google Drawings we will finish up our mansions we have been building using different shapes. With Jamboards, the students will digitally scratch off paper to create different rainbow art.
Orca Wear Sale
Rainbow Grade Level Color Tshirts Order Link
The deadline for grade-level orders is November 21 (orders will be delivered to school by December 12).
Orders are accepted all year long until June 12, 2023. Delivery is 2-3 after the order is placed.
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