Collins Coyotes Howler Newsletter
October 24, 2022
Collins Coyotes
Location: 1920 128th Street East, Tacoma, WA, USA
Phone: 253-298-3400
Facebook: facebook.com/collinscoyotes
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COMING UP!
October 24-28 - Spirit Week (see below)
October 26 - 2:35 dismissal
November 2 - 2:35 dismissal
November 3 - Collins Community Conversations (see below)
November 9 - FULL day of school, 4:04 dismissal
November 10 - Veterans Day Assembly, 2:10pm
November 11 - Veterans Day - no school
Parent Event:
Your Voice Matters! You are cordially invited to “Collins Community Conversations” on November 5th at 5:00-6:15. This is a chance for parents and caregivers in our community to share your voice, ask questions and drive the conversation. The primary topic of this meeting is safety. We may have time for other topics that interest you. If you have suggestions for what you want to discuss, please email Dr. Mondloch at bmondloch@fpschools.org or let us know at the gathering and we will add your suggestions to the agenda that evening, if time permits, or schedule another meeting. Please join us!
Veterans Day Assembly
Way to go, Collins PTA!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
A few words from our PTA...
FUNDRAISER TIME!!! The fall fundraiser is starting today and running until November 4th. Orders can be done online or on the paperforms being sent home. All orders done online will be sent directly to the purchaser, and can be guaranteed by Christmas. Cherrydale has also stated that as long as all forms are returned on time, they can fulfill our paperforms before Christmas as well.
Pizza with the Principal
Spirit Days are coming!!
Monday, October 24th: Hats off to Collins Coyotes!
Hat Day
Tuesday, October 25th: Coyotes Are a Team!
Wear sports, college or school gear.
Wednesday, October 26th: Show Your Grade’s Pride:
Color Wars
Kindergarten: Blue
First grade: Red
Second grade: Rainbow
Third grade: Purple
Fourth grade: Green
Fifth grade: Black
Other Staff: Orange
Thursday, October 27th: Wake up to Coyote Pride
Wear school-appropriate pajamas.
Friday, October 28th: Coyotes Are Characters!
Dress as a school-appropriate book character. (No masks over faces.)
Attendance and Nurse contact information
Contact information:
Attendance office- 253.298.3406 or mrandle@fpschools.org
Text office cell phone-253.341.1467
Mrs. Cruz, Nurse - 253.298.3408 or scruz@fpschools.org
Dismissal
Please help us make parent pick-up as smooth and quick as possible:
Pull to curb near your sign (based on first letter of student’s last name).
If siblings have different last names, use youngest sibling’s last name to load together.
No loading in left lane. Please try to avoid blocking left lane.
Stay in your car unless helping student load on driver’s side.
Please be patient and courteous and let drivers out.
Thank you for helping keep our dismissal safe and efficient!
Have you heard about Right at School?
Franklin Pierce Schools has partnered with the YMCA of Pierce County to offer before and afterschool care for several years. Due to limited capacity, the YMCA is no longer able to offer childcare to support families at Collins Elementary. Right at Schools launched a new before and afterschool program at Collins Elementary. To learn more, visit www.rightatschool.com.
Sexual Health Education Opportunity for Grades 4 and 5 families
WA PREP for Healthy Youth knows that strong parent/caregiver engagement is a key component of young people’s health, safety, and well-being. This is true in every area of their lives, including Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (CSHE) implementation. WA PREP is recruiting parents/caregivers and young people to review eLearning micro-modules. All pilot participants will be paid for their time. These modules will focus on engaging, age-appropriate content and supports to guide conversations with young people around CSHE-related topics.
This work will take place virtually in mid-September. If you are interested in this opportunity or have questions about the process, please email WA PREP director Christine Hagstrom, at chagstrom@cardeaservices.org.
IMPORTANT SCHOOL REMINDERS
SCHEDULE CHANGES - The end of the day at Collins is very hectic. If you forgot to send a note in the morning (which is preferred) and need to call the school with a change to your child’s schedule, please do so before 3:30 p.m. After 3:30 the office is busy assisting students and parents and will not be able to answer your call or get a message to a student before they leave for the day. All end of the day schedule changes must be made through the office, not with the classroom teacher. Thank you!
EARLY PARENT PICK-UP If you need to pick your student up early, we ask that students be picked up no later than 3:45 due to our end of the day congestion. To preserve precious class time, we do not call students to the office until you have checked them out in person (remember your ID).
UPDATE CONTACT INFORMATION - If any of your information has changed (address, contact info., email address, etc.) please contact the office right away. This year more than ever, it will be important to have the most current information. Also, let us know what your preferred method of contact is - phone, email, text. You can reach the office at 253.298.3400.