We are excited to start a new school year with you this year. Thank you for being a part of our 2020-2021 school year. Our staff has been working hard to prepare for this unique start to the school year. We learned a lot last spring and have many things in place to support our partnership with our families in virtual learning this school year. The staff is learning about our new Seesaw learning management system and ensuring a positive experience for our children. We are excited and ready to meet with you and your children on Zoom. Each classroom will have a short daily Zoom meeting to build connections between everyone. All of our classrooms at the ELC are using the Second Step Social Emotional Curriculum to help our children learn about their big feelings and to problem solve. Our ELC staff is committed to educating your children and to connecting with your family to ensure a successful school year. Please reach out to them when you need support. It will be an exciting year. I look forward to “seeing you” when I am dropping in on the various Zoom meetings.

Sincerely,

Carol Miller

Director for Early Learning

Please follow this link to respond to our Student Needs Assessment. This will help us understand more about how we can best help your family access resources to support your child's learning!
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=zqbbXvHufE-tndcueBeeqm-UsufiOOFCl_BTk-MUKltUNUcyV1ZZT1NIMElYWDVOVlVZV0M3UElWNi4u

FP Meal Sites: https://www.fpschools.org/remote-learning/food

Community Resources: https://www.fpschools.org/departments/family-engagement-office/community-resources

Pierce County Library ages 0-5 stories, songs, and rhymes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIfwpL562-5Ui9o-wk68vOCsY9jLviEpR

Click here to apply to participate in a focus group:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddnVpFD-5f1bdXu2PoM2No-jRWQZjMVFpSsxR4X4IJI5T4Kg/viewform

To register, please go to bit.ly/HearFromParkland

or email 2genvista@uwpc.org

Hosted by United Way of Pierce

County and the Tacoma-Pierce County

Health Department

This is one of the core beliefs the staff and children hold at the Early Learning Center. We believe in all of the children and teach them to be Kids at Hope. One way we practice being Kids at Hope is through the Kids at Hope pledge:
I am a Kid at Hope

I am talented, smart, and capable of success

I have dreams for the future,

and I will climb to reach those goals and dreams every day.

All Children are Capable of Success-NO EXCEPTIONS!

Franklin Pierce Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to James Hester, Compliance Coordinator for State and Civil Rights Laws; Wendy Malich, Title IX Officer; or John Sander, 504/ADA Coordinator at 315 129th ST S, Tacoma, WA 98444-5099 or at (253)298-3000.