Cougar Chronicles
September 23rd Weekly Newsletter
Parent Advisory
Birthday Celebrations in the Classroom
- Connect with your scholar's teacher to arrange a celebration time that works best for the class.
- Get a headcount of students in your child's classroom to ensure there are enough treats for everyone.
- All treats must be STORE BOUGHT!!! We cannot have anything homemade. Treats allowed are 1 snack item (example, cupcake, cookie or Hostess treat) and 1 drink (example, juice box or Caprisun). Nothing more than this, please.
- We cannot have pizza parties or have meals included for your child's celebration, we ask that you please save these types of parties for outside of school.
- NO BALLOONS OR STUFFED ANIMALS!!! These items are distractions to the class and they cannot be taken on the bus. If balloons are dropped off the office staff will call the family to pick them up.
- Get a background check done! Any parent/guardian who wants to go to the classroom to be a part of the celebration must have a completed background check on file with the office. If the office doesn't have one, the parent/guardian will not be allowed to go to the classroom. Please stop by the office to get the background check application.
Recess is Always Outside!
Please note that we do follow weather conditions, but they aren't always accurate. Sometimes during recess the skies open up and the rain comes out of nowhere and your child may get soaked. Having a raincoat, rainhat and rubber boots are essential for recesses here in the Pacific Northwest. We do our best to get everyone inside before they get too wet, but that doesn't always happen. Please consider sending your scholar with an extra set of clothes for these instances - we do not have extra clothes for your student(s) if they get wet at recess.
- Umbrellas are not allowed at recess for safety reasons.
- We teach our scholars to stay away from puddles outside, but sometimes they are so tempting they can't resist the urge to jump into them. If your scholar becomes soaked because of jumping in puddles we will call home for an extra pair of clothes to be brought for changing (if they don't have one in their backpack). Please remember our building is not "down the street" from most families. Sending an extra change of clothes is imperative - if you can't bring clothes to your child, they will be wet until they get home.
News from Nurse Dorsett
If you have any questions or concerns please call Nurse Dorsett at (253) 945-3509.
Volunteering at OLV
It could take up to 2 weeks for the process to be completed, so the sooner you get your completed application back to the office staff the sooner it will get cleared for you to start volunteering.
*Please note that a copy of your drivers license is necessary to complete your application. The office staff can make a copy for you, just bring it with you when dropping your completed paperwork off.
Posts from our PTA!
- Every month we host a PTA meeting on Zoom! Please consider joining us for our next meeting on Tuesday, September 27th at 5 pm. Please see the flyer below for the Zoom link.
- In October our first PTA event will be a walk-a-thon! More information will come out about that soon, so stay tuned!
Upcoming Events
- 9/28 - Early Release @ 2:20 pm
- 10/12 - Early Rlease @ 2:20 pm
- 10/18 - Picture Day
- 10/26 - Early Release @ 2:20 pm
Contact Information
Email: jchoi@fwps.org
Website: https://www.fwps.org/Domain/20
Location: 3600 South 344th Way, Federal Way, WA, USA
Phone: (253) 945-3500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OlympicViewElementaryFWPS/
Twitter: @FWPS210