Cougar Chronicles
January 23rd Weekly Newsletter
Kindergarten Registration for 2023-2024 is OPEN!!!
Attendance Matters!
If your student is going to be absent or tardy please call Olympic View’s office at 253-945-3500 before 9:20 am. Calls made before or after office hours, please leave a message with student name, teacher name, and the reason for absence.
If you know your child(ren) will be missing school for an extended period of time, please stop by the office to fill out a Prearranged Absence Form. This will alert our attendance secretary and give your child's teacher the opportunity to make up a homework packet. These forms must be filled out and given to office staff 48 hours prior to your child's leave - this allows your child's teacher time to put packets together - packets cannot be made up same day.
STATEWIDE DEFINITION OF EXCUSED ABSENCES
Bereavement, illness, medical appointment, court, absence related to homelessness - these are all excused absences.
Have a doctor’s appointment? Please have your student bring a note from their appointment to get it excused. If your student is out for more than 3 days with an illness a doctor’s note is reccommended to excuse those absences.
TARDY/LATE TO SCHOOL UPDATE
Classes starts at 9:20 am. This means students are tardy (late to class) at 9:21 am. If you bring your child to school late please park in the lot and come in the main doors to sign your student in.
*Breakfast is available starting at 9:00 am. Do not drop your student off before 9:00 am as there is no supervision then.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW
If your child has 3 unexcused or 5 excused absences in one month the school is required to schedule an attendance conference.
After 7 unexcused absences in a month, and no later than 15 unexcused absences in a school year, the school district may file a truancy petition with the juvenile court.
Remember: Every Day Counts and Every Day Matters!
End of Semester is January 30th - No School!
News from Nurse Dorsett
Remember as we are in the winter months and it’s cold outside, to dress for the weather, wearing layers. Gloves and hats are recommended for going outside if really cold. If it is wet, please consider putting extra clothes in your child’s backpack. Here are a few guidelines on if you should send your child to school or not, because it’s cold and flu season--
Please do not send your scholar to school if they have any cold symptoms or illness such as: runny nose, cough, congestion, sore throat, fever, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or red eyes with discharge. If they are showing any of these symptoms please keep them home until the symptoms have improved or if they are consistent with a diagnosed chronic illness that is documented in the school health system.
From Department of Health:
Influenza (flu) can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Flu symptoms usually come on suddenly. People who have flu often feel some or all of these symptoms:
- fever* or feeling feverish/chills
- cough
- sore throat
- runny or stuffy nose
- muscle or body aches
- headaches
- fatigue (tiredness)
- some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
*It’s important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever.
CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or other necessities. Your fever should be gone without the need to use a fever-reducing medicine, such as Tylenol®. Until then, you should stay home from work, school, travel, shopping, social events, and public gatherings.
CDC also recommends that children and teenagers (anyone aged 18 years and younger) who have flu or are suspected to have flu should not be given Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) or any salicylate containing products (e.g. Pepto Bismol); this can cause a rare, very serious complication called Reye’s syndrome.
Stay away from others as much as possible to keep from infecting them. If you must leave home, for example to get medical care, wear a facemask if you have one, or cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Wash your hands often to keep from spreading flu to others.
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Breakfast & Lunch Menus
Reporting an Absence or Tardy
Lost & Found
Because of You Recognition
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.
January PTA Information
Upcoming Events
- 1/24 - PTA Cookie Day (please see flyer above for details)
- 1/25 - Early Release @ 2:20 pm
- 1/30 - NO SCHOOL: Semester Break
- 2/3 - Friendship Grams Due (first thing in the morning)
- 2/7 - PTA Cookie Day; PTA Monthly Meeting @ 5 pm on Zoom
- 2/8 - Early Release @ 2:20 pm
- 2/14 - Friendship Grams Delivery Day
- 2/20 - NO SCHOOL: President's Day
- 2/21 - PTA Popcorn Day
- 2/22 - Early Release @ 2:20 pm
- 2/28 - PTA Family Skate Night (details to come out soon)
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