Penny Creek Frog News
June 2023 - Volume 6 Issue 10
Message from Ms. Marti Shefveland
Dear Penny Creek Families,
We are so looking forward to this last month of school and the many events that make this year special for our students. We begin June with our Celebration of Literacy and the Arts. This includes the final Battle of the Books Competition and an Open Microphone event where students read their own pieces.
In the month ahead we have the PTA Talent show on June 9, the Fifth Grade Celebration on June 14, our Final PRIDE Assembly on June 15, and Field Day on June 20. We close out our year, similar to how we open it, with a ceremony. At this event all classes gather in the courtyard to commemorate the growth and accomplishments of the past year.
We thank you for partnering with us this past year and wish each of you a safe and happy summer.
Sincerely,
Marti Shefveland
Principal
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
ARRIVAL: supervision will begin at 8:50 a.m.
Parent drop off/pick up (Ferry Lanes) - drive up while remaining in the car.
- This is supervised until 9:10 a.m.
- Enter the parking lot through the west entrance.
- Turn right into the Parent drop off/pick up lane loop.
- Follow the Parent drop off/pick up lane around in front of the gym. Pulling forward to the undercover playground area.
- Stay in the right lane, making sure to drive slowly.
- Driver remains in the car.
- When the car comes to a complete stop, the student unloads from the passenger curb side door.
- Students will walk through the undercover area and on to the campus.
- Driver departs from the Parent drop off/pick up (ferry lanes) by following the lane to the west exit on to 132nd Street SE.
Parking car at main parking lot and drop off student.
- Park car in main parking lot and walk on to campus using the crosswalk.
- Parents walk students to the front iron gate drop off point by the office (blue area on map).
Arrival after 9:15 a.m. - park your vehicle and walk your student into the office to sign them in. Students arriving after 9:15 a.m. will be tardy.
DISMISSAL: begins at 3:30 p.m.
Parent drop off/pick up (Ferry Lanes) - drive up & pick up while remaining in the car.
- This is supervised until 3:45 p.m.
- Enter the parking lot through the west entrance.
- Turn right into the Parent drop off/pick up lane loop. There are three ferry style lanes to wait in.
- Penny Creek staff member will release each ferry lane in an orderly manner.
- When the lane is released, follow the Parent drop off/pick up line to the front of the undercover playground area.
- Make sure to drive slowly and to pull as far forward as possible. Students will be waiting in the undercover area.
- Driver remains in the car.
- When the car comes to a complete stop, the student will load into the car from the passenger curb side door.
- Driver departs from the Parent drop off/pick up by following the lane to the west exit on 132nd Street SE.
Parking car at main parking lot to pick up students at departure time.
- Park car in main parking lot and walk on to campus using the crosswalk.
- Parents wait for students to be released from the doors located between Office and Kindergarten Playground (green area on map).
Thursday, June 1
- PCE Celebration of Literacy & the Arts
- Learning Improvement Friday. Student Dismissed at 2:15 p.m.
- 2023-2024 Kindergarten Orientation Parent Night
- Early Release for all Students at 1:00 p.m.
- Penny Creek PTA Talent Show - Eisenhower MS @ 6:00 p.m.
- Fifth Grade Celebration
- PTA Popcorn Friday
- Learning Improvement Friday. Student Dismissed at 2:15 p.m.
- Juneteenth, NO School
- Field Day
- Last Day of School
- Early Release for all Students at 1:00 p.m.
2023 - 2024 School Year Calendar
Home Access Center Webpage
If your student is absent or tardy from school, please email the attendance office at pceattendance@everettsd.org to let us know the reason for the absence or tardy. There is also a direct link on our webpage at: https://www.everettsd.org/pennycreek
- Absences must be reported (by email or note) within 30 calendar days after a student returns back to school, not including Holidays or weekends, in order to have the absence excused. Emails or notes turned in past the 30-day timeframe will be accepted; however, the absence is not excused and will be coded as such.
- Automated attendance calls will be sent out daily at 10 a.m. If your student will be absent or tardy you must notify the office before 9:15 a.m. If it is reported after this time you may receive the automated call.
- Please view the Everett School District Attendance Procedure 3122P for more information (including definitions of absences).
- Did you have a medical appointment for your child, or they were sick, and you brought them to the doctor? If so, make sure to ask for a medical note from the provider. Email the note to the attendance office so those absences can be coded as a medical note excused absence.
- Please fill out a Prearranged Absence Form if your student will be going on vacation/traveling or will miss school for an extended period of time. As per district policy, the principal or designee may excuse up to five (5) school days for a prearranged absence per student each school year.
In June, with summer on the way, here’s a great website to help you and your child(ren) throughout the summer to cope with what life throws at you. Click HERE to view.
You may want to sit down and discover different ways to cope. They offer active, relaxing, creative, and social coping skills and ideas to shift your mindset.
Make this part of your summer plans. Check it out! What’s your family plan?
How can I contact Ms. Roberts?
Email: droberts2@everettsd.org
School phone: (425) 385-7210
Please click to my web page HERE to learn more about the counseling department and the available resources for families.
Hi PCE Families,
Thank you for supporting us this year and we are grateful to have an amazing Penny Creek community. We have had a blast putting on events, fundraising, and giving back to our school, staff, and families.
Look for us at the Celebration of Literacy and the Arts night on June 1! We will be giving a FREE book to all the kids at the event. Also, there will be Spirit Wear for sale at our table.
We would like to dedicate some yearbook pages next school year to 2022-2023 events that we were not able to include in yearbook for this year. Please email us candid photos of your students at McTeacher’s Night, Ice Skating Event, Apple Bees Dine in, and Aqua Sox Game.
As a reminder, we are looking for leads and volunteer help for next year. Please visit our SignUp Genius for any positions you would like to do. We invite you to reach out anytime with questions on how to become a volunteer and ways to help Penny Creek!
Upcoming Events
- May 30 and June 1 – Talent Show auditions at Penny Creek
- June 6 and June 8 – Talent Show rehearsals at Penny Creek
- June 9 – Talent Show at Eisenhower Middle School
- June 16 – Popcorn Friday
If you have any questions, contact us via Email or visit our Website. Also, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
If the plan how your student is going home at the end of the school day, we ask that a guardian sends an email to the school office at PennyCreek@everettsd.org and the classroom teacher by 2:45 pm.
Please include in your email message:
- name of your student
- name of their teacher
- details of the the change of plan
Our office will deliver this information to your student. This method of communication helps to support our staff with accurate dismissal information.
If your student needs to leave before the end of the school day, email the school office at PennyCreek@everettsd.org in advance. Please include in your email message:
- The specific DATE
- The TIME you will pick up your student. Please know, we will call your student to the office once you have arrived to the school.
- WHO will be picking up your student. If an adult designee is coming to pick up your student, an email from the guardian needs to be sent to confirm the information.
For the safety and security of students, we will ask for photo identification.
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Thank you for your consideration.