Wildcat News
March 12th, 2021
A Message from the Principal
FWE families,
This week we hit the one year mark from when school initially closed due to Covid. In some ways it feels like yesterday, in others, it feels like a lifetime ago. Over this past year we have been on a wild ride together that has taken us down many roads we hope to never have to travel again. I want to again thank you on behalf of all FWE staff for your partnership as we have moved from distance learning to hybrid learning. We are all waiting for the day when we can fully open and put the Covid restrictions behind us.
Our 3rd through 5th grade teachers are ready for students to join us on Monday. Students were briefed on safety protocols and should be ready to go. Please remember that students need to arrive to school on time (Group A 8:50, Group B 12:50) and need to be picked up on time (Group A 11:25, Group B 3:25). Every minute is precious learning time and we want each student in their seats ready to go when their session starts. We'd also like to remind you how important it is that students come to school having had breakfast or lunch. Students can access free meals every day, please take advantage of that resource.
FWE staff have worked extremely hard to make our dismissal process a smooth one. By the end of this week we were able to have all students loaded into cars in under 10 minutes. We know the time will increase again as we add more students, but we also know as students and families learn the routine, we will be able to get families on their way quickly. We ask for your patience as we add 3rd-5th grade students Monday. The best way you can help is by staying in your car and displaying your child's car pick up sign in the window. If you are a family that does not yet have your car pick up sign, please help us on day one by writing your child's name and teacher on a piece of paper and displaying it in your window.
Finally, I'd like to take a moment to thank our amazing classified staff. They are the ones that keep our school running and ensure students can successfully learn. They teach, they direct traffic, they supervise, they clean and organize, they answer phones, they fix scraped knees, they prepare materials, they ensure safe arrival and dismissal, and most importantly they show love to each child and celebrate every student success. We have a remarkable classified staff at Frank Wagner and we thank them for all they do.
Grateful for your partnership,
Kristin Cortes
Upcoming Events
- March 14th - Daylight Savings Begins (move clock ahead one hour)
- March 15th - 3rd through 5th grade students start hybrid (A/B group) instruction
- March 19th- Kindergarten-2nd Grade Conferences
- March 24th - 5th Grade Parent Night Webinar at 6:30PM
- March 31st - Kindergarten Registration Information Night
- April 2nd - 3rd-5th Grade Conferences
- April 5th-9th - Spring Break
Find Your Bus Route (e-Link)
The e-Link service is helpful in determining your school of residence, bus stop location, pick-up and drop-off times as well as bus number. Information is in real-time, so your route information will be current.
Only students who have completed the Transportation Request Form and are eligible to ride a school bus will be assigned a bus route and stop based on the student’s home address.
Find Your Bus Route (e-Link)
The e-Link service is helpful in determining your school of residence, bus stop location, pick-up and drop-off times as well as bus number. Information is in real-time, so your route information will be current.
e-Link Instructions
Step 1. Log in to Versatrans e-Link
Your User Name: The 7-digit student ID of your child
Your Password: The 8-digit date of birth you have on file with the school for that student. First two digits for the month, next two digits for the day, and final four digits for the year of birth. (Example: 08052005)
Step 2. Change Your Password
You will be prompted to change your password from the initial password, which is the student’s date of birth.
Enter your password from Step 1 (the student’s date of birth) in the “Old Password” field and then enter a new password into the “New Password” and “Confirm New Password” fields.
Step 3. View Students
Step 4. Select a Student
To view and print your child’s bus information, click the student’s name. The following screen will allow you to export the information as a PDF, CSV, or RTF file.
You may also email a PDF copy of that student’s schedule to another person right from e-Link!
School Supplies
We can’t wait for our 3rd – 5th grade students to return to in-person learning on March 15th. Here is a list of supplies that your students will need when they return to school:
- A backpack to carry materials to/from school
- Plastic closable pencil box to hold supplies at their desk
- Water bottle
- 2 Face masks (wear one and keep an extra in your backpack)
- Bring journals and composition books you have been using for writing
- Personal pocket sized hand sanitizer if you would like to have your own. The school will have sanitizer available.
- Dry erase markers
End of Day Plans
Arrival/Dismissal
A Cohort 8:50AM-11:25AM
B Cohort 12:50PM-3:25PM
Students will be receiving 2 weeks worth of Attestation Forms that will be going home with them on Monday, 3/15.
Arrival Time:
It is very important that your child has a completed Attestation Form and his/her temperature has been taken at home and noted on the attestation form in the upper corner. If your child has a temperature above 100.4 or you answered yes to any of the questions on the attestation form, please keep you child home and contact the office to excuse their absence. Upon student arrival, our staff will be checking their temperature as well.
Dismissal Time: (Car Pick Up and Walking Parents)
Your family will be receiving a sign with your child's name and teacher. Please have this sign displayed on the front window (passenger side) of your car or bring it with you to display to staff if you are a walking parent. These signs will make the dismissal process go faster and smoother. We thank you for your patience!
No Parent pick up in the bus area. All students must be picked up at the front of the school.
A/B Cohorts
We are excited to welcome back our 3rd-5th Grade students on March 15th. You should have already received cohort information for you child/children. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
Cohort A
8:50 Arrive at campus, turn in attestation, have temperature checked, go directly to class
8:55-11:25 In-person learning in classroom with one recess break
11:25 Dismissal
12:00-3:25 Lunch at home, i-Ready, Canvas asynchronous assignments, Specialist Time (Music, Digital Learning & PE) & independent reading, writing & math work
Cohort B
8:55-12:00 i-Ready, Canvas asynchronous assignments, Specialist Time (Music, Digital Learning & PE) & independent reading, writing & math work
12:00-12:50 Lunch at home, travel to school
12:50 Arrive at campus, turn in attestation, have temperature checked, go directly to class
12:55-3:25 In-person instruction
Friday Schedule (Both cohorts learn online w/the same schedule)
8:55-9:45 Zoom Morning Meeting
9:45-12:00 Learning support time/small groups
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:10 Specialist Time (Music, Digital Learning, P.E)
1:10-1:30 i-Ready
1:30-3:25 Choice Activities
Safe Return Plan
Kindergarten Registration Night
Date: March 31st
Time: 5:00pm
Mode: Zoom https://monroe-wednet.zoom.us/j/82992064981
All five elementary principals will be participating via zoom together where a Kindergarten Video will be presented and you will have the opportunity to have your questions answered.
The zoom will be recorded and available on https://www.monroe.wednet.edu/fwe if you are unable to attend.
ROAR Awards
Shout Out to the following students for ROARing this week:
Ethan C. - Vye
Jayden M. - Beltramo
Alix R. - MacMillan/Phillips
Kimberly A. - Phillips/ MacMillan
Cheyenne U. - Rummel
Melanie C. - Franz/Romero
Everberto L. - Maxson
Iker R. - Smith
Anderson R. - Dunn
Emelyn N. - Pratt/Ramirez
From our School Counselor, Mrs. Simeoni
Hello community leaders and stakeholders!
I’m excited to let you know that we reopened the library to customers this week. Although there are some limitations, library customers will have full access to the building, including the use of public computers and many other aspects of the facility. Since we opened Monday we have seen many excited customers browsing the collections, printing out important documents and just looking around at the building they have missed so much. We are truly fortunate to have such a wonderful library facility in our community and I am excited to be able to reopen it to our community. The email below will go out to Monroe library customers next Monday March 15th with all the details about the reopening. Please share this information with your networks. Please reach out if there is any way we can help you with your work.
Thanks
Phil Spirito (he/him/his) Library Manager
Monroe Library 1070 Village Way Monroe, WA 98272
Sno-Isle Libraries (360) 794-7851 ext. 4120 pspirito@sno-isle.org
“Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
Representative John Lewis
Park Place Middle School 6th Grade Incoming Information
2020-2021 Hidden River Middle School Incoming 6th Grade Information Night
Future Hawks & Hawk parents, please join Mr. Judy, HRMS Principal, and Ms. Shafer, HRMS Counselor, for our Incoming 6th Grade Information Night Webinar on March 23, 2021 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. We are excited to have you at HRMS next year. Please mark your calendar and come hear about Hidden River!
Please join the following link: https://monroe-wednet.zoom.us/j/89064901786
We look forward to having you on our Webinar on March 23rd at 6:00 p.m. In the meantime, please feel free to call us with any questions. 360-804-4100.
Conferences are coming!!
Conference for 3rd-5th Grade will be held on Friday, April 2nd.
You should be receiving conference information from your child's teacher in the next few days. Please confirm the day and time with your child's teacher. If you need to make changes to your assigned time, please work with the teacher or call the front office.
Preschool schedule for conference week:
Monday - Normal Schedule (Huck, Read, Walsh)
Tuesday - PM Group at school from 8:55-11:25am (Huck, Read, Walsh)
Wednesday - AM Group VIRTUAL 9-11:25am (Regular schedule) (Huck Only)
Thursday - PM Group at school from 8:55-11:25am (Huck, Read, Walsh)
Attendance
Attendance is taken daily. Students will be marked absent if they do not attend in person learning. Fridays, attendance will be recorded based on Zoom attendance and completing their online learning.
If you know your child will be absent or unable to complete work, please call our 24 hour attendance hotline at (360) 804-3201 to excuse them.
Make sure your contact information is up-to-date!
It is very important that all families make sure all of their contact information is up-to-date with the school office. In the event of school delays and cancelations, or other emergencies, we need to be able to contact all of our families. When there are urgent messages to share with families, they are sent out via email and phone call. Messages are also posted on the district website, Facebook and Twitter.
If you would like to opt-in to also receive text messages, please send a text message of "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number, 67587. You can opt out of these messages any time by simply replying to oue of our messages with "Stop".
Thermometers
Does your family need a thermometer? Please contact the office at (360)804-3200 and we will try to provide you with one.
Frank Wagner Elementary received digital thermometers provided by a generous combined donation from:
Rotary Club of Monroe / Darian Caldwell Rotary President
Pharm A Save Pharmacy /Sue Graafstra
and The Monroe Public Schools Foundation / Katy Woods MPSF President
On behalf of our Frank Wagner Elementary Staff and families, THANK YOU so much to everyone making this donation possible!!!!
Monroe School District is currently hiring!!
Are you looking for rewarding, part-time work? Do you enjoy working with students? Then we need you! We are hiring substitutes of all kinds: teachers, paraeducators, custodians, bus drivers, and office staff. Apply now: https://monroejobs.hrmplus.net/
Frank Wagner Elementary is seeking bilingual applicants for the following positions:
- Library Specialist
- Bilingual Dual Language Paraeducator
- Paraeducator (Open)
From Nurse Pamela's Desk
Parents/guardians of our in-person students: Please refer to the chart to determine if your child is well enough to attend school in person. Help us keep our Wildcat community healthy!
Please contact the school nurse at (360) 804-3206 with any questions.
Pamela Hyvonen, BSN, RN
School Nurse, Frank Wagner Elementary
(360) 804-3206 (M-F mornings)
School Nurse, Park Place Middle
(360) 804-4320 (M-F afternoons)
MSD Self Declaration Checklist Attestation Form
Please do not:
Pre date attestation forms in advance. Attestation forms need to be filled out daily
Please do:
- Enter your child's temperature in the temperature box.
- Date and include your child's full name (First and Last).
- Answer questions accurately. This is a legally binding document that we are required to keep for up to 7 years.
Attestation Forms - Spanish & English
Local Resources for COVID Testing
DRIVE-THRU TESTING AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT
REGISTRATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS
Websites have been set up where people will be asked screening questions and sign up for an appointment. If there are multiple people who will be coming in the same vehicle to be tested, each of them should register.
Technical Difficulties?
TRANSLATE THIS NEWSLETTER / TRADUCIR ESTE BOLETÍN DE NOTICIAS
1. When you receive the school newsletter in your email inbox, open the email and click on the title in the newsletter to open it in Smore.
2. Once in Smore, scroll to the very bottom of the newsletter. Above the red word ‘Report’ you will see the word ‘Translate’. Click ‘Translate’.
3. Next, select your preferred language in the drop-down menu and the newsletter will automatically translate to the language you chose.
TRADUCIR ESTE BOLETÍN DE NOTICIAS
Nuestro boletín se puede traducir a cualquier idioma en tres sencillos pasos:
1. Cuando reciba el boletín de la escuela en su bandeja de entrada de correo electrónico, abra el correo electrónico y haga clic en el título del boletín para abrirlo en Smore.
2. Una vez en Smore, desplácese hasta el final del boletín. Sobre la palabra roja "Informe" verá la palabra "Traducir". Haga clic en "Traducir".
3. A continuación, seleccione su idioma preferido en el menú desplegable y el boletín se traducirá automáticamente al idioma que elija.
Contact Us.
Frank Wagner Elementary
Main Line (360)804-3200
Attendance Line (360)804-3201
Office Manager: Col Wolf
Office Assistant: Karina Blanquet
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Monroe School District 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. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Title IX Coordinator
Joanne Dickinson
14692 - 179th Avenue S.E., Monroe, WA 98272
(360) 804.2539
Section 504/ADA Coordinator
David Paratore
14692 - 179th Avenue S.E., Monroe, WA 98272
(360) 804.2603
Compliance Coordinator for 28A.640 and 28A.642 RCW
Joanne Dickinson
14692 - 179th Avenue S.E., Monroe, WA 98272
(360) 804.2532
The Monroe School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all education programs, services and activities. For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact:
Kimberly Whitworth
14692 - 179th Avenue S.E., Monroe, WA 98272
(360) 804.2558