Collins Coyotes Howler Newsletter
March 13, 2023
Collins Coyotes
Location: 1920 128th Street East, Tacoma, WA, USA
Phone: 253-298-3400
Facebook: facebook.com/collinscoyotes
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COMING UP!
March 13-17 - Spirit Week (see below)
March 15 - 12:35 dismissal, report card planning
March 16 -Spring Individual and class pictures
March 16 - Franklin Pierce School District job fair (see below)
March 20 - Spirit Wear fundraiser ends
March 20-24 - IT/Superintendent/K12, Payroll, HR, Business Services appreciation week
March 24 - Referrals for Project Excel due
March 24 - SCHOOL DAY
Kindness Spirit Week!
Monday March 13- Be crazy about kindness! Wear crazy socks and hats!
Tuesday March 14- Dream about kindness! Wear appropriate pajamas!
Wednesday March 15- Work out your problems! Wear workout clothes!
Thursday March 16- Picture Day- Dress for success! Wear dress up clothes!
Friday March 17- Leap into kindness! Wear green!
Spring Pictures!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
PTA would like to host a Spring Carnival & Market on Saturday, May 6th but we need volunteers. We would need volunteers to help run the game booths and prizes. We cannot start the planning until we for sure have the volunteers, so please considered helping the PTA make this event happen! Please email us at collinsptacoyotes@gmail.com to let us know you will volunteer. Please only email us if you are able to help on May 6th, as we need an accurate number of volunteers to determine the amount of games at the Spring Carnival.
SPIRIT GEAR!
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State: Washington
Group Name: Collins Elementary
2023-2024 Enrollment
We are preparing for the 2023-24 school year already! Enrollment for new kindergarten through grade 5 students who live within our attendance boundaries opens March 13th. A child must be five years of age on or before August 31, 2023 to be eligible to enroll. Please prepare to register by obtaining medically verified immunization records, birth certificate, and a proof of residence (utility bill, lease/rental agreement, or mortgage papers). All enrollment is done online. Click here to access the enrollment application or go to fpschools.org and click on enrollment.
- We are moving to a new online system. Enrollment will end in our current system on June 11th and will reopen on July 17th in the new system. Please make sure to complete your child's enrollment application by June 11th or wait to start it after July 17th.
Current students who live within Collins boundaries are automatically enrolled at Collins for next year. Students who were overloaded to Collins for the 22-23 school year will return to their home schools for 2023-24. Students living within our district but outside of Collins boundaries who want to attend Collins must complete a within-district transfer form online. Click on the Transfers and Homeschool link to access the correct form. Out-of-district students who wish to attend Collins must complete a new out-of-district transfer (Choice Transfer) from their home district to be considered for enrollment.
CHAMPS winners!
These students were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating the core quality of Growth Mindset: A'neveah James, Kevin Rhodes, Gage Devore, Abbigail Sweetman, Luis Dominguez-Zavala, Anita Uzun, Jarin Spivey, Dorian Fox, Calyn Callahan, Joshua Cox, Sofia Yaschuk, Chloe Lu, Aspen Gooch, Nathaneil Manguchei, Samir Khan, Olivia Chiengyan, Logan Nelson, Yamila Venegas, Raheel Abdulakadir, Etornam Deyegbe, Ariel Pitts, Alita Sohayda, Gabriel Baguios, Roman Univer, Mace Vormestrand, Jade Ford, Landen Craig, Melody Vong, Sage Spencer, Kennedy Williams, Jude Worley, Neelia Tran, Abby Kim, Brooklyn Lefeau, Sehajpreet Kaur, Devenaire Nichols, Emmett Staab, Lei'lani Hakola, Kendra Magallon, Abraham Corral, David Zuniga, Fawzia Fofana, Daniel Vargas, Deanna Santana, Ben Grant and Sophia Smith.
Join the FP Schools Team!
Whether you are a teacher, bus driver or anything in between, we have something for you!
Ford Middle School
1602 104th St E.
Tacoma, WA 98445
Thursday, March 16, 3:30p.m.-6:00p.m.
Positions -Special Education teachers -Elementary Education teachers -CTE teachers -OT/PT/SLP -Paraeducators -Bus Drivers -Custodians And more!
Attention Families of 3rd and 4th graders!
It is time to refer 3rd and 4th grade students for the 23-24 Highly Capable Student program, Project Excel.
Do you have a student who…
- learns easily and quickly?
- thinks up unusual ways to solve hard problems?
- has a clever sense of humor?
- dislikes doing the same thing over and over?
- thinks logically and wants things to make sense?
- is open to new ideas?
- is persistent and wants to keep trying with difficult tasks?
Conce a algún estudiante que. . .
- ¿Aprende fácil y rápido?
- ¿Piensa de forma inusual cómo resolver problemas difíciles?
- ¿Tiene un sentido del humor ingenioso?
- ¿Le desagrada hacer la misma cosa una y otra vez?
- ¿Piensa de manera lógica y quiere que las cosas tengan sentido?
- ¿Está abierto a nuevas ideas?
- ¿Es persistente y quiere seguir tratando con tareas difíciles?
Project Excel Information
Pick-of-the-Pack Winners!
We celebrated our pick-of-the-pack winners with ice cream sundaes and bouncy balls. Congratulations to Logan Bateman, Jasreen Kaur, Castle Mendoza, Aspen Gooch, Damon Hang, Kailana Dinh, Emiliano Mesa, Layan Badaea, Omar Vakatau, and Emely Kent. They won "10-in-a-row " on our Pick-of-the-Pack leadership board!
Chocolate Bars for Sale!
Notes from the Nurse!
PANTS & UNDER GARMENTS DONATIONS-The health room has clothing items for emergencies. We are currently low or completely out of pants and under garments and are accepting clean & gently used pants and brand new under garments. Sizes needed: 4-16.
WIDESPREAD ILLNESS-A significant increase in circulating respiratory viruses and stomach bugs has deeply affected our communities. Please continue to practice and teach proper handwashing and respiratory etiquette (i.e. covering a cough/sneeze), get vaccinated, stay home when sick, and seek evaluation/testing.
Weather and Outdoor Recess
Attendance and Nurse contact information
Contact information:
Attendance office- 253.298.3406 or mrandle@fpschools.org
Text office cell phone-253.341.1467
Mrs. Cruz, Nurse - 253.298.3408 or scruz@fpschools.org
IMPORTANT SCHOOL REMINDERS
SCHEDULE CHANGES - The end of the day at Collins is very hectic. If you forgot to send a note in the morning (which is preferred) and need to call the school with a change to your child’s schedule, please do so before 3:30 p.m. After 3:30 the office is busy assisting students and parents and will not be able to answer your call or get a message to a student before they leave for the day. All end-of-day schedule changes must be made through the office, not with the classroom teacher. Thank you!
EARLY PARENT PICK-UP If you need to pick your student up early, we ask that students be picked up no later than 3:45 due to our end of the day congestion. To preserve precious class time, we do not call students to the office until you have checked them out in person (remember your ID).
UPDATE CONTACT INFORMATION - If any of your information has changed (address, contact info., email address, etc.) please contact the office right away. This year more than ever, it will be important to have the most current information. Also, let us know what your preferred method of contact is - phone, email, text. You can reach the office at 253.298.3400.