Collins Coyotes Howler Newsletter
February 3, 2020
Collins Coyotes
Location: 4608 128th Street East, Tacoma, WA, USA
Phone: 253-298-3400
Facebook: facebook.com/collinscoyotes
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Important Dates
2/3-2/7 - Counselor, Psychologist, OT/PT, SLP Appreciation Week
2/5 - CHAMPS assembly, 1:20
2/12 - Full day of school, 4:05 dismissal
2/14-2/17 - No school, Mid-winter break
2/19 - Full day of school, 4:05 dismisal
2/26 - 2:35 dismissal
It's School Counselor, Psychologist, OT/PT and Speech Therapist Appreciation Week, February 3-7
Ms. Bobbi, our award-winning school counselor, goes above and beyond every day to set up Coyotes for success. In addition to her day-to-day work helping solve problems, providing supports for students and families, and teaching lessons, Ms. Bobbi runs our Meaningful Work program, student council and most school-wide assemblies. She also is a leader on our Foundations team (who ensures a multi-tiered system of support for behavior) and our Problem Solving Team (a team who works together to support students with intensive academic or behavioral needs). Ms. Bobbi takes great care of our Coyotes and families, making sure they have what they need.
Ms. Aar, our speech therapist, works with students to help them speak correctly and communicate effectively, important life skills. She also goes the extra mile and digs deeply to make sure our speech students get just what they need to be successful. When she is not at Collins, she is serving middle schoolers at Ford.
Mrs. Glick, our school psychologist who also works at Harvard, helps us when students are struggling with academics and/or challenging behaviors. She uses data to determine what supports students need and how best to implement them and measure their effectiveness.
Ms. Harkins works at lots of schools helping students who need help with fine motor skills. She is a fountain of knowledge when students have challenges with hand-writing and other issues.
Ms. Hara is our physical therapist. We are so grateful for her positive nature, great ideas and helpful support for students who qualify for PT. Our students thrive under her care.
All of these fine professionals collaborate with the rest of our staff to give our students the skills they need to be healthy and successful. They are fantastic team members and we are grateful to have them on the Collins team.
Pizza with the Principal
Lost and Found
Project Excel
It’s Time to Refer 3rd and 4th Grade Students for the 2020-2021 Highly Capable Student Program!
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?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, please refer your student to test for the Highly Capable Student Program. Please complete a Project Excel Program Referral packet online (https://bit.ly/2RRmKGb) by 4:00pm, March 13th. Testing materials are ordered the next day and late registrations may not be able to be accommodated. Please be aware that students who live within the district boundaries will receive first consideration. Out-of-district students who attend Franklin Pierce schools must be granted another year’s release and will be placed in the program after all qualifying in-district students have been served. If you have any questions, please contact Annette Burnett by phone at (253) 298-3062 or by email at aburnett@fpschools.org.
Notes from the Nurse
Clothing donations are greatly needed
Seeking gently used or new:
- Boys and girls under wear size 4 and up
- Boys and girls shoes
- Boys jeans or sweat pants size 4 and up
- Boy socks
- Girls jeans, sweatpants or leggings size 4 and up
If your child has come home with borrowed clothes from school, please wash and return to the health room (except underwear).
Donations are greatly appreciated!
REMINDER OF END-OF- DAY CHANGES
REMINDER ABOUT MORNING DROP-OFF PROCEDURES
School Delays and Closures
"Late Start" means that all schools will start late and transportation will be delayed byt he amount of time specified for that one day only. Breakfast will not be served on late start days. School related activities may or may not be altered.
You may find updated school schedule information in the following ways:
~Auto Dialer - The district has the ability to send out a recorded phone message to parents and staff of Franklin Pierce Schools. In the event of an unscheduled school closure or late start, the auto-dialer will be activated. Please make sure the school has a current phone number for you.
~TV news - Look for Franklin Pierce Schools, not Tacoma Schools
~Radio - AM and FM Stations
~Internet - http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=4380
~Phone - 253-298-3000
PLEASE TRY THE ABOVE OPTIONS FIRST. If the power is out at school, our phones may also be out.
PTA NEWS
Penny War
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Penny War last week. It was so much fun! Kindergarten won! Each kindergarten class will get to have a party. The top three classes' point totals were so close!
Kindergarten- 23,641, 4th grade- 22,642, 1st grade- 22,304, 3rd grade 13,861, 2nd grade- 6,414, and 5th grade- 3,107.
We raised just over $2,500. We are so grateful to be a part of the caring community we call Collins Elementary School. This money will add to our budget for next year and allow us to do things like, but not limited to, fund school grants for student experiences, hold some great events and keep our business running smoothly. Thank you for your support.
Reflections
The results are in from the council Reflections judging. The students whose art has been moved to the Washington State PTA level for judging are: Nateli Sanderson- Music, Thierry Tremblay- Literature and Visual arts 3D, Joselyn Carman-Celedon- Visual arts 3D, Victoria Gamboa- Visual arts 3D, Lilith Jaquez- Visual arts 2D, and Joben Polston (James Sales)- Visual arts 2D. Congratulations to these students!
Valentine Grams January 30th-February 7th
Send your friends a Valentine Gram with a bag of treats for Valentine's Day!..To be delivered on Thursday, February 13th. Order forms are due Friday, February 7th. Please send exact change or make checks payable to Collins PTA. 1.00 each.
Essay Contest
The WSPTA Essay contest encourages students to write about someone who is a powerful example in their lives. Each student may submit one essay along with an entry form. Essays will be sent to Washington State PTA where they will be judged using common core standards. Winners will be honored at the WSPTA Awards Ceremony in the spring. Essays are due no later than February 18th. Please turn in to your teacher.
Informational town hall style meeting
February 27th, 6pm in the Collins gym
Free dinner provided by Collins PTA
School district administrators and our school principal will be at this meeting to answer your questions and hear your comments and concerns about our new school and Collins Elementary School Improvement Plan. Please come and enjoy a night of community building and information sharing.
Interested in becoming a PTA Board Member?
Collins PTA is looking for volunteers interested in serving as PTA President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary for the 2020-2021 school year. Please let us know if you are interested in a position or would like to nominate a person who is willing to commit to the position. Please fill out the information below and return it to school with your child. We will make sure you get the job requirements and a nomination form. Thank you for considering a position with PTA! Please return this paper to Collins by February 17, 2020. Nomination forms need to be returned by February 28, 2020. Thank you!
The Nominating Committee
Name __________________________________________________________
Name of teachers or teacher my children or child is in: _________________________________________________________________
Position interested in: ___________________________________________
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