Here comes June...Are you ready?

REMINDER OF THE WEEK:
It's even more crucial for our students now for us to keep consistent with routines, structure and enforcement of expectations. Hang in there.

THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
5/31 Tues. - 6th Graders to Stahl (more information to come)
6/1 Wed. - Principal/Prof. Dev. LIC; Walking School Bus
6/2 Thurs. - District Annual Track Meet, 12-5, Sparks Stadium, Direct questions to Terry or Ray; Char and Almai at Sparks Stadium as Track Meet Event Staff
6/2 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Committee, 3:30-5:00, ESC Pioneer
6/2 Thurs. - Ballou Instrumental Music Concert (for our 5th and 6th graders), 7 PM, Ballou gym
6/3 Fri. - 2010-2011 Kindergarten Round-up, 12:30-1:30, gym
6/3 Fri. - Grade 6 Stahl Activities Presentation,2:15-2:45, gym

End of the Year Information: Watch for closing/end-of-year packets and other pertinent information in your mailboxes and via email. Begin any of the closing procedures that are appropriate to begin now. Remember with new K-5 math materials adoption, there will be obsoleting procedures that everyone will be expected to follow. These procedures will be sent via email this week, along with surplusing procedures.

COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (6/6-6/10): Sara M, Angelo, Marlene
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Teresa
6/6 Mon. - Shepherd's Club (RHS student club), 2:45-4 PM,Gym and Playfield
6/6 Mon. - Co-op Board Meeting, 5 PM, Library; PTA Board Meeting, 7 PM, Library
6/7 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
6/8 Wed. - Individual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
6/8 Wed. - Char and Almai at Elementary Administrators Meeting and Region 2 Elementary Nuts and Bolts, 8-12, ESC
6/8/ Wed. - Going Away/Retirement Celebration, 12:15-1:15, Library
6/8 Wed. - Firgrove Blood Drive, 12-4, Brick Building Parking Lot (Staff: Please leave the diagonal parking spaces in front of the Brick Building so the Blood Drive van is highly visible to Meridian Traffic. The last blood drive has proven that parking the blood drive van along Meridian allowed for more walk-in donors to come in.)
6/9 Thurs. - Stahl Elementary Band Concert, 7:30-8:30 AM, Stahl Commons
6/9 Thurs. - Math Relay for some intermediate students, 9-12, Sparks Stadium; direct questions to Terry
6/10 Fri. - Field Day
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (6/13-6/17): Jim, Kim M, Sheri P
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Jackie, Marlene, Angelo, Stacy, Kim M
6/13 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 AM, Rm. 24
6/13 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
6/13 Mon. - Shepherd's Club (RHS student club), 2:45-4 PM,Gym and Playfield
6/13 Mon. - Co-op Family Picnic, 4-9 PM, Gym
6/13 Mon. - PSD School Board, 6:30 PM, Ballou Commons
6/15 Wed. - Individual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
6/15 Wed. - Sara Deaver's Baby Shower, 12-1, Library
6/16 Thurs. - Character Trait Assembly (Pride), 9-9:30 Intermediate, 10-10:10 Primary, Gym; Remember to bring your Pride mind map.
6/17 Fri. - Last Day of School for AM and PM Kindergarten (only)
6/17 Fri. - 6th Grade Graduation, 1-2:30, Gym
6/17 Fri. - End-of-Year Firgrove Staff Gathering, 4-?, Tamer Residence; Watch for more information via email or your mailboxes.
6/20 Mon. - Last Day of School for Grades 1-6, no breakfast or lunch, dismissal at 11:31

Last Full Week in May...

REMINDER OF THE WEEK:
Please familiarize yourself with scheduling details that has been provided to all schools by our central office regarding this Friday, May 27th. It is in more details right below this week's schedule. The bottomline for our students and their families is that school is in session 8:25-12:01.

THIS WEEK:
DIBELS Testing Week - Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
5/23 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 AM, Rm. 24
5/23 Mon. - Shepherd's Club (RHS student club), 2:45-4 PM,Gym and Playfield
5/24 Tues. - Char and Almai at Region 2 Admin Meeting, 7-8:30 AM, Woodland
5/25 Wed. - Indivual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
5/25 wed. - Char and Almai at K-12 Principal Prof Dev, 1:30-4; then PSD Admin Meeting, 4-5, Mt. View Communicty Center
5/27 Fri. - Snow Make-up Day; School in session 8:25-12:01; Grades 4-6 HGD/HIV/AIDS lessons
5/30 Mon. - No School/Memorial Day

Field Day: Field Day will be on June 10th. Help us thank Jill Ralston and Shannon Kelsch for stepping up to the task of coordinating this event despite of their busy schedules. More information about Field Day is coming your way soon.

The District/"Big Picture" Schedule Regarding May 27th as a Snow Make-up Day:
Wednesday, November 24 was a snow day and will be made up on Friday May 27. Details of that day are itemized below:
*Secondary schools will operate on a normal Friday schedule.
*Elementary schools will begin the day as normally scheduled for Friday, but students will be released 2 ¾ hours early. This means that:
- Early elementary schools (like Firgrove) will dismiss at 12:01 p.m.
- Late elementary schools will dismiss at 12:31 p.m.
*Students:
- Secondary students will attend a full day.
- Elementary students will attend a half day and be released 2 ¾ hours early.
- Elementary AM kindergarten will attend school.
- Elementary PM kindergarten will not attend school.
- AM/PM Regular Special Education Preschool is canceled.
- Extended Day Special Education Preschool attends school.
*Certificated Instructional Staff:
- Secondary certificated instructional staff will work their normal Friday schedule.
- Elementary certificated instructional staff will be released early 30 minutes after students are dismissed.
*Classified staff:
- Both secondary and elementary classified staff will work their normal Friday schedule.
*Elementary Paras:
- Elementary Paras are expected to work their regular hours. Their supervisor can provide them with instructions for duties to be performed at the school.
- Elementary Paras may use 1/2 day personal leave if requested in advance through the sub office.
- Elementary Paras may take the afternoon off without pay if requested in advance through the sub office and if they are out of personal leave.
- Paras may NOT do comp time and exchange work done earlier in the week in order to take the afternoon off.

End of the Year Information: Watch for closing/end-of-year packets and other pertinent information in your mailboxes and via email. Begin any of the closing procedures that are appropriate to begin now.

COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
5/31 Tues. - 6th Graders to Stahl (more information to come)
6/1 Wed. - Principal/Prof. Dev. LIC; Walking School Bus
6/2 Thurs. - District Annual Track Meet, 12-5, Sparks Stadium, Direct questions to Terry or Ray; Char and Almai at Sparks Stadium as Track Meet Event Staff
6/2 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Committee, 3:30-5:00, ESC Pioneer
6/3 Fri. - 2010-2011 Kindergarten Round-up, 12:30-1:30, gym
6/3 Fri. - Grade 6 Stahl Activities Presentation,2:15-2:45, gym
6/6 Mon. - Shepherd's Club (RHS student club), 2:45-4 PM,Gym and Playfield
6/6 Mon. - Co-op Board Meeting, 5 PM, Library; PTA Board Meeting, 7 PM, Library
6/7 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
6/8 Wed. - Individual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
6/8 Wed. - Char and Almai at Elementary Administrators Meeting and Region 2 Elementary Nuts and Bolts, 8-12, ESC
6/8/ Wed. - Going Away/Retirement Celebration, 12:15-1:15, Library
6/8 Wed. - Firgrove Blood Drive, 12-4, Brick Building Parking Lot (Staff: Please leave the diagonal parking spaces in front of the Brick Building so the Blood Drive van is highly visible to Meridian Traffic. The last blood drive has proven that parking the blood drive van along Meridian allowed for more walk-in donors to come in.)
6/9 Thurs. - Stahl Elementary Band Concert, 7:30-8:30 AM, Stahl Commons
6/9 Thurs. - Math Relay for some intermediate students, 9-12, Sparks Stadium; direct questions to Terry
6/10 Fri. - Field Day
6/13 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 AM, Rm. 24
6/13 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
6/13 Mon. - Shepherd's Club (RHS student club), 2:45-4 PM,Gym and Playfield
6/13 Mon. - Co-op Family Picnic, 4-9 PM, Gym
6/13 Mon. - PSD School Board, 6:30 PM, Ballou Commons
6/15 Wed. - Individual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
6/15 Wed. - Sara Deaver's Baby Shower, 12-1, Library
6/15 Wed. - K-5 Math Materials Unpacking Party, 1-2 PM, K-3 in Rm. 20; Grades 4-5 in Rm. 26 (per Melanie Martin's email on May 17th)
6/16 Thurs. - Character Trait Assembly (Pride), 9-9:30 Intermediate, 10-10:10 Primary, Gym; Remember to bring your Pride mind map.
6/17 Fri. - Last Day of School for AM and PM Kindergarten (only)
6/17 Fri. - 6th Grade Graduation, 1-2:30, Gym
6/17 Fri. - End-of-Year Firgrove Staff Gathering, 4-?, Tamer Residence; Watch for more information via email or your mailboxes.
6/20 Mon. - Last Day of School for Grades 1-6, no breakfast or lunch, dismissal at 11:31

Hawk Staff: Still Feeling Spoiled by PTA's Generosity and Thoughtfulness

(REPEATED) REMINDER(S) OF THE WEEK:
1. Remember to communicate May 27th as half-day to parents in your newsletters. School will be in session that day at 8:25-12:01.
2. K-5 staff: Remember to complete student placement paperwork you received from LouAnn prior to your release time on May 18th.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to:
- PTA for spoiling us with such devine lunches, desserts, fun trinkets and let's not forget the fabulous car wash on Friday. We definitely have the best PTA in town!
- Jackie and Bobbi for the fine job they did with MSP testing coordination, especially meeting the requirement of an "MSP early pick-up school."

THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
5/17 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
5/18 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
5/18 Wed. - K-5 Team Release for Placement - Come prepared to the meeting by completing the placement forms your received. Locations: 8-11:10 is Room 17; Schedule for that day: 8-9 Grade 2; 9:05-10:05 Grade 3; 10:10-11:10 Grade 1; 11:15-12:15 Kindergarten; 12:45-1:45 Grade 4; 1:50-2:50 Grade 5
5/19 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Building Administrators' Supplemental Cultural Competence Day Training, 9:30-11:00 AM, ESC Pioneer
5/20 Fri. - District SpEd Track Meet, 10-1:30, Sparks Stadium - Char and Almai will be at the event as Event Staff.

COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
5/23 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 AM, Rm. 24
5/24 Tues. - Char and Almai at Region 2 Admin Meeting, 7-8:30 AM, Woodland
5/25 Wed. - Indivual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
5/25 wed. - Char and Almai at K-12 Principal Prof Dev, 1:30-4; then PSD Admin Meeting, 4-5, Mt. View Communicty Center
5/27 Fri. - Snow Make-up Day; School in session 8:25-12:01
5/30 Mon. - No School/Memorial Day
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
5/31 Tues. - 6th Graders to Stahl (more information to come)
6/1 Wed. - Principal/Prof. Dev. LIC; Walking School Bus
6/3 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly: Pride, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly.
6/3 Fri. - 2010-2011 Kindergarten Round-up, 12:30-1:30, gym
6/3 Fri. - Grade 6 Stahl Activities Presentation,2:15-2:45, gym
6/6 Mon. - Co-op Board Meeting, 5 PM, Library; PTA Board Meeting, 7 PM, Library
6/7 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
6/8 Wed. - Individual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
6/8 Wed. - Char and Almai at Elementary Administrators Meeting and Region 2 Elementary Nuts and Bolts, 8-12, ESC
6/8 Wed. - Firgrove Blood Drive, 12-4, Brick Building Parking Lot (Staff: Please leave the diagonal parking spaces in front of the Brick Building so the Blood Drive van is highly visible to Meridian Traffic. The last blood drive has proven that parking the blood drive van along Meridian allowed for me walk-in donors to come in.)
6/9 Thurs. - Stahl Elementary Band Concert, 7:30-8:30 AM, Stahl Commons
6/10 Fri. - Field Day

MSP Testing Week II: Make-up Week

REMINDER(S) OF THE WEEK:
1. Remember to communicate May 27th as half-day to parents in your newsletters. School will be in session that day at 8:25-12:01.
2. K-5 staff: Remember to complete student placement paperwork you received from LouAnn prior to your release time on May 18th.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to:
- All staff for the support of MSP Administration Week
- Jackie and Bobbi for successfully coordinating the administration of MSP
- PTA for all the fabulous snacks they provided to our testers

THIS WEEK:
PTA is generously doing this week as "Staff Appreciation Week" so refer to the invitation you would have gotten last Friday in your mailboxes or just find-out for yourself by coming in the staff room everyday this week. Thank you so much, PTA.
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/9-13): Mary, Chrystie, Jennifer H.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Christina, Kim F., Joy, Missy
This is MSP Make-up Week for Grades 3-6.
5/9 Mon. - CSIP Meeting, 3-4, Library; Co-op Board Meeting, 5-6:30 PM Library; School Board Meeting, Ballou JH, 6:30 PM; PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Library
5/11 Wed. - National Nurse's Day (Thank you, Celeste, Missy, DeAnn.)
5/11 Wed. - Collaboration and Teaming LIC; Walking School Bus
5/12 Thurs. - Ethnic Minority Parent Community Council Meeting, 6-7 PM, ESC Pioneer
5/13 Fri. - Rescheduled from 5/6 due to MSP - Character Trait Assembly: Citizenship, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly

MSP Schedule This Week: Make-up Week
5/9 Mon. - Make-up in P38, Conference Room
5/10 Tues. - MSP Pick-up for early schools (like Firgrove)

COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/16-20): Teresa, Wendy J., Jessy
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Renae, Sara D.
5/17 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
5/18 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
5/18 Wed. - K-5 Team Release for Placement (detailed email sent by Almai on 4/18; schedule will be sent by LouAnn via email by April 29th) - Come prepared to the meeting by completing the placement forms.
5/19 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Building Administrators' Supplemental Cultural Competence Day Training, 9:30-11:00 AM, ESC Pioneer
5/20 Fri. - District SpEd Track Meet, 10-1:30, Sparks Stadium - Char and Almai will be at the event as Event Staff.
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/23-27): Bobbi, Char, Wendy L.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts: Terry, Kay, Melanie W., Jennifer A., Wes
5/23 Mon. - Safety Team Meeting, 7:40 AM, Rm. 24
5/24 Tues. - Char and Almai at Region 2 Admin Meeting, 7-8:30 AM, Woodland
5/25 Wed. - Indivual Planning LIC; Walking School Bus
5/25 wed. - Char and Almai at K-12 Principal Prof Dev, 1:30-4; then PSD Admin Meeting, 4-5, Mt. View Communicty Center
5/27 Fri. - Snow Make-up Day; School in session 8:25-12:01
5/30 Mon. - No School/Memorial Day
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (5/31-6/3): Deb, Almai, Melanie M.
Thank you, Salad Club Hosts (Tuesday): Char, Angie, Megan, Claire, Wendy J.
5/31 Tues. - 6th Graders to Stahl (more information to come)
6/1 Wed. - Principal/Prof. Dev. LIC; Walking School Bus
6/3 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly: Pride, 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary; Remember to bring your mind maps to the assembly.
6/3 Fri. - 2010-2011 Kindergarten Round-up, 12:30-1:30, gym
6/3 Fri. - Grade 6 Stahl Activities Presentation,2:15-2:45, gym


Message from ITC Regarding E-mail File Size Limits
Because of legal requirements to archive all e-mail, and the potential for slowing down the performance of email servers, organizations typically impose a size limit on e-mails. The Puyallup School District faces these challenges as well, and has set a 10 MB e-mail file size limit. While this may seem like a large size, photos and documents with images in them can quickly exceed that size limit. E-mail size is determined by the size of the e-mail itself and any attachments.

What does this mean to me?
Any emails larger than 10MB must be sent using the new PSD Drop Box. You will receive an error message if your e-mail is too large. Using the drop box will help keep the email system running efficiently, as well as help slow the growth rate of the PSD e-mail archives.

• If you need to send someone an e-mail larger than 10MB use the following link: http://webshare.puyallup.k12.wa.us/staffdropbox.aspx
• If you need to receive an e-mail larger than 10 MB send the following web address to the person who needs to send you the email: http://webshare.puyallup.k12.wa.us/

For detailed directions on how to use either site, visit our Outlook support page at District Tools (http://sharepoint/tools/Outlook2010/default.aspx).

Remember, PSD also has a network folder available to all staff for file sharing. Any file dropped in to the Temporarily Shared folder can be accessed by any PSD staff member on the district network. It's another quick way to share large files with staff without impacting the e-mail system.

How will I know when to use the Drop Box?
Outlook will display a message telling you if your e-mail exceeds the size limit. If you receive such a message, use the Drop Box website to send the file to your recipient.