Fairmount Friday Forum

Please keep this information handy, should you need to contact us.

Address

11401 Beverly Park Rd

Everett, WA 98204

Phone numbers

Main line - 425-366-2900

Attendance - 425-366-2905

Transportation - 425-356-1306

Administration Team

Principal - Bente Klatt

Assistant Principal - Kiera Anderson

Dean of Students - Kim Williams

CHANGES:

Please notify the office at 425-366-2900, not only the teacher, when you have a transportation change. It is important for us to know where to place your student at dismissal. NO CHANGES will be made after 2:45pm on a Monday - Thursday, and no later than 1:30pm on Fridays.

PICK UP LOOP:

Please stay in your vehicle, circling around with the traffic. Having your car tag visible is also helpful to speed up the pick up process. We also ask you to pull up beyond the front door in order to maximize space.

We look forward to partnering with you for a successful school year. Please review

our Student Behavior Expectations as we work together to support your child.

At Fairmount, we utilize the PBIS, (Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports), approach focusing on positive supports, data driven decisions, and tiered responses to student behavior. We clearly teach, model, practice, and coach expectations to students as they learn.

When mistakes are made, we re-teach and help students learn from their mistakes. Consequences are meant to teach, not punish. We are also committed to teaching Social Emotional Learning through the RULER approach which teaches students how to Recognize, Understand, Label, Express, and Regulate feelings and emotions.

Our Fairmount Expectations are:

• Be Safe

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

Minor Behaviors are behaviors that can be managed within a few minutes and do not cause major disruption to the learning environment. Examples: disrespect, disruption, horseplay, abusive/inappropriate language/profanity.

Major Behaviors will be referred to our Student Support Center and/or administrators. Examples of major behaviors are:

• Repeated Minor behaviors (more than 3 occurrences)

• Ongoing interference with other’s learning

• Threats to the safety of others

• Repeated abusive/inappropriate language/profanity

• Racial, discriminatory, or sexually explicit language

• Major disruption to learning

• Cheating

• Damage to school property, including technology

If a student receives a referral for a major behavior, an investigation will be completed, and parent(s) or guardian(s) will be notified of behavior and outcome.

• Start Time - The first bell rings at 8:55am. Students should be in the classroom and ready to start the day at 9:00am.

• Attendance - If your student is absent, please call the attendance hotline at (425) 366-2905 before 9:00am to report the absence. Include your student's name, teacher's name, date, and reason for the absence, your name and a return number in case we have any questions. Pre-arranged absence forms are available in the office, or at this link: PREARRANGED ABSENCES

• Tardy? - Please have your student stop by the office to sign in. Being tardy can negatively impact your student's attendance, so please make every effort to get your child to school on time.

• When to stay home - Student's should stay home when sick, observing a religious holiday, there is a death in the family, or for any other emergency. We encourage you to make medical/dental appointments outside of school hours to prevent loss of classroom time.

• Volunteering - We love our helpers! If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to your classroom teacher. You will have to fill out a Washington State Patrol background check and provide identification.

• Lost and Found - Items are hung on hooks by the recess doors. Students see this daily! Eyeglasses, keys, and other small items may be picked up in the office. We request clothing, lunchboxes, backpacks, and all personal items be labelled. Unclaimed items are donated to charity before Winter and Summer breaks.

• Communication - We use Parent Square! You are automatically enrolled when your student is registered. You also have the opportunity to download this application to your phone. This is a fantastic communication tool, as it acts as instant messaging. ALL Fairmount newsletters and important information are shared this way.

Image: Blue rectangle, and Fairmount logo. States: Blue Wednesdays - wear your school color, ROYAL BLUE, or Fairmount shirts. Spirit/Kindness Fridays - wear your Kindness shirts or Fairmount colors!

We recognize that students like to bring drinks from home. In fact, we encourage students to bring water bottles! However, other drinks such as, energy drinks, soda, and juice are not allowed. Students will be asked to bring them back home. We do have milk available at breakfast and at lunch for students.

Thank you for your help.

Choir is a free activity, open to all 4th and 5th graders. It is a fun addition to our students’ experience in their General Music class, and is perfect preparation for participation in Junior High choirs.

Choir meets before school on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 8:30 am to 8:55 am, beginning October 3 and ending June 13. Choir will be held in the Music Room. Please have your student enter the school through the front door. In addition to some daytime performances at Fairmount, the Choir may also have several off-campus singing opportunities.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns, and thank you for supporting your child’s love of music.

Adam Gross, Music Specialist

Fairmount Elementary

grossad@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Mukilteo School District is pleased to offer beginning band and orchestra to students in grade 5. In band, students may study the flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, or percussion (bells and snare drum). In orchestra, students may study the violin, viola or cello.

The band and orchestra classes meet 2 times a week, either before school, after school or during the school day. The program will begin on Monday, September 25, 2023. Here is the link to the schedule and teacher contact information. https://www.mukilteoschools.org/Page/16578

The parent/guardian of the student will need to complete the attached registration form in order for their student to participate in band or orchestra.

We encourage all families, who are able, to rent an instrument. If your family is able to rent, please visit https://www.mukilteoschools.org/Page/16577 Monday, September 18th is the last day to rent your instrument online and purchase supplies, for it to be delivered to your student's school prior to the first day of class, September 25, 2023. After that time, you can still rent online but will need to pick it up at the music store that you're renting from.

The district has a very limited number of instruments for students to borrow for the school year. If you need to borrow an instrument for your student to participate in band or orchestra, please indicate that on the attached registration form. Please know that there are a limited number of instruments and your student might not be able to play their first choice.

If your student is choosing an orchestra instrument, cello, violin, or viola, you will need their measurement to choose the correct instrument size. Please see instructions and pictures below to measure your student.

CELLO - The size of cello is determined by the measurement between your index finger and your pinky.

3 - 4 inches = 1/4 size Cello
4 - 5 inches = 1/2 size Cello
5 - 6 inches = 3/4 size Cello
6 - 7 inches = 4/4 size Cello

Violin or Viola - Measure your student's left arm length from the base of their neck to the middle of their hand, when their arm is fully extended. If your student is between sizes, choose the smaller size.

Violin 1/2 size = student's arm length is 20 inches
Violin 3/4 size = student's arm length is 22 inches
Violin 4/4 size = student's arm length is 23 inches
Viola 12 inches = student's arm length is 20 inches
Viola 13 inches = student's arm length is 22 inches
Viola 14 inches = student's arm length is 24 inches

If you need assistance in measuring your student, you may reach out to their band or orchestra teacher by email for assistance. The list of teachers and class schedule is available on our district website. Please visit https://www.mukilteoschools.org/Page/16578

In compliance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) the Mukilteo School District would like to inform you that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teacher(s) or instructional paraprofessional(s) [ESSA Section 1112(e)(1)(A)].

The following professional qualification information may be requested pertaining to your child’s teacher(s):

1. Whether the teacher has met Washington teacher certification requirements for the grade level and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status through which Washington qualifications or certification criteria have been waived.
3. The college major and any graduate certification or degree held by the teacher.
4. Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications.

The following professional qualification information may be requested pertaining to an instructional paraprofessional instructing your child:

Paraeducators must be at least eighteen years of age and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, (for more detailed information on what is considered equivalent, please read the FAQ (document) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mS3yqB93IQymwsFxVv3WJd3-2B51Boz0RsAIsSIh5kw/edit.

In addition, a paraeducator must meet one of the following:

1. Have received a qualifying score on the Education Testing Service (ETS) paraeducator assessment

2. Hold an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university

3. Have earned 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at the 100 level or higher at an accredited college or university

4. Have completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator, in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.* For more information go to Minimum employment requirements - Professional Educator Standards Board (whttps://www.pesb.wa.gov/paraeducator-certificate-program/minimum-employment-requirements/a.gov).

Note: Paraprofessionals must work under the supervision of a certified teacher. In schools that operate a schoolwide program, all paraprofessionals must meet professional qualifications. In a Target Assistance program, only paraprofessionals instructing Title I intervention, under the direct supervision of a certificated teacher, must meet the above qualifications.

If you wish to request information concerning your child’s teacher’s and instructional paraprofessional’s qualification, please contact Bente Klatt at 425-366-2900.

Citizenship Day

Sunday, September 17

Learning Improvement Time - Dismissal at 2:10pm

Friday, September 22

Autumnal Equinox- First day of Fall

Saturday, September 23

School Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 26, 6:00pm at District Office

Learning Improvement Time - Dismissal at 2:10pm

Friday, September 29

Indigenous Peoples' Day

October 9

School Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 10, 6:00pm at District Office

Teacher Work Day - no school

Friday, October 20

School Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 24, 6:00pm at District Office

Mukilteo School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal 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: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Simone Neal (425-356-1319), nealsr@mukilteo.wednet.edu, Section 504 Coordinator Becca Anderson (425-356-1277), andersonra@mukilteo.wednet.edu, and the ADA/Access Coordinator Karen Mooseker (425-356-1330), moosekerkw@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9401 Sharon Drive in Everett, WA. Inquiries regarding ADA/Access issues at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center should be directed to Wes Allen, Director (425-348-2220) allenwr@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9001 Airport Road in Everett, WA 98204.

Email: kizziarra@mukilteo.wednet.edu
Website: https://www.mukilteoschools.org/Domain/279
Location: 11401 Beverly Park Road, Everett, WA, USA
Phone: 425-366-2900
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