KLE News

Our Mission:

Kitsap Lake Elementary is a place where students feel safe, valued, and are held to high academic standards. We believe in maintaining strong parent and community engagement. Our highly qualified staff values ongoing professional development, collaboration, and impactful standards-based instructional practices in order to challenge students to meet high expectations. We promote lifelong learning, strong character, and emotional well-being for our whole school community.

Our Vision:

The KLE family is a place where all students discover their potential, achieve readiness for college and careers and succeed in a safe, caring environment where everyone is welcome and everyone belongs.

August 28th: Open House @ KLE 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

August 30th: First Day for 1st-5th Grade (Early Release @ 1:40pm)

September 4: Labor Day-No School

September 5: First Day for Kinder

Kitsap Lake Open House

WHEN: August 28th 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

WHERE: Kitsap Lake Elementary School

WHO: Teachers, Staff, Students, Families

WHY: To kick off the 2023-24 school year, get familiar with KLE, meet staff, see friends and enjoy easing back into the upcoming school year.

Back-to-School Guide

Our Certificated Teaching Staff

Kindergarten:

• Mr. Pearson
• Mrs. D'Angelo

First Grade:

• Mrs. Montgomery
• Mrs. Cleveland

Second Grade:

• Mrs. Flanagan
• Mrs. Cummings

Second/Third Grade Split:

• Mrs. Youngker

Third Grade:

• Mrs. Sylvanus
• Mrs. Dallmann

Fourth Grade:

• Mr. St. Clair
• Ms. Hoehne

Fifth Grade:

• Mrs. Williams
• Mrs. Hogan

ISP:

• Mrs. Hiatt
• Ms. Hyatt

Resource Room:

• Mr. Shourd
• Ms. Valadon

Highly Capable:

• Ms. Piper
• Mrs. Lewis

Virtual Learning Academy:

• Mr. Wisenburg

Title/LAP:

• Mrs. Baltutat

Music:

• Ms. Dodge

P.E.:

• Mrs. Bowman

First Day Information

• Morning Drop Off: 8:55am (No supervision or adults present before then-PLEASE keep your children in the car until 8:55am for safety)
• Afternoon Pick Up: 3:35pm
• Information about bus routes can be located on the BSD transportation website.
• Breakfast and Lunch are provided at no cost for all students and provided during the day
• Recommended School Supplies for the 2023-24 school year.

Early Release Wednesdays:

Wednesday afternoon is a time set aside for teacher learning and collaboration. This means students are dismissed at 1:40pm. Please plan ahead for these weekly early releases. Our first day, August 30 is a 1:40pm dismissal.

Here at Kitsap Lake, we want to be as thoughtful and safe as possible when it comes to our students. Here is an overview of our Arrival and Dismissal Procedures for both vehicles and walkers.

Here is a quick video to show how the process works for the KLE Silent Dismissal.

As a central location in the community, a goal is to limit our impact on folks living around us. In order to achieve this, we ask that folks enter our parking lot by making a RIGHT turn off Carr only when dropping off or picking up from school.

Last year, we had an average of 150 cars picking up each day. This can create a lot of traffic negatively impacting our neighbors. We also strongly ask that folks not park up on Lyle blocking access to through traffic.

Students who are pick up (walking or vehicle) will receive a colored name tag at the start of the year. If your family requires more than one, please reach out to your teacher so we can get them prepared for your family. Having these displayed will help with the ease of our process. If you are a vehicle drop off or pick up and you wish to exit your vehicle to hug your child goodbye or help them out of the car, please support our process by parking in the upper lot rather than haulting the line of cars.

With the amount of traffic, we can really use your partnership in this process to ensure safety, speed and efficiency for everyone.

We will open the back gate near the portables for students who live within walking distance only. In accordance with Bremerton City Police directions, for safety of all, there will be no car drop offs at or near this gate-all folks must walk. If you need for your child to walk and access the back gate, please contact the office for the permission form which can be sent home with your student. On this form, you must provide your physical address and agree that you will not access this gate by vehicle. You can complete this permission form during our Open House.

Every morning, at 8:55-9:00am this gate will be opened to students on the pre-approved list after we receive the permission form to the office. Students will be escorted back to the gate at 3:35-3:40pm. If you need to drop off or pick up by vehicle, you must use the main entrance.

Thank you for your support with this as we continue to work to keep KLE safe and secure.

Each month, the Bremerton School District send out a newsletter that is FULL of terrific and important information. Please take a few minutes to read through the monthly update!

The Bremerton 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 a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Garth Steedman at 360.473.1031 or the Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Mayfield at 360.473.4702. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.

Carly Takata, Principal

Email: Carly.Takata@BremertonSchools.org
Website: www.BremertonSchools.org/KitsapLake
Phone: 360-473-4300
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