School News
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Early Release Wednesday, February 8th
Salida temprano 8 de febrero/ Siideynta hore ee Arbacada, Febraayo 8-keeda
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No School February 20th
No hay clases 20 de febrero feriado del Día de los Presidentes / Dugsi ma jiro Febraayo 20 fasaxa maalinta madaxweynayaasha
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New Scholar Online Registration Information
Información de registro de estudiantes en línea / Macluumaadka Diiwaangelinta Ardayda ee Onlineka ah
District Headlines & Features
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Early Release on February 8
Schools are let out 90 minutes early in support of staff professional learning and collaboration time.
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Black History Month
Throughout February, our schools will celebrate and honor Black History Month with assemblies, art projects, musical performances and more.
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Register for the new Family Academy
Sign up to partner with FWPS around important topics critical to scholar success.
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Choice Enrollment
The 2023-24 Choice Enrollment Registration will be available for all grade levels February 1 – March 15.
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Attend Today. Achieve Tomorrow!
Showing up matters! School attendance is essential to academic success, and parents can help too!
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FWPS launches STEM with the Superintendent
The new event series aims to help PK-12 scholars explore STEM and scholars can sign-up to participate.
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Because of You Award
Calling all scholars in grades 3-12: Nominate a staff member for the Because of You Award!
Principal's Message
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Hello Panther Lake families and community,
Thank you for your partnership as we launched into our 2022-2023! It has been a wonderful start of the year and our scholars are putting in some incredible effort already.
This school year will be one committed to transforming your scholar’s learning experience to accelerate their academic opportunities while providing individualized learning supports in ways that meet each scholar’s need. We are accomplishing this through our intentional Scholar Advisory to the Principal Panel sessions and monthly short scholar surveys to learn more about your scholar’s learning experiences at Panther Lake Elementary.
We have expanded our parent partnership opportunities and continue leveraging the voice of our parents in our Family Advisory to the Principal listening sessions. Our Parent-Teacher Association/Organization (PTA/PTO) has also kicked off our family events and is continuing to look for members to continue planning wonderful events that impact our scholars’ experiences here at school. We have so many volunteer opportunities available to our parents and community! If you would like to volunteer or just visit our school and sit with your scholar throughout their day, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office or Family Liaison. Our doors are always open for our families and we love having your presence on campus! Our Panthers get incredibly excited to see new adults and love teaching our volunteers the fun games at recess or sharing a read aloud in class. Throughout the year, we will be sharing exciting new extended learning opportunities for afterschool programs, based on volunteer sign ups. So far, our scholars have shared an interest in Lego Clubs, STEM Club (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Music/Dance, Sports, Cooking, Crafts, and more! If you would like to lead an after-school club, please let us know! We are always looking for creative learning opportunities for our scholars to extend their learning beyond the school day.
As we move through the school year, we will continue sharing all our information and updates via our weekly family newsletter, The Panther Post. If you are not receiving this weekly communication, be sure to let us know. Don’t forget to like our Panther Lake Elementary Facebook and Twitter page for more ways to connect as a school community. Thank you again for your continued partnership this year and we look forward to continuing the momentum we have at Panther Lake and building up our community as a whole- Together!
In partnership, Tabatha Ritch
Principal
tritch@fwps.org 253-391-7444 (cell- Text okay)
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Tomorrow
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February 20, 2023
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February 22, 2023
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March 8, 2023
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March 10, 2023
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Federal Way Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin or ethnicity, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, marital or family status, veteran or military status, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups.
If you have questions or complaints regarding alleged discrimination please email one of the coordinators listed below, or call the district office at 253-945-2000 and ask for one of the coordinators listed below.
Civil Rights Compliance Officer, Dan Dizon, compliance@fwps.org
Title IX Compliance Coordinator, Dan Dizon, titleix@fwps.org
504 Compliance Coordinator, Dr. Jennifer Westover, 504@fwps.orgADA Compliance Coordinator, Janet Hodson, ADA@fwps.org