Hello Tiger Family!

I hope you all have had a relaxing holiday break and that you are ready to start what will be an amazing second half of the school year. We are working to increase our social media presences and let you know what is going on daily at Karshner. Check us out on Facebook where you will soon see students and staff in academic action through classroom videos, picture and activities.

Please remember the following items below:
 
School Hours

School starts each Monday at 9:55 am and 8:55 am (Tuesday – Friday). If students are not in class prior to 9:55 each Monday, and 8:55 Tuesday- Friday students are tardy.  

The earliest students should arrive on campus each Monday is 9:30 and 8:30 (Tuesday -Friday). School is dismissed each day at 3:16 pm, unless otherwise specified due to early release days.

 Daily Arrival at School

All students will report to the gym each morning by entering through the side gym door. Students will locate their teacher’s name on the wall and take a seat on the floor beside their teacher’s name. We ask all parents to drop your student/s off at the gym doors and not to enter the gym. If you need to enter the building for any reason, please enter through the main entrance at the front and report to the office for help.

Pick up/Drop Off Safety for All Students

Picking up and dropping off each day can get extremely busy and cause a lot of congestion around the school. There is parking around the school on the East and West side of the building.  Please do not park in the bus lane or the areas marked in yellow. Please do not stop in the middle of the road and let students out of your vehicles. This is a huge safety issue and concern. We are asking that you pull up to the sidewalk and allow your student/s to enter and exit your vehicles each day to ensure the safety of all our little Tigers. If you need to enter the building for any reason, please enter through the main entrance at the front and report to the office for help.

Sending A Note

If you know you will be picking your student/s up early for an appointment, please send a note with your student/s the morning of the appointment. This will allow the office staff time to communicate with the teacher and to have your student/s down in the office waiting for you.  

Drop Off and Pick Up Plan

Please make sure you have communicated your student/s drop off and pick up plan to the teacher and your student/students. If your student/s drop off or pick up plan changes, please notify the teacher right away. If you have an emergency and need to change your student/s plan, please notify the main office right away, the office staff will communicate the information to the teacher and student/s.

Lost and Found

The lost and found can get pretty full each day after recesses. Please remind your student/s daily that if they come to school with a coat, jacket, or sweater they should return home daily with it. If your student is missing an item stop by sign into the main office and check the lost and found.

Volunteering at Karshner

We encourage you to become an approved volunteer in the Puyallup School District and to volunteer in your student/s class here at Karshner. All volunteer application expires after two years on the exact date it was approved. Please check your application status if you are already a volunteer and sign up at https://www.puyallup.k12.wa.us/cms/one.aspx?ortalid=141151&pageid=146535.

Thank you so much for your interest in serving in our school.  If you have questions, you can contact our volunteer specialist via email at volunteers@puyallup.k12.wa.us, or call 253-841-8796.

Follow Us

 Please follow our Karshner Facebook page so you can stay abreast of all the great learning and fun that is happening at Karshner each day.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at baldwlm@puyallup.k12.wa.us, or give me a call at 253-841-8736.
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In Service,

LaShawnda Baldwin, Principal