Friday Howl!
Cedar Park Friday Howl!
December 20, 2024
Hello Timber Wolves!
Just one last reminder that today we have a 1-hour early dismissal today. School dismisses at 1:25pm.
There has been a lot of excitement this week about the upcoming break. Remember that student devices will be sent home today. This is just in case inclement weather causes a delay for our return from the break on Monday, January 6th. There are no expectations to use the device. Also remember that you will need to send your student back to school with their device and charger as soon as we return to school, as it is a part of our regular learning day at Cedar Park.
Student progress Reports (EPRs) should be available on The SOURCE today. You can go to access your child’s EPR here: The SOURCE. You can contact the office if you have questions. Please note that the school office will also be closed during winter break. We will be happy to assist and support you when we return on January 6th.
Do you know how the Free & Reduced Lunch (FRL) Program can help both you and our school? This program provides free breakfast and lunch at school to families who qualify. You can learn more about the FRL program and fill out the form online here: Free Student Meals at SPS. Even if you don’t think you will qualify or never plan to use the school food program, you should apply. All qualifying families also create additional funding for our school. Plus, T-Mobile offers free internet to qualifying families. Check out the program here: T-Mobile Project 10 Million. If you filled out this form before and didn’t qualify but feel that you should have or would now, please fill it out again. Mistakes and errors on the form can disqualify families from the program. If you have questions, please contact the office. We are planning to hold a support session for families to help fill out this important form and others soon. Watch for more info about this in the new year.
Did you hear that we have an All-Star at our school? It’s true! Our amazing Custodial Engineer, Ms. Stacey was honored by Seattle Public Schools as one of our district’s All-Stars. She was nominated by members from our community who spoke of her unending support of students, staff, and our whole community. Congrats, Ms. Stacey! You deserve it. You can see Ms. Stacey as an All-Star on our district website here: seattleschools.org
A bittersweet note to say thank you (but not goodbye) to our friend, Ms. Miranda. Ms. Miranda has filled in while Ms. Lofgren was on leave, and she has done an outstanding job. Thank you, Ms. Miranda, for being such a positive and joyful part of our year. We are excited to see Ms. Lofgren return to Cedar Park when we return from break, and we hope to see Ms. Miranda comes back again and again as a guest teacher at Cedar Park to continue to spread her joy, creativity, care, expertise to our community.
Here is a bit of joy to kick off the start of Winter Break: I am in the cafeteria each morning supporting students having breakfast. I always enjoy talking to our Timber Wolf friends and getting to know them. The other morning Ms. Stacey (resident All-Star) asked me a question about a classroom. I replied, “Oh, that is in Terry’s room. Room 116.” Suddenly I hear a loud whisper behind me, “Did you hear that? Mr. Terry’s nickname must be Terry.” Followed by a few “Ohh” and “Ahh” and more whispers I couldn’t make out. Sorry Mr. Terry, the secret is out. I hope your break is filled with joy as you relax and connect with friends and family. Enjoy this time and we can’t wait to see everyone again on Monday, January 6th, 2025!
Principal Z