Friday Howl!
Cedar Park Friday Howl!
January 31, 2025
Hello Timber Wolves,
It has been another great week at Cedar Park filled with fun and learning. We launched our STEAM IDEA Time session with some new and exciting classes like, Arts and Science Lab, Amazing Amphibians, Poison, and How Does This Work. Remember, approved volunteers can sign up to help with IDEA Time at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054BACA92FA02-47596312-winter#/. Contact our office about how to get approved as a volunteer. Thank you to all the family volunteers who come and help us make this program so meaningful. Thank you to all our volunteers, our PTA, and community partners who support this program and our school in so many meaningful ways.
Don’t forget that we will be at the SPS Enrollment Fair at the Johan Stanford Center from 10a-2p tomorrow. Help spread the word about what a great place Cedar Park is to learn and grow together. The School Choice enrollment process opens tomorrow. You can use the attached flyer to share with friends and neighbors about how to enroll students at Cedar Park.
I know many families have questions and anxiety about the new federal guidelines regarding immigration enforcement. SPS has been working closely with OSPI and our state’s Attorney General’s office since the Executive Order was signed last week to ensure the safety of our students and community. Cedar Park is committed to keeping a warm, welcoming, and safe community for all. We will follow the procedures the district has created to do just that. You can learn more about this by reading Superintendent Procedure 4310SP.B.
Here is a bit of joy from our week: I was excited to see every IDEA Time class on our launch on Wednesday (and I did), but I was really drawn into How Does This Work. Students were dismantling commuter mice and discovering all the components inside. As I pointed out what some of parts were and what they do, I soon had more and more students asking me to help them get their mouse apart and what each thing inside was. There was lots of amazement and more questions as they explored and learned about microswitches, the processor, resistors, capacitors, wiring, and circuitry. I made a promise to be in that class again next week. The curiosity in that space felt electric (sorry, couldn’t resist a good dad pun—also, resist!) and contagious as students wanted to learn more about what they were seeing. The chance to learn more about their everyday world brings relevancy and agency to student learning, which we know brings more meaningful and lasting learning. I am looking forward to next Wednesday. Have a wonderful weekend!
Principal Z