Superintendent’s Message:

The 10-Second Opportunity

Last Wednesday morning, Katrina Ayers provided a number of ideas and strategies that could be employed to “set the tone” for a positive, productive, and rewarding school year---for you and your students. While I’ve not stood in your shoes for quite some time now, her message reinforced a number of the “basics” I knew as a teacher. I suspect the same applies to you.

I hope her message served to remind and reinforce for you some tried-and-true strategies for managing your classroom and building the

type of relationships that are critical to your effectiveness and your students’ success. Her reminder of what students are feeling and seeking on the first day of school would seem to be a valuable perspective for your consideration. And I found the notion of the “first ten seconds” to be a practical and powerful strategy to both set a positive tone and sustain the energy and momentum that is present at the beginning of a new school year.

Many of you have had this in your repertoire for many years and already have a plan for the first day of school. However, if you’ve not yet done so, I hope you will consider developing a plan to fully leverage the “10 second opportunity” that will present itself on Wednesday. (Click here for Katrina Ayer’s organizer.)

Thank you for your commitment to the students in your classroom. I know you have been working hard to prepare for their arrival tomorrow morning. Good luck, and best wishes for the upcoming school year.

Snoqualmie Valley School District

At a Glance… An e-newsletter to inform our learning community

Welcome to

the 2015-16

school year!

Imagine what you could you do for your students with a classroom grant?

Apply for a Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation innovation grant: www.svsfoundation.org. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 2, 2015!

Important Dates:

September 2 — First day of class (grades 1-12)

September 7 —Labor Day Holiday

September 8 — First Day of Preschool & K

Special Thanks to our Tech Team and Teacher Leaders

for the inspiring and meaningful professional development options offered these past few weeks. Great job!

Our mission is to

educate all

Snoqualmie Valley

children to prepare

them for college,

career and

citizenship.

Edition 33 SEPTEMBER 2015 Edition 54

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Joel Aune Superintendent

Serving you at the All Staff BBQ on August 26, 2015. Left to right are: Ruth Moen, Executive Director of Secondary Education; Joel Aune, Superintendent; Jeff Hogan, Assistant Superinten-dent of Teaching & Learning; Ryan Stokes, Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations; Geoff Doy, School Board President; Dan Schlotfeldt, Executive Director of Elementary Education; and Nancy Meeks, Executive Director of Student Services.

Welcome New Staff to the SVSD:

(Not pictured at right)

Haley Barber

CVES Teacher

Stephanie Bradshaw NBES Paraeducator I

Shannon Bustamante DO/Student Services Secretary

Pam Chambers Food Services Director

Holly Cleveland OES K Teacher

Shelley Duncan TFMS SpEd Para III

Marci Eubanks NBES ELL Para II

Ridge Farris DO Mechanic

Kyland Fischer CKMS Paraeducator

Kristin Gainor MSHS Paraeducator I Resource Mngmt/Assessment

Renae Gieseke Para II Library Support

Mary Haase OES 3rd gr. Teacher

Maria Hendricksen Para I Music Program

Douglas Herstrom FCES SpEd Para II

Suzanne Hodgson MSHS Secretary

Anna Hoffert CKMS Sci Teacher

List to be continued in the October issue...

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Welcome Newly-Hired Educators to Snoqualmie Valley Schools!

We are thrilled to welcome nearly 100 new employees to the Snoqualmie Valley School District. With so many joining our learning community, two New Teacher Orientation sessions were offered: August 24 for Preschool-5th grade certificated staff (pictured above) and August 28 for grade 6-12 teachers and specialists (below). New staff not pictured are listed at left. If we missed anyone, look for their names in the October At a Glance. More positions are being filled each day!

New Preschool-5th Grade Educators (pictured above from left-to-right) FRONT ROW: Shanna Thompson (SES-4), Jennifer Vasile (NBES-FDK), Jessica Mitchell (NBES-5), Rebecca Nowak (NBES-K), Megan Burch (NBES-Tech lab), Carly Wilczynski (FCES-1), Kaeli Johnson (FCES-K), Emily Frantz (NBES-3), MacKenzie Kerns (SES-3), Crystal Batlle (SES– 2/3 Hi-C/STREAM). 2ND ROW: Lauren Liseth (CVES-2), Elissa Murdock (NBES-3-5 Specialty), Edan-Hoelan Gehman (FCES-4), Kayla Supkoff* (NBES-1), Mary Harmon (OES-3), Carla Netu (NBES-2), Hanna Pearce (CVES-K-2 Special-ty), Jill Wendlick (PPP-K-5), Kaylie DeWitte (FCES-PE), Amanda Beekman* (OES-5), Amy Christen-sen (SES-1), Annie Collet (FCES-2). BACK ROW: Emma Wayerski (CVES-3), Abbie Bien (NBES-5), Jaime Schultz (FCES-Music), Barb Koefod (OES-4), Katie Ingram (NBES-K-2 Specialty), Laura A. Thompson (FCES-2), Nicole Roberts (SES-2), Veronica Vande Kamp (SES-5), Shanell Meredith (SES-Counselor), Katie Coley (FCES-4), Courtney Wilson (FCES-4), Heidi Ames (CVES-Resource Rm).

New 6-12 Teachers and Specialists (pictured below, left-to-right) FRONT ROW: Janelle McCarty (TFMS-LA6), Kelsey Zeutschel (FC-Mth9), Christina Garcia (TFMS-Tech/Mth), Anna Kerlee (CKMS-Sci6), Erica Healy (MSHS-Enrichment II), Charene Gray (TRS-Counselor), Rachel Leon (MSHS-Spanish), Jolene Kallio* (MSHS-SpEdMth), Anna Bellersen Lee (MSHS-German), Samantha Randalls (TRS-Mth/Sci), Ashley McIntire (NBES/MSHS-SLP), Erik Bjorklund (TRS-SpEd). 2ND ROW: Erin Taylor (FCES/SES-Psych), Amy Hecox (MSHS/FC-Mth), Andrea Lim (CKMS-Sci8), Terry O’Brien (CKMS-Tech), Dan Mancoff (MSHS-LA), Haley Barber (CVES-PM K), Cameron Stohr (TRS-Mth), Marcella Murphy (MSHS-LA), Lindsey Elgammal (MSHS-LA), Tami Darrow (MSHS-Sci), Carolyn Tomson (MSHS/FC-Mth), Erin Treiber (District OT), Jeff Ducar (MSHS/FC-Sci). BACK ROW: Sierra Rothlisberg (MSHS-Chem), Courtney Fuller (MSHS-Chem), Lynsey Woldendorp (MSHS-SS), Carli Sowder (TFMS-Mth), Grant Lowe (MSHS/FC-LA), Jessika Barlow (TFMS-PE), Joanne Chase (TFMS-

LA/SS7), Bob Mulligan (MSHS-Mth), Brook Brown (TFMS-Sci8), Curtis Betzler (CKMS-LA7), Sarah Sarieddine (CKMS-LA7), Katelyn Walker (MSHS-Life Skills) and Erik Nelson (TFMS-LA).

*MSHS alumni

Newly-hired Preschool-5th grade teachers

Newly-hired 6-12 teachers & specialists

SVSD Employee Benefits Fair & Enrollment Deadline

The 2015 Employee Benefit Fair is Wednesday, September 9, in the MSHS Commons from 2:30 to 7 p.m. The deadline to submit all insurance selections for new employees and any changes for existing employees is Tuesday, September 15, by midnight. Submit insurance selections through Employee Access Online Open Enrollment. (See the August 17 email from Lori Becker for plan updates and comparisons.) NOTE: If you are an existing employee making no changes to your plan, you do not need to submit anything this year and your previous plan will continue.

Staff Celebrations:

Melanie Hopkins, Freshman Campus secretary got married on July 5; she plans to change her name to Melanie Barnett.

MSHS teachers Katie (SS) and Jean Jacque (Sci)Tetu had a baby girl on July 18!

MSHS Computer Science teacher Kyle Warren married Christy Roeber on July 22.

MSHS Counselor Miranda Williams got married, bought a house and adopted a dog this summer!

CVES Counselor Heather Kern had her 2nd child on August 16 — a baby girl!

HR Benefits Officer Lori Becker cele-brated her first grandbaby. Her daughter had a girl.

CKMS 7th Math Teacher Jared Carter and his wife had a baby boy.

Karly Thompson, CVES 2nd grade teacher, got married August 1, and now goes by Karly Duncan.

Jennifer Hanson, CVES 4th grade teacher, also got married August 8; she will go by Jennifer Gose.

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Have a Great Start to the 2015-16 School Year!

More to Celebrate:

CKMS Exploratory

Teacher Erin Kavanaugh had a baby girl!

Dyame Lemming, CKMS 6th LA/SS teacher, had a baby boy this summer.

CKMS Life Skills Paraeducator Robert Wilson-Neagle and his spouse also had a baby boy!

Superintendent Joel Aune wel-comed his 3rd grandson to the world August 18.

And, Best wishes to Recent Retirees:

Rebecca Brun, MSHS para-educator, July 1

Carl Stoll, bus driver, August 31

Ana Parsons, MSHS Freshman Campus secretary, September 4

Help tell the positive stories of your school. Email story ideas to malcolmc@ svsd410.org or call Carolyn at: 425-831-8423.

Snoqualmie Valley

School District PO Box 400

Snoqualmie WA

98065

425-831-8000

www.svsd410.org

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Snoqualmie Fire Station to Offer CPR Training in October

A CPR class will be held on Tuesday, October 13, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Fire Station (37600 SE Snoqualmie Parkway). This class will be taught to the American Heart Association standards. Upon finishing the class, students will receive a certification card valid for two years. The class fee is $10. For more information, visit the Education & Preparedness page on the City of Snoqualmie website. To register for the class, contact Liz Luizzo at lluizzo@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us or call 425-888-1551 by October 8.

Look for more photos on the district website later

today in a Teacher Training story, and the Video Spotlight slide show.

More staff snapshots...

Enjoy the year ahead!