At a Glance… - Snoqualmie Valley School District

Snoqualmie Valley School District
At a Glance…
An e-newsletter to inform our learning community
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SEPTEMBER 2013
Welcome Back
to School
Important Dates:
September 4—
First Day of Class
for grades 1-12
September 9 —
First day for
Kindergarten &
Preschool
September 10 —
SVSD Employee
Benefits Fair,
2:30-7pm at MSHS
Interested in a
Classroom Grant?
SV Schools
Foundation is
now accepting
applications for
classroom grants.
Deadline to apply
is October 5, at
5pm. Apply here.
Superintendent’s Message:
Welcome to the 2013-14 School Year!
It seems like only yesterday when we were winding down a successful
school year and celebrating our accomplishments and those of our
students. Today it’s back to school for nearly 6,500 students who live
in our community. They return to outstanding schools; schools that
received state and national recognition last year. Our students resume
their education in schools which helped them attain impressive levels of
academic accomplishments at all grade levels, excel in extracurricular
Joel Aune
activities, shine in the arts, grow in confidence, and develop perseverSuperintendent ance when faced with challenge.
I want to welcome our new colleagues and acknowledge all of you for your work to get
your classrooms and schools ready for our students' arrival this morning. I wish you the
very best during the coming year.
Have a great week,
Joel
Welcome New SVSD Teachers!
Best of Luck to the
Raven Iron Maidens
team of teachers
who are competing in the Sept. 7
Iron Horse Relay
in North Bend.
A warm welcome to many new and familiar faces! Pictured left to right in front row:
The fundamental
purpose of the
Snoqualmie Valley
School District
Is to ensure
high levels of learning
for every student.
Tiffany Adams (MSHS), Melissa Sullivan (CVES), Haley Franzwa (MSHS), Cathy Kilian (OES), Wendy
Harrison (FCES), Stacey Anderson (FCES), Alexandra Clark (PPP), Rachel Horkin (MSHS). In 2nd
row, left-to-right: Leah Moore (CVES), Julie Hurley (MSHS), Jenelle Johnson (MSHS), Jennifer
Jorgensen (OES), Jeana Gresham (OES), Nancy Kinsella-Johnson (TFMS), Jodi Zygar (TFMS), Jared
Burrow (TFMS), Joe Baginski (MSHS). Last row: Chris Russell (MSHS), Laura Thompson (CKMS),
Gary Werner (TFMS), Daniel McCafferty (TFMS), Leslie Seelye (MSHS), Terra Solkey (TFMS), Dan
Taylor (TFMS), Holli Dexheimer (MSHS), Bruce Duba (MSHS), Ryan Winkelmann (CKMS), Bryan
Smelcer (TFMS) and Luke Talbot (CKMS).
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Congratulations
 Nathan Barnes,
SES teacher got
engaged this summer.
Contract Negotiations Continue…
Discussions are continuing with all three unions that represent SVSD employees. To
help keep the community apprised of developments, the District is providing updates
on the district website and through E-News, as new information becomes available.
 Tori Ringeon, SES
Preschool teacher
got married. She
now goes by Tori
Miller.
End-of-Summer Professional Development
 Two MSHS teach-
ers got married
this summer: Megan Slechta (now
goes by Marino),
and Haley Franzwa
(is now Haley
Isaacs).
 Two Mount Si
educators had
babies during the
break: Diane Sidari
had a girl named
Stella, and Lindsay
Greene had a boy
named Ezra!
Special Thanks to the
Technology Team and TILTs
(teacher trainers) who helped
put on this year’s August 21-22
Summer Learning Academy
and the August 28 District
Tech Kick- Off Day.
 Kate Walsh,
FCES teacher got
married in July.
 Salina Marth, NBE
teacher got married July 27 — now
goes by Salina
Fassler.
Our sincere
condolences to the
family and friends
of bus driver
J. Kelly Johnson,
who passed away
July 9, 2013.
Help tell the positive
stories of your
school. Email story
ideas to malcolmc@
svsd410.org or call
Carolyn at 425-8318423.
New ideas and nifty tools
were shared on ways to
help engage students in
their learning and spark
their creativity!
IMPORTANT: All Staff Must Re-enroll for Benefits this year
New this year – Because we’re moving to online enrollment, all employees must
re-enroll all of their benefits under Employee Access Online Open Enrollment. Even if
you plan on making no changes to your current coverage, you must re-enroll.
The deadline to enroll is midnight September 13.
To begin enrollment, you will need your Employee Access Login ID and password. If you
are enrolling your spouse and/or dependents, you will also need their social security
numbers and birthdates. Click here to begin your enrollment process. More information about the options is available online under Staff Resources/Benefits.
There are two upcoming opportunities scheduled for enrollment assistance:
 A lab on Friday, September 6, from 1-4 p.m., @ the Freshman Campus library
 At the Employee Benefits Fair on September 10, from 2:30-7 p.m., @ Mount Si H.S.
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Welcome!
 Tiffany Adams,
MSHS teacher
Back-to-School Snapshots!
 Stacey Anderson,
FCES teacher
 Joseph Baginski,
MSHS teacher
 Mark Bewsey,
MSHS coach
 Jared Burrow,
TFMS teacher
 Alexandra Clark,
Parent Partnership Program
 Holli Dexheimer,
MSHS teacher
 Haley Franzwa,
MSHS teacher
 Jeana Gresham,
OES teacher
 Heather Hammerly
bus driver
 Wendy Harrison,
FCES teacher
 Amber Henry OES IA
 Rachel Horkin,
MSHS teacher
 Julie Hurley,
MSHS teacher
 Jenelle Johnson,
MSHS teacher
 Jennifer Jorgensen,
OES teacher
 Cathy Kilian,
OES teacher
 Nancy KinsellaJohnson, TFMS teacher
 Maria Kritsonis,
Two Rivers secretary
 Daniel McCafferty,
TFMS teacher
 Leah Moore,
CVES teacher
 Monica Phillips,
TFMS asst. principal
 Jennifer Richter
OES Nurse
 Christopher Russell,
MSHS teacher
 Craig Seaver bus driver
 Leslie Seelye,
MSHS teacher
 Bryan Smelcer,
TFMS teacher
 Terra Solkey,
TFMS teacher
 Catherine Spellman
OES IA
 Melissa Sullivan,
CVES teacher
 Daniel Taylor,
TFMS teacher
To be continued next
month….
NBE Teacher Reaches New
Heights in Quest to Hike
the World’s Top Ten Trails
In an effort to hike the world's top ten
trails (currently at #5) Tom Fladland,
North Bend Elementary 4th grade
teacher (pictured on left), and his uncle
Tom, hiked the 94 mile trail called “The
West Highland Way” in Scotland this
summer. The trail ends at Ben Nevis,
the highest peak in the United Kingdom.
Pending wife approval, Kilimanjaro is
next on his list!
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