From the Principal’s desk… If you look at the Kent School District materials, you often find reference to the incredible diversity found in the district. East Hill Elementary is the most diverse school in this diverse district. It is clearly a source of pride among students and staff here that we embrace our differences as we come together around a commons premise: All families, no matter what their income, race education, language, or culture want their children to do well in school — and can make an important contribution to their children’s learning. This statement, borrowed from my favorite book on family engagement (Beyond the Bake Sale) underscores the need for school to provide opportunities for meaningful parent involvement in their children’s school. Our annual celebration of diversity is coming up next week. Multicultural Night is on March 12 from 6:00-7:30. At this great event, centered around performances by students and community groups and a ton of great food from different cultures, we will be unveiling plans for our new family resource center. We are converting the conference room in the PERC (cafeteria) into a warm and welcoming center where parents can meet, get resources and training to help their child do well in school. Mrs. Joan Johnson and a parent volunteer have been working hard on planning this change. We look forward to getting feedback form parents as we work towards ever greater levels of family engagement. We are all in this together. Yours Truly, Dr. Brian Patrick, Interim Principal The Blazer Bee BUZZ!!! East Hill Elementary Kent, WA 253.373.7455 Dr. Brian Patrick, Interim Principal School Website: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/EH/index.html March 5, 2015 Blazer Bees Be Safe Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Here to Learn Treats with the Principal For February Please congratulate the following students who have received the “Treats with the Principal” reward for the month of February. They have shown exemplary behavior with our Blazer B’s. In addition to treats, these students received certificates and they have their names printed in the monthly Blazer Buzz newsletter. We appreciate Kent Grocery Outlet Bargain Market’s support with supplying treats for this special reward. Charles Black Oriana Kidane Zachary Sisson Sadhana Timsina Demetrius Williams Jeremiah Castro Tai Muaava Valencia Thomas-Torres Zack Wani Jandeesh Aujla Avneet Kaur Samuel Khitsko Kyla Kim I’Zear Marfo Tristan Imanene Misk Ahmed Evelyn Robles Pineda Xavier McConico Nicholas Chow Kara-Lynn Perez Tionnie Pines Emily Hoit Rusol Abdullah Tim Odemchuk Perla Antuñez Leslie Antuñez Eric Mesa Julie Sok Christina Soimis Angela Fabia Yuridia Valencia-Becerra Rayden Samnang Angel Avendano Dominguez Socorro Silva Acosta Hannah Chi Leni Sailinu’u Jaqui Murillo Elijah Armstrong Ella Preston Axel Molina Alexander Bediones Gurnoor Brar Lamin Bojang Lariah Dixson Alex MacFarlene Kaylynn McClimans Andy Carillo Angel Marie Cardona William Josia Naima Ali
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From the Principal’s desk…
If you look at the Kent School District materials, you often find reference to the incredible diversity found in the district. East Hill Elementary is the most diverse school in this diverse district. It is clearly a source of pride among students and staff here that we embrace our differences as we come together around a commons premise: All families, no matter what their income, race education, language, or culture want their children to do well in school — and can make an important contribution to their children’s learning. This statement, borrowed from my favorite book on family engagement (Beyond the Bake Sale) underscores the need for school to provide opportunities for meaningful parent involvement in their children’s school. Our annual celebration of diversity is coming up next week. Multicultural Night is on March 12 from 6:00-7:30. At this great event, centered around performances by students and community groups and a ton of great food from different cultures, we will be unveiling plans for our new family resource center. We are converting the conference room in the PERC (cafeteria) into a warm and welcoming center where parents can meet, get resources and training to help their child do well in school. Mrs. Joan Johnson and a parent volunteer have been working hard on planning this change. We look forward to getting feedback form parents as we work towards ever greater levels of family engagement. We are all in this together.
Yours Truly,
Dr. Brian Patrick, Interim Principal
The Blazer Bee BUZZ!!! East Hill Elementary
Kent, WA 253.373.7455
Dr. Brian Patrick, Interim Principal School Website: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/EH/index.html
March 5, 2015
Blazer Bees
Be Safe Be Respectful
Be Responsible Be Here to Learn
Treats with the Principal For February
Please congratulate the following students who have
received the “Treats with the Principal” reward for the
month of February. They have shown exemplary behavior
with our Blazer B’s. In addition to treats, these students
received certificates and they have their names printed in
the monthly Blazer Buzz newsletter.
We appreciate Kent Grocery Outlet Bargain Market’s
support with supplying treats for this special reward.
Charles Black
Oriana Kidane
Zachary Sisson
Sadhana Timsina
Demetrius Williams
Jeremiah Castro
Tai Muaava
Valencia Thomas-Torres
Zack Wani
Jandeesh Aujla
Avneet Kaur
Samuel Khitsko
Kyla Kim
I’Zear Marfo
Tristan Imanene
Misk Ahmed
Evelyn Robles Pineda
Xavier McConico
Nicholas Chow
Kara-Lynn Perez
Tionnie Pines
Emily Hoit
Rusol Abdullah
Tim Odemchuk
Perla Antuñez
Leslie Antuñez
Eric Mesa
Julie Sok
Christina Soimis
Angela Fabia
Yuridia Valencia-Becerra
Rayden Samnang
Angel Avendano Dominguez
Socorro Silva Acosta
Hannah Chi
Leni Sailinu’u
Jaqui Murillo
Elijah Armstrong
Ella Preston
Axel Molina
Alexander Bediones
Gurnoor Brar
Lamin Bojang
Lariah Dixson
Alex MacFarlene
Kaylynn McClimans
Andy Carillo
Angel Marie Cardona
William Josia
Naima Ali
Kent School District does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. Student, school district employees, parents/guardians, and community members will not be excluded from participation in or be subjected to discrimination with respect to any educational program or activity. If you have any questions, please contact:
Title IX Officer Dr. Brent Jones, Chief Talent Officer 253-373-7203 [email protected] Section 504/ADA Officer Israel Vela, Executive Director 253-373-7010 [email protected]
Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Night
Friday, March 6th 4:00-9:00pm
Class Pictures * Wednesday, March 8th
Multicultural Night
Thursday, March 12th 6:00-8:00pm
Coming Events
Congratulations Blazer Bee Drawing Winners
Blazer Bees are earned by students who are
Being Safe, Being Respectful, Being Responsible or Being Ready to Learn. Win-
ners are drawn every week. Good Luck to everyone!
Leslie Molina
*Emily Hoit
Fiona Huynh
Khaled Gharib
German Estrella
Matthew Deng
Balkhisa Bashir
Zayra Quezada
Rafed Mazban
Jose Cardenas
Tayasir Bashir
Mohit Dhesi
Alec Nguyen
Misk Ahmed
Mazud Ali
Andy Ly
Daniel Pilt
Quinton Pho
Isaiah Mon
Kylee Norris
Kim Cortez
Allan Bui
John Pilt
Manal Ali
Tanya Ark
Greg Njogu
Farah Omar
Emily Xu
Danilo Nuñez Jaimez
Laura Molina-Chavez
Thaddeus Hollingsworth
Sydney Thayer-O’Brien
Bryan Zambrano-Leon
Miguel Bautista-Rangel
Gerardo Reyes-Valenzuela
Pedro Bautista-Rangel
Christopher Sandoval Guzman
Angel Rodriguez Gil
Stephanie Hinojosa Cruz
Diego Pacheco-Tamayo
Marely Hernandez Lopez
Savannah DuBois
Xavier McConico
Kymberly Perez
Kaylynn McClimans
Mia Ailep-Johnson
Brian Ramos-Navarro
Saul Castillo-Aguirre
Sachleen Sarai
Ricardo Mullen
Emma Cartwright
Ruwida Ismael
Isapela Falaniko
Le’Andra Lawson
*These students have had their names drawn twice during this month. Students may earn drawing
entries from any adult staff member at East Hill who sees them following the Blazer Bee rules.
Perfect Attendance Students are considered to have
Perfect Attendance if they are at school
on time and stay all day, every day in a month.
In February we had 217 students
with Perfect Attendance.
Students who attend school every day,
for the full day, have the greatest
opportunity to learn.
East Hill Blazer Bees* Learners Today * Leaders Tomorrow
Child Find Screening Dates
Child Find is a free screening service provided by the Kent
School District. The screenings are for children 3 through 5
years old. Screenings are held at various Kent schools in the
areas of Language, Learning and Motor Development.
This years remaining dates are:
Mar. 6th and 20th, April 17th and May 15th.
If you have any questions, or you wish to schedule an
appointment, please call Child Find at 253-373-7513.
Have You Seen the
New Flags?
Our PERC has been decorated with a
collection of beautiful country flags. We are
planning on having a flag to represent the heritage
of each of our students and staff members.
We invite everyone to come and check out our flag
collection. Please see if your family’s heritage is
represented. If we have missed a country that is
important to your family, Dr. Patrick would like
you to contact him by email or to send a message to
We are excited to introduce the newest staff members in
the East Hill Office. They are, from left to right:
East Hill Emergency Comfort Kit
East Hill Elementary sells pre-assembled Comfort Kits for $3.00, cash only. These comfort kits will provide a special snack and comfort in case of an emergency. Each kit includes a bottled water, can of juice, crackers, beef jerky, candy bar, fruit snack,
30 gallon garbage bag (to be utilized as a poncho or mat), glow stick (in place of a flash light), sucker and a small toy. To purchase a kit, just put $3.00, cash only, into an envelope with this form and drop it by the East Hill Office.
Orders will be delivered to your child’s classroom as soon they are received and filled.
Student’s Name ___________________________________ Teacher _________________________Grade _______ Noted Health Concerns ______________________________________
You may choose to personalize your child’s kit: Please write a small note to your child for them to read if there is an emergency:
