From the Principal’s desk…

Greetings East Hill Families!

Spring has sprung! Spring Break is April 7-11th.

This is a great time to connect as families and

spend quality time together. Students can take

advantage of the extra time they have to read and

continue learning when they are not at school.

The King County Public Libraries are a great

place to get books and have access to educational

websites.

As many of you know, we have a new state test,

called the Smarter Balanced Assessment

Consortium (SBAC), coming up this year. The

SBAC aligns with the Common Core State

Standards. Below is the testing schedule for

students in 3rd-6th grade. Please make sure your

students get a good night sleep, a healthy breakfast

and are here on the days below. Please schedule

doctor’s appointments and absences outside of the

times listed below! Thank YOU in advance!

Sincerely,

Daxa Thomas, Principal

The Blazer Bee BUZZ!!! East Hill Elementary

Kent, WA 253.373.7455

Daxa Thomas, Principal School Website: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/EH/index.html

April 3, 2014

Blazer Bees

Be Safe Be Respectful

Be Responsible Be Here to Learn

Treats with the Principal for March

Please congratulate the following students who have

received the “Treats with the Principal” reward for the

month of March. 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.

Carmen Asada

Evelyn Robles-Pineda

Elisia Louth

Jordan Doolittle

Eric Teodosio

Rafed Mazban

Maryiah Moore

Crystal Saelee

Cornelius Jones

Christopher Sandoval-Guzman

Baneen Al Soudany

Andre Alvarado Duarte

Dillon Wood

Aydan Hat

Sophie McCalmant

Anoop Singh Sran

Allyssa Andrews

Grace Hans

Porter Allred

Angel Rivera-Garcia

Jashanpreet Singh

Gabriela Luna

Arvind Takhar

Emily Ly

Ruwida Ismael

Patrick Lorenzo

Daniel Khitsko

Sara Lutz

Karamjot Dhesi

Alexia Robledo

Bao Ngoc Tran

Troy Le

Jessica Kinda

Jessica Bautista

Francisco Javier-Hernandez

Frida Ramirez

Perla Antunez

Mateo Jimenez

Rohanpreet Singh

Joanne Ramos-Leon

Sahilpreet Singh

Claire Ramel

Sole Shelton

Zina Yakimova

Jason Khitsko

Nellie Roland

Jose Galvez

Annie Huynh

Mohammad Al-Jebori

Linea Ailep-Bacon

Gage Jimenez

Shayla Diaz

Caden Hilde

Mie Johnson

Abdi Hassan

Mong Xiong

Congratulations

to our

PTA Award Winners

Golden Acorn

Mrs. Valerie Hough

Volunteer

Outstanding Educator

Mrs. Daxa Thomas

Principal

Outstanding Advocate

Mrs. Yada Thatch

Volunteer

Parents, Please help us by reminding your

children about what to wear to school. We want them to be able to run and play at recess, so please no dressy

heels or shoes without an ankle strap. Also no shoes with built in roller skate wheels (like wheelies). Shirts need shoulders at least 2” wide with nice high armholes and ladylike necklines,

that do not show any tummy. Skirts and shorts need to be at least fingertip length.

If coats are worn, children need to remember to not toss them on the

ground for others to trip over.

Here’s to a safe and fun recess!

Science Fair

Thursday, April 24th 6:30-8:00

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 participa-tion 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 Brent.jones@kent.k12.wa.us Section 504/ADA Officer Israel Vela, Executive Director 253-373-7010 Israel.vela@kent.k12.wa.us

Congratulations Blazer Bee Drawing Winners

Blazer Bees are earned by students who are

Being Safe, Being Respectful, Being Responsible or Being Ready to

Learn. Winners are drawn every week. Good Luck to everyone!

Perla Antunez*

Jose De La Cruz

Alanna Dietzman

Xander Bediones

Alyzai Cariaso

Kamaria Brown

Karamjot Dhesi

Elijah Armstrong

Samuel Khitsko

Balkhisa Bashir

Isaiah Pena

Zayra Quezada

Nyele Preston

*drawn two weeks

Alex Bui

A.J. Ku

Leslie Molina

Kyla Kim

Hawo Issa

Paul Etuale

Kush Juneja

Jalen Smith

Jasjeen Khosa

Sala Lologo

Kai Bailey

Andy Ly

Nazma Ali

Ayden Hat

Karamjot Dhesi

Mohitveer Dhesi

Brianna Decker

Arvind Takhar

William Hewitt

Jaden Huynh

Soddy Zetino

Bella Melezovic

Cameron Sasagi

Prabhroop Gill

Devin Chhom

Hannah Chi

Anthony Pines

Kayleen Chann

Pedro Vasquez-Izazaga

Osvaldo Antunez-Torres

Sarah Arzate Aguirre

Diego Baca-Maes

Judy Ann Aganus

Valeria Salgado-Herrera

Abigail Sanchez-Casillas

Sukhnider Sanghera

Manroop Ghardhi

Aesha Vailencour

Brianda Gonzalez

Jacqueline Nguyen

Jibrail Awdat Alla

Alita Tsibelenko

Kent School District is on

Facebook and Twitter!

KSD is excited to begin sharing news and

events, celebrating achievements, and

engaging with staff, parents and the

community through social media. Visit

the District’s Facebook and Twitter pages

to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ us online!

www.kent.k12.wa.us

Washington State Immunization laws

that impact your 5th grade student

Entering 6th Grade 2014-2015

The Washington State Immunization

laws that involve students, requires

an additional immunization for those

entering 6th grade. This information

must be received prior to the first day

of classes for the 2014-2015 school

year. Your student will not be put on

a 6th grade class list until this infor-

mation is received in the school of-

fice.

All student entering the 6th grade that

are age 11 or older must have the

Tdap (Tetanus, Diptheria and Pertus-

sis)

vaccine. The DTP, DTap, DT and Td

do not satisfy this requirement. The

vaccine must be specifically the

Tdap. Please call the school if you

have any questions 253-373-7455.

First Track Meet Results

Congratulation on the amazing showing at

the first East Hill Track Meet. These

students are also in the Top Ten for their events

for the season. Everyone come on out and watch on

Tuesdays at Wilson Playfield. Meets start at 4:15pm.

Softball Throw 4th Girls

Kylee Norris - 66ft04.in – 2nd Place

Isabella Melezovic - 59ft03.in – 4th Place

Amya Ailep-Johnson - 58ft10.in – 5th Place

Softball Throw 5th Girls

Shirin Ismail - 80ft 03.in – 1st Place

Kaylynn McClimans - 64ft 11.in – 5th Place

Long Jump 5th Girls

Jamila Riek - 9ft 00.5in – 2nd Place

75 Yard Dash 4th Girls

Amya Ailep-Johnson - 11.78 – 2nd Place

75 Yard Dash 5th Girls

Sole Shelton - 10.62 – 1st Place

Nelie Usach - 12.37 – 5th Place

4th Relay Girls - 53.45 – 4th Place

5th Relay Girls - 48.30 – 1st Place

600 Yard Run 5th Girls

Jamila Riek - 205.24 – 1st Place

Shirin Ismail - 210.62 – 4th Place

Perfect Attendance Students are considered to have

Perfect Attendance if they are at school

on time every day in a month.

In March we had 176 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 *

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

March 31st

L-4 Afterschool

Begins 3:45-4:45

1

Track Meet 4:15

Wilson Playfield

2

Late Arrival

11:30

Spirit Day

3

Buzz Newsletter

4

Kindergarten

Assemblies

The Bone Zone

Treats with

The Principal

5

6 7

No School

8

No School

9

No School

10

No School

11

No School

12

13 14

PTA Meeting

4:30 pm PERC

Conference Rm..

15

Track Meet 4:15

Wilson Playfield

16

Try-outs Meeker

Cheer and Stunt

Team 6:00

Science Fair

Permission DUE

17 2nd Grade &

1/2nd Split Field

Trip to Shrek

18

Smencils $1.00

At all lunches

After School

Energy 3:40-5:00

19

20

Happy

Easter

21 22

Track Meet 4:15

Wilson Playfield

23 24

Science Fair

6:30-8:00

25 4th, 5th & 6th

Field Trip UW

1st Gr Field Trip

Saltwater Park

After School

Energy 3:40-5:00

26

27 28 29

4th and K

Assembly

Dental Health

Track Meet 4:15

Wilson Playfield

30

April 2014

May 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Buzz Newsletter

2

Treats with

The Principal

After School

Energy 3:40-5:00

3

4 5

PTA

Meeting in

PERC

4:30pm

6

Kindergarten

Round-up

5:30-7:00

7

Late Arrival

11:30

Spirit Day

Formal Wear

Theme

8

Nurse

Appreciation

Day

9

East Hill PTA

Art Walk

10

Junior Olympics

Track Meet at

KMHS 1:00pm

French Field

School Board Wins National Award

Recently the National School

Boards Association awarded

our school board a Magna Award

grand prize for iGrad. We were selected

from among 250 submissions and won

in the over- 20,000 students category.

iGrad is a student re-engagement program

developed in partnership with Green River

Communi-ty College for students who have

dropped out of school. In addition to the

recognition, iGrad won a $5,000 contribu-

tion from the award sponsor Sodexo.

In addition to the grand prize, the school

board also received an honorable mention

for Kinder to College, a program that invites

kindergartners and parents to visit local

college campuses to experience college

and gain a vision of what is possible for

their future.

Health Insurance Enrollment Event

King County and partner organizations will be hosting events in your community where you can get help enrolling in Washington Healthplanfinder for health insurance coverage. Certified customer service experts will be available at each event to provide individual help as you compare and enroll in health insurance coverage and, if eligible, gain access to tax credits, reduced cost sharing, and public programs such as Medicaid. What to bring with you: You will need to know your birth date, social secu-rity number, and annual income before taxes and deductions.

Legal immigrants will need to supply a passport, alien registration card, or other immigration num-bers. Event date and location for Kent area is: HealthPoint Kent

403 Meeker St., Suite 100 Kent, WA 98030

Date/time of event:

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Please notify the East Hill office if you

have had any changes in your Phone

Number, address or list of emergency

contacts. We need to be able to reach

you in an emergency. Thank you!

The Bullseye Club

This is a picture of Anthony’s first

Bullseye, the first of many. At last

count Anthony has reached a total of

10 Bullseyes, and is the leader of Mr.

Merrow’s Bullseye Club. Congratulations!

Thank you to all our awesome spon-

sors and performers at the East Hill

Multicultural Night. You helped to

make it a night to remember!

Azteca

Grocery Outlet

Kent Safeway

Mariachi Fiesta Bank Henna Artists Sapna and Paramjeet

Allegro Dance Company

Kent Nazarene STEP Team

KWHS Break Dance Crew

Kim’s Taekwondo Team

Kindergarten Registration! Kindergarten registration for the 2014/2015 school year has begun. Registration packets are available in the East Hill Elementary office. Please bring your child’s birth certificate, im-munization record, proof of residency, and guardian’s photo ID. Proof of residency is a mortgage or lease/rental agreement, or a utili-ty bill such as gas, water or electricity within the last 30 days. Kindergarten Roundup and Information Night is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6th at 5:30pm, in the PERC. Please pass this information on to your friends and neighbors who are within East Hill Elementary boundaries and have a child that will be ready for Kindergarten this coming fall. New Kindergarteners must be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2014.

Meeker Middle School

Emerald Dance Team Tryouts Who: All incoming 6th graders and current 7th graders who will be attending Meeker for the 2014-

2015 school year.

When: Mandatory parent meeting/mini dance clinic Monday April 14th, 2014 from 6:00 pm to 8:00

pm

Team Tryouts April 15th (Monday) through April 18th (Friday) from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Where: Meeker Middle School Main Gym

What to bring:

* At least one (1) Parent/Guardian will need to be present during the parent meeting on April 14th.

Parent/Guardian permission is required in order to tryout.

* Please wear all black (or as close to black as possible) - please no baggy clothing (sweat pants, loose

shirts, etc).

* A water bottle

A positive attitude/willingness to learn

Questions? Email the coaches at meekerdance@hotmail.com

2014-2015 Student Transfer Procedures

KSD is accepting student transfer applications for the upcoming year. Any student in kindergarten through 12th grade is eligible to transfer. The open enrollment for transfer re-quests will be available March 17th – April 18th from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Apply at the Student & Family Support Services Dept., located at the Kent School District Admin Center. Go to www.kent.k12.wa.us/transfer for online application.