Silver Lake is Ready to Rock the MSP!

If your child is in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade they will be taking the MSP, the statewide assessment, this month.  Make sure they are on time to school on their testing days.  The Silver Lake staff has been working hard to prepare them and we know they will do a great job!

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Successful Math Night

Thank you to all the families and staff members who made Math Night possible!  We had a great turn out and appreciate all the Silver Lake families who came to support our students’ learning!

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Two Important Levies On the February 14, 2012 Ballot: Please Vote!

As part of the capital levy Silver Lake would receive surfacing and play structure replacements for our playground!

Federal Way Public Schools is running two levies as part of the February 14 election.

1)     The Educational Programs and Operations Levy

The Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy will extend

local funding for our schools for two more years beginning in 2013. The EP&O levy enables the district to pay for educational programs and services, including teaching staff, not funded by the state. This includes additional and expanded instructional programs, athletics and activities, technology and security staff and additional transportation.

Local financial support is needed more than ever.

With another round of state budget cuts coming during this legislative session, our local taxpayers can help shield our students from the cuts Olympia is currently considering. Passing this levy will go a long way toward maintaining services and programs our students need and parents expect.
 

2)     A Capital Levy to Rebuild FWHS, Update Playgrounds and Enhance Security Cameras

Local taxpayers have the opportunity to rebuild Federal Way High School, the district’s oldest school for our students and future generations — but pay only a little more than one-half the actual cost to rebuild the school. In addition, aging playground equipment at nine of our elementary schools will be replaced and 10 will receive upgrades during the six-year capital levy.

FWHS’ need is great, and the opportunity is even greater. The total construction cost will be $110 million. Our community’s contribution will be $60 million over the next six years. The rest will be made up with funds remaining from the previous bond measure and anticipated state match funding – money that legally can’t be used for anything but construction costs.

By running a capital levy rather than a bond measure, the district will save taxpayers an estimated $29 million in interest — and the school will be paid for in six years.

Video Tour Shows Federal Way High School Beyond the Pretty Entrance

 Federal Way High School may have a remodeled exterior, but behind that façade the school needs more than a makeover. As the school, now more than 80 years old, continues to deteriorate, it’s becoming harder to support a quality education for the students who attend there.

 Take a video tour of Federal Way High School and hear from students, staff members, community members and the children who will one day attend the school.

 A capital levy that voters will decide on February 14 will give local taxpayers the opportunity to rebuild the district’s flagship school for future generations – at close to half the cost of construction. Read more at www.fwps.org/info/levy.

Check out these links:

More on the EP&O Levy

More on the Capital Levy

FWPS Levy Information

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Welcome to Silver Lake’s Website!

We have had a great start to our year with a successful Walk-A-Thon to raise money toward a new playground!  Thank you for all the wonderful business donations and personal contributions!  Also, thank you to all of the volunteers who made our Walk-A-Thon possible!

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Off to a Wonderful Start to a New School Year

 

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Welcome to Silver Lake Elementary’s New Website!

Thank You to Glidden Painters for all the hard work!  Check out the Communicator Article: Volunteers Paint Silver Lake’s Doors:  http://www.fwps.org/info/newsletter/1011/cm110616.html#schools

Another big Thank You goes out to the Santamarina family for helping bring our school a number of computer monitors generously donated by Health Point Community Health Centers in Renton Washington.

Do you have a Target REDcard???  Enroll your REDcard at Target.com/tcoe and Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases to Silver Lake Elementary (School ID:105552).

Silver Lake is proud to be a part of the Federal Way Public Schools

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