Dear Steck Stars and Families,

Welcome to the 2025-26 school year! Thank you all for a wonderful start to the school year, I am so pleased to be a part of this community. Please mark your calendar with these important dates:

Sept 1-Labor Day , No School

Sept 2- School Picture Day

Sept 5- Assessment Day- see note below

Sept 9- 1st PTSA Meeting, 7:45 am in Steck Cafeteria

Sept 12- Movie Night hosted by Steck PTSA

Sept 22- No School, Professional Development for Teachers

Soft Start- We will kick off September with the move to our Soft Start entrance to school. Starting on Tuesday, September 2nd, students will no longer be lining up on the playground, instead, they will be let into the building starting at 7:20 am and will proceed to their classrooms. Teachers will be in classrooms ready to greet students as they enter. Breakfast is available starting at 7:10 am, students eating breakfast will be dismissed to class as they finish breakfast. With this Soft Start, instruction will begin promptly at 7:30 am. E.C.E. parents, please meet Mrs. Kirschling in the first floor hall to sign your child in.

School Pictures, TUESDAY, September 2nd

Here the link where you can find information on ordering photos: thebloombeehive.com/steck

Assessment Day, FRIDAY, September 5th

Friday, September 5 is our first Assessment Day. The purpose of the day is to gather important student diagnostic data to help staff determine instructional support for students. During the day, we ask families to bring in their students for 1-to-1 or small group testing in 2-hour blocks. Those blocks will be designed to assess their students in either literacy or math. Students will be assigned a testing window based on the format below:

7:30-9:30 Students with A-L Last Names

9:40-11:40 Students with M-Z Last Names

We will not have a Soft Start on this day. Staff will be outside at 7:30am and 9:40am to pick up students and escort them inside for testing. Staff will also be walking students out at 9:30am and 11:40 am. Students will stay at Steck for the entire 2-hour block of time.

Discovery Link (DL) will partner with Steck to offer a full day camp on that day for students REGISTERED for September DL ONLY. Registered Families, please look for an email to register for this day.

Finally, Parents please remember that the staff parking lot should NOT be used as a drop off spot for your child. There are many students walking and bike-riding into school that cross through the staff lot. For everyone's safety, please use our Kiss and Drop lane at the front of the school.

Thank you,

Mrs. Klava

Teresa Sena Klava, Principal

Bottom row (L to R): Hilli Adatto, Kelly Leonard, Molly Kirschling, Samantha Southwell, Colleen Wolf, Kacie Mackey, Erica Kronen, Teresa Klava

Top Row (L to R): Emily Epstein, Nichole Hansen, April Gould, Sylvia Lang, Greg Parker, Jeff Drew, Robyn Stanton, Paige Brown

Not Pictured: Jess Garay, Carrie Maxfield, Kat Zimmerman, Anna Prybylski, Mackie Fritzmeier, Nubia Chip-Castro

Dear Steck Community,

We're writing to let you know about an important update - the student Chromebook device agreement for the 2025-26 school year has updated fees reflecting replacement costs for lost technology equipment and for any tech equipment that is damaged and can't be claimed under warranty. The rules about how to take care of the Chromebook haven't changed.

Please view the current device agreement so you are fully aware of this updated information. No additional action is needed at this time.

We also encourage you to talk with your student about how important it is to take care of the technology they're provided to support and enhance their learning and education.