Attendance
WILDER ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND PRODECURES
TO REPORT AN ABSENCE, PLEASE DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE ABSENCE:
1) Email: WilderESAttend@lwsd.org
- Please Include the following in your message or email:
- Student's name
- Grade
- Reason for the absence
- Estimated Time of Arrival or Time of Early Dismissal
2) Call Wilder Elementary's Attendance Line: (425) 936-2741.
3)) Submit an absence request via Skyward. | Click here for Instructions
*Due to the volume of calls and emails each day, the attendance office does not return phone calls or send confirmation emails. No need for you to call the main office to confirm.
*Please note - A ParentSquare Attendance Notification will be sent out to any family that has not notified the office by 9:50am of their student's absence or late arrival. Please reply to the attendance notification to make sure your student's attendance gets updated.
Notification Guidance
Attendance is a critical building block for student learning. If students are not present, they cannot engage in learning.
- The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction notes, “Students that miss just two days a month for any reason, are more likely to not read at grade level, and more likely not graduate.”
- Did you know? When learning foundational reading skills, the typical student required 4-14 repetitions, with some needing 14-40. Missing school interrupts this.
- Completing missed assignments without instruction and interaction does not duplicate learning.
- Quizzes, tests, projects, group activities, partner tasks, and more cannot often be made up.
- Student report cards note absences & tardies and can include missing scores noted because of absences and/or missed classes.
Please consult the district calendar to plan vacation during scheduled school breaks.
For more attendance information and guidance, please visit the LWSD Attendance website or the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's Attendance, Chronic Absenteeism, and Truancy page.
Parents and guardians can help support regular attendance by:
Avoiding extended vacations that require your children to miss school.
Trying to line up vacations and doctor’s appointments with the school’s schedule.
Setting a regular bedtime and morning routine allowing for 9 to 11 hours of sleep for younger students and 8 to 10 hours of sleep for older students.
Laying out clothes and packing backpacks the night before to make your morning routines run more smoothly.