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Ordway Elementary School (K-4)

Ordway Weekly Newsletter - August 18 , 2026

Posted Date: 08/18/26 (01:56 PM)


Ordway News
Sunflower

Tuesday August 18, 2026

Inside this Newsletter
  • Important Dates
  • Class Placement
  • ABC's
  • School Supplies
  • Free and Reduced Lunch
  • Flexible Boundaries Reminder
 
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Important Upcoming Dates

These events are all reflected on the Ordway Website Calendar!

8/25: 3 pm
  • Class assignments go Live in Skyward. You must have completed your ABC’s to be able to see your child’s teacher. 
  • Afterschool Transportation Google form available for families to fill out
  • Kindergarten Families received instructions for signing up for WA Kids Conferences

8/28: 9-10 am: K-4 Meet and Greet at Ordway. Come meet your teacher and see the classroom!
 
9/1: 7:50 am: First Day of School Grades 1-4 (First day of WA Kids conferences for Kindergarten)

9/4 7:50 am: First Day of School for Kindergarten

9/7: Labor Day - No School

9/17: Parent & Guardian Night (Parents & Guardians only)
  • K, 1 & 4: 5:15 - 6:15
  • 2 & 3: 6:30 - 7:30
9/28: NO School - Teacher Release Day

9/29: School Picture Day
 

Class Placement

Classroom assignments will be available on Skyward on Tuesday August 25 at 3 pm. You must have completed your ABC's to see the classroom assignment.
 
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Skyward Family Access Link Update

As we gear up for the start of another fantastic school year, we have a quick tech update to share with you!
Over the summer, our Skyward system underwent some updates, which resulted in a change to the website address. To log in to your Skyward Family Access account, please use the new link below. Your username and password did not change.
Quick Tip: If you have the old Skyward link saved in your browser favorites or bookmarks, be sure to update it with this new one so you can easily access your student's information! You can also always find the Skyward link on the BISD website, under Popular Links. 
We are excited to welcome everyone back to school very soon. Please don't hesitate to reach out to studentrecords@bisd303.org if you have any trouble logging in.
 

Ordway Meet and Greet

Please Join us on Friday August 28th from 9-10 am at Ordway's Meet and Greet! Come meet your child's teacher and see the classroom. It is also an opportunity to check in with Nurse Carol if your child has medications that need to be administered at school
 

School Supplies

All school supplies have been generously donated by our Ordway PTO! Your child will only need to bring a backpack, lunch box and water bottle to school.
 
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Flexible Boundaries Reminder

Did you know that BISD utilizes flexible boundaries? This means that there are many areas of the Island (unless you live solidly South, i.e. Lynwood Center or solidly North, i.e Seabold) that are considered a flexible boundary area between two (or sometimes three) of our preK-4th Grade neighborhood schools-Blakely, Ordway or x̌alilc. Most other areas are a flexible boundary and school assignments will not be confirmed until 3 pm 8/25. Even if it appears in Skyward that your child is assigned one elementary school, that could change before that date.

Per Policy 3130 and Procedure 3130: The establishment of attendance area boundaries for the elementary schools
 

Food Services Information

Questions about menus, how much it costs, how to pay or how to sign up for Free and Reduced Lunch?* Please look at the Food & Nutrition Services page on the BISD website!

 *Remember if your child received free and reduced lunch last year you must renew their status each year - so don’t delay.
 
Calendars

Ordway Calendar

Did you know that these dates are on Ordway Parent Square and the Ordway Website? And you can subscribe to the Ordway Calendar?

AUGUST
25: CLASS PLACEMENT LIVE @ 3 PM
28: MEET AND GREET 9-10 AM

SEPTEMBER
01: GRADES 1-4 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WAKIDS CONFERENCES FOR KINDERGARTEN
04: FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN
07: LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL
17: PARENT & GUARDIAN INFO NIGHT
28: NO SCHOOL - TEACHER RELEASE DAY
29: SCHOOL PICTURE DAY
 
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Community Events

This page on the BISD Website publicizes information about community events as a service to non-profit community organizations. These events are perceived as appropriate for students, parents, and families. Interested in submitting news and events? Learn how to do so by visiting our webpage, Distributing News & Events.

 

Non-Discrimination Statement

Bainbridge Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, the presence of any sensory mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.  The BISD provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. 

The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator & Title IX Coordinator:
Kristen Haizlip, Associate Superintendent
206-780-1058
khaizlip@bisd303.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinators:
Annalisa Sanchez, Director of Student Services
206-780-1069
asanchez@bisd303.org

Maria Kuffel, Director of Student Services
206-780-1088
mkuffel@bisd303.org

8489 Madison Avenue North Bainbridge Island, WA 98110