• Byron Lillie, Principal: [email protected]
• Betty Nhan, Assistant Principal (last names A-Li): [email protected]
• Jennifer Johnson, Assistant Principal (last names Lo-Z): [email protected]
• Michelle Steinberg, Office Manager: [email protected]
• Diane Hook, Attendance: [email protected]
• Arum Schut, Activities & Clubs: [email protected]

Click the Link to find our Staff Directory! https://bsd405.org/tyee/about/staff/

• September 29: Books & Materials Distribution (see info below); 1:30-4:00.
• September 30: Asynchronous Wednesday (periods 5-7)​​​​​​​ & Community Time (10:45-11:25)
  • 6th graders: “WEB Wednesday” event, continuing on from the August Orientation
  • 7th & 8th graders: Clubs & Activities Orientation.
  • Both Community events will be recorded for students to watch in case they miss it!
• October 1: Curriculum Night (info below)
  • General Session (live event): 6:00pm. A recording and survey will be sent out on 10/2.
  • Classroom Presentations (recordings): Available 10/1-10/8 for viewing in Teams.
• October 7: Asynchronous Wednesday (periods 1-4)
• October 9: No School (Staff Development Day)

Tyee Teachers organized Books & Supplies pick-up dates.  Students registered in classes below may come by the front entrance of Tyee on September 29 from 1:30-4:00pm. Please contact Byron Lillie, Principal, with questions: [email protected]. Note: the below apply to Tyee courses taught by Tyee staff. Students enrolled in virtual classes with Odle should directly contact their teachers.

Courses:

• Language Arts (Books) – All Language Arts Courses (grades 6-8), Advanced Learning included
• Music (Instrument Checkout – as needed) – Band & Orchestra
• Math (Comp Books & Measuring Tools) – All Math Courses (grades 6-8), Advanced Learning included
• Visual Art (Kits) – Art Exploration, Studio Art, Art Exploration 3D

If anyone in your household has COVID-19 symptoms or has had contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or is still in their isolation period for testing positive for COVID-19, please do NOT pick up materials, and notify the child’s teacher you were unable to come. We will provide additional distribution dates in October!

Dates & Times:

If your set time won’t work on Tuesday or Wednesday, then Thursday is open to all families 1:30-4:00pm.

Location:

We will distribute in the Tyee front (south) entrance, near the main office. Vehicles enter the “front” parking lot, (South side of campus, off Allen Road).

Safety:

• Students will remain outside and will not have to enter the building, just the covered basketball court area.
• Only one person may exit the vehicle to pick-up materials.
• One (1) family member may pick up materials on behalf of their student.
• Masks & Physical distancing of 6 feet required.

FAQs:

Is this for ALL students? Or does it depend on their classes or teacher?

• This is for all Tyee students in the Tyee courses listed above (Semester 1 and Year-long only)

Will there be later dates?

• Yes, we will communicate out details after September 24.

What is the process?

• Vehicles enter school from the front (south) entrance, off Allen Rd, Pull through the loop and into the front parking spaces, curb, or bus lane.
• Students exit vehicles and line up (6 feet apart) outside the covered Basketball court area (near Main Office), stations based on subject (Math, Language Arts, Music, etc.)
• Staff are present to answer student questions.
• Once a student picks up their materials, they exit the covered area and return to vehicle.

May family members accompany a student?

• No. For safety purposes, Parents/Guardians must wait in vehicles.

Will there be assistance to help my student?

• Yes, staff will be present to guide students.

My child has unique health, safety, or learning needs where they cannot participate in the outlined process. Will you make individual accommodations?

• Yes, we will communicate out details for requesting individual accommodations, after September 24. If the student cannot come, one (1) family member may come in their place.

Can a parent or sibling pick up my student’s materials on their behalf, if my student can’t be there?

• Yes, but a maximum of one (1) person.

Can a friend or neighbor pick up my student’s materials on their behalf?

• To avoid losses or fines, we are asking for family members only.

This year’s Curriculum Night event will look quite different than it has in the past. For one, we are not able to open the school up for our general sessions or classroom visits. To ensure all families are able to access the information, schools across Bellevue School District will be utilizing a Live Event for the General Session, and pre-recorded videos from our Teachers as classroom presentations.

General Session (6:00-6:30pm). This will be a live event hosted over Microsoft Teams. Our Principal and Assistant Principals will provide an overview of Tyee Middle School, its programs, priorities and goals. Following this will be a brief overview of how to access the classroom presentations.  This session will be recorded and e-mailed out to all families for viewing later, along with a Survey to submit follow-up questions for Administrators and Teachers.

Link to the General Session (10/1 at 6:00pm) will be sent out by Tuesday, September 29! (we’re experiencing an outage with Teams this evening)

Classroom Presentation Videos (available by 6:30pm). Teachers have recorded and uploaded videos into their Class Teams. To ensure more families have common access, the student BSD laptop may be used to find these video presentations.  Instructions to watch classroom presentation videos: click here.  The videos will be available for viewing from October 1, to Thursday, October 8, so families have plenty of time to view them. Teachers have all been asked to communicate to their classes how to access the videos, and their contact info can be found in the link above to the Staff directory.

Student Well-being is a priority to the Bellevue School District. We want to foster and promote healthy social-emotional skills for all our students so they can learn and thrive. We have been partnering with Panorama Education over the past few years to help schools and our district learn about students’ thoughts around school climate and provide teacher feedback.

In order to learn more about student experiences, we will be asking for your child’s feedback using the Panorama Social Emotional Learning Survey. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a process through which individuals build awareness and skills in managing emotions, setting goals, establishing relationships, and making responsible decisions that support success in school and in life. Students in grades 3-12 will be asked to complete the Panorama SEL online survey during the school day in early October.

The survey will ask students to self-reflect on their own social and emotional skills. The questions that will be asked are below this letter. Students in grades 6-12 will complete the survey between October 6-8. The directions and sharing the “Why- this is important”  will be shared during a live session; however, the survey itself does not need to be conducted during synchronous time and we will advise students when they should complete it.

Opt-Out: Families that do not want their student to participate can complete a form which is linked in the family community letter. If a family would like to opt out multiple students, they will need to complete the form multiple times. Families will have until Friday Oct 2 to complete the form. This will be communicated to our school contact.  Link to Opt Out: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OUFKmQZ8HkmAmHkAbVdd4BAz9aAyQm9EnYuT05-_pOlUQzY0SE5PT0ZGMlVUODJYOEFGS01XVTJMUy4u

SEL Survey Family Letter – English

SEL Survey Family Letter – Espanol

SEL Survey Family Letter – Chinese (simplified)

Click Here for Tyee’s Bell Schedule. Be sure to read the descriptions below the schedule! Note: This Wednesday (September 28) is scheduled for asynchronous work for class periods 5, 6, and 7.

Attached is a document with a monthly calendar to indicate precisely which classes meet which days. Click Here

Asynchronous Afternoons: We received requests to clarify expectations during “Asynchronous Times” on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons (between 1:00-3:55pm).

• Attendance will not be taken during these times
• Teachers may request students to meet or complete specific tasks during this time and students are expected to adhere to teacher directions. If there are challenges or students are unable to do this, please let the teacher know.
• If no specific meeting or task is assigned, students will work independently on any work either online or offline.

Wednesdays: We received requests to clarify expectations on Wednesdays (8:30am-12:30pm).

• Attendance will be taken for the specific periods (Period 1-4; or Period 5-7 on alternating Wednesdays) by 4pm that day.
• Students will need to log into Teams for each of their classes and look for a notice from their teacher explaining what they need to do to count for attendance.
• For attendance to be taken, teachers may request students to attend a meeting, complete a specific task, and/or submit an assignment or post on a channel.
• Students need to contact the teacher (email or send a TEAMS chat message) if they are unclear what the teacher expects them to do during Wednesday time.

In-Person: BSD has shifted “tech centers” to central locations. Tyee students needing in-person assistance should visit the Tech Center @ Newport High School (4333 Factoria Blvd). Open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8am-3pm; and Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am-5pm.

E-mail: Students ([email protected]); Parents/Guardians ([email protected])

Phone: 425.456.4321

BSD Breakfast & Lunch is served!

Waivers are extended allowing BSD to offer meals to children in our community for FREE.   This will run through December 31. Families are welcome at any location, parents/guardians may pick up for their child. Meals provided to any child, they don’t have to be in BSD schools. Menus can be found here: https://bsd405.org/services/nutrition-services/lunch/   New! Pre-Order at www.bsd405.org/meals2go

Meals2Go Locations & Times

• Enatai Elementary 3:30-4:30 pm
• Highland Middle School 4:30-5:30 pm
• Newport Heights Elementary 3:30-4:30 pm
• Odle Middle School 4:30-5:30 pm
• Sammamish High School 4:00-5:00 pm
• Tillicum Middle School 3:30-4:30 pm
• Tyee Middle School 4:00-5:00 pm