SIFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New Student Schedule!
New schedule begins Monday, February 12.
STUDENT HOURS: 7:45am-2:28pm
FIRST BELL: 7:40 am
TARDY BELL: 7:50AM
STUDENT DISMISSAL TIME: 2:28 pm
EARLY RELEASE TIME EVERY WEDNESDAY: 12:13 pm
School Information
Address: 7301 NE 137th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98682
Mailing Address: PO Box 8910 Vancouver, WA 98668-8910
*Office Hours: 7:10 a.m.–3:10 p.m.
*Student Hours: 7:45 a.m.-2:28 p.m.
7:40 a.m. (first bell) 7:50 a.m. (tardy bell) 2:28 p.m.(dismissal bell)
*Early Release Student Hours : 7:45 a.m.-12:13 p.m.
7:40 a.m.(first bell) 7:50 a.m. (tardy bell) 12:13 p.m. (dismissal bell)
Principal: Angela Mitchell
Associate Principal: Melissa Castle
Phone: (360) 604-6675
Fax: (360) 604-6677
Attendance Hotline: (360) 604-6676 OR
Attendance Email: Attendance_Sifton@evergreenps.org
School Calendar
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Quick Links
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Contact the PTO at siftonPTO@gmail.com
Would you like to volunteer at events? Click here!
PTO Meeting, May 8th, 6PM
Elections for the 24/25 PTO Board
This meeting is in person only due to voting.
YEARBOOK INFORMATION
Yearbook pre-order is available now!
Click here to pre-order your student's yearbook.
The deadline to order yearbooks and have them sent to the school is May 22. If you order after May 22, the yearbook will be sent directly to your home. We have not yet confirmed if yearbooks will be available to purchase at school, so please be sure to order using the link above if you would like to purchase one.
Please see the calendar on this webpage for event dates.
PARENT INPUT FOR NEXT YEAR'S CLASS PLACEMENT
If you'd like to share information about your student's needs prior to our grade level teams meeting for next year's student placement, please stop by the office to pick up a Parent Input Form.
These forms must be submitted to the office no later than 3:00PM on May 17th. No exceptions.
Superstar Spirit Days!
May 24th: Career Day
Color Battles are the last Friday of every month!
May 31
Color Battle!
TK/K= Orange
1st grade= Purple
2nd grade= Green
3rd grade= Yellow
4th grade= Brown
5th grade= Red
KinderBridge
This program is no longer accepting applications for the current school year. Please check back in August/September for more information regarding the 2024/2025 school year. It will be posted when available.
KinderBridge is a free high-quality preschool program designed to close opportunity and learning gaps for our young lerners who have not had access to prior early learning experiences and who are most in need.
Eligible children -
turned 4 years old by August 31, 2023
will attend kindergarten next fall, 2024, at one of these schools and live within the neighborhood boundaries: Crestline, Endeavour, Harmony, Mill Plain, Sifton or Sunset Elementary.
are not currently enrolled in or eligible for another early childhood program
go through a district screening process and are determined to be in need of additional preparation
Thank you for helping to ensure the regular, on-time attendance of your students at Sifton.
If your student will be absent, please choose one of these methods to report and excuse their absence:
Call the attendance hotline at (360)604-6676.
Call the main office, and choose Option #1.
Log in to your Family Access account. Click here for log in how-to video.
Send a note with your student, and be sure to remind them to turn it in to the office.
Most compatible with desktop, not mobile phone. We are working on it!