Montesano School District

Excellence in Education

502 East Spruce Avenue Montesano, WA, 98563 United States

(360) 249-3942

Montesano is a community where people learn,
grow and work together.  With high-quality
instruction, every student, regardless of race, class,
language, or disability, can succeed. 

Beacon ES: Welcome Back!

August 25, 2020  /  Stephanie Singer

August 25, 2020


Dear Beacon Families,

I hope you are all doing well, staying safe, and making adjustments to life as we now know it. I know that our decision to start the year off remotely has left many of you with mixed feelings. On one hand, students and staff will remain safer during remote learning and on the other hand, students thrive on interaction with their peers, school staff, and routines. We know that many of you still have questions. Hopefully this letter will serve as a guide for you to navigate through the first couple of weeks of school.

YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER: Starting August 31, you will be able to log into Skyward to view who your child’s teacher will be for the school year. In addition, your child’s teacher will be sending you an email with their Personal Meeting ID link through Zoom. This link will be used for Open House, Family Connection Meetings, and throughout remote learning. 

VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE: Using the Zoom link your child’s teacher sent you, please test it on September 1 from 5:30-6:00 p.m. Teachers will be available to answer questions about the first three days of school. Please reserve more detailed questions for your personalized Family Connection Meeting. 

FAMILY CONNECTION MEETINGS (GRADES K-2): Families may sign up for a half hour meeting time through Skyward starting August 31. These virtual one-on-one meetings are intended to welcome families and students to school, provide a safe environment for families to speak freely with their teacher, and help families and teachers begin to build relationships so that they can work together to help children be successful in school. These meetings are scheduled for the first three days of school, September 2-4. Contact the main office should you need help scheduling. This process will be much like our typical conference week.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Lists are available on our website. It is broken into two parts: a remote learning section and a return to school section. We will provide other supplies in Learning Packets. 

LEARNING PACKETS: These packets will include all the necessary curriculum materials needed and will be available for pick up the week of September 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. outside your child’s classroom. 

CHROMEBOOKS: We understand starting school in an online environment may create challenges for some of our families if there is not adequate technology in the home. If your family does not have consistent access to a computer, please contact our main office to be placed on a distribution list. Devices will be distributed per availability starting August 31. If you do have a device at home and want to know whether it will work in a remote learning environment, it is helpful to note the following:

  • A desktop computer or laptop computer works best in the virtual format.

  • Chromebooks, tablets or iPads are also a suitable option.

  • Mobile devices may not meet the needs of your child’s online learning environment and are not recommended.

Please keep the following in mind if you are checking out a Chromebook from our school:

  • If you have children attending more than one school, you will need to go to each school to pick up a Chromebook.

  • Only the parent/legal guardian can be present to sign for the device.

In the meantime, we will continue to work hard to keep you connected to the school in multiple ways: Family Connection Meetings, Google Classroom, Remind, newsletters, our website, and social media. We will continue to offer opportunities for students to stay engaged with teachers and other support staff.  We know how important this connection is, and we will do our best to meet and fulfill that need.





In partnership,

Barbara Page, Principal





TO DO LIST:

  • August 31: Log into Skyward and do the following: 

    • View your child’s teacher for the school year

    • Schedule a Family Connection Meeting

  • August 31: Check your email for a Zoom link from your child’s teacher

  • August 31: Chromebooks will be available per request. Our office will contact you about pick up details.

  • September 1: Test Zoom link during Open House, 5:30-6:00 p.m. 

  • September 2: First Day of School for grades 1-2. No live learning for kindergarten.

  • September 2-4: Virtual Family Connection Meeting with your child’s teacher

  • September 8: First day of live learning for kindergarten.

  • September 8-11: Learning Packet Distribution, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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