Beacon students will participate in The Great Pumpkin Reading Challenge October 8 - 26, 2018.

The challenge is designed to promote reading, and the goal is to create a special “Reading Pumpkin Patch” in each classroom. The pumpkin patch is created when students read at home (or the younger students are read to) and parents sign a reading participation pumpkin. This pumpkin is then added to the patch when a student brings it with a signature from home. The number of minutes students read will be recorded in each classroom. If students are successful in creating a worthy pumpkin patch, as indicated by the total number of minutes read, the class will receive a Great Pumpkin reward party. As the Reading Pumpkin Patch grows, The Great Pumpkin will be watching and visiting. Students should look for signs that The Great Pumpkin has visited their classroom. So read at home, and make those pumpkin patches grow!

Please click on the link to view the September issue of Beacon News to read about important dates and information for this month.

Beacon News - September 2018

The Montesano School District is accepting referrals for our Highly Capable Program in all grades K-12 for the 2018-19 school year.

Referral forms are available in the school office or by clicking on the links below. Parent permission is needed to release students from class to participate in the testing. Forms are due back to school by Friday, September 28th.

Referral Form

Permission to Test

Forms are available in Spanish upon request.

For more information, please contact Julie Aldrich at 360-249-4331 or jaldrich@monteschools.org.

*Forms turned in after the September 28th deadline will be considered for evaluation next year.  After the referral form is turned in, parents/guardians will need to give their permission by October 5th for students to be tested. If your student has been tested in both of the previous two consecutive years, please contact Julie Aldrich at 360-249-4331 before referring your child for reevaluation again this year. Students already enrolled in the Hi Cap Program do not retest each year.

WAC definition of Highly Capable:

Students who perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others of their age, experiences, or environments. Outstanding abilities are seen within students’ general intellectual aptitudes, specific academic abilities, and/or creative productivity within a specific domain. These students are present not only in the general populace, but are present within all protected classes.

Students who are highly capable may possess, but are not limited to, these learning characteristics:

1. Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned, and to transfer learning to new situations

2. Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers

3. Creative ability to make unusual connections among ideas and concepts

4. Ability to learn quickly in their area(s) of intellectual strength

5. Capacity for intense concentration and/or focus

Picture Day is Tuesday, September 25 & Wednesday, September 26

Parents can order online at mylifetouch.com

Picture Day ID: LS218124Q0

• No need to send cash or flyer back to school when you order online

• See more options available online

• Use credit card or PayPal on their secure site

Picture Day Schedule

September 25

• Teacher Christine

• Teacher Cindy

• Ms. Girts

• Mrs. Craig

• Mrs. Parker

• Ms. LaDue

• Ms. Rydman

• Mrs. Johansen

• Mrs. Blancas

• Ms. Cokeley

September 26

• Teacher Laura, Teacher Brooke

• Mrs. Blazek

• Ms. Clezie

• Ms. Freeman

• Mrs. Cady

• Mrs. LaLonde

• Mrs. Mann

• Mrs. Plato

There is no school on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day.

Please join us for an open house on Monday, August 27 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for the students and their families to meet the teachers and see the classrooms. 

The first day of school for 1st and 2nd grades is Wednesday, August 29. 

The first day of school for Kindergarten is Tuesday, September 4.

The first day of school for Preschool is Monday, September 10. The morning session is 8:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. The afternoon session is 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The regular school schedule is 8:20 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Supervision begins at 8:00 a.m. Parents should not drop off their children before 8:00 a.m. Doors to the classrooms usually do not open until 8:20 a.m.

All student school supplies will be provided by the school. You will still need to provide a backpack, lunch box and water bottle (if necessary) for your child.

We are excited for another wonderful school year! See you soon!

Please click on the link to view the August issue of Beacon News to read about important dates, information, and a message from our new principal, Barbara Page.

Beacon News - August

Beacon Elementary is currently closed for summer break. The office will reopen August 20, 2018. If you need immediate assistance, please contact the district office at 360-249-3942. 

Parents can expect to receive instructions by mail in early August to update student information in Skyward Family Access. Class placement can be viewed in Skyward after the information update is complete.

Please join us for an open house on Monday, August 27, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Parents and students may visit the classroom, meet the teacher, and receive other important information.

Have a fun and safe summer!

• Wednesday, June 13 - Last Day of Preschool

• Thursday, June 14 - Early Release, 12:00 p.m. Dismissal

• Friday, June 15 - Last Day of School, 10:20 a.m. Dismissal

Have a fun and safe summer!

Parents and special guests are invited to join their students for lunch on Friday, June 1.

Lunch includes a hot dog, potato salad, baked beans, chips, fruit, and milk. Prices are $4.00 for adults and $2.75 for children. Exact change or check is appreciated.

Please RSVP to 360-249-4528. All guests must check in at the office and obtain a visitor pass. 

Extended Lunch and Recess Schedule on June 1st:

1st Grade: 

Food Service: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   Recess: 11:25 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

2nd Grade:

Food Service: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   Recess: 11:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Kindergarten:

Food Service: 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Recess: 12:25 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.

There is no school on Friday, May 25 due to a scheduled weather day. There is no school on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day.

Parents are invited to join Beacon Elementary on Wednesday, May 23, at 10:15 a.m. for an assembly presented by the kindergarten classes. The kindergarteners will perform a selection of songs under the direction of music teacher Mr. Jeremy Morita.

Will your child be 5 years old by August 31st? It's time to enroll in kindergarten! Click here for additional information regarding preschool and kindergarten enrollment requirements.

New student enrollment may be completed online using the Skyward Family Access system. Click here to enroll online. 

If you would like to schedule an appointment with the principal to discuss your child’s learning style or needs for the upcoming school year, please contact the Beacon Elementary office at (360) 249-4528.

Spring pictures will be held on Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25. The photographers will offer class pictures and individual photos for those who wish to make a purchase. Extra order forms are available in the office. For your convenience, you may order online at mylifetouch.com. Payment must be received on picture day.

Picture Day ID (Individual Photos): LS217194Q0

Picture Day ID (Class Picture): LS217028G0

Tuesday, April 24

• Teacher Christine (a.m. & p.m.)

• Teacher Cindy (a.m. & p.m.)

• Ms. Freeman

• Mrs. Blancas

• Mrs. Parker

• Mrs. Cady

• Mrs. Craig

• Mrs. Mann

• Ms. Rydman

• Mrs. Plato

Wednesday, April 25

• Teacher Christine (a.m. & p.m.)

• Teacher Cindy (a.m. & p.m.)

• Ms. Clezie

• Ms. Girts

• Ms. LaDue

• Mrs. Blazek

• Mrs. LaLonde

• Mrs. Johansen

• Ms. Cokeley

Priority open enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year is scheduled for April 23-April 27, 2018. Click here for additional information regarding preschool and kindergarten enrollment requirements.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with the principal to discuss your child’s learning style or needs for the upcoming school year, please contact the Beacon Elementary office at (360) 249-4528.

There will be an early dismissal on Friday, March 30. Students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. Beacon Elementary School will be closed April 2 - April 6 for spring break. School will resume on Monday, April 9. 

If you need immediate assistance during the break, please contact the District Office at (360) 249-3942.

There will be a Read Across America Assembly on Friday, March 9 at 1:15 p.m. presented by second grade students. Parents and special guests are welcome to attend! 

March 2 was reserved on the school calendar as a weather make-up day. Since we missed one day due to a weather related closure, school will be in session on the regular schedule on Friday, March 2.

There is no school on Friday, February 16th due to teacher training and no school on Monday, February 19th in observance of the Presidents Day holiday.