Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27 & Thursday, September 28

Parents can order online at mylifetouch.com

Picture Day ID: LS217026Q0

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Picture Day Schedule

September 27

• Teacher Christine, Teacher Cindy
• Mrs. Parker
• Mrs. Craig
• Ms. Clezie
• Mrs. Cady
• Ms. Cokeley
• Mrs. Johansen
• Ms. LaDue
• Ms. Rydman

September 28

• Teacher Christine, Teacher Cindy
• Mrs. LaLonde
• Ms. Girts
• Mrs. Freeman
• Mrs. Blancas
• Mrs. Mann
• Mrs. Plato
• Mrs. Blazek

Parents and special guests are invited to join their students for lunch on Friday, September 22.

Pizza will be served with salad, fruit, veggies, and milk. Prices are $4.00 for adults and $2.75 for children. Exact change or check is appreciated.

Please R.S.V.P. to 360-249-4528.

Extended Lunch & Recess Schedule on September 22:

 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.

The Montesano School District is accepting referrals for our Highly Capable Program in all grades K-12 for the 2017-18 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 29th.

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 29th 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 6th 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

Please join us for an open house on Monday, August 28 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 30. 

The first day of school for Kindergarten is Tuesday, September 5.

The first day of school for Preschool is Wednesday, September 6.

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!

Beacon Elementary is currently closed for summer break. The office will reopen August 21, 2017. If you need immediate assistance, please contact the district office at 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 after the information update is complete.

Please join us for an open house on Monday, August 28, 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 14 - Last Day of Preschool
• Thursday, June 15 - Early Release, 12:00 p.m. Dismissal
• Friday, June 16 - 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 2. Lunch will be a choice of hamburger or hot dog, served with baked beans, fresh fruit, veggies, and milk.

Prices are $3.75 for adults and $2.65 for additional children (non-students). Exact change or check is appreciated.

Please R.S.V.P. to 249-4528.

Extended Lunch & Recess Schedule on June 2:

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.

Parents are invited to join Beacon Elementary on Wednesday, May 31, at 1:20 p.m. for an assembly presented by the kindergarten classes. The kindergarteners will celebrate the end of the year by reciting an ABC Farewell poem. They will also 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!

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

A legal birth certificate and a current immunization record are required at the time of enrollment. 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.

Spring pictures will be held on Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20. The photographers will offer class pictures and individual photos for those who wish to make a purchase. Order forms will be sent home before spring break. Extra order forms are available in the office. For your convenience, you may order online at mylifetouch.com. 

Picture Day ID (Individual Photos): LS216166Q0

Picture Day ID (Class Picture): LS216702G0

*School in Session*

March 3 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 March 3.

This is a friendly reminder there is no school on Friday, February 17th due to teacher training and no school on Monday, February 20th in observance of the Presidents Day holiday.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Winter conferences will be held on Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10. Beacon students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. on these days. There is no preschool on February 9 and 10. 

Your child’s teacher has maintained documentation of the progress your student has made toward achieving grade level standards. At this conference the teacher will be able to provide detailed information regarding the skills which have been attained and those skills on which your student needs to focus for the remainder of the year. Report cards will be mailed home on February 3.

In some cases teachers will not request a conference. If you would like to have one, please call to arrange an appointment.

The 2nd Grade concert has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 1. 

Students are to report directly to the multipurpose room on the evening of the concert. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. The concert begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. We hope you will join us!

Beacon Elementary will be closed December 19 - January 2 for winter break. January 3 is a scheduled weather day. Since we have not had to make up any days due to weather related closures, there will be no school on this day. School resumes on January 4.

Happy Holidays from all your friends at Beacon Elementary!

The weather outside may be turning frightful, but students are keeping their voices warm in preparation for our winter vocal concert series. Beacon Elementary is proud to present:

Tuesday, December 6

Kindergarten Performance

Wednesday, December 7

1st Grade Performance

Thursday, December 8

2nd Grade Performance

Students will be performing a selection of their favorite winter songs under the direction of music teacher Mr. Jeremy Morita. All concerts will be held in the Beacon multipurpose room and are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. It is sure to be a delight! 

Montesano PTO Family Fun Night presents Holiday Movie & Craft Night on Thursday, December 1st, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Simpson Elementary. 

Come watch two classic movies or choose your favorite: How the Grinch Stole Christmas will play at 6:15 p.m. and Frosty the Snowman will play at 6:55 p.m. Decorate cookies. Write a letter to Santa and deliver it to him! Make a Christmas ornament to brighten your tree. Create your very own Frosty mask and show it off in this year's newest attraction - a photobooth. It's a great opportunity to stock up on Monte gear gifts for the holidays, too! All crafts and snacks are free. Students must be accompanied by an adult.