Proposed District Office Building Plans *UPDATE*
The Montesano School District No.66 District Office Replacement Project which was scheduled for bid opening on August 5, 2016 has been pulled from advertisement.
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Preschool & Kindergarten Open Enrollment
Will your child be 5 years old by August 31? It's time to enroll your child for kindergarten!
Preschool and kindergarten open enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year is scheduled for April 18 – April 22. A link will be available on the Montesano School District website beginning April 18 to enroll new students using the Skyward Family Access system. A legal birth certificate and a current immunization record are required at the time of registration for all students. Parents who complete the necessary information during the scheduled open enrollment week will have priority placement for their child. Click here for more information on how to enroll.
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Teacher/Staff Shout Out
Do you think your child's teacher has gone above and beyond what you expected?
Did the school secretary help you take care of something?
Was the school nurse especially kind to your child when they got sick at school?
Does the bus driver always make your child laugh?
If you would like to send a "shout out" to a teacher or another school district employee to recognize their efforts and dedication to working with the students in our school district, we are providing a link below for you to do that. It's always nice to hear something positive.
Post a "Shout Out" to a teacher, advisor, coach - past or present - who has made a difference in your life at TeacherShoutOut.com.
2016 Maintenance & Operations Levy
Washington State’s New Chickenpox Vaccine Requirement for Grades 7 - 12
The new vaccine requirement will start in fall 2015 for students in 7th and 8th grades. They will need two doses of the vaccine.
Read MoreDinner Theater Production
The Montesano Jr/Sr High School Drama Club will be performing "I Don't Have a Clue" at Dinner Theater performances in March. Productions will be on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at 6:30 pm. On Sunday, March 6, they will be hosting a dessert matinee at 2:00 pm. The door will open at 6:00 pm for the dinner theater performances. Tickets will go on sale in February. Mark your calendars for this always fun event!
JINGLE BELL JOG - The Jingle Bell Jog is Saturday, December 12 at 9:00 AM. The race begins and ends at Fleet Park.
DONATE ONLINE TO FOOD BOWL
If you would like to donate to Food Bowl online, just click the link below. The link will take you to the Bulldog Online Store where one of the selections is Food Bowl.
The Montesano Jr/Sr ASB and Montesano Food Bank thank you very much for your donation.
Beacon's Reading to Dogs Program Featured on King 5 News
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/10/22/students-learn-to-read-reading-to-dogs/74427012/
MONTESANO, Wash. -- Every Thursday, a class of eager 3rd graders comes into the library at Beacon Elementary School for the weekly reading lesson.
Daylon picks Maggie, a mutt who doesn't like water but loves adventure stories.
Haley picks Mitsy, a 12-year-old toy poodle who promises she's listening even with her eyes shut.
Patrick walks over to Maggie, a Shetland sheep dog who prefers fiction.
There are 20 students in total who spend 15 precious minutes each week reading to the dog of his or her choice, thanks to a corps of dedicated volunteers and their canine companions.
"Reading is like playing a sport," said Marlene Vahl, a retired teacher at Beacon who started the "reading to dogs" program a couple years ago. "The more you practice the better you get. But practice is easier to do if it's fun."
Students like Daylon, Hayley and Patrick all say the same thing: They love reading to dogs more than reading alone or reading to people because the dogs just sit and listen.
"Dogs don't stop you in the middle of the story," said Haley. "By myself, it's lonely. With a dog, they just keep me comfortable."
Patrick admits he doesn't like reading alone very much; however, after he started reading to dogs at school, he found a new hobby he enjoys at home: reading to dogs.
"I think it made my skills get higher when I read to dogs," said Patrick.
The school picks students who teachers think may benefit from the program, according to teachers.
Vahl, who taught kindergarten and 2nd grade at Beacon Elementary before retiring, says she's changed her appreciation of teaching techniques after observing kids reading to dogs.
"In our eagerness as teachers and parents to make sure they're reading just right, sometimes we interrupt more than we should," said Vahl. "Sometimes it just works better if you can just let it be, and let them read and enjoy what they're reading."
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