Brockett Bulletin

Fourth graders across the district wrapped up their Science Experiences this week with field trips to Metsker Park. Here are two of Memorial’s classes.

Thank you, McMinnville Education Foundation, for making these outings possible!

Check out more photos on the MSD Instagram feed!

The Willamette ESD is offering a free workshop for families to work together to prevent suicide.

QPR is a skills training featuring a simplistic framework, detailed discussion of warning signs, and pragmatic “scripts.” This widely-used suicide prevention training has been customized for youth (ages 12 and older) and families to participate TOGETHER.

Date: Saturday, Dec. 2 from 12:45 – 3 p.m.

Location: WESD Yamhill Center, 2045 SW OR-18, McMinnville

Register Here

Did you know that scheduling vacations during school time can negatively affect the other students in your child’s class? Having students who need to catch up can slow down the instructional pace for the whole class.

Click to see the 2023-24 MSD academic calendar, showing no-school dates for Thanksgiving, Winter Break, President’s (four-day) weekend, Spring Break and more.

On Tuesday, the Mac High library hosted a creative writing contest and invited students and staff to write a 250 words or less spooky short story.

The entire school was invited at lunchtime to the theater's "Black Box" classroom to get spooked on Halloween as entrants read their stories aloud.

Winners included (from left) Mik Pastora (second place), J.M. Ruden (first place) and Josh Park (third place).

Visit the library’s web page to read the stories.

Our district is committed to listening and responding to your experiences with your school to continuously improve. If you haven’t yet, please take a few minutes to complete the survey.

(Note: On some phones, the survey appears best if you switch to “desktop site” in your mobile browser.)

Your feedback will be used to create action plans for improvement. Thank you!

If your child seems to have a hard time keeping up with conversations or following multi-step directions, they may have a processing speed issue.

Here’s more information and what you can do to help. Talk to your child’s teacher if you have questions.

Due to a shortage of half-pint milk cartons, school milk may be served differently in the weeks ahead. Breakfast in the Classroom bags may substitute juice and cafeterias may offer milk in cups.

Water is always available in the classrooms and cafeterias.

Don’t forget that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, and clocks should be turned back one hour by 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Memorial’s PTA hosted a spectacular art show during conferences last week to kick off their annual Art Literacy project.

See the MSD Facebook page for more photos!

Each year, school districts report on their status for all standards for public elementary and secondary schools.

The report for 2022-23 is posted here.

The November lineup of activities for teens at the city library and community center begins this Friday, Nov. 3. Find the schedule under the blue Peachjar button on your school website.

The City of McMinnville is looking for an adult and youth volunteer to serve on their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Committee.

Find out more and apply here.