February Newsletter

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• Thursday, 2/2, Math Night: 5:30--7:00 PM
• Thursday, 2/2: Hall, Billinger, Kelley, and Polley's class to Fort Worden- 9:30am-2:30pm
• Friday, 2/3: Hall, Billinger, Kelley, and Polley's class to Fort Worden- 9:30am-2:30pm
• 2/1- & 2/11: OPEPO Theater rehearsal and performance
• Friday, 2/10: 4th Grade City Hall Field Trip- 12-2:30pm
• Friday, 2/10 and Saturday, 2/11: OPEPO Theater Performance
• Monday, 2/13: Fort Worden 1st grade field trip
• Thursday, 2/16: Fort Worden 2nd grade field trip
• Friday, 2/17: Fort Worden Kindergarten Field Trip
• Monday, February 20th: NO SCHOOL- President's Day
• Tuesday, 2/21-Friday, 2/23: Island Wood-- 5th grade gone
• Wednesday, 2/22- OPEPO to the Marine Science Center- 8:30am-12:20pm
• Friday, 2/24- 4th Grade to the Marine Science Center 9:30am-1:45pm
• Thursday, 3/2 & Friday, 3/3: 11:50am EARLY RELEASE: Targeted Conferences

On Thursday, March 2nd and Friday, March 3rd we will have early release at 11:50am for targeted conferences.

What is your favorite thing about working in the cafeteria?

My coworkers are amazing and very dedicated to providing high quality food to the students and staff. I am proud and honored to be a part of their team. I also love all of the students and I look forward to seeing them every day!

What are you most excited about this year at Salish Coast?

I am excited that the students get to have a fun, social lunch break with the peers from their grade level. They are making bonds with each other that will carry them through their school careers.

What is a fun fact about you?

I believe that I seem new to the school to almost everyone. But I have actually worked at Port Townsend School District for thirty years. Perhaps some of the student's parents may remember me from when they were in school?

Dealing with your child’s negative behavior can be extremely difficult and stressful. Here are some tips that may help you through those tough moments. Please know that we are always here to consult with you…. no judgement, just support! Feel free to call counselor Ellen Thomas at 360-379-4888 (texting works too!) or you can always talk to your child’s teacher.

To nominate your child for the highly capable services, please complete the Referral Packet and Application and Parent Inventory by March 1st. Forms are also available in the school office. Once complete with these forms, please turn into the office by March 1st, 2023.

A committee of teachers, administrators, and an educational psychologist will review the applications along with student work samples, teacher rating scales, and assessment information, which includes the CogAT assessment. Families will be told whether students qualify for the highly capable services by June 2023.

All 2nd graders will take a short version of the CogAT to screen for students who may be highly capable. You can opt your child out by calling the office at 360-379-4535. Those 2nd graders who score above the 90th percentile on the CogAT screener will be invited to take the full Cogat and complete the application process.

If you have any questions please contact Ellen Thomas at 360-379-4888.

We are looking for adult volunteers to do a variety of things: serve on our school committees, help with events, and help in classrooms, the library, or office. If you are interested in helping, please email Lainie Johnson at ljohnson@ptschools.org

Thanks!

Website: https://salishcoast.ptschools.org/
Location: 1637 Grant Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA
Phone: 3603794535
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salishcoast

Port Townsend School District No. 50 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator for State Law (RCW 28A.640/28A.642): Amy Khile, 1610 Blaine Street , (360) 379-4603, akhile@ptschools.org

Title IX Officer: Laurie McGinnis, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 379-4602, lmcginnis@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 379-4366, smacmeekin@ptschools.org