Brockett Bulletin

Here is a summary of family feedback from this year's engagement survey and a short overview of how we plan to address areas for improvement. We appreciate your time in sharing your input so we can work together to improve educational outcomes for each student in our district.

This week, Grandhaven staged an elaborate musical version of “Alice in Wonderland” starring 4th and 5th graders. The production was part of an after-school club led by music teacher Tegan Johnson. The final performance is tonight, Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 in the school gym. See more photos on the MSD Facebook page!

The MSD proposed budget for 2024-2025 is now posted on the district website’s budget page. You can see the proposed budget, dates for upcoming meetings and videos of the meetings to date. The next meeting, May 15, will offer opportunity for public input.

Also on the website are the updates on the latest rounds of negotiations with McEA, the licensed (teacher) union. Negotiations are going well, and the teams are working collaboratively toward a new agreement.

The registration form to ride buses next year has gone out to families listed as living within the bus zones. If you are in a bus zone and didn’t get the registration via ParentSquare, or if you got a registration form and do not live within bus zones (and would like to be removed from the reminder list), please contact Katie Morris at kamorris@msd.k12.or.us or 503.565.4024.

On Wednesday, 8th graders from both middle schools took a field trip toMcMinnville High School to start the orientation process of their high school career.

The visit kicked off with an interactive assembly in the gym, followed by tours of the school; an overview of what to expect next year; and an activity fair to check out sports, clubs and other ways to get involved at the school.

Check out the reel on MSD Instagram's feed.

Next week, Patton presents their spring play, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition." The show runs May 16, 17, 18 at 7 p.m., and May 19 at 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. (Reserved seats may only be purchased online.) Find more details here.

This year’s MHS Pathway Showcase takes place on Wednesday, May 22 from 3:30 - 7 p.m. The event features capstone projects and other presentations from various pathways including Natural Resources, Early Childhood Education, Theatre, Health Services; sales from student creations in Art, Fabrication, Marketing, Jewelry Club, and more; as well as choir solo, duet and quartet performances, followed by the Jazz Band concert at 7 p.m.

This year's Science Experiences for third graders wrapped up today with the always exciting competition between robotics teams at the Evergreen Space Museum. Wascher students had a fun morning testing out their robots, which they coded to perform certain functions for points.

After last week’s meet against Lebanon middle school, Patton’s athletic director, Anna Gradek, got a call from their athletic director. Often post-meet calls from an AD are not good news. But this time was different.

The call included the track coach who wanted to personally thank Mrs. Gradek for “having such an awesome track team.”

In middle school track, the final event is the 3K, a distance race with a lot of laps. Patton didn’t have a runner in the event, and Lebanon only had one, but instead of heading out, the Mustangs stayed and cheered on the lone runner. The Lebanon coach said if there were an award for best sportsmanship, he would nominate Patton. Well done, Mustangs!

There is no school on Friday, May 10. Have a great three-day weekend!

If you have a child with disabilities, Yamhill County is sponsoring a resource fair with a number of agencies and services that can help. The event is today, Thursday, May 9, from 4 - 6 p.m. at Mac High. More here.

If you’re looking for something for your kids to do next Friday, May 10, you can turn to Linfield. They are running another day-long basketball camp for grades 2nd - 8th and they are hosting a Camas Festival that includes a children’s activity center with face painting, games, art and cornhole from 1 - 4 p.m. (Festival runs from 11 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.)