December Newsletter

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• Friday, 12/1, 5:30-7:30 Multicultural Night @ Salish Coast Elementary
• Monday, 12/4 - Thursday, 12/7, 5th Grade Field Trip to Islandwood
• Monday, 12/4, Swimming - Sarah & Peter's Class
• Tuesday, 12/5, Swimming - Sarah & Peter's Class
• Wednesday, 12/6, 12:50 Early Release
• Thursday, 12/7, Swimming - Sarah & Peter's Class
  
• Thursday, 12/7, School Board Meeting 5:30 pm
• Monday, 12/11, Swimming - Sarah & Peter's Class
  
• Tuesday, 12/12, Swimming - Sarah & Peter's Class
  
• Thursday, 12/14, Swimming - Sarah & Peter's Class
  
• Wednesday, 12/13, 12:50 Early Release
  

Spirit Week*

12/11-12/15

*see more details in the Information section

Winter Break

12/18-1/1

☃️January☃️

• Monday, 1/1, New Year's Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, 1/2, Return to School
  
• Wednesday, 1/3, 12:50 Early Release
• Thursday, 1/4, Swimming - Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Heather Sander's Class
  
• Thursday, 1/7, School Board Meeting 5:30 pm
• Monday, 1/8, Swimming - Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Heather Sander's Class
  
• Tuesday, 1/9, Swimming - Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Heather Sander's Class
  
• Wednesday, 1/10, 12:50 Early Release
• Thursday, 1/11, Swimming - Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Heather Sander's Class
  
• Monday, 1/15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, 1/16, Swimming - Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Heather Sander's Class
  
• Wednesday, 1/17, 12:50 Early Release
• Thursday, 1/18, Swimming - Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Heather Sander's Class
  

• Wednesday, 1/31, 12:50 Early Release

Students in Grades Pre-K through 3rd Grade will have six swimming lessons this school year. Please note students will be taught by certified YMCA swim instructors. Additional YMCA staff will be in the water and on the pool deck supervising swimmers. Lifeguards are supervising each session. Please read more information about the swim program in the handout, “Safety Around Water Curriculum.”

Our website has a lot of great information for you! Please bookmark it so you can access it easily.

Salish Coast Elementary

Your child should be up to date by the first day of school on immunizations.

Preschool: 4 year old boosters required if student will be 4 on 9/1.

Kindergarten: 4 year old boosters required.

Age 9: While not required, HPV vaccination is now recommended for children starting at age 9.

Schedule an appointment with your medical provider or Jefferson County Public Health (immunization clinics Tuesdays 1-4pm, 360-385-9400) over the summer!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me, Nurse Merilee, with questions.

Más información en Español.

Dec 17 @ 5:30PM & Dec 21 @ 1:30PM.

Jefferson County students (K-12) get 1 FREE Student Ticket

Student ID verification upon check-in

Perks:
~ Special pricing ~
~ Treats for the kids ~
~ A chance to take pictures with characters on the stage! ~

Family show ticket prices:
No charge for ages 0-3
$5 for ages 12 and under
$8 for ages 13-18
$10 parents or guardians attending with a child
$FREE – Jefferson County students

Contact the KCPT Box Office for FAMILY purchases (360) 385-5278, boxoffice@keycitypublictheatre.org

More information can be found here.

29th Annual Uptown Gingerbread Contest

Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Port Townsend Library and PT Mainstreet.

Prizes are awarded in five categories:

- Children 12 & under

- Most Creative

- Most Literary

- People’s Choice

- Housing for All

Gingerbread kits available: November 20 - November 30

Voting takes place: December 11 - December 18

Winners will be announced: December 22

Entries must be picked up by January 2nd.

Please provide your project with a family friendly name and contact details below. Your “house” footprint (size) should be limited to 18”x18”. There is no height limit.

All “houses” must be made from entirely edible pieces. Feel free to use real gingerbread or graham crackers.

Entries will be accepted from December 1st - 10th, 2023. Judging will take place December 11th - 19th, 2023 by Sally Robbins. Please drop off your Gingerbread House to the Port Townsend Library during library hours at 1220 Lawrence Street.

Winners will be announced Dec. 22nd, 2023. Call the library at 385-3181 with questions.

More information found here.

The Production Alliance presents an all-ages New Year's Eve extravaganza featuring live music, circus shows, interactive art experiences, lantern making and parade, live music, heritage and history exhibits, food, fireworks and more!

EVENT SCHEDULE:
Madison Street, Downtown Port Townsend
3PM - 8PM - Food vendors, lantern making, face painting, fire pits and family fun!
6PM - AVE - Rapper, singer, song writer, and multi-instrumentalist
7PM - Lantern Parade with the Unexpected Brass Band
7:45 - Feral Fire Collective with live music by Ramblxr
8:00 - Fireworks
Convergence of local choirs immediately following the Fireworks

*Madison Street closed to vehicle traffic between Water and Washington streets, 9AM - 10PM

Vendors: High Country Donuts, Java Gypsy, Vegetari, Food Love

Historical Society
3PM - 7PM - Indoor Activities

Suggested Donation
A suggested donation of $10 per person or $20 per family w/ children will be requested at event entrance (no one turned away for lack of funds). Ticketed events for the First Night Circus and Great Expectations sold separately, see below.

More information found here.

This is open to family, friends, and community members.

Apply to be a volunteer here!

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): Darrell Thomas, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5767, dthomas@ptschools.org

Title IX Officer: Darrell Thomas, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5767, dthomas@ptschools.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine Street, (360) 680.5763, smacmeekin@ptschools.org