Stanwood Middle School

Good afternoon Stanwood Middle School Families!

Empower

This week we are moving our Spartan Spotlight to the top of our family message to introduce a new program and two new staff members to our Spartan Community.

Malissa Boatwright and Stephanie Close (pictured below) are our new Check, Connect, Expect para educators. They are working with students to help find success in the classroom with a system of checking in with an adult everyday about what they need to do for their learning, setting up expectations, routines, and systems to make sure they are finding success in the classroom. They also will work to connect them with the resources they need to find success.

We are very excited about our new program and anticipate adding more students to the program in coming months.

Now, get to know Ms. Malissa and Ms. Close!

Malissa Boatwright (left) started working at Stanwood MS in January, having been working as a paraeducator for one year. She says, :"the students always make my day!

Even on the hardest days, it's still great to invest in them and to see them grow and learn who they are as individuals."

In her short time here she also says, "The teamwork and comradery at SMS make working here so awesome. Everyone cares for each other and all the staff work together."

When she's not at work she likes to read and hang out with friends.

Stephanie Close (right) started working in schools last January and is in her first year of being a teacher. She likes making students laugh and feel excited to learn.

She also says, "The wonderful staff and students make Stanwood MS special. And the location. I love Stanwood!"

When she's not here, she likes to watch movies, read and go on walks.

We are excited for our new program, the staff working with our students, and ways to empower our Spartans even more in their learning.

Got Games?

Our library is looking for donations for card games or other games students could enjoy during their free time. If you have any board games, decks of card (especially UNO), or other such items, please consider bringing them in for our Spartans to use in the library.

Library

Do you want your poetry published in a book? Your school has been chosen to take part in a national poetry contest! Join us in showcasing student poetry in the 30th edition of the Young American Poetry Digest. Deadline to enter is March 15, 2024. Complete details in the February Library Newsletter or stop by the SMS Library for more details. Also, don’t forget about the Bookmark Design contest in the SMS Library. Stop by the SMS Library to pick up a form template. Deadline to enter is March 31, 2024.

Check all the library events and literary news in the February Library Newsletter.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Tod Klundt

Principal

Stanwood Middle School

tklundt@stanwood.wednet.edu

360.629.1350

Please join us for an important community safety forum.

Fentanyl Awareness Night will teach students, families, and the community what you need to know about this danger that’s now laced into most street drugs.

This synthetic opioid is being pressed into fake pills — and it’s 50x more potent than heroin. A lethal dose can be only 2 milligrams.

Local criminals are marketing these pills to our children.

Join us at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Stanwood High School to hear from local, state, and federal experts about how to protect yourself and your family. This free community forum is open to everyone.

Learn more at www.dea.gov/onepill

Several area nonprofit organizations — such as the Stanwood-Camano YMCA and the Stanwood Camano Arts Advocacy Commission — offer clubs, programs, classes, and events for local students, including:

• Spring Sports (YMCA)
• 2024 Sports Offerings (YMCA)
• Youth & Government program (YMCA)
• Leaders Club (YMCA)
• Freeform Line Drawing (SCAAC)
• Spring Rowing (Everett Rowing)
• Youth Dynamics (Stilly Valley)

View even more local programming on our Community e-Fliers webpage!

Each week we find time either during lunch or the morning announcements to honor the students who show of PRIDE. You'll received the write up for prominent display on your refrigerator. We appreciate all of our Spartans and how they work hard across so many areas each day.

Teachers:

Amy Anderson - aanderson@stanwood.wednet.edu

Shannon Austin - saustin@stanwood.wednet.edu

Jenna Berg - jberg@stanwood.wednet.edu

Gaylynn Beuthien - gbeuthien@stanwood.wednet.edu

Patrick Bliss - pbliss@stanwood.wednet.edu

Lara Brown - lbrown@stanwood.wednet.edu

Elizabeth Currey - ecurrey@stanwood.wednet.edu

Alissa Donovan - adonovan@stanwood.wednet.edu

Dave Gelatt - dgelatt@stanwood.wednet.edu

John Getzinger - jgetzinger@stanwood.wednet.edu

Claudia Holum - cholum@stanwood.wednet.edu

Kelli Ingram - kingram@stanwood.wednet.edu

Kim Liebscher - kliebscher@stanwood.wednet.edu

Amelia Mundell - amundell@stanwood.wednet.edu

Jason Schonberg - jschonberg@stanwood.wednet.edu

Doug Smith - dsmith@stanwood.wednet.edu

Jenny Taney - jtaney@stanwood.wednet.edu

Morgen ten Hoopen - mtenhoopen@stanwood.wednet.edu

Kiah Thomas - kthomas@stanwood.wednet.edu

Larry Wall - lwall@stanwood.wednet.edu

Mark Wayland - mwayland@stanwood.wednet.edu

Carl Webster - cwebster@stanwood.wednet.edu

Counselors

Jayde Piggott - jpiggott@stanwood.wednet.edu
Christy Thompson - cthompson2@stanwood.wednet.edu

Student Support Advocate

Amy Hart - ahart@stanwood.wednet.edu

Administrators

Tod Klundt - tklundt@stanwood.wednet.edu

Holly Christmas - hchristmasharris@stanwood.wednet.edu

Bus Information

Check out your student's route and bus stop information for the 2023-24 school year now at our Bus Route Information webpage, which includes instructions on how to use Versatrans eLink.

Student Drop Off/Pick Up

Student drop off/pick up will be in our east parking lot. This is the opposite parking lot from where our busses drop off. Students will still enter through the front of the building when dropped off in the morning.

Morning Routine

Once students arrive at school they can eat breakfast in the cafeteria each day. All students will wait in the foyer, or cafeteria if eating breakfast, until our bell rings at 7:25 a.m. When the bell rings at 7:25 a.m. students will go straight to class. On regular schedule days students go straight to 1st period, on Wednesday students will go straight to our Spartan Space (Advisory).

Routines and Expectations at Stanwood Middle School

You will see below we have included expectations we have developed for classrooms, the cafeteria, hallways, bathrooms, the library, our outside areas, and the bus lane before and after school. we will review all of these with students throughout the first week.

In addition to what is listed below, we don't allow hats, hoods, gum chewing or cell phone usage from 7:25 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. We will talk with students about these expectations during the first week as well.

During the first day of school Holly Christmas, our Assistant Principal, Jayde Piggott, our Counselor, and myself will be visiting every classroom twice. We will first walk around in the morning to introduce ourselves to every student and make sure we answer questions about lunches, schedules and anything else that will make students comfortable on their first day. We will again visit every classroom after lunches to talk about bus and pickup procedures for students after school.

After School Bus Procedures

First Wave: Stanwood Buses - students will leave class and go straight to their bus.

Second Wave: Camano Buses - students will go to the following classrooms to be supervised.

Rt 15: Mr. Wall, 151

Rt. 14: Mr. Bliss, 153

Rt. 12: Mrs. Donovan, 159

Rt. 11: Mrs. ten Hoppen, 105

Rt. 10: Mrs. Berg, 107

Y bus: Mr. Schonberg, 218

Students need to exit the building immediately and go to their bus, their bus room, leave to home, pick up line, or practice/club/activity.

• Find school breakfast and lunch menus HERE
• Sign up to volunteer in our schools HERE
  
• See our job openings HERE
• See school start times HERE
• Steps on how to complete Free & Reduced Meal applications are HERE
• Find the calendars for the school year HERE
• Sign up for our new weekly Spartan Sports Report newsletter HERE

Find the most recent Friday Family Message from the Stanwood-Camano School District online HERE

The Stanwood-Camano School District does not discriminate in employment, programs, or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX/Affirmative Action Officer and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Christine Del Pozo (cdelpozo@stanwood.wednet.edu), or the Section 504/American Disabilities Act Coordinator, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu) Stanwood-Camano School District, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Telephone: (360) 629-1200.