December Newsletter

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• Thursday, 12/1: Preschool Field Trip to Port Townsend Fire Station
• Friday, 12/9: Peter and Sarah's 2nd grade classes to Key City Theater, 9:30am-11:25am
• Friday, 12/9: Kindergarten field trip to Port Townsend City Library, 11:30am-12:45pm
• Saturday, 12/10: Jingle Bell Jog, 10am-noon at the Blue Heron Track
• Tuesday, 12/13: Fort Worden 1st grade field trip, 5th grade field trip to Marine Science Center
• Thursday, 12/15: Fort Worden 2nd grade field trip, 5th grade field trip to Marine Science Center
• Friday, 12/16: Dr. D's 2nd grade class field trip to Key City Theater, 9:30am-11:25am
• Wednesday, 12/21-Tuesday, 1/3: NO SCHOOL- Winter Break

-Monday, December 12th: Color Day!

• Kindergarten: Red

• 1st Grade: Orange

• 2nd Grade: Yellow

• 3rd Grade: Purple

• 4th Grade: Blue

• 5th Grade: Green

-Tuesday, December 13th: Mismatch Day

-Wednesday, December 14th: Sparkle Wednesday: wear sparkles, dots, or stripes

-Thursday, December 15th: Rainbow day: wear as many colors as you can!

-Friday, December 16th: Sports Day (Team wear or team gear or Eagle wear)

What is your favorite thing about teaching?

Some of my favorite things about teaching are getting to help students grow and gain the courage to try something new. I also enjoy watching kids build communities that are unique to them each year, where they feel a sense of belonging.

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

This year at Salish, I’m most excited about getting to know the community and learning about possibilities for more place-based curricular connections.

What is a fun fact about you?

I got to be part of a modern dance troupe at the Oregon Country Fair when I was in high school, with the Chautauqua group.

Salish Coast Eagles are Respectful, Responsible, and Safe. One way they show this is by keeping our bathrooms clean.

Winners of the golden plunger award are announced each week so that the winning classes can have their extra earned recess on Friday. Pictured below is an action shot of Mr. Lynch presenting the world-renowned Golden Plunger to a 5th grade class.

Salish Coast will have a Toys For Tots donation box located in the main entryway of the school until December 16th. They are accepting only new, unwrapped toys. All donations go directly to the children in our community.

Please join us for the first annual Jingle Bell Jog! Saturday, December 10th 10am-noon at the Blue Heron Track.

Above and Below: Beautiful hallway artwork created by the our Salish Coast Kindergarteners!

• Starting in preschool and kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.

• Missing 10%, or about 2 days each month over the course of a school year, can make it harder to learn to read.

• Students can still fall behind if they miss just 1 or 2 days every few weeks.

• Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.

• Absences and tardiness can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up.

Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves. Start building this habit in preschool so they learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important.

How do I excuse an absence?

A parent or guardian can excuse an absence by emailing (scsattendance@ptschools.org) or calling the attendance office (360-379-4535) They need to identify the student first and last name, the date of the absence and the reasons for the excused absence.

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

Every month, Salish Coast Elementary has safety drills. We practice for a variety of emergencies, such as earthquake, fire/evacuation, and lockdown. We are lucky to have the support of our local Police Department and other emergency responders. Pictured here is Officer JJ Smith and Principal Lisa Condran. Officer Smith provided us feedback on our most recent November drill.

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