Friday Family Message
Teacher Appreciation Week is here! We are grateful for our teachers and for the many groups that took the time to celebrate all of our wonderful educators this week.
This week, our School Board declared, through a board resolution, the importance teachers have in the lives of our students.
Take a moment to thank a teacher! Also this month, we are celebrating school librarians. We will be hearing from one of our school librarians and reading the state’s proclamation at our May 21 School Board meeting.
Thank you to our voters for ensuring we have the funds to have the necessary staffing to ensure our students' success. School building staff is one of the many things we fund with our local Education Programs and Operations Levy.
Please use this survey to provide your desired traits and characteristics of a new Elger Bay principal.
We ask that you also share this link widely to help us gather more feedback to help in the search process.
Read more about these staffing changes on our district website.
For incoming kindergarteners and their families, the district is hosting its annual Kindergarten Fair from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, in the Stanwood High School Commons.
Families can register for kindergarten at the event or online at any time. A kindergarten student must be 5 years old prior to September 1, 2024, for the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
Meanwhile, please note that new student registration is open for the 2024-25 school year in the Stanwood-Camano School District. Families can register students new to the district online at www.stanwood.wednet.edu/welcome to find all the necessary instructions.
Stanwood High students in five different classes are collaborating on a fun, real-world project!
Students in the school's Business English class began by creating their own food truck idea. As part of the project, the students worked with our Digital Design class to create logos and mock-up a paper version of the food truck.
Then, last week, students in our Culinary class broke into teams to cook each truck's signature dish. Our Photography class staged photo shoots of the amazing eats, and then our Marketing class will use the images for a social media advertising plan.
In all, five different Stanwood High classes working together gaining valuable experience on real-world jobs!
Thank you to our instructors for teaching the power of communication and business relationships.
All school nurses have access to vouchers to both eye exams and eyeglasses for qualifying students, thanks to support from the National School Nurse Organization.
Don’t let your student go all summer without proper eye care or missing/broken glasses. Please contact your school nurse to see if your student qualifies for access to eye care, which includes gift certificates covering a comprehensive eye exam and, if prescribed, new glasses.
The School Board heard an annual report from Elger Bay Elementary during its May 7 regular Stanwood-Camano School Board meeting.
The board heard the update from Elger Bay principal Tim Dickinson on the school’s Annual Action Plans.
The board also heard a report from Ruth Floyd, Executive Director of Business Services, on the district’s March financials.
The board then honored its teachers with a proclamation in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week.
The school board then accepted six donations. Thank you to our generous donors for supporting our students:
$200 from the Arlington Garden Club in support of the FFA program to help with state and national competition costs.
$335.32 from the Twin City PTA to cover the cost of transportation for the Twin City Elementary field trip to the Spark Museum.
$1,066.60 from the Stanwood High School Band Booster Club to cover the transportation cost for the band to attend festivals.
Donation of formal wear from Martha’s Bridal and Formal Wear in Burlington to support the theatre programs in the Stanwood-Camano School District, valued at $15,131.00.
A donation from the Stillaguamish Tribe through the Stanwood 4A Booster Club of equipment and materials in support of the fine arts department at Stanwood High School, valued at $1,489.44.
Donation of art supplies from the Stanwood-Camano Arts Guild to support art education at Lincoln Hill High School and Lincoln Academy, valued at $590.65.
Five citizens spoke during public comment. For more information about the meeting, see the agenda or watch a video recording of the meeting.
The school board will hold its next regular meeting at 6 p.m. on May 21. Meetings are in the boardroom at the Stanwood-Camano School District Administration & Resource Center, 26920 Pioneer Highway, in Stanwood. You can sign up for public comment HERE.
For more about the School Board, click HERE.