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Announcements :: Week of Dec 14
Tuesday, 12/15. Long Winter's Nap Reading Contest starts!
Wednesday, 12/16. Rotation #4 begins. Students learn more in Homeroom classes.
Wednesday, 12/ 16. Food and Book Pick Up. No Food Distribution over Winter Break.
Friday, 12/18. Last Day of 2020 School.
Monday, 1/4/2021. First Day of 2021 School!
A Big Shoutout to our 7th Grade Orchestra! Please take a listen to their amazing work!
December 13, 2020
Shuksan Families,
The upcoming week of school marks the end of the current rotation and the end of 2020 (for school purposes). While there were some highlights in 2020, I think the consensus is... 2021 can’t arrive fast enough! The new year brings new hope with vaccines on the horizon and the hopeful return to "normalcy."
In the meantime, Shuksan staff continue to learn how to better support remote student learning. I was able to observe in several classrooms this week and was quite impressed with how our students interacted with the lessons. Our Music Teacher, Jennifer Rothnie, reported, "Despite the fact that we can't hear what kids are playing in class and quickly help them and/or address common problems... they're still rising to the challenge and producing some awesome work!" . Please take a moment to hear our 7th grade orchestra students play with other students in the district. Just, wow!
We always strive to elicit critical thinking from our students. In Zoom classes, I was impressed. I witnessed students sharing ideas, processing complex questions and demonstrating learning. If you have a moment, I recommend asking your student to show you the work they’ve done recently in their OneNote. Our kids are quite remarkable!
We look forward to connecting and learning with you in the New Year.
I wish you all a safe and joyful winter break,
Matt
Matt Whitten
SMS Principal
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Ms. Cowan, Counselor
Ms. Besson, Counselor
SMS Counseling Team
Ms. Besson and Ms. Cowan are excited to connect with you and to support families and students in a variety of ways.
- Questions: schedule, community resources, or just want to chat, please contact Ms. Besson at (360) 746-4132 and Ms. Cowan at (360) 303-2818.
- Zoom counseling with students! Let us or your Homeroom Teacher know you'd like to do weekly check ins.
- Counseling referrals for Compass Counseling. Please contact us and we will walk you through a referral packet to get counseling started.
Emails:
Shuksan Middle School
Vice-Principal, Allison Chryst (Hancock)
Dean of Students, Nichole Lockhart
Email: matthew.whitten@bellinghamschools.org
Website: https://shuksan.bellinghamschools.org/
Location: 2717 Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 676-6454
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shuksanmiddleschool/