Mrs. Berg and the entire Leadership Class put on our first Spirit Assembly of the year and it was awesome! A big thank you to them for all their hard work and to Mr. Booker and the Yearbook Class for the fantastic slideshow!

Good Morning Stanwood Middle School Families!

Empowering our Spartans to Learn

This week our Spartan Staff spent time on Wednesday morning looking at the universal supports we can provide our Spartans to help create the conditions where students are successful and empowered to learn.

We spent a good portion of our time establishing expectations for areas around the school--classrooms, the library, hallways, outside, the lunchroom, the bus lane, bathrooms, and the cafeteria. While students are aware of our expectations in each area from our Spartan Pride walks in September, reminding and putting the expectations to the forefront at each area will help all of students find success throughout the school and their day.

Monster Mash Bash

Monday after school is our first dance/activity afternoon of the year. We will not sell tickets at the door, so all students must purchase their ticket before school or during lunch on Monday. Students must have a signed permission slip to buy a ticket. The event ends at 4:00 p.m., so please make sure you have arrangements to pick up your Spartan.

Costume Day October 31

We can't wait to see the costumes on Monday morning! This day is always a huge fun day for students and staff as we see the creativity and fun of costumes.

Students dressing up should remember the following don'ts for costume day:

No masks

Nothing that obscures the face (make-up/paint that makes a face unrecognizable)

No weapons

No blowup costumes

Conferences

The end of 1st quarter will be Friday, November 4th. We will be having Fall Conferences November 2nd and 3rd.

Wednesday, November 2nd - Conferences run from 11:40 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.

Thursday, November 3rd - Conferences run from 11:40 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.

You can call at anytime to schedule a conference, 360.629.1350.

Have a great weekend!

Tod Klundt

Principal

Stanwood Middle School

tklundt@stanwood.wednet.edu

Jake Plagerman joins our Spartan Family this fall in the Social Studies department. Last year he did his student teaching in Post Falls, Idaho. He's excited to be back on the west side of the state and is loving Stanwood life.

He's very enthusiastic about being at Stanwood Middle School and teaching his Spartans in 7th and 8th grade. While he's busy, he loves the size of our school and getting to know all of the names and faces of students and staff.

Outside of school Mr. Plagerman identifies as a hobby king--he loves to try new things out all of the time; he's also a huge sports enthusiast--even playing hockey!

Welcome Mr. Plagerman--we are so glad you are a Spartan!

This week we announced our first Spartan Pride Awards during lunch. Names and pictures are below. We will continue to announce these weekly during lunch and send the slips home to families for prominent refrigerator display.

Please be aware as we hand out chromebooks that there are fines associated with them if they are not returned and/or returned without damage.

The 2022-2023 student calendar is LINKED HERE and also pictured below.

Our PTO is an amazing group of people working together to support our students. From fundraisers to activities, their work helps our Spartans engage, connect, and thrive at Stanwood Middle School. Please like their Facebook page for all the up-to-date information about our school.

Families can access individual student transportation information online.

Versatrans eLink is the portal to access the bus route, stop time, location, and the bus your child will be riding. The "User Name" and "Password" on the login page is your student's 7-digit identification number.

Click here for instructions on finding bus routes

Click here to go to Versatrans eLink

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, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@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.

El Distrito Escolar de Stanwood-Camano School District no discrimina en sus programas o actividades por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, origen nacional, edad, condición de veterano de guerra o grado militar, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, discapacidad o uso de perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio, y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y a otros grupos de jóvenes especificados. El empleado mencionado a continuación ha sido designado para atender consultas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Título IX / Oficial de Acción Afirmativa y Coordinador de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@stanwood.wednet.edu), o la Sección 504 / Coordinador de la Ley de Discapacidades Estadounidenses, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu), Distrito Escolar Stanwood-Camano, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Teléfono: (360) 629- 1200