The Cougar Pounce
staying connected @ShuksanMS
Upcoming Dates
No School. Spring Break. April 5 - April 9.
Spirit Gear Order Deadline. April 12.
Presenting ... Our Amazing Mandalorian Musicians! Enjoy!
March 28, 2021
Shuksan Families,
How about those amazing musicians? We hope you had a moment to enjoy the creative efforts of our Shuksan musicians. Fantastic!
Students, families and teachers have had to accommodate and adjust to new rules, protocols and expectations. This has been hard and tiring. These changes have been difficult, yet we have also seen good things coming from it-- creativity, resilience and problem solving. It's also demanding a new measure of flexibility.
As Governor Inslee announced (link) that 6' is no longer necessary for physical distancing at school, we anticipate this will affect the way we do school. We do not have any scheduling announcements at this time, but we are ready to flex. We are also committed to providing you with the information you want and need.
Please let us know what questions you may have. We are here for you.
Matt
Principal Matt Whitten
Shuksan MS
Picture Retakes: May 3 and May 7
Picture Retakes will be on 5/3 and 5/7
Information from the photographer can be found here:
https://vando.imagequix.com/g1000845311
Questions about the photos should go to: oconnorphotostudio@comcast.net
Middle School Sports Starting After Spring Break
Clubs and intramurals sports are on their way!
We will share more information soon about clubs that your students will be able to participate in on days they are here for in-person school, including intramural sports clubs for cross country, soccer and Unified soccer. Signups will begin soon and the clubs will begin after Spring Break. Stay tuned!
Reminder: Students can enter the buildings starting at 9am. Please try to drop off as close to 9am as possible.
SMS Attendance
Call 360-647-6878
Would you like to receive text messages from the school?
Please look in your Skyward and update as needed. https://bellinghamschools.org/about/departments/communications-community/skylert/
If you’d like to receive texts from the school, please email peggy.foster@bellinghamschools.org. She can also update your Skylert information with your permission.
¿Le gustaría recibir mensajes de texto de la escuela? Informe a cualquier miembro del personal de la oficina. Necesitamos su nombre, número de celular y nombre del estudiante. ¡Gracias!
Pandemic EBT 2.0 is now here!
Pandemic EBT 2.0 is now here!
If you haven't already done so, families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced priced meals, making them automatically eligible for P-EBT 2.0. This EBT program provides additional support during the pandemic. Go to bellinghamschools.org/food-services for the free and reduced price meal online application.
If you have questions about the free/reduced price meal application, call 360-676-6572. All questions related to the P-EBT should be directed to 833-518-0282
¡Ya está aquí el EBT de la Pandemia 2.0!
Para más apoyo durante la pandemia, invitamos a que las familias apliquen para el lonche reducido o gratuito si es que aún no lo han hecho para este ciclo escolar, haciéndolos elegibles para el P-EBT 2.0. Vaya a bellinghamschools.org/food-services para llenar el formato en línea de la aplicación de lonche reducido gratuito.
Para asistencia con la aplicación del lonche reducido o gratuito, por favor llame al 360-676-6456. Todas las preguntas sobre la elegibilidad para el P-EBT pueden ser dirigidas al centro de contacto de P-EBT al 833-518-0282.
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:
Mental Health Info Sheet for Parents and Youth
This flyer provides ways for parents and families to check in with their kids, care for each other and stay connected
Supporting Youth Mental Health during Covid-19
This flyer includes specific ways our students can stay engaged, healthy and connected during these times.
Book PIck Up & Delivery
Students attending school
Library staff delivers books to students in classesStudents doing 100% remote learning
Families can pick up books during school hours (Mon through Friday, 830am-300pm). Please note: we are no longer hosting Wednesday pm Book Pick Up.
Libby
@theLibrary Website
ISO Gently Used Clothing & Household Items
Hi Caring Neighbors, Friends, Community Members,
Please keep this in mind during your spring cleaning:
Gently-used clothing and household items (plus any portion of your existing account balance) can be donated directly to the accounts at the stores listed below:
- Wee Ones Reruns 360-733-6794 (Account#: F675, Account Name: Friends of Family Resource)
- Labels Consignment 360-738-0333 (Account#: 42811, Account Name: Friends of Family Resource Center - both stores)
Anyone from the community can donate items at these locations. Donations allow the Bellingham Public Schools' Family Resource Center to provide gift cards to families to cover unmet needs at these local stores.
Please share this widely. Thanks for helping out, and happy, hopeful spring! 🌷
~ FFRC (Friends of the Family Resource Center)
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/