Mountain Elementary School
September/October 2021
Welcome to September!
"September tries its best to have us forget summer." - Bernard Williams
Important Dates
September 27th-Early out Monday
October 4th-Early out Monday
October 11th-Early out Monday
October 18th-Early out Monday
October 18th-22nd Parent/Teacher Conferences
Our *NEW* Sign!
If you haven't noticed, we have our brand new sign. Thank you to the district for funding the sign. It is much needed in times like these where we can communicate with the community. Thank you to the Maintenance and IT staff, as well as Northridge Electric for your work on making sure it was installed properly and working as it should. It looks AMAZING!
Meet our Mountain Staff
Collin Kirkwood-Music Teacher
Collin Kirkwood is the music teacher at Mountain School. Collin is originally from San Diego, Ca. He played trumpet in many ensembles starting in middle school onward. During his musical education, Collin has played in Jazz Bands, Concert Bands, Brass Bands, Orchestras, Chamber ensembles, Choir, Civil War Band, and Solo pieces. Collin graduated from Humboldt State University in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in Music Education. Collin attended HSU’s credential program and was a student-teacher at Del Norte High School with Dan Sedgwick. During the 20-21 school year Collin taught at Red Bluff High School as the band director.
Janie Jones-Resource Teacher
Hi, my name is Janie Jones and I have worked here at Mountain as the Resource teacher since October of 2020. I love it here! I love the kids, the families, and the location. I have been in education for 17 years and I am passionate about helping kids find and believe in their own inner strength. Please feel free to reach out to me if you ever have any questions or concerns about your children here at Mountain. Oh! And I love rocks, reading, my grandchildren, and laughing. Gotta have the laughing.
Kathy White-Secretary
My husband and I live in Brookings in a home that we share with my parents. I have three children and six grandchildren that all live in the Bakersfield area, which is where I am originally from. This is my second year working as a secretary at Mountain Elementary. I worked at Castle Rock Charter School in Crescent City for a few years before coming to Mountain. My favorite thing about working here is that I can easily get to know each of the students and their families. My second favorite thing about working here is our beautiful location!
Attendance Matters!
We have had daily Dutch Bros attendance awards for each classroom. During the month of September, we have given out Family Feast dinner coupons every Friday. All kids who had perfect attendance for the week would be in the drawing for the Family Feast. We will continue to reward the students in the coming months. We will update you on what those are as we move forward.
Library Update
We are so excited to have a librarian full-time here at Mountain. Mrs. Hill has been working very hard to get the library up and running. She has been going through each and every book, ordering new books, and making our library a place where kids want to come to enjoy a good book.
Mask Update
As of October 4, schools will follow CDC, CDPH, and local public health guidance and will no longer require face coverings outdoors during unstructured time. We will, however, still contact trace close contacts, to the best of our ability. Structured activities, such as outdoor PE, field trips, and other classroom activities will still be treated as classes, and staff will need to be prepared to assist with contact tracing for students who were within six feet for 10 minutes or more within 24 hours. Masks will be required in structured activities when students are within 6 ft of one another.
Picture Day Update
As of now, we are waiting for a picture day and time. We were told to check back on November 1st to try to schedule a date. We will keep you posted.
Mountain Elementary School
Email: amarshall@dnusd.org
Website: dnusd.org/mountain
Location: 55 Azalea Lane, Gasquet, CA, USA
Phone: 707-457-3211
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MountainElementarySchool