Mountain School's Newsletter

November: American Indian Heritage Month 2023

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Upcoming Events

November 17th: End of 1st Trimester

November 20th-24th: No School Thanksgiving Break

November 27th: Family Lunch 12:15, Awards Assembly 1:00, School Site Council 4pm

November 27th-December 8th: Book Fair

December 6th: Report Cards sent home

December 8th: 9am Principal Chat: Topic: Parent Envolvement, volunteering, PTO

December 9th: Saturday School 9a-1p

December 18th: Family Lunch 12:15, Awards Assembly 1:00

December 19th: Music Concert 6p-7p, Students expected at 5:45

December 25th-January 5th: Winter Break

🚗Morning drop off is at 8:30am🚗

Basketball @ Mountain

6th-8th Grade Basketball

We are going to have a 6th-8th grade basketball team this season. Please look for a Middle School Sports packet. Students will need a physical to tryout and be on the team. More details to follow.

👀LOOK Book Fair! 👀

📚Book Fair Nov. 27th-Dec. 8th📚

Help us earn money for our school AND pick up great books! The link will take you to the e-wallet. Use that to load money for the kids to purchase books.

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Rainy Day Recess

👏Big shout out to our support staff for coming up with fun things to engage all of our kids in during rainy day recess.

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Rainy Day Recess

All of 3rd-8th grade under the parachute. 🫠

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Rainy Day Recess

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👕Get your Mountain Spirit Gear! Support our School!

Get your sweatshirts, t-shirts, or hats. All are customizable. New products are on the site. They have a 20% off sale right now. Great gifts! A percentage of sales go to our school.

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Does your child want a new playground at Mountain School?

Join me on Thursday, December 14th at 4:30 and talk to our school district board about the need for a new updated playground at Mountain School. That was the number one complaint about going back to Mountain School was our playground was not fun. They liked the variety of Smith River's playground. It would be very impactful if students and parents came to the school board meeting and talked about our need for a new playground. If you have questions about how you and your child can help, please call the office and I'd be happy to talk to you further.

Native American Heritage Month Through Primary Sources

Twelve Women to Know for Native American Heritage Month | Smithsonian American Women's History

By Anya Montiel of the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Sara Cohen of Because of Her Story This month marks National Native American Heritage Month. Many of our Smithsonian museums document and share Native American history.

womenshistory.si.edu

By the Numbers

Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2021

The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. The event culminated an effort by Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation who rode across the nation on horseback seeking approval from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians.

census.gov