Shelton's What's New

NEW Sock, Underwear & Shoe Drive March 1— March 12 Items needed: New Socks, Underwear and shoes of all sizes for both boys and girls. Items will benefit Shelton School District students in need.

Check out the following "In The Community" episode created by IFIBERONE News Radio as Jeff Slakey walks through Olympic Middle School. Principal, Chelsea Brady gives a tour of the school and talks about everything from getting off the bus to how different classrooms look as we prepared to welcome students back to class.

Gratis Clases Virtuales para Padres Se ofrecen clases gratuitas a través de Zoom. Estas clases son para padres / tutores y seran en español. Las clases son organizadas por CIELO y patrocinadas por el Distrito Escolar de Shelton. Free Virtual Classes for Parents Free classes are being offered via Zoom. These classes are for parents/caregivers and will be taught in Spanish. Classes hosted by CIELO and sponsored by Shelton School District.

During the Open Community Forum held on Thursday, January 28, we received many great questions about the reopening of our schools. We have answered the questions received and have posted them to our website: https://www.sheltonschools.org/families/2020-21_school_year/q___a​

Important Information Regarding Hearing and Vision Screenings for the 2020-2021 School Year from the WA Board of Health The Washington Board of Health has provided important information regarding your child(ren)'s vision and hearing screenings.

Well, let us tell you about next week's SPIRIT WEEK, where in the middle of the dog days of winter we can celebrate our students, each other, and have some fun too. Each of the live school days we have next week (February 1-5) will have a specific theme.

Social Emotional Learning – Understanding How to Support Your Child

Shelton School District is exploring the possibility of placing a healthcare clinic on school grounds. These clinics, called school-based health centers, operate all over the country and increase student access to healthcare services like routine wellness visits, sports physicals, mental healthcare, sick visits and prescription medication, if needed.

Based on current COVID-19 data trends and other factors related to reopening our schools safely and responsibly, with support from the school board, we have made the decision to postpone the date to reopen our schools in a blended model until February 22, 2021. As a reminder, February 22nd is a fluid date that may change based on numerous factors. We will keep families informed as navigate forward.

We’re happy to share that Ready! For Kindergarten winter parent classes are now available to Shelton School district families online. These classes will give you new ideas and strategies on how to be your child's first and most influential teacher. You also will receive a free bag of materials to use with your child!

As you know based on an abundance of caution regarding COVID 19, the decision was made to cease all in person instruction from Tuesday, December 15, 2020 through Friday, December 18, 2020.

The Committee For Children has put together a webinar series for parents.

The Shelton Pharmacy is offering free vaccines for children under the age of 18

I hope this correspondence finds you well in these difficult times. Each day I think of you and the challenges that you face. I want you to know I appreciate you and I’m very grateful for your continued perseverance and patience. You are critical to our current efforts to do the very best for our students during these unprecedented times.

You are invited to our next Native American Education Program Parent Advisory meeting. It is important that we hear your input and ideas for this program. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, December 7 from 5:30-7:00 pm.

The Shelton School District and school board recognize the importance of involving members of the public in meetings and the value of public comment. Since migrating to virtual meetings, the board has taken time to simplify the public commenting guidelines with the intent to treat virtual meetings as closely to in-person meetings as much as possible. In doing so, also reducing the number of delayed calls and human error in using multiple technology platforms to ensure all who wish to comment, can do so.

Cedar High School is now accepting applications for 2nd trimester!

The need in the community for childcare, particularly for first-responders and emergency personnel, has never been so important. And so, the South Sound YMCA is preparing to launch all-day, school-age childcare in Shelton. In addition to providing support with distance learning offered by our local school districts, we also support social/emotional learning with games, arts and crafts, and STEM activities.

Shelton School District is exploring the possibility of placing a healthcare clinic on school grounds. These clinics, called school-based health centers, operate all over the country and increase student access to healthcare services like routine wellness visits, sports physicals, mental healthcare, sick visits and prescription medication, if needed.

Shelton School Board Receives the Board of Distinction for the 3rd Year in Row

Are you interested in transferring to Cedar High School 2nd trimester, or would you just like to learn more about the new high school in Shelton? If so, please join us for this informational zoom.

The purpose of the Shelton School District & Community Hall of Fame is to recognize students/alumni, faculty/staff, friends/benefactors and community members who have contributed to the success, tradition, integrity, development and promotion of the Shelton School District and/or excelled in the areas of Athletics, Fine Arts, Academics and/or Business and have achieved a high level of excellence deserving of recognition. To read more about the Shelton School District & Community Hall of Fame and to find out how you can nominate someone, please visit https://www.sheltonschools.org/community/hall_of_fame.

Now more than ever we are focusing on keeping students healthy and safe. This includes keeping students safe from vaccine-preventable diseases. The Washington State Department of Health and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction govern vaccine requirements. Per these requirements, only students who are fully immunized (this includes actively becoming compliant with vaccinations) and those with medically verifiable documentation of vaccination or exemptions, will be allowed to come to school for face-to-face instruction.

20-21 Football Schedule

2020 North Mason and Shelton Community Substance Abuse Prevention Survey

Superintendent, Dr. Alex Apostle, Director of Academies, Deena Alley, and Shelton High School Principal, Bruce Kipper had the opportunity to present during the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce's State of the Community: Education to give an update on the new Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology Academy (MET) coming to the Shelton School District.

Budget Q & A