Acme Elementary Newsletter

Elementary students will release at 2:00. Look for buses to arrive 1.5 hours earlier than normal time.

Wednesday early releases are every week through May 2023.

Updated 22-23 Calendar

23-24 Calendar

• May 17 - Elementary Early Release @ 2:00 & PTA Mtg. @ 5:15
• May 18 & 19 - Mrs. Abernethy & Mr. Clark's classes to Camp Saturna
• May 24 - Elementary Early Release @ 2:00
• May 25 - JH Grade Orientation @ JH/HS Auditorium 7-8 pm
• May 26 - Professional Development Day - No School for students
• May 29 - Memorial Day - NO School
• May 31 - Elementary Early Release @ 2:00 Last Wednesday ER of the year

June

• June 1 - Acme Spring Carnival 6-8 pm
• June 8 - MBHS Grad Walk @ Acme 9:30-10:15 & Acme Variety Show Evening Performance 6-7:30 pm
• June 9 - Acme Variety Show 9:30-11:00 am & 6th Grade Genius Hour Presentations 1:45-3:30 pm
• June 15 - Acme Field Day 1:00-3:20
• June 16 - Early Release @ 1:00 & End of Year Assembly 9:30 - 10:30 & Skate Night 5:00-7:00 pm

Our Acme Spring Carnival will be June 1st from 6:00-8:00pm! We will have games, food trucks and a raffle tickets on sale for $1.00 to a chance to win some incredible gift certificates and gift baskets from local stores, restaurants and organizations! We are looking for volunteers to help set up, run games and clean up. Teachers have been reaching out to families to volunteer and you can also sign up to volunteer by clicking this link: Volunteer Sign Up for the Spring Carnival

We have had a huge influx of calls to make bus changes coming in at the end of they day. Please remember we need these calls by 2:00. When calls come in last minute it creates issues trying to find students to get them the changes. It is a safety issue for students if they aren't sent to the right bus stop. Please help us by calling or emailing before 2:00.

We are excited to be bringing back the Acme Variety (Talent) Show to the school this year! A group of staff have been working on getting this going! The dates are below:

Rehearsal: Friday, June 2nd

Show: Thursday, June 8th (Evening Show, time TBD) & Friday, June 9th @ 9:30 AM

We hope to see families here for the performances!

This month’s character trait is Flexible . At Acme, we define a flexible mindset as being able to change your ideas or behavior to help handle new situations. We are teaching students to learn from failure, embrace mistakes and adapt to change. Some ways you can help your child build a more flexible mindset is to encourage them to try new things (like foods or activities), play with new and different friends, get creative and try and see the same things in a different way. These small challenges will help build that flexibility and ultimately their resiliency when there are changes out of their control.

~ Mrs. Keskey

Do you have a new kindergarten- 6th grade student for the upcoming school year 2023-24?

Please help us with our planning by enrolling as soon as possible.

Register online at https://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/page/enrollment-transfers

Questions please call the office @ 360-383-2045 or email michellea@mtbaker.wednet.edu

Mount Baker Junior High School is excited to invite you to this year's 6th Grade Orientation!

This orientation is for all 6th graders who will be 7th graders next year (2023-24 school year). We will cover a lot of information that you won't want to miss. Additionally, there will be time for you and your student to walk campus and get a feel for the layout prior to fall.

• Date: Thursday, May 25
• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
• Location: MBHS Auditorium, 4936 Deming Road

Questions? Please call MBJH at (360) 383-2016.

Mount Baker will not be able to supply summer meals this year. However, Mount Baker has partnered with the Common Threads Food truck! Common Thread's new food truck will be serving FREE, fresh, delicious meals to kids and teens ages 18 and under starting this July! The food truck will stop at multiple locations throughout the Mount Baker School District providing meals and fun, educational activities. Please share your feedback with these surveys attached below.

Kendall Elementary Survey

Acme Elementary Survey

Harmony & Mt Baker Junior/ Senior High Survey

Spring garden classes are underway and your students have learned about compost, square foot gardening techniques, about isopods and insects, 5 things a plant needs to survive. Kids tried spring garden nibbles, enjoyed gardening together, and learned safe garden tool skills.

Let's Eat: Kids and Families Cooking Class is happening at the EWRRC on May. 18. Each family will get ingredients, recipe, and a cooking lesson. Come cook at meal together! Space is limited and if you are interested please contact: katie.chugg@commonthreadsfarm.org.

Come volunteer with us for garden hours every other Monday (May 1, 15, June 5) from 3:30-5:00 p.m. no prior garden experience necessary. Learn garden basics, plant identification, how to prune vines and trees, troubleshoot garden diseases and pests. To volunteer contact: katie.chugg@commonthreadsfarm.org Already love gardening and want to get paid during the summer? Check out our AmeriCorps positions for flexible, paid opportunities to support your school garden and/or feed kids in our community through this summer and beyond! https://commonthreadsfarm.org/get-involved/

Please remember to contact us when your student is absent. The school must be contacted within 48 hours to excuse an absence. Feel free to leave a phone message or send an email to shatch@mtbaker.wednet.edu at any time of the day!

I wanted to send out a reminder to keep your kids home from school if they have had a fever (100.4+) or vomited in the last 24 hours. They can return to school 24 hours after their fever subsides with NO medications or 24 hours after their last vomiting episode. If they still do not feel well after 24 hours, please keep them home as they will be more comfortable there and not at school.

Also, we are not able to accept medications brought from home without a doctor's note/signature. Please do not send medication in their backpacks for school use as students are not able to use them at school without the required paperwork. This includes Inhalers, Ibuprofen/Tylenol, Tums, cough drop etc. Medications need to be brought in through the health office with an order for them to use here. You are always welcome to come to the school to administer medications to your child without a MD order but the school will not be able to give them to your child. Here is the link for medical forms if you need to get a doctor's order for school medications.

Renee Reece, BSN RN

Mt. Baker Nurse, ACME

360-617-4103

We would love to have volunteers in our school! If you have an interest in volunteering in your child's classroom, PTA, or with the gardens, please reach out to us! We just need to have a current volunteer application on file. Here is the link to the volunteer application online. We can also send a paper copy home with your child.

If you are planning a party for your child, please consider the following information. Extend invitations from home rather than at school unless everyone in the class is being invited. When invitations are handed out at school, students not receiving one will feel excluded. You will need to arrange private transportation to after school parties rather than have students bring gifts and gear to school, avoiding the use of buses whenever possible. No limousine/party bus pick-ups at school.

We would prefer all birthday celebrations take place outside of the school day. There are many ways to celebrate birthdays at school: sharing a favorite book/story, playing a favorite game or bringing in a healthy snack. If you choose to bring in a snack please be mindful that some students have food allergies and other restrictions. Snacks must be store-bought. Celebrations will take place after 2:30 pm in an effort to maintain our education structure. Please communicate with the classroom teacher prior to bringing treats or snacks to school.

Wildbird Food program will provide a bag of nutritious food for your child(ren) to take home to eat over the weekend. The food provided will be kid-friendly and require little to no preparation. Please return permission forms as soon as possible. If you have questions, please contact Christina Ortiz at cortiz@mtbaker.wednet.edu

Re: Blue Skies for Children, Wildbird Food Program: "The district does not sponsor or endorse this event/information and the district assumes no responsibility for it. In consideration of the privilege to distribute materials, the Mount Baker School District will be held harmless from any cause of action filed in any court or administrative tribunal arising out of the distribution of these materials, including costs, attorney's fees and judgments or awards."

Email: aes@mtbaker.wednet.edu
Website: https://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/o/acme
Location: 5200 Turkington Road, Acme, WA, USA
Phone: 360-383-2045