DISTRICT
The Sequim High S.T.E.M. Club is presenting a S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) Night for students in grades 6-12 starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the Sequim Middle cafeteria, 301 W. Hendrickson Road. The featured speaker is aeronautical engineer Duane Jensen, and the event includes food and several hands-on stations.
The next school board meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the Helen Haller Elementary School library, 350 W. Fir St. The public is invited to attend and time is set aside for public comment. To view the agenda and minutes of past meetings, click on “School Board,” “Regular Communication” and “Agendas” on the district’s website at www.sequimschools.org.
The Sequim School District hosts a Skilled Trades Expo on Wednesday, Feb. 19, when about 600 students will interact with local skilled trades company representatives. Each organization will have an area to set up displays, interactive demonstrations, provide handouts and engage with students. For more information, see www.sequimschools.org or call 360-582-3260.
There is no school on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents Day.
Parents and community members: Please make sure your volunteer clearance is up to date for the 2019-20 school year, as many field trips are coming up soon. Thank you for volunteering!
GREYWOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Family Math Night at Greywolf is set for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the school gym, 171 Carlsborg Road. The event, which includes dinner, is sponsored by the Greywolf Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The next Helen Haller Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) hosts a McTakeover from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Sequim McDonald’s, 107 S. Seventh St. A portion of the price of the meal goes to the Haller PTO for school programs. The next PTO meeting is set for 6-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 in the Haller library, 350 W. Fir St.
Report cards go home with students on Feb. 11.
January’s snowstorms caused a few late-starts and canceled days of school, which will likely be made-up in June. Despite these disruptions to the school calendar, teacher Jesse Klinger said students persevered and continued to progress in their learning.
In math, Haller fourth-grade students worked on geometry concepts – lines, measuring angles, finding unknown angle measures using basic algebra, and classifying triangles and quadrilaterals based on attributes.
Students in Jaysa Hill’s fourth-grade class also learned to read and write poetry, focusing on what inspires poets to write and figurative language. As a culminating activity, students participated in a poetry presentation in which they read aloud an original poem and then explained to the audience, with the use of visuals and evidence from the poem, why they were inspired to write their original poem.
Here are some selected poems:
“My Glum Son”
A rhyming poem by Nathanael Updike
I had a son.
He was real glum.
My glum son liked gum.
My glum son liked to hum
a glum humdrum drum,
while chewing his gum.
“Harbor Seals”
An acrostic poem by Leah Gilliam
Harbor seals
Are
Real
But common
Ocean animals
Really, really, really cute
Swimmers
Eaters
Amazing
Leah’s favorite animal
Super cute
“Untitled”
A rhyming poem by Josh Wakefield
Mr. Unny was very funny.
Mr. Unken has sunken.
Mr. Unky had a pet monkey.
Mr. Wit ate a zit.
Mr. Ita has a cheetah.
Mrs. Ew started to Boo-Hoo!
Mr. Crow watched Winnie the Pooh.
Ms. Ale had a garage sale!
“Questions with Similes”
by Nolan Bacchus
What happens when your teeth aren’t brushed?
Do they charge like an insurance company?
Do they clash like dogs playing?
Do they weaken like people being charged?
Do they sting like angry bees?
Do they decay like Toys R Us?
Do they sour like Kidz Bops songs?
Do they wilt like flowers?
“A Memory Poem for Summertime”
by Ianson Klinger
This is my first memory:
Waking up in my dark blue
bedroom.
Once I woke up,
I had fun
Jumping over
empty floorboards.
SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL
Sequim High School along with Bloodworks Northwest is sponsoring a blood drive from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the school gymnasium, 601 N. Sequim Ave. Community members are encouraged to donate.
SHS’s “A Night Amongst the Stars” Winter Ball is set for 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in the SHS cafeteria. Tickets are on sale now in the main office.
Sequim High School recently sent five teams to Fort Warden for the second Knowledge Bowl tournament of the year. The team consisting of Erik Holtrop, Calem Klinger, Sam May, Richard Meier and Ryan Schmitt received the fifth round Smarties Award, an honor awarded to the team who scores the most points during the round. They also placed third overall in the tourney out of 21 teams.
The planning for the annual graduation party is moving forward. All senior parents/guardians are encouraged to participate in the event. All meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (next meeting, Feb. 12) in the Sequim High School library.
