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Decision day for Pioneer School
share a Thanksgiving meal
Pioneer School. Time will tell
thanks are in order for those
are working for passage of a $9.8-
bond issue. Ballots cast by
will be counted this Tuesday, in-
those which are postmarked
March 13. If the bond is approved
the money will be used to add 11 new
classrooms to the existing primary
building and move grades 4 and 5 to
that building. The existing middle-
school building would see the addi-
tion of five classrooms, expansion of
the gymnasium and an addition to
the music room.
M. Knight School:
focus on leaky roof
Mary M. Knight School
and administration con-
to wrestle with repairs and
to both the elemen-
and high-school buildings.
immediate focus is on the roof
the 1962 elementary building,
still leaks.
)ite a variety of repairs, the
continues to have prob-
with condensation and leaks
rainstorms. Other con-
are the bathroom fixtures in
buildings, freezers and refrig-
in the kitchen and other
The district is discussing
for covering the costs of
Improvements. It could run a
bond. It has tried over the
three years to build up its
balance to a three-month re-
but the general fund took a
hit in 2004 and 2005 when the
in the high-school building
be repaired.
Ve know past discussions and
for building a new elemen-
been unsuccessful," said
Carol Ersland.
the age of the buildings
as the electrical and roof
are major concerns. Even if
bond would pass, the
roof still needs to be fixed.
building could be at least
or possibly four years before
if the process started
spring.
from MMK:
to be
bread
Road Chapel is giving
free bread from noon to 3
on Tuesdays and Wednes-
Pastor Alan Tinnerstet said.
)el is located at 1113 East '
Springs Road.
WNE
I:ULL SERVICE
IIUTO REPAIR
Specializing in
brakes, exhaust
and custom work
ESTIMATES
FLUID CHECKS
"Quality and Trust
That's Hometowne
Service"
* The spring concert that re-
placed the Christmas program
canceled because of weather is
scheduled for tonight, March 8, at
7 o'clock at the school.
Sophomores will take the
Washington Assessment of Stu-
dent Learning reading and writ-
ing tests from Monday, March 12,
until Friday, March 16.
The Dream Team Dental Clin-
ic will be on campus Monday and
Tuesday, March 19 and 20. Par-
ents who would like their children
seen by a dentist should contact
Darlene Henson at the school at
426-6767. Those in the area who
need dental help but don't attend
MMK may also call.
The March calendar also in-
cludes no school on Friday, March
9, for a professional training day; a
school board meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, March 26, in the school
portable; and early dismissal at
11:45 a.m. on Friday, March 30.
Quadra-Fire Village Collection
School board roundup:
Next winter break
will be scaled back
The Shelton School Board has
taken action to approve a calendar
with a short winter break for the
2007-2008 school year.
The board considered instigat-
ing a break day on the Friday be-
fore Memorial Day that could be
the first day off to be made a class
day in the event of a snow day, a
suggestion from Sue McCausland
who said many families leave for
camping trips on Thursday night
or Friday to get the prime camping
spaces. However, there were con-
cerns that because the day is not
a holiday, it might cause childcare
problems for parents who had to
work.
Instead, the board chose on
February 27 to take Superinten-
dent Joan Zook's recommendation
for a calendar that begins with a
teacher work day September 4 and
sends students offto school on Sep-
tember 5. The winter break will
begin Monday, December 24, and
school will resume on Wednesday,
January 2.
Aside from standard holidays,
other breaks in the year include
a midwinter break February 15 to
18, a Friday and a Monday, and
a spring break from March 31 to
April 4. Superintendent Zook said
staff organizations, responding
with input to calendar proposals,
were not in favor of a break day
between the semesters. Staff also
favored a shorter break with po-
tential for finishing the year on
June 13 over an option with a two-
week winter break and a June 18
last day, she said.
Although the calendar was on
the agenda for discussion only,
the board's action in selecting the
calendar would be welcomed by lo-
cal nonhigh districts that wait for
Shelton's calendar decisions before
making their own, Zook said.
IN OTHER action last week,
the school board:
Heard a report from Curricu-
lum Director Debbie Wing, the
district's literacy team and coach-
ing cadre. Sue Barnard described
work to develop grade-level cur-
ricula in reading and writing and
to train teachers to teach it. April
Yantis and Sharee White described
the district's coaching cadre and
thanked the board for making it
possible to work at coaching other
teachers without also serving as a
classroom teacher. Bordeaux Prin-
cipal Carey Murray underscored
the need for resource people to
work with teachers, and White
emphasized that teacher coaches
are mentors, not evaluators.
Heard Waite's report on last
summer's elementary-level sum-
mer school program at Bordeaux
School. She noted that enrollment
was up from last year, and said all
but two of the participating stu-
dents ended the season peribrm-
ing at grade level.
Presented the Community
Partners for Kids Award to Patti
Tupper, president of the Shelton-
Mason County Chamber of Com-
merce. The award, said board
chair Julianna Miljour, reflects
the "long-standing and unfailing"
support of the schools and its kids
by chamber member businesses.
School kids, Tupper responded,
represent "the best and brightest"
return on the community's invest-
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Decision day for Pioneer School
share a Thanksgiving meal
Pioneer School. Time will tell
thanks are in order for those
are working for passage of a $9.8-
bond issue. Ballots cast by
will be counted this Tuesday, in-
those which are postmarked
March 13. If the bond is approved
the money will be used to add 11 new
classrooms to the existing primary
building and move grades 4 and 5 to
that building. The existing middle-
school building would see the addi-
tion of five classrooms, expansion of
the gymnasium and an addition to
the music room.
M. Knight School:
focus on leaky roof
Mary M. Knight School
and administration con-
to wrestle with repairs and
to both the elemen-
and high-school buildings.
immediate focus is on the roof
the 1962 elementary building,
still leaks.
)ite a variety of repairs, the
continues to have prob-
with condensation and leaks
rainstorms. Other con-
are the bathroom fixtures in
buildings, freezers and refrig-
in the kitchen and other
The district is discussing
for covering the costs of
Improvements. It could run a
bond. It has tried over the
three years to build up its
balance to a three-month re-
but the general fund took a
hit in 2004 and 2005 when the
in the high-school building
be repaired.
Ve know past discussions and
for building a new elemen-
been unsuccessful," said
Carol Ersland.
the age of the buildings
as the electrical and roof
are major concerns. Even if
bond would pass, the
roof still needs to be fixed.
building could be at least
or possibly four years before
if the process started
spring.
from MMK:
to be
bread
Road Chapel is giving
free bread from noon to 3
on Tuesdays and Wednes-
Pastor Alan Tinnerstet said.
)el is located at 1113 East '
Springs Road.
WNE
I:ULL SERVICE
IIUTO REPAIR
Specializing in
brakes, exhaust
and custom work
ESTIMATES
FLUID CHECKS
"Quality and Trust
That's Hometowne
Service"
* The spring concert that re-
placed the Christmas program
canceled because of weather is
scheduled for tonight, March 8, at
7 o'clock at the school.
Sophomores will take the
Washington Assessment of Stu-
dent Learning reading and writ-
ing tests from Monday, March 12,
until Friday, March 16.
The Dream Team Dental Clin-
ic will be on campus Monday and
Tuesday, March 19 and 20. Par-
ents who would like their children
seen by a dentist should contact
Darlene Henson at the school at
426-6767. Those in the area who
need dental help but don't attend
MMK may also call.
The March calendar also in-
cludes no school on Friday, March
9, for a professional training day; a
school board meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, March 26, in the school
portable; and early dismissal at
11:45 a.m. on Friday, March 30.
Quadra-Fire Village Collection
School board roundup:
Next winter break
will be scaled back
The Shelton School Board has
taken action to approve a calendar
with a short winter break for the
2007-2008 school year.
The board considered instigat-
ing a break day on the Friday be-
fore Memorial Day that could be
the first day off to be made a class
day in the event of a snow day, a
suggestion from Sue McCausland
who said many families leave for
camping trips on Thursday night
or Friday to get the prime camping
spaces. However, there were con-
cerns that because the day is not
a holiday, it might cause childcare
problems for parents who had to
work.
Instead, the board chose on
February 27 to take Superinten-
dent Joan Zook's recommendation
for a calendar that begins with a
teacher work day September 4 and
sends students offto school on Sep-
tember 5. The winter break will
begin Monday, December 24, and
school will resume on Wednesday,
January 2.
Aside from standard holidays,
other breaks in the year include
a midwinter break February 15 to
18, a Friday and a Monday, and
a spring break from March 31 to
April 4. Superintendent Zook said
staff organizations, responding
with input to calendar proposals,
were not in favor of a break day
between the semesters. Staff also
favored a shorter break with po-
tential for finishing the year on
June 13 over an option with a two-
week winter break and a June 18
last day, she said.
Although the calendar was on
the agenda for discussion only,
the board's action in selecting the
calendar would be welcomed by lo-
cal nonhigh districts that wait for
Shelton's calendar decisions before
making their own, Zook said.
IN OTHER action last week,
the school board:
Heard a report from Curricu-
lum Director Debbie Wing, the
district's literacy team and coach-
ing cadre. Sue Barnard described
work to develop grade-level cur-
ricula in reading and writing and
to train teachers to teach it. April
Yantis and Sharee White described
the district's coaching cadre and
thanked the board for making it
possible to work at coaching other
teachers without also serving as a
classroom teacher. Bordeaux Prin-
cipal Carey Murray underscored
the need for resource people to
work with teachers, and White
emphasized that teacher coaches
are mentors, not evaluators.
Heard Waite's report on last
summer's elementary-level sum-
mer school program at Bordeaux
School. She noted that enrollment
was up from last year, and said all
but two of the participating stu-
dents ended the season peribrm-
ing at grade level.
Presented the Community
Partners for Kids Award to Patti
Tupper, president of the Shelton-
Mason County Chamber of Com-
merce. The award, said board
chair Julianna Miljour, reflects
the "long-standing and unfailing"
support of the schools and its kids
by chamber member businesses.
School kids, Tupper responded,
represent "the best and brightest"
return on the community's invest-
(Please turn to page 20.)
Full Service- A/P, A/R, Payroll,
Accounting & Taxes
Business & Individual
Free E-File for our clients
Meet, drop or call-in consultations- Tax
preparation without leaving home
Great prices - We take the time to listen
Joanne L. Konrade, EA, PA
4773 East State Route 3
(above Oakland Bay Organic Farm)
Shelton, WA 98584-0947
360-427-8081
Joanne@jobird.com
25 Years of Public Accounting
Enrolled to Practice before the IRS
ON ANY QUADRA-FIRE OR HEAT-N-GLO
STOVE OR INSERT
'06 Display Models!
Scratch & Dents!
Warehouse Clearance!
Thursday, March 8, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 13