Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) form was sent home on the first day of school with your student. Please fill this out and return to your school no later than September 6th. The information you provide helps qualify the district for free and reduced meal benefits. Currently, all North Mason students are eligible for free meals. For more information about CNEEB, visit the OSPI website https://ospi.k12.wa.us/policy-funding/child-nutrition/school-meals/washington-school-meals-application-finder or see below:
Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefit Application
The Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefit (CNEEB) Application merges the free and reduced-price meal application and the Family Income Survey. Through submission of the CNEEB Application, households may qualify for:
Free and reduced-price meal benefits,
Summer EBT benefits (if enrolled in an NSLP/SBP school),
Reduced fees for other programs and activities, and/or
Help secure other educational funding for the Local Education Agency.
🚌 Fill the Bus was a HUGE success with nearly $3,000 raised (and climbing!) in cash donations, along with boxes and boxes of school supplies. Thank you to everyone in our community who supported this fundraiser. What a tremendous show of support! This is our bus drivers' biggest fundraiser of the year, their labor of love, and it completely benefits North Mason students. Thank you, bus drivers! (If you, or someone you know, needs assistance getting school supplies for the upcoming school year, please contact Laura Pugh, Family Community Intervention Liaison, LPugh@northmasonschools.org , 360-277-2241)
🚌 It's happening! 🚌 Come on down and support our students! Bus drivers are set up in the QFC parking lot until 1 pm for their biggest fundraiser of the year. Any school supplies and cash donations will be gratefully accepted! Thank you for your support!
It's almost time! Return to School is August 28th for 1st-12th grade and September 3rd for Kindergarten. We can't wait to see our students! Save this link to the calendar for the 24/25 school year https://www.northmasonschools.org/documents/parents%2Fcommunity/calendars/454993
🚌 FILL THE BUS EVENT 🚌 Saturday, August 17th from 8:00 am-1:00 pm in the QFC parking lot. This is our bus drivers' big volunteer project: collecting school supplies/donations for students. Let's help them set a record for the 24/25 school year! Thank you, QFC, for hosting!
North Mason School District is offering a FREE Summer Food Service Program for any child 18 and younger in the community. The program will be held over two sessions, as follows:
1st session @ North Mason High School
June 17th - July 2nd Monday through Thursday
Breakfast at 8:15 - 8:45 am
Lunch at 11:30 - 12:30 pm
2nd session @ Hawkins Middle School
July 15th - Aug 2nd Monday through Thursday
Breakfast at 8:15 - 8:45 am
Lunch at 11:30 - 12:30 pm
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El Distrito Escolar North Mason estará ofreciendo un Programa alimenticio GRATUITAMENTE, para niños de 18 para abajo de nuestra comunidad durante el verano. El programa funcionará de la siguiente manera:
Primera sesión - NMHS
Junio 17para Julio 2, lunes a jueves
Desayuno de 8:15am - 8:45 am
Almuerzo de 11:30am - 12:30 pm
Segunda sesión - HMS
Julio 15 para Agosto 2, lunes a Jueves
Desayuno de 8:15am - 8:45 am
Almuerzo de 11:30am- 12:30 pm
🏆 A tremendous number of students were recognized last week at Hawkins Middle School 'End of Year Assembly' in the areas of Most Improved, No Missing Work, Helping Hand, PAWS Scores 3+, and Perfect Attendance. The assembly began by showcasing the Hawkins choir, a new addition to the musical offerings. After all the awards were handed out, students that excelled in each department were also recognized. As you can see from the number of students represented in the pictures, there is a lot to celebrate at Hawkins!! What a great way to end the year, Huskies! 🏆
The Hawkins Middle School Science STEM Showcase was a huge success yesterday with a great turnout to see the unbelievable projects our students created. Months of studying, research, and preparation was involved in this endeavor and you could see how proud the students were to present their projects publicly to family and friends. The students' focus was as follows:
6th grade - Design and Modeling, an intro to Engineering. Water cycle, puzzle cubes
7th grade - Ecosystems, green energy and recycled art
8th grade - physics and Newton's Laws
MLL students also presented their Dream Jobs project in the Library. This project had students explore careers they wanted to pursue and research the pathway to get to their goal. The boards were amazingly detailed and included road maps, educational requirements, along with salary expectations for the profession. Students shared their projects with their families and it was wonderful to see the pride in their stance when they presented their future career.
Valerie and Gene Johnson and the HMS Science team sponsored the Free Hot Dog Dinner to all families who came. Thank you to everyone who made this evening possible and came out to support our students' exploration in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
✨ Tri-lingual Learning ✨ At Hawkins Middle School, Nicole Bonnell's MLL class is pushing language learning further. Using three languages, Q'anjob'al, Spanish, and English, students are working together on a project to identify the story elements of character, Family Liaison, Mateo Santiago, has been visiting and reading a story to the class in Q'anjob'al, then working with Mrs. Bonnell and the students to compare sentence structures between the three languages in order to enhance their understanding of literacy concepts and patterns across languages. In small groups, students deconstruct the story in pictures and then reconstruct the story in multiple languages which helps them understand these literacy concepts on deeper levels. The final step is to present their story poster to the class to share what they've learned through this in-depth process. Thank you, Nicole Bonnell, for sharing this story about your MLL students digging deeper into language literacy!
✨ Tri-lingual Learning ✨
At Hawkins Middle School, Nicole Bonnell's MLL class is pushing language learning further. Using three languages, Q'anjob'al, Spanish, and English, students are working together on a project to identify the story elements of character, Family Liaison, Mateo Santiago, has been visiting and reading a story to the class in Q'anjob'al, then working with students to compare sentence structures between the three languages in order to enhance their understanding of literacy concepts and patterns across languages. In small groups, students deconstruct the story in pictures and then reconstruct the story in multiple languages which helps them understand these literacy concepts on deeper levels. The final step is to present their story poster to the class to share what they've learned through this in-depth process. Thank you, Nicole Bonnell, for sharing this story about your MLL students digging deeper into language literacy!
Special guests from the United States Army attended last night's board meeting to present Nicole Bonnell with the "Salute to Coaches" award. Staff Sergeant Rice spoke about the values of the Army being reflected in Nicole Bonnell's coaching philosophy. Sergeant First Class Ayala and Staff Sergeant Rice presented Coach Bonnell with a plaque and gift bag to commemorate her career achievements. Her husband and children proudly watched her receive this award in front of a crowd that included the NMSD School Board, Superintendent Rosenbach, administration, staff and community members.. To see the full presentation, please visit https://www.youtube.com/live/wBX3Z5Q-kOg?si=9lnqBfjGDZVjAm70&t=970. Thank you so much to our distinguished guests for delivering this honor in person.
Congratulations, Coach Bonnell!
🍎 It's National Teacher Day today, which is the precursor to a big event at NMSD...Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10th! Check back as we will be sharing your teacher appreciation comments from the recent POSSIP survey, along with pictures of all the fun events happening around the District to celebrate our SUPERSTARS! We L❤️VE our TEACHERS!
🏃♂️🏃♀️ HMS cross-country, heading out to a meet at Mountain View MS in Bremerton. Good luck, Huskies!
🏃♀️🏃♂️ It was a perfect afternoon for NMSD to host the middle school cross-country meet yesterday. Beautiful sunshine highlighted the campus, where teams from Curtis Junior High, Ridgetop MS, and Poulsbo MS, faced off against the Hawkins MS boys and girls teams. Athletes raced on a mile-long course around the campus and through the forest, cheered on by family members (and pets!), friends and teachers who lined the course. Great job to all who competed, and a big thank you to all who came out to support our athletes.
Ready to Recruit! Principals, Chad Collins and Robert Kalahan, along with Amber Nygard, Director of Inclusive Education, are at the WA Educator Career Fair today in Tacoma representing North Mason. Visit https://www.northmasonschools.org/page/job-openings to see open positions.
🎶🎷🎵 School Board Meeting, The Musical 🎶🎷🎵 Board members, administration and a large audience were entertained at last night's board meeting by the Hawkins MS Jazz Band. Principal Kalahan proudly introduced the students, who he enjoys hearing practice three mornings a week before school starts. Band director, Matt Frost, also took a moment to speak about the commitment of the students in the jazz band, which includes 5th to 8th graders. A few students shared, very eloquently, their love of music and what they gain from being part of the program. To see the full performances and heartfelt statements from our student musicians, please visit https://youtu.be/6HPzf2S93ho?si=2yyw1-tQtQCqG9qo&t=840 🎵❤️ Definitely worth watching! 🎵❤️
📊 Numbers Don't Lie 📊
From August 2023 to February 2024, our students have eaten 26,594 more meals than in the same timespan last year. This 12% increase represents breakfast and lunch meals, with all students able to eat for free in the district.
🍕🌮 Though pizza and nachos still top the list as favorites, the monthly menus at each building offer students a variety of choices that exceed the state nutritional requirements, often including items made from scratch. Mackenna Long, Child Nutrition Director, is proud of this, adding, "It's easier to control sodium levels if you make things from scratch, is usually tastier, and can be significantly less expensive." On top of the main menu items provided to students, between $1,800-2,000 a week is spent on fresh produce that is thoughtfully selected to incorporate a variety of choices. 🥝🍇🍎🍊🍉
Over at Hawkins MS, students form a line, waiting to customize their nachos, or pick up their corndogs or salads. They are greeted with big smiles on the opposite side of the counter, which they return without hesitation, obviously happy to be seeing the person who feeds them breakfast and lunch, every day. It is a small glimpse into "food being the love language of lunch ladies" that Mackenna spoke about last week. Mentioning this observation to her, she adds, nodding," ..and our buckets are FULL!" ❤️
Thank you to Bobbie, Cindy, and Lawanna at Hawkins Middle School, for taking good care of the students and providing them with the nutrition they need to thrive! Next week we round out Food Nutrition Month with a visit to NMHS.
⭐ Evolution of Excellence ⭐ Students from Hawkins Middle School and NMHS represented North Mason at the Technology Student Association state competition this past weekend. The students have been hard at work preparing for this huge competition since last October! Hawkins students participated in the VEX IQ Robotics competition and NMHS students took part in the Fashion Design competition. Congratulations to: middle school students: Alan Strange, Trevor Strange, Esteban Ponce Rodirguez, Fred Gaither, Aurora Martinez, Blake McDevitt, Gideon Partyka, Henry Griffin and high school students: Yadira Solis, Elizabeth Ordway and Ariyah Kluski. The Technology Student Association (TSA) is the only student organization in Washington devoted exclusively to the needs of students interested in STEM and technology. Members learn through exciting competitive events, leadership opportunities and much more. ⭐ Thank you to Mrs. Landers and Principal Kalahan for sharing this information!⭐
☃️Snow Day Make Up March 15th / Recuperación por el día de nieve 15 de marzo
See you at school! ¡Nos vemos en la escuela!
❄️since we had a snow day on February 15th, students must attend school on March 15th ❄️dado que tuvimos un día de nieve el 15 de febrero, necesitamos que los estudiantes asistan a la escuela el 15 de marzo.
📣SAVE THE DATE!
Great opportunity to learn more about the North Mason Teen Center at their upcoming open house. Event is for North Mason families with students in 6th-12th grade. Happening Friday, December 8th from 5-7 pm. RSVP for this free event by emailing grayj@bgcsps.org or call (360) 362-1855.
