Family newsletter - Disability Awareness Month movie, safety webinar, breakfast, and a band and orchestra request

Posted Date: 10/04/24 (7:30 PM)

Three photos of students in various classrooms, elementary, middle and high school

In this issue:

Safety webinar - Addressing online threats
Disability Awareness Month event
School breakfast program
Band and Orchestra program request

Addressing online threats

Please join us on Monday, October 7, 6-7 p.m. when district superintendent and safety and security team will discuss the recent trend of social media threats, how we respond to them and how families can help. The event will be offered as a Zoom webinar with time for questions. The webinar will be recorded and shared with families after the event.

Join Zoom webinar here

Disability Awareness Month event

Graphic showing a young man smiling with the text: Intelligent Lives

In recognition of Disability Awareness and History Month, the district is hosting a free movie night for families! We hope you can join us for a viewing of Intelligent Lives with a brief discussion to follow the movie. Feel free to bring a pillow or blanket and a snack.

Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.

Teaching and Learning Center (next to Explorer Middle School), room 134

9600 Sharon Drive, Everett

Please let us know you're attending on the attached ParentSquare form as space is limited.

School breakfast program

Mukilteo School District offers free breakfast daily for all students. There are several benefits to starting out the day with a healthy breakfast:

Breakfast helps children pay attention, perform problem-solving tasks, and improves memory.
Eating breakfast as a child is important for establishing healthy habits for later in life.
School breakfast provides daily servings of fruit, whole grains, and milk, plus roughly ¼ the recommended calories needed for lasting energy.

Find out your student's breakfast meal time, menu and more on the School Breakfast Program Nutrition webpage.

400 musicians in the making

A photo of musical instruments with notes coming out of them and the text elementary band and orchestra

Over 400 fifth graders from across the district are signed up to participate in the band and orchestra programs, the highest participation yet!

More than 200 of the students will use an instrument provided by the district. However, due to the record participation this year, the program is completely out of full-size violins and percussion sets. If you have a new or gently used violin or percussion set you are willing to donate, please email Judy Heminger at hemingerjl@mukilteo.wednet.edu.

The band and orchestra programs are always accepting donations of new or gently used instruments, so please help us spread the word to your friends and family!

Mukilteo School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Simone Neal (425-356-1244), nealsr@mukilteo.wednet.edu, Section 504 Coordinator Becca Anderson (425-356-1277), andersonra@mukilteo.wednet.edu, and the ADA/Access Coordinator Karen Mooseker (425-356-1330), moosekerkw@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9401 Sharon Drive in Everett, WA. Inquiries regarding ADA/Access issues at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center should be directed to Wes Allen, Director (425-348-2220) allenwr@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9001 Airport Road in Everett, WA 98204.