Our kids had an amazing day on their whale watching field trip and are on their way back. The bus should arrive around 4pm.
This investigation is called, "How could we save a mountain town from falling rocks?" Young learners our Flex Your Skills class learned about the force of push and pull in through this real-life application.
This week in STEAM class, students learned about and created ocean habitats, marine animal calm down bottles, and ocean slime. More great hands-on learning!
Students in our summer school art program with Mr. Max have been applying their new painting skills on a beautiful mural wrapping one of our school storage sheds and creating other art like a fantastic piece using multiple layers of paint and ferns. Pretty impressive! #muralpainting #artproject #studentart
In our summer school STEAM class, students are applying engineering and design concepts as they create their own full scale vehicles and play structures. They constructed bridges to see whose bridge will hold the most weight and then built these lifesize projects that, as you can see, the kids loved using and playing with after they made them. Terrific learning in action! #handsonlearning #kidsactivities #engineering
Looking for our school supply lists? Well, you won't find them because thanks to generous donations and our local levy, we provide our students all the supplies they need at no cost. All they need is a backpack and we even have several of those! Thank you, Hood Canal, for supporting our kids! #schoolsupplies #communitysupport #makeadifference
We are currently looking for two special education teachers to start this fall. One for our life skills class and one for our secondary students in the resource room. Please help spread the word about these terrific opportunities to serve our students and make a huge difference at Hood Canal! Click here for more info and to apply online: https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/EdJobsNW/opening/103773
Our students in cooking class during summer school this week were baking delicious treats, including today's special - banana bread! Yum! #studentchef #cookingclass #baking
Summer school swim lessons at the Shelton YMCA are a big hit! Students are having fun and learning to swim. #ymca #swimmingfun #SwimLessonsforKids Shelton Family YMCA
Students in Ms. Gouley’s 5th grade wrapped up the year by reading the book, “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.” As they were reading, they set a goal to actually fold 1,000 paper cranes AND succeeded after folding their 1,000th paper crane the last week of school. The results were stunning and the activity truly bonded the class. The cranes were all sizes including a jumbo crane made by combining multiple pieces a paper.
School may be out, but our BOOTS outdoor education program is still going! This week they are hiking and camping at Ericson's Bay and Ozette Loop Trail. #outdooreducation #outdooradventures #hikingadventures #campingfun
🍔 Once again, we are excited to support children in our community through our FREE Summer Meals Program from July 8-26. Meals will be provided Monday-Thursday in our school for any person 18 years old and younger. Again, there is no charge for these meals, but meals must be eaten on site.
🥞 Breakfast is served 8:45-9:15AM
🥪 Lunch is served 12:15-45PM
We have openings for FREE swimming lessons through our summer school program, which starts July 8. To sign up, simply call Summer School Coordinator Dawna Hughs at (360) 463-3141 or email her at dhughs@hoodcanalschool.org. Swim lessons are 1:30-2:15PM at the Shelton Family YMCA. If your child is not already signed up for summer school, you will need to provide transportation. We also have a few girls' swimsuits available. We hope you'll take advantage of this terrific program! Call or email today! #swimminglessons #swimmingfun #swimmingpool
Congratulations to the Hood Canal Promotion Class of 2024! Over two hundred family members, friends, and staff came out at a special ceremony to celebrate our students’ accomplishments and time at Hood Canal as they look forward to their future at high school. We are so proud of our students and excited for what’s ahead!!
#8thgradepromotion #studentsuccess #ittakesavillage
Principal Torres was grilling up some delicious burgers and brats for staff after the students left on the last day of school. Yum!! 😋 He’s always serving others! #schoolprincipal #lastdayofschool #bbqtime
Before the end of the year, our 3rd graders continued the long tradition of handmaking a drum that they will bring with them through their career at Hood Canal and eventually decorate and take with them when they move on to high school. Family members assisted with this special project. The students were very proud of their results! #drummaking #drumart #tradition
Happy Memorial Day!
Our Hood Canal Spring Carnival was a huge success thanks to HCS families, staff, friends, and community agencies. With over 450 people in attendance, we set a new school record! Way to go, Orcas! #communityevent #schoolfamily
Congratulations to our Orca Track & Field athletes that competed in the District Finals at SHS. We earned several medals and are super proud of our HCS track team.
It's #teacherappreciationweek and we are so grateful for our incredible teachers at Hood Canal School. Our teachers go above and beyond to make our school a special place for students to learn, grow and thrive. Please join us in saying, "Thank you!" to our teachers this week and always! #ThankATeacher #teachersmatter #EducationMatters
