DISTRICT

Daylight Saving Time begins March 12. Don’t forget to set clocks ahead one hour ahead.

New to Sequim? Questions about school funding in Washington? Join Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal for an informal coffee chat from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at Starbucks in Sequim Village Marketplace, 1095 W. Washington St.

The next school board meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the boardroom.

Spring break is April 3-7. During spring break week, the district office will be open from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

GREYWOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Local published author Gene Bradbury led a five-week writers’ workshop for young women in fourth and fifth grades interested in exploring their talents. The program was sponsored by Sequim Soroptimists.

For more information about Bradbury, visit his website at www.genegbradbury.com.

Please note Drama Club presentations have been moved to April 20-21 instead of March 16-17. More details to come.

Greywolf students participated in the Clallam County Bookworm contest during January. Students chose books to read that were a good fit for them, then filled out a contest entry form for the book after reading. At the end of the month, 50 names were drawn and those students received a book for them to keep. Prize books were provided by the Clallam County Literacy Council and Greywolf Elementary School Library, said librarian teacher Dena Riccobene.

Ella May Bellis received the grand prize of a gift card to the Co-op Farm and Garden.

Greywolf literacy specialist Krista Chatters would like to thank the Clallam County School Retirees’ Association for a $500 grant that supports READBOX, a literacy program adopted by Greywolf.

The READBOX program allows students to make choices about their reading material which researchers (Worthy &McKool, 1996) have found increases the likelihood that they will engage in reading more.

The grant provides every first- through fourth-grader in Wolf Den to select a book from READBOX each time they advance to a new reading level. READBOX will be supplied with engaging, high-quality trade books from Scholastic. These books are for students to take home and keep for their own collections. Thank you, CCSRA!

HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Renee Mullikin recently shared with her second-grade class that she will become a grandmother for the first time in July.

“I asked the students for advice on how to be an awesome grandma and they enthusiastically wrote down their ideas,” said Renee. “Looks like I will be busy baking in the future!”

Piper Thurston says: If you’re going to be a grandma, you probably want to give him almost everything he wants, for example, get your dress-up stuff (Batman) for him. If you have a garden, go out to the garden and he can help you plant stuff or roll down the hill if you have one! Have a little table full of stuff he likes to do. For example, I love drawing, so I have a table full of drawing supplies. When he grows older try to bake with him. For example: chocolate chip cookies, YUM! Go shopping with him for toys. For example, get him Legos and action figures. Have him stay the night! For example, have a little room with a bed, clothes, toys, oh, and have some bottles in your kitchen, too. Don’t forget diapers and wipes. Always hug and kiss him, of course! And that’s all!! Have fun being a G-MA. FYI — you’re getting old, my dear. Ha ha!

Yeshua Del Rosario says: Hey you! Yeah, you. You want to be a good grandmamma? Well, I’ll give advice for you to be a good grandmamma. First of all, give them something that they want. For example, if he says “Grandma, I want some chocolate,” and you have enough money to buy some Snickers, you buy some. Or, if it’s the morning of Valentine’s Day, and you wake up before your grandson and he’s living with you, you can make something they like to eat, like cherry pie. Last of all, if you ask “What pet do you like?” And he said “Dogs” then you get a dog from the pet shop. Well, it’s time for me to go now. I hope you do the things I’ve told you. Bye, bye!

Mason Snider says: Grandma Advice — You can let your grandson play video games for 1 minute and word games for 3 minutes so they can learn words. You can let them cook and run in the sprinkler. Last but not least, cherry pie! You can make cherry pie (m-m-m-m). Here’s what you need: whip cream, a cherry and a pie. You make a pie, put some whip cream on the top, then you put the cherry in the middle of the whip cream.

Teddy Schultz says: If you want to be an awesome grandma, this is what you should do: Let your grandson get money for picking up dog poop, let him play in your sink and let him bake cookies with you.

Milla Rajala-Bruner says: To be an amazing grandma you can: go shopping, play with them, you can read from a poem book, bake with them and help them get things that are on the top shelf in the kitchen. Sometimes remind them to use their “please” and “thank you” manner thingies. You can be an awesome grandma by buying them a coloring book or helping them with big words in reading and you can help them put together Legos if you buy them Legos. You can go shopping for clothes with them and you could teach them some math for learning. You could buy some toys like a toy dinosaur and ice cream and maybe even a Minecraft video game.

Kaiya Kagami says: My abuela bakes the best pies and she surprises us the pies and she puts hot fudge in it. My abuela give us snacks when Mom and Dad are gone. My abuela gives us money and she brings treats when she comes.

Blaik Forsell says: Grandmas make cookies and s’mores, go on hikes and make coats, blankets, pillows, forts and fires. Grandmas have sleepovers and make brownies, cake, cupcakes and ice cream.

SEQUIM MIDDLE SCHOOL

March 16-17 are the new dates for Sequim Middle School’s production of “Disney’s The Lion King, Jr.” Performances are at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Choir teacher John Lorentzen says, “It will be a great production. We have a talented cast of all middle school students, except for the part of Mufasa, which will be played by a high school student.

“They are all working hard to make this happen.”

Philip Zarelli’s seventh-grade science class is studying the Earth’s interior. The students are employing various methods to help them with their study. Some have baked cakes, using different colors to represent various layers of the Earth’s interior. Others wrote songs, wore related clothing and created posters. The projects are a stepping stone for understanding the concept of plate tectonics.

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL

A series of Saturday computer workshops open to all ages will be offered by Future Business Leaders of America students. Remaining dates include March 11, March 18 and March 25 at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the high school in Room A-3.

The sessions are free, but donations will be welcome.

FBLA member Erin Dwyer says, “We will explain the basics of computers on March 25. We will talk about the basics of computer coding (an advanced section will be offered as well) on March 18, and on March 11 there will be an opportunity to learn and practice Microsoft Office.

“The reason we are offering these sessions is that the FBLA teams would like to give back to the community, as well as raise money for our trip to state and national competitions.”

The Leadership team has put together an event every Thursday to highlight a student at the high school for being a great student and an amazing example to their peers.

A shout-out goes to Kianna Miller and Allison Van De Wege for setting Thankful Thursdays in motion.