Good afternoon,
Due to a shortage in staff, we will be going to remote learning tomorrow, Friday, January 31st. Grades 4 and below, teachers will email students and parents by 9:00 AM with instructions on what work to complete.
Thank you!
The Morton/White Pass volleyball team (5-5 overall) will host Mossyrock (5-4) tonight in Morton. The C-team match will begin at 4:30 p.m. followed by the junior varsity and varsity matches.
Welcome back to school.
Today marks the first day of an exciting new school year here at Morton! Our dedicated team of educators, support staff, and administration are ready to welcome students back with open arms and big smiles. These are all the teachers and paras from elementary through high school, the bus drivers, the kitchen staff, maintenance, and the administration.
This is an update on transportation for May 6th. The shortage of bus drivers today will affect some bus stops, meaning that some may be around 10 minutes later than usual. The transportation shortage and impact are expected to last through Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, with a potential delay of 10 minutes for pickup and dropoff.
Morton School Distict will be operating today with a shortage of bus drivers. Due to today's shortage some routes will be affected. For this morning the Highland Valley Route will occur after other buses drop off students from other routes. Some of the affected areas will be Highland Valley, Short Road, Davis Lake, and parts of Morton. All schools will accommodate students who arrive late due to this transportation change, and breakfast will be provided for students when they arrive. Further changes will need to be arranged for after school transportation, with information coming later today with the details of the changes. It is unknown at this time of the needs for today's changes will occur tomorrow or subsequent days.
This is a reminder that Morton Elementary is hosting a birth to 5 screening on Monday, March 11th starting at 9am. Please call Tina at 496-5143 to schedule an appointment. Preschool, transitional kindergarten and kindergarten new student enrollment also opens on March 11th.
The Morton Elementary Winter Concert for grades preschool-3rd grade will be held at the Morton High School Gymnasium on Tuesday, December 12th at 6 p.m.
Thanks to all of you who attended our breakfast and books this morning. We had 233 students, parents and staff attend. The PTO gave away approximately 140-150 books this morning. Thanks to the PTO and everyone who helped make this another successful event.
Morton School District is seeking applications from persons interested in being appointed to committees to write the for/against statements for the Lewis County Local Voters’ Pamphlet related to the District’s Replacement of Expiring Educational Programs and Operation Levy ballot measure to be considered at the February 13, 2024 election. Those interested should send their name, address, phone number and which position they represent to: John Hannah, Superintendent, Morton School District, P.O. Box 1219, Morton, WA 98356 or via email at jhannah@morton.k12.wa.us by November 15, 2023. The Board will take action on the appointments at its November 20, 2023 regular board meeting.
ES: The elementary will be holding their Veteran's Day Assembly on Thursday, November 9th at 1pm in the elementary gym. All are invited to attend. Thank you Veterans!!!
ES: We are currently having difficulty with the AR website. Therefore, it is not available at this time. It will hopefully be resolved by next week. Thanks for your patience and understanding!
ES: October PAWS assembly is at 10:30am on October 31st. All are welcome to attend. In addition, Oct. 31st is PJ day at the elementary.
ES: Elementary School lunch change for Thursday, Oct. 12th. Lunch will now be a sack lunch, including a peanut butter and jelly uncrustable.
Dear Mossyrock Parents/Guardians,
On Monday, October 2nd the Morton SD will be short of bus drivers in the afternoon. The morning and midday bus will run as normal however, there will be NO end of day bus from Morton back to Mossyrock. We apologize for any inconvenience this creates. Thank you for your patience and know that we currently have another person in training.
Morton Elementary currently has spots available in our half day preschool program, as well as our full day Transition to Kindergarten program, which is for children who are at least 4-years-old. Our full day preschool program for 3 and 4 year old's is full.
Morton ES: Remember that the elementary (PK-3rd) Jog-A-Thon is scheduled for Morton ES: Thursday, September 21st at 1pm. Students and parents are encouraged to continue collecting donations as this is our one and only ASB fundraiser for the year. We use the donations for: end of the year field trips, Timberwolves of the Day prizes, Morton Elementary t-shirts or all students, etc. We are also taking sponsors for the back of each t-shirt. The minimum sponsor donation for individual names or company logos to be added to the back of the shirts is $250.
The new student enrollment for the Morton SD is now up and working on computers or Chromebooks. Please visit our district website at www.morton.k12.wa.us to enroll your student. If you need a computer or Chromebook, please visit one of our schools to enroll.
Morton Elementary, will, for the 4th consecutive year, be providing all student school supplies for grades PK-3, except a backpack. 🖍✏️📙
Please note, we do have SOME donated backpacks to choose from if needed.
ES: Enroll your child now for the 23/24 school year in our preschool or transitional kindergarten programs before spots are filled! Kinder enrollment is also open. www.morton.k12.wa.us or call Tina at 360-496-5143.