One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
2 days ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
📸 Mary Purcell Elementary Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, November 18.
8 days ago, SWSD Communications
November 18 MP Picture Retake Day
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
9 days ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
Your one-stop weekly update is live—please check the newsletter for dates, times, locations, and sign-up links.

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• Reminder: No school on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day)
• SWISH Basketball (grades three through eight) — register by Sunday, November 9, 2025
• Skagit Valley Herald Christmas Fund — registration opens Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• Sedro-Woolley FFA wreaths and garlands — orders through Friday, November 14, 2025
• Sedro-Woolley Club Hoop (kindergarten through fourth grade) — register by Saturday, November 15, 2025
• Mary Purcell Elementary “Land of Oz” — November 14–15 (free)
• An Evening with Matt Hamill at Sedro-Woolley High School — Wednesday, November 19, 2025 (tickets available)
• Winter Ride 2026 family meeting — Wednesday, November 19, 2025
• Girls Basketball Jamboree — Saturday, November 29, 2025

Plus: inclement weather information, free meals for all students, wellness clinic hours, transportation form, and community resources.

#RootedInSW
13 days ago, SWSD Communications
Weekly Newsletter
Sixth graders at Mary Purcell Elementary School wowed their classmates and teachers this week with their incredible Mesopotamia projects!

Students in Elise Cleeland-Roberson and Stacie Quatsoe’s classes built detailed models and dioramas showcasing the world’s first civilization — and they absolutely knocked it out of the park.

Hands-on history at its finest! 💫📚
15 days ago, SWSD Communications
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.

Do you know a student who loves a challenge or shows exceptional creativity, leadership, or problem-solving skills?

The Sedro-Woolley School District’s Highly Capable Program nomination window is open now through November 26, 2025!

Nominate a student to be tested for HiCap services ➡️
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq0KHS09CbXw-sJ5tAQvlBBDUFhio5hHtSuN-lC1S3uEH5dg/viewform

🧠 Testing takes place January–February 2026
📚 2nd and 6th graders are automatically screened, no need to fill out the form
💻 Learn more: https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/page/highly-capable-program-information

#RootedInSW #EmpoweringTheDreamsOfStudents

17 days ago, SWSD Communications
Sedro-Woolley School District Highly Capable Program Recommendation Form
Sedro-Woolley School District Highly Capable Program Recommendation Form
⏰ Don’t forget! Standard Time begins Sunday, November 2. At 2 a.m., clocks move back one hour—a great time to check your smoke detector batteries, too!
20 days ago, SWSD Communications
⏰ Don’t forget! Standard Time begins Sunday, November 2. At 2 a.m., clocks move back one hour—a great time to check your smoke detector batteries, too!
🦉 Sixth graders in Mrs. Quatsoe’s class at Mary Purcell Elementary got hands-on with science this week — dissecting owl pellets to uncover what’s inside!

Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself to make sure every student had one to explore. Inside, students discovered fur, bones, and other remains from small rodents the owls had eaten, digested, and… well… left behind.

Science doesn’t get much more memorable (or fascinating) than this! 🔬✨
21 days ago, SWSD Communications
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
23 days ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.

A big welcome to our newest learners! We’re so excited to see all the smiles and first-day fun. May this be your first step in Empowering the Dreams of Students through Deep Rooted Community Connections.

#EmpoweringDreams #RootedInSW #DeepRootsStrongSchools

3 months ago, SWSD Communications
September 5_ 1st Day of Kindergarten
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
3 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.

Today is the first day of the 2025–2026 school year for first through 12th grade students! Kindergarteners will join us on Friday.

Start times:
Cascade Middle School: 7:40 a.m.
Sedro-Woolley High School: 7:55 a.m.
State Street High School: 8 a.m.
All seven elementary schools: 9:25 a.m.

Late-start Wednesdays begin this week to give our staff time for professional learning and collaboration. On those days, schools start one hour later than usual (8:40, 8:55, 9:00, and 10:25 a.m.). There will be no late start on November 5, November 26, or June 10—mark your calendars now!

Blue/White Calendar: https://aptg.co/gB7nt_
25–26 Two-Page Calendar (English): https://5il.co/2lkkg
25-26 Two-Page Calendar (Spanish): https://aptg.co/xvx698
Ongoing updates: https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/events

As we begin a year of learning, growth, and change, we're leaning into what grounds us: Empowering the Dreams of Students through Deep Rooted Community Connections.

Let’s stay grounded, connected, and focused—together.
#EmpoweringDreams #RootedInSW #DeepRootsStrongSchools

3 months ago, SWSD Communications
#RootedInSW - Empowering Dreams. Rooted in Community.

All offices and buildings are closed today in observance of Labor Day, a national holiday that honors working people across the country. Enjoy a well-deserved rest before school starts tomorrow.

3 months ago, SWSD Communications
September 1_ No School - Labor Day