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Green Mountain News 10/16/26

Posted Date: 10/16/26 (04:00 PM)
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Green Mountain Elementary

Weekly Newsletter

October 16, 2026
Our mission at Green Mountain is to provide a high-quality education to ensure all students graduate ready for careers, college and life.

Upcoming Dates:

October 21..............Vision & Hearing Screening
October 22-23.......Non-Student Day / Parent Conferences
October 28............Carved Pumpkin Contest
October  28  ..........Pumpkin Run  Volunteers Needed!
October 29.............Watch D.O.G Pizza Night  6:00-7:00
October 30............ PTA Fall Fest/ Trunk or Treat Event   5:30-7:30 PM  Volunteers Needed!

November 2......... Picture Retakes
November 4.........CKSD Hoop Shoot Qualifier Event
November 11...........Veteran's Day Holiday - No School



 

Vision and Hearing Screening

Our Vision Hearing Screening is coming up next  Wednesday October 21st! We encourage students who wear glasses to bring them. 
 

Impact Aid

Every year, Central Kitsap School District applies for federal Impact Aid funding. These funds make up for the local tax dollars we lose because of tax-exempt federal property.
The results of our Impact Aid survey support this request and are critical to our district's resources for students.
Please complete the form as soon as possible by logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal, where the online forms for your students are available. To learn more, visit
https://www.ckschools.org/impactaid or email ImpactAid@ckschools.org with your questions. Thank you for your cooperation!
 

Head Lice

Unfortunately, head lice in school-aged children is a common occurrence throughout the country. Our school district is no exception. There are some simple steps that you can take at home to drastically reduce the number of cases seen in our district each year. Control of head lice depends on prompt identification and treatment. Your help in spending 5-10 minutes each week inspecting your child for the presence of head lice would make a difference.

The following procedure is recommended for inspecting your child for head lice:
  • Under a bright light, begin looking at your child’s scalp. Start with the areas just above the back of the neck and behind the years.
  • Part the hair into small sections and look closely for head lice or nits (eggs). Head lice are about the size of a sesame seed. Nits are gray or whitish and attached firmly to the hair shaft near the scalp.
  • If you find live lice on your child’s head, start treatment as soon as possible. Your local pharmacist or health care provider can recommend appropriate treatment options. You will need to treat your child’s scalp and cleanse the home to prevent reoccurrence.
  • Notify the office staff at your child’s school. Your child can return to school the day after treatment provided there are no remaining live lice. This information will be kept confidential.
  • Following treatment, continue combing hair with a nit comb for two weeks to reduce the risk of reinfestation.
  • If your child is found to have head lice, it is a good idea to check all family members daily for lice for 2-4 weeks.

If you have further questions, please contact our school’s nurse, Jennifer Carson at JenniferCar@ckschools.org

More information can be found on the Center for Disease Control website at https://www.cdc.gov/lice/about/head-lice.html

 

Pumpkin Run - Volunteers Needed!

Wednesday, October 28th

We need your help to make this event super fun and successful! Parents are needed as Volunteers to:

  • Be course monitors, whose main job it is to keep students safe and on course.
  • Provide encouragement in the form of CHEERING!
  • Take individual and class pictures.
  • Or even join us and walk/run the Pumpkin Run Course.

The tentative schedule is as follows:
 K:   12:50-1:20 (one lap = ½ mile)
 1st:  1:30-2:00(one lap = ½ mile)
 2nd:  2:00-2:40 (two laps = 1 mile)
 3rd:  10:20-10:50 (two laps = 1mile)
 4th:  9:50-10:20 (two laps = 1 mile)
 5th:  2:45-3:25 (two laps = 1 mile)

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER:  Contact Mr. Lancaster by e-mail at andyl@ckschools.org or phone (662-8732).  The times needed to volunteer are AM (Before Lunch) and PM (After Lunch).  The AM time frame is from 9:00 to 10:50. The PM time frame is from 12:30 to 3:25.  You may volunteer for the AM or PM or All Day.
 
A flyer for the Green Mountain Carved Pumpkin Contest on Wednesday Morning, October 28th.
A flyer for a 'Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat' event on October 30, 2026, at Green Mountain Elementary, featuring jack-o'-lanterns, bats, and a QR code for volunteers.
 
 
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CKSD "Hoop Shoot" Free Throw Contest

Qualifier 2026
Ridgetop Middle School
November 4, 2026 @ 6pm


All CKSD students ages 8-13, are invited to participate in the CKSD Hoop Shoot Qualifying Event!

Organized by the CKSD Elementary PE teachers, students will shoot to see how many free throws they can make out of 25!

Top 10 scorers in each boys and girls age groups (8-9, 10-11, 12-13) qualify for the County Elks Hoop Shoot contest in January!
A standard black and white QR code featuring an illustration of a basketball in the center.
To register for this event, please use the  QR code or registration link. 

Students must be registered to participate. No walk-ins will be allowed! 

REGISTER HERE         

Questions? Please contact Bryan Thoemke bryant@ckschools.org
 
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