St Helens Elementary School

Welcome to St. Helens Elementary School in Longview, Washington. Our mission is to take our students from where they are and prepare them to succeed at the next level of their education journey. We have a staff who is dedicated to this mission and a strategic plan to make this happen.

	Academic Pride and STAR Award Winners School Supply list - 2009-10 H1N1 (swine flu) fact sheet Bad weather late start schedule	Jan.-Feb. 2010 Newsletter From Your Principal Parents - You can now pay for your child's school lunch online!
	Holiday Concert Over 160 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders came together for a Holiday Concert in the St. Helens gym on Friday, December 11th, 2009. A large crowd of parents, family and friends enjoyed the student performance. Click on the picture for more pictures...(this is a large file and may take some time to load)
	Super Citizens of the month for October.


These students at St. Helens Elementary School were named Super Citizens of the month of October. Chosen for their star behavior and acdemics, they each received an award and ate lunch with the Principal Mrs. Robbins. Pictured, back row, left to right, are Mrs. Robbins, Jesse Thompson, Joseph Brophy, Rafael Gomez, Terry Jennings, Alex Khoxayo and Molly Nava; front row, left to right, are Daniel Kea, Sabrina Sanchez, Mykayla Reed, Edgar Matias - Hernandez, Aleyah Millian, Jonathan Rivera, Adam Towler and Maria Mendoza. Awesome Job Kids! Photo courtesy of Cynthia Hanson
R.A.H - READING AT HOME
We have 80 students signed up. The students enjoy checking out a book, taking it home, reading it and then they bring it back the next day and are ready for a new one. This program is for students grades 1 through 4 and if your child hasn’t signed up yet, ask his/her teacher for a form.
Reading is power....And You have the power to help Reading is everywhere and has meaning. Reading is a resource for life. Reading can be used to solve problems and is relevant to the lives of kids everywhere! Everything that we believe reading is and all that it can do for kids, you can help be a part of too! As an adult Super Reader, you also have the power. As you go about your day, point out to your child that literacy is everywhere! Click her to see how!
Bad weather late-start schedule Update (Nov. 2009) ALL elementary, middle, and high schools will start two hours later than normal The buses will run 2 (two) hours later than normal for all students Lowland bus routes–when used–will be in effect in the morning and afternoon Morning (only) kindergarten sessions will be cancelled Broadway Preschool classes will be cancelled. Listen to the radio: AM 1270, 1190, 1400, 1490; FM 90.3, 94.5, 105.5 Look at the TV: channels 2, 6, 8 Check the web: Longview School District Emergencies Flashalert (Good for dial-up users) KATU Sign up to have messages delivered: to your e-mail, pager, or cell phone text message at Flashalert Please note: you must subscribe and keep your information updated; some spam filters block these messages. Twitter updates are available. Information will be posted by 6 a.m. No information will be reported if school is operating on a regular schedule

From your Principal
Happy January and February!! With the winter holidays over, we at St. Helens are taking this opportunity to dig into the New Year with renewed vigor in working on student achievement and reviewing behavior expectations that will support positive gains in student learning. As we do this, we truly appreciate your efforts to review these with your students as well (please refer to your parent/student handbook you received in September.) It truly takes a team effort to do the best for our students. I am looking forward to meeting with parents during “Coffee Conversations with Mrs. Robbins” and sharing some data that we have recently received from staff – there are exciting, positive things going on at St. Helens and I can hardly wait to celebrate them with parents in the coming months. We are still in the grip of winter, so please be sure to listen to the radio or TV in the mornings, especially when there is a chance that the weather may affect school starts. Be sure that your students have coats to stay warm on the way to school and outside at recess. Hats and gloves would be a good idea as well. It is really important that our students stay healthy so that they can stay in school and learn as much as possible. If you have a talent for listening to students read, helping to tutor in math, or have a knack for putting up bulletin boards or correcting papers, please contact Amber Collins, our CHAMPS volunteer coordinator. We could always use extra hands, eyes, and ears. Thank you for all your support and teamwork! Sincerely, Mary Ann Robbins Principal

Our school is unique in Longview with the Wollenberg Pre-School, our successful parent connection program (LEAP) and truly a neighborhood school where our students all walk to school.