Issaquah School District held its first Virtual Spirit Week March 30 - April 3 on Facebook. Thank you to all the parents, students and staff who submitted pictures and videos to make the week a success!
See the submissions on the ISD Facebook page. Here's a video recap of the week:
The District recently heard from Swedish Hospital in Issaquah and Providence Marianwood asking for donations of any available protective equipment, including masks, gowns, gloves, and goggles. These items are crucial to protect healthcare workers who care for patients suffering from COVID-19, and supplies are running low.
ISD staff members gathered supplies from schools across the district that would have been used for student health and science classes, as well as supplies from school health rooms. On March 25, staff members from Swedish and Providence picked up the donations and took them to their care facilities to be put to use by the people on the front lines of dealing with the pandemic.
Thank you to all healthcare workers!
Issaquah School District Superintendent Ron Thiele speaks about what the District has done and is doing during the extended school closure due to COVID-19. For info about supports available, visit www.issaquah.wednet.edu/family/supports.
For the final day of Classified School Employees Week, meet the kitchen staff of Sunny Hills Elementary School: Donna Magnuson, Melanie Troutman, and Monica Pak. They recently played a big role in developing several scratch-made recipes that will be served at their school and other schools in the district. Like all of our district’s nutrition staff, they make sure students aren’t hungry so they can focus on learning.
Donna has worked at Sunny Hills for 21 years, Melanie has worked in the district for nine years, and Monica is in her first year. Donna and Melanie both attended Sunny Hills themselves when they were kids!
“We work as a team to solve problems and make the kitchen run easier,” Donna says.