Griffin School District #324

RUE'S WRAP: Ist graders Ava, Charlie, and Kennedy are sporting their 1st day of school hats that they created today in Ms. Shattuck's class!

What a fantastic first week at Griffin!

On Tuesday night, middle school families joined us for Open House, where parents followed their student's schedule and got a preview of the elearning ahead this semester. On Wednesday, we welcomed our middle schoolers back to campus, while our elementary families spent two days in 1:1 family meetings with teachers.

Teachers shared that these family meetings eased first-day jitters and set a positive tone for the year.

Thank you to all parents and guardians who made time to attend--your partnership is key to helping our students learn and thrive!

🐾The whole crew is back! After two great days of family connection meetings, our Elementary students joined our Middle Schoolers on campus today. We’re excited for an amazing year ahead! 🐾

Here's a friendly reminder as our kiddos are back in school!

We're happy to have kids back in the building! Middle Schoolers started today, and Elementary kids are having family connection meetings with teachers the next two days, and will officially start on Friday!

GO GRIZZLIES!

Kicking off the school year with new Griffin family orientation, and Middle School open house! Let's go Grizzlies!

Welcome back Grizzlies! Important information for this week:

Tuesday 9/2:
3-4 pm New Family Orientation (Gym)
4 pm Middle School Family Orientation (Gym), followed by setting up your locker and walking your schedule with your student

Wednesday 9/3:
Middle School First Day
K-5 Family Connection Meetings - please sign up: https://www.q.wa-k12.net/griffnSTS/Session/Signin?area=Home&controller=Home&action=Index

Thursday 9/4:
K-5 Family Connection Meetings
Middle School Fall Sports begin

Friday 9/5:
K-5 First Day of School

Griffin Kindergarten - 5th grade families: please be sure to sign up for your family Connection Meeting that will take place on Wednesday or Thursday:
https://www.q.wa-k12.net/griffnSTS/Session/Signin?area=Home&controller=Home&action=Index

Also, if you would like your child to have breakfast or lunch at your meeting, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3ElJPkh5l7lCCARlI6jysxmtY76q_FvEABwmA_o5WeDeAvw/viewform

We're looking forward to meeting our new Griffin families on Tuesday!

We are ready for Day 2 of Professional Development! Thank you to the Griffin School Foundation for providing breakfast for our staff! #GOGRIZZLIES #GRIFFINSCHOOOL2025 #ONETEAMALLKIDS

We had a great first day back! Had a full day of Professional Development. #GOGRIZZLIES

Welcome back Griffin staff!

Last week our Superintendent and School Board had a District Workshop with WSSDA (WA State School Directors' Association), gaining some great tools in how to best serve our District!

Thank you to the Little Red Schoolhouse Project, for donating so many supplies to our district! We are so grateful knowing all of our students are prepared for the school year ahead! @littleredschoolhouseproject

Griffin's Child Nutrition Program at work .

Our picnic shed is getting a facelift! This will be a great area for outdoor classes and lunchtime. Thank you to our awesome summer crew and all their hard work!

Check out these floors! Our Facilities Crew has been hard at work this summer!

What a dedicated group of staff we have! About 10 staff members recently attended a training for Restorative Practices. They are gearing up for the 2025-2026 school year and ready to train staff at our upcoming Professional Development days in August.

Congrats Griffin Graduates - Class of 2025!

Griffin students are buzzing with excitement during Career Day today, diving into hands-on experiences and learning directly from professionals who brought their careers to life on campus. Students in grades K–8 explored a wide variety of career paths, including firefighting, engineering, the military, salmon recovery, biology, electrical, construction, financial planning, dentistry, state patrol, physical therapy, hairstyling, public health, veterinary science, and so much more! Thank you to all of the community members who participated in today's Career Day Event at Griffin!