ME Falcon Spirit

Posted Date: 9/05/25 (4:30 PM)

ME Falcon Spirit

September 5, 2025

From the Principal

Welcome to Mukilteo Elementary, and to the 2025-2026 school year. I hope you were able to enjoy time together over the summer and are now falling back into the routines of going back to school. A special welcome goes out to the new families here at ME this year. I look forward to getting to know you throughout the year as you and your students integrate into the ME Falcon community. I believe that you will find ME to be an outstanding community school with dedicated staff, parents, and students that work together to make a wonderful learning environment for all.

Positive Behavior:

Staff began the week and will continue working to directly teach and model schoolwide expectations for various areas across our campus, all with an emphasis on students being Safe, Kind, and Responsible. One way we recognize students for their positive behavior is through the use of S.O.A.R tickets, which are given to students who do a great job meeting our three key expectations: being Safe, Kind, and Responsible. The goal of proactively teaching expectations to students in every classroom is to create a positive school culture and to develop safe learning environments.

Mission Update:

The S.O.A.R tickets are connected to our school mission, which we spent some time updating last year to kick off the beginning of this year. The overall mission statement, Developing Leaders Who S.O.A.R, has remained the same. Our updating last year included redefining the S.O.A.R acronym to represent our Leader In Me work in teaching the 7 Habits and continuing work we do to build belonging and develop leadership in our students. Each letter in S.O.A.R. is now represented by the following phrases: S. – Support Each Other, O-Own our Actions, A – Appreciate Differences, R – Reach for Excellence. Staff looks forward to developing the learners of our community into leaders who demonstrate their ability to S.O.A.R while here at ME and beyond.

It has been a great first few days of school as I have seen classrooms focusing on building relationships, establishing routines, having fun, and your wonderful students are responding so well!

Jack Sackett

Principal | Mukilteo Elementary

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Office Information

Office Hours:

During the school year, our office is open from 8:00am - 4:00pm

School Schedule:

Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 3:25pm

Friday 9:00am - 2:10pm

Attendance:

For attendance and absence related questions or comments, please email the following information: child's name, dates absent, reason for absence to MEAttendance@mukilteo.wednet.edu. You can also call the front office at 425.366.3100 to report your absence.

School Drop Off:

We kindly remind you that student drop-off should not occur before 8:45 AM, as supervision will not be available before this time. Your cooperation ensures the safety and well-being of all students. Thank you for your understanding and support!

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The Nurse’s Office Needs Your Help!

We are currently in need of clothing donations for students. If you have any gently used children's clothes, please consider donating them to our school nurse’s office.

Urgent needs:

Boys' soft pants (all sizes)
Boys' underwear (especially size 5/6)

Your support helps ensure all students are comfortable and cared for throughout the school day. Thank you!

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School Picture Day

School pictures for all grades will be taken on Thursday, September 18th.

There are two ways to order pictures:

Online – Click here to order online. You can place a single order for multiple students. A confirmation email will be sent once your order is complete.
Paper Form – Complete the order form sent home with your student and return it to school.

Photos will be delivered to the school and sent home with students.

All picture orders must be submitted by Friday, September 19th.

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Do You Have A 5th Grader?

One of the traditions that our ME fifth graders look forward to is getting their 5th-grade sweatshirt! The time has come to order yours.

These black hoodie sweatshirts are so comfortable and warm that many of our 5th graders wear them almost every day, whether it's sunny, bitterly cold, or pouring rain.

We have an online store set up just for our ME 5th graders.

The super cool sweatshirts cost $30 - $32 and come in youth and adult sizes.

Each shirt is personalized with the student's LAST name. Please, no nicknames or first names.

All the sweatshirts will arrive at ME and will be distributed on the same day. We aim for each of our 5th graders to have their own sweatshirt.

For some of our families, the cost of a shirt is a hardship, so if your family is willing and able, please consider donating towards a sweatshirt for a fellow student. The first option on the website is to donate. Scroll down to find the order form for your student's sweatshirt.

The store is open till September 25th.

Click here to order or donate.

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Teacher Shout Out!

Congratulations to our amazing 5th grade teacher, Aina Green, for being nominated and selected as WSECU’s Teacher of the Week.

The WSECU Teacher of the Week program is a special opportunity to recognize and honor the teachers who have had a profound impact on students, families, and communities.

Way to go Mrs. Green!

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September Reading Challenge

Please stop by the library to pick up a copy of the September reading challenge. To complete this reading challenge, choose four different books to read this month that match the categories listed. Be sure to write in the name of the book you read in or next to the lemon where it fits. Turn it into Mrs. Morse or Mrs. Edwards when you're done for a chance to win a prize. Happy Reading!

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Breakfast and Lunch

Meals are free this year for all schools and all students. Click here for the September menu.

While all students may have one free breakfast and one free lunch at school, additional meals must be purchased. In addition, milks purchased separate from the school meal (if bringing a lunch from home, or getting a second milk, for instance) must be purchased because of the way schools are reimbursed for meals served.

If you have students who would like to purchase these items, please load funds into your student's MySchoolBucks account by following these steps:

Go to My School Bucks
Click “sign up for free” and follow instructions

Elementary students are charged for the following items:

Single milk: $.50
Second meal at breakfast: $1.75
Second meal at lunch: $3.35

Cash Payment Instructions

Elementary schools do not have cash registers, so if you need to pay with cash or check, please bring your payment to the Nutrition Services Office at District Support Services (8925 Airport Road, Everett, 98204). For families paying by check, please make checks payable to your school name or Mukilteo School District Nutrition Services. Please write your student's ID number on the check so we are sure to credit the correct account.

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Birthday Celebrations

Birthdays are an exciting time for students, and we want to acknowledge student birthdays while keeping all our children safe. Due to the many students with allergies and food sensitivities, food items are not permitted for birthday celebrations at school. Please coordinate with the classroom teacher to determine the best time to celebrate your child’s birthday.

If you choose to send in a treat for your child’s classroom, we are requesting that it be non-food based. Treat ideas include: pencils or stickers, homemade Play-Doh, bubbles, small party favors, silly straws, origami, stickers, homemade games, and bookmarks. The donation of a book to the classroom library in honor of a child’s birthday would be appropriate. If you intend to purchase non-food birthday treats, please limit spending to less than $2 per student.

Balloon deliveries will be held in the office and given to the student at the end of the day. Please remember that balloon bouquets are not allowed on the school bus.

Invitations for an activity outside of school, like a birthday party for example, should be given out outside of school unless the whole class is invited. This cuts down on hurt feelings or feelings of being excluded.

Student - Family Handbook

Mukilteo Elementary School

Mukilteo School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Simone Neal (425-356-1319), nealsr@mukilteo.wednet.edu Section 504 Coordinator Becca Anderson (425-356-1277) andersonra@mukilteo.wednet.edu, and the ADA/Access Coordinator Karen Mooseker (425-356-1330) moosekerkw@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9401 Sharon Drive in Everett, WA. Inquiries regarding ADA/Access issues at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center should be directed to Wes Allen, Director (425-348-2220) allenwr@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9001 Airport Road, Everett, WA 98204.