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“Do you know how a carrot grows?” farmer Katie Swanson asked Shasta Elementary School second-graders Thursday (Oct. 26) during Klamath County School District’s sixth-annual Crunch at Once event. The students had just crunched their farm-fresh carrots and had questions for the farmer who grew them.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - This summer, children can enjoy lunches at no charge through the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded nutrition program open to all youth ages 1-18 years.
Read MoreWill your child be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1? If so, it’s time to register for kindergarten. Klamath County School District elementary schools have scheduled kindergarten roundup dates in May to welcome new kindergarteners and provide a chance for parents to register their child for the 2023-24 school year.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Shasta Elementary School fourth-graders chatted live with U.S. Olympic nordic skier Rosie Brennan on Monday, asking her questions about competing, maintaining friendships, and confronting challenges.
Read MoreWill your child be five years old by Sept. 1, 2022? If so, it’s time for kindergarten!
Read MoreStudents at Shasta Elementary School can now communicate with their deaf and hard of hearing classmates on the playground – asking them to play, be their friend, or for help.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - “Next week, for the first time in more than a year, most Klamath County School District students will begin returning to our classrooms full-time, five days a week,” said a newsletter sent to KCSD parents Wednesday evening.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Henley Elementary School kindergarten students are receiving 30 new bikes as part of the All Kids Bike physical education program thanks to a substantial donation from Country Financial.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Ferguson Elementary School kindergarten teachers Mariah Campbell and Lori Nealy were more than ready Saturday morning as they waited for their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Campbell and Nealy both have been teaching in person since September when the Klamath County School District opened classrooms to its youngest students.
Read MoreKlamath County School District students joined community members in the third annual Countdown to Crunch Monday, the first of a two-day Crunch to celebrate local farmers and producers and National Farm to School Month.
Read MoreIn past years, kindergarteners at Shasta Elementary School visited a local pumpkin patch in October. This year, with COVID-19, that wasn’t possible.
But thanks to pumpkin donations from the Shasta Booster Club, Albertson’s, and Holiday Market, kindergarteners were still able to hunt for a future jack-o'-lantern.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Shasta Elementary School this summer opened a Little Free Library near the entrance to the campus so community members could share and read books.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In a letter written to Klamath County School District families, KCSD Superintendent, Glen Szymoniak announces options for county schools this fall. “There is not a one size fits all answer for the district,” said Szymoniak.
Read MoreThe Klamath County School District has scheduled a series of community forums for parents who are interested in finding out more about their school’s reopening plan for the 2020-21 school year.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY - The Klamath County School District is offering a free meal program for students 18 years old and younger from Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18.
Read More“Thank you for the delicious beef,” the first-grader told cattle rancher Bruce Topham as she finished lunch on Wednesday. “You’re welcome,” Topham told her, smiling and returning her quick hug.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In about a month, Shasta Elementary School students will be eating lettuce for lunch that they have watched grow from seed.
The first crop of lettuce was planted Wednesday morning in the school’s Juice Plus Tower Garden, an aeroponic system that uses water, liquid nutrients, and lights to grow produce indoors.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - Six schools in the Klamath County School District were honored with United Way of the Klamath Basin spirit awards for outstanding employee fund-raising campaigns.
Read MoreSchools in the Klamath County School District, with the help of community organizations and generous anonymous donors, were able this holiday season to provide hundreds of pounds of food and more than 200 holiday meal baskets as well as gifts, specialty items, and new clothing for area families.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Backstage at the Ross Ragland Theater Friday more than 90 kindergartners, wearing holiday-themed sweaters, ties, and fancy dresses, were ready to kick off Shasta Elementary School’s “The Twelve Days of Christmas” holiday program.
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