Townsend School District

K-8 families-please read the following letter. Have a great evening.

On behalf of BHS's Student Council, we are offering shoveling services in the month of January for free! Members of the Student Council will personally come to your home and shovel your driveway and/or sidewalks so that you don’t have to! We take pride in helping our community and thought this would be a great opportunity to give to all who support our school. Due to student availability and the unpredictability of the weather, students will only be available on Saturdays and Sundays of this month. If you are interested or have someone in mind that would need this task done for them, contact Allie Lampman via her email, alampman@townsend.k12.mt.us.

This week's activities: Tues: HSWR @ Harrison- 6PM Fri: HSWR @ Ronan, HSBB @ Manhattan Christian- 2:30PM Sat: HSWR @ Ronan, HSBB @ Three Forks- 1PM, S&D @ Home-Senior “Night”

Townsend School District will not hold regular classes on December 22nd and buses will not run. The school will be open from 10:00 until noon and some staff will be available if you need to come get items. New lockers are being put in the middle school; however, Items in lockers will be saved if you don't make it. The gyms and library are also closed tonight and tomorrow. No activity practices tomorrow. Please stay safe, if you are unable to make it to school your items will be waiting for you when school resumes after the break. Happy Holidays, Townsend School District shedalen@townsend.k12.mt.us

There will be no Old Baldy Adult Ed open gyms tonight. All school facilities are closed at this time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Dear Families, 6:15 am School is closed for today, December 21st. Safety for all is most important and our road conditions and temperatures are severe. We will continue to monitor the situation for tomorrow. Thank you, Townsend School District

Dear Families, 12/21/22 5:30 am Our regions extreme weather conditions hit sooner than expected. As a safety precaution, the Townsend School District and Bulldog Bus Lines have decided we will not run the bus routes on Wednesday the 21st or Thursday the 22nd. The temperatures could cause issues with the operation of the buses and lead to potentially dangerous situations. Road conditions are severe as well; therefore, buses will not run. We will notify you through the website, FB, and Infinite Campus if there are any further updates such as potential school closure. If any families need resources or support over the holiday break, please reach out to Mrs. Hedalen. Stay safe, and stay tuned for information, Susie Hedalen shedalen@townsend.k12.mt.us

This week's activities: Mon: HSBB @ Livingston- 3PM Tues: HSBB vs Manhattan (Boy’s C- 3PM, Boy’s & Girl's JV- 4:30PM, GV- 6PM, BV- 7:30PM) Thurs: Early Out- 12PM December 23 – January 2: NO SCHOOL- HAVE AN AWESOME WINTER BREAK!!

Due to last-minute game changes and bad roads, we are moving the start times of both varsity basketball games today. Girls varsity will start at 5:30 and boys varsity will start at 7:00. Please help spread the word and thank you for your understanding! Go Bulldogs!! 🏀🏀🏀

Here is the link for tonight's school board meeting. The meeting starts promptly at 6PM. Attendance in person is always encouraged. https://youtu.be/LtA8bbBJXxg

This week's activities: Mon: First Day of JHGBB Practice Wed: BPA Regionals @ Dillon Thurs: HSBB vs Choteau- NO C SQUAD GAMES, 4:30PM JV girls (full game) and boys (½ game), 6:00 Varsity Girls, 7:30 Varsity Boys Fri: HSBB @ Big Timber- 3PM Fri & Sat: HSWR @ Great Falls Sat: S&D @ Choteau

K-4 families, please have your children to the concert, on December 8th, between 5:30 and 5:45 pm at the high school. There will be signs posted of where you need to meet your child’s grade level. We look forward to seeing all enjoying a wonderful concert. Thank you.

Here is a link to the times/locations of our HSBB games for the Manhattan Tip-Off Tournament this Friday & Saturday...Go, Bulldogs!! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HZIivcKChutO0-vSGi7H3EBlpD8G5Jpu7bLZK82flvE/edit?usp=sharing

Lady Bulldog BB News! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zOEBbYgqGJJOQPjRq6Je4OUg-UO2Sc9hiXKe0aGMS6Y/edit?usp=sharing

This week’s activities: Mon: FFA Districts @ Big Timber, MS Winter Concert- 7PM Tues: JHBBB @ Fairfield- 4PM, HS Winter Concert- 7PM Thurs: JHBBB @ Belgrade- 4PM, Elem. Winter Concert- 6PM Fri & Sat: HSBB @ Manhattan Tourney, HSWR @ Whitehall Duals Sat: S&D @ Livingston

Attention JH Basketball Fans!! Here is the link to purchase online tickets for tomorrow’s ( Tues. Dec. 6th) game in Fairfield. This is the ONLY purchasing option, there is no cash or other option at the gate…please help spread the word!!

Please consider attending tonights Stratigic Planning Meeting. Be advised that due to the multiple breakout sessions and the nature of this meeting that it will not be broadcasted. This meeting is being held in the Community room at 6PM.

In December, we will have 19 students from Okinawa, Japan visiting our school and our town as part of the Kakehashi Project. We are in need of volunteers to host some kids for a couple of hours on Saturday, December 17th for their home visit. The purpose of the home visit is to show the students what daily life is like in Townsend, MT. This will give them a good sense of how American homes are different and/or similar to Japanese homes. Here are some of the details: December 17th - Home visit · The home visit will take place between 10am and 4pm. · Families will provide lunch, conversation, maybe a little walk around. You could plan an activity at your home if you would like. · We need up to 9 families to host students. · Background checks conducted by a 3rd party are mandatory. Because this is a program that works with minors (just like schools), this is required by multiple parties: US Department of Foreign Affairs, Japan International Cultural Exchange, Laurasian Institute. Interested parties will provide their email address, which will be send to the Laurasian Institute. They will send you information for filling out the background check form. It's an FBI connected background check and they do not see any of your information - they just get the go ahead from the 3rd party. · We do prefer homes that have kids who will be at home that day. It would be awkward for the Japanese students to just be hanging out with adults all day. · Please let me know if you are interested ASAP. We need to get the ball rolling on this so they can finalize their plans, and so we have the background checks done. Send any inquiries to Mrs. Lampman at alampman@townsend.k12.mt.us

Come join the fun!! 🎭

This week's activities: Mon: District Strategic Planning Meeting- 6PM (community room) Tues: Teen Mental Health & Cyber Safety Parent Night Presentation- 6PM (community room) Wed: HS/MS Teen Mental Health & Cyber Safety Presentations- 7-8 @ 10:00AM, 11-12 @ 1:00PM, 9-10 @ 2:15PM (opt out forms available at the offices) Thurs: ASVAB Test 8:45-10:15AM, JHBBB @ Whitehall- 4PM, Blue & White Scrimmages- 5PM Fri: Q2 Midterm, HSWR @ Cascade, Fall Play- 7PM Sat: HSWR @ Cascade, Fall Play- 7PM