🚌 School Bus Safety Reminder

As we begin the new school year, please remember when drivers are required to stop for a school bus under Washington State law (RCW 46.61.370).

2-lane roads - Traffic in both directions must stop when a school bus has its red lights flashing and stop sign extended.
3 or more marked lanes - Traffic traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop. Drivers traveling in the opposite direction are not required to stop.
Roads with a center turn lane - Drivers traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop.
Divided roadways or roads with a median - Only traffic traveling in the same direction as the bus must stop.

Drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus face a mandatory $500 fine.

Most importantly, please continue watching carefully for students even after the bus begins moving and its lights are no longer flashing.

When in doubt, STOP. Help us keep our students safe! 🛑🚌

🚧 More Improvements Are Happening at Naselle!💙💛

The countdown to the first day of school is on, and we’re still busy making our campus even better for students!

🛝 Fresh playground chips are being installed to create a safer, cleaner, and refreshed play area for our students.

🏀 New shot clocks are going up in the gym, adding another exciting upgrade to our athletic facilities.

These are just a few of the improvements happening around campus as we put the finishing touches on everything before students return.

A huge thank you to everyone working hard behind the scenes to get our school ready!

School starts on Thursday, and we can’t wait to welcome our students back!

#NaselleStrong #BelieveConnectImproveAchieve

🎉 2026–27 Kindergarten & First Grade Classroom Update 🎉

We have an exciting update to share with our families!

After continued discussion and thoughtful consideration of staff recommendations, we have decided to begin the 2026–27 school year with one kindergarten classroom and one first-grade classroom.

While this means our first-grade class will be larger than originally planned, we believe keeping kindergarten and first grade in separate classrooms will provide the strongest learning environment for our students.

A big "thank you" to our families and staff for your patience, feedback, and support as we worked through this decision. 💙💛

We are excited about the year ahead and can’t wait to welcome our students back next week! Go Comets!

2026–27 Kindergarten and First-Grade Classroom Update

As mentioned in our June 16 update, based on current enrollment, we are planning to begin the school year with a combined Kindergarten/First-Grade classroom and a separate First-Grade classroom. This will help us create more balanced class sizes.

To be clear, first-grade students in the K/1 classroom will not be repeating kindergarten. They will remain first-grade students and receive instruction based on first-grade standards and curriculum. Kindergarten students will receive kindergarten-level instruction.

Mrs. Bosch will teach the K/1 classroom, and Mrs. Colquhoun will continue as the first-grade teacher.

With school starting next Thursday, we are checking enrollment numbers daily across all grade levels, with particular attention to Kindergarten and First Grade. In a small district, even a few additional students can make a difference in how we organize our classrooms.

If your child has not yet enrolled for the 2026–27 school year, please come into the school office and enroll as soon as possible. This is especially important for families with students entering Kindergarten or First Grade so that we have the most accurate numbers possible as we make final preparations for the start of school.

Thank you for helping us prepare for a great start to the school year!

Please consider and/or share this Postsecondary Pathway Advisor position in the Naselle-GRV and Ocean Beach School Districts. This would be a great opportunity to assist and support high school students in both school districts with college and career preparation and planning. Please click on the link to the ESD 112 job posting for more information about duties, salary, and benefits.

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/esd112/jobs/5435836/postsecondary-pathways-advisor-ocean-beach-naselle

🎉 Welcome to the 2026–27 School Year!

As we begin a new school year, I am grateful for the continued trust, support, and partnership of the Naselle-Grays River Valley community.

Our work continues to be guided by four priorities:

Relationships • Hope • Growth • Excellence

This year, we are strengthening instruction across the district with a continued focus on student engagement, expanding Career and Technical Education and College in the High School opportunities, welcoming new staff, and continuing to invest in our facilities, safety, communication, and student spaces.

We also remain committed to helping every student leave Naselle with a meaningful pathway for what comes next. That pathway may include a four-year university, community or technical college, an apprenticeship, industry training, military service, or direct entry into the workforce. Our goal is to help every student move forward with confidence, purpose, and hope.

None of this work happens without the dedication of our staff, families, volunteers, community partners, and everyone who supports our students and schools.

I invite you to read my full 2026–27 Community Welcome Letter to learn more about the work underway and our priorities for the year ahead.

We are proud of the progress we have made and excited about what is ahead.

💙 Here’s to a great 2026–27 school year!

Josh Brooks
Superintendent
Naselle-Grays River Valley School District

🍎 Great News for Naselle Families!

Naselle-Grays River Valley School District again qualifies for CEP, which means:

✅ FREE Each School Day
🥞 One complete breakfast with milk
🍎 One complete lunch with milk

⚠️ Not Included
🥛 Separate or extra milk
🍕 Second meals

📣 We Still Need Your Help

Please complete the CNEEB Application, even though meals are already free.

Your completed application can help:
☀️ Students access to Summer SUN Bucks and other benefits
🏫 Our district could receive important educational funding and resources

📄 Applications are available in the school office.

💙 Free meals for students. Your application helps support our families and our schools.

📚 Student Registration & Paperwork Reminder

New student registration continues today, Thursday, August 13, until 3:00 p.m.

Registration will also be available:

📅 Tuesday, August 18
📅 Wednesday, August 19
📅 Thursday, August 20
⏰ 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Returning students: Online enrollment is open and required for all returning students in grades 1–12.

The school office will also be open for families to turn in paperwork, ask questions, and receive assistance with the online enrollment process:

📄 Friday, August 14
📄 Monday–Friday, August 17–21
⏰ 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

We’re here to help and look forward to seeing you as we get ready for a great school year! 💙💛

Naselle Middle School football starts at 3:00 pm on Monday, August 24th. Come sign up your 7th or 8th grade student-athlete tonight between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm in the middle school commons, tomorrow between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm at the school, or email Marie Green at mgreen@naselleschools.org. It's a great day to be a Wildcat or a Comet!