No school on Monday. It is a Curriculum/Planning Day for teachers.
First-grade polar bear.
First-grade polar bear.
Second-grade fancy fish.
Second-grade fancy fish.
Kinder Abstract Art.
Kinder Abstract Art.
Third graders created a winter scene.
Third graders created a winter scene.
The Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA), on behalf of Somers Lakeside School District, is administering this survey to assist the Board of Trustees in selecting a new Superintendent. MTSBA will compile the survey results to help the Board identify the experience, qualifications, and qualities that staff and community members prioritize for the next Superintendent of Somers Lakeside School District. Please complete the survey by Friday, January 17.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Somers2025Community
Please share: Paraprofessionals needed at Lakeside Elementary and Somers Middle School.
Do you enjoy working with children? Somers District #29 is seeking several Paraprofessional Educators to support students at Lakeside Elementary School. Paraprofessionals contribute to providing a safe environment with high quality instruction in many ways: • Reinforcing learning tasks that have been taught by the regular or special education teachers with individuals or in small groups, such as practice on math facts, oral reading, counting, letter identification, etc. • Monitoring and assisting students through drill, practice, and study activities following presentation of instructional concepts by instructional personnel. • Assisting the teacher in observing, recording and reporting classroom behavior and progress toward goals. • Assisting students with physical tasks such as eating, toileting, putting on clothing, writing, using computers and adaptive equipment. • Assisting in supervision of students in the classroom, on study trip activities, on the playground, and in bus duty, as directed. • Listening to students reading, reading to students, explaining words and meanings, rephrasing materials, and providing similar learning examples. • Assisting the teacher with student behavior management, monitoring, and/or refocusing student’s attention in the classroom. Pay ranges from $16.24 to $17.74 per hour depending on experience. District health insurance and other benefits are included.
Please contact joe.price@somersdist29.org, or at 406-857-1022
Middle School Ceramics.
Third graders working on being dependable.
Safety first.
Kinder Snowman.
A winter scene from fourth grade.
A winter scene from fourth grade.
Friday Teacher Feature - Dayle Gage, second grade.
Hometown: Stanwood - Camano Island, Washington
College: Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa
Family: My son works for on X as a software engineer and I have 2 daughters in college. (I love being an empty nester!)
Hobbies: All things creative (knitting, crocheting, painting, etc), gardening, watching the sunrise and sunset, camping, hiking, playing piano, reading, playing pickleball and spending time with my three kids.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A Teacher
What are your top three favorite films of all time? Oceans 8, Age of Adeline, Princess Bride
What is one of your favorite quotes? "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature- trees, flowers, grass-grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...We need silence to be able to touch souls." Mother Teresa
What is your favorite book/movie/song? The Bible
Cats or Griz? Cats
Somers School District #29 has a vacancy on its Board of Trustees. If you are qualified to vote in Somers District 29 and would like to serve your community in this capacity, please contact Superintendent Joe Price at 406-857-1022 or joe.price@somersdist29.org by January 15.
5th grade field trip to Big Mountain.
