Methow Valley Elementary

Please check out the MVE Weekly Update for the week of June 9th.

Please check out the MVE Weekly Update for the week of June 2nd.

The MVSD is pleased to announce that Kelly Wiest has been selected to join the 6th grade teacher team at Liberty Bell in the 25-26 school year. There will be three 6th grade teachers next year. 

Kelly taught 6th grade in the Methow Valley School District before teaching in an International Baccalaureate school in India for two years. Most recently, Kelly has served as an IB coordinator and 5th grade teacher at MVE. Kelly builds lasting and impactful relationships with students in our community and looks forward to the opportunity to join the middle school teaching team. Methow Valley Elementary will lead a similar process to fill Kelly’s vacancy in the 5th grade. 

Please join us as we congratulate Kelly!

Please check out the MVE Weekly Update for the week of May 26th!

Please be advised that the upcoming MVSD School Board meeting originally scheduled for May 29th has been rescheduled to:

New Date: Wednesday, May 28th @ 5:30 PM

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

The MVSD is pleased to announce that Annelisa Tornberg has been selected to serve as the district's full-time school nurse.

Annelisa Tornberg is a Registered Nurse with 19 years of nursing experience in family and maternal/child health. She has worked in labor & delivery nursing, as a Public Health Nurse with families and teens doing home visiting and wrap-around case management, as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a hospital float nurse (in units from post-anesthesia to the pediatric emergency room), and this school year as your substitute School Nurse. She is thrilled to be your new permanent MVSD School Nurse and has enjoyed working within our district the past four years as Covid Liaison, Health & Wellness Coordinator, and substitute School Nurse.

Annelisa and her husband Brent (who is also a RN) moved to the Methow Valley with their kids Finnley and Hazel 4 years ago and are grateful to be immersed in soccer, dance, skiing, and biking the local trails with their dog Coco.

Thank you for your support! Please reach out to Annelisa anytime. She looks forward to building more relationships and growing support for the health and wellbeing of students and families in our valley. ATORNBERG@methow.org

Please check out the MVE Weekly Update for the week of May 19th.

Please check out the MVE Weekly Update for the week of May 12th.

Liberty Bell Drama Company's presentation of the musical Hadestown opens Tuesday and runs through Sunday. This is a must-see theater event. Reserve tickets are almost sold out at mercplayhouse.org. There will be 10 tickets available at the door. Doors open at 6:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Doors open at 1:30 on Sunday. We can't wait to share this story of love, hope, and resilience in trying times.

This week we welcomed visiting author Thor Hanson to Methow Valley Elementary! Thor's Lyrical writing along with his deep love and knowledge of the animal world was an inspiration! Thanks to Methow Conservancy for making it happen. See his collection of work for both kids and adults at https://thorhanson.net/