Kiana won the Coeur d'Alene School District's 5th grade Spelling Bee, out-spelling the best spellers from all ten elementary schools. She will now represent our school district at the regional Spelling Bee in March. We are so proud of Kiana and all work she put into preparing for the event, demonstrating perseverance and personal responsibility we strive for here at Skyway. Congratulations, Kiana!

On Friday, February 3rd there are two places that are offering a free kids dental clinic. We wanted to pass along this wonderful opportunity to our Skyway families.

Who: Dirne community Health 292-0697

Where: 1800 Lincoln Way, Suite 203 Coeur d’ Alene

*Taking kids up to 18*

Who: Avondale Dental Center 772-4066

Where: 1683 E. Miles Ave Hayden

*Taking kids up to 12*

Space is limited for both facilities, so please call soon! 

Savannah Vucinich (a 5^th grader at Skyway last year) had her art work make the cover of Orff Echo magazine, which is a quarterly national journal of the Orff-Schulwerk Association (a national music association).This was some creative art done on silk scarves with an artist in residence, Kim Torgeson with the support of our music teacher, Sally Sorenson. 

Skyway uses the Response to Intervention (RTI) model to provide all students with the best opportunities to succeed in school. The goals of RtI are to integrate resources to minimize negative consequences with struggling learning and to strengthen the process of special needs identification. For more more information on RTI click here .

Watch D.O.G.S. volunteers (dads, grandpas, and other men in our children's lives) perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including greeting students in the morning, assisting with loading of buses and cars in the afternoon, monitoring the lunch room, playing on the playground, and helping in the classroom with a teacher’s guidance. If you are interested in becoming involved in this program or would like more information, please give our office a call or stop by and visit.

February is American Heart month so now is a great time to learn how to make our food choices more heart healthy.  Research has shown that the process leading to heart disease can start as early as childhood.  Two fast and easy changes you can make are to choose low fat or nonfat dairy products and lean meats.   Choose dairy products made with nonfat or 1% milk.  Lean meats include poultry, fish and red meats with less visible white fat or marbling.  Decrease the amount of fried foods that you eat and choose cooking methods that require no added fats such as baking, broiling, barbequing, sautéing, etc.  Limit high fat toppings or choose low fat or nonfat alternatives to items like salad dressings or sour cream.  Including high fiber foods is another key to heart healthy eating.  Choose the whole grain versions of breads, cereals, rice and pastas whenever possible.  Fruits and vegetables are also an excellent source of fiber as well as heart healthy vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals.  Finally, remember that all foods can fit into a healthy diet but it is very important to learn to choose higher fat foods in smaller portion sizes and less frequently.  For more tips on heart health, go to the Nutrition Services homepage at www.cdaschools.org.