7th
Grade Patos Island Team
In 1792, Spanish
explorers Galliano and Valdez named the northern most of the San Juan
Islands, Isla de Patos, in Spanish meaning "Island
of Ducks” for the large numbers of
seabirds observed there. Patos
Island’s 210 acres of trees, coves, and caves soon became a favorite hideout
for smugglers. |
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Studies Links Mrs. Hiller Mr. Beymer Ms Mueller Math Links Mr. Beymer Mrs. Mueller Did you miss our Open House? View key points from our presentation. Click here. Outlines courses and expectations.
Each student receives a handout with the same information during the
first few days of school. A presentation given the first day of school. Introduces students to
teachers and team expectations. When a student’s behavior needs to be redirected, the student, and the teacher fill out this form, so that expectations are understood, and help can be given. Team expectations are described in the team syllabus. Parent Connect Students and Parents Connected to Grades With a password student and parent can view class progress and
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Northwest Washington
122º 57.18'W Learn About Patos Island At the
extreme northern edge of the San Juan Island’s lies Patos Island at the
junction of the Strait of Georgia and Boundary Pass. The only access to Patos
is by boat. But being a marine park it attracts visitors to its beaches and
tree covered habitat and its lighthouse.
Patos
Island covers 207.5 acres with 20,000 feet of saltwater
shoreline. Of special interest is the
wildflower bloom April through June.
A colony of prickly pear cactus has been discovered on the island. Island State Park is located in an area
"protected" by surrounding ocean waters and mountain ranges.
Temperatures are consistently moderate, rarely topping 80 degrees in the
summer and rarely falling below 30 degrees in the winter. Annual
rainfall averages 29 inches, approximately half that of Seattle. In the
summer months, and especially during September and early October, the islands
may go for weeks without a cloud in the sky. Snowfalls occur once or twice a
year and usually total only one or two inches. Northeast winds may cause
temperature extremes. Island tides range over 14 feet. The extreme low tide of 4.0
feet to the extreme high tide of over 10 feet. The
mile-long island is marked on the east end by Toe Point - named for the long
ridges of rock that extend far out into the water somewhat like toes on a
foot. A tiny bight can be found in this area that may provide you with a spot
to drop a hook. The only protected harbor on the island is Active Cove,
situated on the southwest tip between Patos and Little Patos. There two buoys
in the cove that offer boaters overnight visits. Showing
the island’s features is a 1.5-mile hiking loop circling the island. The southern side of the island consists
of eroded sandstone cliffs which preclude much beach walking, but the north
shore, a rocky beach, offers fine beach hiking, excellent tide pool viewing,
and driftwood collecting and the site off a Coast
Guard built lighthouse. The
Patos Lighthouse is located at the tip of Alden Point on the northwest end of
the island. Patos Lighthouse was established in 1890. The current structure
was built 1905. The lighthouse
was improved in 1908 with a new fog signal and a 38-foot tower, which housed
a fourth order Fresnel lens and fog signal. The best-known Patos Island light
keeper, Edward Durgan came to the island in 1905. As with all the lighthouses now in use, the light is automated
in 1974. Today, it flashes a white light
once every 6 seconds. Both
Active Cove and Toe Point are popular scuba diving and clam digging locations.
Fishing in the
area for salmon and cod is above average. Read
About Patos Island in the Book By Helene Glidden Learn More
About Patos Island: Maps of Patos Island and
the San Juan Islands l
Puget Sound Tides or Tide INFO l
The Lighthouse People (two images) l
Shoreline Photos from the south; from the
north Shoreline Photos l
History of The Pig War of 1859 Learn about Rubber
Ducks: Check it out… |
