Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Jamie Haney helps her fourth-grader Elise prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

School starts at Salish Coast Elementary

Jamie Haney, above, helps her fourth-grader, Elise, prepare for the first day of school Tuesday morning at Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend. The school has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. “We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that,” she added.

Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. “We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that,” she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Salish Coast Elementary in Port Townsend has 408 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade; 21 were absent Tuesday, principal Lisa Condran noted. “We are very successfully running outdoor breakfast and lunch to keep our students safe, so we are excited about that,” she added. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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