Salmon Bay Weekly Bulletin - Monday Nov. 9, 2009

Upcoming Events Calendar:

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 10th ES ½ K Social – Cafeteria
Wednesday 11th AS VETERAN’S DAY – NO SCHOOL
Thursday 12th MS WEP Info Night 7:00- 9:00 PM Library
Thursday 12th AS FOSB Meeting – 7:00 PM Cafeteria
Friday 13th ES Spaghetti Feed Dinner – 6:00 PM – POSTPONED
Thursday 19th MS WEP Rental Night 5:00- 8:00 Cafeteria
Saturday 21st AS Fair Trade Fair/Pancake Breakfast 9:00- 2:00 Cafeteria/Rug area
Mon-Wed 23rd -25th All school conferences – No school
Thurs/Fri 26th/27th Thanksgiving Holiday

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S NOTE

Middle School

Parents thank you so much for all your help and good spirit during the Middle School Dance, what a success. You were great at mixing up Shirley Temples, handing out Red Vines, roaming the halls, weaving in and out of teenage mobs!!! Thanks.

Climate Assembly

This past week we had a 6th grade Climate assembly where we discussed our 3 guiding principles; Be Kind, Be Safe and Be Responsible. We also talked about progressive discipline, our policy on play fighting and explaining what a referral is. Students were referred to their student planners to read the student handbook portion of the planner for more details. We also talked to the students about how their behavior is connected to whether they are able to go on school outings. We, at Salmon Bay, feel that students earn the right to participate in certain school events. So if a student receives a behavior referral they may jeopardize their opportunity to go on certain fieldtrips. (Rollerskating, Wild Waves, dances, etc.)

The best part of the assembly was recognizing students who “Live Aloha”.
Henry Brackbill, Sarah Rowley, Kendall Foster, Griffin Denke , Elijah Falk, Ryan Olson, Iain Dunn, Timothy Torres, Eirick McGrady, Santiago Crisanto-Cholas, Thomas Star. These were students who in the past few months have been helping out at lunch and cleaning up the outside and inside, and being responsible.

WEP Rental Night November 19

Rental night begins at 5:00. Please note that students may not ‘hang’ out at school until 5:00, we do not have the supervision available for them. Students may attend their regular Thursday, OST, activity if they are registered and then go to Rental Night, but they must already be enrolled in the OST activity.

ELEMENTARY VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR’S NOTE

Short notes for a short week:

LOST AND FOUND: Inch by inch, row by row, our rack of clothes has grown you know. All it takes is a mom to know, whether clothes are wanted or not. Please check the lost and found for items you still want. They will be donated after November 20th, before the Thanksgiving break.
Lost and found is located in the stage area, next to the cafeteria.

Parent Information Exchange: Big thanks to the parent education committee of PIE for hosting Julie Metzger (a community favorite), offering free childcare (thank you COHO Kidstime) and delightful pie (thank you pie makers). Your events are informative and helpful and fun. The cameras were rolling while Julie was presenting so if you missed the event and would like to see the wisdom Julie Metzger professed, contact Patty Maier at p.maier@comcast.net.

DIRECT GIVING CAMPAIGN: Check out the BIG, and we are talking BIG, sign out front indicating our progress with the Direct Giving Campaign. You should have received your letters by now, with your fish wishes.

UPCOMING: Two terrific events to put on your upcoming, oh my goodness November leads to December, calendars. The Fair Trade Fair and Pancake Breakfast on November 21st will give you a chance to eat, greet, meet, buy something neat, which supports Salmon Bay’s involvement in Bridges to Understanding. Drop by on Saturday Nov. 21st for some festivity and fair trade fun. Scrip, Chinook books and our new Salmon Bay sweatshirts & t-shirts will be available too. Then fast forward your calendar to the first weekend in December, which will be our All school Fall Bookfair at the UW bookstore, Dec 4th -7th. Lots of activities planned to enlighten and entertain. Hope to see you at both events.

Enjoy your week and may the significance of Wednesday be with us all.

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR’S NOTE

Hi Salmon Bay Middle School Families!

STUDENT ASSEMBLY – Today, Monday, Nov 9th, the Middle School students had an assembly about Winter Enrichment! (WEP). They were given information and sign-up sheets to take home. Be sure to look for that information!

WEP INFORMATION NIGHT – This Thursday, Nov. 12th, will be your chance to get even more information about WEP!
Thursday, Nov 12th is the Winter Enrichment Information Night! From 7 – 9pm in the library.
Because the students already had their WEP Info Assembly, this meeting is for the adults only. It is especially helpful for new families and for parents that want to sign up to be emergency drivers for skiing and snowboarding. This is a great chance to get your questions asked and answered! You don’t want to miss this very informative night!

BASKETBALL – This Thursday, Nov. 12th, there will be a meeting during lunch in the west gym for all students interested in playing basketball. This is for both boys and girls. Basketball practices and try-outs will be held next week on Mon 11/16, Tues 11/17 and Thurs 11/19, from 3:30 -5pm. (Try-outs are to determine JV and Varsity. No one will be cut from basketball). Please make sure that your child has a current physical on file, and be sure to fill out an OST (Out Of School Time) form. They can be found on the “forms” section of our website – salmonbayschool.org – and your child can get one from the office at any time!

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES –

• Wednesday, Nov. 11 – No School
• Thursday, Nov. 12 – WEP Information Night! – 7- 9pm in the library
• Thursday, Nov. 12 – FOSB meeting – 7 – 9pm.
• Thursday, Nov. 19 – WEP Rental Night! – 5 – 8pm in the cafeteria! Rent your gear for the season and buy a Seasons Pass!
• Sat., Nov. 21 – Fair Trade Fair and Pancake Breakfast (more info in the All-School section of the Bulletin)
• November 23rd – 25th, Mon. – Wed. Conference Week – (No school Mon Nov 23 – Fri.Nov. 27).

Your child’s homeroom teacher will be in contact about signing up for a conference time. This is a
great opportunity to get into your child’s classroom and to see what kind of work they have been doing.
These are student led conferences and they are very well done! Be sure to take advantage of this
opportunity!

ALL SCHOOL INFORMATION

NEWS FROM NURSE JULIE

Vaccine Reminder:Time to get those shots!

We are down to the last 38 students who are not in compliance with the state and district immunization requirements. I have sent out reminders twice and you know who you are! Please remember to have your child’s vaccines updated and send the info in to me as soon as possible. We are tracked by the district for compliance and need to get caught up. Thank you. Nurse Julie

FAIR TRADE FAIR/PANCAKE BREAKFAST NOV 21st Eat Local- Buy Global !!!!

Delicious Pancake Breakfast at Salmon Bay School will raise funds for some of our students to
participate in “Bridges to Understanding,” a photo/cultural exchange between international students
and students in Melanie’s Spanish classes. The breakfast is from 9-12 in the morning, and costs
$7 per person or $25 per family. Enjoy local community, tasty flapjacks with scrumptious toppings and stay for global connections at the (FREE!) Fair Trade Fair (9-2pm.) Booths will include Guatemalan textiles from UKUSH, rolled paper bead jewelry from Beads For Life, Market Street Traders, Equal Exchange fair trade coffee, Theo chocolate, Heifer International and much more. Holiday shopping anyone? Fill your belly, warm your heart, and have a great time on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st.

Celebrate Fridays being Fuel-Free!

Walk or bike to school on Fridays! Join Karen Dugan’s Walking School Bus on Fuel-Free Fridays! They will start at 8:30 from 30th Ave NW and NW 64th St, walking north on 30th, turning east on 67th, and 67th jogs a little north on 28th, and then continues east on 67th until school. Whether you walk with the walking school bus or walk or bike on your own, I will meet you in the alley behind the school to record your trips and hand out rewards on Fuel Free Fridays! ~Marian

ALL SCHOOL BOOKFAIR: DEC 4th – 7th – University Book Store

The Salmon Bay Fall All-School Book Fair will be held at the University Book Store from Friday, Dec 4 – Monday, Dec 7. We need volunteers to help with this event. Please contact Audrey Lee if you can donate your time, audreybr@hotmail.com

AUCTION NEWS:

You don’t have to be Martha Stewart . . .
To join the Auction Decorations Team. Come be part of the most festive committee around! Let’s not even call it a committee; let’s just call it a party! If you like to play with scissors, maybe know your way around a glue gun, or even just have some quirky ideas, we need you!!! To get your name on the list, email Elisabeth at elisabeth.fredrickson@gmail.com or Edith Fuchs at eka@nwlink.com.

SALMON BAY WINE AUCTION: Once again this year, we’re providing an easy way for you to help with the auction. We are doing a wine auction that has two components. There will be a section of the silent auction that is comprised of bottles of wine and wine-related items. The wine in this section will be extra special bottles with a value of $40 or more. But, we all know that there are LOTS of great bottles of wine that are in the $10 to $40 range. For these bottles, we will do a “Wine Grab” where you buy a bottle of wine for $15 and then grab a mystery bottle of wine that will be valued anywhere from $10 to $40 or even more!
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Of course we need those “specialty” bottles worth $40 or more. We’d be happy to help you de-clutter your wine cellar! Do you prefer bubbly or port? Those work, too! And here’s the really easy way — Donate your favorite bottle of wine that’s worth between $10 and $40. What’s your favorite bottle that you take to a friend’s house when they have you over for dinner? Questions? Call or e-mail Michelle Chamberlain at 206.782.9173 or mvs@chamberlain.net
Ready to donate? Drop your bottle(s)) off at the Chamberlain’s house: 7023 22nd Ave. NW (very close to school!). If Michelle isn’t there, there will be a wine box on the front porch and a clip board where you can write your information and let her know if you want a donation receipt. She will check the box frequently. Or, Michelle will gladly come to you to pick up your donation. Call or email her for that.

GREAT AUCTION DONATION NEEDS YOUR HELP: Calling all Salmon Bay foodies! Salmon Bay Cooks is compiling a cookbook for the upcoming auction and is looking for your favorite recipes for potluck dishes. Original recipes preferred, if you have a favorite from a book, please include title/author. You can email your recipes to salmonbaycooks@gmail.com or drop them off outside of Carita’s room (106.)

PROCUREMENT FORMS: Hard copy procurement forms should be finding their way to your home via kid mail today or tomorrow. The next contest for turning in your form is listed on the form itself.
Get your donation in to us soon and we will enter your name into a drawing for a NEW Salmon Bay Sweatshirt. Great for gardening in. Not sure what might work? Need a procurement packet (complete with stamped addressed envelope)? Ask Lynne – contact info is below.

Remember, we want to make it easy for you! – Email Lynne@ohana.org with your donation info! Or call: 789-8093 OR – Bring your physical donations into the volunteer coordinator’s office (attach a donor form; there’ll be some there) OR – Donate online: http://www.salmonbayschool.org/parents/fundraising/auction/donor_form OR – Print the form (attached) and fax it into school (252-1721) OR – Bring the form into the main office and put it in the auction mail box.

Thanks all you superheroes! This will be fun!

FOSB NEWS

FOSB MEETING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th in the CAFERTERIA:

The FOSB meeting will be held at 7pm in the cafeteria this Thursday. We will be voting in the new directors, getting an update on the school assignment plan and more! See you there. Contact Jane (cj_davies@msn.com) or Lance (lancecadams@hotmail.com) if you have any questions or topics you’d like to discuss.

NOVEMBER IS DIRECT GIVING MONTH!!

Once again we’re making it easy for you to participate in FOSB’s Annual Direct Giving Campaign. Direct Giving is the simplest and most direct way for you to contribute to the school. This week we will be sending out Direct Giving mailers to Salmon Bay families. Please give what you can, whether it’s a little or a lot, to help make our kids’ experience at Salmon Bay the best it can be. this year’s theme will be The Salmon Bay Fish Ladder. Each mailed package will contain a fish that you can send back with your donation. On this fish please write a wish for Salmon Bay School and watch as the fish climb the fish ladder in front lobby. Your participation is appreciated.

For questions about Direct Giving please contact Randy Doak (206)784-6626 or junkdrum@aol.com

SCRIP News!

Chances are, your family will spend money on one of the following this week: groceries, clothing, movie tickets, pizza night, video rentals, sporting goods, fresh wholesome bread, or specialty coffees. Guess what? We carry gift cards for retailers that can be used to meet all of these purchasing needs, while also contributing a percentage of each purchase to support Salmon Bay programs. You can also pick up the latest Chinook Book for only $20. The SCRIP program doesn’t ask that you spend more, just that you spend differently. Listed below are some of the ways you can support the scrip program at Salmon Bay. To buy scrip outside of posted hours, or if you have questions, please contact Alodie Loney: alodie.loney@gmail.com or (206)914.6554.

• Buy at School – Stop by the scrip table (located in the front foyer near the office) M-F 8:50-9:20 a.m. or Th/Fri 3:20-3:40 p.m. to purchase scrip directly from one of our friendly sellers. We have on hand this week: PCC, Fred Meyer/QFC, Safeway, Met Market, REI, Starbucks, Snoose Junction, Rain City Video (10 punch), Lands End/Sears, Great Harvest Bread, and Regal Theatres (Thornton Place/Meridian). Bring Cash or Check!
• Special Orders: Great Lakes Scrip Company offers families the ability to submit orders online, reload select cards online, and also use a credit card for payment with the PrestoPay service. To use this service, go online to www.shopwithscrip.com, register your family with the program, and choose Friends of Salmon Bay Elementary as the beneficiary. Hundreds of merchants are available for order through the site, and several cards can now be reloaded, including Starbucks. You can submit your order on paper, I can email you an order form, or you may pick up a hard copy from the scrip table at any time. The next order will be submitted on Wednesday Nov. 18th, /b> and will be available for pick-up by October 23.
• eScrip: The eScrip program allows you to support Salmon Bay programs with minimal effort! Simply go to www.escrip.com, securely register your credit cards, debit card, and selected store club cards (club cards require use of account #, not phone #), and designate Friends of Salmon Bay as the group you would like to support. Now, every time you shop at any one of the hundreds of participating merchants using one of the registered cards, a percentage of your purchase goes directly to the school!