Weekly Bulletin 12/12/11
SALMONBAYK-8 WEEKLY BULLETIN
“Building small learning communities – connecting every child”
Main Office phone: 252-1720, Attendance: 252-1728, Fax: 252-1721
Website: www.salmonbayschool.org
Elementary Volunteer Coordinator: Megan Ratcliffe 252-1730 mcratcliffe@seattleschools.org
Middle school Volunteer Coordinator: Caitlin Racey 252-1731
Monday December 12th, 2011
Upcoming Events Calendar:
DECEMBER
14th Wednesday AS Purl and Unfurl 7:00 PM
15th Thursday MS Geography Bee- 5th and 6th periods-Salmon Bay Auditorium
15th Thursday AS Friends of Salmon Bay Parent meeting- 7:30 Library
16th Friday MS Rollerskating Party - Daytime
16th Friday ES Lantern Daytime Celebration 8:30 AM Stage area
16th Friday AS 1 Hour Early Dismissal
16th Friday ES Lantern Evening Celebration 6:30 Salmon Bay Park
19th- January 2nd AS Winter Break!
JANUARY
3rd Tuesday AS First day back to school!
5th Thursday AS Math Committee Meeting 7:00 PM Library
6th Friday MS First Winter Enrichment Program (WEP)– Session 1
9th Monday AS Finance Committee Meeting – 7:00 PM Library
10th Tuesday AS Auction Committee Meeting – 7:00 PM Library
12th Thursday AS Coffee with Jodee – evening opportunity – 6:00 PM
12th Thursday AS Friends of Salmon Bay Parent meeting 7:00 PM
13th Friday MS WEP #2
16th Monday AS NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
19th Thursday AS Student Assessment Discussion 7:00 PM Library
20th Friday MS WEP #3
24th Tuesday AS Furlough ½ day – Students out 3 hours early
25th Wednesday AS Emergency Planning Meeting – 7:00 PM Library
26th Thursday MS WEP #4 – Thursday, not Friday
27th Friday AS NO SCHOOL – Day between semesters
PRINCIPAL’S NOTE
DearSalmon BayFamilies:
Please save the date: SalmonBayAssessment Night, January 19th at 7 pm. This will be an evening to talk about assessment: state, district and classroom. How does a parent make sense of it? There will be two parts: the first, to answer the question, “How do I use / read the assessment reports I receive for my child?” and the second, “How should I look at the big picture of assessment for my child?” This will be a presentation that has been planned by parents, staff and administration together. We hope to see you there!
ThursdayDecember 15– Middle SchoolGEOGRAPHY BEE at 1:00 to 2:30. If you have never had the sheer fun of watching the Salmon Bay Geography Bee—don’t miss it. Test yourself: how many of the questions could you answer?
EARLY DISMISSAL:Don’t forget we will be dismissing school at 1:35/1:45 Middle school will just be returning from roller-skating, and Elementary will do their Lantern Festival that day.
ELEMENTARY REPORT CARDS– Elementary report cards will be coming home at the end of this week. Remember this is a new report card, and if you have questions you can always check in with your student’s teacher.
From all your students’ teachers and staff, we wish you a wonderful holiday season—it’s always great to see if you can squeeze in some extra time for everyone in the family to READ!
Happy Winter Break!
Jodee
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S NOTE
Sneak Peeks December 9, 2011
I finished up my last teacher observations this past week and learned lots of Math and Science.
Multiplication is always a tough one to learn but the 3rd graders I had the opportunity to sit in with had it down. Students did choral response to equations, drew pictures to help their thinking and worked on following directions.
In another class we worked on equivalent fractions using the IXL computer based program along with a mini lesson using manipulatives to help students see visually if 1/8 is = to 4/12.
I ended my week having 6th graders learn about transpiration and acting out the process of the water cycle through plants.
K-8 performance. If you didn’t get an opportunity to see Tom Sawyer, I’m sure you’ve heard the buzz. I attended the Thursday performance and it was standing room only and it was wonderful to see both elementary and middle school students in this production. Thank you to all the staff, parents and students for your hard work to make this happen!
Tidbits you may want to know…..
Middle schoolers will go roller-skating on Friday and the dress code will still be in effect. If students are unsure of the dress code policy it can be found in their student planner on page 5.
The temperatures have dropped but students seem to be bundled and prepared to play outside before school and during lunch recess. Thank you for sending your student dressed for the weather.
ELEMENTARY VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR’S NOTE
What a beautiful day to begin the last week of the year. Here is some news for you.
LANTERN CELEBRATION: Please join us this Friday at 8:30 AM in the stage area for our Solstice Lantern Celebration. With the gift of Mary K’s singing and gentle guidance and the creativity of all of the elementary student’s lanterns, our solstice lantern celebration is a great treat for your heart and soul. The lanterns will light our way and the children’s voices will guide the mood. It is a beautiful expression of harmony, joy and peacefulness. I will need helpers to get all the lanterns set up in the morning and back to classes after our celebration. Students take their lanterns home to bring back to Salmon Bay park to enjoy a true lantern walk through the trees, with delicate voices to lead our way. Evening performance begins at 6:30PM at Salmon Bay Park. Dress warmly. Nasty weather cancels the event. Hope to see you.
PHOTOS: This year is looks like there will be a lot of photos of me and Sherry Jaqua (editor) for our elementary yearbook, because we haven’t received much else. If you have time over the holidays and you know you have cute photos of cute kids doing cute things, please help by gathering them, giving them and continuing taking them. Sherry’s email issherry@foryourhealthnw.com or drop them off in the folder outside of Megan’s office. Thanks for your help with this.
TSHIRTS – We have some new ladies Salmon Bay tshirts that come in 3 styles and a few different colors. We also ordered one new blue color tshirt for the fellas. We didn’t expand into sweatshirts or kids shirts this time, due to the large inventory we still have. Ladies and gentlemans tshirts are $12 and checks can be made out to FOSB. What a great gift idea. Shirts can be purchased before school or after school or anytime you can catch Megan or Caitlin.
ROCK FER FOSB WRAP UP – Thanks to Penny E, Cameron M and Alan W, for organizing the Rock fer FOSB event last Saturday. Terrific music was abundant that night as well as generous rock and rollers. The door proceeds almost tipped $700. Thanks to all and see you in the spring.
GRATITUDE AND BLESSINGS: Thank you for your gentleness with children and with each other. Thank you for supporting the teachers and the staff. Thank you for you gifts of time and talent. Thank you for the warm smiles, the friendly hellos and cheerful goodbyes.
Enjoy your break, enjoy your family, enjoy your city and we will see you in 2012. Megan
MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR’S NOTE
Hello and Welcome to the Last Week of School Before Winter Break! We have a full and fun week ahead with the Geography Bee, Roller-skating and a FOSB parent meeting to complete the excitement!
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was a smashing success! It was so amazing to see a play with a large cast of K-8 kids with many lines and lots of scene changes go so smoothly. Congratulations to Glyde and her whole cast and crew for a job well done!
Middle School Treasurer needed! A huge thank you to our Middle School treasurer David Sommerville for all his wonderful service as he is passing on the torch to the next eager person. If you like numbers and want to take a more active part in the parent board, this is the job for you. You would be working with the elementary treasurer and all school bookkeeper and asked to attend monthly FOSB meetings. The Middle School Treasurers works with the Middle School staff to help with all things financial. It is a great way to get to know the Middle School staff and be aware of Middle School financial needs. Please reply to this email if you think this is something you are interested in.
FOSB Meeting Thursday 12/15 in the library at 7pm. See you there!
Come down and get a new and beautiful Salmon Bay t-shirt. We just got in an order of adult sized Salmon Bay t-shirts in time for all your holiday shopping. They are very reasonably priced at just $12.00. I also got in some more Middle School Panther sweatshirts so if you were looking for one I have them now for $25.00.
I hope your winter break is festive and relaxing and you have time to do the things you most like to do! Take care and we will see you in 2012!
Caitlin
ALL SCHOOL INFORMATION
8TH GRADE PROJECT UPDATE
At this time we’ve held an evening meeting for parents and students, and a lunchtime meeting for students, about how the 8th grade project is going to work this year. Students know that they have several options of how to participate: work independently with check- ins with an adult mentor, attend either or both of the Tuesday and Thursday afternoon after school OST sessions for mini-lessons and work time with Janet and Melanie, and a weekly check in meeting during lunch on Thursday’s for those that are interested.
Students who want to be registered and do an 8th grade project should see Sam or Melanie to get a contract, folder and topic choice journal. Contracts should be turned in by Wednesday, Dec. 14 to either Sam or Melanie. Once we have contracts, we will create a class called Projects and Presentations that will be visible on the Source with Melanie listed as the teacher. All project information will be available there, from assignments to calendars to what students should currently be working on.
Topic choice journals should be completed by Thursday, January 5 and turned in to Sam or Melanie. The first session for the OST class will be Thursday, January 5 after school in the library. If you have questions, you can email Melanie at meshelton@seattleschools.org or Janet at jabogle@seattleschools.org. Thanks
Notes from the Library:
A huge “thank-you” to Lisa Dunn and her crew of volunteers for all of their terrific work on the University Book Store book fair! I enjoyed seeing students and their families, as well as many teachers taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to support the library here at Salmon Bay. The purchase list is almost finished, so look for some great new books in the library when we return from break.
Over the last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to introduce (or re-introduce) middle school students to the resources available through the district’s subscription databases. If you’re familiar with the databases available through the Seattle Public Library, access to our databases works in much the same way. You can access them for free from any district computer, but they require a user name and password for access from home (or any other non-district computer.) Students were given a sheet with all of the necessary information. (If it gets lost, they can come by the library and get another one.) The district databases are the preferred reference sites for most middle and high school teachers, so it’s important that our students get lots of practice using them!
As some of you know, the winter round of MAP testing has begun, which always means some changes to our regular library schedule. We’re working hard to make sure that all of the elementary students will have one more opportunity to visit the library to check out books before the break! And speaking of break…it’s a great time to round up all of those library books that may have found a place to hide at home!
Have a wonderful break, and remember to find some time to curl up with a good book!
Linda
FRIENDS OF SALMON BAY PARENT/FAMILY INFORMATIONB
FOSB NEWS: December FOSB meeting – Thursday December 15th 7:30 PM Library
Budget discussions are starting for next school year. If you are interested in joining this conversation, please plan to attend the finance committee meeting on January 9th at 7p.m.
We are seeking a few volunteers who are interested in helping host FOSB coffee time. Coffee time is generally held after drop-off in the morning. Host duties include preparing coffee and assisting with set-up/clean-up. If you are able to help for a time or two, please contact Jodi Russell or Sarah Kopf.
Auction News! MARCH 31st 2012 – Saturday 5:00 – 10:00 North Seattle Comm College
Auction News!
Things are moving right along. If you are interested in helping out still, we can find you something to do! There are donation forms in the front of the school under the Auction Sign up poster, feel free to grab one for yourself and someone else any time. You can also find them on our school website: http://www.salmonbayschool.org/parents/fundraising/auction/donor_form
"Like" Salmon Bay School Annual Auction on facebook to be in on the most current happenings!
Stay tuned for more information and for a call for decoration meetings!
Suzanne
DIRECT GIVING COMMITTEE UPDATE
Thanks to all the families who have given to the Direct Giving Campaign. We really are a generous community.
It is not too late to donate. Please remember FOSB as you give at year-end. We still need $3,000 to make our goal of $25,000. Lost your letter? No worries - you can donate online at http://www.salmonbayschool.org/giving. Or put a check (made out to FOSB) in the Direct Giving mail box in the school office.
Thank yous and receipts have started going out. Look for them in your mail box in the upcoming weeks.
Have questions? Contact Kate Banta-Green at bantagreen@gmail.com
Thanks for choosing Salmon Bay! Have a wonderful Winter break.
PURL & UNFURL 7pm, Wednesday, December 14
Knitters unite and steal away to work among friends on some of those holiday presents you may need to finish. The word is getting out about this fun group! ...come relax, knit and get to know better some fellow parents. New knitters, crafters of all kinds and holiday card writers are all welcome. Purl and Unfurl will always be the 2nd Wednesday of the month so jot future months on your calendar if you cannot make this one.
Karine's house (5 houses north of Salmon Bay park) 7029 20th Ave NW
SCRIP NEWS!
Last chance to get scrip for your holiday shopping! We might just have something for you! You could use a gift card to shop, or buy one to give away. Either way, we all win. Yay for winning!
Here are the cards we have at the moment: Fred Meyer/QFC, Safeway, Amazon, Little Caesars, Claire's, JcPenny, Big 5, Gymboree, LL Bean, Jiffy Lube, Groupon, Shutterfly, AMC, Regal, PCC
We now have lots of Starbucks, as well as Fred Meyer and Safeway in $25 amounts.
Scrip table is personed M-F 8:15-8:45am and M/W 2:15-2:45pm.
:) Suzanne, Amy and Teresa
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL TOURS
Open Enrollment Periodfor the 2012-2013 school year is Feb 27,2012 through March 9, 2012. Information on student assignments will be available for families on April 16, 2012.
BALLARD:
Ballard High is offering three day time tours from 8:00AM-9:30 AM. The dates are February 9, 14, and 29. We will have one evening tour on Wednesday, February 15. The tour will begin at 7:00 PM in our Main Gym. Please find street parking. Thank you.
INGRAHAM:
Ingraham Open House 2012 for incoming students
February 1st – 7:00 PM – Ingraham Auditorium
IngrahamHigh SchoolIB Information Night
February 8th – 7:00 PM – Ingraham Library
IngrahamHigh School Day Time Tours
February 15th – 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
March 7th – 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Tour begins in the school Auditorium
Questions? Call the Main Office #206-252-3888 No need to RSVP for tours or the night open houses.
ROOSEVELT:
Rooseveltis holding their choice/curriculum night on February 2nd at 7 PM
NATHAN HALE:
Nathan Hale is having their information night on Tuesday February 7th from 6- 8:30 PM.
6:00-7:00- Table Fair
6:30-7:00- Building Tour
7:00-8:30- Nathan Hale High School Presentation and Q&A
CENTER-
Open House February 9th from 6:00-8:00 PM
Tour February 15th from 9:00- 10:00 AM
These were the dates we were sent or I was able to get so it is not complete. I will list more tour dates as I get them. Thanks!
MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER DAY NEEDS YOU:
We are planning a career day for middle school students on Wednesday, February 29th. Students will get a chance to hear about different careers and ask questions of presenters. If you or someone you know is interested in being a presenter, please contact Anthony Malaki at eamalaki@seattleschools.org or Dana Irwin at dcirwin@seattleschools.org.
6th GRADE TEACHER NEEDS YOUR HELP :
DearSalmon BayParents and Community Members!
I am hoping to offer a new exploratory class about Food, Cultures, Healthy Eating and Cooking this spring. The class would allow students to explore the politics of food, how to pick healthy choices when it comes to food, how and what people in cultures around the world eat and some cooking basics. In order to make this class a success, I need your help! I am hoping to gather any old (but still functioning and safe!) small cooking appliances such as Electric Frying Pans, Crock Pots, George Forman Grills, Hot Plates, Electric Kettles, etc. If you have any of these items way back in your kitchen cabinets, or down in the basement, and would like to donate them for the semester--or permanently--please email me at knhayes@seattleschools.org to let me know what you have.
Thanks!
Katie Hayes . 6th Grade LA/SS
8th GRADE TEACHER NEEDS YOUR HELP:
Cleaning out your closets? Please send any old beading/jewelry materials to Melanie in room 317 for our WEP class; we appreciate any donations!
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Yoga for Teens & Tweenstaught by Salmon Bay parent Mary Kay Vadino
Monday's 3:15pm starting Jan 9.
Taj Yoga Studio
Give the gift of Yoga this year. Teens & Tweens agree yoga is a great way to unwind, develop strength and flexibility and bring balance to their active lives.
$40 for a 5 class card
Classes meet at the old Crown Hill Elementary School
INGRAHAM’S HOLIDAY HOOPS CAMP - 3rd Grade and Up –
Basketball Players-- Looking for more time on the court? Ingraham's New Head Coach Barry Jones, formerly with the San Antonio Spurs Development Team, along with Ingraham's Varsity Team will hold a Holiday Hoops Camp on December 19, 20 and 21 from 10 AM to 1 PM for only $50 in Ingraham's newly remodeled gym. Work on shooting, rebounding, ball handling, speed & agility and team offence & defense. Mini games played each day. Contact Janet Gibb at ajgibb@comcast.net or 784-3971 for more information.
Violin Lessons-
Interested in violin/fiddle lessons for yourself or your child? Elizabeth Lovelace is a Salmon Bay mom and a certified Suzuki violin teacher. She has been teaching violin fro 20 years for ages 6- adult. She also loves to teach fiddling. For more information please call (206)351-3307. website- whidbeymusic-Elizabeth Lovelace
A GREAT WAYto SPEND your SCHOOLS OUT Days!
December 26th-30th there is NO SCHOOL which means it's time for ALL HOOPS!
Who: Boys and Girls, Grades 2-8
What: Join Husky legend Donald Watts, Sonic's great Slick Watts and the world-class Watts Basketball trainers for a camp full of skills, drills, games and prizes! Whether you are just starting out or trying to take your game to the next level, our coaches will help you reach your full potential all while having fun! *Late registration does not guarantee t-shirt*
Where: Sound Mind and Body
When: Monday-Friday, December 26-30, 9am-4pm
Cost: 3 Days: $165.00 / 4 Days: $195.00 / 5 Days: $225.00 (t-shirt included)
Register: https://tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=756&GroupID=79878
More information: www.wattsbasketball.com
SPACE TO CREATE NEWS: www.spacetocreate.net
Space to Create- Winter Schedule now online
School Break open studio time:
December 19 - 23 from 9:30 - 1 pm
(sign up for one or more days)
Space limited. Pre-registration required.
