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New Salmon Bay Start Time for 2010?

The Seattle School District's transportation department has proposed that Salmon Bay's start time changes beginning with the 2010-11 school year.  Our new bell time would become 8:20am, with classes ending at approximately 2:30pm.  District Transportation Manager Tom Bishop visited Salmon Bay last week to explain how the proposal came about and answered questions.

To summarize, the district is proposing to offer grandfathered transportation for existing students who live outside of the newly designated attendance areas.  Mr. Bishop is planning for a 5-year grandfathering scenario, though the school board may request the timeline be shortened to fewer years.  The district is facing a $45 million budget gap for next year, and at this time it is unknown what scenarios will make it out of the budgeting process.

Changing the start time for Salmon Bay (and TOPS K-8) to 8:20 is designed to even out the total number of buses needed to transport everyone.  There currently are far more buses used districtwide to accommodate the later start time.  The district ends up paying a 4 hour minimum for those buses even though they are only used for 2 hours, whereas with some shifting 25 buses could be reassigned to new routes, serve more schools per shift and save the district from having to pay for unused transporting hours.  The proposal also allows for bus routes to be shortened, thereby ensuring that kids' days aren't beginning too early since they aren't spending as much time on the bus. 

The projected savings for the coming year with the change in start time at the two schools is $1.3 million.  The Board is scheduled to vote on the transportation proposal on January 20th.  Board members welcome your comments and feedback on this proposal.  You can find their contact information at http://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/contact.xml    Also, please contact FOSB Chairs Jane Davies at cj_davies@msn.com , Lance Adams at lanceadams@hotmail.com , or SB Legislative Liaison Kelly Bryant at kbryant96@yahoo.com if you have any questions about the proposal.

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Submitted by Kelly Bryant on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 4:04pm

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 that runs from 9-2 pm.

Booths will include Guatemalan textiles from UKUSH, rolled paper bead jewelry from Beads For Life, Market Street Traders, fair trade coffee/chocolate, Heifer International and much more. Holiday shopping anyone?  Fill your belly, warm your heart, and have a great time on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st. 

Salmon Bay School is located at 1810 NW 65th Street in Ballard.  Hope to see you there!
 


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Submitted by Administrator on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 3:49pm

Garden Committee

The Garden Committee's goal is to maintain the lovely garden spaces around the Salmon Bay campus.  For instance, the plantings in the front of the school and the butterfly garden on the west side of the school. 

We sponsor periodic work parties to clean and renew the plantings around the school.

If you would like to join in or have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us! Jennifer Millen (senoritayeni@hotmail.com)

Recent Garden Committee Announcements

Garden Committee 2011 Spring Work Parties

Fellow Gardeners!

Wow! We had a successful work party on March 19th. I am so excited to have met some great new faces and see familiar ones! The sun was a PLUS! too! We had a great time weeding and light pruning(shaping) plants, picking up garbage, ahhhhh. It all feels soooo much better!

Thank you to Drew D., Thea D., Mike, Melissa, Natalie, Leah, Sophie, Owen A., Darcy, Owen G., Marta B., Jean L., Catherine, Lynn, Marcus, Sam S., Rob M.! You guys have really done an amazing job. Darcy, thank you for bringing your tasty pumpkin muffins, Leah your banana muffins were a hit. Everyone was well fed and warmed up with coffee!

Leah drove by the school twice already and gave a great report. So, drive by see what we did and maybe in April I can meet more of you! Still thinking sun! Hope you all have a great week! The next work party is April 16th same time, same place!

Next work party dates include: April 16th and 30th, May 21st and June 11th. We are also hoping to get a garden shed to store tools for those of you who happen to be in the neighborhood and feel a compulsion to do a little work.

Thanks! -- Jen M.

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Submitted by Drew Derby on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 5:23pm

Garden Committee Update 2/9/2011

Happy New Year to all!

Though the Gardening Committee has been hibernating since December during a most mild winter, it is time once again to get ready to join us once again starting Sat., March 5th.  We will meet once a month to weed and do any necessary pruning. 

Our garden was installed by our Salmon Bay parents 9 years ago.  The vision was to have the front of the school be an educational garden.  A place for teachers bring the kids outside on the bench and learn.  The school district does have gardeners that come out and mow the lawn and pruning around the building, but as a parent group our committment to having a learning garden was to have school involvement in maintaining that dream, with our kids as well.

I feel compelled to keep our committee going, if we want a project then our work parties are great times to talk about ideas and work together.  Right now our funds are very little.  So, if we do have projects or plants you would like to see in our garden, then we need to talk about fundraising.  As for now, the schools focus is on our playground and I see our committee as a benefit and see us as a helping hand for that committee when the time comes.  So keep that in mind. 

So folks mark down Saturday, March 5th, from 10-1.  See what we do, feel free to stop by for a little bit or the whole time, it really go by fast and our group of people are fun! 

Look for our woodchip pile to be replenished as well!  Hopefully in the next couple of weeks!  We may be spreading those if they arrive before the 5th! 

That is the Gardening update for now, stay tuned for April, May and June work parties.  Any questions, you can reach me by email.  Want to join?  Just meet us on the 5th.  Don't have "skills"?  Don't worry, if you want to learn, this is the place!  Ask questions.  It really is great to work in the dirt and in the fresh air. 

So look for me in the green hat, on Sat. March 5th!  So eager to tidy up the winter mess! 

Cheers~

Jen Millen

Salmon Bay Sch. Gardening Comm.

Senoritayeni@hotmail.com

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Submitted by Jen Millen on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 6:54am

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New Salmon Bay Start Time for 2010?

The Seattle School District's transportation department has proposed that Salmon Bay's start time changes beginning with the 2010-11 school year.  Our new bell time would become 8:20am, with classes ending at approximately 2:30pm.  District Transportation Manager Tom Bishop visited Salmon Bay last week to explain how the proposal came about and answered questions.

To summarize, the district is proposing to offer grandfathered transportation for existing students who live outside of the newly designated attendance areas.  Mr. Bishop is planning for a 5-year grandfathering scenario, though the school board may request the timeline be shortened to fewer years.  The district is facing a $45 million budget gap for next year, and at this time it is unknown what scenarios will make it out of the budgeting process.

Changing the start time for Salmon Bay (and TOPS K-8) to 8:20 is designed to even out the total number of buses needed to transport everyone.  There currently are far more buses used districtwide to accommodate the later start time.  The district ends up paying a 4 hour minimum for those buses even though they are only used for 2 hours, whereas with some shifting 25 buses could be reassigned to new routes, serve more schools per shift and save the district from having to pay for unused transporting hours.  The proposal also allows for bus routes to be shortened, thereby ensuring that kids' days aren't beginning too early since they aren't spending as much time on the bus. 

The projected savings for the coming year with the change in start time at the two schools is $1.3 million.  The Board is scheduled to vote on the transportation proposal on January 20th.  Board members welcome your comments and feedback on this proposal.  You can find their contact information at http://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/contact.xml    Also, please contact FOSB Chairs Jane Davies at cj_davies@msn.com , Lance Adams at lanceadams@hotmail.com , or SB Legislative Liaison Kelly Bryant at kbryant96@yahoo.com if you have any questions about the proposal.

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Submitted by Kelly Bryant on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 4:04pm

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 that runs from 9-2 pm.

Booths will include Guatemalan textiles from UKUSH, rolled paper bead jewelry from Beads For Life, Market Street Traders, fair trade coffee/chocolate, Heifer International and much more. Holiday shopping anyone?  Fill your belly, warm your heart, and have a great time on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st. 

Salmon Bay School is located at 1810 NW 65th Street in Ballard.  Hope to see you there!
 


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Submitted by Administrator on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 3:49pm


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