Thank You!
Dear Salmon Bay Families:
This week’s message is a BIG THANK YOU to all of you for the amazing support you’ve given to Salmon Bay in the past few weeks. First, thanks for your attendance at your student’s conferences. Your involvement in your child’s work, in the very specifics of it, is crucial to their positive experience at school. I hope your conference information gives you, in turn, more ways to talk about school with your child.
And a BIG THANK YOU for those parents who came in and re-tuned and spiffed up our marimbas. The Salmon Bay marimba program is one of the biggest joys both for our students and community.
Another BIG THANK YOU for your support of our Fair Trade Fair and Pancake Breakfast. We hope the idea behind Fair Trade, and supporting humanitarian groups underscores our classroom curriculum for students in building a world view and an awareness of issues in social justice.
We were excited to see how many of you made an effort to do your holiday shopping at the fair, and now for the next opportunity: THE UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE BOOK FAIR. This event provides a percentage of all purchases that goes towards purchases of books for classrooms at Salmon Bay. And, you can find a favorite item for someone on your holiday list! Even more fun, are the events that Salmon Bay brings to the bookstore event (check specific times below in the events calendar.)
Friday: a puppet show
Saturday: the book title cake contest
Sunday: Salmon Bay musicians
And remember: if you can’t make it to the bookstore, you can go on-line, order, and still designate the percentage to Salmon Bay!
Have a good week! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR YOUR SCHOOL!
Jodee
Rainy Day Recess
When you look at the week’s weather forecast, and see 5 days of rain, you may think about your garden, or the snowfall setting up for skiing, or any number of things….. We think of RAINY DAY RECESS! Please remember to send your students with raincoats / hoods/hats/ boots….so they can go outside and get some fresh air this week! We thank you!
Student conferences are coming up next week. In classrooms I’m seeing students busily collecting samples of their work so you can see what they have been doing, and those students who will be doing student-led conferences are organizing and practicing their presentations. In addition to giving you a glimpse into the work students have been doing, the great benefit of these conferences is it gives you a way to have a deeper conversation about school with your student. It also gives you the means to continue that conversation into the future, with more specifics and knowledge. Simply put, it gives you a way out of that dead end question and answer we all struggle with as parents at the dinner table: how are things going at school? Because conferences give you things to ask about, and to continue the conversation into the rest of the year. BE SURE YOU’VE SIGNED UP FOR YOUR CONFERENCE WITH YOUR TEACHER.
Don’t forget the PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND FAIR TRADE FAIR. Your participation will support a fabulous Salmon Bay program: Bridges to Understanding, which involves students creating digital stories they share with students in schools in other countries. Also, the proceeds for the items at the FAIR all go directly to the artists and suppliers, giving you some convenient holiday shopping at the same time.
Have a good, busy, wet week!
Jodee
Principal's note
Principal's Note - Nov 2, 2009
Thank you for all your help in giving students a fun experience, the costume parade and dance, last Friday.
This week I want to remind you that flu season is in full swing. The health department says that 98% of the flu we will see is probable H1N1, and is still considered a mild to moderate flu, like most seasonal flu. Please remember to keep your students home if they have a fever, and make sure the fever is gone for 24 hours before they return.
We will continue to monitor all the precautions here at school that students have learned with regards to hand washing and sneezing, etc. There are handouts available for you in the main office and parent room---just ask the parent volunteer coordinators, or the office people.
Also, use the Salmon Bay website if you want further information, with links to government and district websites.
Thanks for all you do, and take care,
Jodee
Principal's Note - Oct 12, 2009
Dear Salmon Bay Families:
Conference dates are coming right around the corner. Your home room teacher will be asking you to sign up for a conference one of the 3 days before the Thanksgiving break. There will also be some evening times if needed.
The curriculum nights we did this month are designed to give you a better idea of the content in your student’s class, and how the year will progress. In elementary, the conferences are an opportunity for you to talk with your teacher about the individual progress of your student, and to ask questions about how things are going. In middle school, conferences are student-led and teacher supervised. This gives the students an opportunity to review their own progress, to inform you of how they are doing, and in the process give you further specifics to continue that conversation with them throughout the year.
I’m sure you realize the many ways you can be involved in your student’s school experience, and conferences are one of the best ways, so be sure to sign up for your date.
Take care,
Jodee
