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Date	Time	Event	Location	All, Elementary or Middle School
Jan 22	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Middle School Band Concert	Auditorium	MS
Jan 23	8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Hospitality Comm. Coffee Hour	Front Lobby	AS
Jan 24	All Day	WEP #2		MS
Jan 25	9AM	FOSB Retreat	Caitlin's House	AS
Jan 28	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	PIE: Aging Parents Discussion	Auditorium	AS
Jan 30 (THURS)	All Day	WEP #3		MS
Jan 31		Day Between Semesters- NO SCHOOL

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Dear Salmon Bay K-8 Families,

After being out sick almost the entire past week, it feels great to be at school this morning. I had a great meeting with our Building Leadership Team this morning. After sharing a number of team and classroom celebrations with one another, we made time to also share some challenges and to brainstorm solutions together. I am so proud of the teamwork and collaborative spirit of our staff. Toward the end of today's BLT meeting, I also had the opportunity to share results from the recent Family Input Survey that so many of you completed. We had a total of 156 respondents with nice representation across each of the grades! I can't wait to share these results with families at this weekend's FOSB retreat, and really hope you are planning to attend. Also on this weekend's FOSB agenda is an update from Envisions Learning Partners about our current professional development and our next steps with standards-based planning, project-based learning and alternative assessment. There is much more exciting information on the retreat agenda, and I am looking forward to an enjoyable experience with staff and families as we continue to work together to achieve our vision.

-Jen

 

At Salmon Bay we strive to enhance our learning community by coordinating field trips, after school programs and special events that include parents and community members.  It is our goal to develop a cohesive learning community that shares the vision of building relationships and preparing our students to become resourceful and responsible citizens.

This school year, I have had the opportunity to help coordinate three family events: November's Sounders Soccer Game, February's Family Ski Day at Stevens Pass, and a May's Seattle Mariners Game.

The Salmon Bay Family Ski Day at Stevens Pass is just around the corner on February 1st. Currently we have 67 individuals signed up for day passes and 40 individuals signed up for the ski bus.   There is still time to sign up!

Details

We are headed to Stevens Pass for a day of skiing and snowboarding fun on Saturday, February 1st.  We have obtained a group discount on lift tickets and have hired a charter bus for only $15 per person.  The lift ticket prices are as follows:

·      Ages 6 and under-  free

·      Ages 7-15- $29.00

·      Ages 16 and over-  $49.00

There are also lesson and rental packages available at a discounted rate if you are interested.

Please fill out the interest form at:   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ddiUjju1C_fJR6fMJfu8D5I97gMgSOiFy1A8nId6tZU   

 

-Brett 

 

I am looking to gather a group of parents to work on transitioning Salmon Bay's website to the new district system and help with website maintenance.  If you are interested in being part of this group please email me at bajoachim@seattleschools.org

Hi Parents!

This Saturday, January 25, is our annual FOSB retreat from 8:30 - 2:30 at Caitlin Racey's house. Everyone who has a student a Salmon Bay is already a member, and we encourage you to join us, even if you don't typically come to FOSB meetings. It's a potluck lunch, so bring something to share .

 

Our School Auction is happening on March 1st at North Seattle Community College. This is a very fun event and is our biggest fundraiser of the year!  See the exciting new "Auction Updates" section below for info on some of the many ways you can help!

 

Every year at the auction we put projects made by the classrooms up for bid. These are some of the most popular items and some of the biggest money makers, and we rely on class parents to lead the kids in these projects. About half of our elementary classrooms already have a parent leading up a project, but those parents can use some extra help. Sally, Kim, Marilyn, Cassie and Marian still need parents to take the lead. If you need ideas or help organizing please email Sandy Nelson, Auction Project Coordinator at san-nel@earthlink.net.

 

On Thursday our Hospitality Committee is hosting a social coffee hour, please come by and say hello!

 

Just a reminder that all visitors need to sign in. If you are in the building after 8:30 (the end of "drop off") or before 2:30 (the beginning of "pick up") you need to sign in at the front office and wear a pink visitor's badge. Everyone who signs in will also need to sign out. In case of a building emergency, we need an accurate list of who is in the building. Thanks for your continued cooperation with this policy.

 

Have a great week!
SHaron

Hello middle school parents,

 

Well,  we got through the first week of WEP and from all reports it was a huge success!   People were off touring at the fortune cookie factory, doing tricks at the circus arts gym, ice skating, making jewelry,  learning about the theater,  and skiing/snowboarding!  Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help out here and on the mountain, got their student to school on time even with the traffic jam, sent their child well prepared for the day's activities and in general made the first day a great success. We will send more information about the 2nd week of WEP later in the week.

 

It is now all auction all the time!   Before we know it March 1st will be here and we will be hanging at North Seattle Community College  in our best Casino Royale outfits ready to raise lots of money for Salmon Bay!  Our theme is Casino Royale so come as a James Bond character, a slot machine or just your put on your favorite finery.  Get your donations in and look to sign up and be involved in our largest fundraiser.  There is a signup sheet outside the volunteer coordinators offices and we can answer any questions you might have.  

 

Wednesday 1/22-  Middle school band concert.  Come and hear our accomplished middle school musicians.

 

Wednesday 1/22- 7-9PM Ballard High School Library-  Behind the Smoke-  A presentation at Ballard High School with up to date information about marijuana use and your teenager.  This is a great night for you and your teen to get some valuable information about a subject that they will come up against at some point in their school career. 

 

Thursday we have the One Act Play Festival in the auditorium from 7-9 PM. 

 

FOSB annual retreat-  Saturday 1/25 from 8:30am-2:30pm-  3218 NW 59th ST-  We will send out the agenda tomorrow by email but all are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Please bring a potluck lunch item.

 

Have a great week!   Caitlin

 

Our fabulous Art teacher Barbara is planning a project and needs shoe boxes.  If you have any spares, please send them in! 

Thanks to Adia's dad, Jai for making a whole class set of wooden safety boards for students making lino block prints. He made the most beautiful safety boards and a whole class set- 30!!

 

-Barb 

Salmon Bay Family Ski Day at Stevens Pass!   After the resounding success of our family day at the Sounders we wanted to organize another fun event for Salmon Bay K-8.  This is an all school family event so students must be accompanied and chaperoned by an adult. 

We are headed to Stevens Pass for a day of skiing and snowboarding fun on Saturday, February 1st.  We have obtained a group discount on lift tickets and if we get 50 people who are interested we can hire a charter bus for only $15 per person.  If we don't have enough people for the bus people will need to provide their own transportation.  The lift ticket prices are as follows:

Ages 6 and under-  free

Ages 7-15- $29.00

Ages 16 and over-  $49.00

 

There are also lesson and rental packages available at a discounted rate if you are interested.

 

Please fill out the interest form at

 

 

so we can see if we have enough people to make this happen. 

 

 

Dear 8th graders - now is the time to start thinking about the photo that you want in this year's yearbook and the quote, if any, you want to include. The students of the media arts classes are now accepting photos/portraits and quotes. Photos must be in .jpg format, and sent as an email attachment to Glyde
(ghking@seattleschools.org) or brought to her on a flash drive in room 306. (Remember, most photos taken by phones are NOT in .jpg format and need to be converted before they are sent...)
Deadline  Monday Jan 20.
8th grade quote - school appropriate, with proper credit and no longer than 20 words.
If you do not send in a photo, then we will include your school photo instead.
Thanks!
Glyde & the Yearbook Editors

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29th 7-8pm, Auditorium

 

For 8th graders and their parents. Please join us as a panel of our SB alumni return to SB to talk about their high school experiences and answer your questions. Topics covered include: general information about high school preparation, school cultures, athletics, clubs, academic readiness, homework,  fears about transitioning to high school, and more.  The event is scheduled to run from 7-8pm (but may extend slightly as needed). Students will represent the north end public schools where the majority of our 8th graders go: Roosevelt, Nathan Hale, Ingraham, Ballard, Center School, and Nova. Questions?  Contact Nancy Gruber 715-8909.  Hope to see you there! 

 

Behind the Smoke: The Truth about Marijuana

An Evening of Up-to-Date Info for Parents AND Kids!

 

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22

7:00 - 9:00pm   Ballard High School Library

 

Dr. Leslie Walker, Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Children's Hospital will present the latest research on marijuana use:  the impact on the brain, addiction, and side effects.  She will also provide tips and ideas on how kids and parents can talk to each other about drugs and alcohol. 

 

Kathryn Korch, a drug and alcohol prevention specialist from SAMA (Science and Management of Addictions) who also works as a counselor at Ingraham will share her perspective on alcohol and marijuana. She will also provide information on how kids can position themselves to stay safe throughout their middle and high school careers.

 

Parents and teens invited!

Teens are welcome without a parent or guardian

 

JOIN US and GET INFORMED!!

 

 

Presented by the NW Coalition for a Drug Free Community

www.ballardcoalition.org

 

 

 

December 2013SPS School Choice + Enrollment Information
At Seattle Public Schools., each elementary or K-8 school operates fairly independently in deciding when to hold open houses. If you're interested in exploring "choice" schools in your attendance area, it is helpful to contact the office of each school to find out when you can visit. Click here for school contact listing.
Early registration for 2014-15 School year began Oct. 1, 2013. Several district-wide Kindergarten Enrollment events will be held in different parts of the city in December and January. Click Here for Enrollment Info.

When you register your child, you'll need to provide the following:
*Student's Proof of Birth
*Student's CIS (Immunizations) Click here.
* Two documents verifying parent name and proof of Seattle residence
* Student's Admission Form. Click here.
* Photo ID of Parent/Guardian
You may already know your attendance area school, but in case you need to figure that out, Click here.
After you register, you will receive an assignment ticket in the mail listing your student's 2014-2015 school and/or program assignment. You don't need to do anything else. Your student will attend the school indicated on the assignment ticket for the upcoming year.
If you wish to change your student's 2014-2015 school or program assignment, you will need to submit a "choice application" during Open Enrollment. See below for more information about Open Enrollment.
SCHOOL/PROGRAM CHOICE ENROLLMENT FOR 2014-2015: February 24 through March 7, 2014
Our Student Assignment Plan provides opportunities for families to request which school and/or program (such as Montessori, Spectrum, APP, etc.) they would like their student to attend. An Open Enrollment period occurs each spring for students to submit choice applications for the following school year. Choice application forms will be available from February 24 through March 7, 2014 and must be returned (either in person or online) to Seattle Public Schools by Fri., March 7, 2014.
If there are more applicants than seats available for a particular school, program, and/or grade, then certain tiebreakers are used to determine which students are selected. If there is not a seat available for an applicant, then that student is placed on a waitlist and contacted if space becomes available.
When in doubt, please know that you can call (252-0760) or email Enrollment Services EnrollServices@seattleschools.org if you have further questions.

 

 

Join the Hospitality Committee this Thursday morning from 8:15-9:15 am in the front lobby for Coffee Hour!  This is a social time, come have your morning joe with your Salmon Bay folks! 

 

 

Please join us Jan 28th, 7-9pm for a panel and discussion on aging and transitions:
"How to help our Aging parents: A panel presentation on resources and transitions"
What do we know, and what do we need to know: asking the tough questions about finances, health care directives, living wills and more 

 

The auction is coming soon and we need your wine donations for the Wine Grab. Please consider donating a bottle of wine worth $15 or more.  At the auction, folks will be able to purchase bottles blind.  They might win big and go home with a super fancy bottle for a bargain or they might recoup their costs.  Either way, they can raise their glasses knowing they are drinking for a good cause.  Wine donations should be dropped off on the Cerise's front porch (6508 17th Ave NW).  Please email Kristina Cerise with questions: kmc@vnf.com 

 

It's time!  We need your donations for the auction.  You should receive a letter and a donation form in the mail any day now.  Please leave any physical items you're donating in the Volunteer Coordinator's offices either with the filled out paper form, or a note saying that you've filled out the online form.

 

We'd love to have a few new big donations for the Live auction this year.  If you have questions or ideas about what would be good for Live, please ask!

 

Thanks a bunch!  

Suzanne Waller, mom to 3rd grader Penny

Auction Procurement Chair

  

suzaroo@gmail.com 

 

Hello Salmon Bay community!  We are going to need your help to get some items to create some fancy, yet recyclable decorations for our upcoming Casino Royale Auction.

We need:

Decks of cards

Poker chips

Clear 2 liter bottles(clean please)

Spray paint especially gold, silver, black and grey

Tempera and/or acrylic paints

Large corrugated cardboard (flattened please)

Please bring your donations marked clearly to the volunteers office. Thank you for your help!

 

Stephanie Lynch  stephlovescooking@gmail.com 

Kari VanSanford  kari.vansanford@comcast.net 

We will have a decorating party soon after we gather some items.

 

Hello wonderful and generous Salmon Bay Auction Supporters!

Do you have an idea for a party or event you'd like to host?  Now's the time to be putting those ideas on paper!  We're currently gathering donations for the Salmon Bay School auction coming up on Saturday, March 1st.  Parties and events donated by supporters like you are a fabulous way to generate funds to support our kids' educations.  The sky's the limit on fun ways to gather and enjoy this fabulous community.  Adult Events, Family Events, and Children's Events are all popular auction items.  If you already have your party or event planned out please complete a donation form here. 

If you need some help fine-tuning or brainstorming ideas, please contact Barb Jochum (bbjochum@comcast.net) or Suzanne Waller (suzaroo@gmail.com) with your thoughts.  We can work together to bring your idea to life!

1122 NW 62nd St.: 2 Bedroom, 1+3/4 Bath in Triplex close to Salmon Bay and Ballard High.  Sunny Living/Dining room, 1 car garage, shared laundry, W/S/G included. $1350/mo.  Available Feb. 1.   Please call Miky at 206-819-5227 or email at jitakupropllc@gmail.com for more info.

 

Coho Kids' Time hosting Parent's Night Out January 24th 

Coho is hosting a Winter Wonderland Parents Night Out January 24th from 6:00-10:30pm. Come play games, do crafts, decorate cookies & watch Ice Age (PG) with Sarah and Jack! A dinner of grilled cheese sandwiches, carrots and juice or milk will be served. Kids are $25 ($20 for each additional potty-trained sibling). To register stop by, call us at 206-297-7764 or let us know by email at coho@positiveplace.org. We'll see you there!

 

 

Sara Roylance

Child Care Director

Coho Kids Time

 

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County

Coho Kids Time

1810 NW 65th St.

Seattle, WA 98117

(206) 297-7764

 

 

 

 

Lets workout together! I am a Salmon Bay mom and I run a small boot camp company - Fresh Air Fitness. We are mostly moms in the group, and we have a lot of fun working out using the great outdoors - yesterday we worked out with eagles and loons at the beach! Check out my website for more information or email me if you have questions. All fitness levels are welcome!

YOUR FIRST CLASS IS FREE! COME CHECK IT OUT!                 

 

*  T/Th 6:00-7:00 am PHINNEY CENTER (outdoors /indoors if raining)

*  M/W 9:45-10:45 am GOLDEN GARDENS (outdoors)

*  Sat 8:00-9:00 am GOLDEN GARDENS (outdoors)

-Ivonne DePauli

 

As the mom of a dyslexic child I wanted to spread the word about an exciting event being held at Hamlin Robinson School (HRS) on Tuesday, January 28th. HRS will be screening Dislecksia: The Movie, and hosting a discussion with the director of the movie, Harvey Hubbell, and authors of the book The Dyslexia Advantage, Fernette and Brock Eide.

 

Dyslexia: The Movie is a powerfully touching and entertaining documentary that mixes humor and perspective with  insight and analysis. The film features Billy Bob Thornton and other famous dyslexics. The film educates and illuminates many misconceptions about dyslexia, while underlining the need for raised awareness, early identification and social change.

 

Parents, teachers, friends, students - everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. I'd appreciate it if you could pass along the attached information to the parent community. Please see Hamlin Robinson's website for more details:  http://hamlinrobinson.org/dislecksia
  Thank you!

   Lisa Ann

 

"When I asked my son if he wanted to attend again he didn't even let me finish my sentence before he said yes!"
Donna, mother of Levi, age 9