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Date	Time	Event	Location	All, Elementary or Middle School
Feb. 6	8:30 AM Middle School ----- 9:00 AM Elementary	Prospective Family Tours	Start in Auditorium
Feb. 7	All Day	WEP #3		MS
Feb. 11	8:30 AM Middle School ------ 9:00 AM Elementary	Prospective Family Tours	Start in Auditorium
Feb. 13	7 PM	Monthly FOSB Meeting	Library	AS
Feb. 14	All Day	WEP #4		MS
Feb. 17- 21		NO SCHOOL- Mid-Winter Break		AS
Feb. 27	6 PM - Elementary Tour 7PM - Middle School Tour	Prospective Family Evening Toue	Start in Auditorium
Feb. 28	All day	WEP #5		MS
March 1	5 PM - 10 PM	Casino Royale Annual Auction	North Seattle Community College Wellness Center	AS

Look for a note from Jen to come tomorrow!

Anthony may have also helped a certain adult staff member make a hat.

What a game! It is so great to see everyone's Seahawks-induced smiles around here! Last week Anthony helped the kids make paper Seahawks hats and Beth even led the intermediate kids in a Seahawks cheer at lunch on Friday and a victory cheer this afternoon! It's a great time to talk about working hard and good sportsmanship.

 

We have Prospective Family Tours coming up. If you know of a family that is interested in joining us at Salmon Bay next year please let them know that we are offering elementary  tours at the following times:

          Thursday, February 6 at 9:00 AM

          Tuesday, February 11 at 9:00 AM

          Thursday, February 27 at 6:00 PM

 

I also need some parents to help with tours. If you can help please sign up here:   

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA4AA23A1FE3-tour   

It's easy! We especially love to have new parents who can talk to nervous incoming Kindergarten families about your Salmon Bay experience.

 

Check out the Auction section down below. We really need donations for our silent auction. There are some ideas in the Procurement Update section.  If you need ideas or have questions please email Suzanne, our Procurement Chair an email at suzaroo@gmail.com.

 

Thanks,

 

Sharon

Hello middle school families,

 

Go Seahawks!  What fun to see our whole city celebrate their success.

Our first Salmon Bay family ski day at Stevens pass was a great success this past Saturday.  We had around 60 Salmon Bay people up there and it was a lovely day of skiing and boarding fun!  We are going to try and organize another one of these in March so be on the lookout.

 

Nancy G. and Megan R. did an amazing  job with our alumni high school night last week.  Thanks go out to both of them and to our awesome alumni students who came back with important  information about the high schools they are attending. 

 

I need some parents who can help out with our middle school tours.  Our first one is this Thursday and I would need 4 parents who could be here by 8:15.  It is a really easy job and a great way to get into the middle school classrooms.  Let me know if you can help out.  Our next one is next Tuesday at the same time. 

 

WEP #3 is scheduled for this Friday!    The pass has some new snow and hopefully it will continue and we can head out for our activities.  As always if we need to cancel/postpone we will email and robocall as soon as we know.  

 

There are a lot of needs for our auction.  Please check out the Auction News section below for more information. 

 

Thanks,   

Caitlin

First Annual High School and Beyond Seminar for 8th Grade Students and their families.  

 

High School and Beyond
ALL students and families are welcomed to Northwest Regional Schools' (Broadview Thompson, McClure, Salmon Bay, & Whitman) first annual, High School and Beyond Night. Gain tips and insights into making high school an easy transition.

  

Time: Tuesday, March 18th 7:00 pm
Place: Whitman Middle School
9201 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117
                       (206) 252-1200                              
         
SPEAKERS:    
7:00 - 7:20 pm - Superintendent Jose Banda
7:20 - 7:50 pm - Susanna Cerasuolo (CEO at CollegeMapper, Inc): CollegeMapper provides free, personalized, expert guidance through the college admissions process.
7:50 - 9:00 pm - BREAK -OUT SESSIONS (Intro by Drew O'Connell)
Breakout-sessions of your choice (choose two of three 30-minute sessions): 

• UW Dream Team: a student-initiated college-access and retention program that partners UW students with first-generation and low-income students in Seattle area high schools to assist in the college admissions process (including SAT prep, applications, writing essays, applying for financial aid, and finding scholarships).
• High School Counselor Panel: Counselors will be available to give insight into common concerns families have about transitioning to high school.   
• Student Panel: Featuring students from Ingraham and Ballard High Schools answering frequently asked questions.

 

If you have any questions contact Markos Weiss, counselor, at 206-252-1742 or mmweiss@seattleschools.org   

 

Note: This is not meant to help in choosing a high school but is applicable to moving on from Salmon Bay.

After-school drama opportunity for 7th and 8th grade students -- Improv 

 

The Salmon Bay Drama Committee, in partnership with Jet City Improv, is organizing a six-week Improv Class for 7th and 8th grade students of Salmon Bay. Classes are two-hours long and will be held for six weeks on Wednesday afternoons after school beginning February 26 and ending April 2. There will also be a final evening showcase, date TBD.

 

Class size is limited to 15 students. Spots are available on a first come, first serve basis. Registrations will be considered complete once the attached registration form and $50 fee have been submitted to the Drama Committee Mailbox in the main office. Forms may also be picked up in the volunteer coordinators' office. Deadline for registration is February 21.

 

Jet City Improv provides the highest quality improv training available to middle school and high school students. Students discover the basic vocabulary and technique of improv through scenes and games in a fun, welcoming environment. When students learn to improvise, they learn valuable skills such as public speaking, confidence in front of an audience, teamwork, communication, and creative problem solving.

 

*Note - Improv requires spontaneous responses and a comfort with unpredictability.

 

For more information, please contact Drama Committee co-chairs, Lori Mudge and Edith Fuchs at lorimudge@comcast.net and edith.fuchs@gmail.com.

 

Middle School Drama Opportunity -- "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett & Wendy Kesselman

 

The drama committee is producing the Middle School play, "The Diary of Anne Frank" this Spring.

Auditions will be held in room 306 on March 10 and 11 between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.. Rehearsals will be held M, T, and TH beginning March 17. Performances are scheduled for May 15-18.

 

Audition Information

 

Students must schedule their audition slot for either March 10th or 11th on the sign-up genius through the Salmon Bay drama website. Sign up genius will be available March 1 through March 9. Call backs will be scheduled by the director for March 13.

Final casting and script distribution will occur by March 14.

 

The drama committee will hold an audition preparation workshop and parent information night on Monday, March 3 from 6:30 to 8:00 in the Salmon Bay auditorium. Come learn what to expect and how to prepare for the audition process. Attendance is not mandatory.

 

Audition sides will be available on-line in the coming weeks.

 

For more information contact director Glyde Hart King at ghking@seattleschools.org or drama committee co-chairs Lori Mudge and Edith Fuchs at lorimudge@comcast.net or edith.fuchs@gmail.com.

Data from the library will be showing up frequently between now and Pi Day, in many different forms. If you are someone who likes numbers, be sure to be on the lookout. Also, if you are someone who enjoys CREATING number puzzles, please let me know. I have a job for you!

 

The other exciting piece of news from the library is that I was able to pick up a good portion of our book order from University Book Store on Friday. If you're on the distribution list for library volunteers, please watch your inbox for an email from me. I'll have information on days and times when you will be able to help with processing some of the new books. Because this is also the first week of the new semester for middle school students, it's a busy week for me. We will most likely begin with all of the processing work next Tuesday. Thanks in advance for your willingness to help with this large, but very rewarding, task.

 

Happy Reading!

Linda

Notes From the Lunchroom:

This Friday February 7th we have are serving a new meal: Cheeseburger Macaroni, which is a homemade macaroni and cheese with ground beef.

Don't miss Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast on Wednesday the 5th.

Yay Hawks!

Melissa

Desserts Needed 

Looking for a low-effort, high-impact way to help out at this year's auction?  Here's an opportunity for you!  We're looking for volunteers to help stock the table for the ever-popular Dessert Dash.  Simply bring dessert for 8-10 folks with you to North Seattle Community College on Auction Night, and hungry bidders will take over from there.  What could be easier?  To sign up, please contact Kelly Bryant at kbryant96@yahoo.com.  See you and your sweet tooth on March 1st!

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 [mailto: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!

Donation Ideas:
Cookie of the Month Delivery
Gardening/Weeding/Landscaping Services
Crafts (jewelry, knit items, soap, cards)
Vacation Home Use
Birthday Cake Making
Babysitting/Pet sitting/Dog Walking
Housecleaning
Gift cards or items from your business
Teach a class
Throw a dinner party
Soup of the month
Art (photographs, paintings, wall art)
Handyperson Services


Thanks a bunch!
Suzanne Waller, mom to 3rd grader Penny Auction Procurement Chair suzaroo@gmail.com

Decorations Needed 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 donated: 

• 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)

 We need to borrow:

•  WhiteChristmas type lights (a lot!) *
• Red Carpet 1or more  

Please mark for easy return. 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

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!

Auction Childcare Available Coho is offering child care for Casino Royale Auction night. Dinner, crafts, play outside or in the gym and watch a movie for the kids. Fun for the adults at the auction! From 4:30-11pm on Saturday, March 1st. Cost is $35.00/child and $25 for each additional sibling. More information on how to sign up soon.

 

5th grader Lydia Hayes will be performing songs from the Musical Peter Pan at the Pacific NW Garden Show at the Wa State Convention Center this Saturday at 4:00 pm . Stop by if you can.

www.spacetocreate.net 

784.0401

 

• Art-Based Girls Friendship Group (Middle School) 2.4 - 2.25 (No class on 2.18)
• Machine Sewing Valentine's Project  2.12
• Art in All Forms - Painting 2.27 - 4.3
• Teen Open Studio Night - 2.7 from 7 - 9 pm
• Valentine Art Workshop - Saturday 2.9 from 1 - 3
• Mid-winter break open studio 2.17 - 2.20 from 9:30 - 1 (sign up for one or more days)