Salmon Bay School Committee Links
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Calendar of Events
For a more complete calendar please visit click here.|
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All, Elementary or Middle School
| Feb. 13
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| Monthly FOSB Meeting
| Library
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| Feb. 14
| All Day
| WEP #4
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| MS
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Feb. 24
| 6-8PM
| Auction Decoration Work Party | Cafeteria
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AS
| Feb. 27
| 6 PM - Elementary Tour
7PM -
Middle School Tour
| Prospective Family Evening Toue
| Start in Auditorium
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| Feb. 28
| All day
| WEP #5
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| MS
| March 1
| 5 PM -
10 PM
| Casino Royale Annual Auction
| North Seattle Community College Wellness Center
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February 24, 2014
Dear Salmon Bay K-8 Families,
I hope you all enjoyed the mid-winter break. I had guests from North Carolina this year and the best part of their stay was the time we spent snowshoeing and sledding on the Denny Creek trail with Hobbes and his sister, Shiloh. What a blast! As I mentioned in my last newsletter, I spent a lot of time reading and analyzing the winter Family Input survey that so many of you completed. I've shared a brief summary of results and next steps in the space below. Family Input Survey Summary (highlights -- not all inclusive): Altogether, we had 156 respondents ranging fairly evenly among K-8 participants. The main portion of the survey was divided into 3 sections, each highlighting a different aspect of our *vision statement. We also asked for feedback about the fall conferences. *Vision Statement: Salmon Bay K-8 will provide all students with a physically and emotionally safe space to engage in challenging, integrated and experiential learning, and will prepare them to become resourceful and responsible citizens in an ever-changing, diverse world.
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Summary
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Parent feedback about how SB K-8 has and/or has not engaged their children in challenging, integrated & experiential learning
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Overall, parents expressed many kudos for our extra-curricular activities such as WEP, field trips, drama, etc.), our emphasis on social-emotional curriculum, and the school's overall emphasis on project-based learning (cornerstone projects such as Making History, Oregon Trail and Rwanda were named specifically).
With regard to areas for improvement, many parents expressed that they would like to see more instructional differentiation, particularly for high achieving students. Other areas that parents recommended for improvement include: increased curriculum continuity from one grade to the next, more of a focus on the mechanics of writing and more specific feedback from teachers about student performance. | |
Parent feedback about how SB K-8 has/has not provided their children with a physically & emotionally safe space
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Overall, parents provided many compliments about our school's emphasis on social-emotional learning. Our staff was repeatedly described as caring and supportive. Our unique K/5 PE program was celebrated. And, finally, middle school fall camp was recognized for providing our students with increased social-emotional support during the transition to the middle school grades.
With regard to areas for improvement, the following topics were mentioned: a need for increased hallway and playground supervision, building safety and security, communication with parents about discipline issues, overcrowding in the cafeteria and increased social-emotional support for "quiet" kids who may not appear in need of additional support. | |
Parent feedback about how SB K-8 has/has not prepared their children to become resourceful and responsible citizens in an ever-changing, diverse world
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Overall, parents provided very positive feedback about activities that promote "autonomy and agile, inquiry based thinking." Examples included field trips, WEP, 8th Grade Project and Biography Night. Parents also commented positively about the middle school teachers' emphasis on study/organizational skills and goal setting.
Areas identified for improvement included academic challenge (rigor), a need for increased teacher guidance regarding accountability, follow through and responsibility. Finally, parents also identified the need for more of a school-wide focus on project-based, hands-on, integrated learning. | |
Fall Conference feedback
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Positive feedback included the following: the teacher remained present; no surprises (re. academics or behavioral issues); specific feedback about child from teacher; teacher actively participated in conference; conference gave student opportunity to develop skills in presentation, leadership, communication, and independence.
Areas for improvement included the following: the time frame felt rushed; teacher took passive role/not present (middle school); lack of specific feedback from the teacher; time not provided for parent to ask questions; lack of parent-teacher private time. |
Some next steps: Your feedback is informing our next steps. Many of the above areas for improvement are now a part of our updated Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. Here are a few things already happening or in progress: As mentioned in last week's newsletter, a number of supervision measures were put in place to increase hallway safety. K/5 and 6/8 staff are also collaborating about transition times to decrease hallway/cafe crowding during our lunch hours. In the upcoming months I will also be following up with staff to determine how to provide continued support to strengthen our new Responsive Classroom and Advisory curriculums. Also, the Building Leadership Team is already working together to brainstorm creative strategies for providing students with more differentiated instruction, to make sure that all students are appropriately challenged. In addition to exploring various curriculum ideas, we will also consider creative staffing options such as an instructional coach who could provide job-embedded professional development opportunities for the teachers. Our continued collaboration with Envisions Learning Partners will include a focus on project-based learning and alternative assessment that align with the grade-level/content area standards. Thanks for taking the time to read this week's newsletter. I hope to see you at the FOSB auction this weekend! -Jen
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Elementary Volunteer Coordinator's Note
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The Casino Royale Action will happen this Saturday! It is a really fun night! We have a huge potluck dinner, and our Salmon Bay families go all out to showcase their culinary skills. It's a night of music, fun, and good food (and if you can't cook, you can bring a salad!). You can RSVP at this link: https://secure.maestroweb.com/Default.aspx?OrgID=1125 If you have a sudden change of plans, or if you forget to RSVP, you can register at the door! No worries! Consider this your personal invitation from me! I want to see all of your beautiful faces! We still have a few volunteer needs: Live Auction- We really need a couple more people who can help with the different aspects of the live auction. Recorder- We need someone with an eye to detail to sit onstage during the live auction and record all purchases. Breakdown/Cleanup- We still need more people to commit to sticking around at the end of the night until everything is cleaned up and taken away. Check in- We could use 1-2 people who can get there at 4:00 and help with the process of check in. Check out- We could use 1-2 people to help out towards the end of the evening with checkout. Buffet- Our person in charge of the potluck could use a few bodies to help with the buffet. Dessert Dash- We still need 11 desserts to be donated. Appetizers- We need 1-2 people from 4:30 -6:00 to help plate appetizers. Bartenders - We need a few people to serve drinks in the later part in the evening. (8:00 - 9:00 PM will include bar take down) On Thursday, February 27th we are hosting our evening tours for prospective families. We take care of our amazing staff by providing a potluck dinner. If you can provide a dish to help feed the teachers please email me at slmaglianofe@seattleschools.org. The final Auction Decoration Work Party is TONIGHT from 6-8 in the cafeteria. Come be crafty! (You don't actually have to be crafty, we will have instructions and helpers!). Kids are welcome if they can be counted on to help! Thanks and have a great week! Sharon |
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Middle School Volunteer Coordinator's Note
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Hello Families,
It is auction week and this place is buzzing! The donations are rolling in and I for one am super excited for Saturday and a chance to dress up, hang with old friends, meet new friends, eat yummy food, drink delicious libations and do some fun shopping to support our fabulous school! The auction committee has been working nonstop to guarantee the success of this fundraiser and it is not too late to get involved. Stephanie, our amazing chair has let me know that there are still some crucial jobs that she could really use some help with.
Live Auction- We really need a couple more people who can help with the different aspects of the live auction.
Recorder- We need someone with an eye to detail to sit onstage during the live auction and record all purchases.
Breakdown/Cleanup- We still need more people to commit to sticking around at the end of the night until everything is cleaned up and taken away.
Check in- We could use 1-2 people who can get there at 4:00 and help with the process of check in.
Check out- We could use 1-2 people to help out towards the end of the evening with checkout.
Buffet- Our person in charge of the potluck could use a few bodies to help with the buffet.
Dessert Dash- We still need 11 desserts to be donated.
Appetizers- We need 1-2 people from 4:30 -6:00 to help plate appetizers.
Bartenders - We need a few people to serve drinks in the later part in the evening. (8:00 - 9:00 PM will include bar take down)
If you can help with any of these activities, please email Stephanie at stephlovescooking@gmail.com
Thank you so much for your help and we hope to see each and every one of you on Saturday! This is truly a wonderful and fun evening!
Caitlin
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Thank your from the Art Room!
Thank you to all who brought in shoe boxes to the art room, we have enough now for our project. I wanted to thank Market Street Shoes for very happily and enthusiastically collecting 30 boxes for us as well.
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WEP Gilbert and Sullivan Performance
The Winter Enrichment Program in association with the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society would like to invite anyone from the Salmon Bay community to attend the one-and-only first-AND-last performance of our collaboration entitled "When the Lost Pirates Met the Doctor". Friday March 7, 1pm at the SG&S studios, 9250 14th Avenue NW, in the Small Faces building, Crown Hill. This production features Aragorn Crozier as Dr. Who, Jasper Swift as the Pirate King, Ruth Payne as the Fairy Queen, Surana MacFarlane as YumYum, with Ia Bjork, Maria Blight, Hazel Eggler, Emilia Kirstein, Helen Martell, Jane Salazar, Hailey Stubblefield, Fiona Tracey and Glyde Hart King. "Tripping hither, tripping thither"! Contact Glyde for more information: ghking@seattleschools.org.
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Guitar Circle Update
Guitar Circles at Salmon Bay February Update
The Seattle Circle Guitar School's expanded Guitar Circle program at Salmon Bay is moving into the new year. Just before the semester break we wrapped up our circles with Kim's 3rd graders. For the rest of the year we will we working with Marilyn's class on the fundamentals of the guitar, how to work together creatively and have some fun in the process. And after WEP, the middle school guitar club will return.
The big news is that on May 22, the 4th and 5th grade guitarists in the Instrumental Music program will have a public performance at Fremont Abbey, collaborating with the Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists, an international ensemble of 50 or more guitarists. We are very excited about this! Details will be posted as soon as they are available.
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Pi Night 2014
Let's celebrate Pi with Pie!
Salmon Bay School's 3rd annual Pi-Night will take place on 3.14 (March 14) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Please join Salmon Bay teachers, students and families for a night of fun math activities in the school's cafeteria:
* Potluck Pie (bring sweet or savory pie to share)
* Fun math games
* Demonstrations by Salmon Bay's math-related clubs
* Math standards BINGO (with prizes)
A description of Salmon Bay's 2013 Pi-Day can be found in the following Ballard Blog posting: http://www.myballard.com/2013/03/15/salmon-bay-school-show-their-love-of-pi-with-pie/
Helpers are needed to help in setting up and cleaning up! To volunteer, please contact: bblack.127001@gmail.com
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Middle School Information
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The Diary of Anne Frank Audition Info
Auditions for The Diary of Anne Frank are coming soon! March 11-13. This is a small cast, ensemble piece: middle school only. Audition sides are posted on the drama program website and scripts are available in Room 306.
https://sites.google.com/site/salmonbaydramaprogram/diary-of-anne-frank
Contact Glyde for more info.
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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.
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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.
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School District Information
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Superintendent José Banda to host regional town hall meetings
Seattle Public Schools will host five community meetings to share information on the District's five-year Strategic Plan, with tailored comments, topics and data from each of the five educational regions. These meetings are designed to engage families, students, staff and community members in ideas to ensure academic success for every one of our students. There will also be time for participants to ask questions of the Superintendent and District leadership.
The community meetings will be held:
- Monday, March 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Southeast region, South Shore K-8, 4800 S. Henderson St.
- Thursday, March 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Northeast region, at Nathan Hale High School, 10750 30th Ave. NE
- Thursday, March 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Central region, at Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave.
- Thursday, March 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Northwest region, at Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th
- Monday, March 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the West Seattle region at Roxhill Elementary, 9430 30th Ave. SW
Interpreters in Spanish, Somali, Chinese, Vietnamese and Tagalog will be available at each meeting. In addition, supervised children's' activities and light refreshments will be provided.
Each meeting will include a joint presentation by Superintendent José Banda and the Executive Director of Schools for that region. Families, staff and community members will be invited to participate in small group discussions about the Strategic Plan on how to ensure the District meets its goal of ensuring every student graduates prepared for college, career and life.
To submit topics you'd like to see presented in your region, please email us at publicaffairs@seattleschools.org with the subject line "town hall meeting topic" by Feb. 27.
To learn more about the District's Strategic Plan please, visit: http://bit.ly/1eS5btR
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Notes from the Chairs
We have a great agenda this month! If you've been wondering what standards-based grading means, and how it helps our staff make authentic assessments of student learning, then this is the meeting for you. Or if you're interested in hearing about the SuperFlex social skills curriculum and how it's used in grades 3-5, then this is the meeting for you. If you're not sure (or even knew about) our associated student body (ASB), and are eager to learn from students about their vision and work together, then this is the meeting for you. If you've ever wondered about how we raise money, make time, and build community, and want to join a facilitated discussion about that (see attached handout), this is the meeting for you. If you're looking to learn about opportunities to help our auction be successful, then this is the meeting for you. If you're curious about the outcomes from our recent retreat, next steps towards budgeting for next year, board development ideas, results from the BLT'S parent survey, and proposals before FOSB for funding opportunities and requests -- or if you simply enjoy getting to know your community, and like to lend your ear and your voice -- then this is the meeting for you. Join us at 7:00 pm this Thursday in the library!
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Desserts Still Needed!
Dessert Dash Update: THANK YOU to all who have volunteered to provide a dessert for this year's Dessert Dash. We appreciate your efforts to help ensure a fun event during what's sure to be a super fun evening. As of Monday, we still need ELEVEN MORE DESSERTS. Please contact Kelly Bryant at kbryant96@yahoo.com to volunteer to bring a dessert with you to the auction this Saturday.
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Dads needed for Salmon Bay Brewing Crew
Hey Salmon Bay Dads! Interested in helping out the school auction? Our very own Joel Maier leads a fearless group of brewers as they brew the malty beverages that we sell at the auction to raise funds for our fine school. This cost of the brewing is shared out amongst the brew crew so that everything brought in is pure profit for the school. Would you like to be a member of this elite crew? They are going to be meeting Thursday at 6pm at Gallaghers in Edmonds
Email Joel at jamaier@seattleschools.org if you are interested.
Thanks!
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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!
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Procurement Update!
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
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Childcare available during the auction
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. Sign up at COHO Kids' time!
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Camp BioMed
Camp BIOmed Hot this Summer!
Entering Fall, 9th-12th Graders
Kids love test tubes, brain teasers, and things that squish. If this sounds like your child or student, we've got a great
opportunity for your budding science enthusiast this summer at Camp BIOmed. Scientist-students at every level of interest conduct hands-on experiments in real labs and local research facilities, learning scientific methods, protein science
and neurobiology.
Does your young adult like gaming?
At Camp BIOmed they can create one from scratch. Students will tour local Seattle biomedical facilities and meet PhDs working
in the field. Each week of the summer camp will conclude with a culminating expo for students to showcase their projects to supportive adult family members, friends and the community. NWABR encourages students signing up for Camp BIOmed to become members. Students whose parents already work for NWABR membership organizations receive automatic student membership privileges for Camp BIOmed. Alternatively purchasing the benefits of an annual student
membership is $25, and reduces the registration rate.
To reserve space today at Camp BIOmed, a minimum $50 deposit per camper per session can be placed here. Financial Assistance is available for student memberships and camp fees, which reduces the cost for students in need. Students may also submit an entry to the Camp BIOmed t-shirt design contest for a chance to win free entry a week of Camp BIOmed. Prizes are also available for 2nd and 3rd place submissions.
Are you a donor interested in sending a student to Camp BIOmed? Let us know!
For more information ask for Mansi, Camp Lead, or Megan. E-mail us at camp@nwabr.org
or call 206-957-3337.
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UW Summer Youth Program
The University of Washington's Summer Youth Program is now open for registration. The UW Summer Youth Program offers all day (8am-5pm) camps for elementary and middle students as well as half-day classes for students, grades 6-8, focusing on robotics, fiber arts, book-making, puppetry, computer game programming, architecture, writers workshop and more. For detailed information visit us online at: www.summeryouth.washington.edu.
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PURL & UNFURL
Join Salmon Bay moms for a relaxing evening of knitting and conversation.
All welcome (crochet, sewing, too!)
Tuesday, March 4th, 7PM
At Sherry Jaqua's home, 8033 14th Ave NW, 206-601-5627
Please rsvp and contact me with any questions!
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Ballard Hugh School K-5 Spring Break Soccer Camps
The Ballard high school girls soccer team and staff will offer two week-long camps this year. The first will occur during spring break and the second will be during summer. Both camps are led by head coach Michelle Beattie and assistant coach Meghan Miller. Small groups will be coached by the girls team, allowing campers to interact with members from the Ballard program.
Our coaches have attended many camps and know the value it brings to each camper. All coaches and player-coaches are dedicated to creating a safe, fun and engaging camp. Camp curriculum is comprised of knowledge the coaches have acquired from their camp and coaching experiences, as well as actual training drills from Ballard practices and fun games.
Youth camps are offered to K-5th graders. Please note this camp is focused on soccer, where we will challenge campers to work hard, try new things and the importance of perseverance. We also talk about sportsmanship, respect for all campers, playing as a team and playing fair.
Both camps are a wonderful way for your son or daughter to tune up their soccer skills, make new friends, stay active and enjoy the world's game. We encourage you to sign your child up for both camps and bring friends, classmates and teammates along. It is a great way to build team chemistry during a week-long training session. We are happy to accommodate full teams and provide a discounted rate for groups more than eight. Please contact us for further information.
http://ballardhssoccercamps.myonlinecamp.com/springbreak-camp.cfm http://www.ballardhssoccercamps.com/summer-camp.cfm
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