Salmon Bay School Committee Links
Looking to get involved? Need the most up to date information from one of our Committees? Check out these links! (This area is currently being developed and will get more links as the weeks go by!) Parent Information Exchange (PIE) Direct Giving
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Calendar of Events
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All, Elementary or Middle School
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April 29 and April 30
| 7:00 PM
| Poetry Nights
| Library
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| | May 2 | 2:35 | Dust off your Bike Maintenance Event | Playground |
| May 5th - May 9th
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| Staff Appreciation Week
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| AS
| | May 5 | 7:00 PM | PIE: Amy Lang: Sexualized Childhood | Auditorium | AS | | May 10 | 7:00 PM | FOSB Annual Meeting | Cafeteria | AS | | May 13 | 6:00 PM | Elementary Science Fair | Auditorium | ES | | May 15 and May 16 | 7:00 PM | Diary of Anne Frank Evening Performances | Auditorium |
| | May 16 and May 17 | 2:00 PM | Diary of Anne Frank Daytime Performances | Auditorium |
| | May 21 | 7:00 PM | 6th grade Biography Night |
| MS | | May 26 |
| Memorial Day - No School |
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Volunteer Coordinator News
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Teacher Appreciation Week
We need:
Monday - People to pick up staff coffee orders from local coffee shops. Also need donations of coffee cards/cash.
Tuesday - Food for our breakfast buffet. One or two people to help set up at 8.
Wednesday - Grab and Go treats and drinks for Staff Snack bar.
Thursday - Food for Potluck Lunch. A few people to help clean at 1:15
Friday - Potted plants of all varieties for teachers to take.
See the All School Section for more info.
Bike/Walk to School Month
Starts on May 1. We have some fun events planned. See the side calendar and the All School Section for more info.
Poetry Nights
This Tuesday and Wednesday in the Library at 7. Come recite or read a favorite poem of yours or one you wrote! See the All School Section for more information about this Salmon Bay tradition!
PIE Night with Amy Lang has been rescheduled
This will take place on May 5th. This is will be a talk about Sexualized Childhood.
8th Grade Families:
- Just a reminder that High School counselors will be coming to Salmon Bay on Wednesday afternoon to register our 8th grade student's for their classes next year. Please be sure that your student has their completed forms (from their assigned high school) with them on Wednesday.
- Also note that 8th grade camp packets were sent home last week. Please complete all required forms and return them, along with your camp payment, to your homeroom teacher by Friday, May 2nd.
Thanks,
Sharon Feliciano
Elementary Volunteer Coordinator
slmaglianofe@seattleschools.org
and
Jodi Russell
Middle School Volunteer Coordinator
jrrussell@seattleschools.org
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April 28, 2014
Dear Salmon Bay K-8 Families,
Things sure are busy as we near the end of the 2013-2014 school year. For starters, MSP and MAP testing are upon us at the same time. Please support the kids by providing plenty of sleep, a healthy diet and words of encouragement. This makes for a long week, but I am confident that our students are prepared to do their very best. If your family is up to it, Tuesday and Wednesday evening's Poetry Nights offer an authentic and fun-filled opportunity for our students to celebrate their love for poetry. This event was lots of fun last year and can be a great way to relax and enjoy one another's company during a busy week of school.
Thanks,
Jen
Jen Benkovitz, Ed.D.
Principal, Salmon Bay K-8
Phone: 206-252-1725
Fax: 206-252-1721
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Assistant Principal's Note
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Tomorrow will be the first of four state testing days at Salmon Bay. Our teachers have diligently worked to prepare our students for this assessment. This will be the last time that the state will utilize the Measure of Student Progress(MSP) assessment for writing, reading and math. Over the next few weeks you may hear about the transition to a new assessment for next year; the Smarter Balance assessment. The following links will direct you to additional information and resources about our state testing:
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StateTesting/
http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/
Below is our testing schedule and some points that may be helpful as you and your child prepare for each testing day.
Salmon Bay's MSP Schedule*
Apr. 29 Writing 1(4th & 7th Grade)
May 1 Writing 2 (4th & 7th Grade) and Science(5th & 8th Grade)
May 6 Reading (3rd-8th Grade)
May 8 Math (3rd-8th Grade)
*Please note that all make-ups must be done by May 15th
Testing Day Strategies
* Make sure that your child is rested and eats breakfast.
* See that your child arrives at school on time and is relaxed.
* Encourage your child to do their best work possible.
* Do not send your child to school if he/she is ill.
* Please do not remove your child from school on test days for appointments.
Test Anxiety
Students may experience anxiety about testing and may experience heightened anxiety before a testing situation. A certain degree of test anxiety is normal and may help students prepare more effectively, work more efficiently, and remain focused during testing. Too much anxiety, however, can negatively affect performance. The following strategies may assist students, parents, and teachers in reducing test anxiety.
Parent Strategies for Reducing Test Anxiety
* Discuss the test openly and in a positive way.
* Have realistic expectations of your child's performance while encouraging his/her best efforts.
* Emphasize that the test is only one measure of academic performance.
* Emphasize that test scores do not determine a person's worth.
Thanks,
Brett
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Staff Appreciation Week
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 6TH- 10TH
Staff Appreciation Week! It is time for the best week of the year for our fabulous staff. Time to let them all know just how much we love and appreciate them by showering them with treats. Here are the days we have planned for our staff and what we need from you is help fulfilling them. Please use this link: tinyurl.com/sbsstaffapp
Monday- Coffee Delivery- We need volunteers to go to local coffee shops, order coffees and deliver them to classrooms. We can also use donations of coffee cards.
Tuesday- Breakfast Buffet- Bring in your most delicious baked goods, fruit, quiche, juice etc. The staff will enjoy a lovely breakfast made by the parents. I need a few volunteers to come in early to clean and set up the staff lounge so when the food arrives it can be laid out for the staff to enjoy.
Wednesday -Staff Snack Bar - Bring in a little pick me up for our staff lounge. Teachers can come in starting mid-morning to get a little refueling during the day. We could use: Dried Fruit, Popcorn, Pretzels, Candy, Bottled Water, Cans of Soda, Granola Bars, anything you think would help a tired teacher make it through the day! These should all be grab and go type items please!
Thursday- Potluck lunch- Bring in your favorite potluck lunch item and the staff get to have a lovely catered lunch. This is one of the few times of the year that the staff will stop work and come to the staff lounge to sit down and enjoy a meal together.
Friday- Potted plant day- Bring in a potted plant, be it flower, herb or vegetable and each staff member will get to bring home a lasting reminder of this wonderful week!
We have around 60 staff members so there are many opportunities for you to show your support. Sign up to help here: tinyurl.com/sbsstaffapp
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Bike to School
Bike to School Month starts Thursday, May 1! Salmon Bay School has been a leader in the Bike to school movement for many years, and we need your help and participation to keep it that way. Be on the lookout: Bike to School calendars are being sent home this week to track your child's progress during the month.
Also, be sure to come to Salmon Bay's "Dust Off Day" after school on Friday, May 2 (2:35 to 4 pm) on the lower playground to shine and tune up your child's bike in preparation for Bike to School Month and summer's worth of family riding.
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Poetry Nights!
Are you a just wild about poetry?
Well, You don't have to fight it
Come Tuesday and/or Wednesday night
To stand up and recite it!
We'll be in the library at 7pm
C'mon, no hesitating...
Bring your poem and step right up
Your audience is waiting...
Salmon Bay Poetry Nights! - Tuesday & Wednesday evenings, 7-8pm
K-8 students, families and staff all welcome to present!
Questions? Contact Nancy or Linda. See you there!
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Elementary School Information
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Yearbook Photos Needed!
LAST OPPORTUNITY to send photos for the yearbook, DEADLINE APRIL 30.
There are several classes with no photos. Due to lack of photos, the format will be change and there will be no individual class student life pages. All the photos will be combined into a school student life section. Even with the format change, we still are very low on photos. Please send in your favorite moments from this year. The photos need to be in high resolution and in focus in order to print well. For single photos please send highest resolution possible to leestefanie@comcast.net . if you have several photos, please contact me at leestefanie@comcast.net
and I will give you simple directions to upload photos directly to the design pages. Thank you to everyone whom have or plan on supporting the yearbook this year |
It's always so enjoyable to see how excited everyone gets at Book Fair time! A huge thank-you to all of the volunteers who stepped forward to help make this such a successful event! Our robust library collection would not exist without FOSB members, and their tireless support of our school. I feel so fortunate to work with such a dedicated group! I wanted to extend a special thanks to Sherry, Audrey and Brooke. Taking on a project like the Book Fair is a huge commitment, and they did a fabulous job!
As we enter the last few weeks of school, the library will be a hopping place. First up, Poetry Night this coming Tuesday and Wednesday! This is one of my favorite events of the year, where we gather just for the enjoyment of reading, reciting and listening to poetry. It can even get a bit raucous, believe it or not!
Lastly, let me know if you have any questions or concerns about missing or overdue books. Please remember that, unlike SPL, we don't charge daily fines for overdue books (so there's no fear of being presented with a bill when students return their overdue books.) We do, however, ask that any lost or damaged books be paid for. Again, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me: laillman@seattleschools.org
Happy Reading!
Linda
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Friends of Salmon Bay Information
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May FOSB Meeting Info:
*Thursday, May 8
*7-9pm
*in the Cafetorium (note! NOT the library!)
This is our "Annual Meeting", which means that we will be
-voting in our new slate of Directors (anyone who attends is a member of FOSB and so can vote!)
-having a dessert bar!
-thanking our volunteers who have worked so hard this school year and recognizing all of the ways in which our community (FOSB) works to make this such a great place for our kids!
-hearing from the Finance Committee on their work towards next year's budget and the Bylaws Committees on some work that they have been doing. Short discussions for both!
-DESSERT BAR!
Please join us. This meeting will be great, and not just because of dessert! At last year's Annual Meeting, I was blown away by the sheer number of events and people who make them happen during the thank you. Come for that. Come to hear about the great things that we get to fund with our budget and about some of the guiding principles of our Bylaws. And come for dessert. :)
FOSB Co-Chairs, Suzanne Waller (suzaroo@gmail.com) and Robin Lofstrom (clevelandette@gmail.com)
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Ballard Library Teen Program
Ballard Branch Library has free fun programs for teensin 6th - 12th grades.
First Friday Gaming happens Friday May 2nd from 3 - 5 pm.
For more information check the library calendar at www.spl.org
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Audubon Camps
Seward Park Audubon Center would like to invite your students to Owl's Odyssey: Nature Adventure Camp for Ages 10 - 14. On this two-week extravaganza of awesomeness you will pursue elusive Owl as you uncover the mysteries of the natural world. During your first week, explore the old growth trees, the meadows and the lake and conduct science experiments in the Park and Center. During the second week you will go feral on a series of wild adventures! On the last Thursday of camp, celebrate with a camp out in the park, make offerings to Owl at the campfire and then go on a night hike to call Owl down from the trees. Afterwards, as you crawl into your sleeping bag and share stories of your adventures with your tent mates, you may hear Owl perched high above you, watching and protecting his new friends.
9am - 3 pm M-F
6/30 - 7/11 (4th of July off)*, 7/14-25, 8/4-15 OR 8/18-29
Priority Deadline April 30th. Final Deadline May 30th.Register online via brownpapertickets.com
More information on our website: http://sewardpark.audubon.org/summer-camps-3
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