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
| | May 29 | 7-9 | Young Playwrights | Auditorium | MS | | May 29 | Drop Off | Hospitality Committee Coffee Hour | Front Hall | AS | | June 3 | 7-9 | Elem. Band Concert | Auditorium | ES | | June 4 |
| 2 Hour Early Dismissal |
| AS | | June 5 | 7-9 | FOSB Monthly Meeting | Library | AS | | June 6 | All Morning | Elementary Talent Show | Auditorium | ES | | June 6 | Afternoon | 6th/7th Grade Dance | Auditorium | MS | | June 10 | Doors open at 6:30 - Program starts at 7:00 | Sixth Grade Welcome | Auditorium |
| | June 11 | 7-9 | Fifth Grade Promotion | Auditorium | ES | | June 12 | 7-9 | Eighth Grade Portfolio Night |
| MS | | June 13 | Morning | Final Friday Sing for the year | Auditorium | ES | | June 13 | Morning | Elementary Field Day | Field | ES | | June 13 | Afternoon | P.E. Talent Show |
| ES | | June 18 | 7 PM | Eighth Grade Promotion | Ingraham HighSchool | MS | | June 19th |
| Last Day of School for Students - One Hour Early Dismissal |
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Volunteer Coordinator News
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Welcome to your Early Edition Monday Bulletin. Jodi and Sharon are both chaperoning camp on Monday and Tuesday and will be back in the building on Wednesday morning. Have a great week!
Join us for the Final FOSB Meeting of this School Year
This Thursday, June 5th, is our last FOSB meeting of this school year. We hope that you will attend!
The proposed budget (to be voted on at this meeting) includes cuts to teacher's classroom funds and team funds. The budget was made based on the money that FOSB raised this school year. If you would like to contribute directly to restoring the $5,000 that was cut, please use the donate link below.
DONATE TO FOSB
If you have a child at Salmon Bay you are already a member of FOSB and have full voting privileges. This is your personal invitation from your Volunteer Coordinators to join us on Thursday evening; come see what FOSB is all about!
Chinook Book Volunteer Needed for Next Year
Chinook Book requires a few hours a week in Mid-August to get set up and then about 5 hours a week for the 4 weeks the sale goes on in September/October.
M.S. Sports Apparel Volunteer Needed for Next Year
The Middle School Sports Apparel is coordinated with MS Coaches and involves working with them to get orders from the team members and place them with our shirt company. Interested? Have questions? Email Sharon at slmaglianofe@seattleschools.org.
End of year events - Volunteers Needed
The talent show, 5th and 8th grade promotions, field day, dances. There is so much going on at the end of the year and we need volunteers to make it all possible. Look for an email from us later this week with our specific needs.
Special for Elementary
June 10 - New 6th Grader Welcome Night
Incoming 6th graders should have received their paperwork and invitation last week. If you did not, email Jodi at jrrussell@seattleschools.org Save the date! We hope to see you then!
Special for Middle School
6th and 7th Grade Dance on June 6th
Thanks to all who volunteered to chaperone, we have plenty of adult supervision at this time. We do still need donations of fruit flavored Pop Tarts and Apple or Orange Juice.
6th and 7th Grade Families needed to help with 8th Grade Promotion
We are in need of volunteers to assist with 8th grade promotion on June 18th. We ask 6th or 7th grade families to help so that the 8th grade families can relax and enjoy the promotion ceremony. It will be your turn to relax and shed tears before you know it! If you and your student plan to attend promotion and are willing to help us out... we'd greatly appreciate it!
7th Grade Activity Week is This Week
7th Grade Activity Week: Do you wonder what your 7th graders are doing while 8th graders are at camp? We have a long tradition called Activity Week where the 7th graders from both teams are combined and have four days of special classes. They'll have a six period day where they rotate through a poetry class with Kate, a science investigation with Melanie, a math project with Janet, creating a board game with Jennifer, PE with Hien and paper creations with Harmony. Each class will have a grade for the four days of work, and the grades will be in the same subjects that the class represents, with PE and paper creations going into homeroom grades. This week is unusual because of the early dismissal on Wednesday and the combined 6th/7th grade dance on Friday afternoon; on those two days, students will have all six classes before lunch but with shorter times for each class. If you have any questions, you can email Melanie at meshelton@seattleschools.org or call her at 252-1781.
Thanks,
Sharon Feliciano
Elementary Volunteer Coordinator
slmaglianofe@seattleschools.org
and
Jodi Russell
Middle School Volunteer Coordinator
jrrussell@seattleschools.org
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Assistant Principal's Note
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Student-Centered Learning
As an adult, one often reflects back to their school years and discovers that moments of student empowerment created the most enduring memory. One of my favorite memories was the time when I was able to lead my 4th grade class in mixing bread dough. This classroom activity highlighted how yeast is a catalyst in the fermentation process that makes bread rise into nice fluffy loaves.
At Salmon Bay one of our primary goals is to keep teaching and learning centered on students. This involves providing students with opportunities to extend their knowledge of content by helping to explain concepts to their classmates.
Additionally, we seek opportunities for students to have choice in how they complete tasks or topics of research.
This last week several examples highlight this student centered focus. The 6th grade class completed their biography unit by hosting a wonderful biography night event where students presented first-person presentations. Our 8th grade students completed their culminating project by presenting a topic of their choice to their peers. In the elementary, Dave's 2nd grade students are collaboratively working with the computer program Garage Band to compose custom music.
Student choice is one of the key factors in achievement. This approach often takes more time and can add additional layers of stress to teachers and parents; however, the reward is great! We greatly appreciate your support and encouragement as we strive to empower our students to be leaders in their individual learning.
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-Brett
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All School Information
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Free Meals this Summer for All Kids Under 18
Please see the attached document for information about how your student can receive FREE meals this summer. ALL KIDS 18 and younger are eligible for this program.
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Middle School Information
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Incoming BHS Students - Sign up for the BHS Daily Newsletter
KNOW SOMEONE COMING TO BHS NEXT YEAR? Help them stay informed and get signed up to receive BHS Daily News! Due to changes in the district's database systems, we are no longer able to receive an export of incoming student email addresses. Please forward the survey link below (or share via your social media -- thank you!)" Editor's Note: The link has been fixed and should work now.
BHS Newsletter Sign up link.
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It's been a busy year in the Salmon Bay library! Our circulation rates are up almost 20% from what they've been over the last few years, and we may hit 20,000 circulations for the first time ever. Way to go Salmon Bay Readers!
The end of the year is a very busy time for book returns, so please be patient with us as we work our way through the stacks of books that will need to get checked in. As always, if you have any questions about an overdue notice, please let me know. As this is such a busy time of year in the library, you might want to get in touch via email laiilman@seattleschools.org.
Also, please let me know if you think that any of our Salmon Bay library books may have inadvertently been returned to the Seattle Public Library.
We're looking forward to librarian Pamela LaBorde's annual visit with our elementary students on Thursday, June 12th. She will be sharing information about SPL's Summer Reading Program, as well as entertaining our students with one of her favorite recently published books. (Many of you may know Pamela, as she is the fabulous Children's Services Librarian at the Ballard branch.)
Look for a list of resources filled with suggestions for summer reading in next week's bulletin.
-Linda
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Friends of Salmon Bay Information
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FOSB Meeting and Important Budget Information
This Thursday, June 5th, is our last FOSB meeting of this school year. We hope that you will attend!
Our Finance Committee will be proposing our minimum budget for next year, we will hear from our newly forming Fundraising Committee and from our Bylaws Committee.
The proposed budget includes cuts to teacher's classroom funds and team funds. The budget was made based on the money that FOSB raised this school year. If you would like to contribute directly to restoring the $5,000 that was cut, please use the donate link below.
DONATE TO FOSB
Again, we hope to see you Thursday at 7pm in the Library!
Suzanne Waller & Robin Lofstrom FOSB Co-Chairs
suzaroo@gmail.com & clevelandette@gmail.com
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Garden Work Party - June 14
Save the Date! Salmon Bay Grounds Garden Work Party June 14!
Hopefully everyone has noticed how beautiful and green our Salmon Bay Garden is! But, like any garden, it needs a little tender loving care, especially as we head into the end of the school year. Can you come and help? Please join us for a few hours of weeding and mulching and getting the garden and grounds ready for the Summer Break!
Saturday June 14, from 10-1.Stay as long as you like! All are welcome.
Please RSVP if you can attend to Richbris@hotmail.com so we can get an accurate count of folks planning to attend.
Laura and Rich, Salmon Bay Garden Committee Co-Chairs
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Yoga for FOSB Party
Join Chelle Swierz, Salmon Bay aunt, for an Introduction to Baptiste style yoga class at Shakti Vinyasa in Ballard. The class will take place on Sunday, June 8th from 2-3:30. Suggested donation is $20, with all proceeds going to FOSB. Bring your friends!
For more information contact audragallegos@gmail.com.
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Sign Ups for Mr. G's Sports Camp
We will be running Mr. G's Sports Summer Camp again this year, beginning the week after school is out.
Details
Place: Mr. G's Gym, Salmon Bay School
Dates: June 23rd - 27th, 2014 9:00 - 12:00
Cost: $130 per student (partial scholarships available)
Ages: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade Students
Activities: Soccer, Frisbee, Balance/Coordination Training, Dance and more
To register: Please email Megan Ratcliffe at tarmegan@comcast.net for a complete registration packet.
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Juniors Rowing Camp
July 7 - July 18, 2014
Full-day and half-day
9 AM - 3 PM
Lake Washington Rowing Club and
Eastside Prep present a junior sculling
camp at LWRC. Grades 7-11. Beginners
and experienced rowers welcome. One
week camp also available. Call to
inquire.
Learn a fun and unique sport!
Improve fitness and enjoy access to
the water
Get lots of individual attention from
experienced, world-class coaches
Contact 206-547-1583 or
lakewashingtonrowing.com
to sign up!
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Reel Grrls Summer Opportunities
I am the President of the Board at Reel Grrls, the mother of a Reel Grrl and I deeply believe in our mission: To empower young women from diverse communities to realize their power, talent and influence through media production.
I'd like to introduce you to the amazing Tani Ikeda, one of the first Reel Grrls from over 10 years ago. She has made this powerful message to describe how Reel Grrls changes lives by activating grrls to dream further. I am inspired to know that there are hundreds of grrls out there whose lives have been changed by Reel Grrls programs since we began in 2001!
I am so excited to be offering a full line up of cool programs yet again this summer, and YET AGAIN on a pay what you can basis, so that every grrl can help create the RG magic that changes all of our lives through media literacy and media production.
Check out the programs at http://www.reelgrrls.org/programs.
From Jennifer Geist, president of Reel Grrls board of directors
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Ballard High Football Camp for Grade K-8
July 7-11, 2014 Open to grades K-8
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Check-in 8:30 am
Ballard High School Field
Each session will be composed of different activities, skills, and drills.
Each camper will work directly with the Ballard High School coaching staff. The Ballard High School (BHS) Youth Football camp is committed to a planned program of football development for your son, including blocking, tackling, passing, catching, kicking, and other specialties in a safe, non-contact football environment. Athletes will learn the BHS Football fundamental drills, offense, and defense.
Camp Location
BHS Football Field 1418 NW 65th St Seattle, WA 98117
Cost $100. (includes camp T-shirt) Make checks out to BHS-ABC Footbal
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Teen Activities at the Ballard Library
Friday June 6th 3 - 5 pm Gaming
Sunday June 22nd 3 - 5 pm Teen Space: Relax -- school is out!
Friday July 11th 3 - 5 pm Gaming
Sunday July 22nd 3 - 5 pm Teen Space. Express Yourself. Make movies, photos, art, stories, poems to respond to the library summer themes
Friday Aug 8th 3 - 5 pm Gaming
Sunday Aug 17th 3 - 5 pm Teen Space: YouTube and short video festival
These Seattle Public Library summer programs are drop-in and free for teens going into 6th - 12th grades.
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Free Social Justice Activities for Middle and High School Students at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Do you know youth who are interested in connecting with others to create positive social change? Have them check out our free summer programs for middle and high school students at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center.
Registration deadline is extended for both programs.
Apply by Thursday, June 12, 2014.
SUMMER PROGRAM: TAKE ACTION
Monday, July 21 - Friday, July 25
10 am - 3 pm
Age: Middle School Students (entering 6th - 8th grade)
Space is limited to 25 students. Go to http://gates.ly/VCmiddleschool for more information and the registration form.
YEAR-LONG PROGRAM: TEENS TAKE ACTION
Kickoff: Monday, July 14 - Thursday, July 17 & Saturday, July 19*
*Program continues throughout the year
10 am - 3 pm
Age: High School Students (entering 9th - 11th grade)
Space is limited to 25 students and requires year-long commitment.Go to http://gates.ly/VChighschool for more information and the application.
Thank you for your time and attention!
Location: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center
440 5th Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 709-3100 ext.7100
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