Christine Palmer recently moved back to the Seattle area to be closer to her children.  She is excited to be at Salmon Bay and to once again be teaching in a K-8 school!  Currently, Christine is the Resource Room teacher supporting students in their general education classes as well as leading small groups in the Resource Room (127). 

Cody Bean leads the Access Program at Salmon Bay K-8. He is passionate about providing pathways for students with special needs to experience academics and community in deep and meaningful ways. Cody's hobbies are mostly athletics related; triathlon, basketball, ultimate frisbee, and hiking. He lives in Ballard with his wife and kids. You might spot him at a nearby park or store with his two children who are eight and five years old. 

 Karen Herring is a Special Education Assistant working with grades K-5. She is from Maine, but has lived and travelled all over the country. She has 2 cats, Frankie and Casper. She lives with those two rescue kitties and her husband at Alki Beach. 
 

Leslie Noson has been an instructional aide for 4 years at Salmon Bay. She especially loves to teach math! Leslie has been involved with Seattle Public Schools since 1980 as a parent, classroom teacher at Olympic View Elementary, substitute teacher and currently as an aide. Leslie has a blended family of 4 "kids" who are all grown up and married. She also has four grandchildren so far.  She grew up in the area and has a large extended family here. When not at school, Leslie loves playing with her grandkids, cooking, reading, gardening and traveling.

Jim Hamerlinck is in his first year as an Instructional Assistant at Salmon Bay after working the past nine years at North Beach Elementary in Ballard. Jim is also an actor and likes to bike and take photographs in his spare time.  

Melissa Robinson is a Special Education Instructional Assistant.  She has a 4th grader at Salmon Bay.  She has a house full of animals: 2 cats; 1 lizard; 1 hampster; 2 fish; and a prairie dog coming in May.  When not at school, she enjoys watching movies.     

Matt Shaffer is currently a Special Education Instructional Assistant. He has specifically been supporting Xena's and Nicolette's classes, although he helps out wherever he is needed. He often can be found on the playground or in the lunchroom. When not at school, Matt likes to hike. He also plays and enjoys watching soccer.  Matt moved to Ballard at the beginning of October so you may see him at the farmers market on Sundays.

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Newspaper Wanted

Barbara, our art teacher, is seeking donations of newspaper for art projects. Newspaper can be dropped off in the art room, located on the 2nd floor.  

Camp Coolers

There are several unclaimed coolers in the auditorium. If you donated a cooler and haven't yet picked it up, please do so ASAP.

We were glad to see so many of you at Curriculum Night this week!  We had a chance to connect and hear feedback from many of you, but wanted to invite your reflections on the evening as we debrief and plan for future events.  If you have feedback for us, please complete this brief survey or contact Darren or Neil.

Weekend Food

FOSB's monthly meeting is next Thursday, October 16th from 7-9 pm, in the school library. Our agenda (attached to this Bulletin) represents months of work by volunteers, who thoughtfully planned ahead and provided information and handouts for you to read carefully. Please connect with us before we meet if you have any brief questions, and please join in on the discussion! We'll also be hearing from four staff members this month: 2/3 teacher Dave Middleton, 4/5 teacher Marian Wagner, special education staff member Nancy Gruber, and Connie Wood, our new middle school math teacher. This is a general membership meeting that's laying important groundwork for November, so board member attendance is especially requested.

Website Feedback

FOSB is beta testing a new website and wants your feedback.  Check it out and send your comments to Robin.

October is Walk-n-Wheel Month

Salmon Bay is excited to participate in Walk-n-Wheel month.  Each Friday during October, there will be a welcome station for kids who walk, bike, scooter, or ride the bus to school.  There will be punch cards for students to keep track of their progress. 

To volunteer with the Friday welcome stations or lead a Walking School Bus or Bike train, please contact Karen or Walker.

Salmon Bay has two more months of our BrainPop subscription available to all families.  BrainPop is an online learning tool with short videos for many different subject areas as well as support activities and practice quizzes.  To access the material, go to the BrainPop website and click the login button.  Our user name is salmonbay (one word).  Our password is sbbp2014.   

Each year, the Library of Congress and WA State Library sponsor a Letters About Literature contest for 4th-12th grade students.  This year's theme is:

How did an author's work change your view of the world or yourself?  Students are not limited to writing about novels; they can also write about a life or world changing nonfiction book, poem, or play.   For more information, check out the contest website or pick up a handout in the school library.

Math For Love

Math for Love has classes starting in October.  If you'd like to register, go to the website: www.mathforlove.com.