Issue: #21
February 29, 2016
This Week:
Wednesday 3/1: SPS Fall Enrollment ends
Time is Running Out!!
by Lissa Amato - lissama@gmail.com
  
Early Bird pricing ends TOMORROW!  If there are any tickets left the price will go up.    Buy now!

This year's auction will be Friday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m. at the gorgeous Club Husky at Husky Stadium!

SCHOOL . COMMUNITY . TOGETHER

                                           WE ARE ONE!
From Your Principal
News from Your Principal 
by John Miner - jminer@seattleschools.org
  
New Parent Tours
The last of our new parent tours ended last week. First of all I want to thank Emily Wong and Jennifer McDowell for organizing the tours again this year.  They did a fabulous job organizing printed materials for new parents, training parent docents, and scheduling building tours.  The total numbers of parents interested in assignment at Thornton Creek continues to amaze me.  I'm certain the interest in our program remains high because of the outstanding staff at Thornton Creek. It was a pleasure to meet with parents again this year to be reminded what an valuable resource Thornton Creek is in Seattle Public Schools.
 
SPS Budget
Parents, staff and I will be working on next year's District budget during March. I will write an update on key information for the newsletter each week. With the District budget just released, the most notable information is our addition of a fourth Kindergarten and First grade, as well as the addition of a special education pre-K program. Stay tuned for more detail.
From the Office
Office News
by Jennifer Evans  - jevans@seattleschools.org
 
SPS Fall Enrollment closes March 1st - be sure your children's younger kindergarten aged siblings are enrolled!
If you have a TC student with a sibling who will be enrolling in SPS and hope to have them enrolled at Thornton Creek next fall, March 1st is your last day to enroll them with the district and choose TC for fall placement with the Elementary Choice Form. Please be sure to check the district enrollment web site and enroll your new kindergartener following the district process!  Every year we have at least one family who misses the deadline and loses the experience of having their child start kindergarten at their older child's school.
Safety Issue, Parents and friends of Thornton Creek
by Jennifer Evans  - jevans@seattleschools.org
 
Please be sure to close and latch all gates as you enter or leave school property each time you visit.  As you can imagine, with so many people coming and going all the time we could employ at least 3 full time gate keepers! A small amount of help will go a long way in keeping your school staff sane and comfort to any parent with a child that might wander out to know that we are all invested in keeping all students safe!  Thank you!
March Lunch Menu
by Jennifer Evans  - jevans@seattleschools.org
From the Library
From the Library
by Virginia Allemann - vaallemann@seattleschools.org

Thursday March 3, the Book Thieves Global Reading Challenge team will take the bus downtown to the Central Library to represent Thornton Creek in the regional finals of the Global Reading Challenge! All the teams worked very hard from November to February to prepare. The nail-biter in-school challenge on February 11 ended with extra-tricky questions (to break a tie) from Erica Delavan, SPL NE Branch Youth Services Librarian. All students who participated in the Global Reading Challenge will celebrate with a cookie party on Friday, March 11. Many parents helped make the challenge a fun learning process-- thank you! And thank you to Alan Chitlik for taking video of the event that we hope to share at the party on the 11th. 4th and 5th graders can participate in this event next year!
From Site Council
Share Your Thoughts & March Meeting
by Stacy Earlywine- stacy.earlywine@gmail.com

TC families,

Recently your child should have brought home some paper chain links ("What makes our school special"... and "The magic at TC is...")  We are collecting information and we really need your input.  If you have not returned these, please take a moment to share your thoughts and send them back to school with your child.  This is an assignment for you!  NOT for your child.  They have already given their input at school.  Your words and the unique way you articulate your thoughts are truly valuable to our process.  Please send these in!  Alternately, you may email me directly with your responses. Thank you.

Site Council March meeting coming up:  March 8th at 7pm in the school library. Room parents, please make sure your classroom has a room rep.  

Thank you and happy almost spring!
Stacy Earlywine
Parent Group
Mark Your Calendars for the Science Fair!
by Pat Boyle- patboyle@gmail.com

The Thornton Creek Science Fair is scheduled for Wed, March 9 from 6:00-8:30pm in the cafeteria.  More than 50 students have signed up to exhibit. More details are available at: http://tcsciencefair.blogspot.com.
Yearbook 5th Grade Baby Photos and Slide Show Photos
by Anna Farr - yearbook@thorntoncreek.org

If you have a 5th grader please email me at least one baby photo for the yearbook Guess Who pages and up to 10 photos for the age progression 5th grade segment of the annual slideshow.  Photos can be jpg, png, RAW, however you have them, but digital is much preferred over scanning and returning photos.  Email photos to yearbook@thorntoncreek.org or email me to setup photo drop off if you don't have digital copies. 
Parent Group Fundraising
Auction Volunteers Needed
by Hee Jung heejungkimbel@gmail.com

The auction is only 4 weeks away! 
There are still many positions that needs to be filled.  Please consider volunteering for this important event.  

This week's featured volunteer positions:

4:30 - 8:00 p.m. Guest Check in/ Registration: 
Give auction catalog, name tags, bidder signs to bidder; direct bidder to auction items/seating area; process bidder registration in Readysetauction data system; enter purchase data from silent and live auction into Readysetauction system.

8:00 - 10:30p.m. Guest Check-Out:
At the start of shift, enter purchase data from silent and live auction into Readysetauction system; process bidder check-out via computer; direct bidder to merchandise pick-up area.

Make the night even more fun by volunteering together with a friend!  

Detailed job descriptions: http://thorntoncreek.org/auction/volunteer

Please sign up using the Signup Genius:
 http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e45a5af2aa7f49-2015 
District Approved Communications to Families
Please Note: Information below is not specifically endorsed by the school, nor have they been vetted by school staff.
Advertising Review/Approval Process

Per Seattle Public School Board Policy, outside materials must be approved before being distributed. The materials must meet district criteria, be approved by the Office of Public Affairs, and must be pre-printed and delivered to the school with the approval form attached.

 

You can find details regarding the review/approval process here. All requests to include information in the Thornton Creek Newsletter should be submitted via this process. 

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is Feb. 17 - March 1. New kindergarten families will have the best chance of being assigned to a school outside their attendance area if Choice forms are returned during this window. May 31 is the final deadline for current students to request a different school. Kindergarten Admissions Nights will be held in each of the district's five regions beginning in January. Please see the flier for more information.
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In This Issue
Auction Tickets
From Your Principal
Office Updates
Safety Issue
March Lunch Menu
From the Library
Site Council
Science Fair
Yearbook
Auction Volunteers Needed
District Approved Communications
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CALENDAR 

The 2015-16 Seattle Schools Calendar (in PDF format) can be found here.   
 
Thornton Creek calendar can be found here

March 8
Site Council Meeting 7 p.m.

March 9
Science Fair 6:30 p.m.

March 17
Family Dance Night 6:30 p.m.

March 23
2-hour early release

March 25
Auction 5 p.m.

March 31
Class Picture Day

April 5
Site Council Meeting

April 11-15
Spring Break

May 3
Teacher Appreciation Day

May 10
Site Council Meeting

May 16-19
Spring Book Fair

May 19
Athletic Skills & Art Show Night

May 26
ELOB Exhibition Night

May 30
Memorial Day - No School

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Thornton Creek is a Box Tops for Education School

 

Thornton Creek Elementary is a Box Tops for Education school! Look for pink Box Top coupons on products you have at home (e.g. Cascadian Farm cereal), then just clip and drop them in the collection basket just inside the front door of the school. For coupon information, go to:  

www.boxtops4education.com 

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