Issue: #29
May 2, 2016
This Week:
May 2-6: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
May 4: Bike-to-school Day
From The Office
School Choice Assignment

Open Enrollment for School Choice for the 2016-17 school year was February 17 to March 1, 2016. 


Late choice applications will be accepted until May 31, 2016, but will not receive priority tiebreakers. 

 

The results of Open Enrollment will be: 

  • Available online April 15 with Assignment Lookup Tool
  • Sent out by mail to students granted new assignment in late April 2016
Please visit our registration webpage for more information.
From the Library
Dress as a Book Character Day is May 18th
by Virginia Allemann - vaallemann@seattleschools.org

This is a school tradition during the Spring Book Fair and is a chance to celebrate the books and book characters we know and love. Kids and teachers celebrate reading and literature by dressing up as a favorite character.

Children can use adult help in organizing the details of an outfit. Please note that this is not a Halloween-type costume. You should not have to go out and buy a bunch of stuff...be creative! Be flexible! Think about different books and the important characters in those books. What do they wear? What do they carry with them? Do they have an accompanying animal? Then think, what do we have around the house to create the outfit?

I have dressed up as Wilbur from Charlotte's Web. How? Pink pants ($3 at Goodwill), pink sweatshirt, a pink cap on which I taped a sign reading "Some Pig!" I taped a black plastic spider (Charlotte) to my shoulder and, voila, Wilbur! Everyone recognized me right away. What other pig characters can you think of? (Mercy Watson, Piggy from Gerald and Piggy, 3 Little Pigs, and so on.) There are also many websites devoted to sharing ideas.

In short, this does not have to be expensive but, by talking and brainstorming with your child about some book characters, and by looking around your home for the various stuff you have lying around or can borrow, you can come up with a clever and cute costume. I tell the kids that it's more fun if people RECOGNIZE which character you are. You might want to carry a copy of the book around! Fairy tale characters are great, but we discourage movie characters that have been written into books.

Thank you so much for your support of our library and this event. Please email me if you have any questions!
Spring Book Fair: May 16-19
by Kaori Tanaka - tanaka.kaori@gmail.com
The Spring Book Fair is May 16 - 19. It is held here at the school in the Mary Cooper Library with books from the Secret Garden Book Shop, an independent book store and long-time supporter of school libraries. Typically, 25% of sales goes towards our library. A significant portion of funds for new materials comes from the Spring and Fall Book Fairs.

The Spring Book Fair is open 9:00-9:30 and 3:40-4:40 for sales. The Fair is open for browsing during lunch and recesses, but no sales will be transacted during school hours. The Fair will also be open Thursday night, May 19, before and during Athletic Skills & Art Show Night.

Volunteer Opportunity
Please consider volunteering for an hour or two May 16-19. You can write receipts, make change, straighten displays, help children find prices and write wish lists, and check out all the new books! Go to www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508044DAEAC2CA75-spring to sign up.
From Site Council
Second to last Site Council meeting May 10th
by Stacy Earlywine- stacy.earlywine@gmail.com

Please consider joining us.  Do you have questions about next year?  Construction? The BIG MOVE?  Curriculum?  We'll have a Parent Q and A opportunity and we welcome anyone to our meetings.  We'd love classroom reps from ALL classes too!  Please consider spending two hours of your time to join us and get educated about the issues facing our school.

Do you know someone in the community who is organized and has passion and time to give to our school?  Consider nominating someone for the 2016 - 17 Site Council.  We are beginning to actively seek committee members for next year's school leadership and we need YOU!  There are many different roles to be filled and we'll work to find a good fit for everyone.  Please send your nominations to Stacy Earlywine.
After School Enrichment
by Susan Rosebrough - susanrosebrough@yahoo.com

We are accepting class proposals now for the 2016-2017 school year! Would you like to teach a class at Thornton Creek next year? Please fill out this proposal form  by June 1st, or email this proposal form to class providers that you would like to see at Thornton Creek. We hope to grow the program from eight classes to sixteen next Fall. 

Also, if you have ideas for classes, fill out this form.

Questions, contact Andrea at tcenrichment@gmail.com
From the Parents
Bike-to-School Day Wednesday May 4
by Amanda Thornwell - thornewell@hotmail.com
 
This year's Bike-to-School Day is Wednesday May 4th, which is also Star Wars Day.    Ride your bike to school and get cool prizes.   Join friends and classmates on the bike trains.  The following bike trains are running on Wednesday May 4th:

- A special bike train for Wednesday May 4th only, designed for younger kids.  Meet with 5th graders Ben and Gabe, just north of the 45th Ave / NE 80th St intersection. Ride will leave the corner at 9:15 for a young-student-friendly easy ride to school. Just 3 blocks!  Parent supervision a must.

-  North bound route leaves 39th and 55th at 9:10 am.  Contact Kevin (kevinrio@live.com) or Cindy (crhazard) for more info or just show up on the route.

- South bound route leaves 89th and 38th  Our Lady of the Lake playground) between 9 and 9:05 on Fridays.  All major hills are gone at this starting point.  You can drop off your kids if they can follow directions and can ride safely.  Contact Amanda (thornewell@hotmail.com) if you have questions or just show up on the route. 

A map for Thornton Creek bike train route can be found here.

Kids who ride to school on Wednesday can pick up a prize (provided by Cascade Bicycle Club) and a juice box (while supplies last).  Since Bike-to-School day this year falls on Star Wars Day, some Star Wars cookies will be available as treats. Due to allergy concerns, kids can pick up a cookie with parental permission. Kids riding bike without parents can bring a note granting them permission to get a cookie. (A note should can be handwritten with a statement like "Child's name can get a treat for Biking to school").  

May the Fourth Be With You!
Teacher Appreciation Day
by Lisa Skylnd - skylynd@nurturingknowledge.com
Teacher Appreciation Day is coming up on Tuesday, May 3rd!  This year, we are planning to celebrate our teachers all week with treats each day.  Please choose a day and dish that works for you to share with our wonderful teachers and staff at Thornton Creek using our Sign-up Genius poll http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4ea5a72ea0f49-teacher/.  

Any snacks or contributions are welcome so feel free to be creative.  We know our teachers appreciate having healthy options and especially enjoy homemade items but bring whatever inspires you on whichever day fits best for you.  We welcome cards and artwork to decorate the table and show you/your child's appreciation.  Thanks, in advance, for your contributions to celebrate our teachers!  
  • Please have dishes ready to serve and eat, labeled so teachers/staff will know what ingredients are included.  We will have some labels available for you to use. 
  • Breakfast items on Tuesday should be delivered to the school staff room by 9:15am.  
  • Lunch items on Thursday should be in the school staff room by 11:45.  
  • Snack items, drinks, and desserts should be brought to staff room by the start of school. 
Lisa Skylynd, Amy Roberts, Polk Pud"homme, Heather Sorenson
Hospitality Committee
District Approved Communications to Families
Please Note: Information below is not specifically endorsed by the school, nor have they been vetted by school staff.
Seattle Public Schools Preschool
In Fall 2016, Seattle Public Schools will expand its partnership with the City's voter-approved Seattle Preschool Program. Our school has been selected as a site for a Seattle Preschool Program classroom for the 2016-2017 school year! The classroom will be funded by the Seattle Preschool Program and taught by certificated Seattle Public Schools teachers. Families will be able to enroll their 3 and 4 year olds for a full 6 hour school day and this classroom will operate on the same school-day, school year schedule as the other grades in our building. Tuition is subsidized for families with incomes at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. To have your child entered into Round 2 selection, please submit an application form by May 27, 2016 to the City of Seattle. Applications submitted after May 27 will be included in future selection rounds.

Applications can be found here, or for more information call: (206) 386-1050.
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In This Issue
School Choice Assignment
Dress as a Book Character Day
Spring Book Fair
Site Council Meeting
After School Enrichment
Bike to School Day
Teacher Appreciation Day
SPS Preschool
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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

May 3
Teacher Appreciation Day

May 10
Site Council Meeting

May 16-19
Spring Book Fair

May 18
Dress Like a Book Character Day

May 19
Athletic Skills & Art Show Night

May 23rd
Expedition Series Film Screening

May 26
ELOB Exhibition Night

May 30
Memorial Day - No School

June 1
2-hour early dismissal

June 14
Site Council Meeting

June 17
Field Day & Wacky Hair Day

June 24
Last Day of School; 1-hr Early Dismissal

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Site Council Information & Meeting Minutes
  
  
  
The Source Children's
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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 

Say Thank you

We have a tradition at our school of saying "thank you." If you would like to submit a thank-you note, send an email to ae2newseditor@gmail.com or  click here.

A big thanks to Leslie Cary and her merry band of dedicated scrip sellers for making it so easy, quick, and convenient to support our school.  Leslie's team includes Andrea Klarman, Tanya Wilson, Julie Shin, Anne Holland and Jennifer Ball.  Thank You! Also thanks to Karen Selboe for being the Box Top for Education coordinator.  Another easy and simple way to raise money for our community.
 
Thanks!

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