Issue: #33
May 30, 2016
This Week:
May 31: Bike to School Day
June 1: Two-hour early dismissal
From the Principal
From the Principal
Thornton Creek Principal

June 11  Thornton Creek Packing Day
Thank you in advance to all the parents who will volunteer their time on Saturday, June 11 to help staff with packing up our school. Lots of hands will make the work lighter for sure!
 
New Family Orientation
On June first the K staff and I will welcome our newly assigned families to Thornton Creek. The orientation will be help in the lunchroom at 7:00 pm.
 
New School Start and End Time
Remember that Thornton Creek's start and end time will change next fall. The school day will begin at 8:00 am and end at 2:10 pm.
 
Graduation Ceremony
Thornton Creek will celebrate students moving onto a new school and our graduating 5th grade classes moving on to middle school on June 23rd at 9:50 in our school lunch room. We decided to celebrate on the original last day of the school year in case families had already made travel plans. Come join us on the 23rd and the classroom celebrations to follow.
 
Congratulation  - Book Thieves
The Superintendent, Seattle City librarian, and the deputy major will join Ginny Allemann and the Book Thieves for lunch on May 31st to congratulate the Book Thieves once again for their magnificent win in this year's Global Reading Challenge.
From the Office
Photos of the New School Building

Would you like to see what the inside of the new building looks like? 
Here's your chance.  Many of the photos have labels identifying different parts of the building. Follow this link: https://flic.kr/s/aHskAnaNsH.
From the Library
Access Online Resources at Home
by Virginia Allemann - vaallemann@seattleschools.org

Seattle Public Schools online resources  (including TumbleBooks and PebbleGo) are available from home! Just go here and click the "Reach for the Stars" icon at the top right under "Public Resources." The username is studentsps and password is access for out-of-school use. Kindergarteners and 1st graders were accessing TumbleBooks this week and may need your assistance getting there from home devices.
Global Reading Challenge Team Pizza Lunch

Global Reading Challenge Pizza Lunch for our very own Book Thieves is Tuesday, May 31 in the library for the team. City Librarian Marcellus Turner, Superintendent Nyland, and Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim will attend. Congratulations, once again, to the Book Thieves!
From Site Council
Town Hall Meeting - June 14th
by Stacy Earleywine -stacy.earlywine@gmail.com

Save the Date!  Thornton Creek Town Hall on Culture and Community - Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM.  (In lieu of our regular Site Council meeting).  

More information coming soon.
May Site Council Meeting Minutes

May Site Council Meeting MInutes
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
Nominations for next year's Site Council

Interested in volunteering with Site Council next year?  Know someone who would be a great addition to our team?  We need you!!! Please send your interest or nomination to Stacy at stacylynn12@yahoo.com

From the Parents
Let's Start Packing!
by Susie Bunker - susie.bunker@comcast.net
It is time to come together and get packed for the big move.  It is going to take many hands to get us ready to move to the new building.  Here is how you can help.

Come to one or both packing days
Saturday, June 11 from 9AM-Noon
Teachers in Rooms 1,3,4,8 and 11 will be packing their rooms.  Please watch out for a sign up from your room parent.
If your classroom isn't packing that day, come help pack the Art and Book Rooms. 
You can sign up for a shift here 
Please note, this is a parent only event.  

Saturday, June 18 from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Teachers in rooms 1,3,4,9,11,14 and 17 will be on site packing.  Please watch out for a sign up from your room parent.

If your classroom isn't packing that day (or your room has lots of volunteers), please come help pack the Gym, Kristina's portable, and Room 6. You can sign up for a shift here. 

We will provide playground supervision this day, but you must sign up here so we know how many high school babysitters to have on hand.  Please note, that kids will not be assisting in the packing of classrooms unless your teacher informs you otherwise.  Please sign up here if you would like to have your child supervised on the playground.

Some important notes
  • Teachers are so busy right now and may not have had a chance to choose a packing day.  Even if your classroom isn't listed above, please keep an eye out for word from your room parent.
  • While the district is assisting with the packing of the portables, your teachers still may want some assistance sorting and planning.  Also keep an eye out for word from them.
If you know of any Thornton Creek alumni (entering grade 7 and higher) that would like to help with this project, please have them contact me (susie.bunker@comcast.net). This is a great opportunity for service hours.

Thanks to everyone for supporting our community in this big endeavor.
May Bike Challenge
by Amanda Thornwell - thornewell@hotmail.com

May Biking Challenge is proceeding well.   More data have been tabulated and it looks like the first class to meet the challenge of 6000 minutes or 20 riders is P6-Treehouse.

The first pizza party goes to P6-Treehouse for achieving 7231 minutes with 19 riders.   Congratulations to all the students in P6 who worked very hard to to meet the challenge.  

Several classes (such as room 14, P4, 9, and 2) are very close to meeting the challenge and winning the pizza party. There are some fun events planned to help all classes meet this goal.

1.  BIKE TO SCHOOL on Tuesday May 31st and receive a popsicle or juice pack.   Join the bike trains or just ride in.

2.  Ride to MOD pizza at Lake Forest Park Town Center

When:  after-school, Tuesday May 31st.   Meet at the bike racks
Where:  from school, to MOD pizza at Lake Forest Park Town Center (and back)
Why:   to get pizza, of course
Who:   any Thornton Creek affiliated person can participate.   Student riders require adult supervision.   Contact Amanda for details or to make other arrangements.

MOD pizza menu can be found here 

Don't forget to log child's your time.  Each rider receives at least one spoke card.  Logging can be done at the school's web site under the May Bike Challenge announcement or here or  (or here for mobile devices).   Last year some kids got upset for not receiving prizes because their times were not logged.  

All classroom worksheets will be picked up and processed on Wednesday June 1st.  Online logging will close on June 2nd.

BIKE RESULTS:

RoomMinutesRidersTo win the pizza party
P6-Treehouse726119WINNER
14536919needs 1 more rider or 700 minutes
P4-Cottage533316needs 4 more riders or 700 minutes
P3-Cabin383113needs 7 more riders or 2200 minutes
17376715needs 5 more riders or 2200 minutes
P1-Lodge301515needs 5 more riders or 3000 minutes
9297618needs 2 riders
P8-Bungalow287016needs 4 riders
P2-Lighthouse26158needs 12 riders or 3400 minutes
4179011needs 9 riders
817659needs 11 riders
11172810needs 10 riders
2163517needs 3 riders
138804
76004
12502
5502
3401
1051
Total45780200

* Data for each classroom were emailed to most classes.   Some classrooms' data haven't been processed.

BIKE TRAINS:

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

Join our popular bike trains for Bike Fridays. Bike trains run regularly every Friday, weather permitting. (Heavy rain cancels). Parents riders are always welcome. You can drop off your kids if they can follow direction and don't try anything dangerous. 

- Northbound route leaves 39th and 60th at Fridays and Tuesday May 31st at 9:10 am. Contact Matt (matt@lackof.org) for more details or just show up on the route. 

- Southbound route leaves 89th and 38th Our Lady of the Lake playground) between 9 and 9:05 on Fridays and Tuesday May 31st. All major hills are gone at this starting point. Contact Amanda (thornewell@hotmail.com) if you have questions or just show up on the route.

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.
Roosevelt Jazz - Year End Concerts

Come celebrate the 2015-2016 school year with some great jazz.  All performances are free of charge and run from 7:00pm to 9:30pm in the Roosevelt High School Performing Arts Studio. 

* June 8 - Jazz Bands II and III 
* June 10 - Jazz Band I
* June 15 - Vocal Jazz

For more information about our programs visit: www.rooseveltjazz.org. 
Seattle Public Schools Preschool

In September 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 or return your completed application to the Thornton Creek main office. Applications submitted after May 27 will be included in future selection rounds.

Applications can be found here or in the main office or for more information call the Department of Education and Early Learning at (206) 386-1050
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In This Issue
From the Principal
New School Photos
From the Library
Global Reading Challenge
June Town Hall
May Site Council Minutes
After School Enrichment
Site Council Nominations
Packing Days
May Bike Challenge
Community News
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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 30
Memorial Day - No School

June 1
2-hour early dismissal

June 6
All library books due

June 14
Town Hall Meeting

June 17
Wacky Hair Day

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

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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

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A huge thank you to Cindy Hazard for her organizing efforts to make our Arts and Athletics Skills night a success! Thank you also to Maria Callahan, Sue Doty and all the volunteers who helped our artists and athletes shine! 
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