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Weekly Newsletter 01/26/24
(please click through at the bottom of this email so you see all our news!)
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Hello Salmon Bay Families! | |
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Happy Friday all! I was volunteering in my daughter's class this afternoon, and got to partake in a Salmon Bay fire drill for the first time! It's pretty amazing to see the teachers and staff of our school work together in such in such a big way. The kids all gathered on the upper field, and even though it was a non-scary event, I was so impressed with how well all the kids paid attention to their teachers and took the drill seriously. It was another reminder that our kids are in such good hands, and that the teachers and staff are always taking safety seriously.
If you were at Friday Sing this morning, you probably heard a favorite song. There were definitely fan-favorites on the set list this morning! My kids made me write down all the songs, so if you're curious, we sang:
Yellow Submarine
Soon May the Wellerman Come
The Cat Came Back
Mouse & Tailor
This Pretty Planet
Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
Banana Slug
Count on Me
Have a wonderful weekend, full of favorite songs and activities!
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Note: if you are planning a class, grade band, or all-school event that is not currently listed in the FOSB newsletter, online calendar, or FOSB FB events and would like for it to be added, please reach out to fosbnewsletter@gmail.com with relevant details to have them added. | |
Save The Date: 1st Grade Fun Night: Friday, February 2nd 6pm - 7:30pm
All 1st Grade families, siblings etc welcome to join us for a fun social night in the SB Cafeteria. Details to follow but for now, just know you need to bring a sense of fun and your kiddos!
Unfortunately, this is not a drop off event, at least one parent/guardian must stay with their children! But we would hope that it would also be a good social gathering for the grown ups too!
Thank you!!
The 1st Grade “Building Community Initiative” (BCI) group.
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Save The Date: 3rd Grade Movie Night: Friday, February 9th 5:30-8:00pm
All families, siblings etc welcome to join us for a movie night in the SB Cafeterium. Please bring low chairs, pillows, sleeping bags, blankets, etc. to get cozy. You are welcome to bring food and snacks, but we ask that everyone helps to clean up after the event.
Unfortunately, this is not a drop off event, parents must stay with their children! Additionally, families/students should not be exploring other areas of the school.
Please send ideas for a movie to show to Taylor.silver@gmail.com
Thank you!
Alexa, Amy, Tricia, and Taylor
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FOSB Budget Meeting, Sunday, February 11th, 2024, 7-8:30 pm via Zoom
All are welcome to join; input is welcome and valuable as we discuss the budget for the 2024/2025 school year. Please join us using this Link.
The meeting agenda can be found here.
Thank you to everyone who filled out the budget survey! We have drawn names for the gift cards and we will announce the winners soon.
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Let’s Go Sounders!
FOSB Community Building Initiative Team has some fun sporting event opportunities coming up! First up - Seattle Sounders! We had a blast last year at Lumen Field. Some of us even got to watch part of the game on the field! If you missed your chance last year, we’re going back! Get your tickets early as inventory is limited.
What: Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids
Where: Lumen Field
When: March 16 at 12:30pm
Who: Salmon Bay Student and families
How: Tickets are $35 each. Please purchase through SchoolPay (look for "nonprofit groups" tab). Tickets sold quickly last year, so don’t wait!
Scholarship donations are greatly appreciated to help make these events equitable, no amount is too small! Donations are accepted through SchoolPay.
For scholarships, please email FOSB Treasurers at fosbtreasurer@gmail.com before February 12th, 2024. Email syl@sylvialoh.com for questions.
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Lost & Found Clean Out - January 31st
Please check in on the lost and found if you are missing anything. Even if you’re not missing anything, you never know what you might find! A group of parent volunteers will be sorting, cleaning, and donating all unclaimed items on Wednesday, January 31st. Items with names/phone numbers will be reunited with students to the best of our ability, but all other items will be donated. Please email fosbnewsletter@gmail.com if you’d like to help.
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Racial Equity Fund Call for Proposals - Deadline is January 31
FOSB’s Racial Equity Fund is available for programming to address the needs of those most directly impacted by racial injustices at Salmon Bay School. Winter proposals are DUE January 31st. Please submit a proposal (1-page max) for how you would like to use the funds. Proposals can include trainings, community events, talks, etc and each are estimated to be between $250-2000. Proposals will be evaluated by the Equity Fund Committee, with their funding decisions presented to the community at the February 15 FOSB meeting. Recipients will be notified immediately after. Reach out to Cynthia Anderson (parent of 3rd and 6th grader), Racial Equity Fund Chair (mumtaz555@gmail.com) with questions or to submit a proposal.
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Save the Date: Multicultural Celebration & Potluck
Wednesday, April 17th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE! The FOSB Building Community Initiative (BCI) invites the entire Salmon Bay Community to a Multicultural Celebration & Potluck. This event aspires to bring our community together to share and celebrate our diverse cultures, heritages, and whole selves through food, music, hands-on activities (arts, crafts & games), and live performances. Families can participate by simply attending or volunteering to share something that feels meaningful to you and your cultural identification.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We're currently in the planning stages, and looking for several go-getters to join small teams that organize the communities' contributions to the potluck, hands-on-activities, and performances. Please consider volunteering as a coordinator by clicking here to learn more and sign up! We are hopeful that coordinators can begin working with BCI leaders to plan and secure participation in February, with the bulk of organizing occurring a few weeks prior to the event - no more than a couple hours per week.
Questions? Want to help? Contact Chase Treisman (phone: (480) 787-6531 or chasetreisman@gmail.com)
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Volunteer Opportunity: Teacher Snack Shack
We continue to keep snacks supplied for our teachers; if you are able, please volunteer to bring snacks, drinks or Keurig pods to school on Fridays. Feel free to drop snacks in the front office or the Volunteer Coordinator office. Sign-up for snack delivery here.
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School Spirit Wear
Want to show some school pride? Salmon Bay apparel is available for purchase online! You can choose from a variety of shirts and sweatshirts and have them delivered straight to your door. Both Youth and Adult sizes are available. Use this link to order.
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School Crossing Guard - Still Needed
Seattle Schools is hiring crossing guards at multiple locations including Salmon Bay! You can find out more by clicking on this link.
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Get to know the PTO (that's FOSB!): | |
Stay Connected
Set yourself up to stay aware of FOSB events and news this school year! Sign up here to receive FOSB emails as they are released. Subscribe to our web calendar at this link, or follow us on FaceBook for more info about meetings and events.
Additionally, there are GoogleGroups and Facebook groups for most grade bands. If you’re looking for a way to connect with other Salmon Bay parents and caregivers, consider joining the relevant Google and/or Facebook Group for community building amongst parents and caregivers in the same grade levels and classes as your kid(s)! To be added to the appropriate email list(s), send an email to sb-join-email@googlegroups.com, and let us know which grade group(s) you would like to join.
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More Info on FOSB Committees:
Please check out our website for more information about FOSB’s existing committees and ways to get involved!
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The following dates, activities & announcements pertain to the school and come from information provided by school staff/teachers/admin. We are pleased to include them as reminders to our community, but this may not be an exhaustive list of everything the school has planned. Please check with your student’s teacher(s) or office staff for more information. | |
Important Updates from Principal Dixon:
• We would like to remind our students about being a part of community, following rules and helping each other, especially in the lunch room. Please kindly remind your kids about being respectful to others, cleaning up after themselves and following adult guidance during lunch.
• Arrival time is between 8:30 and 8:50, recently we have had student’s in the building before teachers arrive, please do not drop your student off before 8:30 a.m., middle school students go to the lunch room, upper field or library starting at 8:30 and elementary students are on the playground starting at 8:30 a.m., thank you for your cooperation and support.
• We kindly ask that parents emailing anything related to attendance to use attendance inbox instead of office staffs’ individual email addresses at salmonbay.attendance@seattleschools.org
• Parents, please remind your students that if they do not feel well that they should go to the office so the nurse can assess them and then follow up with you (parents, guardians). Students should have their phones away for the day and should not be calling or texting you in class. Our expectation is that if they need to contact you, they do so in the office, we greatly appreciate your support with this.
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Global Reading Challenge: Wednesday, February 7th at 10-11 am
Students have been working hard every week on Wednesdays at lunch 10:55-11:35 in the library on practicing for the challenge. The in-house challenge is on Wednesday, February 7 from 10-11am in the library. There will be a guest public librarian from Ballard running the show. Salmon Bay 4th and 5th grade teams compete against one another. Families are welcome to come and watch and cheer on students. If you are interested in making signs or having t-shirts made for your child’s team, please do! It will be a full house as we have over 50 students competing this year. The winning team from this challenge will go to the Seattle Central Library on a field trip with me on March 12. Details to come. We will take public transportation for this field trip.
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Volunteer Opportunity: Secret Garden Book Fair
February 12th-16th
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Secret Garden Book Fair is coming to Salmon Bay!
When: Feb. 12-16th 8:30-4:30 daily in the Library
Please come and support Secret Garden Book Store and the Salmon Bay Library by purchasing high quality books! This book fair cannot run without parent volunteers! Please consider volunteering this week to help out. See sign up genius here.
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Upcoming Camp Dates: Spring 2024 Class Camp Trips
* Please note: these camps are planned by the staff at Salmon Bay, not by FOSB. Please keep an eye out for pertinent planning information from your child’s teacher(s). Dates listed here could possibly change - check in with teachers for the most current info or if you have specific questions.
March 18 – 21, 2024: 5th Grade at Camp Islandwood
May 20 – 22, 2024: 3rd Grade at Camp Colman
May 22 – 23, 2024: 1st Grade at Indianola
June 3-5, 2024: 4th Grade at Camp Seymour
June 4 – 7, 2024: 8th Grade at Camp Orkila
June 5 – 7, 2024: 7th Grade at Camp Naturebridge
June 7, 2024: Kindergarten Camp Day
June 12 – 13, 2024: 2nd Grade at Camp Indianola
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Spring Salmon Bay Ultimate
Spring is coming. So is Ultimate! If your 3rd - 8th grade student is interested, please go ahead and fill out this interest form. If you have any questions, please email Genie Kim at geniee@gmail.com.
More details to follow about the league registration (DiscNW) and payment/player dues.
Elementary school (ES)
Practice starts on March 1st right after school on the upper field at Salmon Bay. Practice - Fridays. Games - Saturdays, starting March 9th. Great Seattle Area. Please fill out this interest form if your student is interested in joining: ES player interest form
- Players dues include the jersey. We will share the link to pay the dues soon.
- Once you fill out the form, you'll receive another email to register your player on DiscNW.
Middle school (MS)
Practice starts on the week of Feb 12th. No practice during mid winter break. MS new player interest form NEW PLAYERS ONLY
Returning players : please do not fill out the form UNLESS you need to make a change of the player's personal info. The link to pay the players' dues will be available soon. Your player's' dues do not include the team jersey. Purchasing a jersey is optional.
First four weeks of practice - Mon and Thur. We will have practice on Wed, March 13th. Please note that this is subject to change.
From March 18th, this is our practice schedule.
6th grade - Mon (SB) Fri (LH)
7th grade - Wed (SB), Fri (LH)
8th grade - Tue (SB), Fri (LH)
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School Calendar Dates:
• January 27th: SPS Open House and Admissions Fair (10AM-2PM). Click here for more info.
• January 31st: End of 1st semester
• February 1 – February 29: Open Enrollment School Choice priority applications will be accepted (tiebreakers apply)
• February 6th: SBK8 enrollment tour (Elementary @6PM, MS @7PM)
• March 1 – May 31: School Choice late applications will be accepted (NOT eligible for tiebreakers).
• February 7th: Global Reading in-house challenge.
• February 12-16: Secret Garden Book Fair
• February 19-23: Mid Winter Break
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WSPTA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: 2024 Legislative Session: Week 2
Last week was a busy week in Olympia, including WSPTA’s Focus on Advocacy campaign. Here's a summary of last week’s legislative activity by WSPTA Legislative Consultant Marie Sullivan, and don’t forget to track bills with her latest Bill Status Report.
Some bills of interest:
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SB 6216 would establish a statewide network for student mental and behavioral health.
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HB 2309 would establish the Washington 13 Free Guarantee to pay for one year of community/technical college for all Washington public high school graduates within 1 year of graduation.
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HB 2374 would establish the Washington Promise Program to pay for 2 years of community/technical college for Washington public high school graduates from families with incomes 150% below the median family income.
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HB 2018 would task state agencies with creating a model policy for restricting mobile phone use in schools and would require school districts to adopt their own policies and procedures by the 2027-28 school year.
Interested in learning more? The WSPTA has organized Action Alerts to keep you posted on the legislative session. More info.
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Ballard High School Prospective Families Night: February 8, 2024 | | |
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Center School Open House:
Thursday, February 15th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
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Is your 8th grader thinking about high school? The Center School will be hosting an open house in February for prospective students and families. Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. There will be student led tours and information sessions for both students and parents.
Click here for a short video about The Center School and an RSVP link for the Feb 15th event.
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Children’s Piano Lessons Available with Chandry Abreu
Weekdays 3-6pm or Sat & Sun
Free 30 Min Lesson
Experienced early childhood teacher with 10+ years of experience. Experienced musician/performer with a B.A in Music & M.S.Ed in Early Childhood Education.
Contact: CApianovoiceseattle@gmail.com or visit here for more info.
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Read-a-Rama
Register Now for Read-a-Rama Training
Want to help grow passionate readers in 2024? Register now for our in-person Read-a-Rama training on February 3rd in Seattle. Learn to Chiggy Cheer, practice interactive read-along skills, and develop the hands-on tools to help foster enthusiastic readers. This training is a great resource for educators, librarians, parents and grandparents, or anyone who is excited about reading with children. Register at this link or visit read-a-rama.org
Saturday, Feb 3rd
10 am to 4:30 pm
Ballard First Lutheran Church
Hands-on interactive training that prepares participants to get kids excited about reading!
Save the Date for Camp Read-a-Rama in 2024
Read-a-Rama's 2024 children's camp dates are here! Join us for one of our fun and fabulous spring day camps, and mark your calendars for summer camp in July and August. Camp locations and registration information will be shared in January.
Save the Dates
Winter/Spring Saturday Camps, all dates 9:30-4 pm
February 17, March 16, April 27, May 18
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Ballard Basketball: Mid-Winter Break Camps
Dates: February 20 - 23
Location: Ballard Boys and Girls Club
Times:9:30am - 12:30pm for 3rd-5th grade all genders (beginner to intermediate)
12:30pm-3:30pm for 6th-8th grade boys (intermediate)
Scholarships are available so fees aren't a barrier to participation
To register for Mid Winter Spring and & Summer Break Camps, visit this link. Questions? Email Sara Wetstone at ballardbasketballinfo@gmail.com
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Women in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington presents:
Introduce a Girl to Food Science
This event uses food in engaging STEM demonstrations to teach young girls and gender expansive folks ages 6-15 about science! All are welcome regardless of age or gender. This event is completely free for all participants!
When: February 10th, 2024, 12 P.M.- 3 P.M.
Where: Husky Union Building (HUB)
Event Registration: click here
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SPS Board Proposal Information
A group of SPS parents/caregivers from across the city have come together to share information about upcoming SPS Board proposals, and to figure out actions to support our schools and students. The group formed a group called All Together for Seattle Schools. Find out more on their website here.
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Over & Under
What a great bulletin board, seen outside Shannon's 2/3 class.
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Books!
Two book resources are in the front lobby: A little free library is stocked for kids. The cart is stocked by PIE (Parent Information Exchange)
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We'd love to include photos from in & around the school!
If you have one you'd like to share, please submit it to fosbnewsletter@gmail.com.
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