Hello Salmon Bay Families!

Happy First day of March! With longer days and later sunsets, there is a sense of excitement and productive energy in the air! There are a lot of fun community events coming up in the next few weeks and months. Be sure to check out this newsletter, and other community news sources for details and reminders.

We have class camps, FOSB's Multicultural night, the FOSB Auction, and so much more on the calendar! These events take lots of support from volunteers, administration and staff. Many details will be included in this (and future) newsletters. Please be sure to reach out to organizers if you'd like to be involved. And whether you are able to be involved behind-the-scenes or not, we truly hope that you will be able to join for the events and celebrations we have coming up!

Happy weekend everyone!

Upcoming Events:

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.

FOSB Budget Meeting, Sunday, March 10th, 2024, 7-8:30 pm via Zoom

All are welcome to join. Please join us using this Link. Budget proposals for the 2024/25 school year are due by this meeting.

The agenda for the meeting can be found here.

Pi Night on Thursday 3/14 6-7:30 pm, Salmon Bay Cafetorium

Do you like to eat pie? Do you like to play games and solve puzzles? Mark your calendars and make sure to join us for a fun night eating pie celebrating math at Salmon Bay. Here is the schedule of events:

6-7:15 pm: Play math games and eat pie. Participants who try out at least 3 games or activities can enter a drawing for prizes. 

7:15 - 7:25 pm: Pi recitation contest - the student who can recite the most digits of Pi by heart will win a prize. 

7:25 -7:30: Drawing for prizes - a few entries will be drawn at random.

The prize winners can choose from the following prizes:

1. A gift certificate for Cafe Mox or Snapdoodle

2. A gift certificate for a pie

3. Being able to put pie in the face of Principal Barbara Dixon or Vice Principal Amy Acquino!!!

This event is built to be fun for all ages! It's a chance to learn a few new math games and/or play some old favorites. Each kiddo in attendance is asked to have an adult who is keeping an eye on them and hopefully engaging in some math fun - ie: this is not a drop off event. 

In order to pull this event off, we need your help. We need volunteers to bring pie and math games. We also need volunteers to set up, serve pie and clean up. Please consider helping out.

Community Speaker Event - Thursday, March 21 6:30 pm, Cafetorium

Please join us on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30pm in the school cafetorium for a community speaker event featuring Lisa Davidson, SPS Prevention and Intervention Manager, who will review:

• Salmon Bay's Healthy Youth Survey results regarding student behaviors and attitudes toward vaping and drugs
• Info on opioid overdoses (how to recognize, how to administer Narcan) 
• Key strategies for preventing risky behavior
• How to have tough conversations
• Products and trends - vaping, over the counter drugs, and much more

Questions and open discussion afterwards. Principal Dixon, Assistant Principal Ms Acquino, and school counselor Rob Bright will be available to add insight.  

Families with elementary students, this event is also for you! Drug prevention starts with parents learning how to talk with their children about difficult topics. Most likely, children in elementary school have not begun to use alcohol, tobacco, or any other kind of drug. It’s better to talk before children are exposed, which is exactly why elementary school is a good time to start talking about the dangers of drug use so you can prepare your child for a time when drugs may be offered. Join us!

This informative evening is for Salmon Bay parents and caregivers - ADULTS ONLY.

Free childcare is available for potty independent kids. Event and childcare RSVP is not required, but very helpful as pizza dinner will be served to kiddos and adults! If transportation to/from this evening event is a barrier, please reach out so we can provide support.

Immediately following the community speaker event, we will be holding our monthly FOSB Board Meeting. All are welcome to attend. Reach out to FOSB Co-chairs with any questions: fosbchair@gmail.com.

Multicultural Celebration & Potluck

Wednesday, April 17, 6:00-8:00 PM

Salmon Bay K-8 Cafetorium

The FOSB Community Building Initiative and Racial Equity Team invites all

Salmon Bay K-8 families and staff to a Multicultural Celebration & Potluck! This event aspires to bring our school-wide 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. Everyone welcome; come as you are!

Interested in sharing something that is meaningful to your culture? Sign-up here to participate in any aspect of the event here and a volunteer coordinator will be in touch with more details. Feel free to keep it simple or meld event components, collaborate with others, and get creative.

If you are especially eager to get involved, please consider volunteering here to join a small team that will help organize the tremendous contributions from our wonderful community.

Announcements:

Restorative Practice Community Coalition (RPCC)

You’re invited to participate in the ongoing conversation about racial equity in SPS. The RPCC meets remotely on a monthly basis - with no commitment beyond dialing in. RPCC is a program led by the team at Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity, RARE. In October, FOSB hosted an event where we watched and discussed the documentary created by RARE called Beyond Black and White. (so many acronyms!)

• What is Restorative Practice? Restorative Practice is about relationships – building, maintaining, and repairing relationships to form healthy, supportive, and inclusive communities.
• Mission: To advocate for racial equity by ensuring each child has equitable access to educational opportunities, in a learning environment where students feel safe and secure and where their concerns are being heard and addressed.
• Message: Let's come together so we can openly learn, share, and discuss how restorative practices can positively impact our lives, our children, and our school community.

For more information, please click here. To attend a meeting, please register here or email one of the RARE founders, Joe Hunter Jr (joe_hunterjr@yahoo.com).

Cleat Exchange

Protect the Planet, Rescue Your Wallet, and Share Your Shoes! Bring your outgrown cleats for someone else to have. Take a pair that fits. Do either, or both! Please help keep the area clear by putting all cleats into boxes when finished finding yours. These boxes will be available Feb 26 - April 5, 2024. Contact fosbchair@gmail.com with any questions.

No Latex at School - Note from Principal Dixon

Salmon Bay currently has a staff member with a severe, life-threatening latex allergy. To keep everyone in our community safe, we want to announce that Salmon Bay is a latex-free building. Please make sure your students are aware of this and do not bring balloons onto school premises.

Coming in April: Kids on the Run!

FOSB will be launching a free before school running club on Wednesdays and Friday mornings from 7:45 am - 8:30 am. Parents and siblings are welcome to run with us. Our goal is to make running fun and help kids get a great start to the school day. Those who are interested can challenge themselves and register to run a 5k in June. Stay tuned for details and information on how to sign up.

Salmon Bay Theatre

The Salmon Bay After School Theater committee is excited to announce the spring season! We are working with Youth Theater Northwest to produce the following shows.  

Registration through the school’s 6 crickets portal is open now.

Middle School: Under the Hulders’ Spell

Equal parts spooky and funny, this original tale is packed with characters based on magical beings from around the world.

Registration: February 12 - March 3

Auditions: March 4-7th 

Rehearsals: Monday-Thursday from March 11th to May 2nd in the cafeteria (Once casting decisions are made, a rehearsal schedule will be published - most students will not be required to be at rehearsal every day)

Tech Rehearsals: All students will be required to attend tech rehearsals the April 24th to May 4th

Performances: May 3rd and 4th.

Cost: $180

Email Melissa Mock at mjoymock@gmail.com to request a discount code if your family could use some financial support. The cast is capped at 40 students, so don’t wait to sign up! 

If your student is interested in being a crew member for Under the Hulders’ Spell please fill out this Tech Theater Interest survey. We will be providing some opportunities for students who want to do tech theater, but we need to gauge interest to see what that will look like.  

Elementary School: Just So Stories and Scenes

How did the elephant get its trunk? Why do leopards have spots? What makes a whale's throat so large? Students in each level will use aspects of story theater and creative dramatics to devise scenes based on Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories and perform together in a three-act show. 

Registration: February 12 - March 22

K/1st - Mondays from March 25th - May 20th, 3:30-5:00, 

2/3rd - Thursdays, March 28th - May 23rd, 3:30-5:00

4/5th - Wednesdays, March 27th - May 22nd 2:15-4:30

Tech rehearsals: Monday through Thursday May 24th - June 6

Performances: June 7 and 8

Cost: $165

Email Niahm Ward at nimwardie@gmail.com to request a discount code if your family could use some financial support. Each class is capped at 15 students, so don’t wait to sign up! 

If your 3rd-5th grade student is interested in being a crew member for Just So Stories and Scenes please fill out this Tech Theater Interest survey.. We will be providing some opportunities for students who want to do tech theater, but we need to gauge interest to see what that will look like.  

Save the date! The 2024 FOSB Auction is Friday, May 3.

Planning is underway for the annual FOSB auction and you won't want to miss the experience. Our live event will be held at Metropolist in SODO on Friday, May 3. Doors will open at 7 p.m. 

Volunteers are needed to help the auction committee put this massive event together. We are currently looking for people to help create decor. We will have jobs for those who want to create items while binge-watching a tv show at home and we will have jobs for those who want to work in small groups together on a larger piece! If interested in helping with decor, please contact Decor Lead Erin Rosenberg (erinkpate@gmail.com).

If you have an item to donate to our live auction line-up or interested in hosting an auction party this year, please contact Auction Chair Shelby Reynolds (shelby@ShineEventDesign.com).

Resources:

Central & North Seattle Schools PTA Alliance (CANSSPA)

The mission of the Central and North Seattle Schools PTA Alliance (CANSSPA) is to advocate for all children to receive adequate and equitable education through a model of network building, resource sharing, and collective advocacy. Learn more here.

Ongoing Announcements:

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.

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.

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.

Everyday Ways to Give

You can support Friends of Salmon Bay in everyday ways, like shopping at a merchant of your choice or searching online. Details about programs offered by Fred Meyer, Bing, and Office Depot/Office Max are on our website. Consider signing up!

More Info on FOSB Committees:

Please check out our website for more information about FOSB’s existing committees and ways to get involved!

School Reminders & News:

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.

News from Principal Dixon:

Recess:

Our preference is to go outside for recess, pending the weather is not dangerous. Students need fresh air and opportunities for movement and play. This means that we go outside for morning, lunch, and afternoon recess when there is some rain. Please dress for the weather. When it’s raining, waterproof shoes and jacket are definitely helpful. Puddles happen, and our students love to explore, play, and create. Packing a dry pair of socks, or even a backup pair of pants may be helpful on wet weather days, but even if kids don’t have their own back up, we have plenty in the office to give to kids that are wet.

Social Media:

We have had some social media issues happening after school and over the weekends that is spilling back into the school environment that we could use your help with. An example is that some students are randomly adding students to social media accounts without permission. With any thing that we do we always want to have permission and consent from others. Here is a great article on how parents can support student(s) using social media.

Spring Enrichment Program (SEP)

With the SEP, camps and other field trips coming up, we appreciate all of our volunteers for helping run these programs smoothly. If you are planning on chaperoning for any school activity, please make sure your SPS volunteering credentials are up to date. You can do so by going onto the volunteer portal, check for more information here. You can always reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator Elif for any questions. Please keep an eye out for SEP information that will be coming from both the school office and your kids’ teachers. We are kicking it off on March 8th with our visiting artist Eduardo Mendonca who will be performing Live Brazilian Music. Courses will run March 15, 22 and 29 for elementary school. 

Middle School Families: Please double check if your kids’ SEP program needed an online waiver through the vendor and make sure they’re completed. Also, please ensure that you have made your payments for the upcoming SEP programs. You can do full or partial payments (if you’re requesting partial scholarship) through School Pay. If you are requesting any scholarship, please contact school counsellor Rob to arrange for it. If you have any problems with payments, please reach out to our volunteer coordinator Elif.

Enrollment:

There seems to be some misinformation about school enrollment out there and we want to clarify that if your student is already enrolled at Salmon Bay K-8, you do not need to reapply. Once your child is enrolled in school, they are good to go through 8th grade. If you have any questions or need something clarified, please reach out and we will gladly assist. 

News From the Library

Book Fair:

Thank you Salmon Bay community for making the Secret Garden Book Fair a great success!

Our gross sales were $8,235.12. This means the library gets this amount for new books for our library: Net Commission Earned @ 25%: $1,822.26

Interested in making displays for the library?

If you have a keen eye and love to work on bulletin boards and displays, I need your help in the library! Must have access to a color printer or be willing get items printed in color. We may be able to work with FOSB for any costs involved, or I may be able to use some of my library budget. March is "Read Across America" month and "Women in History Month", so these are themes that I would like to display soon. This would be an ongoing and as needed role. My teaching themes change every few months and this is when I typically change displays. I encourage your inspiration and creativity.

Have book suggestions for the library?

If you have a passion for books and want to suggest titles you think would be age appropriate for our library, please reach out and email these titles to me. I am always open to suggestions. 

Middle School

Families can now purchase an ID card online for $5. ID card orders take about 7-10 business days to arrive to the home.

2023-24 Salmon Bay K-8 Picture Days

Online Code: SPS student ID number

Middle School Spring Athletics Information:

If you have not completed the Spring Sports Interest Form, please click this link.

If you have not turned in any sports paperwork, click this link. (digital copies of paperwork are preferred)

- Students are NOT able to participate without all the paperwork turned in.

Volleyball:

• Volleyball season is just around the corner! The first day of tryouts is Tuesday, March 12th from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Meet in the West Gym after changing into athletic clothing and tennis shoes. Bring a water bottle and knee pads if you have them. You cannot practice without all of your paperwork so turn it in to Mrs. T asap. - Coaches Nicolette and Karly
• Practices will be from after school until approximately 5:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Games are on Saturdays.

Boys’ Soccer:

• We are looking for an assistant soccer coach, if you or someone you know is interested please reach out ASAP to Erin Telford.
• Practice will begin on Monday, March 18. Right after school students can meet up with Coach Augie in the West Gym to head towards Loyal Heights Field together.
• Bring shin guards, water bottle and athletic shoes. Cleats/turf shoes are preferred, but we can discuss how to get them if you have none.
• Moving forward, practices will be on Mondays (Loyal Heights Field ending 5:15-5:30) and Thursdays (Salmon Bay Field ending 5:00-5:15). Games are on Saturdays.

Co-Ed Track:

• Practices will begin Tuesday, March 19th and moving forward practices will be Tues/Thurs from after school until around 4:30 or 5. Meets on Saturdays.
• Mr. G will let kids know when practices will be ending each day on the first day of practice.
• Make sure your student has all the paperwork turned in to Ms. T and bring a water bottle and running shoes! 

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

School Calendar Dates:

• March 1 – May 31: School Choice late applications will be accepted (NOT eligible for tiebreakers). 

• March 8, 15, 22, 29: Spring Enrichment Program (SEP) Days

Legislative Information:

Hi! Do you want to keep your finger on the legislative pulse for the SB community? We could use your help; if this interests you, please reach out to fosbchair@gmail.com.

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.

Community Announcements:

Technology and our digital lives are here to stay. How do we integrate the digital world into healthy child, adolescent, and personal development? To find out more, we are partnering with PNW Parent Education (www.pnwparented.org) for a FREE online presentation titled “Raising Tech Healthy Families Together” with Janelle Burley Hoffman.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST.

If you can't make the date/time work, register anyway as all registrants will receive an email with the recording following the event. 

Register via eventbrite.

In this talk, Janell will discuss the importance of foundational and reflective parenting, share tech trends and practical tools for families, and allow space for meaningful questions and community conversation. Focused outcomes of the discussion will include:



• Boundary Building
• Digital Health & Well Being
• Conversation Starters
• Tools (e.g. Askable Adult, Billboard, Permission to Post)
• Youth Trends
• Resources
• Q&A

Janell Burley Hofmann is an international author, speaker and consultant specializing on the topics of technology, media, health, relationships and well-being. Janell is the creator of the original iPhone contract and a thought leader in the space of digital mindfulness, digital parenting and intentional use of tech. 

Looking for summer camps or other extracurricular activities? OneStopCamp is a tool created by fellow Seattle parents to help you find relevant camps in your area. Check it out here. A subscription cost applies to enjoy the full functionality of the website.

Seen Around School:

Lost & Found

Thanks to parents for cleaning out the lost & found after mid-winter break. New items are already showing up!

Bulletin Board

Seen in the hallway.

SPS Safe Schools Hotline: 206-252-0510.

The Seattle School District Safety and Security Department is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.