Weekly Newsletter 03/22/24 | |
Hello Salmon Bay Families! | |
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Hi Community! It has been a busy few weeks in and around school: SEP every Friday, multiple FOSB meetings, speakers and community events, camps getting into gear, sports in full swing, and general springtime madness! Phew! It’s a busy time of year.
This is also a great time to remind our community about how much support it takes to run all of these programs - not only the community programs run by FOSB, but also the day-to-day needs of the school.
Last night at the March FOSB board meeting, members voted and approved the Salmon Bay Whole School Grant for the 2024-25 school year; this is an amount of money that we grant yearly to the school to supplement income that does not come from the school district or the state legislature. This year, we have approved a total grant of $121,000; this is much larger than previous years, and is needed to bridge funding gaps as our school faces cuts. This will fund essential teaching positions and add additional hours to the school nurse position at Salmon Bay.
In order for FOSB to make this large grant, other important items will need to be cut from our 2024-25 budget, including mini-grants for teachers and classroom supply funds. There is hope that we can restore these items but it requires our community to support this year's auction in a big way. Your donations, sponsorships and commitment to attend this year's event will help us go beyond the funding that is provided by the school district. In a year where we are facing severe budget cuts, we need all the support we can get from you, our amazing community.
How can you support the auction? There are so many ways to get involved! Please see the Auction section further down in the email for ways you can help. We welcome all levels of participation and donations. Every drop helps to fill the bucket.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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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. | |
March 25th-29, First Annual Salmon Bay Book Swap
Students will participate in the book swap during their regularly scheduled library hours. We do still need volunteers to help facilitate the swaps and keep the tables organized. Please sign up here if you can help. We can continue to accept books early in the week if you would like to still donate. All kids will be able to receive a book regardless of whether they brought one in!
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Auction Decor Making Party: Thursday, March 28th, 7-8:30pm
Lend your hands to making some of the decor for the upcoming FOSB Auction. Join us in the Cafetorium to help create! We'll have projects available for all skill levels. Adults and supervised, able-to-help, kids welcome. Please email Erin with any questions.
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Multicultural Celebration & Potluck, April 17th, 6-8 PM, Cafetorium
The FOSB Building Community Initiative and Racial Equity Team invites all Salmon Bay K-8 students, teachers, staff, and their families 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 …
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Food, food, and more food!
- Arts and crafts
- Community collaborative projects
- Music, dance, and performances
Interested in brining a dish, leading a craft, or sharing something else that is meaningful to your culture? Sign-up here!
Everyone welcome, come as you are, and bring your appetite!
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Save the Date: FOSB Auction: Friday, May 3rd. 7-11 PM
Much more information will be coming about the upcoming FOSB auction, but for now, please save the date! The event will be 7-11 p.m. at Metropolist (2931 First Ave South). Ticket sales will begin in April with multiple price levels and a request to pay what you can. See below in the newsletter for ways you can get involved.
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Join Kids on the Run - Registration Opens Friday, March 29
FOSB is launching a free before school running club on Wednesdays and Friday mornings from 7:45 am - 8:30 am. This program will run from Wednesday, April 17 until Friday, June 7. 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. This will be a gender-inclusive group and open to students in grades K through 5. Registration opens next Friday, March 29 and will stay open so kids can join at any time.
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Announcing the Spring After School Programs!
The next session of our After School Programs for grades K-5 will start the week of April 15 and go through the week of June 10. We have an exciting lineup for elementary students.
Registration will open March 26 at 9 am on 6Crickets.
Parent volunteers are needed, and scholarships are available! Questions? Email the After School Committee at fosbafterschool@gmail.com.
Mondays: Creative Coding (Grades 3-5; 3:35- 5 pm) : Learn to code by making your own custom video game! Learn the fundamental elements of coding or build on your existing skills.
Tuesdays: Japanese Club (Grades K-5; 3:35 - 5 pm) Learn the basics of the Japanese language, and learn about Japanese traditions, ceremonies, foods, and festivals.
Wednesdays: Wearable Art (Grades 1-5; 2:15 - 3:15 pm) Create art that you can wear! Tie dye clothes, make beads, and more, all using upcycled materials.
Thursdays: Pokemon Card Club (Grades 2-5; 3:35 - 5 pm) Learn how to play the Pokemon Trading Card Game! Class comes with decks for children to play with.
Friday: Chess Wizards (Grades 1-5; 3:35 - 4:35 pm) Classes geared for children of all skill levels, students build on their chess knowledge through lessons, tournaments, variation games and more.
Parent volunteers receive complimentary registration (or 50% off if you share the role) and access to early registration for their student. Email fosbafterschool@gmail.com if you’re interested. Learn more and register on 6Crickets.
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Auction Decor Making Party in the Cafetorium
Lend your hands to making some of the decor for the upcoming FOSB Auction. Join us in the cafetorium on Thursday, March 28 from 7-8:30 p.m. We'll have projects available for all skill levels. Adults and supervised, able-to-help, kids welcome. Service hours can be signed off on for any high school students in attendance (please bring the service hour paperwork!).
Auction Items Needed!
We know you're being asked to contribute time and items to many different activities at Salmon Bay. As we face a difficult budget year, we are also finding ourselves with significantly less auction item donations. Our team REALLY needs your help. Please consider if you are able to donate any of the following items:
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Donate to the silent auction. Are you an artisan, skilled hobbyist or business owner? We would welcome and appreciate your donation of an item for our silent auction. Please fill out our procurement form and bring your donation to the school office by March 27.
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Donate to the live auction. Do you have theatre season tickets, an airline ticket connection, a cabin/vacation property, or a unique experience for our live auction? Contact Shelby by March 27.
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Donate a basket item. Help us build our popular and thoughtfully curated auction baskets. Sign up for one of our needed basket items and bring your donation to the school office by March 27.
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Bring a bottle of wine or a new/like-new book to Salmon Bay Parent Christine's front porch (6522 18thAvenue NW). Please bring your bottle of wine ($15 regular price as the guide please!) or a new/like-new book and place it in the porch bin any day, any time this week! If you are able to donate multiple items, we'll arrange pick up from you-- sign up here and an auction volunteer will be in contact.
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Host a party. Auction sign-up parties are a longstanding Salmon Bay tradition. We're looking for parties for adults, kids or adults and kids together! Send a message with your party idea to salmonbaydonations@gmail.com. We'll help you further develop it, get a date set and have you ready to host!
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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.
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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 ID Cards:
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
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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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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!
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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. | |
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News from Principal Dixon:
With wet weather in the forecast, we would like to remind families that 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.
School Counsellor Rob would like to inform Middle School Families about UW Youth & Teen Programs for the summer. They have great enrichment opportunities. Please click here for their information.
Volunteer Reminders
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 at elgumrukmokr@seattleschools.org
Library News:
Middle School reading marathon will only be with 6th grade students during Ticely's ELA, but library swag and snacks will be provided for all middle school students. Please bring in more snacks to be shared for 6th, 7th, 8th grade on Wednesday, March 27th. Costco size snacks would be ideal.
Middle school Families:
In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in the number of middle school students coming into the library to borrow a laptop for the day because they have forgotten theirs at home. The district only supplies a limited number of laptops, and these are reserved for testing and when computers are not working to swap out.
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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.
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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School Calendar Dates:
March 22, 29: SEP Days
March 25-29: Gently Used Book Swap week in the library
March 27: 6th Grade reading marathon
April 1-5: Your Future Education and Career Week
April 5: Salmon Bay Middle School Spring Fling
April 8: Second Trimester progress reports go live on the Source
April 14: Multicultural Night, organized by FOSB
May 3: The FOSB auction, organized by FOSB
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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. | |
Seattle School Board: District 2 and 4 Director Appointment
The Seattle School Board is appointing new directors to fill District 2 and District 4 director vacancies. Salmon Bay is represented by the director from District 2. Please see this link for more information.
A candidate forum is scheduled to be held at Lincoln High School on March 27th from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Please click here for more information about the forum and ways to attend. The event will also be live-streamed.
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Community Speaker Event Recap
Last night, FOSB hosted a community speaker event featuring Lisa Davidson, SPS Prevention and Intervention Manager. Points covered included:
- 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
Lisa provided her presentation slides to be shared with our community. Please click here to review.
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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!)
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What is Restorative Practice? Restorative Practice is about relationships – building, maintaining, and repairing relationships to form healthy, supportive, and inclusive communities.
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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.
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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).
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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 for a FREE online presentation titled “Raising Tech Healthy Families Together” with Janelle Burley Hoffman. 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. | |
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Spring Break Basketball Camp
Grades: 4th-8th
Location: Queen Anne Community Center
Time: 9-Noon
Description: This camp will be headed up by Taylor Mulberg, Seattle Academy's High School's head girls basketball coach! We are really excited to have him back after a successful sold out summer camp! This camp will consist of developing basketball skills though ball handling drills learning 1:1 moves game strategy during scrimmages and much more! We will also be doing fun games to win prizes! Link to sign up: https://www.atseattletraining.com/service-page/spring-break-basketball-camp
Spring Break Sports and Play Camp
Grades: K-5th
Location: Queen Anne Community Center (outdoor / indoor camp)
Time: 9-1pm
Description: This camp will be all things sports and play! It will range from games / activities, of kick ball, soccer, basketball, tag games to crafts and free play. We have an exceptional line up of coaches running this camp and we are very excited to do another sports and play camp!
Link to sign up: https://www.atseattletraining.com/service-page/spring-break-sports-camp
Spring Basketball Sundays:
Dates: April 14, 21, 28 May 5th and May 19th
Times: 11-Noon
Magnuson Park
This will be a 5 week class working on the fundamentals of the game of basketball! Working on dribbling, passing and shooting as well as some live concepts!
Link to Sign Up: https://www.atseattletraining.com/service-page/spring-basketball-sundays
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Summer Volunteer Programs in Latin America | |
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AMIGOS programs in Latin America give you the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica, Panama or Paraguay to explore an issue you're passionate about! Dive deep into coffee production, climate change adaptation, and marine conservation in Costa Rica, community-driven service initiatives with local youth leaders in Paraguay or biodiversity and sea turtle conservation in Panama.
Misson:
Amigos de las Américas inspires leaders through authentic service and immersion experiences.
Amigos de las Américas promueve el liderazgo a través de experiencias auténticas de inmersión e intercambio cultural.
Vision:
A world where all people are lifelong leaders sharing responsibility for our global community.
Un mundo en el cual todas las personas son líderes de por vida, siendo responsables por nuestra comunidad global.
Click here for more information about summer programs.
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Seen (and heard!) Around School: | |
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Community Speaker
Adults listen to community speaker Lisa Davidson (SPS Prevention and Intervention Manager)
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Community Speaker
Community speaker Lisa Davidson (SPS Prevention and Intervention Manager)
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- “This is my first time coming to a Salmon Bay event”
- “ I am definitely going to put one of these in my 8th grade son’s backpack” - talking about the sample of Narcan
- “So thankful that there’s food and childcare (and food for the kids) so I could come”
- “I’m going to follow up asking for the slides. This is so helpful!”
Here are the slides from the presentation!
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