June
25: 5th Grade Play, 1 pm
25: 5th Grade Promotion, 7 pm
26: 8th Grade Picnic (noon)
26: 8th Grade Promotion, 7 pm
27: Middle School Panther Day
27: Last Day of School - One hour Early Dismissal
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Early Dismissal Next Week
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Please make a note of the two early dismissals we
 have next week:
Wednesday - 2:10 pm (early release as usual)
Thursday - 2:25 pm (one hour early dismissal)
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We've got spirit! Yes, we do!
Thanks to all of the students and staff members who participated in spirit week!
Elementary Field Day
Students were treated to a morning of fun activities as part of our annual field day celebration. Thank you to Mr. G and all of our student helpers for make this such a successful event!
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Museums & Marketplace
Many classrooms are participating in fun celebrations and finishing final projects/ activities. This week I stopped by Dave's 3rd Grade classroom Marketplace and visited Kim's classroom as part of their Ocean Museum.
Elementary Poetry Night
Thank you to everyone who attended our Elementary Poetry Night this past Tuesday. We loved hearing your poems!
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Your Help Is Needed
The end of the year is a whirlwind! We need volunteer support to staff year-end events and help our students celebrate their accomplishments. If you can help, please sign-up below.
 5th Grade Promotion
Attention 3rd and 4th Grade Families:
At Salmon Bay, it has been a tradition that 3rd and 4th grade parents "pay it forward" by serving cake and punch at the 5th grade promotion. Next year, you'll have a chance to celebrate while another team of parents serves cake and punch to you. Are you planning to come to 5th grade Promotion? Would you be willing to help slice and serve cake? Please
email Jodi
if you can help.
8th Grade Picnic
Eighth grade students will practice for promotion on the morning of June 26th. Following practice,
they will be treated to a picnic lunch at Salmon Bay. We need additional help from 8th grade parents at the picnic. This is one of your last chances to hang out with the 8th grade class! If you can help at the picnic, please sign up at this link.
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Ballard High School Music Night for Freshman
There is a meeting for incoming freshman June 25th at 7pm at Ballard High School. Learn more about Ballard Performing Arts here.
Attention Incoming Ultimate Frisbee Players!
Ballard High School's Ultimate program-BUF (Ballard Ultimate Frisbee/Ballard Ultimate Family) wants to know who your kids are! If your incoming freshman student would like to sign up, please go to this link: https://forms.gle/oLVy2tGZ8KS1bLXd6
Even if you're on the fence and just want to stay informed, please sign up to stay posted on the latest info. Boys season starts practice before school begins (girls may round up some summer activities too), so come try it out-new players welcome, no experience necessary! Ultimate is tons of fun and a great & positive group to be involved with in High School. Come join the Ballard Ultimate Family!
Questions can be sent to [email protected]
8th Grade Promotion Change
We will hold our 8th Grade Promotion on June 26th, 7pm, at Whitman Middle School. Please note the location change. Ingraham High School is unable to host us due to building construction.
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The Bee Play/ The Zoo Play
On Tuesday June 25 at 1pm, the 5th grade one act play titled "The Zoo Play" (aka "The Bee Play") will be on the Salmon Bay stage.
Anyone from K-5 is welcome to come and watch.
The play is 30 mins long.
It is suitable for all audiences.
It is very wacky: three bees and their queen on one side; four animals in a zoo with their humans on the other; then an asteroid hits and everybody goes a little crazy.
Zombeeeees in the end. And a musical number with trombones, if we can pull it off.
What's better than that?
Please come join us for one last production!
Cheers,
Glyde & the 5th grade
Attention 4th Grade Families:
At Salmon Bay, it has been a tradition that 4th grade parents "pay it forward" by serving cake and punch at the 5th grade promotion. Next year, you'll have a chance to celebrate while another team of parents serves cake and punch to you. Are you planning to come to 5th grade Promotion? Would you be willing to help slice and serve cake? Please email Jodi if you can help.
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FOSB is our school parent teacher organization. All parents and guardians are automatically members.
Minutes from FOSB meetings are available at www.friendsofsalmonbay.org. Check out our minutes to learn about current happenings in our classroom and updates on school day happenings from administration.
FOSB volunteer needs for the 2019-2020 school year
Several of our families have stepped into new roles for next year. Thank you! We still have an opening for our Elementary Co-Chair Role.
FOSB's co-chairs serve as meeting facilitators, collaborators, and advocates for families, students, and staff. We have an experienced co-chair returning to FOSB next year in the middle school co-chair role. If you have an elementary student and want to be more active in their school experience, this could be the role for you!
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Jazz Workshop at BHS
The Annual Ballard Jazz Workshop hosted by local Jazz musician Gary Hammon will be at BHS from July 1st -3rd. All instruments and vocalists welcome! For more information click HERE
Water Safety Information
Water recreation is a popular summertime activity in King County and while most enjoy it safely, there are preventable drownings and other tragic situations every year. In King County in 2018 there were 16 preventable drowning deaths. Half of the drowning deaths involved alcohol and/or other drugs. To ensure you'll have fun visiting King County area rivers, lakes, streams, or swimming pools, please plan ahead and have safety as your goal. Review this King County Water Safety Letter to learn more.
Loyal Heights Annual Bike Parade
Celebrate 4th of July early! Thursday, June 27th from 6 - 7:30 pm. Bring your picnic ad bike/trike/wagon to decorate at 6 pm. The bike parade around the loop will begin at 6:30 pm followed by lawn games and treats. Children and adults should wear a helmet when riding their bike.
$5 per participant.
Service hours available for volunteers
June 27th from 5-8:00 pm. We need volunteers to set up tables for kids to decorate bikes, trikes and wagons. Set up and conduct lawn games. Help serve treats and put away equipment at the end of the event.
Summer Camps
Many local artists and organizations share summer camp information with our community. Since our list is growing quite long, we've collected all of these announcements into one document available
here.
Donate Soccer Equipment for Woza Student Trip
From Owen Greene and Keegan Parson, Salmon Bay alums.
Hello families! We are traveling on July 12th to
Costa Rica
with an organization called Woza Soccer, a registered 501 (c)(3) that focuses on creating positive social change through soccer. Part of our service work will be donating lightly-used soccer equipment to Woza's partner programs in Costa Rica.
We are collecting soccer cleats (US sizes 4-8), soccer balls (size 3-5) and equipment like pumps and training vests.
We put a
bin marked "Woza donations" in Jodi's office if you have anything to drop off or we can make arrangements to pick up your gear if you send send a text or email to Owen at (206) 818-9828, or
[email protected].
Our goal is to fill at least two large duffel bags (50 pounds each) with donated soccer gear. Thank you so much for helping us with this project!
Host Families Needed
The World Affairs Council is urgently seeking seven volunteers (families and individuals with a guest bedroom) in Seattle to provide a homestay for an exceptional youth leader from Mexico from July 20 - August 1st (only 12 nights).
These youth leaders speak English and are 15-17 years old. While in Seattle, they participate in an engaging and fun leadership program focused on environmental sustainability organized by the World Affairs Council M-F and enjoy time with their hosts on evenings and weekends.
Hosting with the World Affairs Council is fun, rewarding, and easy!
Interested in applying? We'll support you all the way!
High School Theater Opportunity
Want to do something awesome and creative with your summer? Need service learning hours or resume experience? Love theater? Play drums?!
Penguin Productions seeks high schoolers interested in acting, music, costumes, sound and more for their summer production, ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD, directed by Shana Bestock. The play also needs a drummer and singer. Rehearsals start July 8, performances are at Taproot Theater August 2-11. COST FREE - Penguin programs are funded through voluntary donations. Fun, supportive, professional environment. Come and join your fellow Ballard High School students already in the Penguin family! More information here or email Shana.
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We welcome submissions to our weekly Bulletin.
Email submissions to Jodi by
noon on Thursdays.
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