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Welcome to another issue of the Rocket Reader! Continuing with the new format, we are very excited to showcase more students. We have wonderful quotes from a few first and second graders along with art from the 5th grade. For more information about Queen Anne Elementary, please check the PTSA website on which we keep an up-to-date calendar and provide more detailed information about many facets of Queen Anne Elementary. We also encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. What are you thankful for? A few QAE 1st and 2nd graders have shared their answer to this big question. I am grateful for my fish, my family and my friends Ruby Greenland, Grade 2 I am grateful for: my mom, my dad, school, soccer, basketball, Seattle and soda. Adam Pelleg, Grade 1 I am grateful for my home because I love my family and friends. Uma Sathe, Grade 1 I am grateful for my friends, the Earth, my family, my food, my home, my health and my education. Clio Knight, Grade 2 I am grateful for my house, my food, my friends and family, for my candy, my water and my activities. Chloe Bennett, Grade 2 5th Grade Fall PBL The 5th grade Fall PBL topic explores the intersections between food, identity, and culture. As part of our work, students read mentor text picture books that reflect the topic and identified an important “food theme” that the story represents. They then created a piece of art that illustrates the main food featured in the story and includes the theme students selected. 
Welcome to another issue of the Rocket Reader! This year, we're trying something new. We want to showcase what makes Queen Anne Elementary so special: our community! Therefore, we are using the Rocket Reader to feature work from some of our incredible students. Each month, we will be sharing all types of different content from students and faculty with hopes we can all learn more about each other. For more information about Queen Anne Elementary, please check the PTSA website on which we keep an up-to-date calendar and provide more detailed information about many facets of Queen Anne Elementary. We also encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. What's your happy reading spot? |
| Ella  | My happy home reading spot is in my parents bedroom, sitting with my cat. When it’s a winter day, I like to go under the covers and sometimes drink hot cocoa with marshmallows. I love it there when it’s misting, raining, pouring, snowing, or when there is a thunderstorm during a sunset. I love my reading spot because my cat always walks up to me and plops down beside me. I also love it because it’s nice and quiet, just me, my cat, and the book. I get carried away in the books rough pages, me running through a field of words, black ink, and flashing colors. I’m always losing track of time. It’s a good reading spot to me because it’s quiet, calming, comfy, and fun. Just me and my cat in a white room, in a big bed, with a beautiful view of my neighborhood. |
| As I got in my living rooms comfy chair as I went to stretch on my stool. And got on my two pillows as the fireplace warmed them up. As I put my arm on my wooden arm rest attached to the chair. And I was so happy it was so quiet because my little brother was sleeping. And I opened my book and started reading. Then I moved my legs from the stool to on the very soft grey carpet. And I read an extra ten minutes. | Brian  |
| Finn Flowers  | In my absolute favorite spot to read (My Bed) there’s blankets on top of blankets. Its also nice and cozy enough for my dogs to sit with me! I also have 8 legged roommates to remind me of my arachnophobia! But my favorite part is its feel of plants and trees waving around me and the sunlight coming through the window that makes me like its alive. It’s also pretty dark and quiet with my mom a room away which makes me feel safe. That’s mostly why I love my spot! In conclusion I love my reading spot because it makes me feel at home! |
Reading at QAE!
| In Reading Club students spent time learning how to read! We learn phonics and practice our phonemic awareness. We build our reading fluency as well as our reading stamina by learning strategies and practicing reading just right books. There are a lot of books in the classroom that we can read, and sometimes students bring books from their classrooms to read. There are lots of cozy spots to read, but most of the time we sit at a table with our friends and read books together. | Helene McCormick QAE Reading Specialist Grades K-2  |
- October 31: Costume Day
- November 4: Join the PTSA's Social Emotional Learning and Families of Color Committees during Seattle Forest Week to beautify parts of Discovery Park. Learn more and RSVP here.
- November 6: Virtual Office Hours with School Board Director Vivian Song Maritz
- November 10: No school (Veterans Day)
- November 20-24: No school (Teacher Conferences, Thanksgiving & Native American Heritage Day)
- November 20-22: Parent Teacher Conferences
- November 30: Bingo Night
The Rocket Reader is a regular QAE PTSA Publication that includes information about the goings-on at Queen Anne Elementary. For even more information, please check the PTSA website on which we keep an up-to-date calendar and provide more detailed information about many facets of Queen Anne Elementary. We also encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Thank you for reading, and please let us know if there's anything else you would like to hear about!
Your QAE PTSA Communications Team
Thank you for reading, and please let us know if there's anything else you would like to hear about!
Your QAE PTSA Communications Team
A Note from the PTSA President:
Hello parents and welcome to 2023-24! I am so excited to have each and every one of you with us this year. Like last year, the PTSA’s focus is going to be investing in our community. Last year was the first year that we were fully back together post-pandemic. While we had some growing pains getting ramped back up after several years, by the end of the year, we’d settled into a cadence of having events and a greater sense of community. I know I feel fortunate to have my family a part of this school.
We have an incredible team of volunteers set up to make this year great too. We’re adding events, we’re maximizing all the hangout time we all look forward to, and we’re going to make this a great year!
There is a more serious topic that has been top of mind for me, and—I know—many of you: the budget constraints facing Seattle Public Schools. SPS is facing a significant budget shortfall moving into 2024-25 school year. SPS has made it clear that school closures are on the table and that they will be prioritizing budgeting for “well-resourced schools.”
I want to be clear that we do not know whether this will impact QAE.
What we do know:
Additional resources:
What You Can Do
Let SPS know what Queen Anne Elementary means to you! Please send an email to Regional Executive Director of Schools for the Central District, Director James Mercer with your QAE story. Ultimately, we want the district to know how much we value option schools in general, and Queen Anne Elementary in particular.
In your email, please include how many students you have at Queen Anne Elementary, and where your child[ren] would have attended school if not for QAE, be it the school for which your family is zoned, a private school, or any other option. Then please detail why your family chose QAE, and what drew your family to an option school, whether it's QAE's focus on Project Based or Social-Emotional Learning, the size of the student body, the fact that it is an option school and, therefore, able to pivot quickly whenever there's a need, or any other reason particular to your family. Any personal anecdotes about Queen Anne Elementary and why it is so valuable to you or your children would be wonderful to include as well.
Our goal is to make enough noise about the benefits of Queen Anne Elementary that the district will definitely hear us. Thank you!
Hello parents and welcome to 2023-24! I am so excited to have each and every one of you with us this year. Like last year, the PTSA’s focus is going to be investing in our community. Last year was the first year that we were fully back together post-pandemic. While we had some growing pains getting ramped back up after several years, by the end of the year, we’d settled into a cadence of having events and a greater sense of community. I know I feel fortunate to have my family a part of this school.
We have an incredible team of volunteers set up to make this year great too. We’re adding events, we’re maximizing all the hangout time we all look forward to, and we’re going to make this a great year!
There is a more serious topic that has been top of mind for me, and—I know—many of you: the budget constraints facing Seattle Public Schools. SPS is facing a significant budget shortfall moving into 2024-25 school year. SPS has made it clear that school closures are on the table and that they will be prioritizing budgeting for “well-resourced schools.”
I want to be clear that we do not know whether this will impact QAE.
What we do know:
- Most of the district’s budget comes from state funding (61%). Most of these funds are apportioned based on the number of students in a district and assuming a certain number of students per school (400 per elementary school).
- Because funds for things like Principals are based on those school sizes, smaller schools draw resources away from other places.
- Based on this reasoning, the district has developed the idea of “well-resourced schools”, which they are promoting as a way to solve budget issues
- QAE has 214 students.
- Many other elementary schools also are below this target of 400 kids per school (including John Hay) and we have reason to believe one of the elementary schools on Queen Anne will be under consideration for closure.
- The reasons your family chose to be at QAE,
- That option school make a difference in your life, and
- QAE’s impact on you and your children.
Additional resources:
- Seattle Times: Seattle Public Schools digs itself out of deficit—for now, July 8, 2023
- KUOW - Here's when Seattle Public Schools will announce possible school closures
What You Can Do
Let SPS know what Queen Anne Elementary means to you! Please send an email to Regional Executive Director of Schools for the Central District, Director James Mercer with your QAE story. Ultimately, we want the district to know how much we value option schools in general, and Queen Anne Elementary in particular.
In your email, please include how many students you have at Queen Anne Elementary, and where your child[ren] would have attended school if not for QAE, be it the school for which your family is zoned, a private school, or any other option. Then please detail why your family chose QAE, and what drew your family to an option school, whether it's QAE's focus on Project Based or Social-Emotional Learning, the size of the student body, the fact that it is an option school and, therefore, able to pivot quickly whenever there's a need, or any other reason particular to your family. Any personal anecdotes about Queen Anne Elementary and why it is so valuable to you or your children would be wonderful to include as well.
Our goal is to make enough noise about the benefits of Queen Anne Elementary that the district will definitely hear us. Thank you!
Move-A-Thon is October 6!
One of the most fun events of our QAE school year returns! The Move-A-Thon will take place during the school day on October 6th. Students will run, walk, roll, or move however they choose around a track set up around the playground. There will be a DJ, t-shirts for every student, and popsicles!
This year, we're aiming to raise $50,000 as a community. The funds raised go towards supporting school programs such as art classes and supplies, project-based learning, reading specialists, classroom instructional assistants and community events. This year, we are using Zeffy, a zero-fee fundraising platform, so 100% of the proceeds go straight to programs you want to support! Help us meet our school-wide fundraising goal by joining a classroom team on Zeffy here.
You can help out by volunteering on the day-of. Please make sure you have completed the SPS volunteer application here then sign up for one or more volunteer slots here. We also welcome spectators. Please come cheer on our movers!
2023 Schedule:
One of the most fun events of our QAE school year returns! The Move-A-Thon will take place during the school day on October 6th. Students will run, walk, roll, or move however they choose around a track set up around the playground. There will be a DJ, t-shirts for every student, and popsicles!
This year, we're aiming to raise $50,000 as a community. The funds raised go towards supporting school programs such as art classes and supplies, project-based learning, reading specialists, classroom instructional assistants and community events. This year, we are using Zeffy, a zero-fee fundraising platform, so 100% of the proceeds go straight to programs you want to support! Help us meet our school-wide fundraising goal by joining a classroom team on Zeffy here.
You can help out by volunteering on the day-of. Please make sure you have completed the SPS volunteer application here then sign up for one or more volunteer slots here. We also welcome spectators. Please come cheer on our movers!
2023 Schedule:
- Grades 3-5: 12:05 to 12:35
- Grades 1-2: 12:45 to 1:15
- Pre-K & K: 1:30 to 2:00
- ALL-SCHOOL PARTY (DJ/Popsicles): 2:00 to 2:25
Wednesday, September 27 - Pizza Available!
All are welcome and encouraged to attend the first PTSA General Membership Meeting of the school year at QAE from 6-7:30pm.
The agenda will include a variety of topics, including our efforts to keep Queen Anne Elementary open as an option school.
Please RSVP here with the number of adults attending the meeting so we know how much pizza to order.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend the first PTSA General Membership Meeting of the school year at QAE from 6-7:30pm.
The agenda will include a variety of topics, including our efforts to keep Queen Anne Elementary open as an option school.
Please RSVP here with the number of adults attending the meeting so we know how much pizza to order.
Curriculum Night Next Week!
Curriculum night is Thursday, September 28 from 5:30-7pm. You will hear from Principal Warren and the specialists before visiting your child[ren]'s teachers in their classrooms. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Fall 2023 After-School Enrichment
Join your classmates for fall after-school enrichment activities. Options this year include sports, coding, Legos, dance, crafts and improv!
The fall schedule is available here. Scholarships are available! If you are interested in receiving a scholarship, please contact Principal Warren ASAP at djwarren@seattleschools.org!
Registration begins on Saturday, September 23rd at 9 a.m.
Join your classmates for fall after-school enrichment activities. Options this year include sports, coding, Legos, dance, crafts and improv!
The fall schedule is available here. Scholarships are available! If you are interested in receiving a scholarship, please contact Principal Warren ASAP at djwarren@seattleschools.org!
Registration begins on Saturday, September 23rd at 9 a.m.
Save the date for this year’s QAE PTSA Auction!
The event, which we’re calling “Sunglasses at Night,” will take place at the Fremont Foundry the evening of Saturday, March 9, 2024. It will have an 80s theme; costumes highly encouraged but not required! Local celebrities Chris and Pat Cashman will be our MC and auctioneer.
- Contact auction2@qaeptsa.org if you’d like to volunteer to help with planning or procurement.
- Contact donate@qaeptsa.org if you have something you’d like to donate.
- September 23 (9am) – Registration Opens for Fall After-School Enrichment. Learn more and register here.
- September 23 (12pm) – Central And North Seattle Schools PTA Alliance Fall Picnic at Volunteer Park. More info here.
- September 27 (6pm) - PTSA General Membership Meeting. RSVP here.
- September 28 (5:30pm) - Curriculum Night
- September 29 - Picture Day
- October 6 - Move-A-Thon
- October 6 & 7 - Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series - Complimentary Student Tickets Available.
Congrats to Graduating 5th Graders
Another group of 5th grade Explorers are blasting off to 6th grade! Congrats to them all! Here they are presenting at the recent Ocean Fest event that our great 5th grade teacher, Ms. Berg planned for them. Thanks for being such great student school leaders QAE class of 2021-22! Have fun in Middle School!
Reina Casto, Ethan Castoldi, Maggie Elian, Givanni Galotta, Ivy Harper, Samuel Held, Thomas Jones, Coen Kelly, Satya LaRocque, Campbell McCartney, Edward Merritt, Ayal Pelley, Nova Raymond, Russell Raymond, Henry Reiner, Brian Sanford, Phoebe Smallman, Andres Soler, Shea Soldezzo, Payton Walker
A letter from Ms. Taylor
Dear Queen Anne and VOPP community,
It was an honor to serve as your Assistant Principal this year and I thank you for welcoming me with open arms! I have so many positive memories of this year! It shows what a caring and supportive community surrounds this school. As I move into my next role as Principal of Greenwood Elementary, I’ll hold our conversations and connections close to my heart! Take care Explorers...I know you’ll go far and will make a positive difference in this world!
Mrs. Taylor
Thank you for your astounding support throughout this challenging year Mrs. Taylor! You will be missed! We know you'll build and nourish a brilliant and kind community at Greenwood!
It was an honor to serve as your Assistant Principal this year and I thank you for welcoming me with open arms! I have so many positive memories of this year! It shows what a caring and supportive community surrounds this school. As I move into my next role as Principal of Greenwood Elementary, I’ll hold our conversations and connections close to my heart! Take care Explorers...I know you’ll go far and will make a positive difference in this world!
Mrs. Taylor
Thank you for your astounding support throughout this challenging year Mrs. Taylor! You will be missed! We know you'll build and nourish a brilliant and kind community at Greenwood!
Thank you! Together we make SPARKS!
Volunteers bring the magic! To 20 full hearted volunteers who worked to fulfill executive, director, coordinator and lead roles on our board, Thank you! To close to 100 volunteers who helped with lunch, teacher classrooms, field trips events and so more, Thank you! BIG Thank you to Shalini Nilikantan for Leading Field Day!
The latest and greatest community SPARKS! Field Day Dinos!!
Teachers bring the heart! On behalf of our entire community of parents and students, the PTSA thanks teachers and staff. We appreciate you showing up every day for our kids, providing the best quality education and social emotional support possible and having fun. You are the other adults that many of our kids spend the most time with every day besides their direct caregivers. That is astounding. Thank you! Extra special call out to Ms. Josie for such great teacher/parent collaboration on Field Day, Thank You!!!
Our kids are the reason! Thank you so much to all our kids who do their very best everyday. They bring us joy, laughter, truth, humanity and so much more. They are our great teachers and our future leaders. They are what brings us together.
Our kids are the reason! Thank you so much to all our kids who do their very best everyday. They bring us joy, laughter, truth, humanity and so much more. They are our great teachers and our future leaders. They are what brings us together.
Continue supporting QAE over the Summer
Community building is part of the what PTSA does to create connection for all of us. Whether it's a yearbook, t-shirt, tickets or events there are ways for you to help make sure everyone is included, can participate and enjoys a little something special from QAE. Here are ways to support:
-Spirit Wear we get 10% back! Get summer clothing, hats, shorts, t-shirts and more. --Amazon Smile we get 0.5% back! Choose Queen Anne Elementary in the upper left.
-Direct Give Text EXPLORERS to 833-679-3232
-Spirit Wear we get 10% back! Get summer clothing, hats, shorts, t-shirts and more. --Amazon Smile we get 0.5% back! Choose Queen Anne Elementary in the upper left.
-Direct Give Text EXPLORERS to 833-679-3232
QAE Pillars & Southeast Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance.
We're happy to share that QAE PTSA was able to put action behind one of our school's core pillars; We are concerned, confident and compassionate citizens of the world. Our donation to the SSSFA, along with other organizations and PTAs, helped them achieve their goal of $15,000. This funding will help support 15 schools in the southeast part of our school district. This is meaningful action that elevates us all.
Seattle Public Library Summer Resources
Summer Book Bingo - Kids and adults play along from May-Sept, win prizes!
Outdoor Recreation - Get outside and explore! Hiking, fishing, camping guides and maps!
Outdoor Recreation - Get outside and explore! Hiking, fishing, camping guides and maps!
Stay tuned in here for Summer connection!
In effort to continue building community, we hope to have one or two Summer playdates, park meet-ups and outings. If you want to help please email us! secreatary@qaeptsa.org There are still vacant board positions! Email vp1@qaeptsa.org for more info.
QAE at the Sounders has officially SOLD OUT at 107 tickets! Looking forward to seeing an orange & purple, green & blue pond of Explorers this Saturday in the stadium stands. Go Sounders! Have a wonderful Summer QAE Explorers!
QAE at the Sounders has officially SOLD OUT at 107 tickets! Looking forward to seeing an orange & purple, green & blue pond of Explorers this Saturday in the stadium stands. Go Sounders! Have a wonderful Summer QAE Explorers!
Thank you for your readership! This is a QAE PTSA newsletter. Please direct questions, comments, concerns and ideas to communications@qaeptsa.org
Rainy Day Plan for Field Day
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for this Monday. If the weather turns Field Day will be pushed to Tuesday, June 14. Please see the Tuesday sign up link below. Thank you Shalini, our community events lead, for being prepared! Final call will be communicated via email on Sunday evening. Stay tuned!
MONDAY PRIMARY FIELD DAY SIGN UP
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4bafae23a0fb6-qaefield
RAIN DATE TUESDAY SIGN UP (WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF WE NEED TO PUSH)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BAFAE23A0FB6-rain
MONDAY PRIMARY FIELD DAY SIGN UP
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4bafae23a0fb6-qaefield
RAIN DATE TUESDAY SIGN UP (WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF WE NEED TO PUSH)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BAFAE23A0FB6-rain
Important Sounders Tickets Update
Important to know! After purchasing your tickets you will need to download the Sounders FC mobile app. This is where your tickets will show up and be scanned at the stadium entrance. Download the mobile application here. Last call to purchase is now. closes Monday! Email secretary@qaeptsa.org for scholarships.
Upcoming Event & Reminders
- PBL Showcase - RESCHEDULED Thursday, June 16th due to rising COVID cases. The Showcase will be outside between 2:30 - 3pm and 5:00 - 6:30 pm.
- Field Day - June 13th - in the courtyard at school - sign-up in news above.
- Last Day of School - June 17th! One hour early release at 1:25
- QAE Sounders Day - June 18th - See above news!
- June is PRIDE! Month QAE!
Thank you for your readership! This is a QAE PTSA newsletter. Please direct questions, comments, concerns and ideas to communications@qaeptsa.org
We need parent help in 2022-23
Dear QAE,
Our school was established in 2010 by a passionate, dedicated and involved group of teachers, staff and parents. With the organizational foundation they put in place 12 years ago our school volunteer leadership has been able to glean stability, grounding and direction during these past three years of uncertainty. Your current PTSA is asking you to help make sure this stabilizing yet flexible effort continues for our future students, teachers and community. Becoming a board member of the PTSA is a great way to build community for our kids (and as a parent!), and to create enrichment opportunities for the whole school. We’d love to have you join us for the 2022-2023 school year!
Please note: All roles can be shared with a friend, and current board members are happy to talk to you further about what the roles entail. If you are at all curious, want to learn more, have questions or have ideas about our school. Please take the next step and connect. We need you to help build our Board! You can reach out in the following ways:
Our school was established in 2010 by a passionate, dedicated and involved group of teachers, staff and parents. With the organizational foundation they put in place 12 years ago our school volunteer leadership has been able to glean stability, grounding and direction during these past three years of uncertainty. Your current PTSA is asking you to help make sure this stabilizing yet flexible effort continues for our future students, teachers and community. Becoming a board member of the PTSA is a great way to build community for our kids (and as a parent!), and to create enrichment opportunities for the whole school. We’d love to have you join us for the 2022-2023 school year!
Please note: All roles can be shared with a friend, and current board members are happy to talk to you further about what the roles entail. If you are at all curious, want to learn more, have questions or have ideas about our school. Please take the next step and connect. We need you to help build our Board! You can reach out in the following ways:
- Talk to any volunteer in our community like your class coordinator!
- Directly email our PTSA Vice President, Sarah Kaiser at vp1@qaeptsa.org
- Come to Caffeine with Janine this Monday morning at 7:55 a.m. in our school courtyard.
- Come to the General Membership Meeting this Wednesday, June 8th TEAMS at 5:45 p.m. Link in the school calendar.
Field Day 2022 volunteers sign-up here!
Yay!!! All parents and guardians are invited to volunteer and join in on the outdoor fun!
When: Monday, June 13th all day!
Where: Our QAE school playground.
What: There will be playful games, face painting, ping-pong, picture booth, water game stations, sack races, hula hooping and more.
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE for morning, afternoon or all day slots!
To help make an extra special day for the kids, our Field Day Committee is looking for the following:
When: Monday, June 13th all day!
Where: Our QAE school playground.
What: There will be playful games, face painting, ping-pong, picture booth, water game stations, sack races, hula hooping and more.
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE for morning, afternoon or all day slots!
To help make an extra special day for the kids, our Field Day Committee is looking for the following:
- Bubble Machines
- Large outdoor speaker
- Bulk Candy-individually wrapped pieces (No nuts please)
Yearbooks!
Every student will receive a 2021-22 yearbook courtesy of QAE PTSA. We're committed to purchasing one book per student and one per staff. To help cover the costs and ensure special mementos like this as well as student & community enriching events and general PTSA initiatives, can continue in the future, we're asking community to help cover the cost if you are able. Any and all donations help all students, families and staff. Pay what you can here.
Choose 'send', then enter an amount. Click 'add a note' and write 'yearbook'. Then continue to enter your payment information. Thank you for your support!
Choose 'send', then enter an amount. Click 'add a note' and write 'yearbook'. Then continue to enter your payment information. Thank you for your support!
Mark Your Calendars for ALL of the Upcoming Events & Celebrations
Upcoming Events & Reminders
- Caffeine with Janine - June 6th at 7:55 a.m. in the courtyard at school.
- PTSA General Membership Meeting - June 8th - see details in news above.
- PBL Showcase - June 9th, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - In-person at school!
- Field Day - June 13th - in the courtyard at school - sign-up in news above.
- QAE Sounders Day - June 18th - Additional tickets released soon! We've sold out of the first 75. Email secretary@qaeptsa.org for scholarships!
Thank you for your readership! This is a QAE PTSA newsletter. Please direct questions, comments, concerns and ideas to communications@qaeptsa.org
 May is Mental Health Awareness month. National Parent Teacher Association has developed the PTA Healthy Minds Program. It includes all sorts of resources for families including how to prioritize mental health, family tool kits and community resource finders. We hope that you find this helpful. | Check out Notes from the Backpack, a podcast for parents by parents. The most recent episode is entitled, "Improving Student Wellness."  |
Last PTSA Membership Meeting of the school year-please come!
Please join us on the evening of Wednesday, June 8. Official business will run from 6-7:30 pm. At this time important budget discussions and voting will take place. 15 minutes before and after is reserved for open questions. Your QAE PTSA would love to hear from you and see you on TEAMS this evening! Find the link to join here in the PTSA calendar. This is a great opportunity for learning about open board positions for next year. Your Parent Teacher Student Association welcomes everyone! Bring a friend!
Align your passions with PTSA!
Dedicated hearts of many volunteers makes our community stronger. The PTSA is recruiting board members and board directors for the 2022-23 school year. Let's explore how to align your passions with ways to support QAE! Lots of positions are open and can all be shared with a buddy! Here is our active recruitment list:
- President
- Vice president
- Secretary
- Fundraising Director (oversees strategy for the Jog-a-thon, Fund Drive & Auction)
- Auction/Spring fundraising event Lead
- Communications Director
- Social & Emotional Learning Director
- Co-Treasurer
End of year pack up - Here's how you can help.
Our principals and teachers could use some helping hands to get QAE classrooms in ship-shape ready for next September. Volunteers are needed to help with organizing, sorting and boxing up supplies. This work will take place in empty rooms during the school day, and needs to be completed by June 17th. If you can offer a few hours of your time over the next few weeks, please email our volunteer coordinator, Jeanine MacQuarrie, at volunteer2@qaeptsa.org. Indicating your general availability will be helpful. Preschoolers are welcome!
Upcoming Events & Reminders
- Caffeine with Janine - June 6th at 7:55 a.m. in the courtyard at school.
- PTSA General Membership Meeting - June 8th - see details in news above.
- PBL Showcase - June 9th, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Stay tuned in for details!
- Field Day - June 13th - in the courtyard at school - Stay tuned in for details!
- QAE Sounders Day - June 18th - Get your tickets here! Email secretary@qaeptsa.org for scholarships!
Thank you for your readership! This is a QAE PTSA newsletter. Please direct questions, comments, concerns and ideas to communications@qaeptsa.org
Bike to support our school
Get on your bike and ride! Join QAE moms, Meg Kelly and Cindy Reiner, for a mostly flat, easy-paced evening bike ride around Queen Anne hill on Thursday, May 19th! We will meet near the Elk's Lodge to glow up our bikes....yes, that's a thing, then head out on the Westlake Trail. Mid-ride we will stop to enjoy beverages and snacks while watching the sunset at Myrtle Edwards park. Only 4 openings remain. Visit this link to learn more and to reserve your spot! Proceeds go towards PTSA!
Southeast Seattle School's Fundraising Alliance
At QAE, one of the five pillars is "We are concerned, confident and compassionate citizens of the world." Help put this core value into action by considering a donation to the Southeast Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance. SSSFA is currently participating in their second annual Move-a-Thon, and they have a goal of raising $150,000 in donations that will support 15 schools in southeast Seattle. There are three ways to contribute:
- Visit Tutta Bella any Sunday through Thursday until May 25 and use the code EasyasPieSESSFA for a donation of 20% of your bill.
- Visit this website to learn more about SSSFA and the Move-a-Thon, then click here to donate.
- text D7MOVES to 44-321 for the giving link and website.
Field Day 2022!
An end of year day full of fun for our students. We need you to join in the fun too! Please consider being part of the planning team! Tentative Dates are set for Monday, June 13 or June 16th (last week of school). As Co-Chair you will help support the overall flow and details of the day, purchasing items as needed and communicate with volunteers. Huge thank you to our community events leader, Shalini Nilakantan and Ms. Josie, our super special P.E. teacher. Send an e-mail to snilak@gmail.com to lend a hand!
Explore School Parent Leadership - Nomination Committee
The PTSA will have open positions on next year's board and are currently forming a Nomination Committee that will help to fill these positions.
The goal of the committee is to lead the process in matching people with open positions. One could say they are the match makers in this love story.
You do not need to be on the board to participate in this committee. The committee needs to be in place as soon as possible in order to fill as many of the essential volunteer rolls as possible. A few positions that have already been identified are Board President, Secretary, Fundraising Lead, Co-Treasurer.
We'd really like your help in identifying people who might be interested in serving on the PTSA, and we'd also like to invite any of you who are interested in serving on the nominating committee to please let us know by May 20th.
If you are interested, have any leads for us or just have general questions please email Sarah Kaiser at vp1@qaeptsa.org
The goal of the committee is to lead the process in matching people with open positions. One could say they are the match makers in this love story.
You do not need to be on the board to participate in this committee. The committee needs to be in place as soon as possible in order to fill as many of the essential volunteer rolls as possible. A few positions that have already been identified are Board President, Secretary, Fundraising Lead, Co-Treasurer.
We'd really like your help in identifying people who might be interested in serving on the PTSA, and we'd also like to invite any of you who are interested in serving on the nominating committee to please let us know by May 20th.
If you are interested, have any leads for us or just have general questions please email Sarah Kaiser at vp1@qaeptsa.org
Upcoming Events and Reminders
- Burgers and Brews - May 12 - Sold Out!
- Parents Day Out - May 21st - spots still available
- PBL Night - June 9th
- QAE at the Sounders - June 18th @ 12:00 noon More info coming soon!
Thank you for your readership! This is a QAE PTSA newsletter. Please direct, question, comments, concerns and ideas to communications@qaeptsa.org
Teacher Appreciation Week - May 1st-7th
The PTSA has special plans for Teacher Appreciation Week! A Staff Farmer's Market is being organized for Thursday, May 5th. PTSA needs help acquiring local fresh fruits/veggies/herbs/flowers/products. Do you have a connection to a local farm/product? Can you donate part of your harvest from the pea patch that week? Can you donate your CSA box that week? If you answered yes to any of those questions, please contact Jamie Ross Djelosevic SOON at jrossdjelosevic@gmail.com.
An Evening for New Families- May 3rd
Ms. Roy is leading a Welcome to Queen Anne event for new families on May 3rd 5:30 – 7 pm. This is a drop-in style with a PTSA table set up to offer information, answer questions and get to know people. It's so nice to meet people in person again! QAE's very own 4th and 5th grade Explorers will be tour guides. Meet outside in the school courtyard.
Caffeine with Janine staring May 9th
Starting on Monday, May 9th from 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. Ms. Roy will be available to informally gather outside with parents to connect over coffee. This is a great time to ask questions and share ideas. All are welcome and we are so happy to have this tradition come back to life! Keep tuning in here for the June Caffeine with Janine date.
Burgers and Beers - May 12th
Get tickets here. Few things are better at building community than getting together for burgers and beer. When the beer comes from local favorite Rooftop Brewing and the burgers are SMASH burgers, you have the makings of a historic event. Grab your friends and head to Rooftop's private event space by the Ballard bridge to enjoy delicious, almost famous "Oklahoma Smash Burgers" by Seattle's self-proclaimed smash-burger connoisseur extraordinaire, owner of Caffe Ladro, and QAE parent, Jack Kelly. It'll be a great opportunity to meet new people, bond with those you know, and consume the best of brews and burgers. Only 6 spaces left! Proceeds go to QAE PTSA.
Upcoming events and reminders
- Last call to submit photos for the yearbook! Include child's name, grade, teacher and VOPP/In-person and make the subject line, "2021 Yearbook." Email your pictures to yearbook1@qaeptesa.org
- QAE at the Sounders - June 18th! More info coming soon.
- Student black and white photographs are still for sale! Order here at Red Poppy Photography.
- SPS Mother's Day Flower Fundraiser - Ends April 30th
Order flowers and support Seattle Public Schools! Preorder your Mothers' Day weekend flowers now! For each bouquet sold, $10 will be donated to the Seattle school of your choice AND $10 to support Title 1 schools across the district.
https://www.friendlyhmongfarms.com/sps-fundraiser
Thank you for your readership! This is a QAE PTSA newsletter. Please direct, question, comments, concerns and ideas to communicaitons@qaeptsa.org
Earth Day Bingo on Friday
Check your student’s orange folder or back pack this week for an Earth Day Bingo activity! How many squares can your family complete? Students should bring their bingo forms back to school on Friday, April 22nd to be entered into a draw to win new books for their classroom!
Thank you to parent volunteer, Veronika Ziegler - Garden Coordinator, for creating this fun earth minded activity.
Thank you to parent volunteer, Veronika Ziegler - Garden Coordinator, for creating this fun earth minded activity.
Parent's Day Out - May 21st
Take advantage of the spring sunshine on Saturday, May 21st from 1 to 4 p.m. You can drop your kids off at the Queen Anne Elementary playground to play while you get some time to yourself! Thank you to QAE parents Katie Luhman and Jackson Bennett who will entertain your child for three hours. Snacks and school playground equipment, such as balls and jump ropes, will be provided. Sign up your student and their friends for an afternoon of fun! The cost is $75 and all proceeds go towards our QAE PTSA in continued effort to reach this year's fundraising goals. Sign up here!
Book Fair on May 9th - 12th
Thank you to Ms. Parker for making our library such a wonderful place! With community support we can continue keeping our library current and interesting for our students. Mark your calendars for the QAE Book Fair, May 9th-12th.
QAE @ the Seattle Sounders on June 18th
SAVE THE DATE! One of QAE’s favorite community events is back! Join your classmates, staff, and parent community on June 18th at Lumen Field as the Sounders take on division rival LAFC! Kick-off is at noon. Come celebrate all that we have accomplished together this school year and cheer the Sounders to victory. Scholarship tickets will be available to ensure everyone that wants to attend can. More information on ticket ordering coming to the Rocket Reader and Classroom News soon!
Children MUST be accompanied by an adult guardian. This is not a chaperoned field trip. QAE teachers and staff will attend, but this is not a district-sponsored school event.
Thank you to parent volunteer, Jonathan Hildebrandt for organizing.
Children MUST be accompanied by an adult guardian. This is not a chaperoned field trip. QAE teachers and staff will attend, but this is not a district-sponsored school event.
Thank you to parent volunteer, Jonathan Hildebrandt for organizing.
The Yearbook needs your pictures!
It's that time! Parents, teachers, guardians and friends, please look back through your camera rolls, phone pic history, and emails. Then, send us some of your best candid shots from the various moments this past school year!
There are two ways to send us pictures:
1. Email your pictures to yearbook1@qaeptsa.org
2. Download them to this secure drop-box.
Please include your child's name, grade, teacher and VOPP/In-Person in your email and make the subject line, "2021-22 Yearbook." With your participation we'll have extra sweet 2021-22 memories for our kids to look back on. Thank you parent volunteer, Tiffany Robinson, for leading the yearbook project this year.
There are two ways to send us pictures:
1. Email your pictures to yearbook1@qaeptsa.org
2. Download them to this secure drop-box.
Please include your child's name, grade, teacher and VOPP/In-Person in your email and make the subject line, "2021-22 Yearbook." With your participation we'll have extra sweet 2021-22 memories for our kids to look back on. Thank you parent volunteer, Tiffany Robinson, for leading the yearbook project this year.
It's yearbook time! A great way to contribute to our community is by submitting a photo or two of your kiddo(s). Send an email to yearbook1@qaeptsa.org. Please include your child's name, grade, teacher and VOPP/In-Person in your email and make the subject line, "2022-23 Yearbook." Not sure what kind of pics would work? Think about QAE's 5 Pillars. You probably have more photos then you think of your kiddo sharing school art creations or a piece of writing, math solving they're proud of. Maybe you caught a pic of them in some spirit wear. Thanks to volunteer Tiffany Robinson, our yearbook lead, all students will have this QAE keepsake.
Earth Day is Every Day
April 22nd is a day to recognize our Earth. This year's official theme is "Invest in our Planet." In and around Seattle there are many ways to participate. Here are a few:
- Simple Gardening and Nature Activities for Youth and Families- WSU Extention & King County
- Earth Day Run and Tree Planting - Magnuson Park
- Duwamish Watershed Restoration - Duwamish Long House and Cultural Center
Stay tuned into the RR for future Green events planned by parent volunteer Veronika Ziegler, QAE Garden Coordinator.
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Summer Camps with Openings
Wise Camps Outdoor Stem Adventures - PreK- 9th grade
Girls Rock Math - 1st - 6th grade
Aspiring Youth Special Needs - Starting at 8 years, in-person and on-line.
Girls Rock Math - 1st - 6th grade
Aspiring Youth Special Needs - Starting at 8 years, in-person and on-line.
Thank you QAE Community & Enjoy Spring Break!
We're now at 60% of our fundraising goal! Thank you to all who have participated, from our awesome parent volunteers who put this together, to our students who shared their love for the school and teachers who created informative videos and each of you who said yes to bidding, texting and raising your paddles, total raised is $60,303!
This means that we have secured a majority of the funding for those things our students love about QAE.
Text-to-give EXPLORERS to 833-679-3232 is always open and we're still inviting you to take part in the party buy-ins. Check out our fundraising page to learn about Matching Gift Companies and Amazon Smile. From the Heart T-Shirts are still for sale! Student photographs from Red Poppy Photography are for sale as well.
If you are interested in being part of next year's 2023 fundraising team email, vp1@qaeptsa.org
Thank you to each of you for your generosity, whether you gave your time, your talent or your treasure; each of you are an integral piece of our school community and we are so excited to celebrate this with you!
Have a fantastic Spring Break!
This means that we have secured a majority of the funding for those things our students love about QAE.
Text-to-give EXPLORERS to 833-679-3232 is always open and we're still inviting you to take part in the party buy-ins. Check out our fundraising page to learn about Matching Gift Companies and Amazon Smile. From the Heart T-Shirts are still for sale! Student photographs from Red Poppy Photography are for sale as well.
If you are interested in being part of next year's 2023 fundraising team email, vp1@qaeptsa.org
Thank you to each of you for your generosity, whether you gave your time, your talent or your treasure; each of you are an integral piece of our school community and we are so excited to celebrate this with you!
Have a fantastic Spring Break!
That's right, QAE! Our Board has risen to the fundraising challenge of the decade with our mighty hearts, and we'd like to thank you for ALL of your support! We couldn't do it without you. We're halfway to our $100,000 goal and have not yet reached our goal of 100% community participation. We're asking YOU, dear community, to take us home! We know you want to keep our school special today and in the future. In great effort to reach our fundraising goals, here is what we're doing:
- Extending the silent auction until 12 a.m. Monday! Get your Dino-donut Classroom, Seattle Ultimate Season Tickets, Rooftop Brewery Tour, Spirit Wear and more now!
- Buy-in Parties are staying open indefinitely! There are limited spaces so get your spot for Parents Day Out, Burgers and Beers and the mostly flat - QAE Night Bike Ride. It's not too late!
- Text-to-Give is now an option! Because we know you want to give in the easiest way possible, text EXPLORERS to 833-679-3232. We gotcha! All levels and donation amounts are appreciated and welcomed!
Funds raised this year directly impact QAE, enabling several important staff positions that make a large positive impact on our kids every day. Let's keep going QAE! It's for our kids today and tomorrow.
What an incredible evening of celebration and community building! Thank you to all of those who were able to join us and contributed to From the Heart, QAE Community Celebration and Fund Drive!
If you weren't able to join, click here to see the full program and hear about the many reasons why QAE is special to our families.
"The most motivating part of the evening was listening to the kids' voices and seeing their faces while they shared their thoughts about what's in their hearts at school. The bidding around the "teacher for the day" experiences was fun, exciting and inspiring! It showed how much of a positive impact the people in these positions have on our kids!" -QAE Parent, Andrea Hildebrandt
We're well on our way to reaching our $100,000 goal, but we still have a ways to go and we need your help to get there. Even if you missed Friday's festivities, it is not too late to participate.
The silent auction continues until this Saturday, April 2nd at 6 pm. Many exciting and unique items are still available for bidding or purchase including:
Another big thank you to all of the parent volunteers, PTSA Board members and families who came together to make this night one to remember. It truly does take a village, and how fortunate we are to be part of this one.
If you weren't able to join, click here to see the full program and hear about the many reasons why QAE is special to our families.
"The most motivating part of the evening was listening to the kids' voices and seeing their faces while they shared their thoughts about what's in their hearts at school. The bidding around the "teacher for the day" experiences was fun, exciting and inspiring! It showed how much of a positive impact the people in these positions have on our kids!" -QAE Parent, Andrea Hildebrandt
We're well on our way to reaching our $100,000 goal, but we still have a ways to go and we need your help to get there. Even if you missed Friday's festivities, it is not too late to participate.
The silent auction continues until this Saturday, April 2nd at 6 pm. Many exciting and unique items are still available for bidding or purchase including:
- Buy-in events for Parents' Day Out, Burgers and Beers, Halloween Costume Sewing Lessons, and QAE's very own Night Ride. Reserve your place at these fun, community-building events before they sell out!
- Beautiful black and white student portraits courtesy of Red Poppy Photography.
- A variety of QAE Spirit Wear, including a brand new From the Heart t-shirt design available for pre-order.
Another big thank you to all of the parent volunteers, PTSA Board members and families who came together to make this night one to remember. It truly does take a village, and how fortunate we are to be part of this one.
7 -8 p.m. TONIGHT is our live celebration and auction. Look for the LIVE AUCTION button at the top of our auction home page. Here are some reminders and helpful tips.
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Using Chrome as your browser may result in a better virtual experience tonight.
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Don't forget to pick up your food TODAY.
Eden Hill's orders at Big Mac Burger (1935 Queen Ave N) between 2 - 5 pm.
Queen Anne Beer Hall's orders to be picked up at their location (203 W Thomas St.) at your prescheduled time.
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Currently, we're at 7% of our 100K goal.
Let's raise the paddle for our kids.
We can't wait to see you in the chat from 7-8 pm.
Thank you for your support!
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Using Chrome as your browser may result in a better virtual experience tonight.
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Don't forget to pick up your food TODAY.
Eden Hill's orders at Big Mac Burger (1935 Queen Ave N) between 2 - 5 pm.
Queen Anne Beer Hall's orders to be picked up at their location (203 W Thomas St.) at your prescheduled time.
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Currently, we're at 7% of our 100K goal.
Let's raise the paddle for our kids.
We can't wait to see you in the chat from 7-8 pm.
Thank you for your support!
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