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Tomorrow, Friday, February 28 is the last day to:
Also, if you would like to sponsor a teacher to attend the auction, here is clarification on the process:
Thank you, QAE PTSA Auction Team queenanneelementary.com/auction Be part of one of the most special all-school events of the year. It's time again for the annual World Read Aloud Day event next Wednesday, March 5th. QAE staff is looking for volunteers to serve as "Tour Guides" the day of the event. Help students find their way between reading stations and during an all-school recess / snack.
If you are available to help out, sign up here QAE Parent Volunteer Coordinators Karen Gigliotti & Heath Dixon What is ParentNet?
It's a lot like PEPS, a meeting bringing together parents of kids in the same grade level to talk about their children and parenting. Topics are chosen by the parents, and trained parent volunteers lead the discussions. It’s fun and social, but structured too – a perfect way to get to know other parents and share our experiences, advice and support. Join QAE’s first ever ParentNet program on Tuesday, March 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This meeting will be open for Kindergarten and First Grade parents. There will be light refreshments and Kids Co will provide child care for nominal fee. More on reservations to come. For more information, contact Jenny Brailey at [email protected]. This is our second PTSA membership meeting of the school year. It will be held on February 27th at 7 p.m. at the school cafteria. We will be hearing from WAPTA Legislative Chair Heidi Bennett on the state of education funding in Washington, as well as from Sue Peters, our newly elected Seattle School Board Director. In addition, we will provide an update on several new initiatives that have been implemented for our school -- including a music residency program and ST Math. We will also hold time for a Q&A with Principal Elliott and members of the PTSA board.
Childcare will be provided at KidsCo. Please sign up here to reserve your spot. Seattle Public Schools will host five community meetings to share information on the District’s five-year Strategic Plan, with tailored comments, topics and data from each of the five educational regions. These meetings are designed to engage families, students, staff and community members in ideas to ensure academic success for every one of our students. There will also be time for participants to ask questions of the Superintendent and District leadership.
The community meetings will be held: · Monday, March 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Southeast region, South Shore K-8, 4800 S. Henderson St. · Thursday, March 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Northeast region, at Nathan Hale High School, 10750 30th Ave. NE · Thursday, March 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Central region, at Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave. · Thursday, March 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the Northwest region, at Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th · Monday, March 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m., for the West Seattle region at Roxhill Elementary, 9430 30th Ave. SW Interpreters will be available at each meeting. In addition, supervised children’s’ activities and light refreshments will be provided. Each meeting will include a joint presentation by Superintendent José Banda and the Executive Director of Schools for that region. Families, staff and community members will be invited to participate in small group discussions about the Strategic Plan on how to ensure the District meets its goal of ensuring every student graduates prepared for college, career and life. To submit topics you’d like to see presented in your region, please email us at [email protected] with the subject line “town hall meeting topic” by Feb. 27. To learn more about the District’s Strategic Plan please click here. Seattle Public School District now requires ALL volunteers complete an Adult Sexual Misconduct Prevention online course. The video presentation takes about 25 minutes and incorporates questions to help ensure understanding of the topics discussed. Please make sure to provide your name and school information at the end so SPS has you in the database.
QAE Parent Volunteer Coordinators Karen Gigliotti & Heath Dixon Please join us for our second PTSA membership meeting of the school year on Thursday, 2/27, at 7 pm in the school cafeteria. There will be two special guests. We will be hearing from WAPTA Legislative Chair Heidi Bennett on the state of education funding in Washington. Our newly elected Seattle School Board Director, Sue Peters, will also join the meeting.
In addition, we will provide an update on several new initiatives that have been implemented for our school including a music residency program and ST Math. We will also hold time for a Q&A with Principal Elliott and members of the PTSA board. Childcare will be provided at KidsCo. Please sign up here to reserve your spot. QAE PTSA Co-Presidents Lee Wierdsma and Derek Streat Tomorrow is the last day to email your recipe to the Cookbook Team!
Also, don't forget to sign up for one of our Auction Wish List Items! Thank you - have a wonderful Mid-Winter break! QAE PTSA Auction Team queenanneelementary.com/auction Community Cookbook Recipes: 60 Goal: All of QAE Deadline: Friday, February 14, 2014
Share your recipe with the Cookbook Team! Auction Items Procured: 70 Items Goal: 150 Items Deadline: Extended to Friday, February 14, 2014 Help us out! Sign up for one of our Wish List Items! Thank you! QAE PTSA Auction Team queenanneelementary.com/auction Purchase individual tickets, group tickets, or get a fun table for 10! And please consider sponsoring a teacher! Get your tickets here today! Early bird special through February 28. We look forward to seeing you at the auction! Thank you, QAE PTSA Auction Team queenanneelementary.com/auction The Seattle School Board voted last night to approve amended Transportation Service Standards for next year. The amendment adjusts the bus arrival times for Tier III schools (of which QAE is a part) to 9:15 -- instead of the previously proposed 9:25, which would have put our school start time at 9:40. The result of this approved amendment is that QAE will likely see only a 5 minute delay in its start and end times for next year (from 9:25 to 9:30 am). An excerpt of the motion reads: This motion addresses the disproportionate and inequitable impact of significantly later arrival and departure times on Tier III schools, which already have the latest arrival and start times in the district. It mitigates against this by adjusting all Tier III arrival times to 9:15 a.m., Tier II to 8:25 a.m. and Tier I to 7:35 a.m., as first proposed by staff. The amended proposal was submitted by QAE's school board director, Sue Peters, who advocated on behalf of our school and our larger community. Thank you to all who let Director Peters and the school board know how they felt about the new proposal. Your voices were heard! The amendment can be found here. Please note that the district and board will explore a more dramatic move to the transportation model for the following school year: This amendment is intended as a one-year solution only, until the district re-evaluates the transportation service standards for the 2015-16 school year, at which time the important goal of reversing high school and elementary bell times can be achieved completely and equitably. |
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