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QAE's Annual Benefit Auction is in two weeks, Friday, March 11! Raffle ticket sales for a one night stay in the luxuriously hip Hotel W end TOMORROW at 10am, Friday, March 10! The last day to buy tickets to attend is next week, TUESDAY, March 1! Wine, wine and more wine, donate a bottle or two today! Drop off a bottle (contact fundraising1@qaeptsa.org) or order from Vin Wine! Have a great recipe or a favorite bakery? Donate a sweet treat for the Dessert Dash! Volunteer! Sign up to help the week of the auction! Contact Sandra Nanney at sandrasnanney@yahoo.com with any questions.  Clipboard? Check. Super loud purple whistle? Check. Safety vest? Check. Bejeweled Tiara? Check and check. We just need YOU! If you are already linger on the playground after school, please consider helping to check-in enrichment students for All-Cubs Recess. Time commitment is 3:30-4:15pm. We are looking for people for Tuesdays and Thursdays most urgently, but will take additional help any day. Please contact Gillian at enrichment1@qaeptsa.org.  Would you love to have a lunch date with your QAE student? Volunteering in the cafeteria at lunch offers a great opportunity to help out and admire all of the amazing children at QAE. The added perk is you get hot lunch for free. Chocolate milk included! Lunch Periods: 12:10-12:30 PM - K & 1 Lunch 12:35-12:55 PM - 1/2, 2 & 5 Lunch 1:00-1:20 PM - 3 & 4 Lunch Have questions? Contact Ms. Nancy at nlburan@seattleschools.org.  Do you have an incoming sibling for 2016-17? Have you submitted your child's Open Enrollment (School Choice) form yet? Incoming siblings are not automatically enrolled at Choice Schools, you must complete the School Choice form by Tuesday, March 1. SPS - Open Enrollment for School Choice Seattle Public Schools, John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence 2445 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134  The QAE SDAT Advisory Committee has had their first meeting. If you would like to review the presentation and meeting notes, please see links below. QAE SDAT Meeting #1 Presentation - February, 11, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #1 Minutes - February 23, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #2 Presentation - February 25, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #2 Minutes - March 14, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #3 Presentation - March 3, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #3 Minutes - April 8, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #5 Concepts - April 7, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #5 Schemes - April 7, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #5 Minutes - April 14, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #6 Presentation - May 5, 2016 QAE SDAT Meeting #6 Minutes - May 5, 2016 QAE SDAT Community Meeting Presentation - June 6, 2016 QAE SDAT Community Meeting Minutes - June 6, 2016 You may also find all current updates and meeting notes here: SPS BEX IV website for Queen Anne Elementary  The district is initiating an adoption process for instructional materials to support reading in grades kindergarten through 5. The yearlong process will include two rounds, with a field test in between. The goal is to have materials selected and ready for use by the 2017-18 school year. To be involved in this process:
 February Dates:
 We’d like your feedback! Please take a few moments to provide input on spending priorities and let us know how we’re doing. Parent and staff input is crucial to help us develop our budget for the 2016-2017 school year. Please fill out this short survey so that your voice is heard. surveymonkey.com/r/16-17-budget The survey will be open until Tuesday, February 23. Thank you, Your QAE PTSA Board  Want a chance to win a fabulous getaway to the Fairmont Chateau Whistler? Want to win an exclusive video gaming package from a brand new donor, Valve? If so, then the auction is where you need to be! Auction 411! Wine! We are hosting a wine grab at the auction. We need 50 bottles donated. You can donate easily through Carolyn Holt | Vin Wine and Events: Auction Wine Grab or you can contact Lauren Haley at fundraising1@qaeptsa.org to drop off a bottle at her house. Tickets! Last day to buy tickets is March 1. We have a fabulous event planned with items you have never seen before. It will be a fabulous night to celebrate our teachers, students and our amazing QAE community. Get your tickets: qae.schoolauction.net/auction2016/tickets. Raffle Tickets! Be a true star and stay in style! One lucky winner will receive a one night stay in a luxury 5 star hotel the evening of the auction. Drawing held on February 26. Get your raffle tickets: qae.schoolauction.net/auction2016/tickets. Procurement! We still need gift certificates from restaurants, hair stylists, massage therapists, local businesses, just to name a few. Not sure how to procure, no problem, contact Lauren Haley (fundraising1@qaeptsa.org) for a quick "how to" email! Have an item to donate, great! Please complete the quick and easy procurement form: qae.schoolauction.net/auction2016/donate_items. Dessert Dash! Are you a baker? We are looking for dessert to complete our dessert dash table! If you are unable to bake, maybe you could consider purchasing a dessert and donating it to the auction? Either way, we all love dessert after a fabulous mea!l! Please complete the online procurement form if you are able to assist with the dessert dash: qae.schoolauction.net/auction2016/donate_items. Volunteer! Sign up to help the week of the auction! Contact Sandra Nanney at sandrasnanney@yahoo.com with any questions. Thank you! The Auction Team  World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) is being celebrated school-wide at QAE on Wednesday, February 24. This day is all about spreading a love for reading, and raising awareness that not all people have the opportunity/resources to learn to read and write. From 10:00-11:00am, our entire school community will be meeting in small groups to hear stories read aloud. Teachers and staff have preselected picture books to share, and each student has had an opportunity to choose two of those stories they’d like to hear. To learn more about the importance and vision of WRAD, visit www.litworld.org. Volunteers are needed to help pass out snacks - sign up here! The right to literacy belongs to all people. Read aloud. Change the world!  Auction Photos Natalia Dotto will be photographing students for the auction and needs help escorting students to and from their classrooms.
World Read Aloud Day, Wednesday, February 24, 10:00-11:00am Volunteers are needed to help set up snack stations for WRAD. Sign up to help here! Auction Week Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks during the week of the auction. Sign up to help here!  Dear SPS elementary family, The district is initiating an adoption process for instructional materials to support reading in grades kindergarten through 5. The yearlong process will include two rounds, with a field test in between. The goal is to have materials selected and ready for use by the 2017-18 school year. We want your input. Please take our brief survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HDZ23D3, and consider serving on our K-5 Reading Instructional Materials Adoption Committee. Visit our K-5 reading adoption web page to learn more about the committee’s scope of work and timeline. For the committee, we are looking for a diverse representation of families, teachers, school leaders, and community members. The application is posted to the web page and attached here. Please note that this is a fillable PDF that may not save your information in the form fields, depending on your software and other factors. Please print or complete by hand if that is the case. Committee Meeting Dates: Round 1: March 10 & 17 (4-7 p.m.), March 15, April 5, 6, 27, and May 25 (8:30-3:30 p.m.), June 4 (8:30 a.m. to noon) Round 2: November-December 2016 meeting dates, to be determined Thank you for your interest. Sincerely, Kathleen Vasquez Literacy and Social Studies Program Manager Seattle Public Schools  Do you have an incoming sibling for 2016-17? Incoming siblings are not automatically enrolled at Choice Schools, you must complete the School Choice form by Tuesday, March 1. SPS - Open Enrollment for School Choice Seattle Public Schools, John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence 2445 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134  February Dates:
 Session 2 Enrichment Registration Closes on Friday, February 12th! The time has come to count up the students and send the rosters off to our fine providers. Get registered before the opportunity is gone! Of note: Debate is now available! Thanks, Sarah Yatsko, for teaching this class! Remember to take a look at our newest classes: Taiko, 3D Art & Printing, and Choir! We've got something for everyone! Enrichment Info and Registration Questions? Contact the Enrichment Team at enrichment@qaeptsa.org.  |
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