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Online Auction Opens Monday Morning!

2/29/2020

 
Get ready - the QAE Online Auction is opening on Monday morning! More than 125 items will be  Every dollar raised helps support resources for the kids at the school this year. Need some culture? We got tickets to the Paramount, the 5th Avenue Theatre and more. Thinking about summer camps? Soccer and coding! Get some self care and indulge yourself as well! Check out all the offerings... 

Don't forget to share it with any friends or family who'd like to support our school while getting some great items. 
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Family Movie Night: The Emoji Movie

2/27/2020

 
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UPDATE: Movie Night has been postponed. New date TBA soon!

Join us for QAE Movie Night with a family favorite, The Emoji Movie. Come in your pajamas and bring a favorite stuffy and blanket to get cozy on the gym floor. Food will be available for suggested donations in the cafeteria. We’ll have hot dogs & popcorn if you want to have dinner while watching the movie. Plus desserts & baked goods will be available for purchase and sponsored by 4th grade to raise money for Islandwood!

When: Thursday, March 5th, 2020, 6-7:30pm
Where: The QAE Cafeteria! We’ll be viewing the movie picnic style so bring a comfy blanket!
Cost: $10/family which includes 2 free bags of popcorn and helps offset the costs of the movie licensing fee.
Please RSVP here for the Movie Night....

Help us plan by RSVPing ahead of time for the Family Movie Night!

We welcome volunteer support
Please volunteer! Volunteers and their families get free admission! Sign up to volunteer here...

All proceeds go to QAE PTSA Community Events.

​Cards for a Cause Fundraiser: Islandwood Adventure

2/26/2020

 
Our 4th graders are here to help you eliminate those mad-dash runs to the store for birthday, greeting or get-well-soon cards! Snag one or more of 5 box options filled with cards for all your caring communication needs. Each box contains 30 cards, each individually wrapped and beautifully embellished, with its own decorative envelope. And at $30 a box, a buck a card is something to write home about - or hey, send a card!

A portion of the proceeds will go to support our IslandWood fundraising efforts. 4th grade families, look for order forms in Tuesdays, orange folders. Feel free to collect orders from friends and family.

QAE community, see cards and order online: https://form.jotform.com/91247486141155

ORDERS ARE DUE MARCH 9TH (to arrive late March)
​For questions, contact: Melanthia Peterman 206-931-3918 / wellreadkids@gmail.com
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SPS Winter Garden Meet Up

2/25/2020

 
A message from Andrea Hildebrant, QAE Garden Coordinator:
​For anyone interested in supporting our school garden, please think about attending the Seattle Public School's Winter Garden Network Meet up! I always leave feeling inspired. If you're at all interested please read on!! Feel free to reach me with more questions by responding in the post or emailing garden1@qaeptsa.org

The event's purpose is to bring together teachers, garden educators and coordinators, parents and families, and community members that educate in and tend outdoor learning spaces across the Puget Sound. The Winter Workshop offers an opportunity for participants to learn, share, network, improve their practices to support sustainable outdoor classroom program development. These outdoor learning spaces on or off schoolyards might include stormwater gardens, urban forests/trees, permaculture and restoration spaces, wetlands, pollinator and native gardens, and, of course, food gardens.

When: Saturday, March 7th, 2020, 8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Jane Addams Middle School, 11051 34th Avenue NE
RSVP: Space is limited. Please click on this link to RSVP

Get more information on the event here...

Reminder: Positive Discipline Workshop on Tuesday

2/24/2020

 
Join us Tuesday night at the school for a free parent workshop on Positive Discipline! Whether you're looking to better deal with challenging behavior, feel less overwhelmed at home or just want to learn about the Positive Discipline framework used at QAE, you'll learn a lot!  Positive Discipline Parent Educator Katie Gruver will facilitate a hands-on workshop for parents and caregivers of QAE students.

When: February 25th, 6-7:30pm
Where: Queen Anne Elementary. We'll be in the Chillzone
Games Club will be available during the workshop. Reserve spot(s) here for your kiddos.
More information here...
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Get 2020 Vision: Auction Tix Available Now!

2/23/2020

 
Have you picked up your tickets to our Annual Auction yet? Our minds were on vacation mode going into Mid-Winter Break, so no surprise if you didn't get yours yet.

You can purchase online here at a variety of price levels. Get all the details about the auction on the main 2020 Vision site.  We'll see you all on March 13th!

Also heads up — we have an online component to our auction where a bunch oof great items will be up for grabs, all supporting QAE students. The online auction will begin Monday, March 2nd. We'll share a peek at the items later this week.
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Auction Tickets Now on Sale. Get Yours!

2/10/2020

 
Tickets to our Annual Auction are now available! That's right, you can reserve your spot at the most important and fun fundraising event of the year on Friday, March 13th. We want the entire community to attend, so we’re offering tickets at different price levels. You don't want to miss it! Line up the babysitter and grab your tickets now...
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​Calling All Bakers! Dessert Dash!

2/10/2020

 
DESSERTS NEEDED! This year's Dessert Dash is in desperate need of your dessert donation. If you love to bake or have a favorite bakery that you can buy a dessert from, we would love to include it in our Auction Dessert Dash. Please sign up here to let us know what you can bring. Email Jodie Scott at jodiemcmurdie@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks so much for your support!
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Your QAE Photos & Videos Wanted!

2/10/2020

 
Hello QAE parents! Our Auction team is putting together a special video together for the Auction. We want to feature your snapshots from over the years -- please send any QAE photos or video you'd like to share to parent volunteer Chi-Ju Chen at sendtochi@hotmail.com

Also just a heads up that we will be doing some filming and photos around recess time this Tuesday and Wednesday for the Auction Video. These photos and videos are for in-house school use only. Thank you so much!
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Introduction to Positive Discipline Workshop for Parents

2/9/2020

 
Are you looking for less overwhelm and more moments of joy, playfulness and connection in your home? Would you like to find more effective ways to deal with challenging behaviors like yelling, whining or sibling rivalry? Are you curious about the Positive Discipline framework that your teachers at Queen Anne Elementary use with your children, and wonder how you might adapt them within your own home?

Join us for an Introduction to Positive Discipline at QAE. Positive Discipline Parent Educator Katie Gruver will facilitate a hands-on workshop for parents and caregivers of QAE students.

When: February 25th, 6-7:30pm
Where: Queen Anne Elementary. We'll be in the Chillzone
Games Club will be available during the workshop. Reserve spot(s) here for your kiddos.

Together, we will:
  • Have a brain-informed understanding of our kids’ development and behavior
  • Learn to be BOTH kind & firm, as we connect with our kids and set boundaries with respect and consistency
  • Focus on effective solutions (vs. punishments or bribes) to resolve common challenges like power struggles, sibling rivalry and whining.
  • Understand the foundation of Positive Discipline and philosophy of your school!

About the Facilitator
​Katie Gruver is a Certified Positive Discipline Educator and the Founder of Positive Parenting Seattle. She's also Adjunct Faculty at North Seattle College and mama to two kiddos (5 & 7). For more, see  www.positiveparentingseattle.com
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Auction Tickets on Sale Friday!

2/5/2020

 
It's almost time! Tickets for our Annual Auction will be available this Friday. Check the PTSA website then and be sure to get the babysitter lined up for Friday, March 13th!

It takes a village to make the Auction a success, so please reach out to our Auction lead Mary Rea at maryjrea@gmail.com if you're able to help with:

Dessert Dash
How sweet it is! We've already received some great desserts, but we need more and could use your help coordinating. If you can help reach out to local businesses or are willing to bake something, please let us know!

Week Of and Day Of Help
During the week of March 9th, we'll need lots of hands for a variety of errands, particularly on the day of. Do you have some time the morning of the auction to get a couple of desserts? Or a larger vehicle to pick up the keg and drop it off at The Collective? Please let us know, we can use all the wheels we can get!
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2020 Global Reading Challenge: Feb. 11th

2/4/2020

 
Queen Anne Elementary is taking part in the Global Reading Challenge for the 4th year! Teams of 4th and 5th grade students have been working had to prepare for this quiz-show style contest at QAE! Among the goals of the GRC are to motivate children to read, develop teamwork and cooperative thinking skills, and have fun. Each year, students from across the city read up to 10 books selected by Seattle librarians and participate in weekly meetings to study these books with their teammates.

Our winning team will advance to compete with teams from other schools across the city. The program will end with an All-City Final that will take place at the downtown Central Library.

If your child is participating in GRC this year (or you just want to watch!), please join us for our In-School Competition, which will be held at QAE on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 8:15am. We are so proud of all of our 4th and 5th grade participants!

See the Seattle Public Library GRC site for more information, including the list of books.
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Community Clean-Up this Saturday

2/3/2020

 
The QAE Garden Team is collaborating with Green Seattle and Friends of Green Lake for an earth stewardship service project. It takes place on Saturday, Feb. 8th from 9am-12pm. Much like our Fall stewardship gathering, our school will help this time at Green Lake; pruning, removing invasive plants and planting native ground covers and shrubs in the forested edge of the lake. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary! This event is family friendly and open to all ages.

If you plan on coming, please let Andrea Hildebrandt know by writing garden1@qaeptsa.org. 
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QUEEN ANNE ELEMENTARY PTSA

Our Vision: Create, maintain, and support a healthy and successful environment within the QAE community and support staff, students, and their families in the quest for an excellent education.

CONTACT

2100 4th Ave N
Seattle WA 98109
​206-252-2480

​Principal: Dan Warren
Administrative: Karen Alvarez

SCHEDULE

2022-23 On-Site Schedule
7:50am - Opening Bell
7:55am - School Day Begins
2:25pm - Dismissal

Wednesday Early Release
1:10pm - Dismissal ​​
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