QAE is the grand prize winner of Zaw Pizza's School Days, with $145 in donations that will go directly to our school, and the added bonus of a phenomenal auction item: An Ultimate Pizza Party for up to eight kids in Zaw's Queen Anne store. 
Thanks to everyone who participated with such enthusiasm!  And thanks to Zaw for its generous support of community schools.
Go Explores!  

Thanks to everyone who attended the Queen Anne Elementary launch party and  auction last Friday night. Thanks to your generosity, we raised almost $60,000!!  
A number of people left without claiming their gift certificates.  If you are missing a gift certificate that you paid for, please contact Holley Ring or Natalie Carlson and let us know your name, your child’s name and class.  We can deliver the gift certificates to their classroom or make other arrangements if you prefer. 
If you purchased a digital image, Krissi Beeksma will be sending them to you electronically.  She may need some help identifying your child since she doesn’t yet know everyone so she may need you to describe the photo a bit. 
For those who were unable to attend, you still have the opportunity to purchase a few of the awesome sign up auction items:
1 Portraits  of your child : amazing black and white portraits of your child taken by our own Krissi Beeksma, a professional photographer.    They are $20 per photo and $40 for photo and digital image.  These will be posted in the school office. Please note on the sign up sheet (at the counter) which you want,  leave a check  for the appropriate amount and take your child’s photo with you. 
2) QAE logo T-shirts, Hoodies and new Baseball caps:  Purple long sleeved Tshirts  are $18 for child,  $20 for adult.  Hoodies are $35 for child, $40 for adult. Baseball caps come in orange, khaki, black or purple and are $20 for child or adult size. 
3) Smoothie party on wheels with Mr. Roberts and Ms. Leland – there are still a handful of spots available for this May 14 event.  It’s from 1 to 4 pm.  $75 per child.
4) First ever Slumber Party in the Library with Mr. Elliott, Ms. Cryan-Leary and Mr. Jeffrey.  $100 per child., 2nd grade and above. Date TBD.  Act quickly as there are just a few spots left! 
5) Books and breakfast with Ms. Meyers. Before school croissants, hot chocolate and fruit and a chance to work one on one with Ms. Meyers.  $100 per student. 

Sign up sheets will be posted at the school office.  Please drop a check off in the PTSA box for the correct amount and sign up for any or all of the above.  If you can’t make it to school but want to sign up for one of these items. send us an email and forward a check to the PTSA. All proceeds will directly benefit the school.   Contact us with any questions.  Carlson_natalie@earthlink.net or hring@windermere.com.
Your invoice from the auction is your receipt for tax purposes.  It includes the PTSA’s non-profit 501c3 number.  

We’re already planning next year’s event and would love to have some enthusiastic volunteers to join us!  If you are interested, please let us know.

It's the last week of Zaw School Days in QA! John Hay leads by a mere 1 donation with QAE in 2nd and Coe 3rd-who will win the grand prize? Local school supporters can enjoy great food from Zaw on Queen Anne and spread the joy with a $5 donation from Zaw to the Queen Anne school of your choice with any order over $20. 
 If you don't like to waste time waiting for the staff at Zaw to make your pizza, call ahead to order: (206) 838-6286  
Or order on-line:  http://zaw.dishcloud.com/index.php
LET'S WIN IT!!!


 

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Dear QAE Families,
Friday's Launch party was a HUGE success!  Not only was it a fun, festive evening full of laughter and warmth, it was also an extremely successful fundraiser.  Together, we raised over $50 thousand for QAE!  We should all be proud of the dedication shown by our community to this school and its students.  Thank you all so much for every penny, for every minute you've given to the school and its students, and for trusting QAE with your children.  
QAE PTSA

SPS Superintendent Coffee Chat
Tuesday, 3/29/2011
8:00am - 9:00am
Seattle Public Library
Central Library
10th Floor
Betty Jane Narver Reading Room
1000 Fourth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

Community coffee chat with Dr. Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.
Open to the general public. Additional coffee chats will follow throughout the year. 

Contact:
Alliance For Education
info@alliance4ed.org
(206) 343-0449

To our great volunteers,

The auction may be successfully finished for the year, (Way to Go!!!), but there's always something to do, right?!?

So... There is quite a list of prospective parents interested in "one more tour".  David chose next Wed, March 30th from 10am to 11:15 in the Lincoln Building.  Karrie Sanderson, our PTSA Pesident be there as a tour host, as will our VP, Jill Gallagher.  We will need 2-3 additional parent volunteers to help lead groups around to the classrooms and answer questions.  Can you help?

If you can, let me know and plan to arrive at the office by 9:45.

Thanks for all you do!
Heather Anderson
QAE PTSA Parent Volunteer Chair

This is it!  Tonight is the night!  We would like to thank everyone who is coming to QAE's Launch Party, and send a special thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to organize it.  Our school is infinitely better because of the time and energy given by our volunteers.  
Thank you all!  NOW- Let's get this party started!
QAE PTSA

McClure Middle School will be conducting daytime school visit tours for new families on:
Thursday, March 24th 

All tours will take place from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.  Additionally, there will be an Evening Open House on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Still deciding where you want to enroll your children for fall, 2011?  March 30th is your last opportunity to tour Queen Anne Elementary.  This is an addition to the original tour schedule, so please pass this one to anyone you know who might be interested. Again, it will be March 30th at 10am.

Thank You!
QAE PTSA

Meet Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield and interim CFO Robert Boesche 
Wednesday, March 30 at the John Stanford Center Auditorium
2445 3rd Ave South 
Snacks and socializing at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7:00 p.m. 

Attached is a flyer for our rescheduled Readers Workshop - a 5-week series for adults beginning April 27 to help  deepen a love of reading for both adults and students, explore different genres, and learn classroom reading strategies to use at home.  Registration is online via our website – http://www.SchoolsInAction.org, and continues through spring break.  This is a really great opporutnity for parents to work with their students on reading in a positive and fun partnership.
 

In order to create the best fit for your interests and QAE's needs, increase ease and effectiveness of volunteer staffing coordination, and to make your volunteer experience as rewarding as possible, please complete the following brief survey:  http://www.queenanneelementary.com/volunteersurvey.html

100% participation is our goal, so whether you have volunteered for QAE in the past or are considering it in the future, we'd appreciate your help. 
  
Thank you for all you do!
Heather Anderson QAE
 PTSA Volunteer Coordinator, 2010-11