Don't forget to have your student return their donation envelopes Tomorrow, Thurs Oct 20.  Can't wait to see you all at the first big fundraiser this Friday! 

Questions? Contact Holley Ring at [email protected] or Natalie Carlson at [email protected]

Remember that this is our *only* kid-powered fundraiser for the year, and the kids feel really good about doing their part to help support their school, so please help them to gather some sponsors.  Our goal is to have every student participate in the effort!

The funds raised by this event help the PTSA cover important things that the district doesn’t, for example:
·         Art and music programs at our school
·         The tutors and teacher assistants who are helping reduce the student teacher ratio in our classes
·         Transportation and other expenses for field trips

Besides all of the great benefits that the kids will appreciate from the funds raised, there are some fun prizes to be won on Friday…
·         Rocket trophies for the class and student who raise the most $$
·         Domani Pizza parties, and a Molly Moon ice cream party to the classes who raise the most and have the highest percent of participation
·         Gift cards to Blue Highway Games, Communique Toys, and Molly Moon Ice Cream to the students who raise the most money or have the most sponsors


Thank you to our local business community for donating the prizes, and thank you to mom Mary Lee, our new “Queen of Procurement” who has been a great help connecting us to them!

Please join us for the first PTSA Meeting of the year on Thursday, Oct 20.  

Childcare spaces are limited so register now! http://qaeptsa102011.eventbrite.com/

You will hear about:
- The PTSA budget and plan for activities for this school year
- Information about the upcoming Families and Education Levy
- The QAE strategic plan from David Elliott
- Q&A session with David and PTSA leaders
 
When: Thursday, October 20th, 2011 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: QAE Cafeteria
Who:   All Queen Anne family and community members are welcome

"Student-Centered Collaboration:Strategies for Effective IEP Teams"
 
Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence 
 
This conference is sponsored by the Seattle Special Ed PTSA in collaboration with Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Council PTSA.
 
The conference will provide practical strategies to help parents and educators communicate effectively and craft appropriate interventions to address the individual needs of their students with disabilities.
 
Cecile Lindquist, a pioneer in the disabilities rights movement, will open the conference and remind us why we all must focus our efforts on the needs of our students.  A panel discussion of "IEP Team Member Perspectives and Roles" will follow, moderated by Pat Steinburg, President of the Washington State Special Education Coalition.
 
Following the panel discussion, we are excited to be offering four workshops on practical strategies led by local experts.
 
IEPs and Special Education Advocacy
Stacy Gillett (Ombudsman with the Governor's Office of the Education Ombudsman) & Christy Thompson Ibrahim (Attorney at Law with The Law Offices of Larry A. Jones)
Engaging Families in a Collaborative IEP Process
Stacey McGrath-Smith (Seattle Public Schools Special Education Supervisor)
Love, Understanding, and Other Best Practices -- The New School of Thought on IEP and 504 Plans: "How to Avoid Due Process"
Larry Martin Davis (Education Advocate)
Mediation for Families
Greg Abell (Mediator with Sound Options Group)
Parents and educators -- in both general education and special education -- are invited to join us for this conference. Clock hours and Continuing Education credits are available. Interpretation services for the hearing-impaired and non-English speakers are available upon request. For more information, please contact us at [email protected].   Requests for interpretation services must be received by October 22, 2011. 
 
This conference is free of charge, but we will need a head count. Please RSVP by October 22 to [email protected].
 
*Morning coffee service and registration/sign-in will begin at 8:30 am. The conference will start promptly at 9 am and run until 2:30 pm with a light lunch and refreshments served. It will be held in the John Stanford Center Auditorium at 2445 3rd Ave South; Seattle, WA 98134. Donations to cover food costs are welcome; suggested donation $5.
 

Congrats to QAE- we won the Pinkabella contest!  We rock! The final numbers were:

Hay: 55
Queen Anne:91
Coe: 34

Thanks to all of the schools for participating and thanks to Pinkabella for your willingness to participate in such a fun contest - and for the school donation!

If you have old magazines lying around your home, instead of recycling them please consider dropping them at KidsCo.  It's collage season and they will be needing TONS of magazines.

They'd also still love scrap paper/construction paper, books, games, crafts etc. 
Thanks!

All students will participate by running  laps around the school during a fun filled afternoon. Please help us make this fun event a successful fundraiser by encouraging them to ask family, friends and anyone who might want to support QAE to sponsor them. A packet was sent home last week with a sample dialog and sponsor sheet. Sponsor sheets are due one week from today, Thursday October 20, to your child's teacher..

Questions? Contact Holley Ring at [email protected] or Natalie Carlson at [email protected]

A Big Thank You to all of our Jog-a-Thon event sponsors:

    Queen Anne Dispatch
    Molly Moon Ice Cream
    Sela's Small Couture
    Holley Ring and Mary Lee (Windermere QA)
    Leone & Vaughn Orthodontists
    Blue Highway Games
    Pinkabella Cupcakes
    Charley + May
    Communique Toys & Gifts
    A& J Meats 
    Met Market
    Trader Joes
    Domani Pizzeria
    Home Street Bank
    Starbucks

These local businesses have been supportive of Queen Anne Elementary by donating prizes and treats for the event,  and dollars to cover all costs of
the event including t-shirts for every participant!

Thanks to Ms. Hosch-Schmitt for the beautiful website centering around the QAE Art Studio -
http://mmhoschschmi.weebly.com/ (soon to be art.queenanneelementary.com).

Just a reminder that there is a Professional Development Day for teachers this Friday, Oct. 14, which means NO SCHOOL for students.

QAE Tech Team next meeting will be Oct 13 from 6-7:30pm. Feel free to join us at the school at that time if you want to be a part of this team.

The results from day 2 are in and as of close-of-business Tuesday, QAE was way ahead of the pack with a score of 50 as compared to Hay's 24 and Coe's 26.  Let's keep it up and turn this into a great donation for QAE - tomorrow is the last day to buy cupcakes so get into Pinkabella early and enjoy!

*This activity is not sponsored by QAE or the PTSA.

GIRLS LACROSSE CLINIC

GRADES 2nd through 8th
Date: November 12, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: Queen Anne Bowl
2806 3rd Ave. West
Cost: $5.00

See registration site for payment options.

Come try out the fastest growing sport in the Northwest.

This clinic is designed as an introductory session and skills enhancement for those currently in the 2nd through the 8th grade interested in playing lacrosse during the spring of 2012.

If you have a stick, goggles and mouthpiece please bring them, if not we will have sticks available for you to use.

Beginner clinic will cover shooting, cradling, scooping and more.
Prior Experience clinic - skills refresher and a chance to meet future teammates.

For registration information please see: www.eteamz.com/QueenAnneQuickStyx/
Registration will be limited to the first 60 players

Questions: Contact George Bergeron at [email protected]

As of Monday evening, Hay and QAE are tied for 1st place in the Pinkabella contest!  So get your sweet tooths out and swing by Pinkabella to buy lots of delicious cupcakes so that we can reap the rewards of their donation - remember, the winning school will get 10% of *all* contest sales.  Go QAE!!

Thank you to James and Nikki Schmidt, parents of 1st grader Franny, for inviting the QAE community to their restaurant, Pecado Bueno, for "staff practice" night last Thurs, 10/7.   All food and drink was donated by Pecado Bueno and those who attended also made a donation toward the QAE PTSA.  Over $1,000 was raised for the PTSA and all of that funding will go toward programs that benefit QAE students.

If you attended but were unable to make your donation at the dinner, it's not too late!  There's a PTSA mailbox in the main office, please drop a check along with a note that the money is for the Pecado Bueno event.
 
Thanks again to James, Nikki, and all who were able to attend.

Please join us for the first PTSA Meeting of the year on Thursday, Oct 20.   You will hear about:
- The PTSA budget and plan for activities for this school year
- Information about the upcoming Families and Education Levy
- The QAE strategic plan from David Elliott
- Q&A session with David and PTSA leaders
 
When: Thursday, October 20th, 2011 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: QAE Cafeteria
Who:   All Queen Anne family and community members are welcome
 
**Information on Childcare will be coming soon.
 
Hope to see you there!
 
From,
QAE PTSA Exec Committee