That's right, QAE! Our Board has risen to the fundraising challenge of the decade with our mighty hearts, and we'd like to thank you for ALL of your support! We couldn't do it without you. We're halfway to our $100,000 goal and have not yet reached our goal of 100% community participation. We're asking YOU, dear community, to take us home! We know you want to keep our school special today and in the future. In great effort to reach our fundraising goals, here is what we're doing:
Funds raised this year directly impact QAE, enabling several important staff positions that make a large positive impact on our kids every day. Let's keep going QAE! It's for our kids today and tomorrow.
What an incredible evening of celebration and community building! Thank you to all of those who were able to join us and contributed to From the Heart, QAE Community Celebration and Fund Drive! If you weren't able to join, click here to see the full program and hear about the many reasons why QAE is special to our families. "The most motivating part of the evening was listening to the kids' voices and seeing their faces while they shared their thoughts about what's in their hearts at school. The bidding around the "teacher for the day" experiences was fun, exciting and inspiring! It showed how much of a positive impact the people in these positions have on our kids!" -QAE Parent, Andrea Hildebrandt We're well on our way to reaching our $100,000 goal, but we still have a ways to go and we need your help to get there. Even if you missed Friday's festivities, it is not too late to participate. The silent auction continues until this Saturday, April 2nd at 6 pm. Many exciting and unique items are still available for bidding or purchase including:
Another big thank you to all of the parent volunteers, PTSA Board members and families who came together to make this night one to remember. It truly does take a village, and how fortunate we are to be part of this one. 7 -8 p.m. TONIGHT is our live celebration and auction. Look for the LIVE AUCTION button at the top of our auction home page. Here are some reminders and helpful tips. ~~~~~~ Using Chrome as your browser may result in a better virtual experience tonight. ~~~~~~ Don't forget to pick up your food TODAY. Eden Hill's orders at Big Mac Burger (1935 Queen Ave N) between 2 - 5 pm. Queen Anne Beer Hall's orders to be picked up at their location (203 W Thomas St.) at your prescheduled time. ~~~~~~ Currently, we're at 7% of our 100K goal. Let's raise the paddle for our kids. We can't wait to see you in the chat from 7-8 pm. Thank you for your support! Last day to order dinner from Queen Anne Beer Hall is tomorrow, the 24th at 2 pm.
To join our virtual Spring Community Celebration just click the Live Auction Button at the top of our auction home page this Friday at 7 pm. Would your kiddo like to be Art teacher, PE teacher or Librarian for the day? How about Principal for the day? All of the descriptions of the live auction experiences are available for you to view now! More items are being added to our silent auction every day. Bidding closes on April 2nd. The auction team is excited to connect, celebrate, share heartfelt words from community members and students, raise necessary funds and keep the beat going with YOU QAE Community! The on-line Silent Auction is OPEN!
Don't miss out on some amazing adventures, beautiful photos of QAE explorers, thank you parent volunteer, Dana Pelleg and the opportunity to support our kids! Together, we'll celebrate this wonderful community and have the opportunity to ensure necessary staffing and supports remain in place to help students and teachers thrive. Let's reach our 100K goal. Bid often, bid high and give from your heart! Here we go! The QAE 2022 virtual silent auction is opening Monday morning! Every dollar raised helps support the much needed resources for our kids. Need some entertainment? We have tickets to The Moisture Festival. Thinking about kids camps? How about ultimate frisbee or art? Feeling like you want something simple and unique? What about a your teacher's favorite children's book with a special note inside? Get some self care, find a family project and indulge yourself as well! Check out all of the offerings starting Monday! Don't forget to share it with your friends and family who'd like to support our school while getting some great items, services or experiences. Or submit a video of what you and your kiddo appreciate about QAE. Auction night dinner? We got you!Enjoy dinner at home on live auction night! All dinner options are listed in the virtual silent auction items. Thanks to our procurement team we now have TWO of our fantastic local Queen Anne restaurants to choose from; Eden Hill, for pick up only at Big Max Burger AND Queen Anne Beer Hall, for pick up only that evening. How does "..honey glazed..", "smoky blue cheese..." or "...white chocolate popcorn.." sound? Maybe you're in the mood for "Smashburgers," ....it's a pretzel and wings kind of night. What ever your taste buds are craving, we think we got you covered....meals and bevies for all ages. BUYING FOR EDEN HILL ENDS ON MARCH 22ND @ 2 P.M. BUYING FOR QUEEN ANNE BEER HALL ENDS ON MARCH 24TH @ 2 P.M. Whatever your style we hope you'll be virtually joining us for an hour of fun heart-felt community building, a little entertainment, and of course, fundraising for our one and only QAE. Up to 50% of dinner costs go back to our school! Way to go 4th and 5th grade Explorers!Congrats to the RAD READERS who are on their way to the Global Reading Challenge Finals! They're the first QAE team in history to make it this far. According to our brilliant 4th grade teacher, Ms. Goldman, QAE's team got all 21 questions correct, which took them into the "nail-biting" tie-breaker round against Catherine Blaine's very talented WEIRD READERS. After six extremely challenging questions, our team came out on top! Go Explorers!! How to talk to your kids about masksCommunity at QAE is at the heart of the PTSA's work. One of our five pillars is "We are concerned, confident and compassionate citizens of the world." We're a school that embraces advocacy and acting from our hearts, supporting choices, finding empathy, thinking critically and practicing compassion in our community. The PTSA is supportive of community members that have heightened risks within their personal situation. Part of the PTSA's role is to take into consideration voices from across QAE, which include teachers, staff, parents and students. While it's completely understandable that families are going to make individual decisions based on what is right for them, we ask that part of that decision making process include a consideration for the broader community that is potentially impacted. We want to acknowledge that the lifted mask requirement in classrooms, that was announced from Seattle Public School District on Monday, was news that presented another significant change, similarly to how we felt coming back to school in the Fall. We encourage an open dialogue with your children to foster empathy and understanding when they encounter children and adults who have made different decisions. Here is an article that you may find helpful and a SPS resource; Helping Kids Adjust to Changing Covid-19 Guidelines. Use your voice to support our teachersAs it seems, a continuous flow of changes, on a handful of levels, are being presented to our community, on what feels like almost a daily basis. It's hard to know where to put our energy sometimes. Again, as your PTSA, advocating for community is a priority. Feeling safe and supported is important for everyone. It's frustrating to hear about the unjust treatment of our teachers across the district and at our school who are not receiving district support. Teachers who have immunocompromised family at home or young children who cannot get vaccinated yet are faced with the choice of taking unpaid leave or compromising their families health. This is concerning in may ways, and because it goes against the memorandum of understanding between The Seattle Education Association and the school district, a trust has been broken. In support of our amazingly hard working, student dedicated and true heroes/heroines...our teachers, their health and the health of their families, we're encouraging all community members to write to our school board district representative, Vivian Song.
Feel free to contact our Legislative Director, Jackson Bennett, with questions. In partnership and community, Your 2022 PTSA Board. We all need as much help as we can get these days so the auction team has created a ProTips Check List for you! 1. Do Now - Make sure you have an account set up on the QAE Auction site. In other words, rsvp/register. This will allow you to participate in all the ways listed in the steps below. There are four different segments to our virtual community spring celebration and fund drive; direct giving, silent auction, community celebration and live auction. It can be confusing so please read on.... 2. Do Now - Contribute a video testimonial for From the Heart, QAE Community Celebration and Fund Drive. A 7-10 second video of you or your child singing, dancing, talking, sharing their art and expressing how their heart feels at school. You can view all of these shared bits of community celebrating the night of our live auction. 3. Do Now - Procure an item, experience or service and directly add to our auction site. The more we have to bid on, the more merrier! It will be included in either the silent or live auction segment. 4. Soon! Order dinner between March 17th and March 22nd! Thanks to one of our local favorite neighborhood restaurants Eden Hill, our auction team has partnered up with family needs in mind. With a vegetarian option, kids meals and cocktails to choose from; take a load off the night of the auction knowing that dinner is on its way the night of our community celebration and live auction. 5. Do Now or Auction Night - It's nice to have choices! You can directly give (fund drive segment) now all the way up to a few days past our live auction. Alternatively, you can participate in "raising you paddle"(virtual auction segment) the evening of March 25th. And...Yes! You can do both. 6. Do Now - Clear your evening calendar for Friday, March 25th as our virtual - Live Auction is happening from 7-8 p.m. This is where fantastic items ranging from a Mexico vacation home to unique QAE student experiences will be auctioned off. These items will be auctioned LIVE, meaning you'll have to be online from 7-8 p.m. in order to bid and win. We'll send out an evening schedule closer to the date but for now set up your account so you don't miss out! 7. Soon! - Bid on the variety of items, experiences and services that our auction team has procured for you! Silent Auction opens this Friday, March 18th! There is something for everyone--kids camps, family yoga, custom built Free Little Library, gift cards and more! Bidding will start this Friday, the 18th, and will close on Sunday, March 27th. Mark your calendars! That's a lot! Basically, keep your eyes on the Auction site. Remember, you have to rsvp/register, in other words set up an account, in order to participate in most all the ways above. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to support our school and getting every part of the community to feel like they can participate one way or another. We need your help, every family at a level you can afford. We have hope that our community can come together over the next few weeks to support our school (even if it's virtually!). If we've learned anything over the past few years about silver linings it's that our virtual From the Heart Community Celebration and Fund Drive + Auction allows anyone to bid! This includes grandparents, neighbors, far away family members and friends. Anyone can create an account and bid online in the QAE Auction so share it with your friends and family! From our Heart to Yours, please feel free to reach out with questions at any time. Ukraine is in our hearts, minds and spirit. We know that some families in our community have connections to loved ones near the war that is taking place. We know that we're all worried about the destruction of lives, land and home. We have heavy hearts and wonder how to talk with our children about it all. Here is an article shared by Leslie Jaynes, one of QAE's amazing teachers and community members. She shared it with the parents in her classroom who then passed it to another classroom where it landed with our PTSA. So, it might be familiar to some already. Either way, we hope you find it as helpful as we do and it allows you to thoughtfully, whole heartedly and openly navigate conversations with your kiddos in an age appropriate way. With wishes of peace, love, hope, safety and gratitude for community, please reach out to PTSA if you or your children have ideas about how to support Ukraine as a community. https://www.pbssocal.org/education/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-the-ukraine-invasion Fund Drive: Where do the funds go?Good question! Much of the funding will go towards staffing grants. The school district allocates funds to schools across the district based on student enrollment numbers. We use raised funds to supplement what we get from the district because we want to support our kids and teachers more than the SPS funds allow. At our school this includes our art teacher, librarian, kindergarten math tutors, our school reading specialists, PE teacher and playground supervisors. It's hard to think about what our school would be like with out those positions fully funded. Kindergartener Fenna Luhman has shared a few thoughts of her own: “She is really kind and she helps us out a lot.” -about her tutor “I thought Koala Lou was really good. It taught me that you need to love one another. I especially liked that it was a play.” -about the Book It Theater presentation of the book Koala Lou by Mem Fox These are just some examples of the impactful ways our fundraising makes important programs exist and directly touch our children's lives every day at our school. With your help, the PTSA will not only continue to offer programs such as these, that embody our 5 pillars, but to raise funds so that we can also embrace the community and education that make us who we are. Go Explorers! The dollars raised go towards even more such as #1: TEACHERS -Training for all new staff and annual refresher courses for the entire staff in Positive Discipline -Project Based Learning professional development -Support for training including skill sets such as working with gender diversity, cultural competence, and mindfulness in the classroom -Teacher Appreciation Week to show our immense gratitude to teachers who have stood by our children every day with determination and compassion as we navigate this ever changing world. #2: CLASSROOM & ACADEMIC SUPPORT -Kindergarten aide for each class -Resource room tutors -Dedicated reading specialists #3: CURRICULUM & CLASSROOMS -Zones of Regulation (Social Emotional Learning Curriculum) -Positive discipline tools -Classroom libraries -Calm Body Spots and materials to support self-regulation #4: EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS -Book-It Theatre presentations -Annual Yearbooks #5: FAMILY EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION -Families of Color T-shirts -Let's Talk About Race Workshop -Positive Discipline Workshop As you can see, we need as much community as we can get to step up, make a donation, procure an item, RSVP/register and participate! We need everyone to keep the beat going? You can do all of this on our From the Heart...and the beat goes on fund drive and auction site. For questions contact Sarah Kaiser, our fierce PTSA Vice President at [email protected]. Auction Items Sneak PeekHow does a three night stay at Four Seasons Punta Mita, Mexico, a five-star oceanfront paradise sound? This magical experience with the warmest Mexican hospitality can be yours. It's one of the fantastic live auction items that will ready for you to start bidding on. Do you or your family love cooking? How does learning from expert chefs and bakers sound? PCC Market has generously donated a discount on cooking classes for you and/or your children that will help enrich your life and taste buds. This is one of the silent auction experiences that is waiting for you! Be sure to visit our From the Heart fund drive and auction site to get started! Thank you to everyone who has procured something so far. Keep them coming! For questions about procurement contact Katie Luhman. Thank you Katie for leading our procurement team! Dear QAE Families and Friends, Welcome back from MWB! We hope you found it restorative. Our community has shown such resilience, dedication to one another, and hope for brighter days ahead over the last year. Our children have overcome the challenges of learning and growing during a pandemic and so have we. While we're still navigating uncharted waters, our QAE school community has worked tremendously hard to ensure that each of our children succeeds, joyfully, in academics, in friendship and in personal growth. Our PTSA, with you in hand, would like to take a moment and celebrate how far we've come, while also looking ahead to the future vision for our community. We invite you to join us, virtually, for From the Heart, QAE Community Celebration and Fund Drive on Friday, March 25th at 7 p.m. In just a few short weeks, our goal is that all of us will be together for an evening of reflection as we hear from students, parents and teachers on what our school community means to them, speaking from their hearts to ours. We'll celebrate achievements and milestones while looking to the future as we raise critical funds to ensure we are able to continue offering each student access to the quality education, social emotional learning and growth opportunities our children have experienced through the years. Please RSVP NOW! From our heart to yours, we can't wait to see you virtually on March 25th at 7:00 p.m. Your RSVP will allow you to be registered and participate in bidding for a variety of services, items, gift cards and experiences. If bidding isn't your thing and you would rather donate, this is the place to do that too. Our auction team has partnered with one of our favorite local restaurants to bring you worry free and delicious dinner options for the whole family. RSVP now to participate! After you RSVP/registration, look for a special, "Welcome to From the Heart," email that will include your personal link to get started. Bidding hasn't opened yet as our procurement team is still working. That said, it's still important everyone RSVP as soon as possible. Stay tuned in here for the latest! "Watching our son grow and mature in such a supportive, caring and open environment is all we could have wished for from his elementary schooling." - Jeanine MacQuarrie (4th grade mum) How does Q.A.E. fill your Child's Heart?Your auction team wants to know! Please share your amazing children's voices by sending a 7-10 second video to [email protected]. These videos always make our hearts skip beats in the most special ways. All videos will be shared the night of our Spring Celebration and Fund Raiser. Send in your video asap! Our event is only a few weeks away. General PTSA Membership Meeting - Wednesday, March 16, 6-7 p.m. Thank you to all of our PTSA members! We hope you can virtually join the board at the second membership meeting of the year. We'll be taking care of business, such as the budget, as we do. In addition, we'll be asking for your participation, your voice, your ideas and thoughts on how we can move forward into next year. Given all of the unknowns over the past few years, why not share our school community dreams with one another? We hope you will join us on Teams, Wednesday, March 16, 6-7 p.m. Reminder: BLM Matter Shirts for SaleEvery student should have received a BLM shirt. Thank you to our FOC Director, Domin Chan and our Vice principal, Ms. Taylor. If you're interested in purchasing more do so soon! The last day to purchase directly from the printer is this Saturday, March 5th. If you're interested in making a donation to cover the costs of your child's shirt it is appreciated! Choose 'send,' then enter an amount. Click 'add a note' and type "BLM t-shirt." Last, choose, "continue" to enter payment info. After school Enrichment and Camps.Capoeira - Brazilian Martial Art After School Classes:
Watch your child's confidence grow while learning the Brazilian martial art form of Capoeira. In this creative and fun class, children learn the movements of Capoeira through exercises and games that help improve flexibility, agility, reflexes, balance, concentration and gross motor coordination. Students learn to work individually as well as in pairs and groups. Ages 5-12. Masks and Full Vaccination Required. Learn more at Capoeira-Bahia in Motion. Located in Fremont. Skateboarding Camps: All Together Skate Park on Stone Way is offering skate camp for both Spring Break and Summer. Day camps for kids 5-12 years are offered throughout the year. Emphasis is on creating a fun and positive environment where individual growth is the focus. Camps are for first timers, beginners and intermediate learners. Learn more at All Together Skate Park. Save the date, Friday, March 25th for our Virtual Community Spring Celebration and Fundraising Experience! Our community is keeping the pulse of learning, supporting, growing and exploring alive. Thank you for that! In celebration, all are invited to participate as we create opportunities to reach our goal of $100,000. As details are being finalized, please consider contributing to the effort; perhaps donating a special skill, theater or sports tickets, mountain ski home, 12 months of cookies or writing thank you cards to local businesses. This week, you may choose to help procure items for the auction or in later weeks help deliver items. Whatever way you volunteer, know that it counts towards the success of this important community-wide event. The weeks ahead will be filled with information on how our funding directly impacts our students, ways to connect and help the beat go on! But don't wait for us! Please email us now to help. Thank you! Black Lives Matter at SchoolOur community is taking action and showing our support for BLM school-wide by providing staff and student BLM T-shirts. Every student and staff will get one! In order to cover some of the costs the PTSA is offering an opportunity to make a donation now for $7- $10, the cost of shirt and printing. Giving for more then one shirt is appreciated! Know that your generosity will cover the costs of shirts for all students. Here are the steps:
Celebrate BLM in our Greater Seattle Community If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Lunar New Year with kids in Seattle, check out these local events. If you’re looking for a hands-on way to celebrate Black History Month with kids in Seattle, you’ll find it at these local museums, theaters, monuments and playgrounds. Vote for School Levies February 8th!!Ballots were mailed in January. Make sure you vote for our School Levies! The Seattle Public School District cannot function without these critical funds. Just some of the things these funds support:
Get that ballot out of the drawer today and complete it with your QAE student. It's a great chance to show how we all have a role to play. Thank You to our PTSA Legislative Director, Jackson Bennett and parent volunteer, Gillian Jorgensen for bringing this to our community. Our annual event is back! On this night explorers and families can meet teachers, connect with families and celebrate our exciting year ahead. Prior to this event, class lists will be shared with all families. We are holding this welcoming event virtually again this year to introduce staff and provide information about programs, services, lunches and more. The event will also be recorded and shared with families. If you have any questions, contact Principal Janine Roy at [email protected].
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Becoming a board member of the PTSA is a great way to build community for our kids (and as a parent!), and to create enrichment opportunities for the whole school.
We’d love to have you join us for the 2021-2022 school year! These roles can be done solo or shared with a friend -- and current board members are happy to talk to you further about what each role entails. Please email: [email protected] if you are interested! Current Open Positions: Passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion? Families of Color needs a Director to continue to build our school’s commitment to social justice. Have ideas and connections that can help us generate much-needed funds for Queen Anne Elementary? The Fundraising Director leads the charge to organize all fundraising efforts - from cookbooks to the auction. We're also looking for an Auction Lead to partner with the Fundraising Director to lead our most important event. The Legislative Director keeps track of district and state legislation that may impact the school. Love keeping people in the loop? Have experience building websites, copywriting or social media? We're looking for a Communications Director (or team!). Are you a natural team builder? Good at wrangling people? We'd love to have you as a Volunteer Coordinator. Want to help our Explorers remember every year? Have some creative flair? We'd love to have you as our Yearbook Lead. We also are in need of a Sunshine Lead. Our QAE community has put together Sharing Our Table: A Queen Anne Elementary Cookbook. It includes more than 100 recipes beloved by our families, our staff and even some alumni. There are quick meals, celebration foods and pandemic food projects for you to savor. Get your copy (or two or three) and support our school! Cost: $30 each for the beautiful softcover book printed by Heritage Cookbooks. (More than 200 pages!). Get your order in by Sunday, May 23rd, 2021! Picking up: Cookbooks will be available for pick-up at QAE in early June. Our volunteers will contact you when they're available
If you purchased as part of the auction: we already have your order, thank you for your support. You'll receive in early June as well. Questions? Contact Jody Stewart at [email protected] There isn’t likely another year where we will host a gala you can attend in your pajamas, so we’re going all-in on that this year. Fancy on the top, comfy on the bottom. Or vice versa. You decide. Instead of tickets this year we will be doing "food tickets." Enjoy dinner at home with a paid ticket, thanks to a couple of our fantastic Queen Anne businesses. (EHP will deliver to your home. Queen Anne Beer Hall is pick up that evening.). Or of course, choose "No Food" and attend at no cost! TICKETS INCLUDING DINNER MUST BE PURCHASED BY MARCH 7. Whatever your style we hope you’ll join us for a fun hour of community building, entertainment, and of course, fundraising for our wonderful QAE.
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