Principal Friesen's Weekly Update, 11/8/18

Dear Sacajawea Community,

It has been a quiet week around here with all of our 4th and 5th graders off to IslandWood Environmental Learning Center. I know they’re having a great time away! I’m writing this on Wednesday evening around 6:00, so I know that the students are probably enjoying dinner together right now. They’ve spent their day learning about history, science and the environment in a variety of natural settings and spending time together. Every year, our students return from IslandWood exited to share their learning with us, and with great memories of the time they had there together. Want to know more? You can read all about it on the IslandWood School Overnight page.

In other news, this is just a reminder that parent conferences are coming soon! If you haven’t signed up yet, please check with your teacher to set up a time on Saturday, November 17th; Monday, November 19th or Tuesday, November 20th. See my letter to parents for more information and considerations.

In Partnership,

Rachel Friesen, Principal
Sacajawea Elementary School

Upcoming Community Events, 11/8/18

Here’s this week’s collection of upcoming community events.

1. Renee Simms: Meet Behind Mars. Nov 8 at 7:00pm at Third Place Books Seward Park. Free. https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/renee-simms-meet-behind-mars

2. Creating Piñatas Art Workshop. Nov 9 from 3:30pm–4:30pm at White Center Library. Free, ages 5 and up. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5ba9ac608d193e3600a26658

3. Blair Imani: Modern HerStory. Nov 9 at 7:30pm at The Riveter. $5. https://www.theriveter.co/events/details?eventId=204

4. Global Party. Nov 9 at 7:30pm at the Moore Theatre. $10. https://www.stgpresents.org/education/global-party

5. Exhibit: This Is Our Home, Where We Belong. Though Dec 9 at Level 8 Gallery, Central Library. Free. https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/arts-and-culture/exhibits/yehaw

6. Not Just for Kids: Inspiring Bold Conversations about Children's Books. Nov 10 at 10:30am at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park. Free. https://seattle-wa.aauw.net/special-program/

7. Saturday Family Concerts: Clinton Fearon. Nov 10 at 11:00am–12:00pm at Phinney Neighborhood Center. $5; kids 12 and under free. https://townhallseattle.org/event/clinton-fearon-with-mark-oi/

8. Yəhaw Artist Residency - Fox Spears. Nov 10 from 11:00am–5:00pm at the Central Library. Free. https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/arts-and-culture/arts-and-culture-calendar?trumbaEmbed=search%3DFox%2520Spears%2520%26-index#/?i=1

9. Latvian Christmas Bazaar. Nov 10–11 at the Latvian Community Center. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/239702486708872/

10. Michael W. Twitty: The Cooking Gene. Nov 13 at 7:00pm at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Free. https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D129711201

11. Black Violin. Nov 15 from 7:30pm–9:00pm at The Paramount Theatre. $31-$71. https://www.stgpresents.org/tickets/alphabetical/eventdetail/4148/-/black-violin

12. Invocation of Beauty: The Life and Photography of Soichi Sunami. Through Jan 6 at Cascadia Art Museum. $7–$10, Free Third Thursdays (Nov 15) from 5:00pm-8:00pm. http://www.cascadiaartmuseum.org/?exhibition=invocation-of-beauty-the-life-and-photography-of-soichi-sunami

13. (Where) Do We Belong? Through Nov 17, Thursdays–Saturdays at Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA). Free. https://cocaseattle.org/exhibitions/2018/9/7/where-do-we-belong

Consent Form for November 16th Flu Shot

This is a note from our school nurse.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

You may have recently completed a permission form for Healthy Schools flu shot clinic which is scheduled on November 16th from 8:15-11:15 at Sacajawea. The District had to change our vaccine vendor and are now using Seattle Visiting Nurse Association to provide this service. If you still want your child to receive the flu vaccine at school, please complete and return the consent form below. We are sorry for this inconvenience to you. We are hopeful that this effort will reduce absences this winter.

Access the consent form here, and please return it to the school nurse in paper, or electronic format.

Amanda Haber, BSN, RN
School Nurse
Sacajawea Elementary School
ahhaber@seattleschools.org

Book Fair's Coming, Dec 4th - 7th

Our annual book fair is less than a month away.  More details will be coming home before Thanksgiving break, so be on the lookout. Kids will have the opportunity to shop and purchase books before school, after school and during recess throughout the week.

We will also need volunteer help for setup, preview day, running cash registers, helping students find books and tear down.  All profit from the book fair supports our library!

If you have questions or would like to be involved please contact Laura Riley at lkriley99@outlook.com or Janet Schertzinger at janet.schertz@yahoo.com.

Packs for Kids, Call for Participants

Could your student(s) use extra food over the weekend and during school breaks? If so, please sign them up for Sacajawea’s Packs for Kids, which provides extra meals and snacks for our Sacajawea families.

Simply fill out the Packs for Kids form which can be found in the school office. You can also email Claudine Miller at cemiller1@seattleschools.org to sign up.

Your child will receive food packs on Fridays. The food packs contain items such as: instant oatmeal, snack bars, microwavable meals, cereal bars, peanut butter, nuts, milk, and fruit. We are also able to accommodate special dietary needs!

For more information, please email Claudine Miller at cemiller1@seattleschools.org.