WildLights: Free Tickets Available via NW Literacy Foundation

Free tickets for admission to Seattle's Woodland Park WildLights festival are available courtesy of the Northwest Literacy Foundation. Our friends at the Literacy Foundation have donated tickets to Sacajawea families for the WildLights  next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

We have a limited number available to distribute on a first come, first served basis.

To request tickets: please contact Claudine Miller via email with the total number of tickets needed for your family to be able to enjoy the show together: cemiller1@seattleschools.org.

NOTE: Tickets will be distributed between Thurs 11/29 thru Wednesday 12/5.

Please share your WildLights family photos with Dana Robinson Slote at drslote@gmail.com, and she’ll include it in the thank you note to the Foundation.

Game Night and Pizza at the Book Fair

Come at 6pm on December 6th to enjoy pizza and play fun (and educational) games in the cafeteria!

At 6:30pm, our amazing reading specialist, Anne Singh, will offer a short presentation for parents in the gym around “Just right reading level books” as well as how to best support your child’s reading at home. She’ll have a display of books across all the levels and be available to answer any of your questions and offer book recommendations.

The book fair will also be open in the library for browsing and purchasing. Hope to see you all there!

Questions? Contact Rosa at rosa@siac-sea.com.

Principal Friesen's Update, 11/29/18

Dear Sacajawea Community,

Thanks to all who came to last week’s family conferences! Sacajawea teachers and staff have had many positive things to say about the time they spent with you last week. 

I’d also like to extend a great big thank you to the Windermere Foundation! On Monday, Bill Cecil from Windermere presented $6,500.00 to our PTA to help with scholarships for after school enrichment, IslandWood and our school play. We want every child to have the opportunity to engage in each of these opportunities, and Windermere helps to make this possible. Here’s a picture of Mr. Walker accepting the check for our PTA.

I’d also like to highlight a special event for next week. As part of our Book Fair, we’ll have a Pizza and Games night on Thursday. Please come and visit the book fair, have some Pizza and play some games! Ms. Singh, our reading specialist, is preparing a display for that night that shows books at each reading level so families and students will have examples of just-right reading for every student. She will also be on hand at the book fair to assist kids and families in picking just right books. See below for more information about the Book Fair and Pizza and Games night.

In Partnership,

Rachel Friesen, Principal
Sacajawea Elementary School

Principal Friesen's Weekly Update, 11/15/18

Dear Sacajawea Community,

We had a great turn out at Tuesday’s community meeting with SDOT regarding adding safe walking areas on the streets surrounding Sacajawea. Want to know more or express your thoughts? You can connect with Ashley Rhead from Safe Routes to School at Ashley.Rhead@seattle.gov.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at parent conferences on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday! This is a great time to connect with your children’s teachers and learn about their progress so far this year. For more information and considerations, see my letter to parents from last week.

We won’t have a Community Newsletter next week, so here’s wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

In Partnership,

Rachel Friesen, Principal
Sacajawea Elementary School

Sacajawea's Annual Holiday Giving Wreath

Every Holiday Season, our school offers a Giving Wreath for those in our school community who may need extra assistance in making special holiday wishes come true. This year, we will have 39 tags on our wreath, with each tag being a special wish for a holiday present for a child.

Beginning on Monday, November 19th until Friday, December 7th, stop by the Giving Wreath, located outside of the school's office, and please consider choosing a tag to bless a child. All presents must be dropped off in the office no later than Monday, Dec.10th. Thank you!

Questions? Please email Claudine Miller at cemiller1@seattleschools.org.