Holiday Giving Wreath, Please Drop Presents by the 10th

Thank you to all who took gift tags home to help fulfill a child’s holiday wish! The Giving Wreath is now bare thanks to your generous and kind hearts! Thank you, and well done, Sacajawea Family!!

Please drop off your wrapped presents no later than Monday, December 10th, in the office with the gift tag attached. Email Claudine Miller at cemiller1@seattleschools.org with any questions. Thank you, everyone!!

Gulliver's Travels: Our Fall Play

We're excited to announce our Fall Play, Gulliver's Travels! Our 4th and 5th graders have been working hard this fall to put this show together.

Come see the result of their hard work at one of two different shows:

• Friday, 12/14 at 7pm

• Saturday, 12/15 at 7pm. 

The suggested donation at the door is $5/person or $10/family. There will be a fabulous bake sale as well :)

Want to help? You can help us with concessions, either by volunteering your time or a few snacks? Signup on our SignupGenius list for the event!

Principal Friesen's Update, 12/6/18

Dear Sacajawea Community,

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at our Pizza & Game Night at the Book Fair tonight. This will be a very fun event for kids and families to enjoy together. Please join us!

Another upcoming opportunity is that on January 31st from 6:00 – 7:00 PM our budget department is going to come out to talk to us about how the Seattle Public Schools budget works, and give us information about the upcoming levies. We’ll have a movie night for the children, while adult family members have the opportunity to learn about the budget and levy process. Want to know more right now? You can watch and share this video to get a better understanding of how school funding works at SPS and the steps we are taking to bridge the funding gap.

In Partnership,
 
Rachel Friesen, Principal
Sacajawea Elementary School

Upcoming Community Events, 11/29/18

Here’s a great collection of upcoming community events from our Equity Team.

1. 27th Annual Nativity Exhibit. Nov 30–Dec 2 at Messiah Lutheran Church. Free. https://seattleunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Nativity-exhibition-20181130-1202.pdf

2. Cocoa Chris Cringle at the Holiday Bazaar. Dec 1 from 11:00am–2:00pm at the The Royal Room. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/1968724496547108/

3. Indigenous Family Day: Art-Making & More. Dec 1 at 11:30am–6:30pm at the Central Library. Free. https://www.spl.org/about-us/news-releases/create-art-at-indigenous-family-day-on-dec-1

4. Asian American Santa at Shop-O-Rama: Local Artist Craft Fair. Dec 1 from 12:00pm–3:00pm at the Wing Luke. $12, RSVP required. http://www.wingluke.org/santa

5. Family Arts and Craft Fair. Dec 1 from 2:00pm–5:00pm at the Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center. Free. http://parkways.seattle.gov/2018/11/18/family-arts-craft-fair/

6. The A. Scott Bullitt Lecture In American History Presents Erika Lee. Dec 1 from 7:00pm–8:30pm at Seattle First Baptist Church. Free. 
https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D129715978

7. United Indians December Art Market. Dec 1–2 and Dec 15–16 at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2023541954359019/

8. Hands-On Hanukkah. Dec 2 from 11:00am–1:00pm at Northgate Mall. Free, RSVP requested. https://form.jotform.com/83157566941971

9. Children's Christmas in Scandinavia. Dec 2 at 1:00pm–5:00pm at the Nordic Museum. Free, $5 suggested donation. http://nordicmuseum.org/events/childrens-christmas

10. Magical Strings - A Celtic Yuletide. Dec 2 from 3:00pm–5:00pm at Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center. $26 general, $24 senior, $15 youth. https://www.kentwa.gov/residents/parks-recreation-and-community-services/arts/spotlight-series-2018-2019

11. Luminarias de Papel Art Workshop. Dec 3 from 6:30pm–8:00pm at the Kirkland Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5be07a49535d502b0086115d

12. Free First Thursday. Dec 6, various. Enjoy free admission to NAAM, SAM, MOHAI, Wing Luke, the Burke Museum, Japanese Garden and more. https://www.parentmap.com/calendar/28967

Move-a-Thon Raises $27,747 (up to $29,047 with matching donations)

Amazing work, Sacajawea! We are incredibly close to reaching our $30,000 goal if everyone is able to submit their matching donations. Thank you all so much for your time and effort to help raise these critical funds for our school.

As promised, classroom winners were announced this week and each classroom listed below will be having a party to celebrate their accomplishments. Nice work everyone!! We raised more this year from this event than we did last year, even with fewer students. Woo hoo!

Raise the most money/most laps = Pizza Party

1. Neal - $4221 and ave. 25.6 laps per kid

2. Jackson - $4107.5

3. Doss and Bermet tied with ave. 25.4 laps per kid

Most online requests set = Doughnut Party

1. Jackson – 125 requests sent

2. Bermet – 84 requests sent

Highest Class Participation – Ice Cream Treat Party

1. Jackson – 91%

2. Maynard – 89%

Looking forward to next year!