Sacajawea PTA News
The happenings around Sacajawea
PTA Updates, April 14th 2020
Though it’s disappointing, we’ve had to cancel our Spring Auction. Read the Sac news of the week.
Hello Sacajaweans,
Congratulations, we've made it through our first weeks of remote learning and arrived at Spring Break (whatever that means)! As the district and our own school continue to evolve how our learning process works, we'd encourage you to provide feedback, both positive and constructive, to your teachers and Principal Friesen. We're also available to listen if you have ways that we might help as a PTA.
Thank you to all of our PTA volunteers who continue to support our community through donations of time, food, and dollars. Your contributions are helping make a difference in the lives of those around you.
Sincerely,
Seth Bridges & Ara Swanson Merkens
Sacajawea PTA Co-chairs
Update: Spring Auction Canceled
From our Auction Team
With the latest guidance from the Governor, CDC, and King County Public health, it has become clear that we won't be able to have our Spring Auction this school year. We were looking forward to celebrating with you all, and though we're disappointed, it's the right call.
Our venue owners generously let us apply our deposit toward next year's Spring Auction, so we're on track for the 2021 party! A huge thank you to Mimi Fontenelle, Genevieve Richmond, and Charlene Shanahan for their work on this year's Auction.
For those who purchased tickets and would like for your purchase to become a donation, you're all set! If you'd like to request a refund, please contact genevieve.biersbach@gmail.com.
If you were considering attending or donating at the party, you can still support the PTA with a donation online. Thank you in advance for your support.
Sacajawea Packs for Kids and Families
From our Packs for Kids Team
We'd like to thank you all once again for your continued weekly donations. We are still committed to continuing the Packs Program throughout the closure, the "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order, and Spring Break. The Program has added more families and now includes food, hygiene, and household supplies.
If your family would like to receive weekly packs, please contact cyshanahan@seattleschools.org.
Please consider donating using our new "No Contact Donation Drop-off" system! Our current needs are on our Packs SignupGenius list.
With gratitude,
The Packs for Kids Team
PTA Budget Committee
From our Treasurer Laura Riley
The PTA is beginning the budget process to plan the budget for our next school year. (Yes, I swear there will be school again!) If anyone is interested in being part of our budget committee, to help form the recommendation we put forward at our next PTA meeting in May, please contact Laura Riley at lkriley99@outlook.com.
Also, please provide any preferred meeting times so we can get something on the calendar ASAP. Thanks!
PTA Remote Learning Resources Page is Live
We’ve gathered a collection of remote learning resources from our Principal, teachers, and Seattle Public Schools.
We’ve gathered a collection of remote learning resources from our Principal, teachers, and Seattle Public Schools.
Visit our Sac PTA Remote Learning page for more information.
PTA Closure Resources Page Now Available
A single place to find info on food assistance, giving/donations, childcare, and more.
We’ve created a single place our Sacajawea community to find information regarding food assistance, donations, volunteering, childcare, and more. If you need help or our looking to lend a hand, please visit!
Spring Auction Postponed & Math and Science Fair Canceled.
Due to the coronavirus situation, we’ve adjusted our event calendar for the coming weeks.
In accordance with the recommendations of the CDC, King County Public Health, and Seattle Public Schools, we're making a number of adjustments to our upcoming events calendar.
We're postponing the March 14th Spring Auction. Though it is disappointing to postpone this event, we're hopeful that we can successfully reschedule this event for later this spring. We'll communicate more in the coming week about our progress.
We're canceling the March 26th Math & Science Fair. Per SPS, we can't have any large gatherings at school during after school hours. The Math & Science Fair team will work with teachers to help facilitate as many of the educational aspects of this event as possible during school hours. Stay tuned for more information.
Our March 12th PTA board meeting is online next week. We'll do this meeting as an online event. Please see your newsletter for more details.
We'd like to thank the Auction team for all of their hard work in the last few months to make this event a success. We're optimistic that we'll all get to enjoy the fruits of their work in the coming months.
In closing, we'd like to acknowledge that these are stressful times for all of you, as we're living in uncertain, frequently changing-conditions. If you need help, don't hesitate to ask for it. You can always reach us at our email address: chair@sacpta.org.
Ara Swanson Merkens and Seth Bridges
Sacajawea PTA Co-chairs
En español
De acuerdo con las recomendaciones de los CDC, King County Public Health y Seattle Public Schools, estamos cambiando nuestro calendario de eventos.
Estamos posponiendo la fiesta/subasta de primavera del 14 de marzo. Aunque es decepcionante posponer este evento, queremos reprogramar este evento dentro de unos meses.
Estamos cancelando la Feria de Matemáticas y Ciencias del 26 de marzo. Según SPS, no podemos tener grandes reuniones en la escuela después del horario escolar.
Nuestra junta directive de la PTA del 12 de marzo tendrá lugar en línea. Mas detalles aquí.
Nos gustaría agradecer al equipo de subasta/fiesta por todo su trabajo en los últimos meses. Somos optimistas que podremos celebrar juntos dentro de unos meses.
Para concluir, nos gustaría reconocer que estos son tiempos estresantes para todos. Estamos viviendo en condiciones inciertas y que cosas cambian con frecuencia. Si necesita ayuda, no dude en pedirla. Siempre puede comunicarse con nosotros a nuestra dirección de correo electrónico: chair@sacpta.org.
Ara Swanson Merkens y Seth Bridges
Co-presidentes de la PTA de Sacajawea
CANCELED: Amy Lang talks Birds and Bees and Kids This Thursday, March 5th
Come learn how to talk to your kids about sexuality, love, and relationships in a way that is simple and based on your values.
Come learn how to talk to your kids about sexuality, love, and relationships in a way that is simple and based on your values. We'll serve pizza at 6 pm, and childcare will be provided.
Please RSVP to help us plan
More details below. Mas detalles á continuación (en español).
