Sacajawea PTA News
The happenings around Sacajawea
The 2022-2023 School Year is just about here!
Although summer is still going on, we know many of you are thinking about the various details of this upcoming school year. Look no further!
Hello Sacajaweans!
Although summer is still going on, we know many of you are thinking about the various details of this upcoming school year. If you’ve been hunting down various lists, dates, etc, perhaps we’ll have what you need below.
Starting Aug 15th, our new kindergarten students will participate in a week of Jump Start, from 9am-noon.
The Sacajawea supply lists have grade-specific requests for each classroom.
The Sacajawea school calendar has key dates and events for our school.
The SPS School Year calendar has all district dates for the 2022-2023 school year.
Subscribe to the Sac PTA email list for communications about community events throughout the year. We usually send 2-3 emails a month.
Join the Sac PTA Facebook group for information and discussion.
Curious about who our school was named after?
The Sacajawea Cultural Center in Idaho will share with us about her life and legacy. There will be time for questions at the end; the whole family is welcome to join!
Join us for a live online presentation about Sacajawea!
The Sacajawea Cultural Center in Idaho will share with us about her life and legacy. There will be time for questions at the end; the whole family is welcome to join!
Thursday June 2, 5:30-6:30pm
Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88517641136?pwd=RjNIVEdkcW1SdUJOcWd5ZHZtby9Kdz09
Meeting ID: 885 1764 1136
Passcode: bWry2G
Email equity@sacpta.org with questions
Upcoming Vote for 2022-2023 Executive Board and Budget
At our May PTA board meeting, we reviewed and voted to put forward our budget committee’s proposed budget to a membership vote in June.
At our May PTA board meeting, we reviewed and voted to put forward our budget committee’s proposed budget to a membership vote in June. The budget is roughly $81K (equal to last year) and is fully funded through a combination of donations from this school year and roll forward from our current budget. The two biggest buckets of expenditure are Staff & Support ($38K) and Arts & Culture ($27K).
Also at our May board meeting, we reviewed the nominating committee’s slate of nominees for our executive board. Each position has one nominee, and our members will vote to approve these nominees at our June general membership meeting.
The slate of nominees is:
Karen Murphy: Co-chair, 2nd year of a two-year term
Justin Pritchett: Co-chair, 1st year of two-year term
Jessi Friedrichs: Treasurer, 1st year of two-year term
Karla Sclater: Secretary
We’ll vote as a membership on these items during our June 14th, 2022 Ice Cream Social and Awards Ceremony. The event will be held at 5:30pm on the lower playground.
2022 Sacajawea PTA Award nominations
Each spring, Sacajawea PTA seeks nominations for our Golden Acorn, Outstanding Educator and the Roy Norman S.H.I.N.E. Award.
Nominations Open for Sacajawea PTA Awards
Deadline: Friday, May 27th
Each spring, Sacajawea PTA seeks nominations for our Golden Acorn, Outstanding Educator and the Roy Norman S.H.I.N.E. Award. These awards celebrate the people in our community who have gone above and beyond to make Sacajawea a wonderful place for our students and families. Please submit your nomination by Friday, May 27th. Awardees will be announced the week of June 14th.
Golden Acorn Awards
Every year three deserving volunteers receive a Golden Acorn Award. The Golden Acorn is a Washington State PTA award given by local PTAs recognizing exemplary and outstanding volunteerism and service to the PTA. Golden Acorn nominees should be active volunteers in PTA, our school and/or our Sacajawea community.
Outstanding Educator
This award is given to an individual (teacher, instructional assistant, staff member, administrator -- anyone on staff at school!) who has made significant contributions to our school and community and has helped to enhance the educational, social-emotional outcomes and well-being of our students.
Roy Norman SHINE Award
We are proud to continue the tradition of presenting the Roy Norman SHINE Award, in honor of Roy Norman, Doreen Norman’s late husband. Roy exemplified the SHINE values that are at the heart of our Sacajawea community (safe, helpful, inclusive, neighborly, engaged). Nominees for this award will also have demonstrated SHINE values in how they have supported our school and community.
Please Submit your nomination online by Friday, May 27th.
Thank you!
Sacajawea PTA Awards Committee
(Karen Murphy, Laura Riley & Charlene Shanahan)
Upcoming SCPTA Listening Sessions with Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones
The Seattle Council PTSA is hosting a series of community engagements with Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones now through May.
The Seattle Council PTSA is hosting a series of community engagements with Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones. Please join us to share your voice with our district leader about safe and welcoming environments.
To register, please use the following links. ASL and closed captioning will be available at each listening session. Interpretation in each of the top 5 languages (Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Amharic) is available as well. All listening sessions are 5:30PM to 7:30PM on the dates listed.
April 19: Native families
April 21: Multilingual families
April 25: Black families (Interpretation in Oromo and Tigrinya available in addition to the languages listed above)
May 2: Students with IEPs/504s
May 5: Students
May 9: Special Education families
May 16: General public