You are invited!
Please join the teachers and staff at 7:30 on June 6th for breakfast, recognition, and prizes. This is a fun event where we get to express our gratitude for all your help, time, and efforts. We will be presenting the Golden Acorn award and honoring all our fantastic volunteers.
Schmitz Park Annual Volunteer Breakfast
As reported in the West Seattle Herald, The Southwest Seattle Historical Society will be unveiling the newly restored totem pole that used to welcome residents and tourists alike at the city’s Belvedere View Point Park. The restored totem pole will now be on display at the Log House Museum at the foot of Schmitz Park.
The unveiling will be an historic occasion for West Seattle and for our school community, so the whole school is taking a field trip down through the park to participate. As a special honor, Schmitz Park alumnus King County Executive Dow Constantine will join the school community for a procession down through the park to the ceremony. His counterpart at Seattle, Alki Elementary alumnus Mayor Ed Murray will be leading the Alki Elementary community.
Here is the schedule for Friday June 6 walk to the totem ceremony:
9:30- leave SP
10:30- totem pole dedication
11:00-walk to Constellation Park
11:30-eat, play, learn
12:30- walk back
1:30- back at SP
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASSES WILL BE CONCLUDING SOON!
Lego iPad Animation class end the week of May 26th. Wednesday afternoon classes also end the week of May 26th, due to early release on Wednesday June 4th. All other classes end the week of June 2nd.
EARLY RELEASE CAMP – JUNE 4th Wednesday, June 4th is an Early Release Day and we will be offering Art Wizards camp from 1pm – 3pm. The cost is $25 per child.
Click here for a registration form or hard copies can be found in the front office. All grades are welcome! The class is limited, so please sign up early! Forms must be received no later than June 2nd. Turn in to the front office.
Any questions please contact Jennifer Schill.
Did you miss signing up for the teacher experiences at the auction. If so we have some spots left on some awesome events coming up in the near future.
Do you like the outdoors? Then this event is for you…
Come join Ms. Poole & Ms. Noreng for an adventure! We will be setting out on the water for a two hour guided kayak tour around Alki led by Alki Tours. All safety and instruction included. Lunch at Marination is also included in this fun filled afternoon.
Lunch begins at 12:30 and the kayak tour starts at 1:30. Pick up at 3:30.
Price: $75
Who: 3rd, 4th and 5th graders
DATE: 8/16/2014 (Sat 12:30PM – 3:30PM)
LOCATION: Marination
The West Seattle Blog showed up for our first ever Science Celebration and posted up a terrific story, including lengthy quotes from our own Christine Morrell, who was the driving force behind the event, and photos of several of the demonstrations.
Head on over to the West Seattle Blog for the story, and consider leaving a comment.
Yee Haw, it’s time for the Schmitz Park Bike Rodeo! Powered in part by PTA volunteers, the Bike Rodeo is a long running Schmitz Park tradition. This year it runs 12:45 pm to 2:45 pm. The bike rodeo is for students in 1st – 4th grades.
We’ve made some big changes this year, our 5th graders will score the bikers performance. So we still need volunteers (just not as many) to: help set-up, supervise the stations, pump up tires, check out/in the borrowed school bikes and clean-up. Below is a break down of when each grade will participate in the rodeo:
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm:1st graders
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm: 2nd graders
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: 3rd graders
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm: 4th graders
This is a fun day for the kids, and they have been working hard mastering bike safety, so please come out and support their hard work. A few important notes
If you can volunteer, visit www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445AFAA2EA75-schmitz
Any questions, please contact Shelley Cowan.
Following our brief meeting we will all adjourn to Prost! to celebrate a successful school year!
A letter from Schmitz Park PTA President Jeff Rayner and Capacity Chair Emily Giaquinta to the school board got picked up and reposted to the Seattle Schools Community Forum. To-date it has prompted 55 comments, including some very detailed and thoughtful analysis. This is good reading for members looking to learn more about what others are thinking on math adoption.
Seattle Schools Community Forum has five years of posts referring to Schmitz Park and Schmitz Park PTA.
In case you missed it, the Seattle School Board Wednesday night approved the District’s 2014-15 academic calendar, which includes elimination of the week-long mid-winter break next year.
View the full post at Seattle Public Schools, or download the calendar (PDF).
Are you ready to help lead our Schmitz Park community and continue a legacy of great parent involvement? We’re looking for parents that have the knowledge and drive to continue to make great things to happen at Schmitz Park. The PTA Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations for:
If you are interested in nominate yourself (or someone you know!), please contact Jeff Rayner at president@schmitzparkpta.org
Proposed PTA Board Members 2014/15 (Voted-in)
| Position | Description | Elected | Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Guide the PTA board to ensure you are meeting your PTA’s goals and fulfilling PTA’s mission | Joe Turcotte | |
| Vice President | Serve as president elect of SP PTA, support president in running PTA meetings as needed. Support other SP commitees as needed, identify needs for new initiatives as needed. | Robert Kelly | |
| Secretary | The secretary is responsible for keeping an accurate record of the proceedings of association meetings. These records are the permanent history of the PTA. Promptness, accuracy, and knowledge of PTA policies are key to this job. The secretary should be committed to helping the president conduct a businesslike meeting | Alyse Hufford | Alyse Hufford |
| Treasurer | Understand the status of current fundraising activities, what money is available to be spent versus what is owed, and the bylaws as they relate to the treasurer’s responsibilities. | Tom Boyer (roll over) | |
| Vice Treasurer | Serve as Treasurer elect, support Treasurer in running financials as needed. | Michelle Wonder (appointed) | |
| Legislative | Track issues that affect the SP community at the district, local state and national levels. Frame issues and decision points for PTA and larger SP community. Create and execute action plans to support PTA positions on issues | Emily Giaquinta & Angela Cough | |
| Fundraising | Oversee Moveathon, One Campaign and support auction leads. Develop and lead volunteer commitee to support activities | Lorie Bennett & Derek Birnie | |
| Communications | Create content and share across communications vehicles to engage SP community in PTA activities. Manage SP PTA blog, social media accounts and web pages on SPS site. | Cheri Libby | |
Proposed Other Members 2014/15 (non voted-in, including Chairs)
KEY
| POSITION | DESCRIPTION | NOMINATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Auction Co-Chair | Help coordinate the auction | Rob Kelly |
| Auction Chair | Help coordinate the auction | Pam Linxweiler |
| Bike Rodeo | Oversee this fun event near the end of the school year | |
| Capacity | Keep up-to-date on the new school at Genessee Hill and associated issues | Emily Giaquinta |
| Communications - blog manager | Keep our blog as up to date as possible, as this will be our main source of information for parents and the community | |
| Communications - Facebook | Keep our FB postings up to date and link them to the blog | Anita Lavine |
| Communications - signage | Ensure our main signs reflect the current PTA activities and events | Lorie Bennett, Fiona Preedy |
| Communications - SPS website | Ensure the official website through the PTA is maintained and references the PTA blog where appropriate | Lorie Bennett, Fiona Preedy |
| Give Back | Oversee the GiveBack campaign, work with local businesses and support procurement activities | Jeff Rayner |
| Membership | Recruitment of members, lead member engagement and benefits | Jeff Rayner |
| Move-A-Thon | Oversee the MAT | Kara Centioli, Jodie Bennett |
| Passport | Assist with ensuring our Passport program is running as needed | Jen Watt |
| Procurement | Help garner conversations and donations from local businesses | Athena Fjeld, Melissa Pederssen |
| Parent Education | Work with teachers, PTA board and blog manager to ensure educational content is relevant and helpful. Also assists with once a year events like Math Night | |
| Schmitzville Festival | Oversee this once a year event | Katie Hamilton, Jodie Bennett |
| Systems/Data | Assess needs, implement and manage systems and software to manage SP PTA data accross functions including membership, finance, fundraising and others |
– See more at: http://www.ptakit.org/PTA-President/Running-Your-PTA/Roles-and-Responsibilities-of-Officers-Board-and-Committees.aspx