March
- Mon. 3/29: Optional return for Distinct students, Outdoor Preschool continues
- Mon. 3/29: Bell schedule change for all students - 8am start time.
- Mon. 3/29 - Wed. 3/31: Asynchronous learning for K-5
- Wed. 3/31: Talent Night Submissions Due
April
- Thurs. 4/1: Sing-along with Sari
- Sat. 4/3: Landscape Work Party
- Mon. 4/5: Optional return for Elementary Students
- Mon. 4/5: SC Special Education Committee
- Mon. 4/5 - Fri. 4/9: Spring Book Fair
- Weds. 4/7: PTA Families of Color Playdate
- Mon. 4/12 - Fri. 4/16: Spring Break: NO SCHOOL
- Tues. 4/20: Site Council Meeting
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Current Volunteer Opportunities |
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Art Walk Preparations: Now through April 26th; Sign up here
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Landscape Work Party: April 3rd and May 8th; Sign up here.
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Talents Night volunteers: Sign up! (Find Talents Night details here)
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From Thornton Creek Site Council |
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- Changes to bell schedule for all students
- Thinking about Spring Break travel
- More of the latest info here
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Dear families,
With spring, we are seeing the arrival of sunshine, flowers, vaccines, and hope. This past year has been monumentally challenging, and there is so much that we’ve lost. Some of us have lost loved ones. We may have also lost time with others, time to ourselves, opportunities of so many kinds. As we grieve, it's good to remember that our sacrifices have made a difference. There are people who are alive today because of them.
In this moment, perhaps you are, like me, experiencing a wide range of emotions. That's okay. So much change and uncertainty can sometimes be as hard as even difficult routines. I'm feeling grateful to know that our institutions are working to keep us and our families safe. Please heed the warnings of public health officials who remind us that the pandemic is not over yet. With only a small part of the population vaccinated and concerning viral variants in our state, we should plan on social interactions being different for some time to come. We're not there yet, but we're close. Restrictions will not be in place forever. Continuing to follow guidelines now will continue to save lives and buy us time to get us all protected.
My advice now, if you want it, is the same as it was last March. Consider which things are essential for you and your family to be well, and then go about doing those things in the safest way you can. If your pandemic routine is working for you, that's great. It's okay to keep it up. If it's not, it's okay to make a change. Do the things that your family needs, just continue to do them in the safest way you can.
Take care to prevent yourself and your kids from becoming infected with or passing on the COVID-19 virus. Get vaccinated when you are eligible. Avoid non-essential travel. Mask up and keep distancing, especially indoors. Lean on outdoors to see people who are not in your family and keep any gatherings small.
I look forward with delight to the time when I will meet you again indoors at a meeting or a potluck. Until then, look for me and my kiddos, masked but smiling at the park.
Jessica Williams-Nguyen
Chair of TCPG
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Site Council Meeting Information |
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The next Site Council meeting will be April 20th from 6:30-8:30pm. Email chair@thorntoncreek.org if there is anything you would like to add to the April agenda.
Zoom Meeting ID 968 0245 7918
or by phone at 253-215-8782
Best wishes from the Site Council Planning Team,
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From the Volunteer Committee |
Art Walk
Our inspirational art teachers, Maria and Piper are working on details for an outdoor Art Walk that will be on view during the month of May. They could use some help collecting and cutting fabric for two of the installations. If you have some time to assist, please sign up here and we'll be in touch with further details.
Talents Night
We need a few more volunteers! Are you available to answer tech questions for participants, and for the TC viewing community during the weekend of the show? Would you have time between now and early April to view videos and check for content and timing? There are several volunteer roles that still need filled in order for the show to be ready by the end of April. Please help out, if you are able: Talents Night volunteers sign up here !
ALSO...A reminder that Talents Night submissions are due by March 31. If you have signed up to participate in the show, please be sure to upload your video via the instructions sent to all participants THIS WEEK! We look forward to seeing TC students showcasing their skills in April!
Stacey Seifert and Melinda Roberts, co-chairs
Margaret Butler, Volunteer Committee
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Hopefully you've seen the announcements about Thornton Creek Apparel being available! Help us fill our school with a rainbow of color this spring! A dedicated team has worked to offer t-shirts and sweatshirts at cost to acknowledge this year of unique learning. Apparel orders can be made here. Apparel orders will close April 11. Expect to receive any apparel you order in mid-May.
We would like all students to receive their choice of a Thornton Creek t-shirt or sweatshirt. To make this possible scholarships are available and if that is helpful for your family you can submit your scholarship order via this form. Contact Jeanette Fiess with questions.
TC Apparel Team
Sponsored by TCPG
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From the Facilities Committee |
Celebrate Earth Month By Taking Care of Thornton Creek's Landscape!
April 22 is Earth Day. What better way to celebrate than by helping make the rain garden / veggie beds / library patio area at Thornton Creek a healthy and functioning place for our kids? We are working closely with the SPS District grounds crews to make a big push in April and May to rid the area of blackberry and other weeds and to get the rain garden functioning again. We would love your help - and you can now bring your kids too! We still have a maximum of 15 people per work party to meet COVID guidelines. We have space for a few more people on Saturday, April 3 and many on Saturday, May 8. Both work parties will be from 9 am - 12 pm. Click here to sign up!
Thanks to everyone who helped with the preschool / K / 1 courtyard. That area looks great now and creates a friendly space for the outdoor preschool learners.
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From the Safety and Health Committee |
COVID-19 in our community
On March 22, King County moved into Phase 3 of the Healthy Washington Road to Recovery guidelines which allows for more activities to resume. This continues to be a county by county approach that is evaluated every 3 weeks. Some examples of eased restrictions include: Outdoor gatherings can have a maximum of 50 people; indoor and social gatherings can be up to 10 people from outside your household; restaurants are open at 50% capacity; outdoor sporting events are allowed at capacity (up to 400 people at 50% capacity).
Even as more activities open up, we need to proceed with caution. More contagious variants continue to spread across the country. Wear a well-fitted mask, keep gatherings small, and stay outdoors when possible.
Follow King County guidelines and restrictions here.
We are in Phase 1 b Tier 2 of vaccine distribution. On March 31st, Phase 1b, Tiers 3 and 4 will be eligible for vaccination. Stay current on vaccine information here. Use the Phase finder tool to find out when you are eligible to receive your shot. If you are not yet eligible, you can sign up to be notified when you do become so.
On May 1st, anyone over age 16 will be eligible to receive the vaccine.
Find information about scheduling a vaccine appointment in King County here, under the heading: How to get vaccinated.
Stay Healthy!
Erica Seddig and Courtney Bell
Safety and Health Committee Co-Chairs
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Thornton Creek Is a Box Tops for Education School. Look for new BLUE Box Top coupons on products (e.g. Cascadian Farm cereal), and then just scan your receipt. Get the app at BTFE.com.
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Jessica Williams-Nguyen, Chair
Elizabeth Duffell, Vice-Chair
Jacob Blickenstaff, Treasurer
Secretary, Roddy Theobald
Text THORNTONCREEK to 22828
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Tel.: 206-252-5300
Fax: 206-252-5301
Asst. Principal: Laurie Miller
Bell Times:
Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri
8:00am to 2:30pm
Wednesday
8:00am to 1:15pm
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