Help provide staff meals during conferences next week

We would love to continue the tradition of providing a warm meal for our hard-working Salmon Bay K-8 staff during conference week. Please sign up here if you can donate food or paper goods. Please contact Katie Roberts if you would like to contribute funds for extras or something not on the list!

It’s our last day of the direct giving campaign, and we’re 90% of the way there! With corporate matching, we should reach our fundraising goal.

Thank you to all who have donated to get us this far! These funds are crucial to close the gap between what the district provides our school, and what we need to sustain the staff, programs, and resources that make Salmon Bay K-8 great.

Our fundraising page will be available all year long, and donations are welcome anytime!

Remember: Donations are tax-deductible. Corporate contributions are welcome. Participation is voluntary. Anything helps and everything is appreciated. Thank you for being part of our amazing community and supporting Salmon Bay!

Middle School Athletics:

Winter Sports Information:

Winter sports season (basketball only) is approaching, and I wanted to make sure you are all ready to go when the season starts! The season will begin the week of December 9th, and you will receive an email (if you fill out the interest form) from the coaches as the season gets closer to beginning. Practices are 2x per week with a game on Saturdays. The first game probably won’t be until January. In the meantime, please go through the following steps to be sure your student is ready to go.

1. Please fill out this interest form if your student is interested in playing basketball!
2. Be sure you have completed ALL PAPERWORK prior to season start (students can NOT begin practice until all forms are turned in). 

Email Erin Telford (Athletics Coordinator for Middle School) if you have any questions.

Middle School Theater: 

Salmon Bay Middle School’s production of “Zombie Attack!” (coming mid-January) is looking to have or borrow the following items. Please do not lend anything sentimental.



Requested Items:

• 1980s Newspaper
• 1980s Magazine
• Fake spiders of different sizes 
• Pitchfork
• Syringe (without the needle)
• Fake Snakes
• Holster to hold a police officer baton.
• Police baton 
• Halloween Makeup: White/black/grey face makeup, white/black/grey make up pencils/eye liner, fake blood makeup.
• Donations (not to be returned) of 80s clothing. 
• Stage Fireplace
• Smaller bench (with no back)

Items you would like returned (please label with name and email). All donations and questions can be directed to Rachel Street. Thanks!

Center School Open House:

The Center School in Seattle is a unique public high school that focuses on fostering creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among its students. Located in the heart of the city, it offers a diverse curriculum that emphasizes arts, project-based learning, and student leadership. The school aims to create a supportive community where students can explore their passions, develop their talents, and prepare for future challenges in a rapidly changing world. With a commitment to inclusivity, The Center School provides an engaging environment for learners who prefer a smaller learning community.

OPEN HOUSE DATES:

Thursday, November 21, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm



Interested students and parents can RSVP using the QR code in the flyer or the link here.

For more information on The Center School, we invite you to take a virtual school tour linked here.

For inquiries about scheduling a Shadow Day, please contact Michele Hayes, Counselor.

Ingraham High School:

Ingraham High School will be hosting information nights for prospective families on the following dates:

January 23rd, 7pm: International Baccalaureate information night for 8th – 10th grade families. This meeting is in person at Ingraham High School in the math forum. The IB Coordinators are holding two information sessions for families who are interested in learning more about Ingraham’s IB programs – both the long-running Diploma Program and the newly-added IB Career-Related Program. Both programs are for students in the last two years of high school and offer different ways to be an IB student at Ingraham. See virtual meeting option on February 5th. Both sessions will cover the same information, with limited time for questions afterward.

January 29th, 7pm: Open House for prospective families. Meet at 7pm in the Ingraham Auditorium for a brief introduction by Principal Martin Floe and parent groups. Teachers will be available for questions about curriculum. If you are interested in detailed information about the IB program, please attend one of our IB Info sessions on 1/23 (in person) or 2/5 (virtual).

February 5th, 7pm:  Virtual International Baccalaureate information night for 8th – 10th grade families. A Microsoft Teams link will be posted on the Ingraham website calendar.

Resource for Middle School Families and their Students:

New Beginnings is a local organization that focuses on providing healthy relationship education and supporting survivors of domestic violence. One of the resources they provide is a teen support program called Crushin’ It. Students may have an opportunity to take part in a group this coming spring and New Beginnings is available for parent workshops, as well. If you are interested in any information, please check out the website here and reach out to counselor Rob Bright if you would like your student to take part in a group. Middle school students have access to the website on Rob’s Schoology page under Healthy Relationship Information in the Social & Emotional Support folder.

Middle school ski bus registration: Deadline is this Fri, Nov 22

In case you missed it, Salmon Bay middle schoolers have an opportunity to get up to the mountain together this season via a Friday after school ski bus in January and February! More information was detailed can be found here. Yes, we still need parent volunteers to help this program run!



The deadline to sign up for students and parent volunteers is November 22!

(note: no refunds will be given after 3pm on 11/29/24)

The Community Giving program is now in full swing!

To give a gift to a family in our community, please click here to sign up for a wish. 

Unwrapped and labeled gifts can be hand delivered to the front office. Should you wish to have the gift(s) directly shipped to us, drop them off with us outside school hours, or have us pick them up from your residence, please contact Jacqueline Anderson by phone/text at 206-529-7781 or by email. For timely delivery, please ensure gifts are received no later than Wednesday December 18 at noon.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Jacqueline Anderson or reach out to our school counselor Rob or social worker Allie.

Thank you all for coming together to support one another this season!

Thank you to all who attended the Nov FOSB Board Meeting

Thank you to all community members who were able to join us, both in person and virtual, for our November FOSB board meeting. We covered a wide range of topics. Updates included: Direct Giving (90% fully funded! Donate here), an update from Principal Dixon, and conversation around implementing traffic solutions. Meeting minutes will be available soon, and can be found here. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your voice at our next meeting!

Complete the After School Programming survey by Sat, Nov 30

We invite all families to complete this brief survey before the end of November to help shape the future of after-school programs at Salmon Bay K-8. No need to have previously participated in an after school program. We want to know what everyone needs and wants to help us create an inclusive and supportive environment for all students.

Order school pictures by Sat, Nov 30

Families can view and order school pictures here through the end of November. Each gallery is password protected by an online code. Online codes are SPS student ID numbers and orders are now shipped to homes. If you’ve already ordered, photos should be arriving home with your student soon!

Enjoy Screenagers at home through Fri, Nov 29

Thank you FOSB Parent-Information Exchange (PIE), Rob Bright (middle school counselor), Allie Ash (social worker), and school staff for bringing Screenagers to our community! 

Upper elementary and middle school classrooms held abbreviated viewings and discussions prior to the community screening and conversation. While Screenagers highlighted the key challenges and strategies around screen, technology, and social media use at home and school, it also sparked the beginning of conversations, perspective sharing, and strategy-making among our community of staff, caregivers, and children. 

If you weren’t able to join us for the screenings or want a second go, you can register here to watch Screenagers at home anytime through Fri, Nov 29. We encourage our community to keep having open dialogues with one another to find what healthy boundaries concerning screen use and digital citizenship mean for each of us.

In the words of Jonathan Haidt, author of the Anxious Generation:

It is often hard for one person, one family, or one school to swim against the tide of ever-increasing screen time, but if we act together, we can turn the tide… rolling back phone-based childhood and helping our children regain more independence in the real world. 

To this end, we will be introducing the Let Grow Experience, after school play program, and guest speaker event with founder Lenore Skenazy to our school community after winter break. Stay tuned!

Volunteering at Salmon Bay:

If you would like to Volunteer at Salmon Bay, please click here and select Apply. Applications can take 2-3 weeks so the sooner you do this the better.

If you would like to Check your Volunteer Status, please click here and enter your Email and Password.

If you need to Renew your Volunteer Application, please click here and renew. Volunteer Eligibility is good for 2 years.

If you plan to Volunteer as a Driver, please obtain a Certified Driver Record with the department of licensing (good for 1 calendar year) and your Volunteer Driver Checklist also good for 1 calendar year and submit to the Volunteer Coordinator or drop off at the main office.

As a reminder, All Volunteers must check in at the main office before they volunteer. If it is your first time volunteering this year, you will be required to show your id so it can be logged. 

Current Volunteer Needs:

Please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Lara Cowles:

Volunteers are needed for Recess and Lunch Supervision (daily)

Volunteers Needed for After School Traffic Control on 18th (daily)

Crossing Guard Needed:

We are still hoping to find a Crossing Guard. This is a paid hourly position. Please contact Principal Dixon if you are interested. Also, feel free to share the news with any community members who might be interested.

Attendance:

Morning Arrival/Absence:

The school day begins at 8:55am for K-8th grade. Students should be in their classroom ready to begin work when the school day begins. If your student arrives after 8:55 they will need to stop by the office to sign in and get a tardy slip.

To report your child absent, please email us at salmonbay.attendance@seattleschools.org or call us at 206-252-1728. When reporting your child absent, please include first and last name and the nature of your student’s absence.

Multiple Day Planned Absence:

If your student is going to miss more than two school days, please fill out the Planned of Absence Form and submit this form to the main office at least one week in advance of the absence. Planned absences can be excused for medical appointments, religious or other one-time events. Family vacations or family trips during regular school days are unexcused.

Riding home on the Bus with a friend:

If your student is planning to ride home with another student who is assigned to a bus route, a temporary transportation pass (Yellow Card) must be obtained through our school office. We do require a signed note/phone call or email from a parent/guardian giving permission for their student to ride the bus with a friend, please include route number and full names of students. Bus pass request must be made at least one hour prior to dismissal so please plan ahead of time! 

Picking up students for Appointments:

If you are picking up a student for an appointment, please call the main office 5-10

minutes before your arrival so we can call your student down for pick-up. It gets quite

busy, and a call serves as a great reminder to us and helps us keep everything moving

on time.

If you have any questions regarding attendance please contact our Attendance coordinator, Ileana De Leon.

Notes From the Nurse:

Head Lice: 

Children can easily catch lice through contacts with friends at school, home and in the community. Finding lice early makes it easier to get rid of them. Doing regular head checks on your children is your best defense! 

Basic Lice Facts:

Who gets lice? Anyone!! Frequent, regular shampooing does not prevent lice. Younger children seem to get lice more frequently because of more close contact with others. Animals do not carry or contract head lice. 

How do you get lice? Lice can walk, but they do not fly or hop. They travel from person to person directly (two heads touching) or are transferred via personal items (combs, brushes, hats, pillowcases…)

Facts about Lice: The adult louse is a wingless insect less than 1/8” long and is a pale brownish-gray. Lice do not carry disease. They bite the scalp causing itching. They move quickly and avoid light so they are often difficult to see.

Facts about Nits: The female louse lays 3-6 eggs per day and may live up to 30 days. The nits (egg sacs) of lice are cemented to human hair with “nature’s superglue.” The nits appear as small, silvery oval-shaped specks that look like dandruff. But they are difficult to remove! The nits hatch in about 7 – 10 days. 

• Lice are not a health hazard and do not spread diseases. However, they are annoying, itchy and frustrating!
• Indications of a lice infestation include – itching of the scalp, a tickling feeling in the hair, visible live lice or nits attached to hair, sores or scratches on the head, irritability or trouble sleeping. 
• Almost all cases of lice are spread through direct head-to-head contact. Lice cannot jump or fly to another person's hair. While it is possible to spread lice while sharing hats or brushes, most lice are spread during sleepovers and bed-sharing.
• Nits (lice eggs) are tiny, oval and tan (not hatched) or white (hatched) specks that are glued to the hair shaft. Nits hatch into lice in about 1 week. Off the scalp, nits can't survive over 1 week.
• Lice are approximately 1/16-inch (2 mm) long bugs – about the size of a sesame seed. They move quickly and are difficult to find. Adult lice can typically survive 3-4 weeks on the scalp, but only 24-48 hours off the head. The lice feed on blood from the scalp.

A few important reminders:

• Please keep your child home if they are sick. Also, please do not give them sickness medication prior to school, as this medication will wear off while at school and symptoms will return
• Your child CANNOT self-carry medication (even over-the counter medication) unless approved by me. Your child cannot TAKE medication (even over-the-counter medication) at school without the proper forms in place
• Here is a link for COVID/Respiratory Illness guidelines.
• Children can easily catch lice through contacts with friends at school, home and in the community. Finding lice early makes it easier to get rid of them. Doing regular head checks on your children is your best defense!



I am at Salmon Bay every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns, or if I can be of further assistance. I look forward to partnering with you and your child!

Nurse Suzanne

206-252-1727

Little Free Library

Did you know there's a little free library in the lobby? Show it some love and drop off gently used books inside for anyone to peruse.

There's also a book cart stocked with items from the PIE (Parent Information Exchange) Committee. Check out these great resources as well!

You can support Friends of Salmon Bay in everyday ways, like shopping at a merchant of your choice or searching online.

PNA Kids and Seniors Pen Pal Project

The Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) hosts a Pen Pal Project to connect kids and seniors all over the country, and while we usually have more kids than seniors on our list, we are currently in need of a few more kid pen pals! Check out more information here: Kids & Seniors Pen Pal Project | PNA.