Mark your calendars: First Spanish Committee meeting, Wednesday 11/18/09

Hola fellow John Hay families, staff and faculty,

We will have our first meeting on 11//18/09 at 7:00 PM (address to follow).

Anyone is welcome. The committee serves to support the Spanish program in multiple ways. You truly do not have to speak Spanish to contribute as there are many components that are important to the program but don’t involve speaking Spanish.

Our meetings are fun and light, with sharing food and drink at someone’s home while we make our plans.

Mark  your calendars  – and more info and reminders to follow.

PS – as always, feel free to email any questions or suggestions to johnhayspanish@gmail.com

No Afterschool Sports on Monday 11/9

Reminder!

There will be NO afterschool sports on Monday, November 9th

 

John Hay Spiritwear order forms are now available!

Show your John Hay spirit with the NEW line of 2009-2010 John Hay spiritwear!  Aluminum water bottles, cinch sacks, skull caps, as well as t-shirts, sweatshirts and much more…check it out today.  Additionally, a huge selection of color choices are now available.  Color samples can be viewed in the Volunteer Office.  Orders are due November 13th.  Click HERE to download the form.  A portion of each sale directly benefits John Hay!

New Principal’s Page – November 5, 2009

Principal’s Page

November 5, 2009

Dear John Hay Families,

John Hay K-2 Music

I am pleased to introduce our new K-2 Music Instructor Ms. Chiyona Dang. General and vocal music is taught once per week with the participation of the classroom teacher. Curriculum includes learning music concepts, playing rhythm instruments, performance techniques, and incorporating…

Read the complete Principal’s Page here.

Picture Retake Day – Thursday, Nov. 5th

Reminder — If your child was absent or you need retakes, Thursday, Nov. 5th is retake day.  If you are getting retakes, please bring back the original photos.  Thank you.

Move-a-Thon envelopes DUE!

Please take a moment to check and make sure you have turned in your Move-a-Thon envelopes.  We are missing about 130 envelopes.  We are trying to get 100% pledge participation and EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS !  Remember, Move-a-Thon is an important fundraiser for John Hay!

St. Alphonsus Middle School Information Night – Nov. 17

Dear John Hay families:  My name is Tricia Bentley.  I am the Development Coordinator for St. Alphonsus Middle School just across the Ballard Bridge.  St. Alphonsus offers families an excellent option for middle school.  We would like to give John Hay school families, in particular the families with 5th graders, an opportunity to learn more about us.  We have an upcoming Middle School Information Night in mid-November and an Open House in January.  This is a great time to come hear about our unique program.

District News: Revised attendance area boundary maps available November 3

From the Districts “School Beat” e-newsletter, this article might be of interest.  If you would like to subscribe to School Beat, click here

 

District News

Revised attendance area boundary maps available November 3
During the past four weeks Seattle Public Schools has received thousands of thoughtful comments on the proposed attendance area boundary maps that were presented on October 6. Feedback was received through nine community meetings, a Web-based survey, e-mail, postal mail and public testimony. A high-level summary of feedback is available in the Comment section of our Web site, and answers to Frequently Asked Questions are also posted.
Staff has been analyzing comments and recommendations and will present recommended maps at a School Board workshop on November 3 at 4 p.m. The maps and an address look-up tool will be posted on the New Student Assignment Web site after the workshop begins. Once adopted by the School Board, these maps will determine initial student assignments based on address and will be phased in beginning in fall 2010. Two community meetings are scheduled, on November 5 and November 7, to share the maps and report back to the community on the rationale for any adjustments made to the boundaries.
The School Board is holding a public hearing on Monday, November 9 and is scheduled to vote on the maps on November 18. For a complete list of meeting dates and times, please click here. To sign up to give testimony at Board meetings and the November 9 public hearing, please click here.

Penny Drive at John Hay

Penny Harvest begins Monday, November 2nd

Kids make a difference for our community!

The PENNY HARVEST drive begins Monday, November 2nd and will run through November 20th.   John Hay students will join over 500,000 students across the country this month by going door-to-door in our community collecting spare change (http://www.pennyharvest.org/seattle).  Funds collected from the harvest will go to one or more Seattle-area nonprofits, decided upon by our very own Hay students.

The most powerful part of the Harvest, 4^th and 5^th grade volunteers, with the whole school’s input, will decide this Winter which charitable organizations will receive our John Hay Penny Harvest funds.  In 2009, John Hay students gave a grant of $1,000 to Outdoors for All to help kids with disabilities enjoy the outdoors.  Not a single penny collected by students is used for overhead or operations!

Move-a-Thon Envelopes Due Mon. Nov. 2nd!

Don’t forget to collect your pledges and turn in your Move-a-Thon envelopes!  Envelopes are due Monday, Nov. 2nd.