Fremont Rotary teams up with Fremont Brewery

Two local institutions who have been infinitely supportive of BF Day, are working together to bring you an evening of fun and community enrichment. Fremont Rotary, aka Fremont Fun Club, and Fremont Bewery present the following:

Look what Hamiliton International Middle School has been up to!

Hamilton International Middle School Musicians will Perform at Folklife
Senior Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Choir and Marimba will all perform at the Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center on Friday May 25th at the Mural Amphitheatre.  Marimba will play at 11 am, Senior Jazz at 11:35, Vocal Jazz at 12:10, and Choir at 12:35.

Don’t miss your last chance to see Hamilton’s Concert Bands, Orchestras, Choirs and Jazz Band perform this year:

Concert Band Spring Concert
Come see all levels of band perform May 31st from 7-9 pm.  This concert will be held in the Lincoln Auditorium at 4400 Interlake Ave N in Wallingford just two blocks from Hamilton.

Orchestra and Choir Spring Concert
All levels of orchestra and the choir will perform June 7th from 7-9 pm also in the Lincoln Auditorium at 4400 Interlake Ave N in Wallingford just two blocks from Hamilton.

(Note this concert is the same day as the Ice Cream Social for incoming students that will be held at Hamilton earlier in the evening– it would be easy to come on over afterward.)

Jazz Spring Concert and Swing Dance
Enjoy great jazz music from the jazz bands and vocal jazz and an opportunity to dance  on June 8th from 6:30 – 8:30 in the Hamilton International Middle School Commons.

Vietnamese sandwiches and baked goods will be on sale at these events and all benefits go to support HIMS music programs.

Volunteer opportunity with Teatro Zinzani

Next week’s Little Wednesday workshops are coming up fast and the excitement is growing! As of Friday, there are a few spaces left in each class.

Sam Vance at Teatro Zinzani has asked for two parent volunteers to assist with his class.  He will have up to thirty children of all grades in his workshop and we agree that it would be a good idea to have a couple extra grown-ups in the room with him.

This really is a great opportunity to share this amazing experience with our students.  Please respond by sending an email to enrichment coordinator Carol Magallanes.  carol.magallanes@gmail.com

May 16th is this year’s last Little Wednesday

The last Little Wednesday of the year is next week, and we are thrilled to offer two exciting after-school workshops!

Circus 101
BF Day is thrilled to announce that Teatro Zinzanni will be coming to Little Wednesday!  Teatro ZinZanni’s trained Circus Arts Educators who will be here in our gym to teach circus skills including juggling, clowning, balance and more.

Shrinky-Dink Comic Strips
We are proud to welcome back Kids Create to our last Little Wednesday this year.  The people who brought us Recycled Robots and taught a Treehouse Clinic return with the world of comics.  Come explore the world of shrinky dinks as we sketch and create our own comic strips, first on paper and then on shrinky dink plastic. This class explores cartoon drawing, colors, and the science of shrinking plastic!

You can print an enrollment form here – Little Wednesday Enrollment Form May 16th.

Remember, there is no bus service after the workshops.

Art Rocks is here!

May 19th is a big day at BF Day and we are thrilled to be hosting Art Rocks this year!

 

May 19 at BF Day, a Huge Day of Fun!

Saturday, May 19 will be a fun and exciting day at BF Day.  There will be a little bit of something for everyone.

• 12p-3p Seattle Works Volunteers working on grounds improvements.
• 1p -2p K-5 Soccer Clinic by Doggers FC Co-ed Soccer Group , in the upper fields.
• 1p -3p BF Day Playground Improvement Project Open House in Library. Design process is complete. It’s time to raise funds and start construction.
• 12 -4p Bake Sale!
• 2p -4p ART ROCKS!  A celebration of Art and Music that is created and experienced by our BF Day students.  This event is curated by Ms. Nelson and will feature performances by Miss Sandy and her students.

Please join us at this exciting event celebrating our community and supporting our teachers, students and art in education!

The PTSA calls on its families to save progams for next year.

Can you imagine BF Day without Miss Sandy’s music classes?  No Chess Club?  Writers in the Schools?  Arts Corp?  The PTSA supports these programs as well as so many other grants for students and teachers.  But our fundraising budget is currently short by $10,000. As you know, what we raise this year, helps us support programs for next year. If we do not raise more money, some programs will be cut.

At the beginning of the school year, we asked if each family could give $150.  If you cannot give $150, what about $25 or $50… If you work for a company that does matching donations, please talk to them about BF Day.  If you gave in 2011, please consider giving again.  Its a new year and you can make another tax deductible donation- this time for 2012.

As the BF Day PTSA, we are committed to ensuring every child has the best education possible.  We want all children regardless of economic situation to have access to enrichment classes and services.

Every contribution counts, we just need your participation.  Any amount is helpful, and we can reach our goal if enough of our BF Day families answer the call.

We really want all families who can participate to contribute whatever amount they can.  As an added incentive, the classroom which has the highest percentage of participation (not related to dollar amount) will get a pizza party!

Donations can be made online here using the pay pal button. You may also send a check or cash with the attached form to the school office. Please make sure to include the child’s name and their teacher’s name.

We thank all of you for your generosity and participation.  Our goal is to provide the best experience possible for your child’s days at BF Day.  We do this through funding for arts and science, as well as teacher support.  It is the Family School, after all.