BF Day Students Helping One of Their Own. You Are Invited.

 Fifth graders Simon Dey and James Bass, Seattle United soccer superstars, are holding a soccer clinic on Wednesday, May 22nd from 5 to 6:30pm at the B.F. Day upper play field for recreational soccer players age nine and under. The soccer clinic is to raise funds for Joey Saleh’s family. Joey is undergoing cancer treatment at Children’s Hospital for a brain tumor. There is a $10 suggested donation to participate (cleats are not necessary but bring shin guards if you have them).

Please email barbradey@gmail.com to sign up and help support Joey and his family.  Both expert and beginner kids are most welcome.  

Editor’s note:  I am just a mom of a first-grader here at BF Day.  I volunteer when I can and now and then put an update on this website.  This is truly one of the proudest moments I have had being part of the Family School.  A big hats-off to Simon and James for this act of kindness, and my heart and thoughts are with Joey’s family.  Although scheduling conflicts mean my daughter and I cannot attend this soccer clinic I am still moved to make a donation to help pay for Joey’s medical bills.  If you are too, here is a Paypal link.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2RFXN3G58P2MS

 

 

 

PTSA General Meeting is Tonight at 7:30

Tonight the PTSA will be meeting in room 204 at school. The board will be meeting at 6:30 and a general meeting will begin at 7:30 in the same room. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

We will be choosing board positions for the coming year and discussing the budget.

Sherrie Carr from the Seattle School Board will be there.

This is a great opportunity to share your perspective and ideas. This is the family school and YOU are a part of it!

Springtime Volunteer Opportunities

Joe Olegario, Parent Volunteer Coordinator, would like to share the following events and volunteering opportunities for this Spring:

1. Carol Magallanes is looking for 4 volunteers for the upcoming Little Wednesday, May 15th, 1:00-3:00. She is looking for 2 volunteers for the Pokémon workshop, and another 2 volunteers for the Paper Airplane Derby.

2. Mr. D is looking for some volunteers to help out with a Bicycling Unit he is doing with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, May 1-3 and May 6-10. You can contact him directly at  vldelaney@seattleschools.org to let him know you are interested and to find out specific times that volunteers are needed during the day.

3. Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th-10th, and we are hoping to leave some fresh baked goods, snacks, and drinks every morning that week in the teacher’s lounge. If you are interested in dropping off some sort of treat for the staff at B.F. Day that week, please let me know. Drop-off would be around 8:30, before the school day begins. If you have already expressed interest, I have your contact information, and I will be sending out an email with the specifics next week.

Please let me know which of the above you would like to help with. Many thanks in advance, and have a great weekend!

Joe Olegario
bfdayvolunteer@gmail.com

A great thanks to Joe and you, the parent volunteers!

Spring Fling is This Weekend, Buy Tickets Now!

The Spring Fling Silent Auction items are in, and if you haven’t already purchased your tickets (which will go up in price after April 3rd, hint, hint), you will when you hear what’s in store! Old time favorites such as Principal or Librarian For The Day, the vacation house in Ireland, and sailing trips with Ms. Barrow are being joined by some great new experiences, many of which are created or hosted by BF Day family members! Let me whet your appetite…

Hand-made American Girl Outfits, featuring the BF Day logo!
Home-cooked Italian meal or a home-cooked Irish meal with music and dance lessons
A greeting card-making party
A tarot card reading lesson
And…

Fun for the whole family? We have Mariners and Sounders tickets (check your calendar– one set of tickets is for April 13th and comes with a parking space!), a Dim Sum lunch, or a family photo session! And if you can’t make it all the way to Ireland, stay stateside in a Mountain Condo Getaway by Mt. Baker instead!

Wanna team up with some friends a go in on a bid? Be thinking about the Sleep-over in the School (hosted by Principal Pearl on Friday May 31st) for up to 10 students, Ms. Barrow’s sailing trip for up to 8 kids, or a hip-hop dance party (with lessons by a professional dance instructor) in your home!

Looking for some self-care options: massage, tattoo time, salon experiences, Steven’s Pass lift tickets ,hot yoga, Parent’s Night Out punch card at Seattle Gymnastics Academy

Or if you want to put the kiddos first, how about piano/music lessons or martial arts classes?

Computer geek? We’ll hook you up with a year’s membership to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. NOT a computer geek? We’ve got you covered with a couple hours of computer repair/maintenance.

Student-made art– We got some! A large canvas piece made by Sawyer, Boren, and Jackson’s classes, and two smaller canvas pieces by Johnson, Faryar, Agrellas, Confehr and Boren’s classes.

Who knows– if you play your cards right, someone might bake you cookies, take you birding, work in your garden, haul something away for you, and give your kids a pizza party while you go out on a date on a sailboat or a scenic flight or movie! (Fine print: these are all separate auction items, but, again, if you play your cards right…)

We know, the possibilities are endless! Where to begin? What do choose? If you can’t decide, try your luck with the Golden Raffle and maybe you’ll be the one to snatch anything on the table!

Or if the high-drama world of raffles and bids isn’t your thing, we have slew of gift-cards donated by local businesses that you can walk up and buy it outright, including:

Peaks Custard
Veraci Pizzeria
Georgetown Brewery
The Dish
Via Tribunali
Lighthouse Coffee
Populuxe Brewing
El Chupacabra
Mighty-O Donuts
The Ballroom
Pecado Bueno
Pie
Smokin Pete’s BBQ
Top Pot Doughnuts
Uneeda Burger
Kaosamai Thai Restaurant
Cafe Ladro
Tall Grass Bakery
Baskin Robbins (Northgate store)
Ophelia Books
Majestic Bay Movie Theater
Bella Materna

Buy your tickets!

That’s right, folks– something for everyone!  Talk to your kids, partner, spouse, friends, classmates about what you want to bid on so you’re primed and ready to go. And come Party with a Purpose!!

Insider tips: Bring cash for extras at the bar; consider walking/biking/busing since parking is limited; wear pockets or purse so you don’t lose those valuable raffled tickets!

Questions? email saraparent@gmail.com

Book Fair, Literacy Night and Ice Cream Social

Secret Garden Books is in our library right now!

Every day this week, before school beginning at 8:35, children (parents too!) may come to the library and shop our book fair. This puts books in the hands and homes of our students, but also raises some money for our library, all through Ballard’s very own Secret Garden Books.

But wait, there’s more! 6:30-8:00pm this Thursday evening is Literacy Night and Ice Cream Social. The book fair will be operating at this time as well, so come one, come all!

Book Fair hours:
8:35-9:00am all this week
6:30-8:00pm Thursday evening

After School Enrichment Classes Come to BF Day

BF Day is happy to announce after-school enrichment classes! Below is a list of classes that will begin in Aril of 2013. Registration is available NOW!

Some helpful information:

• These are enrichment classes that have been very popular and successful at many of our neighboring schools.  They are run by independent companies, not BF Day Staff.
• Unfortunately, there is no after-school transportation.  Students must be picked up at BF Day, or they will continue on to the on-site Boys and Girls Club.
• An Information Wall has been created outside the office with a calendar and reminders, and all information.
• These classes are paid for by parents, and there is scholarship funding available.
• A HUGE thanks to Enrichment Coordinator Joanna Marvin for organizing these fantastic programs. For any questions at all, contact Joanna at jsmarvin@gmail.com
• Just look at these classes!



SPANISH
Grades	K-2
Days and Dates	Tuesdays, 3:05-4:05 April 9 – May 20. No class April 15
Cost	$72
Where	Room 306
Register here!	pollyglottots.com Register Now-> New User -> Spring 2013 -> Spanish -> BF Day
Download Brochure	Pollyglot Spanish Club



MAD SCIENCE
Grades	K-4
Days and Dates	Wednesdays, 3:10-4:10 pm April 24 – June 5
Cost	$82
Where	Room 306
Register here!	madscienceregistration.com or call 425-556-0800
Download Brochure	Mad Science Flyer



Ipad LEGO Animation
Grades	K-5
Days and Dates	Friday, 3:05-4:35 pm (90 minutes) April 5 – May 31 (No class April 19)
Cost	$135
Where	Room to be announced
Register here!	cancancancan.com After School -> Spring 2013
Download Brochure	Ipad LEGO Animation Flyer



ART WIZARDS
Grades	K-5
Days and Dates	7 Mondays, beginning April 8th
Cost	$84
Where	Room 306
Register here!	206.525.6075 register@artwizards.org (no online registration)
Download Brochure	Art Wizards Flyer



ALL SPORTS
Grades	K-2, 3-5
Days and Dates	K-2 Tuesdays, 3:05-4:05 April 2-June 4, No class April 16 3-5 Thursdays, 3:05-4:05 April 4 – June 6, No class April 18
Cost	$95
Where	Gym
Register here!	1on1basketball.com
Download Brochure	All Sports Flyer



HIP HOP
Grades	2-5
Days and Dates	Wednesdays, 3:05-4:05 April 3-June 5, No class April 15 or May 15
Cost	$85
Where	Gym
Register here!	1on1basketball.com
Download Brochure	Hip-Hop Flyer

For a Teen’s Senior Project, a BF Day Benefit Show

Ms. Sandy’s daughter, Clementine, is a senior at Roosevelt High School. For her senior project she and a friend are putting on a benefit show for BF Day on March 9th at 5:00 pm at the Odd Fellows Lodge in Ballard (a $5 donation). The show will feature a variety of music and poetry by young artists.

They chose BF Day in the interest of nourishing arts in the school, as they have been studying the importance of music and arts in development in children and thought. She is inviting BF Day kids to open the show and sing first.  It is all an ages’ event. Please support this important and fun event.

Congratulations, Clementine!

Last Day to Buy a Brick is February 8th

I went to Pike Place Market today.  Such a great place, the heart of Seattle if you will.  Have you ever looked down?  A 1985 fundraiser put a new floor on the market with a name or message engraved in a tile.  In 2004, this former art student made rubbings of some of these tiles and made a collage for the “texture” assignment in her Two-Dimensional Design class.  Got an A, thank you.

Last week I took my children to the zoo and first stop as always is the penguins.  And if you look down?  A school of fish, silvery and engraved, swim safely about.

If you haven’t purchased a brick for the new playground yet, time is running out.  The February 8th deadline is fast approaching for this beautiful opportunity to dedicate a place of learning, nurturing and play to a person, a child, a teacher.  Anyone or anything, really.  Download an order form here.

Keep Fremont weird and BF Day the family school for many, many years to come.

A Message to All Fifth Grade Families

Middle Schools in our area are facing some pretty complicated capacity issues.

Wallyhood.org has this  -

It seems that the Seattle Public Schools in the north end of Seattle has had its share of capacity issues — including here in Wallingford where John Stanford International School has had its boundaries resized twice since the New Student Assignment Plan. The full post can be read here, note comment #20 with update.

Mellisa Westbrook has also posted a recap of the meeting held yesterday, January 17th.

I attended today’s Operation Committee of the Whole where some important issues for school year 2013-2014 were discussed. Those would be transportation and what to do in the NE middle school region. Full post can be read here.

The BF Day PTSA received an email this morning from the Hamilton PTSA, with important information for the families of our fifth graders.

Dear Hamilton Families,The PTA/PTSA leaders of the majority (14) of north and northeast SPS elementary schools met yesterday to collectively address the district’s current Short Term Capacity Management plan (STCM) options. Their consensus was that all three scenarios that comprise the STCM plan are unacceptable, incomplete and do not align with long term planning. A summary of the group’s collective views is reflected in their PTA leadership letter and their notes on all three options.Whatever your views, your PTSA board strongly encourages you to email the district and the school board members IMMEDIATELY. It’s the most effective way for your opinions to be heard. Emails will be tabulated for the school board. The district operations meeting was TODAY (January 17), final staff recommendation will be made TOMORROW (January 18), and the school board vote is next Wednesday (January 23).Thank you so much for your time and ACTION! Sincerely, The Hamilton PTSA BoardEmails: jlbanda@seattleschools.org pbrockman@seattleschools.org capacity@seattleschools.org rsboesche@seattleschools.org schoolboard@seattleschools.org pmmcevoy@seattleschools.org

Welcome Back

Welcome back to school and a very happy beginning to 2013.  There is much to look forward to this year and we would like to begin with telling you about Miss Sandy’s after-school singing class.

Join Sandy Wednesdays after school for MUSIC! From 3:15-4:15 in the Music Room (#303) Utilizing the Kodaly pedagogy, this is an extension of what we are already doing in class, with the addition of Songs, Light Theory, Folk dances, and Singing Games that we don’t normally get to do during class time. Our theme will be based on songwriting for this session. Repertoire is constantly changing so children are welcome to sign up for any or all sessions. Open to all grades.

Dates: Wednesdays when school is in session: January 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 13, 20, 27 and March 13, with a min concert this last day of class in the music room at 4:00

Fee is $80 for the session and includes a small snack. Extra hungry kids are welcome to bring extra snack. Checks to be made out to the PTSA and can be brought to the office or to Sandy, and payment or payment arrangements should be made by the second class – Jan 16th. (Some Scholarships available and siblings free) Minimum of 5 kids, maximum of 15, first come first served. E-mail Sandy at Sandrix1@msn.com to register for the class, or leave a note in the office. Please include child’s first and last name, grade and classroom in your email.