| 26 Sep 2018 01:10PM - Early Release Wednesdays |
| 04 Oct 2018 05:30PM - 07:00PM Curriculum Night |
| 18 Oct 2018 05:00PM - 06:30PM Fall Family Dinner potluck |
| 18 Oct 2018 06:30PM - 08:00PM Fall PTSA General Assembly meeting - PLEASE ATTEND |
| 23 Oct 2018 05:30PM - 07:00PM Chat with the Principal night |
BF DAY After-School ACTIVITIES Fall 2018
Online registration begins on September 12th at 8am and closes on September 17th at 5pm.
Register online on the PTSA website bfdayptsa.org. Once registered, the vendor will contact parents for payment after registration. A few paper sign-ups will be available outside office to be turned in to the PTSA mailbox; electronic is preferred if possible.
*Questions about individual classes, scholarships or general registration can be directed to Parent Contacts or vendor contact as noted. *Full or Partial Scholarships are available for classes, depending on demand and order of requests. One per student.
*click each title for more information about the activity and sign up
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TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
RAINY DAY DINNER CLUB Grades 1-5 Wednesdays 1:10-2:55 Cafeteria
THURSDAYS
FRIDAYS
PTSA Board member spotlight. Each month we will be featuring 2018-19 Board members.
This month we'd like to highlight Vice President, Mike Sweeney. Mike is in his 2nd year as serving as VP and is instrumental in organizing our enterprise volunteer time and was the point person for the amazing ice cream social. About me: Originally from Pennsylvania, I moved to Seattle the first time in 2004 before moving to Austin TX in 2010 and returning here in 2014. I'm an engineer working for Salesforce.com and have two kids- Alessandra in Ms. Dawson's second grade and a 3 year-old at home, Luca. My wife, Annalisa, and I love to travel and cook so hit us up when you want to trade vacation ideas or recipes!
Can you help? We need YOUR INPUT on 2018-19 budget
The PTSA Budget Committee is planning next year's budget and we need your input on what programs you'd like funded for the 2018-19 school year. It's just ten short questions and at the end you can be entered to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card! The survey closes on Friday, April 27. Thank you in advance for your input. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI_1W3BoRZGSJI_9rMkkOIh21wwif25GpZODyWDz5L1QNQNA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Family School does Family Dinner
On February 7th, an amazing group of volunteers led by Michal Inspektor planned, prepped, and cooked a spaghetti family dinner for 270 people! Thank you to all who planned, volunteered, helped, organized, art-ed, decorated, cooked, and more!
WE DID IT! We raised $67,978!!
With so much gratitude. . .
This year, 170 pledged donations from 137 families and 9 local businesses has raised $67,978 to help support and enrich the learning environment of 307 beautiful young minds at B. F. Day Elementary School Thank you all!!
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We're getting a new Uppers Playground!
After more than a year of planning and gathering financial support, the Playground Team will be supervising the installation of the new playground on August 19th and August 26th.
Do you want to help? Of course you do!
We need help on Saturday, August 19th between 10-4. There are mutliple shifts, so sign up when you can. If you've ever desired to build a playground, your day is August 26th! The manufacturer installation supervisors will be there to help volunteers actually make the new playground. EXCITING!
NOTE: We did it! Great job, and thank you - Volunteers!
Welcome everyone to the 2018-19 school year. It's nice to see so many new faces mixed in with the familiar ones. I hope everyone is settling in to the school year routine but please know if you ever have any questions, I am just an email away (president@bfdayptsa.org).
Your PTSA has many fun events planned this year, starting off with a Family Dinner on October 18 at 5pm, right before the Fall PTSA General Membership Meeting. We hope you are able to make it, as it is a fun, delicious, community-building event. And if you're interested in getting involved, I'm sure the planning committee would love more help.
If you would like to learn more about the PTSA, all of our meetings are open to anyone interested in attending. The Board meets monthly on the second Monday at 6 in the library (except in November when we meet on Tuesday) and we love new faces and new ideas.
I would like to give a shout out to Seattle Pops for the delicious popsicles at the Ice Cream Social, Mike Sweeney for organizing the Social, Daniella Kim and team for preparing those informative first day packets, Lighthouse coffee for providing coffee at 3 morning events, Eltana for the yummy bagels on the first day of school, and everyone who brought in food for the first day of kindergarten/pre-K. Also I want to thank all the United Way volunteers who donated their time for Day of Caring to help beautify our school.
Speaking of school beautification, if you have any ideas on ways to brighten the halls and classrooms of our school, please let us know as we are forming a school beautification committee and will hopefully have some painting parties planned during a long weekend or school break.
I wish you all a wonderful school year and please reach out with any questions or suggestions. I hope to see you at Curriculum Night on October 4 at 5:30 or the Family Dinner on October 18 at 5!
Gayle Perez
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This Wednesday (9/12) is our first early release day! Students are dismissed at 1:10, and staff begin meeting and planning sessions with their colleagues. The schedule for enrichment classes (PE, Art and Music) is different on these shorter Wednesdays.
Thank you for an amazing opening of school! We appreciate all your efforts in helping things run smoothly for students and staff. Please continue to park on Fremont Ave N. for drop off and pick-up times. This had made a big difference in traffic for the buses, and there will always be more parking available there.
Please also continue to practice lunch code numbers with your child. This helps the lunch line move more quickly, especially for our new Kindergarten students.
Students are learning the routines for washing hands, getting lunches and cleaning up their spots as they finish. As expected, this is a challenging time for Kindergarten, but all students have been given some reminders about how to be “Caring, Engaged and Responsible” at lunch. They are doing an amazing job!
We are looking for a Playground Supervisor to join Ms. Alem and Ms. Sonia Monday – Friday from 11:20 to 12:50 PM on the playground. In stormy weather this position covers in the classroom and lunchroom areas. $15.45/hr, no benefits other than the joy of small children. Please let Mr. Jaskot or Ms. Carrie know if you are interested.
Free tickets to attend the Washington State Fair are available in the office for children 6 – 18. Please stop by if you would like one for your child. The Puyallup goes through September 23rd.
In case you haven’t heard, we are again asking families for a suggested donation of $40/child to offset the cost of school supplies purchased in bulk by the school. Cash or checks payable to BF Day PTSA can be dropped off at the school in the PTSA mailbox or you can pay online at paypal.me.ptsa Please include your child's (children's) names with your payment.
This allows us to save a tremendous amount of money and ensures the teachers receive the supplies they need.
Benefits to you:
Family assistance is also available upon request. Please don’t hesitate to ask.
Questions? Email Carrie Bauer at cbauer@seattleschools.org or call 206-252-6010.
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B.F. Day PTSA 3921 Linden Ave N. Seattle, WA 98103 (206)252-6010
BF Day is a Registered 501(c)(3) organization. Our tax ID# (Employer Identification Number) is: 91-1348668.
