B.F. Day PTSA

Oct 30 – Nov 13: This is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Please check your student’s backpack for a golden envelope. We ask each family to give an amount that is meaningful to them – every contribution of any size helps, especially with the recent SPS budget cuts.  

Please send the golden envelope back to school with your child by 11/13. You can also drop it off at the school office.  If 80% of envelopes are returned school wide, we will have a very special visitor at the November all-school assembly. Classes with 100% participation will have their own meet & greet!

Click here for more information about Direct Drive, and here for more information about PTSA fundraising and what it pays for.

Couldn’t make the meeting? We’ve got you covered!
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1. Classroom support – We’re looking for volunteers from all grades to help teachers prepare materials for the class (copying, organizing, scanning). Reach out to your room parent to get involved!
2. Vision and Screening day – November 9th 8 am-2pm. Two morning sessions (8-11am) and two afternoon sessions (12-2pm) are available. Bring students to and from the screening room, instruct students on the process, and help orchestrate the flow of the clinic. Reach out to Nurse Annette alcologna@seattleschools.org
3. Art Room – Help Ms. Segura with hanging and removing student work from hallway walls, joining art class as a volunteer, or preparing art activities for school events such as Bring Your Family to School Night, and Arts & Letters Night! Contact Ms. Segura through Talking Points or email to learn more.

Friday, Oct 30 : Our spirit day theme for October’s assembly is “Dress Your Best”. Think of it as a special occasion and an opportunity to wear your finest clothes and showcase your personal style. You can accessorize with bowties, sparkly headbands, fun jewelry, or anything that makes you feel fancy. The goal is to dress to the nines!
There will be prizes for both Best Dressed and Most Participation to classes in both the K-2 and 3-5 grade bands, so let’s see your school spirit shine!

The PTSA is excited to introduce four new STEM Maker Carts for our students! We have three grade-level carts (K–1, 2–3, and 4–5) plus a school-wide cart: “Make Your Own Robot Then Write a Story About It.”

These mobile carts bring hands-on building, creative problem-solving, and extra fun in science, technology, engineering, and math directly into our classrooms. Each cart comes with curriculum aligned to district learning goals to make integration seamless for our teachers.

Here are a few more items we’re looking for, if you have extras or some lying around at home: small plastic bottles, plastic or metal lids, TP and paper towel rolls, craft supplies, twisty ties, corks, clothespins, buttons, coffee Filters, cotton Balls / Q-Tips. Please drop them off in the large box outside the office.