News and Events

John Hay Elementary

Main Office: 252-2100 Volunteer Office 252-2108

Website: hayes.seattleschools.org

 

Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar!

May 2012
16 Wednesday	2 Hour Early Dismissal	1:35 PM
17 Thursday	Partner Meeting	5:00 – 7:00 PM
18 Friday	Awards Assembly	9:45 AM
18 Friday	School Spirit Day – Grade Level Colors
22 Tuesday	Instrumental Music/Choral Concert	6:00 – 8:00 PM
28 Monday	Memorial Day	No School
31 Thursday	Festival of the Arts	6:00 – 8:00 PM
June 2012
14 Thursday	Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast	8:30 – 9:15 AM
15 Friday	Field Day	Little/Big Howe Park
18 Monday	Patrol End of Year Party	3:35 – 4:30 PM
19 Tuesday	5th Grade Promotion	1:45 PM
22 Friday	Last Student Day	1 Hr. Early Dismissal

  

 

School News

 

School Spirit Day:  Friday, May 18^th wear your grade level color and show your school spirit!

          Kindergarten:         White

          1^st Grade:               Blue

          2^nd Grade:              Red

          3^rd Grade:              Green

          4^th Grade:               Black

          5^th Grade:               Pink/Purple  

 

Parking Courtesy:  When parking on the Galer St. side of the school, please DO NOT PARK on the parking strip. This is paid for and maintained by the Queen Anne condos and it is being destroyed by cars. We like to be good neighbors, so please pay attention to this matter.

 

 

From the Volunteer Office - Lynn Baker  lybaker@seattleschools.org

 

THANK YOU John Hay Families for making this year's online portion of our annual auction such a huge success.  Our bidders, cash donors, and sponsors joined together to raise over $50,000 for John Hay in 10 days.  You can collect your online purchases at the round table near the main entrance on Monday May 14th and Tuesday May 15th between 9:00 & 10:00am, and again on Tuesday afternoon from 3:00-4:00pm.

Auction Success!  Congratulations and thank you to every parent, staff member, volunteer, sponsor and donor!  Without you, we would not have been able to raise $225,000!  All of our children at John Hay will benefit from this generosity!

Thank you to the generous sponsors who helped underwrite the cost of the event:

·         JAS Design

·         Liz Petrillo with Windermere Real Estate

·         Seneca Group

·         Axiom Design Build

·         Dr. Lina Kim Dental

·         Ballard Sip and Ship

·         Kaspar’s Catering

·         Luly Yang Couture

Corporate Matching Gifts:   Make your money go further to help our school! Please remember to request applicable company matching for your contribution at the Auction. If you have any questions, please email melybaker@seattleschools.org .

Items are available for pick up:  If you left any items at the auction (class baskets, wine, art), please pick up in the Volunteer Office.  I also have dessert dash platters.  Items from the on-line auction are available to pick up before and after school.

Candid Kids:  If you were not able to attend the auction, you can still purchase your child’s photo.  These beautiful framed 5x7 photos are available for $25 each in the Volunteer Office.

 

Receipts:  Please bear with us as there is a lot of auction follow-up.  Receipts for night of auction purchases will be printed and sent home via red folder next week.  If there is a discrepancy, please contact the Volunteer Office.

 

Thank you!  Teacher Appreciation Week was a great week!  The teachers enjoyed the cards, flowers, gifts, breakfast and lunch!  If you brought in a breakfast or lunch item, thank you!  I have a number of plates, utensils and more in the Volunteer Office.

 

Haybotics: The JrFLL (First Lego League)season is coming to a close with the final State JrFLL Expo on Saturday May 19th at Coe Elementary School!  Please plan to come 9:00am-12:30pm to support fellow students from Hay's Jr. FLL HayBotics program.  Hay has 2 teams consisting of kindergartners and 1st graders participating in the Expo.  That same day some of Hay's FLL 3rd to 5th graders will participate in a scrimmage event as their team members will participate in a friendly Robot Build-off with 25 other teams from schools around Western Washington.  Come with your family to check it out that day and learn more and enjoy some robot fun!  Everyone is welcomed and snack will be available for purchase. For more information please contact Carmelle Palomino at odpalomino@hotmail.com or Souheil Karam atsckaram@gmail.com

 

 

From the Community

 

The Queen Anne Farmers Market is looking for volunteers!  Join us this season - which promises to be full of beautiful flowers, wonderful fruits and vegetables, and delicious prepared foods!  Short, flexible shifts featuring easy tasks, nice people, and a pleasant environment.  For more information, send an email to youmakeqafmgreat@qafma.net.

Hoopaholics summer camps are an opportunity for players to learn more about the game and have fun in a great environment. Players will learn and work on: Shooting, footwork, ball handling, triple threat, and will play in game situations. Players should bring water and a snack.  Boys/girls – grades 2nd through 9th – players will be broken into groups based on age/gender and skill level at Ballard High school July 17th-20th and August 14th-17th 9am to 3 pm. COST:  $185 per camp or $350 for both.  COACHES:  Michael Johnson and Ballard high school coaches.  Details: Mike Johnson,  President Hoopaholics 206- 235- 5195  or email mike23johnson@hotmail.com

 

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• Just going to another city, country or out of state, if to visit family or friends and nothing else, would not be excused. Families sometimes arrange their vacations after school starts because airfare is usually cheaper.  However, this does not meet criteria for an excused absence.
• If the trip is to be considered educational, there has to be a plan in place for what the student will learn, what educational activities are to be accomplished, and how the student will report on his/her learning when he comes back. 
• Please fill out this pre-planned absence form and talk with your teacher if you have any questions.

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Seattle Public Schools offers full-day kindergarten program, which provides young learners the time they need to engage in learning and build the social and academic skills they need to support learning throughout their education. However, Washington state only provides school districts with enough funding to pay for half day kindergarten. To make full-day kindergarten program available at all Seattle Schools, the district must recover the costs for the non-funded portion of the kindergarten day by charging families a fee.

Read the complete kindergarten letter here.
Download the direct payment form here.

The fee for full day kindergarten for the 2011-12 school year is $2,370.This can be paid in 10 monthly installments of $237 a month. Payments are due monthly by the 1st of each month from Sept. 1 through June 1, 2012. Families can also pay the entire amount of in advance. For more information please visit the district site here.

Questions about kindergarten payments? Please visit the District website here of call our office at (206) 252-2100.

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