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Family Bulletin 9-15-24

Posted on: September 21, 2024
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Hazel Wolf K-8 Weekly Family Bulletin

Check out the Hazel Wolf website! https://hazelwolfk8.seattleschools.org/

September 15, 2024

Upcoming Dates:

  • Wednesday, Sept. 25     Overnight Outdoor Education Information Session (Grades 4, 5, and 8)      
  • Saturday, Sept. 28         Hazel Wolf Mariners Night (6:40pm)
  • Tuesday, Oct, 1             Curriculum Night (Middle School) – in-person
  • Wednesday, Oct. 9        Curriculum Night (Elementary) –online on Teams
  • Thursday, Oct. 24          PTSA General Session meeting (6:30-8:00pm)

All School Announcements

Message from Dr. Breuder:

Well-Resourced Schools: Last week, SPS shared two possible options or models that would close/consolidate or reconfigure schools. By consolidating schools, we can better allocate resources, significantly reduce our budget shortfall and create stronger, more stable schools.

  • Option A: Operate 52 well-resourced elementary schools, closing 21 schools.
  • Option B: Operate 56 schools, including 51 neighborhood elementary schools and five K-8 option schools, closing 17 schools

In one scenario our school is possibly becoming an attendance area K-5 school. In the other scenario, our school will remain a K-8 option school.  In all scenarios, there will be boundary changes throughout our system to make sure that our schools are well-balanced and well-resourced

As leaders in the district, this administrative team is committed to supporting the work of stabilizing our budgets and making sure all students can experience the full range of learning they need and deserve. We will continue to lead and support our school every day but will not be engaging in any advocacy for or against school closure.

Please know we will work to provide support for our school (and our system) now and in the future no matter what the outcome.

Start of school documents: Your child will bring home a packet of documents for you to fill out on Monday.  Please return these documents at your earliest convenience. 

Overnight Outdoor Information Session: We are holding an Overnight Outdoor Information Session for families in Grades 4, 5, and 8.  These grades will participate in Overnight Outdoor Education programs this year, so please plan to attend! We will have multilingual interpreters onsite.  Parents and guardians can learn more about these programs and fill out registration at this event. 

Wednesday, September 25th, 5:30-6:30pm in the Hazel Wolf Cafeteria. 

Staffing Updates:

  1. Elementary Music and Middle School Drama: Crystal Allenton is pursuing other opportunities in Olympia with her family.  We will have a guest teacher in elementary music (and middle school drama) while we hire for this position.  Thank you for your flexibility and patience in our programming while we transition to a different teacher. 
  1. Elementary Instrumental Music (EIM): Please congratulate Katyrose Jordan as the new EIM teacher for our 4th and 5th-grade students.  Katyrose also teacher MS Band and Orchestra, and we are super excited for her to add EIM to her schedule.    
  1. Middle School Science: We are excited for CJ Roff to officially join our team on Monday!

Kitchen Assistant position open: We are looking for a Kitchen Assistant at Hazel Wolf! Please see this link to the posting on the SPS website.  The post is listed under Kitchen Assistant NORTHEAST REGION.

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/seattleschools?page=4

Specialist Weekly Showcase: Meet Ms. Sullivan!

Hi Hazel Wolf! I am kicking off my 13th year teaching PE at HWK8, and my 15th school year overall.

I am excited to finally be getting the bicycling program sponsored by the Cascade Bicycle Club and WSDOT early in the school year. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Unit will be happening September 25-October 14th. This is for 3rd-5th Grade only. During your students’ bike unit weeks, they can bring their own helmet from home. If they do not have their own helmet, one will be provided for them. I will be providing surgical caps for students to wear under the shared helmets to cut down on concerns for lice.

We also received a class set of Strider Bikes for our Kindergarten and 1st Graders to learn on, and it is a permanent set of equipment that stays at Hazel Wolf. The goal is for all students in the Seattle Public Schools system, Kindergarten through 8th grade, to be able to ride a bike! Our Striders also come with a pedal conversion kit, so that the kids can pedal once they feel comfortable and balanced. Helmets are provided for these students, so no need to send one more thing that will get lost in the chaos of the day for our younger students.

I’m looking forward to a great year!

-Miss Sullivan

Hall of Fame Team Camp After-School Enrichment: Session 1 Registration is Live!

There is still plenty of space in Basketball, Robotics, Coding, Build a Puppet, Play Doh World Explorers, Soccer, Pokemon, Gaga Ball, Magic: the Gathering, Parkour, and Choose Your Own Adventure! Registration closes on Friday, October 4th.

Session 1 runs from Monday, September 30th-Friday, November 22. 

Please refer to hof-teamcamp.com for information on scheduling, pricing, etc. or reach out to sara@hof-teamcamp.com.

Middle School News:

If your child is in Middle School P.E., they MUST wear athletic shoes (no slides, crocs, boots, etc…). They will not be allowed to participate starting October 1st and their grade will reflect that. If your family needs financial assistance to get shoes, please contact me at panelson@seattleschools.org

PTSA Announcements and Events

Spirit Gear Sale, now thru Sept. 20th: We’re having a Spirit Gear sale. Show your Wolf Pack pride with tees, hoodies, and more!
Order here: bit.ly/spiritgearsale24

Questions? Please contact spiritgear@hazelwolfk8.org.

Room Parents Needed! The PTSA is supporting teachers by helping recruit parent rep(s) for each K-5 classroom and middle school pack. We’d especially love to hear from middle school parents and caregivers! Sign up here: bit.ly/RoomParents24

Get Involved Behind the Scenes: If you’re looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity, we still have open positions on our board for Co-Treasurer, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Fundraising. Please email president@hazelwolfk8.org to register your interest.

Hazel Wolf Mariners Night, Saturday, Sept. 28th, 6:40pm: Let’s play ball! Bring the family for only $20 a ticket, with $2 going back to our school.
Buy tickets here: tinyurl.com/HWMariners24

Questions? Please contact Sabra Warren via sabrahallphoto@gmail.com or 206-931-3613.

PTSA General Session, Thursday, Oct. 24th, 6:30-8pm: We hope you’ll join us in the Cafetorium for our first general session meeting of the school year, featuring updates from Principal Breuder and PTSA committee members. These meetings are open to the whole community, and a great way to stay connected with school updates.


Save the Date! We have two community events coming up – Harvest Festival (Saturday, 10/26) and our annual Ski Swap & Winter Clothing Exchange (Saturday, 11/2). More details to come, but for now mark your calendars and look out for updates via the PTSA website, Instagram, Facebook, and Talking Points.