May 22, 2023 Weekly Bulletin

Upcoming Dates:

• May 24               2/3 Music Concert 6:30 pm
• May 31               PTSA General Session Meeting 6:30 pm
• June 2                 Hazel Wolf Spring School Skate Party 5pm-7pm
• June 5                 Ingraham Welcome Wagon for Incoming 9th Grade Families
• June 6                 4th and 5th Grade Elementary Instrumental Concert 6:00 pm
• June 14               MS Music Concert 7:00 pm
• June 15               Nathan Hale HS New Family Night
• June 16               7th/8th Grade Dance 6:00 – 8:00 pm
• June 20               Roosevelt 8th grade Welcome Night
• June 22               Pups to Wolves Celebration 5:00 pm (8th graders who have attended since K)
• June 27               MS E-STEM Career Day
• June 28               Field Day
• June 29               K Promotion 2:00 pm
  • 8th Grade Promotion 5:00 pm
• June 30               5th Grade Promotion 9:15 am
  • School Out 2:25 pm

All School Announcements

Summer Camps/Activities/Supports – We will list at the end of the bulletin as we receive them.

Deadline Extended Yearbook Orders – Order your yearbook ($20) now through May 22, 2023!  The 2022-2023 Hazel Wolf K-8 yearbook is a full-color book of special memories of students and staff.

Traffic and Construction Update – Hooray! We are getting sidewalks!! Construction of sidewalks along NE 117th St. between Roosevelt Way and 12th Ave NE is expected to start on/around May 25and it will continue through the end of this school year. Workers are slated to be on the job from 7AM to 3PM. In order to keep our students and families safe during drop off and pick up, once construction starts all traffic will need to use the Drop Zone on 12th Avenue in front of the school. This will be the ONLY Drop Zone. Please avoid traveling and/or parking on NE 117th St. west of school. There will be no access to the drop zone usually north of the traffic circle on 12th Ave NE. Additionally, cars will be leaving the Drop Zone on 12th Ave both by turning right onto 117th St as we do now, OR by continuing north on 12th Ave NE. Walkers who come to school via NE 117th St. will likely need to find other routes. Walkers using 12th Ave to come to school should note that there will be a higher volume of car traffic traveling on 12th Ave NE. We may have congestion; please plan accordingly. Thanks for your patience and cooperation while the City makes these much needed improvements!

Field Day Volunteers Needed – Hello families! Field Day is coming up on Wednesday, June 28th, and we need volunteers to help run stations and facilitate activities. In order to be able to do that, you need to be cleared as a volunteer ahead of time. The day before will not get you approved, and then we cannot use your help. Please start the process below to be cleared in time to help out. Elementary will be station based with classes rotating through together, instead of a free for all, which is different than years past. A volunteer sign up link will be coming soon! Thanks, and do not hesitate to email Ms. Sullivan for questions: rasullivan@seattleschools.org.

New volunteers/chaperones guide:

• Step 1: Read the volunteer handbook for changes to policies/roles as essential volunteers.
• Step 2: Complete the Adult Sex Misconduct(ASM) training video (takes 20 min)
• Step 3: Have 2 references, Emergency contact name and phone number, Copy of ID, and proof of ASM training on hand to ensure complete application.
• Step 4: Complete Volunteer application (Choose Category A when asked volunteer type/choose Category B if you are attending an overnight field trip or have lived in WA for less than 3 years) –  upload ID (takes 5-10 min) 
• Step 5: Check in with Ms. Jackson a week after completing your application to ensure that it has been received and processed.

Returning volunteers/chaperones guide:

• Step 1: Read the volunteer handbook for changes to policies/roles as essential volunteers
• Step 2: Update/renew your application (Choose CATEGORY A when asked volunteer type/choose CATEGORY B if you are attending an chaperoning an overnight field trip or have lived in WA for less than 3 years). 
• Step 3: Check in with Ms. Jackson a week after completing your application to ensure that it has been received and processed.

E-STEM MS Career Day – Call for presenters: We’ve had to reschedule career day and have room for more presenters. Career day will happen on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Students will hear from professionals and academics working in STEM fields, many with an Environmental focus. If you work in a STEM field, please consider being a presenter. We need people who work with environmental topics or who engage in environmentally thoughtful practices in your chosen field. But the STEM field is key. Or if you know anyone who might be interested, please have them contact me. Presenters have two 45-minute sessions with about 18 students in each session. The time commitment would be from 8:45AM to about 11:10AM on Tues, June 27. Contact Joe Fogarty at jcbaileyfogart@seattleschools.org.

SBA (Smarter Balance Assessment) Testing – 3rd – 8th graders will test the mornings of May 22, and June 1.   The science testing for 5th and 8th will be on May 25th and 26th.  Assessments will be 9-11am on the indicated days.  Please make sure your student’s laptop is charged and that they are at school on time.

Book Bonanza Donations Needed – Families interested in donating books for the Book Bonanza (formerly the Book Swap) are encouraged to drop off books at the main office starting Monday, May 22.  The Hazel Wolf Book Bonanza will occur June 21,22,23 in the library during school.  Students will be able to choose books to take home so every family has plenty to read over the summer!

Notes from Nurses – 6th graders need to make sure they get their Tdap up to date and updated on PowerSchool.

We will also need a new Authorization to Administer Medication at School for 2023-2024 school year for those with life-threatening conditions, daily or as needed medications before the first day of school in Sept 2023. Provider signature date must be after June 2023 to be accepted for 2023-2024. I have attached the form here.

• Authorization for Medication at School – English
• Authorization for Medication at School – Amharic
• Authorization for Medication at School – Oromo

Elementary School Announcements

Do you have a 5th grader this year headed to Jane Addams Middle School (JAMS) in the fall? Would you like to help support JAMS students? Have you ever considered getting more involved with the PTA? The JAMS Parent Student Teacher Association (PTSA) is currently seeking candidates to serve on its board.  Open roles include President, Vice President, and head of Membership. Major activities include fundraising, deciding how best to allocate funds to support students, figuring out ways to support various school events and programs, and promoting upcoming events and activities. If you are interested in learning more, please email Richard Newman richard360newman@gmail.com.

Middle School Announcements

Upcoming New Family Night/Welcome Nights for graduation 8th graders: See the Bulletin calendar above, which we will update as we hear from other high schools.  Ingraham, Nathan Hale and Roosevelt are welcoming prospective 9th grade students to their campuses on June 5, 15 and June 20, respectively.  Please check the school websites for more details.

8th Grade Baby Pictures – Please send to Ms. Nelsen at dnelsen@seattleschools.org

Elective Info for 2023/2024 – Current 5th-7th families attending HW next year were sent a welcome letter which includes a link for elective choices.  We mistakenly forgot to add “choir” somehow.  If your child would like this as a 1st or 2nd choice, please email Ms. Nelsen at dnelsen@seattleschools.org.  Students will also have an opportunity to complete their choices during Pack next week.  On Monday, I will be explaining to 5th graders how the whole process works.

Athletic Payment Links – Each sport is $15. If you need a scholarship and haven’t reached out, please email Patricia Nelson panelson@seattleschools.org

• Make Track payment
• Make Boys Soccer payment
• Make Volleyball payment

PTSA Sponsored Events

PTSA Budget and Fundraising Feedback Survey: We need your input. Please help us finalize our budget and prioritize fundraising by completing this survey. If you missed our community meeting these were the topics we discussed. We’re excited to hear from you!  Translated survey will be available next week. 

PTSA General Session: Our next General Session Meeting will be May 31 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Cafetorium.  This meeting will also be available for people to attend via Zoom (link to be made available at a later date).  We would love to have you join us in the Cafetorium if possible.

Agenda:

• Finalize 23-24 PTSA budget, highlighting budget priorities voiced during community discussion
• Principal hiring process and updates
• How to get involved in our school
• Why volunteerism matters

Hazel Wolf Spring School Skate Party: Friday June 2 5pm-7pm at Lynwood Bowl & Skate.  Tickets to be sold at the door!   Come join us!

Multicultural night: A big thank you to everyone who came out to make Multicultural Night a success! We had tremendous support from many students, teachers, staff and volunteers and we wanted to thank all the families who came out and brought food, drink, music and fashion to share your culture with our community. The art show was wonderful too! This tremendously successful event is part of our efforts to Build Community something that was mentioned as being highly valued at our community conversation. If you loved this event please consider volunteering (see below in the newsletter). We are hoping to share the wonderful pictures from the event – stay tuned for information on where you can see them!

Volunteer Opportunities

Join the Racial Equity Committee (REC) —Our goals are focused on helping students and families of color and those who are furthest from educational justice (intersectionality with race, ability, language, gender, socio-economic status, etc). We are open to all families joining and we prioritize Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) for the committee. 

With this help we can continue to support Student Affinity Groups, host listening sessions for BIPOC, work with PTSA and school staff to advocate for racial equity practices in our school, and more! To learn more or join the REC, email ptsa_rec@hazelwolfk8.org. 

Volunteer Opportunities: You do not need to have your school volunteer paperwork completed to help with these opportunities!!