May 27th will be our final Walk & Roll Wednesday this year. The theme is “trash pick-up day.” Trash bags and gloves will be available at our Walking School Bus meeting places. Let’s see how much trash we can get off the sidewalks to make our walks more pleasant and beautiful. Adults, please be sure that children know not to touch anything that might be sharp. If they see broken glass or anything else that looks sharp, they should show an adult to determine the best thing to do.

Meeting place reminder:

1) The police station at Delridge & Webster, 8:20 AM
2) 12th & Myrtle @ 8:25 AM
3) The Tot Lot at 21st & Croft @ 8:20 AM

Look to the Future: Will walking, cycling and carpooling continue to grow at Sanislo? The Go! Project grant ends with this school year, but even just 2 volunteers could continue the momentum that exists if you choose. Feet First has resources and materials to help continue encouragement activities without reinventing any wheels. If you want this to
continue at Sanislo, please contact Jen Cole: jen@feetfirst.info or (206) 652-2310.

Walk. Bike. Shop. Play. Breathe. City streets are being opened for people to have fun, celebrate the spirit and personality of their community and support local businesses. Each event is organized by a local organization. Because Celebrate Summer Streets are community driven events, they can be whatever you want. Ride a bike, skateboard and play music, and get to know your neighborhood businesses.

Read the City’s press release about Summer Streets.

Visit a Street Near You

This year the city is supporting art walks, farmer’s markets, parades, fundraiser 5K Walk/Run events and more by expanding these local events to include Seattle Summer Streets.

From April through September 2009, be sure to check out the following Summer Streets celebrations:

• Alki: Sunday, May 31
• Ballard: Friday, May 15
• Discovery Park: Sunday, June 7
• Greenwood/Phinney: Friday, April 10
• Interlaken Park: Sunday, June 14
• Magnuson Park: Sunday, June 28
• PARK(ing) Day: Friday, September 18
• Pike Place Market: every Sunday, June – September
• Rainier Valley: Saturday, August 8
• Seward Park: Sunday, June 21
• Spawning Cycle Tour: Sunday, September 20
• U-District: Saturday, July 11

Join the Celebration

In addition to attending Summer Streets events, there are many ways you can get involved:

• Volunteer
• Sponsor the events
• Help others get involved
• Plan a block party
• Join our group on the GreatCity website
• Email us

Browse photos from 2008 Summer Streets

FAQs

Find out answers to your general and resident and business-related questions.

Contact Us

For more information on Celebrate Summer Streets, please email us.

Spirit Day is next Friday, February 6 We will have our assembly at 2:15 and recognize student achievement and birthdays, and also celebrate Black History Month. It’s also Crazy Hair Day!

The Health Education Office of Seattle Public Schools, along with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, would like to invite you to join gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families and friends at a Hawaiian-themed (dress the part!) dinner to be held at Meany Middle School the evening of Thursday, November 6 from 6 to 8pm. Dinner and activities are complimentary through donations from the community.
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Thanks again to incoming parent Vicky Yuki for passing along more information on the upcoming FREE internet safety course.

We received an email just this morning with some more details … as follows:

City of Seattle Department of Information Technology (DoIT) is coordinating **FREE** Internet Safety 101 training at Delridge Community Center this Saturday, June 21st from 10 to noon.

Michael Hamilton of DoIT’s Office of Information Security will educate community members on threats to the home computer, and specific ways to be safe using email and the Internet.

The two-hour course will also include tools, tactics and information for the lay user. Our community center partner is RecTech, the group out of the Associated Recreation Council, that runs programming and supports the community center computer labs. If you are interested in attending the classes, please call me at (206) 233-7877, or by email, vicky.yuki[at]seattle[dot]gov

I work for the City of Seattle and we are offering a free Internet Safety Class at the Delridge Community Center on Saturday, June 21 from 10 to noon. A great opportunity for parents to get the latest information on safely using the Internet, especially in protecting private and/or sensitive data. The class was brought to our attention by incoming parent Vicky Yuki. Thanks!

Jog-A-Thon collections have begun. Sponsorship envel-opes went home last week — students have until the day of the Jog-A-Thon to collect sponsors. The jogging will take place from 2-2:30 pm on Thursday, May 29th, so mark your calendars and join the fun! Great prizes will be awarded to the class who raises the most money and the classes who run the most laps. We are looking forward to a fun and successful event — so keep working hard on getting those sponsors! Please contact Angie Erdman (aserdman@hotmail.com) with questions, comments, or to volunteer.

The Washington Reading Corps held a Dr. Seuss spirit week from March 3-7th. Student contests and classroom contests were held during the week and all entries are on display at the Downtown Pacific Place Barnes and Noble! Take a trip downtown and see your student’s amazing Seuss work on display at 6th and Pine. Great job to all of those who participated!

The Chief Sealth Honor Choir and Mariachi will hold their 6th annual Tamale Dinner on Saturday, March 22, 2008. This very popular dinner event is a fundraiser for both the Honor Choir and Mariachi.  A dessert buffet will be hosted by the Mariachi. The lively evening will include performances by the Honor Choir, Mariachi and Mariachi Quinto Sol, our guests from the University of Washington. This evening has become a “must attend” event so purchase your tickets early — seating is limited. Everyone is invited!

WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2008
TIME : 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Chief Sealth High School • 2600 SW Thistle Street
COST : $10.00/adults, $8.00/children (12 and under)

Tickets may be purchased in advance at Chief Sealth High School, or at the door beginning at 5:30pm on March 22nd

CONTACT: dlmeyer[at]seattleschools[dot]org or 206-252-8591
www.ChiefSealthMusic.org

Sanislo’s Family Dance Night is coming April 17th! Dancing, food, contests, games and more. Students can make song requests now by listing their favorite songs and artists on the sign-up sheet in the hallway across from the library — parents can sign up too! Keep an eye out for a volunteer sign-up sheet coming soon. Thanks to Tanya and Matt Knannlein for organizing this fun event.