Van Asselt to get new playground: Volunteers from Van Asselt Elementary School, The Home Depot and KaBOOM! are joining forces to build a state-of-the-art playground on Thursday, November 19, 2009, at Van Asselt Elementary School. More than 200 volunteers will build a new playground in one day. Elements from students’ drawings were used to create playground blueprints and prepare for the construction of the playground.
South Shore K-8 kindergarten teacher receives education award: Huyen T. Lam, a kindergarten teacher at South Shore K-8, was selected as KCTS-9 TV’s “2009 Golden Apple Award” winner for making a positive difference for pre-K to Grade 12 students. Lam was included in a list of six other winners across the state. Her winner profile is posted on the KCTS-9 Web site. Each of this year’s winners will receive a “Golden Apple” statuette and $250. PEMCO Insurance will also award each Golden Apple recipient a $1,500 grant to use to support a classroom, school or educational program. The winners will be featured in a primetime broadcast on public television stations statewide in February 2010.
John Muir teacher selected Teacher of the Week: Emily Autrey, a teacher at John Muir Elementary, was selected last month as a Star 101.5 Teacher of the Week. The radio station awarded Autrey $100 and a plaque. Autrey was nominated by student Tatiyana Wilburn. Star 101.5 worked with Tatiyana’s grandmother and John Muir principal Awnie Thompson to keep it a secret until a team came in to surprise and recognize Autrey in her classroom. Students were dressed in pajamas for their Marble Jar Party Day.
U.S. Census director speaks with Maple Elementary students: Maple Elementary fifth-grade students in Marcia Ventura’s classroom spoke with Dr. Robert Groves, the U.S. Census Director, as part of his Census in Schools rollout. Groves included a story about the Maple Elementary students in his Director’s Blog. On October 29, the students interviewed Groves and learned how the Census will be counting the homeless population, a major goal for 2010. Also, students learned that the Census will be available in 59 languages.
Filipino association holds Back-to-School event at Cleveland: The Filipino American Educators of Washington (FAEW) held its annual Welcome Back-To-School event, called PISTA SA ISKWELA on September 26 at Cleveland High School. South Shore Principal Sherrie Encarnacion spoke about the L.A.P.I.S. program (Learn, Achieve, Plan, Inspire, Succeed.) Workshops were held that included tips for parent conferences, information on the new graduation requirements and assessments, post K-12 options, scholarships, what families can do at home to support their students.
Franklin HS Principal honored for distinguished work: The Washington Association of Secondary School Principals (WASSP) recognized Franklin High Principal Jennifer Wiley, Garfield High Principal Ted Howard, and West Seattle High Assistant Principal Anitra Pinchback-Jones, as the 2008-09 Distinguished League Principals and Assistant Prinicpal of the Year. Wiley and Pinchback-Jones were selected from the association’s Metro 3A league. Howard was selected from principals who are members from the association’s 4A football league. A recognition luncheon was held during the association’s October 19 conference at the Yakima Convention Center. WASSP is composed of high school principals and assistant principals from around Washington state.
Source: Seattle Public Schools
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