March 13, 1997
PTA Tonight
The March meeting of our PTA will be held this evening at 7:00
p.m. in the lunchroom. In addition to a full agenda of business
items, Mrs. Crichton and Mr. Femiano will be speaking on the topic
of math instruction in our school. Childcare will be available in
the gym for a small fee.
Help for the Homeless
Some of our 5th graders have organized a food, clothing and
coin drive to benefit the homeless people in Seattle. If you can
share any of the above items, please send them to school with your
children. The drive will end on April 11th. Thank you.
Instrumental Spring Concert
Our 4th and 5th grade students who are involved in our
instrumental program here at school will play in a large (five
school) concert on April 9th. The concert will be held at Leschi
Elementary School (135 - 32nd Avenue) at 7:00 p.m.
Budget Meeting
At our last PTA meeting I spoke about something called the
Weighted Student Formula - a new way of determining the budget
amount for a school in Seattle. I now have our 1997/98 budget
figures and they are very close to what we had this year so our
school program will remain very much as is. If you would like to
see these figures, I will present them at a meeting on Wednesday,
March 19th. The meeting will be held in the library at 7:00 p.m.
Free Class at Children's Hospital
James Callner, speaker and producer of the award winning film
"The Touching Tree", will present his film and speak on OCD
(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) from personal experience. A panel
of professionals, including a parent of a child with OCD will
assist in answering your questions. The program is recommended for
parents, teachers and other professionals working with children
with OCD, ADHD and Tourette's Disorder. It will be held Wednesday,
March 26, 1997 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Children's Hospital and
Medical Center in the Wright Auditorium. Call 526-2226 for
details.
Sights and Sounds of Excellence
The second annual concert, "Sights and Sounds of Excellence",
will be held on Thursday, April 3rd at 7:30 p.m. in The Opera
House. Ticket prices are:
Children $ 4.00
Adults $ 7.00
Family $20.00
The event includes: * elementary All-City Choir * secondary
All-City Choir and Concert Band * All-City String Ensemble *
Roosevelt Drama * Franklin Drama * Whitman Jazz Band * Roosevelt
Orchestra * Bryant Recorder Group * Roxhill Hand Bell Choir * All-
City Visual Arts Presentation * the winner of Metro Competition *
the M.C. will be John Keister.
Please send a check made payable to Seattle Public Schools for
the tickets and I will send them home with your child.
Sincerely,
Carl Leatherman
Principal