The next AS#1 Community Dinner and Meeting will take place December 1, 6-8pm in the cafeteria at AS#1.

Please note that this differs from the information given in the latest newsletter which listed the Community Meeting as being Dec 15.

Food will be provided by Sara’s core…yay Sara!

The agenda is as follows:
6-6:10pm introductions and reading of AS#1 norms; adoption of minutes from previous meeting.
6:10-6:40 presentation by math coach followed by discussion
6:40-7:10 presentation by literacy coach followed by discussion
7:10-7:20 brief reports from committees: BLT, Equity, snowsports, SHR, enrollment/marketing, communications
7:20-7:30 principal’s update from Roy Merca
7:30-7:50 discussion of positive discipline and proposed vote
7:50-7:55pm introduction of future agenda items…community building and AS#1 vision

Prior to the AS#1 community meeting there will be a meeting of the Alternative Schools Coalition from 5pm-6pm, also in the AS#1 cafeteria. School Board member Harium Martin-Morris will be present at that meeting. Please try to attend the Alternative Schools Coalition meeting in addition to the AS#1 meeting, to join in dialog regarding the role of alternative schools (now called option schools) in the Seattle school district.

The next UW Husky Stadium volunteer clean up will be Sunday, November 29th. Please contact Carmen at dcdidomenico@seattleschools.org if you have any questions and remember, this is a great opportunity to raise money for AS#1!!

For general information about the clean up, click here.

Lynn Pasley is a new parent as AS#1 this year and has volunteered to spearhead the family directory project. Please participate by filling out the directory form and returning it to your student’s teacher!

If you’d like to help with this project, please let Lynn know! She could especially use assistance with making follow-up phone calls (to families in your student’s classroom) and/or with inputting the form data into a spreadsheet.

If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Pasley at lpasley@mac.com or at 206-783-4322.

…as they say in Yorkshire. It means “something for nothing” and that is what our Passive Fundraising campaign for AS#1 is all about.

Do you buy products from General Mills or Campbell’s? These big corporations own a lot of brands. So remember, when you break down boxes or pull off labels for recycling, look for Box Tops for Education or Campbell’s Labels for Education. Clip the tags, bring them into the AS#1 office and drop them into the little box on the front counter. We send them in and collect money for the school.

And here’s a new project which raises funds for AS#1 AND reflects our social justice values - Global Goods Partners (GGP). GGP sells fair trade products made in women’s workshops in communities where there is great economic need. They have lots of wonderful holiday gift ideas that are reasonably priced. If you are in the market for a gift - or a treat for yourself -just order from their website at http://www.globalgoodspartners.org. When you get to the “Show Basket” screen at checkout, click on the word “HERE” in the “Fundraising Program” box and select AS#1 from the drop-down menu. We will get a cut of 20% - 30%, and it’s 30% November 23 - December 4. Look for a catalogue in your kid mail!

For more info: Ellen Whitton (Lawrence’s mom) at ekwhitton@earthlink.net.

Dear Parents,

Please click here to review the results of the survey parents and teachers did last week on progress reports. Teachers met and recommended choices 1 and 3. Site council needs to make a formal recommendation and confirm the two open parent rep seats before the BLT votes on this Wednesday morning, November 18th (new parent reps would take part in the vote).

Please remember that teachers need to get started on this ASAP since conferences are next week. It was understood at the progress report meeting that we could revisit the issue of progress reports more in depth if people want to form a sub committee to talk about future progress reports but teachers need something to work from for this reporting term.

If you can’t make it to site council you can ask someone who is to proxy your vote.

Thanks,
Megan (megaina@yahoo.com)

Don’t forget that Parent Conference week will be from Monday, November 23rd to Wednesday, November 25th. During conference week, students will not be coming to school and Thursday and Friday of that week will be Thanksgiving Holiday.

We are less than a week away from Family History Night! The students of Jo’s, Maggie’s, and Carolyn’s cores have produced some brilliant work, and cannot wait to share it with their families and friends.  Remember, all are welcome!

Thursday, Nov. 19—Family History Night! 
6:00pm - 8:00pm 

6-7pm - Students will stand with their poster boards and act as docents.
7pm - We feast!  Please bring a dish to share.

4th through 8th graders who are interested in participating in Snow Sports this year will need to complete the Snow Sports Interest Survey. Contact Susan Jenkins at sjenkins@seattleschools.org with any questions and be sure to return the survey by November 19th!

Community Dinner and Meeting

Join your community on Tuesday, Nov 17th

Please note new times! 6pm - 8pm

Dinner* and Childcare** provided

* Dinner is provided this month by Paul’s core. If you would like to help, please contact Toni at mammatoni@yahoo.com or 206-440-1935

**free child care available, but space is limited and reservations are highly recommended to allow Childcare Committee to arrange appropriate staffing. RSVP to Christine at calabar@gmail.com or 206-371-0755. However, do not hesitate to bring your students if you forget to RSVP.

Agenda so far -

Introduction, Community Norms

~ Elections for SC, BLT, and SHR
~ Co-secretary position, or other?
~ Positive Discipline at AS1
~ Updates from:
marketing, ski committee, equity committee, BLT, passive fundraising, SHR
~ Progress report committee
~ Healthy snacks

Feel free to send agenda items to Doh Driver, vegerific@gmail.com, or call 206-228-8055

THE EQUITY COMMITTEE
Undoing Institutional Racism at AS#1

November Equity Dinner

A safe forum for dialogue, learning, organizing and solidarity around issues of racism and equity at AS#1

Strategy Session: What do We Want to Accomplish This Year?!

With support from our friends from the Peoples Institute Northwest Special guests Martin Friedman (and hopefully Dustin Washington too!)

Thursday, November 12th
6:00-8:15pm
Room 9
Dinner and Childcare Provided!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

IF YOU WANT CHILDCARE: Please register for childcare by contacting Christine at calabar@gmail.com or 206-371-0755

People of color are strongly encouraged to participate. We’ll need your experience and insight into how racism plays out at AS#1 and in life if we are going to make real change.

Questions, comments, please contact: Leslie Morishita @ morisles@gmail.com, 206-783-6011, or Tsukina Blessing at tsukina@yahoo.com, or
Christine Edgar @ calabar@gmail.com