Earth Day Countdown Kicks Off February 23!

This spring, Salmon Bay students will learn about sustainability opportunities at their school through our Earth Day Countdown initiative! Over eight weeks, students will explore topics through hands-on activities that make environmental concepts tangible and meaningful. Each week features a new theme, a quick interactive activity, and results from the previous week’s investigation.

Starting Tuesday, February 24, you’ll find our weekly display on the round table in the center of the library (Tuesdays through Fridays, through April 24). We encourage you to ask your child what they learned each week—topics include packaging and litter, rainwater collection, food waste, and more. This initiative will help increase the focus on sustainability as a core value throughout our school community.

We’d love your help creating these weekly displays and activities! Join us on Sundays starting February 22 to help prep materials for the upcoming week – kids are welcome and encouraged to participate! You can also help us set up or tear down displays in the library Mondays and Fridays after school. Sign up on SignupGenius!

Questions or comments? Contact the FOSB Sustainability committee at FOSBGoesGreen@gmail.com and learn more at friendsofsalmonbay.org/sustainability.

FOSB’s Buy-In fundraising parties are underway and we’d like to see you there! Check out these options and more:

• Women’s Dance Party this Friday, Jan 9
• An Introvert Puzzle Party on Jan 25
• (More seats added!) Murder Mystery Party on Feb 7!

These fun and impactful fundraising mini-events are hosted by community members – with the ‘winter’ set alone creating touchpoints for more than 130 people. Parties are donated by the host so the full admission cost goes directly to supporting FOSB and Salmon Bay – more than $3500 has been raised so far!

The ‘spring’ set is being worked on now, so keep checking back for more as they are finalized. Or host one of your own – reach out to Abby, Julie, and Katie – FOSBparties@gmail.com – with your questions or ideas!

This year’s Holiday Community Giving program is now in full swing!  To give a gift to a family in our community, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEAA2DA6FACE9-60503606-2025 to sign up for a wish. 

Unwrapped and labeled gifts can be hand delivered to the front office. Should you wish to have the gift(s) directly shipped to us, drop them off with us outside school hours, or have us pick them up from your residence, please contact Jacqueline Anderson by phone/text at 206-529-7781 or by email at jacqueline_anderson@outlook.com. For timely delivery, please ensure gifts are received no later than Wednesday December 17 at noon.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Jacqueline Anderson or reach out to our school counselor Rob at rabright@seattleschools.org or our school social worker Allie at aeash@seattleschools.org.

Thank you all for coming together to support one another this season!

The FOSB Winter 2026 Afterschool Program runs from January 5th through March 16, 2026.  The full class schedule will be available to view November 14th on the 6Crickets portal. Registration for classes will begin on November 21st through mid-December, via the 6Crickets portal. Please contact fosbafterschool@gmail.com, if you have any questions, feedback, or want to join the ASP Committee.

Mission

The heart of Salmon Bay K-8 is an inclusive, positive, supportive, and playful sense of belonging to a village of families on a learning journey with their children. FOSB’s Building Community Initiative (BCI) seeks to support this community spirit by fostering communication and connection among families within and between grade-levels in fun and meaningful ways. 

Activities

At least two volunteer parent representatives per grade communicate and collaborate with their families to:

• Create and maintain grade-level opt-in FOSB BCI Google Groups and Facebook pages that remain with their cohort throughout their tenure;
• Share community-building and FOSB-related information to families as well as engage their insight and participation;
• Host at least two grade- or cohort-level community-building events each year; and
• Help run annual school-wide events. 

If interested in being one of the BCI reps for your grade, email fosbbci@gmail.com. 

Schoolwide Events

We orchestrate annual school-wide, after-hours, on-campus events intended to provide opportunities for the entire school community (students, staff, and families) to gather, connect, and celebrate various aspects of our lives together. Past examples include,

• Back-To-School Party
• Multicultural Celebration
• Winter Lantern Festival
• Pi(e) Night

Every year, we need parent volunteers to help us organize each event. Sign-up here if interested, and we will reach out with more information and support, including a modest budget. We won’t be able to do this without you!

Grade Events

These events are intended to be low-effort, intimate, after-school occasions that serve the purpose of bringing families within a grade or cohort together to socialize and build relationships. They can be hosted on-campus (with school/district approval) or off-campus. Examples of events include field sports, beach days, pumpkin carvings, dances, movie nights, and game/trivia nights. FOSB maintains an on-campus supplies closet and has a modest budget available to support these efforts. Connect with your grade-level reps or google groups with questions, ideas, or enthusiasm for participating in these events.

Grade Google and Facebook Groups

Want to join? Not sure if you’re already connected? To be added to the appropriate group(s), email sb-join-email@googlegroups.com noting which grade(s) to join.