Friends of Salmon Bay

Monthly Board Meeting (changed to Zoom only)
2023-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The March FOSB meeting has been changed to Zoom only due to the uptick in COVID at school.

March is an important meeting for FOSB as we present and vote on the proposed grant FOSB makes to the school each year to close the gap in funding between what the district provides and what it costs to staff the school, purchase supplies and enhance curriculum. We will also hear important updates from administration, our volunteer coordinator and FOSB’s various committee chairs — including the upcoming school auction. Please review the agenda prior to the meeting and the January and February meeting minutes for vote approval. Email fosbchair@gmail.com with any questions.

As usual, all are invited to attend. The Zoom link is in the Weekly Bulletin.

"Trigger Points" Activism
2023-03-22
Mass shootings are terrible. And mass shootings ARE preventable. Thoughts and prayers aren’t solutions to the problem of mass shootings. Let’s work together to learn about how we can prevent mass shootings and solve this social problem.

Our FOSB Parent Information Exchange (PIE) book clubbers are running another set of community book club meetups to discuss Mark Follman’s Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America. It is a research-based book with practical advice for preventing mass shootings in our country.

Participation looks like this: read the book (or just read the article about the book) and come to a discussion on March 22 and/or April 5. We’ll share what we have learned so far about what SPS is doing (or could/should be doing) to prevent gun deaths by and of our youth. We are inviting parents from other schools to engage more parents in the topic. .. help spread the word. Location is to be determined based on RSVPs.

Also, the Trigger Points author, Mark Follman, who has dedicated much of his journalism career to this topic, is coming to Seattle for a public speaking event on April 25! We’ll gather info and spread the word as soon as we have it.

If you’re interested, please email the PIE Committee at fosbpie@gmail.com. Let us know if getting a copy of the book is a barrier to your participation. We have some copies available for sharing.

Family Game Night at Mox
2023-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Mox Boarding House
FOSB’s Building Community Initiative is hosting another family game night, this time at Mox Boarding House in Ballard. Mox has a large selection of games to borrow and play right there in the store, and they even have some food and drinks for purchase if desired. Come meet up with some other game-loving parents, and caregivers, and have a good time! Any questions, please reach out to Karen Morse or Angela Smith.

3rd Grade Movie Night
2023-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 | School Cafetorium
Please join us for 3rd grade movie night! Bring pillows, blankets, sleeping bags or chairs to get comfy and watch a movie. Siblings welcome. Each student needs a responsible adult present. Please RSVP (not necessary, just helps with planning!), volunteer to bring a snack and suggest a movie!
Reach out to your grade-level cohort leader to learn more: Liila Woods, grades 3-5

PIE (Parent Information Exchange) Committee Meeting
2023-03-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Mainstay Provisions
FOSB’s PIE committee hosts parent education events throughout the year including guest speakers, film/documentary screenings, and panel discussion events. Join our next committee meeting to talk through a couple of final ideas for the year. Reach out to Julie Schneider at kajulie@hotmail.com for questions.

Pints for Purpose Night at Wheelie Pop Brewing
2023-03-29 17:00 - 20:00 | Wheelie Pop Brewing
FOSB is holding a fun social night out at Wheelie Pop Brewing! On March 29, as part of their Pints for PurposeTM Night program, Wheelie Pop will donate $1 from every pint or flight of 4 to FOSB in support of our school. FOSB Directors will be attending between 5-6pm, so come put a face to some of the names you see pop up in the meeting minutes and Friday bulletin. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, see how you might get involved in support of the school community, and enjoy a pint with other Salmon Bay parents! Or grab a drink anytime Wheelie Pop is open that day (between 3-9pm) in support of the school. Email fosbchair@gmail.com with questions.

4th Grade Movie Night
2023-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | School Cafetorium
FOSB’s Building Community Initiative is hosting elementary movie nights for families this month, all happening in the school cafetorium. Please join us for 4th grade movie night! Bring pillows, blankets, sleeping bags or chairs to get comfy and watch a movie. Siblings welcome. Each student needs a responsible adult present.
Reach out to your grade-level cohort leader to learn more: Liila Woods, grades 3-5

5th Grade Movie Night
2023-03-31 18:30 - 20:30 | School Cafetorium
FOSB’s Building Community Initiative is hosting elementary movie nights for families this month, all happening in the school cafetorium. Please join us for 5th grade movie night! Bring pillows, blankets, sleeping bags or chairs to get comfy and watch a movie. Siblings welcome. Each student needs a responsible adult present.
Reach out to your grade-level cohort leader to learn more: Liila Woods, grades 3-5

"Trigger Points" Activism
2023-04-05
Mass shootings are terrible. And mass shootings ARE preventable. Thoughts and prayers aren’t solutions to the problem of mass shootings. Let’s work together to learn about how we can prevent mass shootings and solve this social problem.

Our FOSB Parent Information Exchange (PIE) book clubbers are running another set of community book club meetups to discuss Mark Follman’s Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America. It is a research-based book with practical advice for preventing mass shootings in our country.

Participation looks like this: read the book (or just read the article about the book) and come to a discussion on March 22 and/or April 5. We’ll share what we have learned so far about what SPS is doing (or could/should be doing) to prevent gun deaths by and of our youth. We are inviting parents from other schools to engage more parents in the topic. .. help spread the word. Location is to be determined based on RSVP’s.

Also, the Trigger Points author, Mark Follman, who has dedicated much of his journalism career to this topic, is coming to Seattle for a public speaking event on April 25! We’ll gather info and spread the word as soon as we have it.

If you’re interested, please email the PIE Committee at fosbpie@gmail.com. Let us know if getting a copy of the book is a barrier to your participation. We have some copies available for sharing.

Last day to buy auction tickets!
2023-04-10
It’s your last chance to buy tickets for the 2023 FOSB auction, one of our biggest fundraisers of the year!
Text DISCO to 71760 to register, then buy your ticket for the in-person event within the mobile bidding platform.
Ticket sales end Monday, April 10 at 11:59 p.m. No exceptions, no ticket sales at the door.
Get all the auction details here.

Online Auction Experience
2023-04-19 - 2023-04-28
FOSB’s online auction experience starts April 19! Text DISCO to 71760 to register!
Registering for the online auction experience gives you access to:

Browse and bid on 100+ silent auction items
Browse and purchase 20+ sign-up parties
Purchase split-the-pot raffle tickets
Donate to our annual Fund-A-Need: Guaranteed Scholarships

A credit card is required to register. You will only be charged, following the auction‘s completion, if you choose to purchase or donate.
Get all the 2023 auction details at fosbauction.org.

Monthly Board Meeting (Zoom)
2023-04-20 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on Zoom for our April board meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86531246848?pwd=[REDACTED]
Our monthly board meetings enable our directors to focus on planning and implementing all the activities and programs that FOSB supports, and provide an opportunity for school administration, teachers and our volunteer coordinator to provide updates to our parent community.
Board meetings are open to all FOSB members. (If you’re an adult with a student at Salmon Bay, you’re automatically a FOSB member.)

Parent Education Event: Giselle Fuerte of Code Switch Academy
2023-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | school library + online
FOSB’s PIE Committee is hosting an evening with Giselle Fuerte of Code Switch Academy on Wednesday, April 26 at 7pm at the Salmon Bay School Library and online. About the presentation: The white-default in media, schools, and homes is changing (for the better!), but did you know that there is MORE that you can do to help move the needle with regards to representation? It still may feel like a slow march forward, but join us for an evening with Giselle Fuerte to hear ways for individuals (YOU!) to get involved, become a citizen activist, and create lasting change today in your home or classroom.
Help us with planning and RSVP. This first form is where you can mark if you plan on attending in-person or virtually. This is also where you can RSVP for childcare for your potty independent kid(s): https://forms.gle/ZNdTxBFWDfEh9sJT8
If you are attending virtually, here is the Zoom Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlcO2srDwiE9T9vkTDkjkPIdLso7fixzx9
Send questions to fosbpie@gmail.com.

2023 FOSB Auction: Disco Made Me Do It
2023-04-28 19:00 - 22:00
Friday, April 28 from 7-10 p.m.
Metropolist, 2931 First Ave S, Seattle
Advance ticket purchase required (ticket sales ended April 10).
There will be NO ticket sales at the door.
Follow the call of the disco ball! It’s time for the 2023 FOSB auction! Come as you are or put on your grooviest threads for an interactive night of fun and fundraising to support Salmon Bay School! The evening will feature a curated selection of in-person only silent auction items, raucous live auction, a game, desserts for purchase, a lovely spread of light appetizers, a fundraising bar, and a spontaneous disco to end the night. Learn more at fosbauction.org.

Middle School Parent Meetup at Stoup
2023-04-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Stoup Brewing, 1108 NW 52nd St, Seattle, WA, 98107
The FOSB Middle School Community Building committee would like to invite middle school parents and guardians to another meet up at Stoup Brewery on Sunday, April 30 from 4-6pm. Hope to see you there!

National Bike to School Day
2023-05-03 08:30 - 08:50 | school playground
May is here and that means it’s Bike Month at Salmon Bay. We are so excited to see you all out walking, biking, and rolling now that Spring is here!
We are planning to celebrate National Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 3 with a treat and prize table on the playground before school. All students can stop by and celebrate between 8:30 and 8:50 am.
To celebrate Bike Month, the Bike/Walk Committee is going to hand out calendars to all elementary classrooms so students can keep track of how many minutes they walk, bike, or roll in the Month of May. Students can turn their calendars into the front office at the end of May where they will be collected and counted. If as a school we collectively reach 62,200 minutes in May (roughly 10 minutes-a-day for five days each week), then the elementary students will get an extra recess one day in June!
If you have any questions about Bike Month or biking/walking to school, email any or all of the following people:
Michael Hintze mhintze@gmail.com
Heather Darval heather.darval@gmail.com
Cynthia Goering cbgoering@gmail.com

Auction Winnings Pick-up Event
2023-05-04 15:00 - 17:00
If you won an item in the 2023 FOSB auction (either online or in-person), please pick it up at one of our two pick-up events. The first one is Thursday, May 4 from 3-5 p.m., curbside at Salmon Bay on 18th Ave.
If you only purchased sign-up party spot(s), you do not need to come to a pick-up event. The party host will reach out to you via email with details.

Salmon Bay Day at the Sounders Game
2023-05-07 13:30 - 16:30 | Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA
Let’s support Seattle’s team at the May 7th, 1:30pm Seattle Sounders game against Sporting Kansas City! Salmon Bay has a reserved section in the Hawk’s Nest (Section 149). Ticket sales ended March 31.
Let’s go, Sounders!
Questions can be directed to FOSB Community Building Reps Sylvia Loh syl@sylvialoh.com and Liila Woods liila.woods@gmail.com.

Auction Winnings Pick-Up Event
2023-05-07 15:00 - 17:00
If you won an item in the 2023 FOSB auction (either online or in-person), please pick it up at one of our two pick-up events. The final one is Sunday, May 7 from 3-5 p.m., curbside at Salmon Bay on 18th Ave.
If you only purchased sign-up party spot(s), you do not need to come to a pick-up event. The party host will reach out to you via email with details.

Staff Appreciation Week
2023-05-08 - 2023-05-12
Throughout the year, FOSB engages in Staff Appreciation Events on behalf of our parent community. We also organize opportunities for families to participate in a variety of appreciation activities. Participation is always optional!
If your family would like to volunteer or donate toward Staff Appreciation Week, here are a couple of options:

Write a note or card: Every staff member truly treasures the handwritten notes and cards they receive from students and families. You and/or your student can draw or write a note and deliver it during Staff Appreciation Week.
Volunteer for a daily activity: Each day during the week, we have a different staff appreciation activity planned. Here’s our line-up:

Monday, May 8: Breakfast Bar in the Lobby (8 – 8:30 am. Sign up here to donate food. Drop off between 7:30 – 8 am on Monday morning)

Tuesday, May 9: Morning Coffee Cart in the Lobby (Donations coordinated by Katie Roberts, katieQroberts@gmail.com)
Wednesday, May 10: Snack Bar/Appetizers/Charcuterie during early release work time. (Sign up here, drop off items by 1:00 pm Wednesday)
Thursday, May 11: Afternoon Room Service (Staff will complete a room service order. Donate items that will be prepared and delivered OR volunteer to help make deliveries. Sign up here.)
Friday, May 12: Potted Plants as a lasting token of our appreciation. (Sign up here to bring a plant.)

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Jodi Russell, Volunteer Coordinator. Thank you!

Special Education & Disability Sip & Chat
2023-05-12 09:30 - 10:30 | School Cafetorium
Join FOSB’s Special Education & Disability (SED) Committee for coffee and donuts after Friday Sing! In honor of Better Speech and Hearing Month, we’re hosting our Sip and Chat in person this month. Meet other parents who have neurodiverse kids, talk about what went well this year, and get help with challenges and access to resources. It’s a great time to plan how to support our families during the summer!

Better Hearing and Speech Month is observed in May each year to increase awareness about communication disorders and hearing health.

National Bike Everywhere Day
2023-05-19 08:30 - 08:50 | school playground
May is here and that means it’s Bike Month at Salmon Bay. We are planning to celebrate National Bike Everywhere Day on Friday, May 19 with a treat and prize table on the playground before school. All students can stop by and celebrate between 8:30 and 8:50 am.
To celebrate Bike Month, the Bike/Walk Committee is going to hand out calendars to all elementary classrooms so students can keep track of how many minutes they walk, bike, or roll in the Month of May. Students can turn their calendars into the front office at the end of May where they will be collected and counted. If as a school we collectively reach 62,200 minutes in May (roughly 10 minutes-a-day for five days each week), then the elementary students will get an extra recess one day in June!
If you have any questions about Bike Month or biking/walking to school, email any or all of the following people:
Michael Hintze mhintze@gmail.com
Heather Darval heather.darval@gmail.com
Cynthia Goering cbgoering@gmail.com

Rock for FOSB - CANCELLED
2023-05-20 | Salmon Bay Eagles
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled due to lack of participation.
It’s the grand return of Rock for FOSB, a fun evening for Salmon Bay parents to hang out together and hear music played by teachers and parents.
Date: Saturday, May 20
Time: TBD
Place: Salmon Bay Eagles
Questions? Contact Elijah at elijah@bohodeco.com

Garden Committee Clean-up Day
2023-05-21 10:00 - 14:00
The Salmon Bay Garden Committee will be working with third grade parents to clean a space on and in front of the concrete half wall along 65th; we plan to install tiles that the current third graders made several years ago. Please join us! We will also have general yard work projects around the campus — weeding, raking, trimming, etc.

Please reach out to Erin Rosenberg (sbgardencommittee@gmail.com) with any questions or if you’d like to be involved!

Budget Meeting to Review 2023-2024 FOSB Budget (Zoom)
2023-05-21 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on Zoom for the final FOSB budget meeting of this school year: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85717693908?pwd=[REDACTED]
(Meeting ID: 857 1769 3908; Passcode: [REDACTED]
The goal of this meeting is to do a final review of the draft 2023-2024 FOSB budget. We welcome and will incorporate any community feedback before the final vote at the May FOSB membership meeting. We will also review the blkptch grant, the hiring of a new bookkeeper, and the transition documentation. Please review the draft budget and email any feedback to us at fosbtreasurer@gmail.com before the meeting.
Here’s the link to the agenda. Here’s the minutes of the most recent meetings: January 29 minutes/ February 12 minutes/ March 5th minutes/ March 12th minutes (link missing) / April 2 minutes

Annual Membership Meeting (hybrid)
2023-05-23 19:00 - 20:30 | school library + online
Please join us at our annual membership meeting — in person in the school library or online! We encourage all FOSB members to attend, participate and vote.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86531246848?pwd=[REDACTED]
(Note the unusual day of the week. This meeting is on a Tuesday due to a school schedule conflict on our usual Thursday.)
We will hear updates from our administration, find out about our auction results and learn about a new native garden project. Most importantly, we will vote to approve the FOSB 2023-2024 budget and a slate of new directors and officers. According to FOSB bylaws, we need at least 20 members who are not officers or directors to vote. Remember, parents, guardians, teachers and staff are all FOSB members, whether you have had a chance to attend previous FOSB meetings or not.
Agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yxUOyFjoD463sNLHYnESycBMvlZsytmJ/view?usp=sharing

Community Coffee after Friday Sing
2023-06-02 09:30 - 10:00 | School Cafetorium
FOSB’s Parent Information Exchange (PIE) committee is hosting a Community Coffee following Friday Sing on June 2 in celebration of Pride Month. There will be two special guests joining for a meet & greet, and will be available for a low key Q&A:

Jo Langford, author of The Pride Guide and local therapist and sex educator
Sam Cristol, SPS Health Education Department, Project Program Coordinator LGBTQ+

Also, the PIE parent library cart will be stocked with several titles related to parenting LGBTQIA kids, available to borrow.
We hope to see you there! Invite a friend. 🙂

FOSB Fundraiser at Tutta Bella Pizza
2023-06-04 - 2023-06-08
We’re partnering with Tutta Bella for a fundraiser! From Sunday, June 4 through Thursday, June 8, Tutta Bella will donate 20% of your order to Friends of Salmon Bay.
Here’s how it works:

Between June 4–8, dine in at any of Tutta Bella’s neighborhood restaurants OR place an online order at tuttabella.com for delivery, takeout or curbside pickup.
Use code EasyAsPieFOSB when you check out at the restaurant or online.
Tutta Bella will donate 20% of your order to FOSB.

Please share the code and donation details with friends and family!
Restrictions:

Code is valid June 4–8 only
Code cannot be used on third party delivery sites (UberEats, DoorDash, etc.)

Middle School Parent Meetup at Urban Family Brewing
2023-06-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Urban Family Brewing, 1103 NW 52nd St, Seattle, WA, 98107
The FOSB Middle School Community Building committee invites middle school parents and guardians to our last meetup of the school year at Urban Family Brewing (right across the street from Stoup). Hope to see you there!

FOSB Budget Meeting (Zoom)
2023-06-11 19:00 - 20:30
Join us at the last Finance & Budget Committee meeting of this school year!
6/11/23: UPDATED LINK!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89001831722?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 890 0183 1722
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Here’s the link to the agenda.
The goals of this meeting are: 1) Vote to approve an amendment to the current year budget to buy new walkie-talkies for the school, 2) Listen to presentations on the bookkeepers that were interviewed and vote on moving forward with signing a contract with the preferred vendor, 3) Vote to approve all of the remaining meeting minutes that have not been approved (March 5th minutes / March 12th minutes / April 2 minutes /May 21 minutes).
If you have any questions, please email us at fosbtreasurer@gmail.com.
