Good afternoon, South Shore. We are ready for Spring Break! March is always a long haul with no breaks, but we’ve all made it. Please encourage your child to get plenty of sleep, play, and reading time in over the next week. NO SCHOOL APRIL 8-12, but we will see everyone back here Monday, April 15, at 8:50 for the last couple months of our school year! 

South Shore website: https://southshorek8.seattleschools.org/     

Middle School Newspaper: https://theblueandgold.org/   

South Shore PTSA Updates: www.southshoreptsa.org 

May is Walk and Bike to School Month!  Tune up student bikes next weekend, Saturday 4-27, at the Rainier Beach Playfield Walk and Bike Party 4-27.pdf 

Rainier Beach Action Coalition and Seattle Department of Transportation are working to Recreate Henderson Street Get involved and share your ideas about this important project https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/safety-first/vision-zero/projects/s-henderson-st-school-safety-project   Recreating Henderson Street.pdf 

Standardized Testing is coming soon. You will hear from your grade level teachers about your child’s specific testing schedule. Help them prepare by emphasizing good rest, nutrition, and taking their time to show their best work. Also, all district assigned laptops for 3rd through 8th grade will remain on campus, beginning after Spring Break. Please send your child back to school on April 15 with their laptop and charger ready.

Yearbook Cover Competition open through April 26! Ask Mr. Horner if you have questions after reviewing this poster: yearbook cover contest.pdf 

Sixth Grade Field Trip–Science Day with Seattle Mariners May 1, 2024. Trip cost is $24 per person, but we are asking families to contribute $15. Online payment is the easiest and safest way to do that. Permission slip coming home soon. https://www.schoolpay.com/link/6thGradeToMariners 

South Shore Culture Night coming May 9! 5:30-7:30, please contact Ms. Naz to perform, volunteer, share a cultural activity, or to suggest music Culture Night Volunteer Flyer.pdf  

Middle School Study Hall Friday mornings at 7:35. Ask Ms. Naz for more info. 

South Shore Music Program— Here is a link to the Boosters website for our instrumental groups led by Mr. Spichak (Orchestra, Band, Drumline) https://www.southshoremusicboosters.org/

Save the Dates–Promotion Events this Spring

• 8th grade Promotion, Tuesday June 18, 6:30 PM
• 5th grade Promotion, Thursday, June 20, 9:30 AM
• Kindergarten Promotion, Thursday, June 20, 1:00PM

PTSA Corner

🏃Countdown to Move-a-thon – South Shore’s biggest fund-raiser is coming up, kicking off on April 19 at assemblies for elementary and middle school. Students will bring home bingo boards with movement challenges and families are encourage to both move with their kids and to sponsor, students by donating to the South Easter Seattle Fundraising Alliance and reaching out in their communities for support.

This year students will have a new challenge: to move around the world! Each student will receive a pedometer and can share their movement distance so we can keep track of how far we have all traveled collectively. Kids can challenge their families and teachers to input their movements too, and see if kids can beat the adults around the world. More info at sessfa.org

 💐 Flowers Support South Shore – Order a bouquet by May 4 and pick-up at a local school on May 11 in time for Mother’s Day! Your purchase will support South Shore, other Title 1 schools and a fair wage for local Hmong farmers. Bouquets are $60 for 1 or $100 for 2. On pick-up day, local volunteers will greet you and you will get to select a bouquet from among the abundance of colors, scents, and blooms delivered fresh by farmers that morning.

1. Go to https://www.sesecwa.org/mothers-day-flower-sale/
2. Make your order (one bouquet or multiple)
3. Choose your pickup location (Dunlap is closest to South Shore)
4. Choose ‘South Shore’ from the drop-down menu of schools to support. 

Warm regards, South Shore families,

Justin Hendrickson, Proud Principal of South Shore PK-8 School