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Friday, November 1, 2013

11-1-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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A Family Project for the Weekend the Kids Will Love
Just kidding but show this Touch Wood in a Japanese Forest with Bach to your children.  Beautiful and amazing.   A music and science lesson all in one.

Fall Back Saturday Night
Technically, we are falling back at 2 a.m. on Sunday but I assume that you all, like all good parents, will be safely tucked into your beds at that time.  So roll those clocks on any machine back one hour and  sleep in.

Seattle Schools Advanced Learning Testing Starting Tomorrow
This fell off my radar until a reader commented that she just got notice that her child's Advanced Learning testing is tomorrow.  Here is the schedule.Eligibility testing began on October 26 and will continue through January 2014 for students whose applications were received by the October 3rd deadline. Most testing will take place at your child's school during normal school hours. There will also

Friday Open Thread
Looked like the word "boobies" will be used in a Supreme Court case over two girls, who in 2010 were then 12 and 13, who were trying to raise awareness for breast cancer.  They violated their school's ban on bracelets and wore pink bracelets that said, "I heart Boobies!"  A lower court said the district didn't prove the bracelets had disrupted learning.   The district won't bac

10-31-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Have a Great (and safe) HalloweenSadly, no Halloween for me this year - going to be at a 3-hour class in the evening.  Hard to think about missing all those little faces (although I never get more than 25 kids in an evening).Remember parents - do check that candy.  It's important to make sure there's nothing bad in there (like candy YOU really like).   Do your kids
New Endorsements for Sue Peters, Seattle school board candidate | Seattle Education
New Endorsements for Sue Peters, Seattle school board candidate | Seattle Education: New Endorsements for Sue Peters, Seattle school board candidateNEW ENDORSEMENTS:The Seattle Medium newspaperAmerican Postal Workers Union Seattle LocalThe Green PartySarah Sense-Wilson, Native American leaderLarry Gossett & Sue Peters at MAP Bridging the Gap breakfast“Sue will come up with creative ideas to cl