Please join Lake City and all of NE Seattle for our first Community Conversation of 2017.
February 8th from 6-8:30 PM, Lake City Community Center
Please join Lake City and all of NE Seattle for our first Community Conversation of 2017.
February 8th from 6-8:30 PM, Lake City Community Center
Lake City’s Hellbent Brewing company is having a happy hour fundraiser to benefit our school.
On Wednesday, November 16th, from 5-9pm, $1 of every pint will be donated to Olympic Hills Elementary PTA.
We use these funds primarily to subsidize scholarships for after-school programs for families who otherwise cannot afford after-school enrichment programs.
See you at the brewery! 13035 Lake City Way NE
Lake City Future First is hosting a Community Conversation on Achieving Equity and Excellence in our Public Schools on April 6. The meeting will be at the Lake City Community Center from 5-7pm with free refreshments. Kids and families are encouraged to come! The topic will be Seattle Public Schools.
LCFF is working in collaboration with City Departments and the Mayor’s office to take part in the community conversation schedule that is happening around the city to inform the Mayor’s Education Summit taking place on April 30th.
We hope you can attend! Click here for more information
COMMUNITY MEETING TO CONFRONT RACE AND EQUITY ISSUES CREATED BY OLYMPIC HILLS ELEMENTARY 2017 BOUNDARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2016
Olympic Hills Elementary Parent Teacher Association invite media to attend a Seattle Public Schools community meeting to discuss race and equity issues surrounding 2017 boundary changes February 9th, 6:30-7:30pm in the Cedar Park Elementary cafeteria.
The Growth Boundary Plan enacted in 2013 creates inequities and imbalances in the Olympic Hills and Cedar Park attendance areas for 2017-2018 when the new Olympic Hills building opens. This meeting offers an opportunity to address the following issues:
This skewed enrollment will overwhelmingly impact our minority and high-poverty students, a violation of district policy as well as Seattle Public Schools best practice.
CONTACT
Helen Joung
Olympic Hills Principal
206-252-4300
Kevin Hilman
Building Leadership Team
206-388-2473
Maggie Cheung
Olympic Hills PTA Communications Liasion
206-619-4285
The Olympic Hills community has the opportunity to have a face to face conversation with Seattle Public Schools staff about the boundary issues for 2017 and we need you to be there! Please come to the school cafeteria on FEBRUARY 9 from 6:30 to 7:30PM to give your feedback. This meeting will give families an opportunity to voice their concerns and let the district office know that all of our students deserve the best learning environment. Please come!
For background information, data, and maps on this issue, check out this previous post. Have questions? Email us! olympichillspta@gmail.com or call the school at 206-252-4300. If you’re wondering how you can advocate for our kids, the BEST thing you can do right now is attend the February 9 meeting to show your support. THANK YOU!
If you missed the bookfair tonight, forgot to get a book on your list, or just want to buy more, you still can benefit Olympic Hills Elementary School’s library by purchasing your books at the University Book Store or online at ubookstore.com through Sunday, October 12. Use Promotion code OHE at the checkout. More details found in this Book Fair Flyer.
Thank you for supporting Olympic Hills Elementary.
Olympic Hills Curriculum Night / Book Fair
October 9, 2014 is Open House / Curriculum Night at Olympic Hills!
Come and have dinner with us (pizza provided) and see your child’s classroom.
Dinner starts at 6pm. Book Fair in the library from 6-7:30pm. Come and buy a great book!
Event ends at 7:30pm.
We look forward to seeing our wonderful families on OCTOBER 9!
All Olympic Hills Elementary Families, Staff, teachers, and community members are invited and welcomed to attend our Fall kick off meeting on September 18.
Potluck dinner starts at 6, please bring a main dish or side dish to share.
Meeting 6:30-7:30, childcare provided. Spanish Interpreter available.
Please come find out what we’re all about, and learn how you can get involved and connected with the Olympic Hills Elementary community.
Bring $10 per person if you want to join the PTA, Membership forms available on the PTA bulletin board in school or at the meeting.
Hope to see you there!
PTA membership is not required to participate or volunteer.
This Saturday, April 26th from 10am to noon, bring the whole family for a Day of Play at Olympic Hills Elementary. Some highlights of the event: