
Pathfinder Compass
September 13, 2022
What to expect with the Compass!
Welcome Back, Pathfinder!
What a start to the year! We are ready and excited to see our community at school and in the hallways! We look forward to starting 2022-2023 TOMORROW!
The one thing that makes life worth living is to serve a cause. The greatest cause that can be served is childhood education.
- Lewis Wheelock.
In this Issue:
- Traffic Flow Visuals
- Clickable Link to Welcome Packet
- Arrival
- School Lunch
- Dismissal
In Case You Want To Know More:
- The Family Handbook
- Indigenous Plant Signage Project Community Stakeholder Meeting
- Pigeon Point Craft Fair Festival
- Family Connectors University
- Coaches Needed
Things I already Know:
- Clickable Link to Welcome our Newest Pathfinder Staff
- Previous Compass Links
- Clickable Link to Class Placements
Mark Your Calendars!
- Indigenous Plant Signage Project Community Stakeholder Meeting September 15th 6:00 - 7:00pm
- Pigeon Point Craft Fair Festival September 17th 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Family Connectors University September 27th 6:00 - 7:00pm
Middle School Schedules
We will have extra copies of scheduled printed that students can pick up at the front desk and at the undercover play court!
Maps
Please take a look at the Arrival, K/1 line up, Dismissal, and Traffic Maps! Thanks in advance for helping us make arrival and dismissal as smooth and safe as possible.
Arrival
On the playground Kindergarten and First grade teachers will pick students up. Second - Eighth grade teachers will teach students how to walk into the building and get to class independently.
School Lunch
This year we are changing how we serve lunches. Please see the below changes:
- If you need Free and Reduced price lunch, you will have to apply.
- To pre-pay for school meals, sign up. If your student wants milk they are required to have a pre-paid account.
- Lunch will be served in the cafeteria. Students will be eating with their grade bands (Kindergarten and First; Second and Third; Fourth and Fifth; Middle School).
We will have one table directly outside of the cafeteria doors for students who need to eat in an outdoor setting. Email your child's teacher, bdholmes@seattleschools.org and/or emwant@seattleschools.org
Dismissal
- Kindergarten and First graders walk out the Sky Hall door, in front of the school, and to the horseshoe lot.
- Second thru Fifth Graders will be walked to the playground.
- Middle School will be dismissed from class.
Indigenous Plant Signage Project Community Stakeholder Meeting
You are invited to the Indigenous Plant Signage Project Community Stakeholder Meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2022; 6pm-7:30pm at the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center. The purpose of the Indigenous Plant Signage Project is to develop designs and create examples of interpretative signage illustrating and describing indigenous plants and vegetation, with the associated name of the plant in the Lushootseed language, and the traditional uses by the Puget Salish Tribes. The project is a funded partnership between Seattle Parks & Recreation and the Duwamish Tribal Services. This meeting is geared to community stakeholders, who have an interest in using the signs on trails, public access areas, and in parks in Seattle. This meeting will allow an opportunity for the audience to provide comment and feedback on the work thus far.
Pigeon Point Craft Fair Festival
WHO (HOSTS): Pigeon Point Neighborhood Group
WHO (POC): Caitlin Dever
WHO (GUESTS): Open to the Public; All Ages
WHO (VENDORS): All Local Artisans! We have a cake maker, a soap maker, a crayon maker, photographers, painters, digital artists, macrame masters, wood workers, glass artists, jewelry makers, etc -- of all ages! Some of them are Pathfinder students! Currently, we have 17 folks signed up to sell their creations but would welcome any Pathfinder Family or Faculty member to vend OR attend!
WHAT: Pigeon Point Craft Fair Festival
WHEN: Saturday, September 17th from 10AM - 4PM PST
WHERE: Pathfinder K-8
COST: FREE! Free to local artists/vendors; Free to All Ages attendees.
Family Connectors University
Family Connectors University is now enrolling for the fall term! All SPS families are invited to join North Seattle College’s Family Connectors University (FCU), a family-focused online course designed to help parents and caregivers support their child’s learning and growth.
FCU topics include:
- Helping your child with learning
- Social Emotional Learning ideas for home
- Becoming a supportive partner at your school
- Helping your child with ‘big emotions’
- Supporting your child with reading and math
- Talking to kids about race, racism, and antiracist actions
Take this course in real-time or attend offline at a time that works for you. The class takes place online via Zoom for 10 weeks beginning Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6-7 pm. Parents can participate synchronously or asynchronously, as sessions will be recorded. The course is facilitated by NSC Parent Education Instructor Lea Evans, Principal Janine Roy, SPS Family Partnerships Coordinator Asosa Sailiai, and special guest speakers. Check out Family Connectors video and course details
The cost for the 2-unit class is $39.42, and some scholarships are available.
Contact Asosa Sailiai, Family Partnerships Coordinator, to enroll or find out more information!
The Family Handbook
Coaches Needed!
Ultimate frisbee varsity and junior varsity coach needed! Experience playing the sport is preferred and coaching experience is helpful but not required. The season runs from September 12-November 20th with games played on Saturdays typically between the time of 8am-2pm. Locations of games vary, but a majority are played on north Seattle fields near Ingraham High School.
Teams will be expected to practice a minimum of 2 days a week. Practice times may not exceed 3 hours for the week.
These are paid positions, however persons interested must go through a short process which includes fingerprinting, a valid CPR/First Aid certification and approximately 4 online “classes”.
Building Leadership Team (BLT)
BLTs are school-based teams comprised of teachers, support staff, families, and school leaders that together work collaboratively to make decisions about school-based functions. Decision-making through an equity lens focuses on budget development, professional development, and Continuous School Improvement Plans (CSIPs). This is a critical space for families to use their knowledge and expertise to inform critical decisions about resources for for their schools.
For the next two years, our BLT Representatives are:
Parents:
- Amanda Steinhauser
- Karen Stone
- Ed Li
Staff:
- Jami Hanulik
- Lisa Stencel
- Syd Bridges
- Diana Bridges
- Leanna Heritage
- Clarissa Resendez
- Scott Rose
- Lisa DeBurle
- ASB President
- ASB Vice President
You may contact BLT at PathfinderBLT@seattleschools.org. Please give us a week to respond.
Parent, Teacher, Student Association (PTSA)
PTA’s mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
Seattle Council PTSA (SCPTSA) represents over 80 PTAs and PTSAs in SPS. Centering the voices of those furthest from educational justice, they support, inform, and advocate for and with school communities all over Seattle. Advocacy is at the heart of PTSA. SCPTSA organizes and empowers local leaders to come together for our students.
The Pathfinder Parent Teacher Student Association is a non-profit organization that works toward enhanced student achievement and increased community involvement. We accomplish these goals through community building efforts and raising funds for key programs.
Come join the PTSA volunteer corps! We need your help to make great things happen this year. To be added to our list of potential volunteers, please sign up here: https://bit.ly/3BdGZTq . Thank you in advance.
You may contact PTSA at president@pathfinderk8ptsa.org. Please give us a week to respond. You can also visit https://www.pathfinderk8ptsa.org/!
Racial Equity Committee (REC)
Pathfinder’s Racial Equity Committee (REC) was formed in 2020 as an all-volunteer, family-based committee dedicated to addressing racial equity in the Pathfinder community. REC’s mission is to create a self-sustaining, anti-racist culture at Pathfinder. REC is an independent committee of the Pathfinder PTSA that consists of committee members and project-based volunteers. REC operates autonomously on a horizontal, community-based decision-making model. REC created and administers annually the Pathfinder Racial Equity Questionnaire for Pathfinder families. REC’s annual scope of work is informed directly by the results of the Questionnaire, and also by repeated themes arising from REC-hosted events during the school year.
You may contact REC at equity@pathfinderk8ptsa.org. Please give us a week to respond.
Ms. Want's Incoming Goals
- To learn who is at Pathfinder; who are our students? What are their stories and strengths? Who works here in service of those students? What are their stories and how do their strengths help them serve students?
- To learn what is part of Pathfinder; what artifacts, beliefs, assumptions, cultural norms, traditions, and practices exist here? Why have each of those continued to live or grow here?
- To learn how we serve students and their families at Pathfinder. How do we allocate money, time, and people in service of students? What data do we use, and how do we use it to understand our efficacy and measure equitable outcomes? How do we understand change? How do we navigate change together?
Dr. Holmes' Incoming Goals
- To know all folx personally and professionally connected to the school. Further, allow others to know me as fully as possible outside day to day connection, crisis, and problem solving.
- To use qualitative and quantitative data to determine concerns and issues regarding improving student performance that needs to be closely examined and addressed to repay the educational debt.
- To learn the artifacts, beliefs, and basic underlying assumptions through engaging in essential conversations with Pathfinder students, staff, and community.
- To identify, hold onto, and strengthen traditions that center students and bring the community together. Further, partner with students, staff, and the community to ensure social emotional learning and growth is embedded in the curriculum, adult strengths are highlighted, and we have fun!
We're available to support you!
Email: bdholmes@seattleschools.org
Website: https://pathfinderk8.seattleschools.org/
Location: 1901 SW Genesee St, Seattle, WA 98106, USA
Phone: 206.252.9710