Pathfinder Compass

Every Sunday you will receive The Compass to keep us all informed and connected of essential Pathfinder news. If you are interested in narrating The Compass please reach out to Dr. Holmes!

What a week, what a week. It has been great to spend lunch with our students this week! On Friday, while talking with one of our 6th graders, she mentioned how happy she was because the year was over! While it has been a long week indeed, it has also be a week full of excitement including:

• Middle Schoolers getting lockers!
• 4th getting ready for camping!
• Paperwork for A TON of upcoming field trips!

small changes over time lead to big results.

- Unknown

Things You Should Know:

• Picture Day
• Crossing Guard Mike is Back!
• COVID Reporting
• After School Enrichment

In Case You Want To Know More:

• Library Volunteers Needed!
• Ultimate Frisbee

PTSA

• Washington State PTA News
  
• Seattle Special Education PTSA (SSEPTSA) News
• Call for Classroom Coordinators
• Racial Equity Committee: Call for Project Support

Things I already Know:

• Welcome Packet
  
• School Lunch
• Welcome our Newest Pathfinder Staff
• Tennis Aces Program
  
• Family Connectors University
• Heron's Nest
• Family Handbook

Picture Day | October 3rd | Email volunteer@pathfinderk8ptsa.org if you’re available to help

Herons Nest | October 8th, 4 - 9pm | 4818 Puget Way

PTSA General Meeting | October 11th, 7pm | All of the Pathfinder community is welcome!!

Harvest Festival | October 13th, 5 - 7pm | Pathfinder Garden | Details to come

Open House | October 18th, 5 - 6pm | Pathfinder K-8

Latinx Heritage

Disability History Awareness

Last year our ASB worked hard to ensure our community is safely able to cross the street on 21st. We were thrilled to be able to hire Crossing Guard Mike who is an uncle of a few Pathfinder scholars. After a hard summer, we are THRILLED to welcome Mike back as both our crossing guard and one of our recess supervisors!

You can now report positive COVID cases yourself! Please be sure to also notify the office of an absence due to COVID.

Be on the lookout for a link will that be sent out by the district to consent to in school COVID testing within the next couple weeks.

Thank you to each and every community member for responding to our survey. The feedback has been received and digested. While we have not been able to check off each community member's feedback or want list, our goal is to do so over the course of this year. Stay tuned for Winter and Spring 2023.

If you know of an after school program or have a lead to a teacher, please email

afterschoolprogram@pathfinderk8ptsa.org

Without further ado, Fall 2022 After school enrichment programs are ready. Registration will open on Monday, September 26 at 6pm via 6crickets.com Feel free to click and view the offerings now!

6crickets tips and tricks: Go to the site above and follow these steps:

Top bar, click on "Search for Programs"
Select "At Your School"
Type in: "Pathfinder K-8 (Seattle, WA)"
Click: GO
Click: Weekly View instead of Program View (this will help you see the days and times that work best for your family schedule)

We recommend creating an account with your student and payment information. Scholarships are available!

Questions, comments, concerns please send an email:

afterschoolprogram@pathfinderk8ptsa.org

To allow our lunches and recess to run as smoothly as possible, we need 4 adults. Currently we we have 3 staff to supervise our lunches, we need one more person each day 10:35 - 1:30 - if you are able and available, please email pathfinder@seattleschools.org for more information.

Last year, our Pathfinder readers checked out 18,167 books!! It took a team of 10 library TAs to help reshelve all those books! Ami is looking for volunteers to help in the library. Ideally, volunteers could come once a week between 10:35 and 1:00 to help check out books, help students find books, and reshelve.

Volunteers would also be very welcome at other times to do shelving and organization. If you are interested, please let Ami know! alpendley@seattleschools.org

Ultimate Frisbee Registration

Practice starts next Tuesday, September 27th from 3:30-5:00. Please register your athlete by following the link above.

Thanks!

Leanna

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. Membership entitles you to vote on PTSA officers, budgets and standing rules. Please join us!

Hi everyone! I’m looking for volunteers for classroom coordinators this year!

We need one parent per classroom (or two if you’d like to team up with someone). The job mainly involves communicating with your child’s teacher about how families can assist them, passing along information from the PTSA to the families in your child’s class, and helping coordinate family involvement from your class in activities throughout the year (such as wreath making and staff appreciation week). Please email me ASAP at classcoordinator@pathfinderk8ptsa.org if you are interested in this important job for your child’s class!

Thanks,

Kati Tabor

PTSA Lead Class Coordinator

Please email us at equity@pathfinderk8ptsa.org if you would like to help with, lead, or learn more about any or all of these programs/projects!

• October: 2022-2023 Cultural Calendar Update
• Fall & Spring: Racial Equity Pledge Workshops & Groups, including Podcast Club, Book Club, Movie Club, Family Field Trips Club
• January: Multicultural Potluck
• Winter/Spring: Racial Equity Annual Questionnaire Update, Analysis & Report

We are looking forward to the year ahead and to meeting you!

Your REC,

Jamelia Alnajjar (Octopus & Elk), Becky Greenberg (Heron & Elk), Andy Woo (Kestrel)

Join the PTSA

Join the PTSA Volunteer Corps!

Connect with the PTSA: Our website, Connect with your class, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Washington State PTA news

Did you know that the Washington State PTA (WSPTA) Legislative Assembly is coming up on October 15-16? You may be interested to know what the newly proposed WSPTA priorities and proposed changes to existing priorities are (see pages 15-20).

Seattle Special Education PTSA (SSEPTSA) News

Thursday, September 29th

Virtual Event: Soft Landing - Welcome to incoming families (District-wide event to welcome families to the SPS community)

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.

The Tennis Aces Program is being held at Delridge Playfields for Pathfinder students in 6th, 7th or 8th grades.

This is a completely FREE program and racquets are available for the youth. It runs for 6 weeks twice a week after school on Mondays and Wednesdays.

ONLINE REGISTRATION LINK

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!

Dear all,

Please come out to support The Heron's Nest Landback educational preservation project. Saturday October 8th join us for an outdoor celebration/silent auction including welcoming from Ken Workmans, Pamela Bond, live performances, silent auction, raffle, dinner and much more!

A fun filled night of celebration for the second year of continued restoration of the Duwamish Greenbelt, continuing to share knowledge and awareness around continued protection of the Duwamish River Valley and surrounding Coast Salish people and territories.

Please help spread the word and support The Herons Nest Landback and education project located in the #DuwamishRiverValley buy tickets now to attend on October 8th celebration. Various dinner foods, drinks, entertainment, storytelling and more will be included in the cost of the ticket

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/410121764237

Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1UUSvJBv2

We are also looking for 12-15 volunteers to help out that day. Please sign up at www.theheronsnest.org/events at the very bottom of the page.

Last but not least, please forward this email to your friends and family to spread the words for us. Thank you all for your continuing support.

Best regards,

Shared Spaces Foundation/Heron's Nest Team

August 14, 2022 | Hello 1st Families | Hello Middle School! | August 28, 2022 | Welcome Packet

September 4, 2022 | September 13, 2022

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
• Genya Scharks

Students:

• ASB President
• ASB Vice President

You may contact BLT at PathfinderBLT@seattleschools.org. Please give us a week to respond.

• 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?

• 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!

Email: bdholmes@seattleschools.org
Website: https://pathfinderk8.seattleschools.org/
Location: 1901 SW Genesee St, Seattle, WA 98106, USA
Phone: 206.252.9710