Thursday, April 22nd, 2021, Volume 15 Issue 86
In-Person Learning at TM
I wanted to give a few updates about school as some of our students return to in-person learning. Our staff has been continuing to check in about what seems to be going smoothly and any areas that need tweaking. I have also received questions from some of you so I’m hoping to clarify a few points.
If your child comes in-person, please continue to help us by filling out your health screening form by 7 AM. If you do it much later than this, our system does not always have the information updated when your child arrives to campus. We want to make sure they don’t miss any time in their class, so if you can get it done by 7 AM, this makes the morning much smoother.
Our AM session begins at 8 AM. We will be locking our gate by 8:05 so that we can get our day started on time. You are welcome to escort your child to their line, but please be sure that you are back outside the gate by 8:05.
We have had requests for parents to visit classes, but we are not allowed to have parents or volunteers in the building at this time, per district policy.
Our PE, Art and Music teachers are seeing a big drop in attendance since our schedule changed last week. Please let your child’s teacher know if you have questions about the schedule or are having difficulty with specialist links. PE, Music and Art are all an important part of your child’s education!
Elementary Progress reports are now available to view in The Source. The Source is the online platform where families access their student's daily attendance, assessment scores, elementary progress reports, and secondary student grades. Here is info about accessing The Source: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/dots/support_training_forms/source
The schedule has been a bit confusing for families. Each student has school from 8 AM – 2:30 PM on Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri and from 8 AM – 1:15 PM on Wednesdays. Because classes are broken into two groups now, each student has less time on-line with the teacher. While the teacher is meeting with one group (either in-person or remotely), the other group is participating in specialist classes, intervention time or completing independent work. This is still school time! Please encourage your child to continue to participate for their full school day so they are not missing out on learning time. Ms. Huss’ schedule (below) is a sample of what the day looks like for each cohort of students in her class.
Schedule for Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays:
Wednesday Schedule for Everyone:
Art Submissions (Grades 2-5) for Central Regional Arts Festival The Central Regional Arts Festival (RAF) is an opportunity to celebrate the innovative arts learning taking place in Central Seattle's K-12 Creative Advantage Pathway. This year, the festivals will be virtual, featuring pre-recorded performances and digital images of visual art. There will be a livestream event on Thursday, May 27th, 6-7:30 pm. Thurgood Marshall will be participating by including a short video of student visual art (grades 2-5). Students will submit their work through Seesaw. Ms. Strand will be compiling the images into a video slideshow. Watch this 2 minute video for more information on how to submit art for the art show: https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_item?item_id=item.5c1f6b9f-f028-4b14-9cd0-bee16c05ef87&share_token=5oWg-GrKR-yS9iC8dPHLDw&mode=share
The work can be any kind of visual art that can be photographed: sculpture, drawing, digital, photography, design, fiber art, sewing, crafts, stills from a video. It should be an artist’s own work, though it might be something they got help with. One entry per student. Deadline is April 30th. All submissions will be included in the slideshow. For questions, email Ms. Strand: lswhitmore@seattleschools.org
Junior Huskies Summer Academy - registration opened April 1st
(This program is for incoming 6th graders held virtually from July 13 - August 5). Families can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jr-huskies-summer-academy-at-washington-middle-school-tickets-147904397033?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
Our skilled teachers and staff are looking forward to meeting the rising 6th grade Junior Huskies, and teaching them about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as they engage in hands-on learning activities and experiments.
Dear Thurgood Marshall Families,
Have you been missing Thurgood Marshall as much as we have this year? We are starting our spring fundraising campaign to raise badly needed funds to ensure the Friends of Thurgood Marshall Elementary can fulfill our budget to fund school supplies, classroom grants, enrichment activities, and our librarian!
This year has been, and continues to be, very different and very challenging. But the needs of our community are still here. Our staff and families are putting in an amazing effort to meet the challenges of this year but this year, more than ever, we need your help.
Those of us who are fortunate enough to be in the position to contribute, need to lend all the support we can. If you can make a donation today, please do. And consider if you can donate a little extra for those in our community who aren’t able to donate at this time.
Give today by:
· Write a check payable to Friends of Thurgood Marshall Elementary and mail it to:
Friends of Thurgood Marshall Elementary
2401 S. Irving St.
Seattle, WA 98144
· Donating by credit card - link here.
