Schools

Neighborhood Bilingual Preschool: Zoom

If you're interested in sending your pre-schooler to a Spanish-immersion school in the neighborhood, in addition to Cometa Playschool (which we reported on back in June), Zoom Playschool has a Wallingford location with classes for children ages one through ten. Zoom owner Angelica Camargo reports that Zoom is a Spanish immersion program "that is presented in conjunction with a creative curriculum designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity, develop logical thought processes, support cognitive growth, enhance language opportunities and build phonological and written…

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Lowell Book Drive

Last month, we told you that Lowell Elementary's Accelerated Progress Program (APP) was moving to Lincoln in the fall, sharing space with McDonald Elementary. With the first day of school only a few weeks away, Lowell is in need of some books for their reading room and is asking if anyone has any books suitable for grades 3-5 that they're they're willing to donate. Some examples include Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl,…

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McDonald Elementary meets fundraising goal

McDonald Elementary announced that, through direct appeal to parents, they met their fundraising goal of $100,000 to hire full-time language immersion assistants for the 2011-12 school year. The McDonald Elementary PTA followed the John Stanford International School direct appeal fundraising model since the District does not provide funding for an extra teacher for each of the language immersion classrooms. McDonald Elementary School re-opened last year after a 28-year hiatus. The school is temporarily located at the Lincoln High School site (4400…

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Yard sale to benefit B.F. Day

This Sunday, cross over to Fremont for a very special multi-family yard sale, hosted by the parents of incoming Kindergartners at B.F. Day Elementary. 100% of the proceeds will go to B.F. Day, and what public school couldn't use a little extra help? Though the event takes place in Fremont, we know you wouldn't mind us mentioning it, especially considering that 48% of B.F. Day's entire student population lives in Wallingford.  Hope to see you there as I'm a proud parent…

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Lowell’s APP Program to Move to Lincoln

A few weeks back, we reported that Seattle Public Schools was contemplating moving Lowell Elementary's 4th and 5th grade APP classes to the Lincoln site here in Wallingford; but during a meeting on June 27, parents from Lowell expressed concern for splitting the APP program. Today, Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield sent out a letter to families announcing that all Lowell APP students in Grades 1-5 will move to Lincoln for 2011-12 school year: Dear Lowell Elementary families, After hearing from the…

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Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool Moves to Fremont

Toby at Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool sent us the following announcement about their recent move from Phinney Ridge to Fremont: We’re happy to announce that our preschool has found a new home at the Fremont Baptist Church. For now, we’re still going by the name Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool. We are part of a network of independent cooperative preschools run through North Seattle Community College, serving children ages 2-5. (Wallingford Cooperative Preschool on Keystone is also a part of the NSCC co-op system.) Although our…

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Lowell Elementary eyes Lincoln for 4th/5th grade APP

The Stranger reported today that Lowell Elementary is contemplating moving its 4th and 5th grade APP students to the Lincoln High School site here in Wallingford for the 2011-12 school year. The Capitol Hill-based school is home to three specialized programs within the district: Accelerated Progress Program (APP), General Education/Advanced Learning Opportunity (ALO) and Specialized Education, and as such, its projected enrollment numbers for this fall could be close to 700, according to the Stranger's article. Lowell's School Report from the…

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