Schools

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…

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…

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…

If you have a child entering the Seattle Public Schools district this fall, and you've enrolled your child in a school other than your attendance area school, and have been put on a waiting list, here's a handy tool to look up the enrollment status, called the Student Assignment Status/Waiting List Status. You will need to enter your child's Student ID number and birth date. The SPS Waiting List is updated every Friday afternoon. This link will take you to the…

If you have children attending Seattle Public Schools, you've likely received a phone call on Monday afternoon asking families to take a survey regarding the District's Strategic Plan. Initially, the deadline was on May 31 but they've since extended it to Wednesday night, June 8 at 9:00pm. Here's the information regarding the survey from the SPS website: The School District will be updating and adjusting the Strategic Plan with input from teachers, principals, parents, families, and members of our community. Please visit the…

McDonald Elementary is holding a family dance with the Tall Boys Old Time String Band that is open to the community on June 10 from 6-8pm at the Lincoln High School Gym (McDonald's interim location, 4400 Interlake Avenue N.)  Tickets are $25 per family.  Here's the skinny from the school: This is a family affair and all are welcome. Whether or not you attend McDonald, will be attending McDonald, just want to support our neighborhood school, or just love the Tall…