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NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Incoming Kindergarten Information 

Incoming Kindergarten families - join us for summer playdates! Meet your fellow classmates and families while socializing at Soundview Park. Scroll Down the page to meet your Kindergarten Ambassador team. 
  • Thursday, July 7, 4:30pm: Incoming Kinder playdate @ Sounview Park playground
  • Tuesday, July 26, 10am: Incoming Kinders playdate @ Soundview Park playground
  • Thursday, Aug 4, 10am: Incoming Kinders playdate @ Soundview Park playground
  • Thursday, Aug 11, 7pm: Zoom Info Session
  • ​Tuesday, Aug 30, 1pm: Incoming Kinders popsicle playdate @ Soundview Park playground​
June 16, 2022

Dear North Beach Families:
As the school year ends, we want to let you know what to expect over the summer. The district is completing Phase II of the capital project started last year. The campus and office will be closed until late August while construction is ongoing. Kindergarten Jump Start information will be sent out to incoming kindergarten families. We are working on coordinating an off-site location to hold Jump Start. Make sure your communication preferences and contact information is up to date in The Source. We will be reaching out in early August with information about back-to-school information sessions and PTA events.
Some of our staff are moving on from North Beach and I’d like to recognize them for the support they’ve provided to our students:
Martha May, 3rd Grade, is retiring after more than twenty years teaching North Beach students.
Maddie Tyler, 3rd Grade, is relocating to the East Coast.
Bryana Hoffman, 4th-5th Grade, is relocating to the Portland area.
Riley Burks, 2nd Grade, and Emily Combs, 3rd Grade, have stepped in as long-term substitutes for teachers on leave and have done a wonderful job!
Erin Carroll, Occupational Therapist, has accepted a leadership position in the district Special Education Department.
Anna Eifert, Music, has accepted a full-time position at Broadview-Thomson K-8. Due to enrollment declines at the other school Ms. Eifert taught at, .5 of her position was cut and there wasn’t another .5 position for her to move into. We know she will continue to do great work with the students at Broadview-Thomson.
Ellen Lee, Academic Interventionist, is taking a break from teaching in order to focus on her growing family.
Abbey Rogers, Special Education Aide, is taking a leave of absence.
Kate Silver-Heiman, Psychologist, has been working to support SPS on a temporary basis. We hope she may return again!
We are also welcoming new staff next year, or happy to see them returning to North Beach/moving into new roles:
Becky Baker has been a tutor at North Beach for several years and will be moving into our Academic Intervention position to provide math instruction and intervention and literacy intervention.
Schuyler Jones is moving from a Special Education position to a classroom teaching position. He will be joining our 4th-5th Grade team.
Arianna Kruchowski is joining our Special Education team to provide support as our newest Instructional Aide. Like our other IAs, she will be seen in many of our classrooms providing support to students and on the playground during recess.
Emma Wentzel is returning to North Beach and will also be joining our 4th-5th Grade team. Emma (Tomsett) was a member of our kindergarten team during the 2020-21 school year but was unfortunately moved to another school due to low enrollment numbers.
​Finally, Ben Fitch joined our staff as our 3-5 Focus teacher mid-year. I want to ensure he receives an official new staff welcome!
I wish all of you a healthy, joyous and relaxing summer!
Kristine McLane
Principal
kemclane@seattleschools.org


Questions about Kindergarten? We have answers! 
​Meet your 2022 Kindergarten Ambassadors
  • Brittany McFarlane bpmcfarlane@gmail.com
  • Crystal Lowe crystallynnlow@gmail.com
  • Janine Angello janinehasemail@yahoo.com
Join our Ambassadors as they host an incoming kindergarten info meeting where they'll discuss school supplies, buses, Jump Start, volunteering, teachers and meetings, and much more!
When: Thursday, August 11th
Time: 7pm
Where: Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76797795858?pwd=cjDkt5hn8ViTx9C1ZL2yUliJ734Jlp.1
Meeting ID: 767 9779 5858
Passcode: gmD2Ef

Kindergarten begins with Jump Start

August 15 – 19, 2022 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Registration for Jump Start is in May 2022

What is Jump Start?

Jump Start is a FREE week-long experience to welcome new kindergartners and their families to Seattle Public Schools. Children meet their peers and North Beach staff and get to know the school. Our goal is for all students start school feeling safe, supported, and ready to learn.
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Will Jump Start be held in-person?
We plan to hold Jump Start in person, but we will contact you if this changes. Families drop off and pick up their child–no school bus transportation is offered. Breakfast and lunch are provided free.

When and how do we sign up for Jump Start? 
We will send Jump Start information to our new families in the spring. Call us if you have questions.

Remember to enroll your new students as early as possible. 
Enrollment information
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Welcome to North Beach Elementary!

We look forward to meeting you and your student(s). 

Below is an outline of how to stay in touch with your fellow Seals and a FAQ put together by our Kindergarten ambassador team.
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 FAQ document 
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KONSTELLA: https://www.konstella.com
Konstella is the North Beach PTA’s main form of communication. It is the place to catch the latest school news, learn about volunteer opportunities, and connect with others at North Beach.
Join today! (At konstella.com, click the top right “find your school” and enter in North Beach Elementary) 

BEACHCOMBER weekly email: http://www.northbeachelementary.org/newsletter-archive.html
This weekly newsletter highlights the happenings in the school and in the community. 
Sign up today! (On the PTA homepage the sign up link is on the left side of the screen.)

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/northbeachpta
All additional information about kindergarten playdates, info sessions, and school information will be posted via Facebook. 

PTA WEBSITE: www.northbeachelementary.org
Find PTA resources, connect with the PTA, and learn about events, fundraising, and volunteer opportunities available throughout the year.

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SCHOOL WEBSITE: https://northbeaches.seattleschools.org

DISTRICT WEBSITE: https://www.seattleschools.org


NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY PTA
  • Home
    • About North Beach
    • Communications
    • Contact Us
  • PTA
    • Welcome!
    • Join Now
    • PTA Board
    • PTA Meetings
    • Newsletter Archive
  • Fundraising
    • The Big Give >
      • BINGO
    • Everyday Ways to Give
    • Corporate Matching
    • 2022 Auction
  • Volunteering
    • PTA Volunteers
    • Room Parents
  • Programs & Events
    • Global Reading Challenge
    • Birthday Book Club
    • Library News
    • Book Fair
    • Giving Tree
    • Sock Hop
    • Counselor's Corner
    • Special Ed at North Beach
  • Enrichment Programs
  • Community Resources
    • PTA Links