• Friday, October 9th: School Day (previously marked as staff development day, now reassigned as a school day to make up for the delayed start of school)
• Tuesday, October 13th: Individual Picture Day

The District is presenting Superintendent Nyland’s draft recommendation on bell time changes  for the 2016-17 school year at community meetings through Mon, Oct 5. The proposal has most elementary schools, including Bryant’s, school day going 8am to 2:10pm. Preview the presentation and the proposed bell time changes and read up on the research and implementation timeline at the District’s website. Monday’s meeting is at 6:30 at Jane Adams Middle School. The Seattle School Board will be voting on the Superintendent’s recommendation in October or November. Email questions and comments to arrivaltimes@seattleschools.org.

Do you have a budding young environmentalist at home? If so, we hope you will encourage him or her to apply for Green Team! This is an important job in our community and we’re excited to be able to expand it to include students as young as first grade this year. In Ms. Salisbury’s absence, Ms. Pearson will be out in classrooms recruiting new members this week.

From Stephen Martin, Advanced Learning Program Manager

Information about Seattle Public Schools Advanced Learning program can be found at the District’s website.

Application Forms: Advanced Learning is making every effort to “go green” this year by shifting to less paper-intensive systems. Find the application process for testing your student on the District’s website. Submit your electronic form by Oct 8. Testing for Bryant students will be on Sat, Oct 17 at Cascadia at Lincoln. Read more →

Please welcome DJ Wilson as our new Playground Supervisor to help supervise morning and lunch recesses. “Miss DJ” comes to us from LASER, where she is a counselor. DJ’s own children attended Laurelhurst, Eckstein, and Roosevelt, and now that they are grown she enjoys watching football and spending time with her grand-dogs. She is excited to join the Bryant staff in this new role since it gives her a way to “get to know the students I work with even better.”

Top Five Reasons to Join the PTSA:

1. Build a partnership between our school and our families.
2. Vote on the Bryant PTSA budget, on resolutions, and for the Bryant PTSA Executive Board.
3. Help fund PTSA scholarships and grants.
4. Provide a legislative voice for our children in Olympia and in Washington, D.C.
5. Get exclusive member discounts at businesses like at Great Wolf Lodge and Kinko/FedEx

Your PTSA membership needs to be renewed every year. Hit the ground running this year. Download your membership form today and have your membership ready to go.

By Joan Crooks, PTSA Legislative Chair

One of the key roles of the PTSA is to advocate for our kids and our schools. Here are three things you can do as we start off the school year:

1. Learn about the candidates for Seattle School Board – The Seattle Council PTSA and the League of Women Voters are sponsoring a Seattle School Board Candidates Forum. The details: Thursday, October 8 from 7 to 8:30 pm, at Seattle First Baptist, 1111 Harvard Avenue. Registration is requested but not required. Read more →

The Playground Supervisor is primarily responsible for keeping Bryant Students safe and well during recesses. He or she coordinates playground volunteers, and oversees supervision and student safety on the playground at Bryant.

This position (funded through a PTSA grant) is paid hourly, with a daily time commitment between 10:15 and 1:45pm (3hrs paid, with half hour break for lunch.) This person will also serve on the Safety Committee, which meets one morning a month before school. If interested, please contact, Assistant Principal Julie Pearson.