Author: Kathy Austin

Super Science

Kathy Austin

Instructor: Ms. Claire – Little Explorers School
Grade Range: K-2nd
Time: Mondays, 3:45-4:45
Location: Rm. 302

In Super Science your child’s creativity and curiosity will shine as they explore the world through scientific method. Students will tinker, plan, pour, mix, build, question, observe, and have lots of fun! We welcome friends old and new!

Dates:
Winter Session: 1/4, 1/11, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 (12 weeks)

Spring Session: 4/18 to 6/20 – No Class on 5/30 (9 weeks)

Cost:
$165.00 (includes $10 ASE registration fee)

To register:
Registration is open March 21st until April 5th
Register online

Threadology with Elaine

Kathy Austin

Instructor: Elaine D. Woodhouse, CertEd, CQSW
Grade Range: K-5th
Time: Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45
Location: Rm 206

Threadology is creating art with threads and mixed media. Inspired by Seattle artist Marita Dingus we will make art dolls using wire, yarn and found objects. We will become “yarn stormers” and use feathers, pompoms, and flower petals to produce a yarnstormed sculpture. For those interested in learning how to finger knit, we will use our knitting to represent jelly fish, as well as incorporating it into our weaving projects. Ever wondered what a Catonkey looks like? You will when you create a Frankenstuffie! Whether we are making finger puppets, or designing Threadology collages, this class is a wealth of color and texture guaranteed to stimulate your imagination!! Take a look at the galleries on my web-site to see some of the work created by students during this Summer’s art camps.

Dates:
Winter Session: 1/6, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/30, 4/6 (12 weeks)

Spring Session: 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22 (9 weeks)

Cost:
$158 (includes $10 ASE registration fee)

To register:
Registration is open March 21st until April 5th.
www.elainewoodhouse.com/bryant-fiber carvedstamps@onebox.com

Taiko Drumming

Kathy Austin

Instructor: Ringtaro Tateishi
Grade range: K-3rd
Time: Wednesdays, 3:45-4:35
Location: Stage

Let’s do Taiko drumming with Master Ringtaro Tateishi of “The School of TAIKO”! Have you seen Taiko drumming before? Taiko drumming is not only music, but also like dance and/or Martial Arts. It is very fun for kids and has cool movements. This is a very rare opportunity to try real Taiko drumming. Master Ringtaro Tateishi was a member of the world premier Taiko group, ZA ONDEKOZA and is established The Taiko School in Seattle and Bellevue in 2009. He has also worked as a professional Taiko drummer at Walt Disney World for 7 years. In each session students will learn songs. There will be a final performance for parents and families at the last class. Please go to our web-site for more information: www.japantaiko.com

Dates:
April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, June 8, 15 – no class 6/1 early dismissal (8​weeks)

Price:
$​170 (also includes $10 ASE registration fee)

To register:
Registration is open March 21st until April 5th.
www.japantaiko.com

Tennis with TGA Premier Youth Tennis

Kathy Austin

Instructor: Frank Governor
Grade Range: K-3rd
Time: Tuesdays 3:45-4:45
Location: Cafeteria

TGA Premier Youth Tennis is bringing the tennis court to Bryantl!  TGA, in national partnership with the United States Tennis Association, co-designed a tennis enrichment program that focuses on athletic, academic and character development for children.  In addition to professional tennis instruction, your child will take part in a combination of physical fitness for health benefits and academics such as math, science, language and social studies for educational development. TGA’s mission is to empower our students with the tools to be successful on the tennis court and in life.

Dates:
4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7 (8 weeks)

Cost:
$130 (includes $10 ASE registration fee)

To register:
Registration is open March 21st until April 5th.
greaterseattle.playtga.com 

Write After School: Poetry Fever

Kathy Austin

Instructor: Steve Garlid
Grade Range: 4th and 5th
Time: Tuesdays 3:45 – 4:45
Location: Rm 313

Writing can be fun! Write after school offers a casual, supportive setting for students grades 4 and 5 to explore their ideas and interests through writing.  This term we will celebrate spring fever by focusing on poetry.  Students will explore a number of poetic forms including villanelle, diamante, and cinquain. This class is perfect for students who struggle to get ideas down, and for those who love to write for fun.  All materials will be provided.  Students will each receive a copy of a class book at the conclusion of the course.

Dates:
4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21 (10 weeks)

Cost:
$110 (includes $10 ASE registration fee)

To Register:
Registration is open March 21st until April 5th.
email swgarlid@gmail.com

Bryant PTSA Board Meeting Minutes – December 2014 *FINAL*

Kathy Austin

December 9, 2014
Library

Notice of Meeting
Bryant Calendar & Bryant Weekly

In Attendance:
Jon Tuttle, Leann Huntington, Meghan Delaney, Dan Sanger, Becky Mackle, Lauren Abraham, Amy Shanafelt, Meta Godsell, Kim Love, Kim Larsen, Ann-Marie Spata, Anne Aliverti, Michelle Ireton, Matthew Parker, Laura Larkin, Ellen Gryj, Carleen Confer, Samantha Fogg, Caitlin Angeloff, Drew Angeloff, Michael Sawicki, Christine Robertson, Joan Crooks, Caryn Park

Welcome and Introduction Meghan Delaney & Leeann Huntington

Approve November Board Meeting Minutes

Officer/Standing Committee Reports

  1. Treasurer’s Report Lauren Abraham & Amy Shanafelt
  2. Legislative Report Joan Crooks

Special Committee Reports
None 

Unfinished Business

  1. Tech Coordinator Position Meghan Delaney & Leeann Huntington
    Amy Shanafelt motions to approve funding for the Tech Coordinator Position for .55FTE, not to exceed $15,000 from February 3, 2015 to end of school year. Jon Tuttle seconded. Motion passes.

New Business

  1. Community Service projects Caryn Park
    Caryn talks about what the Community Service program has been doing and expects to ask the board for funding sometime in the future.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:17 pm

Motions

  • Motion #1
    Amy Shanafelt motions to approve funding for the Tech Coordinator Position for .55FTE, not to exceed $15,000 from February 3, 2015 to end of school year. Jon Tuttle seconded. Motion passes.

Bryant PTSA Board Meeting Minutes – November 2014 *FINAL*

Kathy Austin

November 18, 2014
Library

Notice of Meeting
Bryant Calendar & Bryant Weekly

In Attendance:
Jon Tuttle, Leann Huntington, Meghan Delaney, Dan Sanger, Becky Mackle, Kathy Hughes, Leann Huntington, Lauren Abraham, Amy Shanafelt, Meta Godsell, Kim Love, Ellen Gryj, Julie Pearson, Pamela Kuhtz, Liza Caputo, Carleen Confer, Ann-Marie Spata, Nancy Tillinghast, Jodi Wilson, Andrew Cahn, Christie Robertson, Heather Kokorowski, Anne Conklin, Sara Swanson, Emi Beracqua, Krystal Silun, Caitlin Angeloff, Samantha Fogg, Kim Larsen, Janet Schermerhorn, Michelle Ireton, Tiffany Morgan, Jamie Lynn Kimbrough, Patricia Parker, Anne Aliverti, Teah Stark-Estes, Carly Baker, Matthew Parker, Alex Jones, Rachel Schaw

Welcome and Introduction Meghan Delaney & Leeann Huntington

Approve September Board Meeting Minutes

Officer/Standing Committee Reports

  1. Treasurer’s Report Lauren Abraham & Amy Shanafelt 

Special Committee Reports

  1. Annual Campaign Kathy Hughes & Becky Mackle
    The 2014 Annual Campaign raised $148,191, an increase of over $15,000 from the previous year.
  1. Islandwood Fundraising Jodi Wilson and Nancy Tillinghast
    Fundraising will be a 4th grade Jogathon, raising money from sponsors and t-shirt sales. Once Jodi and Nancy have firmed up fundraising estimates they will contact the PTSA Board for approval.
  1. Technology Coordinator Pilot Program Patricia Parker
    Patricia summarizes the pilot program that includes the Type To Learn program, RAZ kids, Xtra Math and setting up folders. Patricia explains how this program is a benefit to the Bryant School.

Unfinished Business
None 

New Business

  1. Technology Coordinator Position Dan Sanger, Julie Pearson and Anne Aliverti
    Dan and Julie give a presentation on the Technology Coordinator and Technology Program and the positive impact it has had and would continue to have on Bryant School. Dan says Bryant could fund this position starting February 3, 2015 for .2 FTE and fund this position up to $12,000 per year for the following years. To fund a .8 FTE the PTSA would fund the remainder of $13000. This will be voted on at the December meeting.
  1. Accounting Services Budget Item Increase Amy Shanafelt
    Review of the Board’s email vote to increase the budget from $500 to $800 for a CPA to prepare the 990 tax form.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:55 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bryant PTSA General Meeting Minutes – October 2014 *FINAL*

Kathy Austin

October 14, 2014
Library

Notice of Meeting
Bryant Calendar & Bryant Weekly

In Attendance:
Dan Sanger, Julie Pearson, Kim Love, Meta Godsell, Meghan Delaney, Carleen Confer, Ann-Marie Spata, Jon Tuttle, Becky Mackle, Lauren Abraham, Amy Shanafelt, Leeann Huntington, Michelle Ireton, Kathy Hughes, Patricia Parker, Maggie Sweeney, Tiah Stark-Estes, Kelli Foster, Samantha Fogg, Amy Cericola, Christie Robertson, Rachel Schaw, Danielle Clark, Eric Bertelsen, Heidi Hafer, Kate Osborne, Tiffany Morgan, Sarah Fox, Janet Schermerkarn, Leigh Arredondo, Ben Marwick, Krystal Silva, Carly Vynne, Kim Larsen, Heather Cerne, Matthew Parker, Monica Khanal, Ellen Gryj, Natalya Yudkovsky, Pamela Kuhte, Layla Taylor, Andrea Peng

Welcome and Introduction Meghan Delaney & Leeann Huntington

Approve June General Meeting Minutes

Officer/Standing Committee Reports

  1. Treasurer’s Report Lauren Abraham & Amy Shanafelt
    Amy Shanafelt summarizes the status of the PTSA budget.
  2. Annual Campaign Becky Mackle & Kathy Hughes
    Becky Mackle reviews the current Annual Campaign.

Special Committee Reports
None

Unfinished Business
None

New Business

  1. Approve Standing Rules Leeann Huntington
    Samantha Fogg motions to approve the amended Bryant Elementary PTSA Standing Rules. Patricia Parker seconds.
  1. Nominating Committee Approval Meghan Delaney & Leeann Huntington
    Amy Shanafelt motions to approve the 2014-15 PTSA Nominating Committee of Janie Booth, Maria Iams, April Wright and Maria Speizer. Kelli Foster seconds.

State of the School Principal Dan Sanger
Principal Dan Sanger and Vice Principal Julie Pearson present a 1-3-5 year vision for the future of Bryant.

Motions

  • Motion #1
    Samantha Fogg motions to approve the amended Bryant Elementary PTSA Standing Rules. Patricia Parker seconds.
  • Motion #2
    Amy Shanafelt motions to approve the 2014-15 PTSA Nominating Committee of Janie Booth, Maria Iams, April Wright and Maria Speizer. Kelli Foster seconds.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:12 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bryant PTSA Board Meeting Minutes – September 2014 *FINAL*

Kathy Austin

September 9, 2013
Library

Notice of Meeting
Bryant Calendar & Bryant Weekly

In Attendance:
Dan Sanger, Julie Pearson, Kim Love, Meta Godsell, Carleen Confer, Ann-Marie Spata, Jon Tuttle, Becky Mackle, Joan Crooks, Kathy Hughes, Christine Haas, Lauren Abraham, Amy Shanafelt, Leeann Huntington, Meghan Delaney, Courtney Anguizola, Lorraine Sawicki, Jamie Lynn Kimbrough, Kate Speizer, Will Mitchell, Michelle Ireton, Drew Angeloff, Caitlin Angeloff, Wendy Skyes, Paul McCallick, Lorrie Salinas-Malins, Jennifer Fangman, Scott Cohen, Kim Larson, Laura Larkin, Andrea Peng, Liza Caputo, Patricia Parker, Maggie Sweeney

Welcome and Introduction Leeann Huntington & Meghan Delaney

Approve April and May Minutes

Officer/Standing Committee Reports

  1. Treasurer’s Report Lauren Abraham & Amy Shanafelt

Special Committee Reports
None

Special Orders
None

Unfinished Business
None

7:30-9:00 New Business

  1. Conflict of Interest Statement Kim Love & Meta Godsell
    Distributed Conflict of Interest policy to Board Members for signature.
  2. PCI Compliance Documents Kim Love & Meta Godsell
    PCI Compliance Documents must be signed by all Board Members and any committee that processes credit cards.
  3. Standing Rules Review Leeann Huntington & Meghan Delaney
    Amended to include “two Co-Presidents” and will be approved at the General Board Meeting in October
    Joan Crooks moves to amend standing rules to include “two Co-Presidents”. Becky Mackle seconds.
  4. Legislative Update Joan Crooks
    Joan discusses current education issues at the state level and will keep the PTSA up to date as issues as they come up.
  5. PTSA Volunteer Coordinator Liza Caputo
    Recruiting for a new PTSA Volunteer Coordinator for the Board
    This position has three main components: finding the Nominating Committee, Finding the Committee Chairs and Coordinating the Volunteer Recognition Awards. Maggie Sweeney suggests sending the Volunteer Form home in kidmail in paper form. Meta Godsell will coordinate with Liza Caputo and get this paper form out.
  6. Sumac and Technical Coordinator Update Patricia Parker
    Patricia discusses our ‘rough start’ with Sumac and how well the students are doing with the computer programs. Volunteers are needed in the computer lab. Amy motions to fund Constant Contact in the amount of $450 for the 2014-15 school year. Joan Crooks seconds.
  7. Bryant Directory Kim Love for Carrie Pruitt
    Discussion of Bryant Directory and concern of privacy if our directory is created in electronic pdf form. At this time, there is no concern on this documents security if it were created electronically.
  8. ASE Program Fee Amy Shanafelt
    After feedback from parents, the registration fee for After School Enrichment classes will be changed to $15 for first class and $5 for each additional class. This fee is charged for each class, for each student, per session. Parents who have already enrolled for this session and paid the older increased fees will get a credit for next session or can request a refund. The fee for Early Release classes will be $2.

Motions

  • Motion #1
    Joan Crooks moves to amend Standing Rules to include “two Co-Presidents” and Becky Mackle seconds.
  • Motion #2
    Amy Shanafelt moves to fund Constant Contact in the amount of $450 for the 2014-15 school year. Joan Crooks seconds.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:02 pm