Get that hair slicked back and practice those smiles! Picture day is Monday, Oct 16. We need volunteers to make sure those classes coming in on schedule. If you can free up your morning or afternoon, or even just an hour, please contact Andrea Cooney to help.

First Day of Kindergarten
Mon, Sept 11

PTSA Welcome Tea & Coffee
Mon, Sept 11, 8am

PTSA September Board Meeting
Tues, Sept 12, 7pm

5th Graders at Islandwood
Septr 25-28

Kindergarten-4th Grade Curriculum Night
Thurs, Sept 28

For registration and information visit www.seattlease.org or follow the After School Enrichment link under the Enrichment tab. There you can view all of the class descriptions, and register and pay online all in one place.

There’s also limited space available for regular Wednesday early release classes that go until 2:30 or 3:30

Registration will close September 17th, with classes starting the first week of October.

Look for colored signs on the playground the first few days of school marking where your classroom lines up. That will also be where you should meet your student at the end of the day. And remember, school gets out early every Wednesday (except the first day for 1st-5th) at 1:10pm!

Then, once you see them off on that first day, join us in the lunchroom Wed, Sept 6 and Mon, Sept 11 from 8-9am for our First Day Welcome with breakfast treat and rub shoulders with school principals and PTSA leaders to see how you can engage with Bryant this year.

Tuesday, Sept 5,
4 to 5pm in your assigned classrooms

The third grade team invites the newest third graders to visit their classrooms, introduce themselves to their teachers and bring in all those heavy school supplies before the big day.

Kindergarten Open House
Tuesday, Sept 5
1-2pm in assigned classrooms

Kindergarten Playdate
2-3pm on the Bryant playground

All our incoming Kindergarteners are invited to visit with their teachers and explore their new classrooms on Tuesday. You should be hearing from your teacher soon to learn your classroom assignment and schedule your introductory meetings. Then stick around for the final Kinder playdate out on the Bryant playground. Celebrate the end of summer and make some new friends for the entire family!

We’d like to invite you to join us as members of the Bryant PTSA. Membership is a great way to support the largest volunteer association dedicated to child advocacy and programs benefitting children in Seattle and nationwide.

Top Five Reasons to Join the PTSA:

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

Your PTSA membership needs to be renewed every year. Hit the ground running this year. Download your membership form today and join one of the strongest PTSA’s in our region. For more information contact the Membership Co-Chairs Ann Sonnen and Mary-Britt Love.

LASER is currently looking for energetic, reliable, and creative candidates to work part-time in their after-school program with potential of full-time during day camps at Bryant and Laurelhurst. Salary Range is $15+/hr DOE. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent. Prior childcare experience and Associate/Bachelor Degrees are a plus.

If you are interested, please send your resume and cover letter to: info@laserchildcare.org

Card-making and donation station 
7:35-7:55 a.m. Wednesday, June 21
Bryant schoolyard
Accepting donations of Safeway gift cards,
and checks made out to Sand Point Elementary PTA

Undoubtedly, you’ve heard by now about Charleena Lyles’ fatal shooting at her home in Magnuson Park. The Sand Point Elementary (SPE) community is asking for support for their students living at Magnuson Park’s Solid Ground Housing (Brettler), many of whom lived near Charleena’s family and witnessed her violent death as well the traumatic events that followed.

You may have seen a list of supplies circulating to support the SPE community while they recover, and the well-meaning response has the potential to be overwhelming. Chandra Hampson, SPE PTA Community Engagement Chair, is working with the family and the community, and asks that donations of Safeway gift cards and straight monetary donations be made out to Sand Point Elementary PTA so they can determine the best way to support their students and families.

Please join the Bryant community tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21, at morning drop-off to show support for Sand Point Elementary. We’ll be making cards and sending words of love and support. You can also drop off monetary or gift card donations. If you’re unable to join us but would like to help, you can send your donation through kid mail (checks should be made out to Sand Point Elementary PTA) in an envelope marked ‘Bryant PTSA.’

There may also be ways to help support Charleena’s family and community throughout the summer. We’ll keep you posted through the Big List as we get a clearer picture of their needs.

If you’re struggling with ways to help your child deal with community violence, the website Look Through Their Eyes is a thoughtful resource.