Bryant Blast Online Auction – Thank you!

Kathy Austin

The auction ended late Monday night and we raised over $23,000! We surpassed our goal and could not have made it without the support of the Bryant community.

Now what? All winning bidders will receive an email with the total amount of their winning bids. Payment drop off and item pick up will be available on Saturday, May 21st from 8-10:30am and on Sunday, May 22nd from 2pm-4pm. We will be in the small parking lot next to the Bryant Elementary Playground.

Thank you again for the supporting our Bryant students. If you have any questions please email us.

Thank you from the Bryant Blast Auction Committee.

Yearbook needs your Blast photos

Kathy Austin

The yearbook team relies on the families of Bryant students to collect all those amazing photos for the yearbook each year. We can’t do this without you! We have already shipped the 2016 yearbook to the printer, but our tradition is to include photos of each year’s Bryant Blast and Field Day in the following year’s book. That’s right, we’re already working on the 2017 yearbook! Email your photos to bryant.elem.yearbook@gmail.com.

Feature your reader for a month!

Kathy Austin

First grader Olympia is our featured reader for May!
Did you know the Bryant Library participates in the nationally recognized Read poster program? Our posters are featured just off the main school entrance in the Library every month and on the library blog. Now’s the time to get your favorite reader featured for a month next school year. Purchase your poster slot on the Bryant Blast online auction and you’ll get a fabulous photo shoot with Bryant parent and photographer Audrey Lee and a personalized Read poster treatment.

From the District: School Board Approves 2016-17 Calendar

Kathy Austin

The 2016-17 school year calendar was approved by the Seattle Public Schools School Board on May 4, 2016.

Important dates include:

Wed., Sept. 7 Start of school
Wed., Sept. 28 2-hr early dismissal
Wed., Oct. 26 2-hr early dismissal
Fri., Nov. 11 Veterans Day (no school)
Mon. – Wed., Nov. 21-23 Elementary and K-8 parent-teacher conferences (varies by school)
Thurs. – Fri., Nov. 24-25 Thanksgiving (no school)
Mon. – Fri., Dec. 19-Dec. 30 Winter break (no school)
Mon., Jan. 2 New Year’s Day (no school)
Mon., Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
Wed., Feb. 1 Day between semesters (no school)
Mon., Feb. 20 Presidents’ Day (no school)
Tues. – Fri., Feb. 21-24 Mid-winter break (no school)
Wed., Mar. 22 2-hr early dismissal
Mon. – Fri., April 10-14 Spring break (no school)
Wed., May 10 2-hr early dismissal
Mon., May 29 Memorial Day (no school)
Fri. June 23 Last day of school

Bryant PTSA Board Positions for 2016/17

Kathy Austin

The Bryant Elementary PTSA board consists of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Chair, Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraising Chair, Legislative Chair, Member-at-Large, and Teacher Representatives.

These positions are extremely important to our school and community. We are thankful for the wonderful and dedicated parents that fill these roles every year! If you are a member of the PTSA and have an interest in a board position or know of others with interest, please contact the Nominating Committee at volunteer@bryantschool.org. We welcome anyone with the desire and commitment to get involved.

For 2016-2017, we have several open positions, including Co-Treasurer and Legislative Chair. Read more →

New bell time task force findings

Kathy Austin

Thank you for completing the parent survey posted a couple of weeks ago. Your feedback is very valuable as the PTSA helps to align after school activities with the new bell times.

Several important themes emerged from the survey.

  • More parents will require after school child care. 50% of parents said they will now need to secure child care because of the new bell times.
  • No morning programs. Only Bike/Walk to Bryant and Safety Patrol/ Crossing Guard Duty would remain in the morning, all other programs would need to move to the afternoon.
  • Participation in Clubs, ASE, & other programs seem unaffected by bell times.
  • Participation in Clubs, ASE, & other programs improve when time is increased to 2 hours.

Read more →

Support our 4th Graders as they Run for Islandwood!

Kathy Austin

RunforIslandwood-logoFriday, April 1 at 6pm

Bryant 4th Graders will be running one mile around the Bryant Track to raise money to subsidize the cost of next year’s Islandwood trip. Come cheer them on as they put in some sweat equity to ensure all 4th Graders can participate in this memorable team-building camp experience. 4th Graders, sign up now to get your fundraising link. It takes 5 minutes and is free!

If you’d like to contribute to this campaign and send all of next year’s 5th Graders to Islandwood, please visit our Run for Islandwood website. Questions? Email Kim Love.

PTSA Nominiating Committee elected

Kathy Austin

Thank you to the PTSA members who attended the Mid-Year General Membership meeting last week and elected our Nominating Committee: Janie Booth, Meghan Delaney and Kate Speizer. These PTSA members are responsible for shaping the PTSA board by presenting the general membership with a slate of candidates to fill 2016-17 board positions to be voted on at the Spring General Membership meeting in June. If you, or someone you know, want to get more involved in the Bryant community, please email Nominating Committee chair Meghan Delaney.