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EVENT CALENDAR

Through Mon., June 6 (extended!): Collect “Box Tops” & bring to school. Goal is 4,000!

TODAY, Thurs., June 2: Volunteer Tea, 3:45-4:30 p.m. Thank you to all 2015-16 volunteers! Child care provided on playground.

TODAY, Thurs., June 2: Summer Reading Kick-Off, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free pizza! Book

Exchange: Bring gently used books to trade, or just take one home. Author Mark Holtzen (“A Ticket to the Pennant”) will appear at 6:30.

TOMORROW, Fri., June 3: Move-a-thon. Raise money for field trip scholarships! Volunteer: http://tinyurl.com/TMmove-a-thon. Turn in donations by Mon., June 6. Lost your form? Get one at the office or at http://bit.ly/MoveathonForm.

TOMORROW, Fri., June 3: End of Lost & Found! Get your item(s) or they will go to charity.

Thurs., June 9: Equity Action Teams meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. Info on all of the teams at www.tmlink.org/info/equity-in-education-initiative/.

Mon., June 13: Gr. K-1 Picnic, 5:30-7 p.m. Bring your own dinner. (No picnic in event of rain.)

Tues., June 14: Gr. 2 Picnic, 5:30-7 p.m.

Wed., June 15: Gr. 3 Picnic, 5:30-7 p.m.

Thurs., June 16: Gr. 4 Picnic, 5:30-7 p.m.

Thurs., June 16, Choir Concert, 7 p.m.

Fri., June 17: Field Day (during school). Volunteers needed: http://tinyurl.com/TM-fieldday.

Wed., June 22: 5th-Grade Promotion, 5:30 p.m.

ENRICHMENT REMINDER Most classes end soon. Info in the catalog at www.tmlink.org/enrichment or check with instructor.

TUTU’S PANTRY June 6-10: Grade 3’s turn to donate food. See www.tmlink.org for calendar updates.

Reminders as We Approach Year’s End

After tomorrow, we will have just 3 weeks left in the 2016-17

school year. So much left to do and so little time left to do it in!

School staff is busy winding down this year while we begin

planning for next year. Please take a moment to review this

information and take action, as appropriate.

v Our Smarter Balanced testing is almost complete. We

anticipate having preliminary scores to send home with your

child’s report card. You will receive the official score report in September.

v Teachers are working to create updated supply lists for next year. We will

be sure to post these on the PTA website at www.tmlink.org so that you can hit

all the summer sales in preparation for back to school.

v Any medications your child keeps at school should be picked up by the last day of school. Medication orders are good for one academic year only.

Any medication left at school after June 24 must be destroyed.

v If you are not planning to return to Thurgood Marshall next year, please let us know by emailing Ms. Patu at hjpatu@seattleschools.org to help us with

our class projections. In addition, if your child will not return to a Seattle

public school, please notify the District as soon as possible by emailing the

Admissions Department at admissions@seattleschools.org or utilize the “Not

Attending 2016-17 School Year Form” at http://bit.ly/NotAttending2016. Your

student’s identification number is required to complete this process.

v Members are being sought for a District Capacity Management Task Force that is to prepare recommendations on meeting demand for classroom space,

which is under pressure primarily because of:

§ Enrollment growth, and

§ Class-size reduction in grades K-3 (funded by the state)

The District would like the task force to include parents, family and

community members who represent the diversity of the District. The task

force will begin work at the end of June 2016 and continue until March 1,

2017. A link to the application is at http://bit.ly/CapacityTaskForce or you may

request a printed application in our school office. Applications must be

submitted by June 15.

Turn in Bike-Riding ‘Calendar’ So TM Can Win Contest! Lost It? Download at TMlink.org

JUNE 2, 2016 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 34

Principal Katie May

Hello, Thurgood Marshall Movers and Shakers! Our annual Move-

a-thon is tomorrow, June 3, and we hope students have been busy

raising those donations. (Form is at http://bit.ly/MoveathonForm.) All contributions will support the 2016-17 field trip scholar-

ships fund. Field trips are such an important part of a

student’s learning experience, says 3rd-Grade Teacher Bianca

Gomez. “They build community and show us that what we learn

in school has real life applications.”

But field trips can be expensive. “We hold this fundraiser

because every student at Thurgood Marshall deserves these

wonderful learning opportunities,” says Gomez. Every

donation also earns a student a raffle ticket in a grade-level

drawing for a Subway lunch to be delivered at school!

Pledge envelopes with donations can be turned in to classroom

teachers starting tomorrow (June 3) and no later than June

6. Get ready to move, Thurgood Marshall!

Have You Pledged for Move-a-thon 2016?

Students Move and Shake Tomorrow to Raise Dollars for Field Trip Scholarships

Have an article for Pup Press? Send it to Cliff Meyer at cliffm99@gmail.com. If your submission is not acknowledged within 24 hours, please call or text 206-366-5413

Bullpup Briefs

Lost & Found Items Will Be Donated to Charity after Fri. Come to the hallway near the gym and check one more time. That lost jacket may be waiting for you … but not after tomorrow afternoon (Friday, June 3)!

June 6 Is Final Day to Bring in ‘Box Tops,’ Win Prizes Student Council’s “Box Tops for Education” drive is nearly done, but Box Tops can still be brought in as late as Monday, June 6. The grade band that reaches its goal first gets extra recess and a chance to eat lunch outside. Box Tops, when sent by a school to be redeemed are worth 10 cents each, which will be allocated by Student Council for activities next year.

TM’s Bell Times Will Remain at 9:35 / 3:45 Next Year The District has reconfirmed that 2016-17 Thurgood Marshall bell times will be 9:35 and 3:45. TM was one of several schools considered for an 8:45 / 3:05 option, but was not one of two schools that ultimately was shifted to those times. A letter explaining the decision is attached to today’s Pup Press.

Support Our School 365 Days a Year at Selected Retailers Fundraising is almost finished this year, but you can continue to support TM when shopping at Amazon.com, Office Depot and other retailers. Details are at www.tmlink.org. (You must use our link to Amazon.com to ensure TM benefits.)

Last Chance to Help Improve District & School Websites The District will be improving its website as well as those of individual schools. Offer your ideas by June 3 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sps_website_2016.

Tutu’s Pantry, Enrichment

Need Volunteers in 2016-17

The PTA is looking for new volunteers! See whether something below matches your interests or talents. Even if not, we'd love to find a spot for you! Email us at pta@tmlink.org.

Tutu's Pantry Volunteer Do you have ideas about how to get grocery store or food bank donors to regularly support our pantry? Would you like to be more involved in helping Tutu's Pantry?

Legislative Chair Are you interested in monitoring state and local education issues? Do you feel passionate about school funding issues and McCleary? The PTA is seeking a volunteer to keep the Board updated on happenings and occasionally write blurbs for Pup Press.

Pup Press & PTA Communications Do you enjoy writing? Editing? Posting to social media? Playing with website design? Helping with Pup Press or other PTA/school outreach activities might be perfect for you!

Enrichment Volunteer Would you like to work with vendors and make sure we have the classes families want at TM? Join our terrific Enrichment Coordinator Eldon Tam in running our program. Other opportunities: Arts at TM, Yearbook, Library, Garden and more! Contact us or see www.tmlink.org/info/volunteering/.

Play & Munch at Class Picnics

Grade-level picnics are just around the corner (on the playground, actually)! Bring food, blankets, outdoor toys and have fun, 5:30-7 p.m. If it rains, we will have to cancel that day’s picnic. Schedule: Monday, June 13: Grades K-1

Tuesday, June 14: Grade 2

Wednesday, June 15: Grade 3

Thursday, June 16: Grade 4

Meet with Friends on Summer Tuesdays at TM Looking for an easy way to have fun and meet up with new as well as old friends this summer? Then mark your calendar for one of the PTA-organized playdates on the Thurgood Marshall playground. All are on Tuesdays, when the TM Library is open for reading and borrowing 4-7 p.m. (and will offer frozen treats!) Bring food, outdoor toys and blankets. Invite new families! A PTA member will be on hand to help welcome them to TM.

Grades K-2: July 5 (4-5 p.m.), July 26 (5-6 p.m.), Aug. 16 (6-7 p.m.)

Grades 3-5: July 12 (4-5 p.m.), Aug. 2 (5-6 p.m.), Aug. 30 (6-7 p.m.)

Equity Action Teams

to Gather on June 9

All are welcome to participate in the final 2015-16 meeting of Equity Action Teams, 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, in the Library. We will hear from the teams (including Title I and field trips) and talk about plans for next year. If you are interested in getting involved or just hearing more, please join us! See http://bit.ly/TMequity for more info.

Melodies of May Teacher Dan Yarr (at piano) leads the Grades 4-5 Spring Instrumental Concert on Tuesday in the Cafeteria. The Spring Choir Concert is June 16.