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The 2024–2025 school year wraps up on June 18 — and what a year it’s been! It was full of events and activities that brought us together.

From the Welcome Picnic and Fall Festival to the “Ready. Set. GLOW” dance, Winter Clothing & Ski Swap, Mariners games, and multiple movie nights, the Hazel Wolf community truly showed up. Sustainability efforts like the Ridwell and TerraCycle drives helped families responsibly recycle hard-to-dispose-of items. We also hosted two impactful talks—one by Amy Lang on online safety and communication, and another focused on ADHD, neurodiversity, autism, and early childhood development. The PTSA raised $53,000 through the annual Blue Envelope Campaign, helping fund field trips, staff grants, and academic resources. And there was so much more!

None of this would have been possible without you. Thank you, parents, for making the 2024–2025 school year such a success!

Thank You Volunteers!

• Suenne Dixon – Welcoming Kinder parents and other events
• Stacey Hall – Picture Day, Field Day & daily classroom support in multiple grades
• April Sargent – Picture Day & Fall Fest and other events
• Kelli Charboneau – Picture Day
• Alice Mason – Staff Breakfast
• Aminda Bowen – Staff Breakfast,  Field Day
• Randi Menendez – Library, Field Day
• Erika – Multicultural Night
• Mariah Wakeling – Fall Fest, Childcare
• Andrew Wakeling – Fall Fest, Childcare
• Sara Bevington – Library
• Jovanna Andescavage – Library
• Teresa Bui – Field Day
• Dan Mitchell  – Field Day
• Maxine Wong  – Field Day
• Justin Gatbonton  – Field Day
• David Hultengren  – Field Day
• Amy De Leon  – Field Day
• Alex Hutko  – Field Day
• Erin Renfro  – Field Day
• Briana Klappenbach  – Field Day
• Tuyet Tran  – Field Day
• Becky Aitken  – Field Day
• Molly Keenan  – Field Day
• Jenni Campbell  – Field Day
• Briana Klappenbach  – Field Day
• Alicia Kaneko  – Field Day
• Claudia Garcia  – Field Day
• Gemma Lee  – Field Day
• Hiley Olsen  – Field Day
• Michelle Cairns  – Field Day
• Susan Shortreed  – Field Day, Fall Harvest and other events
• Matt Wood  – Field Day
• Libby Kimmett  – Field Day 
• Joy Bucher  – Field Day
• Jon Jacobs  – Field Day 
• Stephaney Primitivo  – Field Day 
• Kris Wittenberger  – Field Day 
• Heather Locker  – Field Day 
• Erika Krebs  – Field Day 
• Mariah Fraser  – Field Day 
• Signa Moe  – Field Day 
• Jerry Wright  – Field Day 
• Grace Yeung – Neurodiversity Group, Fall Fest
• Leslie Schuyler – Neurodiversity Group 
• Yadira Cadena – Fall Festival
• Kathleen Hayden  – Fall Festival
• Becky Cowan  – Fall Festival
• Maria Cuenca  – Fall Festival
• Aida Mahmulyin  – Fall Festival
• Chloe Cucco  – Fall Festival
• Katy Di Salvo  – Fall Festival
• Henry Vogler  – Fall Festival, Movie Night, Glow Dance
• Jake Kreitzer  – Fall Festival, Movie Night
• Rob Hill  – Fall Festival, movie night
• Travis Wong  – Fall Festival, movie night
• Saron Temesgan – Many events
• Pei Chen – Getting HS volunteers to help with childcare at events
• Iryna Ovetsky   – Classroom
• Alli Hutko – Classroom
• Ariana Kaci  – Classroom
• Liz Simmons  – Classroom
• Lynn Hofstad  – Classroom
• Susan O’Callaghan  – Classroom
• Zufan Fisehatsion – Classroom
• Jenya Barrick  – Class and other events
•  Morgan Ritchie- Lunchroom
• Theo, Dan and Koko – Advocacy volunteers
• Michael Heys, Winter Clothing and Ski Swap Hazel 
• Sabra Warren – Mariners Games and Skating Night
• Koko – Ridwell and Terra Cycle Drives

Have a great summer Wolf Pack!

Lost and Found Final Call

ALL Lost & Found items will be placed on the front benches on Monday, June 16th. Any items remaining on Friday, June 20th will be donated to Kidvantage. Please come by and claim your child’s items.

Welcome to the last month of school! Here’s what’s happening in the final weeks—plus a sneak peek at next school year.

PTSA Volunteer Opportunities

Join the PTSA Board

Thank you to everyone who has reached out to join our board for the 25/26 school year. Here are positions we still need to fill: 

• Auction lead/co-lead
• Auction donation collection sub-lead
• Business donations connection sub-lead
• Direct Ask lead
• Fundraising admin lead – including monitoring email inbox and Little Green Light (our donor management software)
• Move-a-thon sub-lead 

If you’re interested in any of the positions, please email president@hazelwolfk8.org.

Book Bonanza, June 9-13

 Sign up to set up or clean up at Book Bonanza.

Book Donations: Starting June 2, the library will start accepting gently used picture books, early readers, chapter books, and Young Adult novels.

Upcoming PTSA Events and Updates

Community Funding Conversation

Read the May 14 Community Funding Conversation recap to learn about the next steps in how our community is supporting topics important to Hazel Wolf families — including music, engineering, and outdoor education. If you have any questions, please email Stephanie (PTSA Co-President) at stephanie.paolone@hazelwolfk8.org.

Ridwell Film Drive, Now until June 17

Huge thanks to everyone who has brought their grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, and more to the Ridwell bins by the school entrance. The final day to drop off your items is Tuesday, June 17th. Learn what types of plastic film can be accepted.

Great news, 10 people signed up for Ridwell using the Hazel Wolf link, and now we get free film pick up for next school year!

Lost and Found

The last day of school is June 18th. Don’t forget to check the lost and found, located just off the front office area.  Parents can access the Lost and Found anytime during office hours; please check in at the front desk.  Students are encouraged to check it before or after school.  

Join the Hazel Wolf K-8 Community Facebook Group for regular Lost and Found updates including upcoming purge dates, photos and videos of lost items. Or visit the Lost and Found Google album.

2025-2026 Events

The next school year will be here before you know it—keep these important dates on your radar! Alternatively, you can add the PTSA google calendar to your calendar.

• Get Ready for Kindergarten, Aug 19-21
• Open House, TBD
• First Day for School for 1st – 8th grade, Sept 3
• First Day for Kindergarten, Sept 8
• Welcome Picnic, Sept 12 from 6-7:30pm

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If you have any questions, email communications@hazelwolfk8.org.

The school is organizing two great end of year events and they need volunteers! Please make sure you are cleared to be a school volunteer.

Volunteer Orientation

There are two remaining Volunteer Orientations for the school year.  Please make sure you attend one of these orientations, as it is a required step in the volunteer clearance process.  These meetings are on Teams.

• Monday, May 19th at 5:00pm
• Wednesday, June 4th at 9:30am

Hazel Wolf Volunteer Orientation Teams Link 2024-25

Book Bonanza, June 9-13

Classes will browse the HUGE selection of books June 9-13 during class library times, lunch recesses, and before and after school. Friday afternoon we will encourage students to revisit the Bonanza and select more books to ensure families have enough to read all summer!

• Book Donations: Starting June 2, the library will start accepting gently used picture books, early readers, chapter books, and Young Adult novels.
• Set Up (June 6) and Clean Up (June 13) Volunteers: Sign up to volunteer at Book Bonanza.

Field Day, June 13

Field Day is Friday, June 13th and the deadline to sign up to volunteer is Friday, May 30th. Sign up for Field Day today! Ms. Sullivan and Ms. Jackson will be checking to make sure you are cleared to volunteer for that day.