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February PTSA Events and Updates

Published on February 2, 2025February 10, 2025 by hwk8ptsaLeave a comment

February brings plenty of ways to get involved—check out our PTSA events, volunteer opportunities, and updates that will keep you connected and engaged with our school community!

Upcoming February PTSA Events

ADHD Parent Support Group, Feb. 13

February’s meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13 in the Library, 4pm-6pm. This group meets monthly on the second Thursday, providing education, resources, and support to parents and guardians of students with ADHD. If you have questions or would like more information before attending, please reach out to Leslie Schuyler at luschuyler@gmail.com.

TerraCycle

Join us in keeping hard-to-recycle household products out of landfill! Bring your items to the labeled recycle bins by the school entrance. Check what can be collected here, or email estem@hazelwolfk8.org with any questions.

Events Calendar

Visit our events calendar to see PTSA and school events in once place. Don’t forget to subscribe! If you have any questions, email communications@hazelwolfk8.org

Volunteer Opportunities

School Tour Volunteers Needed

The Admin team is looking for volunteers to show prospective families our school and help answer questions during school tours. Volunteers are needed on February 6, 13, and 27. Volunteer today.

Mid-Year and End-of-Year Fiscal Review Volunteers

The PTSA needs three volunteers for the mid-year and end-of-year fiscal reviews, which should be done by people other than the current check signers (treasurer and PTSA presidents). It will take a few hours over one or two evenings. If you’re a member and would like to help, please email treasurer@hazelwolfk8.org.

PTSA Updates

All Volunteer Sign-Ups Now in One Place

To make things easier, all sign-up sheets for upcoming events will be available on the volunteer page. Visit the page today!

Ridwell Update

Your amazing response to our plastic film recycling drive has earned our school free plastic film pick-ups from Ridwell this Spring! More info and collection dates coming soon.

Lost and Found Reminder

Mid-Winter Break is coming up, don’t forgot to check the lost and found.

Each week, items that have been in the Lost & Found for more than four weeks are placed on the front benches for one last call. Unclaimed items remaining on Saturdays are donated to Kidvantage. Join the Hazel Wolf K-8 Community Group on Facebook for regular updates including photos and videos of lost items.

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Get Ready for the K-5 “Ready. Set. Glow” Dance on January 31st!

Published on January 26, 2025January 18, 2025 by hwk8ptsa2 Comments

This Friday, January 31, from 6:30-8:30pm in the Cafetorium is the K-5 “Ready. Set. Glow” Dance! K-5 families, put on your dancing shoes and wear your favorite white or neon clothes and get ready to dance the night away to kid-friendly tunes!

Snacks will be available for purchase at the dance.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to help make the dance a memorable experience for our students. Please consider signing up to volunteer.

Support Public Schools: Join the Billion Dollar Bake Sale on Jan. 25

Published on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by hwk8ptsaLeave a comment

Public Schools kids need more funding! Join your fellow SPS parents/kids as part of the statewide effort called Washington’s Billion Dollar Bake Sale.

On Saturday, January 25th, write a postcard to your legislators, and grab some baked goods to help fund statewide advocacy efforts! Learn more about the event on the Northeast Seattle Facebook Event.

10am-2pm: Green Lake Playground
10am-2pm: Maple Leaf Park (Roosevelt and 85th St. entrance)
10am-2pm: Safeway (NE 75th St and 35th Ave NE)
10am-2pm: University District Farmers Market (north entrance at NE 52nd St.)
12pm-4pm: Ravenna Brewing (5408 26th Ave NE)

Please join us! Together, we can make a difference!

Looking forward to seeing you there,

HW PTSA Community

Jan. 22nd PTSA General Session Featuring Amy Lang from Birds & Bees & Kids

Published on January 19, 2025January 18, 2025 by hwk8ptsaLeave a comment

The PTSA General Session is this Wednesday, January 22 from 6:30pm-8:30pm in the Cafetorium. In addition to updates from Principal Breuder and your PTSA Committee members, we’re thrilled to welcome Amy Lang from Birds & Bees & Kids as our guest speaker.

If you need an interpreter for this meeting, please let us know via president@hazelwolfk8.org. Childcare will be provided for Hazel Wolf students.

How ‘The Talks’ Can Keep Your Kid Safer Online

Amy Lang’s presentation, “How ‘The Talks’ Can Keep Your Kid Safer Online”, will share how to make sure you (and not the internet) are your child’s go-to birds and the bees expert!

Parents will learn:

Simple, low-tech things you can do to keep kids safer online
How to talk about being safe online
Why monitoring and filtering are so important
How birds and bees talks keep your kids safer online

Learn more about Amy Lang at Birds & Bees & Kids.

PTSA Updates

Volunteer Sign-Ups in One Place

Looking to get more involved? Sign-up forms are now all in one place, so you can easily browse and find what works best for your schedule. Sign up to volunteer today!

January PTSA Events Post

More events have been added to the January PTSA Events post. Check out the post again!

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TerraCycle School Recycling Drive: Join the Effort!

Published on January 12, 2025January 6, 2025 by hwk8ptsaLeave a comment

The TerraCycle School Recycling Drive is happening now and will continue until April 30. TerraCycle is a company that helps recycle materials that are hard to recycle. Please drop items in the labeled recycling bins at the school entrance.

Accepted Items

Below is a list of items being collected. Learn more about each item category.

drink pouches and straws
squeezable pouches and caps
oral care items
air care products

If you have any questions, please email parent volunteer Koko at estem@hazelwolfk8.org.

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January PTSA Events

Published on January 5, 2025January 18, 2025 by hwk8ptsaLeave a comment

2024 Blue Envelope Campaign Results

In case you missed it, take a moment to check out the 2024 Blue Envelope Campaign recap, posted on December 22nd. Thank you again, Wolf Pack, for your incredible support!

Upcoming January PTSA Events

Happy New Year! We’re excited to start 2025 with a variety of events this January and hope you can join us for some of them!

ADHD Parent Support Group, Jan. 9

January’s meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9, 4-6pm in the Library. This group provides education, resources, and support to parents and guardians of students with ADHD. It meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month. If you have questions or would like more information before attending, please reach out to Leslie Schuyler at luschuyler@gmail.com.

General PTSA Meeting, Jan. 22 Featuring Amy Lang from Birds & Bees & Kids

Join us on Wednesday, January 22nd, from 6:30-8:30pm in the Cafetorium for updates from Principal Breuder and the PTSA. Amy Lang from Birds & Bees & Kids will be our guest speaker. She will share how to make sure you (and not the internet) are your child’s go-to birds and the bees expert! Parents will learn:

Simple, low-tech things you can do to keep kids safer online
How to talk about being safe online
Why monitoring and filtering are so important
How birds and bees talks keep your kids safer online

If you need an interpreter, please let us know via president@hazelwolfk8.org. Childcare will be provided for Hazel Wolf students.

NEW! Seattle DOT Sidewalks/Walkways Workshop, Jan. 25 9am

The Seattle Department of Transportation is holding a workshop in our neighborhood to discuss new sidewalks/walkways funded by a transportation levy. The event will begin at the school at 9am and we’ll chat, then take a walk around the neighborhood. All community members are welcome!

K-5 “Ready. Set. GLOW” Dance, Jan. 31

K-5 families, put on your dancing shoes and join us on Friday, January 31, from 6:30-8:30pm (corrected time) in the Cafetorium for the K-5 “Ready. Set. GLOW” Dance! Wear your favorite white or neon clothes and get ready to dance the night away to kid-friendly tunes!

Volunteers are needed to help make the dance a memorable experience for our students. Please consider signing up to volunteer.

TerraCycle School Recycling Drive, now through Apr. 30th

The TerraCycle School Recycling Drive continues this month. TerraCycle, a leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials. We are collecting four categories: drink pouches & straws, squeezable pouches & caps, oral care, and air care products. See what items can be collected here. Please bring your items to the labeled recycle bins by the school entrance. Email parent volunteer Koko at estem@hazelwolfk8.org with questions.

Events Calendar

Visit our events calendar to see PTSA and school events in once place. If you have any questions, email communications@hazelwolfk8.org

Wolf Pack Raises $53,000 for 2024 Blue Envelope Campaign

Published on December 22, 2024December 21, 2024 by hwk8ptsaLeave a comment

Thank you to the Wolf Pack for showing up big for our 2024 Blue Envelope campaign! Check out the incredible results — our amazing community raised over $53,000 to support 36 vital programs! Your generosity, in all capacity, shows we are curious, caring, connected, and supported!

If you have any questions about the appeal, or want more information on how the PTSA supports our school and community, please reach out to fundraising@hazelwolfk8.org.

2024 Sponsors

A special thank you to our generous corporate sponsors for helping make this campaign a success!