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PTSA Winter Event Recap

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Welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing Mid-Winter Break.

2025 is off to a strong start, with the PTSA hosting a guest speaker at the January general session and throwing a fun dance party. We also celebrated the city results of the National PTA Reflections Art Contest. Read the recaps!

Online Safety Presentation by Amy Lang from Birds & Bees & Kids

In January, the PTSA invited Amy Lang from Birds & Bees & Kids to speak at the general session, where she shared valuable resources and insights on keeping kids safe online.  Thanks to all those who attended!

Headshot of Amy Lang, a white woman with short brown hair, wearing a red shirt and matching red eyeglasses.

We had a great conversation about:

  • Simple, low-tech things you can do to keep your kids safer online
  • Why you need to talk about online safety
  • How to talk about pornography (before they see it)
  • What to say and how to handle it if they’ve seen it
  • Why monitoring and filtering are so important

“Ready. Set. Glow” Dance

More than 100 families attended our first ever “Ready. Set. Glow!” Dance in January. It was an absolute blast to see all the kids (and grown ups!) having such a fun time dancing together! Huge thanks to our amazing DJ, Henry Vogler, our PTSA event planners—Maia Vogler and Diana Wong—and all the parent volunteers who helped with set up and take down: Andrew Chipperfield, Heather Eliav, Hannah Gelman, Rob Hill, Jenn Johnson-Demel, Chakrya Lim, Amanda Smith, and Erika Trott. Without your help, this uplifting community event would not have been possible.

Hazel Wolf K-8 students dance in the darken cafeteria while laser designs project on the screen.
A parents djs the dance from the dj table.

2024 National PTA Reflections Art Contest

Although this contest took place in the fall, the judging and celebration at the city level recently wrapped up. Congratulations to the Hazel Wolf K-8 students who are finalists, with their art advancing to the state level, and to all the Honorable Mentions! We have some talented students. To learn more about the results, visit the Seattle City Council PTSA results page.

National PTA Reflections contest banner.
Paper February Calendar laying next to knitting supplies.

February PTSA Events and Updates

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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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Digital drawings of winter clothing and equipment and the words "Winter Clothing and Ski Swap"

2024 Winter Clothing and Ski Swap, Nov 2nd

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The 2024 Winter Clothing & Ski Swap is Nov. 2nd, 11am-4pm in the Cafetorium. Get outfitted for winter and help raise money for our school! Open to the public, this event features gently used winter apparel and ski/snowboard gear. There will also be new apparel and gear to purchase, courtesy of Hazel Wolf family-owned Dusty’s Ski Shop.

Way to Participate

  • Come shop on November 2nd!
  • Sell Gear: Pre-register your gear and drop off at the school on October 24th, 25th and 29th & November 1st from 3-6pm. Visit the Winter Clothing and Ski Swap page to learn more.
  • Volunteer: This is a popular, public event and it takes a lot of volunteers to make it run. Please sign up at tinyurl.com/HWskiswapvolunteer to help with consignment drop offs, event set up, support, and closing up.
  • Help spread the word and share this event with friends and family.

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Volunteers Needed for Harvest Festival

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The Harvest Festival is coming up on Sunday, October 27 from 12pm-3pm. To make it a successful event, we need folks to help with set up, games, food, and clean up. The volunteer duties are split into 2 shifts. This way, you can help for half of the festival and spend the other half enjoying it with your family! Thank you to those who have already signed up to volunteer.

If you have questions, please contact the events team at communityevents@hazelfwolfk8.org.

Sign Up to Volunteer Today!

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2024 Harvest Festival

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Join us Sunday, October 27 from 12pm-3pm to celebrate the season with tricks, treats, games, face painting, and spooky surprises. There will be refreshments and food available for purchase. Costumes encouraged! 

If you’re interested in volunteering, sign up at tinyurl.com/HWharvestvolunteer. We need folks to help with set up, games, food, and clean up

Don’t forget to subscribe to the PTSA events calendar and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Help our Community Thrive: Join the PTSA Board!

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Are you looking for a rewarding experience that brings you closer to the inner workings of our school, and offers a deeper understanding of how and why decisions are made?

Do you have skills you’d love to share, and a desire to make a positive difference in the lives of our students, staff and families?

Are you interested in helping build a thriving, connected community here at Hazel Wolf K-8?

The PTSA Board is the place to be! We continue to need great people to help develop, plan, organize and promote our programs, events and initiatives. As a priority, in preparation for the 2024-25 school year, the following open positions need to be filled:

Co-Treasurer – This person helps with all aspects of accounting, from preparing and presenting budgets, to tracking and recording income and expenditure, and keeping accurate, detailed records.  

Communications – From updating our website to posting on social media, writing blog posts to designing flyers for events, this position helps keep our community in the know.

Community Events – If you’re passionate about planning social events that bring our community members together, this is the board position for you!

Fundraising – Do you love organizing innovative and fun ways to raise money for a good cause? Join the board as Fundraising Coordinator and help us continue raising the funds that make great things happen for students, staff and families in our community!

To express your interest in any of the positions listed above, please email Christa Kleiner, our current PTSA Board President, or text her at 206-335-2497.

If you’d like to help but don’t see something that fits, Christa would still love to here from you! Let her know what skills you’d like to share, or if you have ideas for ways we can make our school and community great. 

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