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Want more?GetPTA and school news online atfor indepth articles, links, calendar of events, and more. And visit our new Facebookpage! 5thGrade Project Livens Stairwell; Counselor Looks Back on Busy Year Ð See Page 2 taff Lineup for Next YearItÕs hard to believe that this is the last issue of Pup Press for the 2014school year. In my first year at Thurgood Marshall I have learned so much. Thank you for bearing with me as I learned the ropes ofSeattle Schools. It has been such a pleasure to become part of this wonderful school community and I look forward to next year.I just received word today that our Assistant Principal position will be posted tomorrow, which means that we will be scheduling interviews next week. We will be looking for twoparents to serve on this interview team. If you are interested, please email me at Aside from this, we are fully staffed for next year. HereÕs the lineGen Ed:HCC: Ð Anna Marie Privette (108)Ð Rob Long (114)Ð Mona Tu (109) Ð Tara Kohls (115)Ð Bridgette Carney (110)Ð Mindy Huss (113)Ð Lacey Sheridan (111)Ð Cora Glass (201)Ð Shari HowardPowell (13 Ð Susan Kingsbury (202)2 Ð Sarah Gese 3 Ð Laurie Jensen (203)Ð Bianca Gomez (204)4 Ð Cat Serpe (P3)Ð Alison Miller (206)Ð Mary MacDonald (P1)Ð Sam Egelhoff (205)4 Ð Will Miller (P2)PEACE Academy4/5 Ð Marcie von Beck (210) Meredith Fourre (105 Ð Preschool)Ð Will Paul (208)Donna Dugan (104)Ð Kimber Kierstead (209)Alex Shaw (106)Katie Humphreys (107)Have a wonderful summer and donÕt be a stranger! Our Librarywill continue to be open on Tuesdays from 47 pmthroughout the summer. Bring your children for books and popsicles and stay for organized playdateson the playground. If you know of new families, please spread the word that they are welcome, too! Kindergarten JumpStartwill be held August 17 9 Do you enjoy meeting new people?Do you like helping organize volunteers for nts via email and the easyuse Sign Up Genius?. The PTA is looking for one or two people to be Volunteer Coordinators next year. There is no experience necessary and you will have lots of PTA support. Formore information to talk to our current Volunteer Coordinator, please contact Jen Ellis at . Library Sends Home Books, Reading List Kindergartners through 4thgraders received a free book from the Librarythis week to encourage summer reading, while our5thgraders received asuggestedreading list (Òwas_squatchÓ) courtesy of Washington Middle School. Be sure to keepthose kids reading during those long days of summer!For other summer reading ideas, go to www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents TM Watches StormBasketball More than 60 fans from Thurgood Marshall cheered on the Seattle Storm during theteamÕsWNBA seasonopener victory on Saturday eveningover the Los Angeles Sparks. Attendeesenjoyed seeing our school called outon the big screenÉgraderFlynn Irvine(along with hisbrother, Tate), even had a chance toparticipate in the action, racing an enormous tireacross the courtduring a timeout. EVENT CALENDAR Thurs., June 11 Field Day Sat., June 13 Community Meeting w/Dr. Stephan Blanford DouglassTruth Library, 10 Tues., June 16 Last Day of School,hour early dismissal SUMMER AND FALL EVENTS See the attached flier for a list of summer and fall events for TM families! Principal Katie May JUNE 11, 2015VOLUME 8, ISSUE TODAY! Have an article for Pup Press?Send it to Dana Armstrong atIf your submission is not acknowledged within 24 hours, please call or text 206 The Big Picture: New ArtInstallation Uses 5thGradersÕ Spirit to BrightenStairwellJustin time for 5thgrade promotion, the class legacy projectÑ ceramic tile mural Ñ has been installed in the west stairwell near the cafeteria. The artwork, composed of individual 4Ó x 4Ó tilesdesigned and painted by each 5thgrade student and teacher, brings color and creativity to a pviously empty wall in a heavily used staircase. The project encouraged kids to make an individual statementwithin a colorful composition that works together as a whole. The kids and teachers were eachgiven a tile andasked to paint somethingfrom their hearts and minds, symbolically, like a stamp. The mural captures a moment of the 5thgradersÕ spirit.Many people collaborated to produce this beautiful memory of this yearÕs 5thgrade class. We would especially liketo thank lead parent volunteers Hadar Ironand Rebecca Bloomfor their vision and commitment; Dejan Miovic, Jenny Ott andKaren Zeribifor fundraising and project support; teacher Beth Zirngibleforhelp with production; the5thgrade teachersforfindingtime for this activity;and all the parentswho worked with the kids, helped with glazing, firing and assembly of the tiles,baked goodies, contributedfunds, and showed your enthusiasm for the project! Looking Back at a Busy Year As the year comes to aclose I want to take time to reflect on the PTAsupported counseling departmentÕs time spent with the students of Thurgood Marshall. Over the year I have had the opportunity to connect with kids in grades K5 through 314 different classroom counseling lessons. These lessons have spanned in topic focus including emotion identification & regulation, problem solving, bullying prevention, career awareness & exploration, test preparation, teamwork, peer pressure, and transitioning to middle school. In addition, I have had over 300 individual counseling sessions with our students, helping them problem solve, stand up for themselves, and work through tough topics. This year I also offered fivetypes of groups (grief/loss, divorce, friendship, social skills, and school success) and had eightrounds of groups, each composed of eightvisits per group. We also were able to do some schoolwide outreachwith three assemblies this year, two from Taproot Theatre focused on reducing bullying and being an upstanderand one assembly by Hope Heart about overall health and wellnessThis year I also had the joy of training just shy of 60 4th- and 5thgrade Conflict Mediators and Recess Mentorsto be problem solvers and peer models on the playground for younger students. Their help has been an amazing asset to our school community and I applaud them for their hard work! Last but not least, this spring was our first effort in starting a arentled book groupfocused onhelping kids and families find balance and achieve their goals in meeting the social and emotional needs of each child. IÕm sad the year is wrapping up but I look forward to next year when we can start new with fun programs, lessons, and groups to help support everyone through their social, emotional, and academic wellbeing!Coyote Central Community Art Project Installation and Celebration Takes Place his SummerCoyote CentralÕs Hit the Streetspublic youth art project commemorating Justice Thurgood Marshallwill be installed on our school campus this summer. Mark your calendars for the celebration on Thursday, Aug. . The project is funded in part by a Small and Simple Project Grantfrom the City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching fund. Follow theprojectÕsprogress at: Last Chance To Send In Box Tops! Box Top Coordinator Ann McCurdywill be collecting box tops for the last time tomorrow (June 12). Please have your child bring your Box Tops to his/her classroom or the Front Office. And remember to save your box tops over this summer, to bring to school next fall Meghan KaloperCounselorÕs Corner Congratulations to our 5th-graders on their promotion and an additional thank you to the 5thgrade Promotion Events team, led by Shyla Wilcynski, for the lovely ceremony. 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