FASPS State of the School Presentation: Friday, February 10

We will present our annual State of the School at next Friday’s FPC Coffee Hour. Please join us in the MPR for coffee and pastries (or online) starting at 8:30am (the State of the School presentation will begin between 8:45am and 9:00am and last one hour). PARKING REMINDER: Please park in FASPS’s front parking lot or the JCC’s lower parking lot. Please do not park on FASPS’s playground since the presentation will not end before the gates are closed for the first recess. Thank you! Add Event to Calendar: Apple | Google | Office 365 | Outlook | Outlook.com | Yahoo

Let’s Go Bowling at TechCity Bowl Next Saturday, February 11!

The FPC has reserved spots for ±30 bowlers for two hours on Saturday, February 11. Please arrive no later than 3:00pm to get set up with bowling balls and shoes. To participate, please RSVP to tysen@gannonassoc.com no later than Wednesday, February 8. If we have a large turnout, we can add more lanes. Hope to see you there!

• What: FASPS FPC Family Bowling Fun!
• When: Saturday, February 11, 3:15–5:15pm
• Where: TechCity Bowl (click here for Google map)
• Cost: $25 / Person (includes shoe rental)
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Procuring for This Year’s Gala and Auction

We are thrilled to have already received a few procurement items for this year’s Gala and Auction, and we look forward to receiving more before the March 31 deadline. Procuring for the Auction is easy and fun! Each family is asked to procure or provide one or more items with a combined market / retail value of at least $300 — to be auctioned off in the Online or Live Auction. While procuring or providing Auction items is preferred, a family may, alternatively, make a cash donation to the Auction in an amount equal to or exceeding $300. For more information about the Gala and Auction, please click here.

Themed Auction packages are always well received, but we would welcome single items too. Click here for a few ideas to get you started. Certificates and gift cards should have an expiration date of at least April 22, 2024. To donate or procure an item or experience, please click here to access and complete the online donation form. To make a cash donation, please click here. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Gala Team at Gala@FASPS.org for assistance. Your contributions will help make our Auction and Gala a success! Merci! Thank you so much for your support.

Our Parents Are Critical to Our School and Our Community — Thank You for Everything You Do!

• The FPC Needs Bakers: Click here for details and sign-up slots.
• FPC Pastry Sales Next Friday at Pick-up: Stop by 3:00–4:30pm February 10 for delicious pastries from Belle Pastry!
• Tutu’s Pantry Drivers & Helpers Needed: Deliveries are approximately every other week on Thursdays, 1:00–3:00pm. Click here to sign up.
• Grade 3 Families Invited to Participate in Tutu’s Pantry Donations This Wednesday & Thursday (February 8 & 9): Look for a letter about the program and a donation grocery bag along with a recommended shopping list coming to your classroom.
• So Many Volunteer Opportunities at FASPS: Click Here to Learn More

TYPK–Grade 5 February Break Camp Registration Closes February 10 at 6:00pm:

• Camp Option #1 = Garderie Break Camp for TYPK–Grade 5 Students From 8:30am to 5:00pm: During February Break, camp will be offered on February 21, 22, 23, and 24 (no camp on February 20 or February 27). Drop-off will be 8:30–9:00am, and pick-up will be 4:30–5:00pm. Registration by day is available.
• Camp Option #2 = Piano & Keyboard Specialty Mini-Camp for Grade 1–5 Students From 9:00am to 12:00pm: Drop-off will be 8:45–9:00am, and pick-up will be 12:00–12:15pm. FASPS Enrichment Vendor After School Audio is back with an exciting musical opportunity for students in Grades 1–5. Students will learn keyboard skills and music theory basics by playing popular tunes and familiar nursery rhymes. With fun games and creative exercising, students will develop essential music skills, such as notation reading, listening, expressive playing, and even composing! Registration by day is available. Please note that there is no afternoon Garderie for Mini-Camp participants; if you will require afternoon care, please register for both Garderie Break Camp and Piano & Keyboard Mini-Camp.
• Camp Option #3 = Karate Specialty Mini-Camp for K–Grade 5 Students From 9:00am to 12:00pm: Drop-off will be 8:45–9:00am, and pick-up will be 12:00–12:15pm. Join Karate-X for a challenging, fun, and safe winter break camp experience! Time to get away from screens, burn energy, and learn new skills. Students will learn and practice karate and kung fu for a unique and positive experience! Each action-packed day will include physical and mental activities, games, and drills to build body and mind! Our professional instructors know how to challenge and motivate kids of all ages, building self-confidence and discipline. This class is for all skill levels, even those who have never practiced karate. Karate-X Break Camp will challenge and grow bodies and minds. Train with Karate-X and have awesome fun! Registration is for the entire week — no daily registration possible for karate camp. Please note that there is no afternoon Garderie for Mini-Camp participants; if you will require afternoon care, please register for both Garderie Break Camp and Karate Mini-Camp.

Please Note! Space is very limited for all camps, so please register as soon as possible. We will do our best to accommodate as many students as possible. Further details will be shared with registered families closer to the break. Please email Garderie@FASPS.org with questions. Registration closes at 6:00pm on Friday, February 10.

February Math Problem of the Month (Click Here)

Grade 2–5 Mathletes: Do you have what it takes to solve our February Math Problem of the Month? Solutions are due Tuesday, February 28. And a big congratulations to everyone who correctly solved our January Math Problem of the Month (and won a free FASPS t-shirt)!

• Theo Demers in Grade 2-B
• Jacob Chen, Colette Granbois, Malini Sood, Oliver Stahl & Rémy Vidal in Grade 3-A
• Summer Anderson & Ayden Dichiara in Grade 3-B

Jan. 30 – Feb. 3 Lost & Found Items (Pictured Below) Will Be Donated to Charity on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023

If you see anything in the photo below that belongs to you, please email Reception@FASPS.org BEFORE Friday, February 10. Thank you!

FASPS Welcomed Grade 5 Students From Area Schools to Visit Our Middle School and Grade 5 Classes This Week

Grade 8 Mandarin Students Visiting the Wing Luke Museum and Having Lunch at Dough Zone Dumpling House

Practice Makes Perfect in Our Being Well Learning Lab

Our Newest Tinies Enjoying Loads of One-on-One Attention at Our Satellite Campus in Factoria

Grade 6 Students Cooking Up Some Scrumptious Pancakes After School

Music Is So Important to Our Curriculum for So Many Reasons!

Every day with both their regular teachers and with our music teachers, our TYPK students develop and hone their skills through music, whose importance in contemporary education is well known. Because it engages various competences such as coding and decoding, mathematics, language, respect of instructions, well-being, concentration, and socialization, among others, music is a transversal competence of great importance, and these skills are developed beginning in TYPK.

This year, Sally’s, Cybel’s, and Gilles’ TYPK and PK students have started the work necessary to ultimately play percussion together. Offering our young musicians a large-group musical experience in which they can apply the notions previously discussed is a unique experience in which everyone will play their part together. And to try is to succeed! Merci Fabian for your precious help and our amazing students for their boundless enthusiasm!

Our Lower School Student Council Brainstorming Recess Ideas

Grade 8 Students Continuing Their Partner Work This Week

Antonio & Maya From Grade 4 Reading « Plus gros que le ventre » to Grade 1 Students

Building Figures and Determining Area and Perimeter in Grade 5 Math

Our First Grade 4–5 Assembly

All Smiles During Our Friday Math Games Enrichment Class

Mastering the -tion & -ture Suffixes in Grade 5

Mugging for the Camera at Recess

Story Time With Schoolmates

Can You Watch Ember at Your Home February 16–26?

Ember is 1½ years old and has a beautiful disposition. She likes kids and walks and playing catch, and she gets along well with other dogs. If you think it could work, please call or text (206) 412-9275. Thank you! Jocelyn Ascott

Family Looking for French Reading Tutor for Grade 4 Student

We are looking for a middle- or high-school student for online extra French reading for grade 4 student through the summer (1–3 hours a week, after 5:00pm on weekdays). Please email svlr2006@gmail.com for more details. Thank you.

“The U.S. City That Keeps Changing the World”

“There's something in the air in Seattle. And while at first sniff you might assume it’s coffee, nose a little harder and you’ll notice that Seattle doesn’t run on caffeine — it runs on innovation. It’s not for nothing that this city has spawned Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, and Starbucks, for starters. Even Pike Place Market was founded in 1907 as a way for farmers to sell produce directly to customers.” Click Here to Read the Rest of the Article

Sophrology (French Mindfulness) With FASPS Parent Yolande Thiébaut

Family Looking for French Tutor for Their 4-year-old Daughter Before Moving to Toulouse This Summer

Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2023 (February 3–12)

The 18th Annual Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2023 is coming to Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Avenue in Seattle) and streaming virtually February 3–12; family passes and tickets are available. Step into a world of fantasy and fairytale, and be sure not to miss the « Petites et Grandes Aventures » screening at 2:30pm on Saturday, February 11, showcasing French language and culture (showing February 3–12 virtually as well). Learn about the beauty, the intricacy, and the intimacy of French through these beautiful shorts. Click here to learn more. Click here for a film festival trailer.

Northwest Radon Poster Contest for Students 9–14 Years Old:

• Contest Dates: January 10 – March 10
• Submission Deadline: Friday, March 10, 11:59pm
• Eligible Students: 9–14 years of age living in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
• Click Here for Details