Hamilton Sweatshirt Orders

Today is the deadline for turning in your order for the second order of HIMS shirts, sweatshirts and the like. Contact Angela Painter if you would like to place an order. The first batch of shirt orders came in and the plan is to pass them out today (Friday, 10/20). Please ask your student if they received the order. If you think should have received some shirts and did not, please contact Angela Painter.

Mathematics and Our Children's Future

Monday October 16, 2006 7:00-9:00p.m.: Mathematics and Our Children's Future Come learn from Dr. Ruth Parker, CEO of the Mathematics Education Collaborative, about the critical changes needed in the teaching and learning of mathematics so all our children will have open doors to a bright future. The program will be held at Roosevelt High School Auditorium , 1410 NE 66th St. Seattle. Childcare and light refreshments will be provided. This event is sponsored by the Alliance for Education, MESA, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Council PTSA, UW College of Education. Click here for the Seattle Public Schools press release.

Let's stay in touch…!

The final deadline for getting your contact information in the PTSA STUDENT DIRECTORY is NEXT Monday, OCTOBER 16th. We need permission each year, so even if you were listed last year, we need to hear back from you if you want to be listed again! The directory forms were in your start-of-school packets, but at this time, please send an email to our directory editor Beth Rollinger at brollinger@yahoo.com and give her your student name(s), grade, parent/guardian name, phone & email and 2nd parent/guardian name, phone & email, if applicable. We hope the Directory will be done by November 1st!

SDOT Open House to Discuss Changes on Stone Way North

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is proposing a 'road diet' or reduction in the number of motor vehicle lanes on Stone Way North between North 34th Street and North 50th Street to improve safety at marked crosswalks. If a road diet is not implemented, the four marked crosswalks at North 38th Street, North 41st Street, North 47th Street, and North 48th Street will be removed. Consistent with the Wallingford Neighborhood Plan, SDOT has proposed changing Stone Way North from the current four lane configuration to a three lane configuration, two travel lanes and a center left turn lane, with parking and striped bicycle lanes on both sides of the street. These changes benefit all users of Stone Way. Dangerous weaving is prevented, smoothing the flow of traffic, and left turns are both easier and safer. Based on other similar conversions, business access is improved. But most importantly, pedestrian safety is greatly improved. Many may recall the terrible 2005 accident when a student crossing Stone Way North at the North 41st Street crosswalk was seriously injured. The driver in the curb lane stopped, but the driver in the inside lane did not, striking the student. This kind of accident is highly unlikely in a three lane configuration. Please come to the Open House to support the implementation of our Neighborhood Plan and help make Wallingford a better and safer place. October 10th, 5-8 PM University House at Wallingford Olympic Auditorium at Lobby Level 4400 Stone Way North (Free parking in security garage on south side of building on 43rd Street) For more information see: SDOT Pedestrian Program, Stone Way North: North 34th Street - North 50th Street by Frank Fay, 6th grade parent

International Business Breakfast

November 9, 2006 – 7:30 to 8:45am at the “W” Hotel, Seattle The International Business Breakfast is a joint fundraiser which brings together business leaders and the educational communities of John Stanford International School and Hamilton International Middle School. Guests enjoy a wonderful breakfast, entertainment by students, and a program highlighting key issues in international education. Together we hope to raise over $100,000 in support of International Education in Seattle Public Schools. (Info sheet available here.) Partnerships: Businesses can support us by sponsoring tables at the breakfast ($1500 for a table of 10), by making a donation to the event, by giving at the $150 level for a seat at the event, and by partnering with us on projects that benefit our schools. This year we’re adding a new “Raise your paddle to fund an item” event that will target specific needs in our international education program including new international education initiatives in Seattle Public Schools. Invited Guests: Lori Matsukawa and Ken Alhadeff will join us again this year. Special guests include Ann Marie Kimball professor of epidemiology from the University of Washington who will speak on Global Health Issues and Carla Santorno Seattle Public Schools’ Chief Academic Officer who will present the district’s new 3-5 year plan for International Education in Seattle. How you can help: We recognize that each family’s budget is different and we do not want this event to become another fundraiser aimed specifically at our families. That being said, we welcome parents who would like to participate and bring new international educational supporters with them to the table. The best way to help is to buy a seat for yourself – and one for a friend or business associate! We have a sales team who can always use help in identifying and contacting individuals and organizations with an interest in supporting International Education. We will also need a limited number of volunteers on the day of the event to help with the raise your paddle event and a few more to help with registration and oversight of /the student presenters. Contacts: For more information or to volunteer, please contact co-chairs Sarah (John Stanford parent) or Sharon (Hamilton parent) and we will put you in touch with the appropriate lead for each area: E-mail Sarah Aoki-Fordham or call her at (206) 547-6785 E-mail Sharon Rodgers or call her at (206) 547-5028 This is a great event! Please join us in helping make it a success! from your International Business Breakfast Committee

October 2006 Hamilton Newsletter

The October 2006 Issue of Hey Hawks is available online.