Get Ready! Chili Cook-Off & Game Night Happens Tomorrow!
We can’t wait to see our incredible Soundview community at tomorrow’s Chili Cook-Off and Game Night! Join us for delicious food, fun, and connection.
Dear Soundview Families,
Join us tomorrow for our much-anticipated annual Chili Cook-off and Game Night, hosted by our amazing Soundview Parent and Guardian Association (SPGA). The competition will be heated!
A big shout-out to Enrique and Kira Pelayo and The Broker Team for becoming our first Soundview Spring Benefit sponsors! The Benefit is March 22nd at the Edmonds Waterfront Center. We’re thrilled to partner with one of our incredible families to help create a meaningful and memorable event. There’s still time to join in as a sponsor and support this special evening. You can learn more HERE, or reach out directly to Director of Advancement Ryan Wasserman HERE. Together, we can make this event a resounding success! Registration for the Benefit will be available next week.
Last Friday, our Board of Trustees approved Soundview’s next five-year strategic financial plan. The plan prioritizes the balance of tuition increases and rising costs, and provides for continued investment in our faculty, campus, Skills Collaborative services and more.
2025-2026 tuition is updated on our website HERE. Next week, you will receive an email from Director of Finance and Operations Hazel Estrella prompting your tuition deposit for the 2025-2026 school year. Reminder, Soundview uses a perpetual enrollment agreement and collects a deposit for the following school year every February (there are no tuition payments due in February). Payment options and details are outlined in Hazel’s email. Reach out to her with any questions HERE.
On Wednesday afternoon, our Board of Trustees held the annual Soundview State of the School meeting. They reviewed their governance role, the head of school transition (including get-to-know incoming Interim Head of School Chrissy Sinclair), Soundview’s upcoming accreditation, and long-range financial planning, tuition, and strategic priorities. If you missed the meeting, the recording will be available next week.
Admissions Deadline
The admissions deadline for the 2025-2026 school year is next Friday, January 31st. There is time to refer interested families to our Director of Admissions, Victoria Nunes, by directing them HERE.
Before and After School Care and Clubs
There are a few more spaces left in the after school clubs. Remember to take another look at this semester’s activity and join in! You can find registration for your student(s) HERE.
Once your registration and payment are complete, our Auxiliary Programs Coordinator, Christine Taylor, will personally reach out to provide the final forms.
Here are the reminders and opportunities during the month of January:
We are continuing our information sessions for families with Incoming Interim Head/Assistant Head of School Chrissy Sinclair, our trustees, and me to discuss the head transition. You have invitations with meeting links in your email and Toddle. Below are the next dates and grade levels to mark on your calendars:
January 28th from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Grades 3-5
January 29th from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Grades 1-2
January 30th from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Early Years and Kindergarten
Our January Community Coffee is on Wednesday, January 29th, from 9:10 am to 10:10 am in the Performing Arts Center. Upcoming dates are on the Community Calendar which you can find HERE.
Our 6th ParentMap ParentEd Talk will take place on Wednesday, February 5th from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The topic is Confident Conversations, Guiding Kids Through Puberty and Adolescence with experts Julie Metzger, RN, MN and Peter Metzger, M.D., FAAP. Here are a few helpful details:
Soundview community members can register HERE.
The password for complimentary ticket access is SOUNDVSCH
After the talk concludes, all registered attendees will be emailed a link to watch the recorded session at their convenience.
Join the Soundview Parent and Guardian Association (SPGA) for their next meeting on Wednesday, February 5th, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Performing Arts Center for our next meeting. If you require childcare please sign up for HERE.
The High School Preview for seventh-grade students will be held on Thursday, February 6th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Humanities Room. Our personalized high school placement process is designed to help each student discover the best fit for their unique strengths, goals, and aspirations. Families and students will learn more about what to expect from our comprehensive placement process, explore local International Baccalaureate (IB) and independent high schools, and see the diverse paths our alumni have taken after graduation, and so much more. Your 7th grader can stay after school until the start of the event at 4:00 pm when they join you for the event. Parking is available after 3:45 pm. RSVP's will be accepted until Friday, January 31st. You can sign up to attend and secure childcare for siblings HERE.
We're excited to invite you to our next SPGA Parent Education event on Thursday, February 13th, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the PAC featuring Liz Skinner from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County. During this session, Liz will share their expertise on guiding young people in identifying and facilitating healthy relationships and provide parents with practical strategies to support students' relationship and communication skills. You can register for the event and childcare by visiting HERE.
Around the world and in different communities, January is a month of recognition and awareness:
Monday, January 27th is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. This is an international memorial day that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, an event that resulted in the genocide of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. You can learn more about this HERE.
Wednesday, January 29th is the Lunar New Year. This is a holiday that marks the beginning of the year on the lunisolar calendar. It's celebrated in many Asian countries and communities around the world, including China, Vietnam, and South Korea. The Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year. You can learn more about this HERE.
Stay warm everyone,
Chris
Chris Watson, Soundview Head of School
One more thing…
The first Macintosh was introduced on January 24th, 1984 by Steve Jobs and was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature two known, but still unpopular features: the mouse and the graphical user interface. It featured:
Mouse: The Macintosh was the first mass-market computer to have a mouse.
GUI: The Macintosh was the first mass-market computer to have a GUI, which allowed users to interact with the computer using icons and pictures instead of typing commands.
Keyboard: The Macintosh had a keyboard.
Built-in screen: The Macintosh had a built-in screen.
Menus and folders: The Macintosh had menus and folders.
You can learn about the history of the Macintosh HERE.
