Celebrating Our Faculty and Staff!
Our week of celebration for our faculty and staff was truly magnificent, made possible by the boundless generosity and heartfelt kindness of our cherished Soundview community
Dear Soundview Families,
Thank you to our outstanding faculty and staff! Our Soundview Parent and Guardian Association (SPGA) pulled out all the stops to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Our teachers enjoyed flowers, pizza, donuts, coffee, cards, and an ice cream social with students and families! A very special thanks to our SPGA and the generous volunteers for making this week possible and successful. View photos from the week below.
Thursday was our final orchestra recital of the school year. The performances showcased the exceptional talent and dedication of our students, including inspiring and courageous duets and solo performances.
Here are the May reminders and opportunities:
Middle Years Program’s (MYP) Declamations Night is Thursday, May 23 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in the Soundview Performing Arts Center. This is a fully student-produced live variety show performance with a long tradition. This is a must-see event for the entire school community.
Soundview is closed Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day. There is no school for students on Tuesday, May 28th. Faculty and staff will be preparing final report cards. No care or clubs are available. School resumes at the usual time on Wednesday, May 29th.
The fifth-grade’s Exhibition is open to the entire community on June 6th, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in Soundview’s classrooms and Performing Arts Center. The Exhibition is the culminating project of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. Fifth-graders around the world are doing the same thing! You will talk with students about a global issue they’ve selected form the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Read more about the goals HERE.
Saturday, June 8th is our SPGA Spring Social. The Soundview community gathers at a local park to celebrate the end of the school year. Save the date and look for details in the coming weeks.
Register for Soundview Summer Camp now HERE. There are a number of camp options for all ages, from June 24th through August 2nd. Each week of camp is staffed by your favorite Soundview faculty. Designed to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and create unforgettable memories, our camps are open not only to Soundview students but also to the wider community. If your child has friends outside of Soundview who would love to join in on the fun, they are more than welcome! Don't miss out on securing your spot—register now.
Shout-Outs For Soundview Students:
Over the weekend of April 27th-28th, Leander participated in the Vex Robotics World Championships held in Dallas, Texas. Vex robot competitions involve making a robot using an approved selection of metal and plastic parts to compete as a pair with another robotics team, against two other teams' robots. This stands as the largest robotics competition in the world, representing approximately seventy-six nations. There were over 13,500 teams competing in the regular season globally, but only 758 teams qualified to compete in Dallas which is only about 5% of teams. Leander's team ranked 6th in the State of WA for Middle School and got to go to the Worlds competition. His team finished in the bottom 10%, but that means they did better than 95.5% of the teams in the world! You can learn more about this HERE.
Also, a final note from 8th grader Evyn with the final results from her community project:
Dear Soundview Community,
I wanted to share my final update on my supply drive and community project. Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to make a substantial impact to fight period poverty! With all the amazing donations I received, I was able to assemble 136 period kits. Each kit contains enough products and variety to get someone through their cycle. I donated these period kits and additional supplies to the Lynnwood Food Bank. Food banks often struggle to keep up with the demand for period products, so your donations and the kits I assembled meant a lot.
Thank you, Soundview, for always being a community that steps up to help, to do the right thing, and tries to make a difference. Together we were able to make a significant impact. I couldn’t have made it this far without all of you.
Thanks,
Evyn
Around the world and in different communities, May is a month of recognition and awareness:
May is Women's Health Month—also referred to as Women's Health Awareness Month. Women's Health Month officially kicks off each year on Mother's Day with Women's Health Week, and continues throughout the month of May. Women's Health Month is a time to focus on the importance of taking care of ourselves and our health. This month is an opportunity for women to take the time to make sure they are taking the necessary steps to protect their long-term physical and mental health. You can learn more about this HERE.
The International Week of Deaf People, also known as Deaf Awareness Week, is May 6th - 12th. This is an annual global event that aims to shed light on the issues faced by the deaf community, promote their culture and achievements, and foster a more inclusive society. The purpose of this holiday is to increase public awareness about the issues affecting deaf people and deaf culture as a whole. You can learn more about this HERE.
Friday, May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This day is observed and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex people, and all of those with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristicsYou can learn more about this HERE.
Friday, May 17th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This is an awareness day focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people alive today who live with disabilities or impairments. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion. It is marked annually on the third Thursday of May. You can learn more about this HERE.
Enjoy the sunshine and happy Mother’s Day,
Chris
Chris Watson, Soundview Head of School
One more thing…
On May 10th, 1869 the Transcontinental railroad was completed, unifying the United States. On this day the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take the long and dangerous journey by wagon train. You can learn more about this HERE.
