Congratulations to YOU!
Dear Soundview Family,
Congratulations to YOU!
We are so very close to making our annual goal of $360,000 in contributed revenue!
The Annual Giving Campaign raised just over $310,000. That leaves us with just $50,000 to raise at Soundview’s Annual Gala 2023 on March 18.
You know why making this goal is so important. Our school must remain ethical, rigorous, and compassionate. About 15% of our annual budget is devoted to student financial aid. We are very proud to say that approximately 36% of our students identify as People of Color, many of them first or second generation immigrants. When you make a gift to Soundview, you ensure that this school is available to your own family and the families of all your children’s classmates.
So, let’s have a party to celebrate our school and bring us one step closer to making this essential goal.
Come ready for the comedic mastery of Soundview parent and professional stand-up comic, Taylor Clark (a grown-up with kids and everything), and stay to swoon to the musical stylizations of Adam Creighton and Soundview’s own Bill Good (suave piano and a wailing harmonica).
What? Soundview’s Annual Gala 2023; learn more HERE.
Where? Laurel Place, 911 N 145th St #6522, Seattle, WA 98133 (plenty of parking)
When? Saturday, March 18; 6:30 through 9:00 PM
Very casual; Plenty of sliders (veg option as well) and bevvies; desert included
Childcare? Yes! In Soundview’s Performing Arts Center. Learn more HERE.
This is a ticketed event. Reservations are required. There will be a few well chosen words from our board chair and our head of school and then, the main event: The Paddle Raise (this is the part where you are asked to make a pledge to Soundview School at a level that is comfortable for you).
You are also invited to Soundview’s Middle Years Program Preview in the Performing Arts Center. We’ll talk about middle school as a unique developmental phase and provide an overview of our academic program. This preview is on Tuesday, January 31, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. We especially encourage fifth-grade families to join. All grade levels are welcome, and students can join with their parents, as well. Please RSVP HERE.
Next Wednesday is World Read Aloud Day. The first- and second-grade classes are hosting an assembly on Wednesday morning at 9:10 AM in the Performing Arts Center. There is always limited seating for parents. Learn more about World Read Aloud Day HERE.
Soundview is launching Homework Club as an additional after school class. Registration is available to third through eighth -grade students. You can find the information HERE.
Please plan ahead: deposits for next year’s tuition are due on February 10. We will send invoices and reminders on February 3.
All my best,
Chris
Chris Watson, Soundview Head of School
One more thing…
On this day in 1973, the Paris accord ending the Vietnam War, America's longest war to that time, was signed on this day in 1973, providing for an exchange of prisoners and for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam. Learn more HERE.