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November 27, 2019: Mary’s Place Donations
A huge THANK-YOU to our generous Tilden community! You made it happen: All Mary’s Place gift tag requests have been fulfilled. Year after year, you step up. On behalf of all the local families who will experience your generosity this holiday season, thank you very much! And an extra shout-out to parent Carol Baltaxe for starting this holiday giving tradition at Tilden, and for signing up our school again this year. Thanks for getting us organized to do good, Carol! https://www.marysplaceseattle.org
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September 4, 2019: Welcome Back Picnic
Welcoming, indeed! Thank you to all the Tilden families for making this such a warm community, and for contributing a delicious spread! It does take a village, and the Tilden staff is thrilled to begin another school year working with you. 🙂
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May 5, 2019: Spring Clean-Up at Dakota Place Park
Thank you to the Tilden staff and families who volunteered alongside other West Seattle neighbors to spruce up this local park we all enjoy! Y’all filled 40 bags with yard waste. Wow!
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Another way to study
An important focus in fifth grade is learning how to study effectively. “Which study strategies work well for me?” the fifth-graders ask themselves week to week. Here are a few examples of methods the fifth-graders employed to study geography and geology concepts.
Note: These videos are not of polished performances; rather, the fifth-graders were good sports to film the chants and dance moves they created for studying. Indeed, there are a few errors due to nerves. Can you spot the errors?
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April 18, 2019: Poem in Your Pocket Day
Recently, the sounds of poetry could be heard drifting through the school as the students and teachers shared the poems they had stashed in their pockets. Every year, the Tilden community joins with the rest of the country to celebrate poetry with Poem in Your Pocket Day.
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February 14, 2019: Valentine’s Day
As is typical of Tilden parents, they went all out to host joyous and sugar-filled parties for each class! Thank you, parents, for your time, creativity, and sense of fun! With so many engaging activities and extra attention, the kids and staff loved every minute!
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February 4, 2019: Snow day!
Bitter cold? No prob, if snow is on the ground. Half of Tilden’s delightful kiddos made it to school on the first snow day of the school year, and boy, did we have fun! Snow angels appeared, snowmen were formed, and snowballs sailed through the frigid air, as students frolicked in the frozen landscape. We might have learned a little indoors, as well.
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January 7-11, 2019: Donation Drive for WestSide Baby
Many thanks to Mark Thomas, parent of Griffin (5th)! Once again he organized a drive to donate needed items to WestSide Baby; once again, Tilden families stepped up. Carseats, strollers, clothing, diapers, books, and more were donated and are now available for the more than 38,000 children served by WestSide Baby. Thanks to everyone who contributed, and especially to Mark for making it all happen!
To learn more about WestSide Baby, go to https://westsidebaby.org