Mac's Notes
January 10, 2025
21 MN 17 MF
Dear Scottie Families,
With great joy and pride, I am happy to share Artsonia portfolios with you. Ms. Nicole and her students have created images of beauty to behold!
On this coming Friday, January 7th, we will join together to honor and celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students have been studying the Civil Rights Movement and the work to eliminate prejudice and injustice led by Dr. King. They are creating posters to carry on our annual march from McDonald through Tangletown beginning at 8:15 am. The MAP is attached and you are welcome to join us!
Let's make it a great week!
Sincerely,
Zoe Facilla, she/her
McDonald International Principal
206.252.2900
144 NE 54th ST, Sea WA 98105
SIGN UP FOR GAME NIGHT & POTLUCK
It’s International Game Night at McDonald Elementary!
Where: Scottie Cafe
When: January 10, 2025, from 6-8pm
What: It’s a potluck so consider dinner covered! Bring a dish to share and your favorite game in any language! We have Parques, Lotería and Dominos so far but we would love more options to share!
Sign up for food and/or games here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4FAEA929A2FC1-54058095-game
Thank you!
Thank you, McDonald community, for your incredible support in helping us raise our goal of $350K by January 10th to support funding our Instructional Assistants and interns!
We’re now just $100K away from reaching our year-end goal of $450K—let’s finish strong! Together, we can make it happen!
Be a Host Family!!
Calling all incredible McDonald International families! We need you
as host families for our current interns!
Calling all incredible McDonald International families! We need you
as host families for our current interns!
What does it take to be a host?
● A private bedroom for the intern for 2-5 months (no private
bathroom is required)
● Breakfast and dinner during the school week and most meals
on the weekends
If you're interested in hosting or exploring the option, contact our
Host Family Coordinator as soon as possible. You can also
This is a great opportunity for your kids and family to get to know
one of our wonderful interns better and learn about their culture and
for your kids to practice Spanish or Japanese. It's also a chance for
our interns to experience American life and practice their English.
Please fill out this form to sign up to be a host family!!
Calling all girls and non-binary 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders interested in playing Ultimate Frisbee!
A collective of Seattle Elementary School coaches (including McDonald Coaches!) are having a free 2 hour Elementary School girls and non-binary (Gx) player clinic on Sat, Feb 1st. No experience necessary. This would be a great opportunity to meet other players and coaches in the community and learn the game, or polish one's skills before the Spring season starts.
If you have a Gx player who might be interested, please fill out this form. You'll get an email with more details before the clinic. Please share the form with other families who have a potentially interested Gx player.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Loriana Berman at lorianaberman@gmail.com or Carolyn Abram at ceabram@gmail.com
- January 13: Fire Drill at 8:15 am.
- January 13: PTA Board Meeting on Zoom, 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
- January 15: University Students visit from Bunkyo University, Japan
- January 17: MLK March starting at 8:15 am.
- January 20: No School Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- January 21: Hamilton International Middle School Open House, 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
- January 22: PTA Advocacy Meeting on Zoom, 6 pm to 7 pm.
- January 27: PTA General Membership Meeting, 6 pm to 7:30 pm in the Scottie Library or Zoom.
- January 28: Shinnenkai (Japanese New Year performance) in the gym from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- January 28: Prospective Families Tour, 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
- January 31: Grades 4 and 5 Olympia Capitol Tour, 8:30 am to 2:25 pm.