Community Newsletter

Dear Dolphin Families,

Welcome to fall! We are fully in the rhythm of school, and deep learning is happening in every classroom. It's such a joy to see our scholars learning and exploring together—their excitement is truly contagious. This past week, our 8th grade scholars enjoyed a successful field trip to Lincoln Park, filled with connection and community-building. We're excited for our 7th grade scholars to have their turn this week!

Warmly,

Principal Ingraham

• 10-5 Varsity Soccer against Madison at 9:00 at Madison Middle School
• 10-5 JV Soccer against Whitman at 10:30 at JAMS 1
• 10-9 Walk to School Day
• 10-10 Curriculum Night 4:30 to 6:00
• 10-11 No School for Students; Statewide Staff Professional Learning Day
• 10-18 Picture Day

Does our family complete the school meal application?

Yes. Families at these schools should still complete the free student meals application to help our schools maintain federal and state funded programs.

Why is this survey important?

The School Meals Application provides your student’s school with a way to collect household income information. This information is important because it helps your school receive federal and state funding.

In addition to healthy and nutritious meals, the School Meals Application also helps to fund school programs such as:

• Before- and after-school enrichment programs
• School counselors
• Health and wellness services
• Resources for classrooms and teachers

Please complete this Online School Meal Application form.

Families with multiple students will only complete this form once. The form is simple to fill out and confidential. The information will only be used to help your school receive funding from state and federal programs.

The Seattle Parks & Recreation Community Learning Center at Denny provides educational enrichment opportunities while also delivering cultural and social emotional development supports to its scholars by partnering with families, CBOs, volunteers, and other community organizations. OST will provide after school academic and enrichment programs, culturally responsive mentoring programs and recreational sports programs to its participants. Transportation is provided for those students who are furthest away from educational justice and want to participate in after school programs. OST fall programs will start on October 15th. If you have any questions, please reach out to Program Coordinator Stephen Boney at smboney@seattleschools.org

1. Media Club – Monday: The class will focus on student creatives who enjoy content creation from short films, podcasting, photography, commercials, screenplays, social impact projects, live broadcasting, etc. Students learn the basic foundations of filmmaking production procedures through weekly hands-on assignments. Students also learn how to produce a short movie, including equipment use, set protocols, set dressing, costumes, hair/makeup, and postproduction. 15 Students Max.
2. Art – Monday: Get an introduction to visual art and design. Learn to build models and emphasize your drawings to look realistic. Gain comprehensive skills in the field and better understand of different mediums of art. 12 Students Max
3. Dance – Monday: Community building through student interest in dance. Make friends and learn various dance styles through structured lessons that focus on technique, choreography, and musicality. Instructors guide students through warm-ups, skill-building exercises, and routines, fostering both individual expression and teamwork. 20 Students Max.
4. CoRe Gaming Club – Tuesday: Enjoy playing video games? Want to learn different techniques around emotional well-being, communication and interpersonal skills? This can all be taught through participating in playing games. CoRe Gaming has a great program if you’re interested. 15 Students Max
5. Dungeons & Dragons – Tuesday: An extension of CoRe Gaming. A small Dungeons & Dragons game facilitated by the gaming group. (Pilot program that will expand year by year). 6 Spots Max available. First come first serve.
6. TOP (Teen Outreach Program) – Tuesday & Thursday: Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is one of many initiatives of the city of Seattle and Parks & Recreation to serve all young people ages 12- 24. Within Seattle Middle Schools with a Parks Community Learning Center, all mentors are recruited from the community and trained in this TOPs curriculum to deliver high quality facilitation of social emotional youth development. Class sessions include work around identity, culture, peer pressure, leadership, education and career readiness, self-love, race and social justice perspectives as well as community engagement and the completion of a special community service-learning project. 20 Students Max.
7. Swimming Classes – Tuesday & Thursday: These classes are 45 minutes. More than half the time spent on swim lesson and the rest of the time with free swim or practicing what you learned for the day. 16 Spot Max available. First come first serve.
8. Gender Sexuality Alliance - Thursdays: A student led organization with caring adults that unite LGBTQ+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities. Please join if interested! All are Welcome!!
9. Theater/Drama Club – Tuesday & Thursday: Two of our wonderful teachers and one parent will partner up again to bring Denny into its second year of drama club. Learn improv, stage settings, study playwrights and maybe write your own script to contribute to a live play in the future. 30 Students Max.
10. Anime Club – Friday: Our purpose is to promote and educate the American public about Japanese animation (Anime) and comics (Manga), as well as provide a meeting place, presentations, information, and events for all the club's members to build community with each other and learn from one another. Members will meet for the purpose of general social gathering and viewing of anime. The club will help maintain an appreciation and understanding of anime by showing anime that best represents the wide variety of anime that is available apart from hentai (perverse) anime since that type of anime spreads all the wrong impressions of the art form. 15 Students Max.
11. Basketball Skills & Drills – Friday: If you plan to try out for the school team or just love the game of basketball, this is the program for you! Gain skills in basic basketball functions of passing, dribbling, shooting, rebounding, and defending. Unlimited.
12. Coding Club – Friday: Learn Python coding and build AI arcade games in this fun and innovative club. 16 Students Max.
13. Unified Outreach Vibrant Magazine Club – Tuesday & Thursday: Art Heals Magazine club provide students with soft skills in communication, writing, interviewing, storytelling, and photo editing. Students work together to create articles to produce the next issue of the digital and hard copy art magazine. 20 Students Max.

6th, 7th, & 8th Grade ELA & Math Supports – Mon- Fri: Your wonderful Denny teachers are here to give scholars the extra support they need afterschool!

Practices are every Monday and Thursday from 3pm-430pm at Cantu Field.

• 10-5 Varsity Soccer against Madison at 9:00 at Madison Middle School
• 10-5 JV Soccer against Whitman at 10:30 at JAMS 1

Talk to Mr. Gutierrez if you have any questions.

Practices are every Tuesday and Thursday from 3pm-4:20pm at EC Hughes.

Match this Saturday, Oct. 5th.

Talk to Ms. Holm if you have any questions.

Picture day is October 18th and the make-up and retake day is December 3rd.

To learn more about Neighborcare Health and school-based health center services for the 2023-2024 school year, or to pre-register your student for services, view the Denny International Middle School page on the Neighborcare Health website.