Community Newsletter

Dear Dolphin Families,

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Multicultural Event next Thursday, May 23rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This special evening will be a celebration of our diverse community, and we can't wait to share our favorite cultural dishes with one another.

Our Multicultural Event is not just about enjoying delicious food; it's an opportunity to bring together the unique recipes and traditions that make up our school community. We are excited to announce that we will be compiling all these wonderful recipes into a Denny International Middle School Multicultural Cookbook, which will be a keepsake celebrating our shared heritage.

International families gathering for meals from different ethnicities often embrace diverse culinary traditions, blending flavors, ingredients, and cooking techniques from various cultures. These gatherings are a beautiful way to celebrate cultural exchange, fostering understanding and appreciation for each other’s backgrounds through the universal language of food. Each dish tells a story, reflecting heritage, history, and the shared bonds of humanity across borders.

We hope you can join us for this special evening to celebrate our beautiful diversity and richness.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Warmly,

Mary Ingraham

• 5-18-24 Varsity Volleyball Game at 2:30 am at Eagle Staff Middle School
• 5-18-24 Varsity Boys Soccer game at 10:00 am at Van Asselt Elementary School
• 5-23-24 Denny Multicultural Night in the Galleria at 6:00 to 8:00 pm
• 5-30-24 Denny PTSA Skate Night 6:00 to 8:00 pm
• 6-4-24 West Seattle Town Hall Meeting at Highpoint Neighborhood House 6:00 to 8:00 pm
• 6-20-24 8th Grade Promotion in the CSIHS Auditorium doors open at 6:30 pm

Hello Denny Family,

This year we will celebrate Multicultural Night on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 6pm – 8pm. Our theme for Multicultural Night this year is the “Culture Fusion Feast”. Our hope for this night is that families will volunteer to cook a dish that represents their culture to share with the Denny community and with these dishes we will create our Denny International Cookbook. A dish DOES NOT have to be provided to participation in the Multicultural Night, we welcome all families to come and enjoy and build community.

International families gathering for meals from different ethnicities often embrace diverse culinary traditions, blending flavors, ingredients, and cooking techniques from various cultures. These gatherings celebrate culture exchange, fostering understanding and appreciation for each other’s backgrounds through the universal language of food. Each dish tells a story, reflecting heritage, history, and the shared bonds of humanity across borders.

We want to kindly encourage Denny families, and only if you are able, to participate in this wonderful gathering to explore the rich tapestry of global cuisine and celebrate diversity, creativity, and the interconnectedness of culinary traditions worldwide.

Below is the link for registration or use the QR code on the flyer. Please indicate if you will prepare a dish to share. Please prepare an ingredients card with the name of the dish, its origin or culture it connects to, and of course, the ingredients for the Denny International Cookbook.

Thank you.

Stephen Boney

Denny Int’l Middle School – CLC Program Coordinator

https://forms.office.com/r/e6A4r7Nysr

We are going to bring our year full circle by ending the year with grade level fieldtrips just like how we started the year. Each grade level started the year off with a fieldtrip to Lincoln Park and doing community building activities and we are planning on ending the year with a fieldtrip to Golden Gardens to further community build and celebrate our year together. This has been a longtime tradition at Denny and we are excited to continue it. If you would like to support this meaningful tradition by donating funds to help support getting buses, please use the link below or the QR code. We are so excited for this great opportunity to celebrate!

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Field-Trip-Bus-Donation/ScwEB5B

Please 8th grade families save the date for June 20th the doors will open at 6:30 for our 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. More information will be coming shortly.

The Denny Theater Club is designed for individuals of all skill levels that are interested in the Theater arts with an emphasis on performance.

Students are introduced to the basic concepts of the Theatrical Arts. They use various creative drama techniques to build confidence and trust as well as stimulate their imagination through drama games and activities. Students learn to loosen their inhibitions, gain trust in themselves as well as others, and develop life skills such as listening, public speaking, collaboration, as well empathy and the emotional introspective of themselves. Individual’s skills will be reinforced through performance, movement, and character building.

Area covered may include but are not limited to:

Theater terminology Improvisation

Theater etiquette Audition Process & Prep

Physicalization Character Building

Vocalization Storytelling

Simple Script Writing Script Analysis

(monologue & dialogue)

Performance of Theatrical Literature

To continue and grow this program we now have a donation page set up so that parents and community members can donate to the Denny Performance Theater Club. Please follow the below link to donate.

Denny Performance Theater Club (blackbaud.com)

Hello Families!

We are excited to invite 8th graders who will be in 9th grade at Sealth next year to join us for our Summer Bridge Program.

We have about 75 spots left so click the link below and get registered for some summer fun!!!

See below for Details:

DATES: July 8th- August 2nd Monday - Friday from 9am - 12pm
LOCATION: Chief Sealth International High School
TO EARN THE .5 ELECTIVE CREDIT: Students cannot be absent more than 3 days

No school bus transportation provided. If your student has a YOUTH ORCA card those will be active through the summer.

REGISTRATION LINK:
https://tinyurl.com/SealthSummerBridge

The Seattle Skills Center summer application is open now for all high school students and this year's 8th graders. Here are some details:

Skills Center Student Summer Schedule

Tuesday, July 9 to Tuesday, July 30

In-person: 10:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday

Asynchronous: 1.75 hours of asynchronous work per day for each of the 16 days.

Daily in person hours: 4.5

Daily remote hours: 1.75

• Summer Skills Center classes are a great way for incoming 9th graders to get an early start on high school credit, make new friends, and explore college and career pathways well before they finish high school.
• Students earn a .5 HS CTE credit (and Family Health counts towards their HS Health class requirement, but is not open to incoming 9th graders).
• A Summer Skills Center class is a "real class" with "real grades" (I always remind students of this), so their grade goes on their high school transcript.
• Students can only miss a maximum of 3 classes.
• Transportation is not provided.
• A translated email has gone out to all 8th-11th grade families, and classes fill fast, so please share this info with your students, especially those students who you think would benefit from earning a .5 CTE credit this summer.
• We have two Intro to Maritime Vessel Operations classes, and the class aboard the schooner Adventuress has a different schedule and other requirements (see application for details)

(And we have a couple classes right next door at Chief Sealth International! Intro to Construction Trades, and Intro to Media Arts)

Here’s a link to more information about our summer program, including course descriptions: https://skillscenter.seattleschools.org/summer/

Find the link to the Skills Center summer application here.

Learn more:

Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace and Maritime video: https://vimeo.com/900275898

Teacher Academy video: https://vimeo.com/731843327

Seattle Skills Center Maritime Vessel Operations video: https://vimeo.com/521142092

Maritime Student Interviews: https://vimeo.com/580088143

Construction Trades Summer video: https://vimeo.com/736626730

Firefighting Student Story: https://skillscenter.seattleschools.org/news/burning-through-stereotypes-with-the-firefighting-course/

Advanced Manufacturing article: https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/hands-on-coursework-readies-students-for-high-demand-jobs/?scrlybrkr=aff900a6

Article about Career and Technical Education for Skilled Trades, Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/as-tech-jobs-melt-the-trades-beckon-this-tacoma-plumber-makes-140k/

The PTSA is doing a ton of amazing things, use the link below to get involved and become a part of it.

The next meeting will be on May 2, 2024 at 7:00 virtually on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/95559484589?pwd=MlZCdTNSYzd4c0Y4d005SWpidmk0Zz09

• 5-18-24 Varsity Boys Soccer game at 10:00 am at Van Asselt Elementary School

• 5-18-24 Varsity Volleyball Game at 2:30 am at Eagle Staff Middle School

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

A hands-on research experience for middle school students over the age of 12. Over 9 sessions students will complete an original research workflow, using DNA as a tool to identify moss species. Alongside this work participants will complete a curriculum covering molecular biology, ecology and exploration of life science careers.

Participants will be supported by a team of volunteer instructors including multiple professional biologists, keen to share their knowledge and skills to support young scientists.

We plan to run 2 cohorts of this program in 2024, and, depending on funding, multiple times per year after that.

QUESTIONS?

Email lifescienceexplorers@gmail.com

SUMMER 2024 COHORT

INFO SESSION - SAT JUNE 1ST, 3 - 4 PM @ SOUNDBIO LAB AND ON ZOOM

Find out more and see the space. Attendance at the info session is recommended but not required. Students and/or parents and guardians are welcome. The zoom session will be recorded and shared afterwards with everyone who RSVPs even if you are not able to attend.

PROGRAM DATES

All sessions will be at SoundBio Lab in Seattle’s University District. Sessions all connect to make one cohesive experience so it is best for students to attend all sessions.

The lab sessions will be for students only. The Jamboree will be open to parents, guardians, friends and supporters. Students will share what they learned and the results of their research.

Lab sessions:

• Mon July 22nd 9 AM - 12 PM

• Wed July 24th 9 AM - 12 PM

• Fri July 26th 9 AM - 12 PM

• Mon July 29th 9 AM - 12 PM

• Wed July 31st 9 AM - 12 PM

• Fri Aug 2nd 9 AM - 12 PM

Jamboree - Fri Aug 2nd 1 PM - 3 PM

APPLICATION PROCESS AND FORM

The maximum cohort size is 10 students, because our lab is small. Applications will be screened to ensure that students meet the eligibility criteria (aged 12 - 14), and priority will be given to those who can attend all sessions of the program. Then places will be offered in the order that applications were received.

Applications will be reviewed and then awarded in the order that they were received.

COST

This program will be offered completely free in 2024 thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, including the Society for Science STEM Action Grant. We are still preparing the application process and will update this page as we do so.

We ask everyone who is able to set up a recurring donation of any amount. We are a community powered organization, with only 1 staff member. Our volunteers donate almost $200, 000 of their time per year to deliver cutting edge science education and research experiences. All donations are put to immediate effect to ensure that we can create new programs and remove barriers to participation in science. Donations are not in any way tied to application screening for this program.

Please use the following link to learn more about resources for food during the summer break.

https://ospi-k12-wa-us.translate.goog/about-ospi/news-center/news-releases-and-stories/new-sun-bucks-program-supports-summer-food-access-washington-children?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=es&_x_tr_hl=en&scrlybrkr=9603ffcd

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.

We can help students succeed in school. Our trained Homework Help tutors can assist with school assignments, provide reading support and skill-building activities at select Library locations.

Students in Seattle can also get free virtual tutoring from Tutor.com with a Library card or a Library Link number - www.spl.org/VirtualTutoring

Broadview Branch (12755 Greenwood Ave. N.): Tuesdays & 4 - 7:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 3 - 5 p.m.

Columbia Branch (4721 Rainier Ave. S.): Mondays 4 - 5:45 p.m. & Tuesdays 4 - 7 p.m.

Douglass-Truth Branch (2300 E. Yesler Way): Tuesdays & Wednesdays 4 - 7 p.m.

High Point Branch (3411 S.W. Raymond St.): Tuesdays 4 - 7:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 4 - 6 p.m.

Lake City Branch (12501 28th Ave. N.E ): Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

New Holly Branch (7058 32nd. Ave. S.): Thursdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Northgate Branch (10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.): Mondays 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays 4 - 7:30 p.m., & Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Rainier Beach Branch (9125 Rainier Ave. S.): Mondays 4 - 5:45 p.m. & Wednesday 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

South Park Branch (8604 Eighth Ave. S.): Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Homework Help | The Seattle Public Library (spl.org)

Get help with your homework in-person at the High Point Branch from trained volunteers. Free for K-12 students. Snacks provided!

Tuesdays 4:00-7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Family Story Time @ High Point Branch, Saturday, 10:30 - 11am - Event Calendar | The Seattle Public Library (spl.org)
At story time, kids ages 0-5 and their families can enjoy stories, songs, and fun learning activities. Saturdays @ 10:30 a.m. September 23rd – December 9th.