New to Sweet Pea: Kindergarten!
Transcript of New to Sweet Pea: Kindergarten!
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A BI-ANNUAL
NEWSLETTER
FROM THE
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AT
SWEET PEA
COTTAGE
PRESCHOOL OF
THE ARTS
SPRING /
SUMMER 2014
vol. 2, issue 2
in this issue
SP Nation 1
Theater for Young Children 2
Christy Duffy
Scholarship Program 2
Alumni Spotlight 2
Fund-An-Item Update 2
Kindergarten 3
Auction Recap 3
Letter from Miss Cammie 4
Calendar of Events 4
Visit us online at:
www.sweetpeacottage.org
SP Nation Summer
Camps!
Registration is now open for SP
Nation Summer Camps! Kids can
join one or ten of our awesome art
-based themed camps offered at
the Queen Anne & Sand Point
locations.
Lead by teaching artists, these
unique camps give children the
opportunity to explore diverse
cultures through self-expression,
imagination, creativity and fun.
This year, Queen Anne campers
will get to enjoy these camps at
the enchanting
Ward Springs Park (Ward St. and
4th Ave N.). Just five blocks from
the Seattle Center, your children
will have the opportunity to
explore the neighborhood with
amazing counselors and friends.
Our Sand Point location is offering
the ever popular Cooking Camp
and Magic, Myths and Legends
Camp. Exciting field trips are
planned for Blue Ribbon Cooking
and the Burke Museum.
Camps are for children entering
1st-3rd grade and are held Mon-
Fri, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally,
we have Kindercamp for children
entering Kindergarten.
Don’t miss out on these great
experiences for your children!
Find registration info here:
http://sweetpeacottage.org/
camps
Theater for Young Children—
The Pocket Park Tour!
Many of you loved Sweet Pea’s
performances of “The
Gingerbread Man” & jumped over
the moon during “Mother Goose.”
This summer, TFYC will feature
many of your favorite classic
tales with a fun new twist during
the “Pocket Park Tour.”
Lead by some of your favorite
teachers, Miss Cammie, Mr. Dan,
Miss Retha and Miss Jen and
music by Mr. Rob Witmer, TFYC
will charm audiences big and
small with sing-alongs, crafts,
snacks and good ol’ storytelling.
Like us on Facebook to receive
updates on our upcoming
schedule:
www.facebook.com/
theaterforyoungchildren
Alumni Spotlight
Meet Quincy Tintle —big First
Grader!
We had no idea quite what an
impact Quincy's time at Sweet
Pea made until he hit
kindergarten.
The mixed aged classes at
Sweet Pea made him more
understanding of the fact that
classrooms are filled with kids
of all abilities. The rotations at
Sweet Pea made it easier for
him to transition to different
stations and activities. The love
of creativity and natural
curiosity infused into every
lesson at Sweet Pea made him
an eager learner. Quincy's
Sweet Pea foundation prepared
him so well for kindergarten that
he was awarded Citizen of the
Year for his class!
Christy Duffy
Scholarship Program
The Christy Duffy Scholarship
program is a vital part of Sweet
Pea Cottage’s mission to enrich,
inspire, challenge and expand
every child's world through an
arts-based education.
Early education and cultural
exposure is a focus that we are
proud to be a part of. Our
amazing donors are generous,
caring people who believe in
what we do.
We are truly grateful every year
at their generosity. It is because
of this support that we are able
to financially assist members of
our community to reach their
educational goals.
Thank you for the inspiration to
continue to grow our amazing
garden of possibilities.
Fund-An-Item Update
We would like to thank all the
wonderful and generous families
who donated to the Fund-An-Item
over the past two auctions. Your
generosity has raised nearly
$20,000 toward outdoor play areas
& equipment.
Sweet Pea is working hard to bring
this wonderful outdoor play garden
space to life at all of our campuses.
With the support of the Queen Anne
Baptist Church, The Center for
Spiritual Living and the Westside
Unitarian Universalist Congregation,
we will be able to build a safe and
creative outdoor play area for the
littles to learn, play and grow!
If you would like to have your alumni
featured, please email
Kindergarten Update
What an incredible and magical
first year we have had in Miss
Sarah’s Garden! I am so lucky to
have spent the past year with
such an amazing group of
students who have grown
immensely from the first day they
walked into the classroom.
This year, they built a solid
foundation for learning and
discovered new ways to work as a
team by developing positive
communication skills in their
small classroom setting.
Through our diverse programming,
the kids went on several field trips
to explore their local community.
They mastered their musical skills
by learning to play the ukulele
with Mr. John, and created
numerous masterpieces in art
class with Miss Monica.
Inside the classroom they have
become reading machines,
expanding the word wall and
working through some challenging
chapter books. The kids recently
raised their very own ladybugs
and butterflies, which we set free
into nature.
They are truly creating a loving
and respectful community in the
kindergarten classroom by
supporting each other’s voices
and cultivating life-long
friendships. I couldn’t be more
proud of our first graduating
kindergarten class and I am so
excited for the many promising
opportunities that their futures
hold. — Miss Sarah
“Bloom!”
Sweet Pea Cottage’s 11th Annual
Dinner & Auction “Bloom!” took
place on March 2, 2014 at the
Renaissance Seattle Hotel. Wow –
what a magical evening it was!
More than 175 guests wined and
dined while dancing the night
away and raising money for Sweet
Pea Cottage and arts education.
We would like to sincerely thank
all of our families for making this
great event happen. It is through
your enthusiasm and passion for
arts education, that our auction is
a success each year.
From our families and local
businesses, we received more
than 80 bundled silent auction
items, 17 live auction items and
150+ bottles of wine for our Wine
Cellar. And because of your
generous donations, we raised
$76,597. Fantastic!
Where Do Your Donations Go?
Tuition covers 90% of annual
operating expenses; we rely on
fundraising to cover the rest. The
majority of donations after auction
expenses will go toward our
General Operating Fund. This
helps keep tuition affordable,
retain talented teachers, bring in
guest artists and maintain our
facilities.
$7,975 was donated directly
to Fund-An-Item. This will be
used to build the outdoor play
spaces for our littles.
$20,106 was donated to the
Christy Duffy Memorial
Scholarship Fund. This gift will
help send 5 new littles to
Sweet Pea next year -
amazing!
Double Your Donation…For Free
If your employer has a matching
fund for charitable contributions,
they may consider matching your
donation if you gave to the Fund-
An-Item or Christy Duffy Memorial
Scholarship Fund. This is a great
way to stretch your gift to Sweet
Pea Cottage and help support our
programming!
To find out more about Employer
Matching, e-mail:
Sweet Pea Cottage is a
nonprofit preschool in
Seattle.
Our mission is to enrich,
inspire, challenge and expand
every child’s world through an
arts-based education.
Learn more:
w: www.sweetpeacottage.org
Board of Directors
Laura J. Boyd
Dan Clare
Lynn Clare
Sara Eaton
Carol George
Eleanor Jones
Tracy Martinez
Don Rudolph
Donna Sage
Staff
Carmel Baird
Founder & Head of School
Monica Scheiber
Assistant Head of School, QA
Cara Anderson-Ahrens
Site Supervisor, West Seattle
Tisha Crumley
Site Supervisor, Sand Point
Adriana Maxwell
Registrar
Bianca De Vita
Office & Marketing Assistant
Locations
QUEEN ANNE:
2011 1ST AVE N
SEATTLE, WA 98109
(206) 217 - 9767
SAND POINT:
5801 SAND POINT WAY NE
SEATTLE, WA 98105
(206) 527-4677
WEST SEATTLE:
7141 CALIFORNIA AVE SW
SEATTLE, WA 98136
(206) 932-2723
Letter from Miss Cammie
Our littles, parents and staff are a
family; a family who supports each
other as we blossom into our best
selves and continue on our path of
discovery.
This is certainly a year to be thankful
for, as we proudly graduate our first
Kindergarten class and support the
future of arts education in our
community. We saw an auction that
raised over $20,000 for our
scholarship fund and our after
school program—Lathyrus Theater,
which has flourished and grown in
several of our Seattle Public
Schools.
I am so grateful that we as a
community feel such pride in our
incredible teachers, who bring to our
littles an amazing program full of
inspiration, care and creativity.
Thank you to each and every one of
you as you’ve given a part of
yourselves to our garden of
possibilities.
Graduation will soon be here for our
littles heading to kindergarten and
this is always a bitter sweet moment
as we say goodbye. We will look
forward to hearing about all their
amazing adventures. I am so thrilled
and excited for what lies ahead for
Sweet Pea, as we reach others with
our message of Arts Education and
Community. I truly appreciate every
moment and I thank you for another
wonderful year. — Miss Cammie
all campuses save the date!
Sweet Pea Closures
Memorial Day: May 26
In-Service Day: June 30
Independence Day: July 4
In-Service Week: Aug 25-29
Sweet Pea Garage Sale
June 7
First Day of Summer Quarter
July 1
First Day of Fall Quarter
Tea with Miss Cammie
Last Monday of every
month, 12:45 p.m.
Spring Concert & Art Walk
May 14, 1:15 p.m.
Toss-A-Thon
June 20, 11 a.m.
Graduation & Carnival: June 27
10 a.m.– Graduation
11 a.m.– Carnival
SP Nation Summer Camps:
Tea with Miss Cammie
Last Friday of every
month, 12:45 p.m.
Spring Concert:
May 9, 1:15pm
Toss-A-Thon
June 20, 11 a.m.
Graduation & Carnival: June 27
June 27
11 a.m.– Carnival
1:15 p.m.– Graduation
sand point west seattle
Tea with Miss Cammie
Last Tuesday of every
month, 12:30 p.m.
Spring Art Walk & Spaghetti
Dinner
May 9, 6 p.m
Toss-A-Thon
June 20, 11 a.m.
Graduation & Carnival: June 27
11 a.m.– Carnival
4 p.m.– Graduation
queen anne
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one!
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