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This week’s post covers some curious behavior and plumage related to Golden-crowned Kinglets. I hope you enjoy it. Please visit:
Please be careful and avoid the smoke, fires and virus.
Larry
This week’s post covers some curious behavior and plumage related to Golden-crowned Kinglets. I hope you enjoy it. Please visit:
Please be careful and avoid the smoke, fires and virus.
Larry
Tigers find it hard to change their stripes, Cooper’s Hawks, not so much. More on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
How does the title of this week’s post relate to this bird? Learn more about the bird (and the title) by visiting:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
From Seattle Learning Center:
A Kindergarten Program at SLC for Fall 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a kindergarten program at our Queen Anne and Montlake locations starting on September 8, 2020. As families look for learning options during this extraordinary time, we believe our kindergarten program offers an enriching combination of academic and play-based learning.
Full Year Schedule
Our kindergarten program will have a full-day schedule and will run in conjunction with our childcare program. The kindergarten students are provided care and instruction from 8am to 6pm, Monday through Friday. The school year will begin on September 8, 2020 and ends on August 31, 2021.
Cost of the Program
Tuition is $1,995 per month from September 2020 through August 2021. The maximum number of children in our kindergarten program will be six students in Montlake and four students in Queen Anne. There will be a dedicated kindergarten teacher for each location. Our small group size will allow our teachers to provide plenty of attention to our student’s learning. School supplies, meals and snacks are included in the tuition.
Kindergarten Program Administrator
Miss Stacey Popowitz will be the administrator of our kindergarten program. Miss Stacey is a certified K-5 teacher. She also holds a BA in elementary education and a masters in curriculum and instruction. She has been in the field of early childhood education for almost a decade.
Academic Support for your Kindergartener
Our kindergarten curriculum will focus on developing social and academic skills that the students will need to lead fulfilling lives. Our play-based and child-centered approach will foster critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills. SLC will utilize the Common Core State Standards Initiative that Washington state has adopted. Each student’s progress in literacy, math, writing, and social-emotional learning will be assessed and documented. This information will be provided to parents on a weekly basis. Our program will focus on teaching our children to be self-directed and intrinsically motivated learners.
Kindergarten Curriculum
The kindergarten program at SLC will still be rooted in our play-based philosophy. We will use the Common Core standards as our guide in implementing our kindergarten curriculum and will include what students need to know and learn in kindergarten. Our experienced teachers will execute this curriculum using the principles of: a prepared environment, hands-on learning, following the child’s lead and interest, meaningful and practical learning, and honoring intrinsic motivation. The teachers will create an individualized plan of learning for each student.
Spending time outdoors and going for hikes and nature walks will also be a big part of our kindergarten curriculum. The children will be taken out daily for at least 2 hours for play time, walks, physical education and exercise.
COVID-19 Protocols
SLC is following the King County Public health guidelines for limiting the spread of COVID-19. This includes daily health screenings, frequent handwashing, regular disinfecting of toys and surfaces, and mandated masking.
Enrollment
Space in this program is very limited. We have six spots available at Montlake and four spots available at Queen Anne. Please contact Stacey Popowitz to learn more and to set up a tour.
Phone: 206-274-8563
Email: tour@seattlelearningcenter.com
From WSDOT:
When: Between 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 and 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24
Where: SR 520 will be closed in both directions between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and 92nd Avenue Northeast on the Eastside
What to expect:
SR 520 trail open during weekend work
Noisy weekend work
This week’s post is about Green Herons and tunnel vision. Focusing on just one thing can cause us to miss a lot. I hope you enjoy the post at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Our homes, streets, sidewalks, and trails will undergo a decade of SR 520 Portage Bay Viaduct construction impacts from this regionally critical but highly disruptive project. Now is the time for neighborhoods to clarify our demands to mitigate noise, vibration, traffic, walking, and recreation impacts. The support and involvement of concerned residents are critical to:
Please read the issues paper and interest/survey form. Your response and involvement are needed to shape a unified approach for construction impacts and WSDOT’s permit applications.
Please complete this survey to provide your contact information for the SR 520 Portage Bay Bridge Project. It can be completed by typing in the boxes.
You must next save this form on your desktop or MS Word and then attach it to an E-mail to:
Ron Melnikoff at melngar@mindspring.com or Carl Stixrood at Stixrood@comcast.net
This week’s post finishes the story of a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches and a pair of Downy Woodpeckers attempting to nest in the same branch – at the same time. Learn more on:
Have a great day on Union Bay...where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Warblers are wonderful but they can be difficult to identify. This week’s post will help you to learn and identify the relatively small set of warblers you are likely to see in Montlake. Please visit:
Have a great day on Union Bay...where Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Dear Food Bank Supporters,
Our fundraising committee, led by Board Vice President Joseph Smith and including Eliza Dornbush, Nina Gerber, Emily Kim, Nausheen Sadiq, Chris Mefford, and Paul Yunker, is organizing a virtual garden party for Wednesday, August 5, at 6:30 p.m. Please save the date! The party venue is our 2,000 square foot rooftop farm, Rooftop Roots!
The event will feature:
The Rooftop Roots registration page is active. Zoom meeting link will be sent the day of the event.
As always thank you for your support!
This week’s post is an update on our local Pileated Woodpeckers. Don’t miss the new mystery at the very end of the post. Please visit:
Union Bay Watch
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are always welcome!
Larry
Check out the surprising development on:
Have a great day on Union Bay...where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Is having too much entertainment distracting Tsuloss from learning to fly? Read the story and see what you think at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Apparently, humans are not the only species to understand social distancing. More on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
I hope you enjoy my efforts to link the ideas in the title to the birds. Please visit:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Who learns their survival skills the quickest? Barred Owls or the rats, rabbits and squirrels that they love to eat. More at:
Have a great day on Union Bay...where Black Birders are welcome!
Larry
Tuesday (6-23-20) 11:30 a.m. This ‘ferret’ was last seen under the green dumpster on E. Louisa St. immediately east of 24th Avenue. It has white paws and a black tip to its tail. Owner wanted asap. It successfully dodged traffic crossing and recrossing 24th but it is a dangerous undertaking.
After some more reading I have learned that ferrets have tails about 5 inches long and weasels have tails nearly as long as their body. Based on this new information I am concluding this is actually a weasel. Maybe it has been attracted by all the rabbits.
Larry
This week’s post covers the initial adventures of young Pileated Woodpeckers in an ever-changing world. I hope you enjoy it at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where Black Birders are always welcome!
Black Lives Matter,
Larry
The 2019-2020 school year has been a year of firsts for our Seattle students. Despite the challenges, students and teachers have risen to the occasion and worked hard to make the best of this unique time in history.
Graduation for the Montlake Elementary 5th graders took place virtually last night on Zoom. Tonight, we will celebrate our graduates “in-person” by having a Montlake neighborhood car parade. The parade route starts at 6:00pm at the Montlake Community Center parking lot. Cars will proceed to Montlake Elementary School via E. Lynn St and E. Calhoun St. Once at the front of the school, teachers and Principal Pearson will greet the graduates and present them with their diplomas.
We encourage everyone in the neighborhood to walk outside for a few minutes, find a spot on the route, and cheer these kids on! We have encouraged students and their families to honk, cheer, and let out some wolf howls. It would be amazing to have the whole neighborhood join in. Let’s make some noise for these kids!