Wellness Program Reminder
This is a friendly reminder of your Wellness Program Schedule for the fall semester. Your next meeting is November 5th from 10:15-11:15.
Wellness Program Reminder
Hello Level VIs!
This is a friendly reminder of your Wellness Program schedule for the fall semester. Your next meeting is November 5th. If you haven’t already submitted three questions for Ms. Thompson’s Bellevue VI Faculty Q&A, or Ms. Hanson’s Seattle VI Faculty Q&A, please email those to pnbschool@pnb.org.
Wellness Program Reminder
Hello Intermediate C!
This is a friendly reminder of your Wellness Program Schedule for the fall semester. Your next meeting is November 5th from 9:15-10:15.
PGA Meeting – October 19, 2022
Parent Guardian Association Leadership Team Meeting – October 19, 2022
Attendees: Denise Bolstad, Sue Buske, Kristen Liang, Brandyn Boyd, Porsha Robinson, Lori Elofson, Andie Abercrombie, Adam Rainone, Francis King, Agnus Montejano, Katie Bell, Wendy Casper, Paige Davis
Secretary: Carly Buwalda
Meeting called to order: 6:06pm
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introductions
- School event calendar
- Communication: Parent Facebook, Parent Portal, information from Leadership
decision and activities
- Mentorships/community building
- Merchandise/Fundraising
- Volunteers
Mission Statement:
- Updates: Change ‘parent’ to caregivers throughout Mission Statement.
- Changing our name: Parent Association to Parent Guardian Association
CALENDAR:
- October:
- Watch days continued
- Hallo-week days! 10/25-31
- November:
- Nutcracker merchandise distribution
- December
- Lost and found!
- Photography of the Nutcracker Cast – follow up on finding parents to volunteer?
- January
- 25: “New Voices”
- Snow White Merchandise orders
- February
- Watch Week
- March
- Spring Fling (TBD):
- Francia Russell Center in Bellevue
- Spring Fling (TBD):
- April
- Orders available for Summer Course
- May:
- Petite Finale: PA sells flowers, reception with cookies and punch
- 6: Seattle
- 20-21 Eastside
- Petite Finale: PA sells flowers, reception with cookies and punch
- June:
- Week of 12th – Distribute school merchandise
- Table for school performance, sell merchandise, flowers
- Provide flowers for the performance
- Lost and Found pickup
Parent Directory/Carpool:
- Opt in/Opt Out of Parent directory.
- Further discussion needed.
Volunteers:
- Reaching out to prospective volunteers.
Summer course audition fair:
- Led by students – in December
Parent Thank you Notes:
- End of year thank you event for volunteers – celebrating parents volunteering.
Communication: Parent Facebook, Parent Portal, information from Leadership
decision and activities
- New PGA email account: PNBGA@gmail.com
Fundraising:
- Holiday fundraising event – will go out with our ‘intro to Parent Guardian Association’
- 100% class participation
PGA Intro email coming out soon!
- Introduction with Mission Statement
- Holiday fundraising information
- Volunteering!
CLOSING: 7:23pm
PGA Meeting – September 28, 2022
Parents Association Leadership Team Meeting – September 28, 2022
Attendees: Denise Bolstad, Sue Buske, Kristen Liang, Brandyn Boyd, Porsha Robinson, Lori Elofson, Andie Abercrombie, Adam Rainone, Francis King, Agnes Montejano, Katie Bell, Wendy Casper, Paige Davis
Secretary: Carly Buwalda
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introductions
- Mission statement/Description & Purpose
- School event calendar
- Family Directory/carpool
- Parent Education Topics
- Communication: Parent Facebook, Parent Portal, information from Leadership
- decision and activities
- Mentorships/community building
- Merchandise/Fundraising
- Volunteers
Mission Statement/Purpose (Denise Bolstad):
- Discussion around defining our mission statement as a Parent Association. Group to review current charter and previous mission and distill down to a shorter statement.
School Event Calendar:
- September:
- Greeters at the doors at both schools, give directions, answer questions.
- Merchandise available to sell.
- Sign up sheet for volunteers + online sign ups.
- October:
- Watch days continued
- Hallo-week days! 10/25-31
- November:
- Nutcracker merchandise distribution
- December
- Lost and found!
- January
- 25: “New Voices”
- Snow White Merchandise orders
- February
- Watch Week
- April
- Orders available for Summer Course
- May:
- Petite Finale: PA sells flowers, reception with cookies and punch
- 6: Seattle
- 20-21 Eastside
- Petite Finale: PA sells flowers, reception with cookies and punch
- June:
- Week of 12th – Distribute school merchandise
- Table for school performance, sell merchandise, flowers
- Provide flowers for the performance
- Lost and Found pickup
Parent Directory/Carpool:
- Opt in/Opt Out of Parent directory.
- Further discussion needed.
Parent Education Topics
- Parent events are coming soon!
Communication
- We are refreshing our current communication model, stay tuned for continued growth and expanded communication from PNB.
Mentorships/community building
- Incorporating mentorships and bringing new levels of growth into our students!
- Higher level students are back volunteering in younger classes.
Merchandise/Fundraising
- Reviewing upcoming events and merchandise needs for the next year.
Volunteers
- PNB needs you! Our parents are integral in building a strong community. We have many ways you can volunteer your time, whether it is helping new families who need extra help or helping with the Lost and Found! We welcome any time you can provide. Inquire with a Parent Association member about current opportunities!
Discover Dance Performance for New Voices I – Nov. 9
Hello Level VII Families,
Reminder: Students should attend the Discover Dance performance on Wednesday, November 9th in place of their regular New Voices I class. Please note there will be no New Voices I class this Wednesday, November 9th, as Ms. Stone will be in the theater with the New Voices II students for the Discover Dance performance.
Level VII Fall Conference Sign-Up
We are delighted to have you back this fall! Individual student/parent conferencing for Level VII will start in November. These 20-minute conferences will remain on Zoom to accommodate working parents and allow for better scheduling.
As always, the Level VII conferences will include discussions about your progress and mastering technique and artistry. Prior to conferences, your teachers work collectively to communicate their individual observations and corrections for each student. Conferences provide a platform to discuss not only what you are working on in class in the way of technique, but also your plans for the future and how we can help guide you successfully into the next chapter in your life. We want to be able to support you in those steps. Parents and students please come prepared with questions and let us know how we can help make this a successful year for you.
Level VII can be an intense year, with high expectations in and out of the studio. Consistent attendance is a top priority at this level. We want to hear what issues you are coming up against (if any) and we will try, as always, to work with you to maintain this consistency.
Click here to sign up for a conference time. Students are welcome to use the school library space to log into their conference before class time.
We look forward to meeting with you as we set goals for the year ahead.
Dance Theatre of Harlem @ Paramount Theatre
STG is proud to have co-commissioned Dance Theatre of Harlem’s newest piece, Sounds of Hazel, inspired by the life of Jazz great Hazel Scott. Hazel Scott was an innovator who radically redefined piano jazz—as well as what it meant to be a Black artist and Black woman in America. She was accepted into Juilliard at only 8 years old and would later go on to become a movie star, the first Black American to host a weekly T.V. show, and an outspoken critic of racial discrimination. The anti-communist surge of the 1950s robbed Scott of her legacy. After being blacklisted, she lost bookings, advertisers, managers, and opportunities. Dance Theatre of Harlem’s new ballet will help to ensure that Scott’s story lives on.
Sounds of Hazel are a part of a mixed-repertory program that also includes Higher Ground, choreographed by Robert Garland with music by Stevie Wonder—plus Passage, choreographed by Claudia Schreier with music by Jessie Montgomery.
Check out DTH’s video about the making of Sounds of Hazel here: https://youtu.be/jGe6me0yvCs
Recent Washington Post feature about Hazel Scott and Dance Theatre of Harlem: Why was Hazel Scott, famous Black pianist, blacklisted by McCarthyism? – The Washington Post
November 5, 2022 – 2pm and 8pm
Paramount Theatre
To purchase your discounted tickets, CLICK HERE.
CODE: STGDANCE
Enoy the show!
Seattle Theatre Group
Level VI Seattle – Class Assistant Request
Hello Seattle Level VI families,
We are in need of an assistant for a level I and level II class at the Phelps Center (details below). Please email the school at pnbschool@pnb.org if you are interested in becoming this class’s assistant!
Level IA on Wednesdays 4:00-5:15
Level IIA on Thursdays 4:15-5:45
Teacher Q&A Questions
Hello, level VIs!
Your teachers are looking forward to a robust discussion in the Mentorship Program’s Teacher Q&A!
Eastside: Q&A on November 5th 10:00-11:00
Please have your student email the school three questions for Ms. Thompson by Monday, October 24th. We recommend reading through Ms. Thompson’s bio to help spark any questions or talking points about her career!
Seattle: Q&A on November 5th 11:45-12:45
Please have your student email the school three questions for Ms. Hanson by Monday, October 24th. We recommend reading through Ms. Hanson’s bio to help spark any questions or talking points about her career!
PNB Staff Bios