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What you'll find in this week's issue

The Week Ahead

Day of Learning, Ski Bus, athletic games

Calendar Highlights

What's at the top of the week

Take Action

For parents and guardians

Student Activities

For students

Mark Your Calendars

Important upcoming events

College Counseling

Resources & Reminders

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1/17 JV Boys' Basketball vs Eastside Prep (Home)

1/17 Varsity Boys' Basketball vs Eastside Prep (Home)

1/17 Varsity Girls' Basketball vs Eastside Prep (Home)

1/18 Varsity Girls' Basketball vs Granite Falls (Away)

1/18 Varsity Mixed Ultimate vs Ballard (Neutral)

1/21 D2 Boys' Basketball vs Willows Prep (Away)

1/22 Service Learning Day

1/22 D3 Boys' Basketball vs Seattle Academy (Home)

1/22 D1 Boys' Basketball vs Seattle Academy (Home)

1/22 Varsity Boys' Basketball vs South Whidbey (Away)

1/22 JVC Boys' Basketball vs Overlake (Home)

1/22 JV Boys' Basketball vs South Whidbey (Away)

1/22 Varsity Girls' Basketball vs South Whidbey (Away)

1/23 D3 Boys' Basketball vs Eastside Prep (Away)

1/23 Spain Trip Meeting for Students and Families

1/24 Ski Bus

1/24 JVC Boys' Basketball vs Bear Creek (Away)

1/24 Cambodia Trip Meeting for Student Participants

1/24 6th Grade Open Gym Night & Potluck

1/24 JV Boys' Basketball vs Bear Creek (Away)

1/24 Varsity Girls' Basketball vs Bear Creek (Away)

1/24 JV Mixed Ultimate vs Rainier Beach

1/24 Varsity Girls' Basketball vs University Prep (Away)

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Families should email attendance@northwestschool.org or call the Main Office manager (206 682 7309) before 8:30 a.m. to inform the school if your student(s) will be absent.

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Help Keep Our Community Healthy, Wash Hands Frequently and Stay Home When Sick

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Help Keep Our Community Healthy, Wash Hands Frequently and Stay Home When Sick

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Keeping students at home when they are too sick for school helps protect the health of our entire school community, including students, faculty, and staff. Learn more about our health guidelines on the Too Sick for School Resource Board. Thank you for doing your part to keep our community healthy!

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Inclement Weather Planning- Information for Families & Faculty can be found on the Resource Board.

Inclement Weather Planning for Parents, Guardians & Students

Inclement Weather Planning for Faculty

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January 25, 2025

Revolution Prep is offering Northwest School students the opportunity to learn more about the SAT and the ACT in their free online sessions ACT 101 and SAT 101. In these sessions, one of Rev Prep's professional tutors will teach core test-taking strategies including a dive into the exam content and structure, how to avoid common traps, and how to create the best plan for success.

February 1, 2025

Revolution Prep is offering free ACT or SAT practice exams for Northwest School students. These online-based practice exams can help students get a sense of which, if any, standardized test students want to take and offer a baseline score.

Click here for more information and to register for one of these 101 sessions or practice exams. These opportunities are for Northwest School students only.

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Affording College: Expert advice from NYU’s Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid

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Affording College: Expert advice from NYU’s Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid

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Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 pm

In this webinar hosted by Revolution prep, Scott Wallace-Juedes, the Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid at NYU (and former Director of Financial Aid at Yale), will share actionable insights on navigating financial aid for college. Families will learn about the latest FAFSA and CSS profile updates, scholarships, grants, and strategies to make college affordable. Registration and additional details here.

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College Money Method: Evaluating Loans and Borrowing for Your College Investment

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College Money Method: Evaluating Loans and Borrowing for Your College Investment

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On January 30 at 6:30 pm, Paul Martin from College Money Method will present the next webinar, Evaluating Loans and Borrowing for Your College Investment. This workshop and resources offer information to help evaluate your financing needs and compare various loan options available today, focusing on right-size borrowing based on future financial goals.

Find the link to this webinar and all the resources provided by College Money Method in the College Counseling tile in Blackbaud.

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The College Counseling course for juniors has started. This class is held on Wednesdays every other week, during students' free periods. Students with A, C, or D free periods will meet during Week 1, and students with E, F, or G free periods meet Week 2. Students should check their schedule on Blackbaud for their class meeting place.

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Monday, January 13, 7:00-8:30 pm, 401 Dining Room

Members of the Class of 2026 and parents/guardians are invited to hear from a featured speaker about trends in college admissions and tips for a successful search and application process. The Northwest School College Counseling team will also share information about our work with students in the coming months. All 11th grade students and at least one parent/guardian per family are strongly encouraged to attend.

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FREE Youth Advocacy Climate Training for Students in Grades 3 - 12

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FREE Youth Advocacy Climate Training for Students in Grades 3 - 12

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Saturday, January 25, 2025

10 am - 2 pm

UW Campus, 4101 15th Ave NE, Seattle

Register Here

Join us for civic training in advance of Youth Lobby Day in Olympia on February 6th, 2025! Participants will learn about government infrastructure and the many aspects of advocacy, and they will build the skills to make their voices heard.

Our youth-led trainings are organized into themed blocks interspersed with movement, art, and play. Trainings are youth-led.

Accessibility and Inclusion: Our priority is inclusivity, ensuring everyone interested can join us in this vital effort. This training is FREE, lunch is included, and the building is ADA-accessible.

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Forefront Suicide Prevention: Fast Skills Workshop Series

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Forefront Suicide Prevention: Fast Skills Workshop Series

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Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Online
Scheduled Sessions:
January 21: Caregiver Self-Regulation & Consequences (Dr. China Bolden Jarvis)
February 25: Parenting Teens (Dr. China Bolden Jarvis)
March 18: Cultural Considerations for Youth Mental Health (Dr. China Bolden Jarvis)
Registration: FAST Skills Registration, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

In Partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Partnership Access Line (PAL), Forefront Suicide Prevention is pleased to present a FAST Skills Workshop Series. The First Approach Skills Training (FAST) programs are designed to provide brief, evidence-based behavioral therapy methods for youth and families with common mental health concerns. These workshops, intended for parents/caregivers and/or school based mental health providers will give an overview of the FAST approach and accompanying resources and will build on our 2023-24 workshop series. Sessions will be recorded and made available to all participants who pre-register, whether or not you are able to attend every session.

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Fall Upper School Sports begin on August 25, 2025

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Fall Upper School Sports begin on August 25, 2025

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Spring Season Registration for Upper School Athletics

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Spring Season Registration for Upper School Athletics

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Upper School students who would like to participate in spring season athletics (Girls' Ultimate, Boys' Soccer, Girls'/Boys' Track & Field, or Spring Fit Club/Strength & Conditioning) should email Britt Atack to register/confirm their spring sports participation. The deadline to register is January 17 (acceptance of registration after that date will be space dependent).

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Bus-to-Lift: Ski and Snowboarding Sign-ups Underway

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Bus-to-Lift: Ski and Snowboarding Sign-ups Underway

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Sign-ups for the final three trips begin January 15. Forms for the last three Ski Bus trips (January 31, February 7, and February 14) are scheduled to go live on the Parent Resource Board at 6 pm on Wednesday, January 15. For more information, visit the parent or student resource page. If you have questions, please contact the Ski Bus Coordinator, Alex Chen.

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Clay Night! A Two-Part Experience For Parents and Guardians

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Clay Night! A Two-Part Experience For Parents and Guardians

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Sign up here These are free activities, limited to 20 participants.

Tuesday, January 28, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Make It!
You are invited to join us for an evening of making and exploring ceramics/pottery in the ceramics studio. Take the potter’s wheel for a spin! Try your hand at sculpting and hand-building. We’ll all make an object or two that we’ll glaze one week later. Wear your play clothes and know that our clay doesn’t stain but may leave an impression on your heart! Enter the Ceramics Studio, located in the main building, by entering through the fence gate off of Crawford.

Tuesday, February 4, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Glaze It!
Whatever you made on January 28 can now be glazed with our vast and rich palette of glazes. Take your time, consider imagery, patterns, text, and even magical glaze effects like crystalline glazes, crackles, cobblestone glazes, bubble glazing, and more. Once completed, your masterpiece will be fired in the kiln one last time and ready to be returned to you (perhaps by your student). If there’s extra time, you can help glaze a pre-made bowl (which will be fired for a food bank fundraiser). Enter the Ceramics Studio, located in the main building, by entering through the fence gate off of Crawford.

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January 22, and February 6, our students and faculty will be heading out into the community for our Days of Service. Students will be packing food at food banks, cleaning up beaches, removing invasive plants, sorting clothing at donation centers, building tiny houses, and more!

What you need to know:

Parents, please watch for an upcoming email with important information about waiver forms.

Some of our service locations need extra adult chaperones. If you are interested and available to help out, please email Leilani.Nussman@northwestschool.org.

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Test of the Emergency Messaging System  

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Test of the Emergency Messaging System  

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On Tuesday, January 14 at noon we will send a test email, voice message and SMS message to all faculty, students and parents/guardians, so we are confident we have your correct contact information.
Northwest uses a system called SchoolMessenger to send time sensitive communications to our community via voice, email and text.
To receive SMS (text messages) to your mobile phone from the system you must opt-in. To opt-in, just message "Y" or "YES" to 67587 using your mobile phone and you're done!

We will evaluate the data following the test and contact you if the message was not delivered.

NOTE: International families will only receive an email.

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Date: Sunday January 19, 2025

Time: 4 - 6 pm

Location: 1411 Bellevue Ave Seattle WA, 98122 (corner of Union and Summit). Please ring the bell to enter.

Upper School students are invited to join the boarding students  for some fun over the long holiday weekend.  Bring your favorite board and card games to share and perhaps learn something new.  Snacks and drinks will be provided. Please contact Aya Sethi ayasethi@gmail.com if you would like additional information.

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🟩 Upper School & 8th Grade Parent/Guardian Community Event

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🟩 Upper School & 8th Grade Parent/Guardian Community Event

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Friday January 10th

8:45-10:15 am

LOCATION CHANGE! Summit Stages

Members of the Upper School Parent Guardian Community and 8th Grade Parents/Guardians are invited to this month's Upper School PGC meeting (formerly PGA). Kevin Alexander and Mike Moss will facilitate a conversation between the Peer Mentors and parents/guardians about student life in the Upper School. Parents/guardians are invited to submit questions in advance for the Mentors:

All parents/guardians are members of the PGC, and our monthly meetings aim to build connections between faculty and parents/guardians and to share information and resources relevant to parents/guardians.

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Basketball Fan Night

Date: Friday, January 10

PDE (Performing Dance Ensemble) will perform during halftime for the girls' and boys' varsity games, and there will be free t-shirts designed by 11th grader Tanner M (available while supplies last).

The game lineup (all vs. Overlake)

3:30 JVC boys

5:00 JV boys

6:30 Varsity girls

8:00 Varsity boys

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View the School Calendar on Blackbaud for a full listing of events, details and athletic team games.

Important Note: Athletic game dates can change. Please always refer to the Blackbaud school calendar for the most up to date information.