Family Newsletter 1/27/2025
Family Newsletter 1/27/2025
Hello Maverick Nation!
Lost but not yet found: If your student is missing their jacket, sweatshirt, or water bottle please remind them to check our lost and found. We’ll be donating the unclaimed items to Goodwill just before mid-winter break. McClure’s lost and found is in the main office near the Nurse’s office. Thank you.
High School Tours
Ballard High School Prospective Family Night is February 6th from 6 to 8 pm. Details on their website.
Center High School Open House on February 11th from 6 to 7:30 pm.
Upcoming Events
Jan 27 – Living Voices performance, Through the Eyes of a Friend (The Holocaust)
Jan 29 – Start of Semester 2
Jan 29 – Suicide prevention lessons: 7th grade students
Jan 30 – McClure Talent Show, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Jan 31 – Yearbook Orders due
Feb 12 – UW Forefront Suicide Prevention training, 6:00 pm virtual
Feb 14 – McClure School Dance!
Final Call for Yearbook Orders
Friday, January 31st is the last day to preorder and guarantee a yearbook for this year. Order through SchoolPay on the Source. $35.
Suicide Prevention Lessons in 7th grade classes
Representative from Teen Link will be presenting information in 7th grade science classes on Jan 29th on how to support their peers to prevent suicide. The content includes identifying warning signs, how to respond by talking to their peers and linking peers to trusted, appropriate adults or resources.
McClure Caregiver LEARN training by Forefront Feb 12th
McClure will also be hosting a virtual Caregiver LEARN training by Forefront on February 12 at 6:00 pm. Forefront Suicide Prevention is a Center of Excellence at the University of Washington whose mission is to help people take action to prevent suicide in their communities. For more information, visit the Forefront Website.
Leslie Collings Counselor, 6th A-M, All 7th lmcollings@seattleschools.org
Katie Pillers Counselor, 6th N-Z, All 8th kjpillers@seattleschools.org
Nora Jungbluth, Social Worker, nojungbluth@seattleschools.org
FROM THE PTSA:
McClure Dinner and Auction
The McClure “Sparkles & Spurs” dinner and auction takes place on Friday, March 21, at MOHAI. We’re looking forward to a fun evening, bringing the McClure community together and raising funds for essential educational programs, student engagement and enrichment activities, and much needed facility upgrades.
We ask for your help to make this event a success. We’re in need of items to build up the selection of goods and experiences that we can auction off. Here’s a list of items that would make perfect auction donations:
- Wine tasting party, distillery tour, cooking class or a private chef experience, a weekend at your cabin, a day on your sailboat, a party hosted by you or your business.
- Tickets to a show at the Paramount, 5th Avenue theater, or other local theaters & concert venues. Seats for a Kraken, Seahawks, Mariners, Storm, or Sounders game.
- Gift cards to restaurants for family meals or date nights.
- Gift cards to local stores, big retailers, grocery stores, spa services, etc.
- Airline vouchers, airline miles, hotel or Airbnb gift cards.
- Baskets filled with goodies such as chocolates or decadent snacks, spa at home day, a compilation of fun games for a family game night…
If you have a connection to a business, please encourage them to become an event sponsor through a donation of goods or services. Here’s the link to donate: https://tinyurl.com/ywje6sk5. We are asking for donations by February 25, 2025. Questions? Please reach out to auction@mccluremavericks.org.
Join the PTSA!
I encourage you to take a moment to join the PTSA to support the McClure community and foster connections with other parents, teachers, and students. Join the PTSA today: http://mccluremiddleschoolptsa.givebacks.com/store
Go Mavs!
Ann Jennings, Interim Principal
McClure Middle School, apjennings@seattleschools.org