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Salmon Bay School is a K-8 public alternative school within the Seattle School District.
Our elementary school is K-5, with one half-day kindergarten class, one K-1 multi-age class, two looping 1st grade or 2nd grade classes, one 2-3 multi-age class, two looping 3rd grade or 4th grade classes, and two 4-5 multi-age classes. We also have an I.E.P. (Special Education) teacher, P.E. teacher, a literacy specialist, a librarian, and art and music specialists whom students work with each week. Elementary teachers work within a Primary Team (K, 1, 2) or an Intermediate Team (3, 4, 5).
Our middle school is organized into teams as well. Sixth graders have homeroom and unit classes (integrated social studies, language arts, science) with one of five sixth grade teachers. Seventh and eighth graders are on one of two 7-8 teams. Each student has the same homeroom teacher for two years, and rotates among the other three teachers on that team for unit classes (integrated social studies, language arts, science). Students having I.E.P.'s are fully integrated into the regular class schedule. 7-8 team curriculum is on a two-year cycle. Each student has a daily math class. Middle school students also choose from among electives that include world language, art, music, ham radio, and student government.
Primary Team
The primary team is made up of five classroom teachers, a P.E. teacher, our
I.E.P. specialist, our literacy specialist, and our arts teachers. Classes are
multi-age or single-grade. Our classrooms are: one half-day kindergarten, one
all-day K-1, one 1st grade, one 2nd grade, and one 2-3.
Intermediate Team
The intermediate team includes four classroom teachers, a P.E. Teacher, our
I.E.P. specialist, our literacy specialist, and our arts teachers. There is
one 3rd grade, one 4th grade and two 4-5 multi-age classes.
6th Grade Team Five Homeroom teachers allow for smaller Homerooms in this transition year. Students rotate through four unit classes. Students also have a math class and PE daily, as well as an elective (one per semester). 7th-8th Grade Teams
Students remain with the same Homeroom teacher for 7th and 8th grades. During Homeroom, students do a
variety of literacy-based activities ranging from silent reading, literature studies, lessons on writing skills,
journal entries and class meetings. Homeroom is also the place that planning occurs for various outside
activities such as camp and service learning. 8th graders complete a year-long research project on a topic
of their choice, and present it to their Homeroom class in June.
Unit classes are one quarter long
and are typically based on a science or social studies topic, with reading
and language arts skills integrated into the curriculum. Students take one social
studies unit and
one science unit each quarter, rotating through the different team teachers.
Many unit classes include
individual or group projects as part of the assessment process. Our social studies
classes function on a
two-year cycle: one year students study world history and geography, the second
year they study U.S. history and geography and Pacific Northwest history.
Jay's 7-8 team includes Anna Flory,
Michael Fardella, Connie Gold, Devin Gurley, and, of course, Jay (Joseph) Sasnett.
While each teachers focuses his or her units of instruction on specific areas
of content (Jay and Anna's units focus on
social studies, history, and geography; Connie and Michael's units focus on
science topics), we also work together as
a team to integrate our teaching across subject areas.
Melanie's 7-8 team includes Melanie Shelton, Lisa Kelleher, Anne Dahlin, Victoria Park, and Annie Woitach. Melanie and Lisa's unit classes focus on integrated science, while Anne and Victoria's classes emphasize social studies, history, and geography.
Below are links to specific pages for classroom projects.
Sam & Anna's U.S. Timeline Project
Basic Science Links for Lisa and Connie (2006)
Kristen's Language Arts Workshop
Military Draft Sites for Evaluation
Connie & Jay's Dam Project Resources6th Grade Living Voices/Biography Project -- List of People
Connie & Melanie's Science Classes