Licton Springs K-8 5/11/26

Next week (May 18 & 19) is our last week of MAC Club – our afterschool program. It’s been fun!

Some highlights include, tasting a sakura (cherry blossoms) drink, planting seedlings, team building games, trying origami, making yummy treats, learning Half Ball, and designing our own playdough, flowers and other art projects. We even had a decoding treasure safari! It’s been great building a routine with the kids, exercising a bit, and exploring new and various creative activities.

This week we’ll be discovering more about the outdoors, using clues indoors, and of course, enjoying some tasty treats. Our last week (next week – May 18 & 19) we’ll wrap up and celebrate.

Warmly,
The MAC Team
Licton Springs K–8

Licton Springs K-8 will be hosting a special assembly on Wednesday, May 20 at 12noon in connection with our annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) march and month of learning. This meaningful event is being held in partnership with our school’s Racial Equity Team (RET) and members of our Native family community.

We warmly invite parents and families to join us for this important assembly.

This gathering was requested and thoughtfully organized by Native American parents in our community who lead MMIWP efforts. Together with the Racial Equity Team, they are working to create a space for learning, awareness, and reflection. During the assembly, students, staff, and families will have the opportunity to learn more about the MMIWP movement—what it is, why it matters, and why it is essential for all of us to better understand the experiences and challenges faced by Native communities.

At Licton Springs K-8, we are committed to fostering a respectful and informed school community. Events like this help us build understanding, strengthen connections, and honor the voices and leadership of our Native families.

We hope you will join us in learning together.

Our “Last Friday” event for May will be our exciting All-School Talent Show on Friday, May 29 at 1 p.m. in the cafeteria!

This fun-filled event will showcase the creativity and skills of our students. Highlights include performances from our 4th and 5th grade PNB Dance students and our instrumental music students.

Do you have a scholar with a talent to share? We would love to see them on stage!
Acts can include music 🎶, dance🕺, poetry,
comedy or drama🎭,
gymnastics🤸🏻‍♂️, juggling🤹🏻‍♀️,
magic🪄 and more.
Students who would like to participate should connect with Ms. Wasson to sign up before May 20. alwasson@seattleschools.org or room.

We hope you’ll join us to celebrate our amazing students and their talents—it's sure to be a wonderful event!

At Licton Springs, our schoolwide expectations are simple and powerful:
Be Safe
Be Kind
Be Responsible

Recently, teachers and staff have been spending intentional time reviewing what these expectations look like across our school day—in the classroom, the cafeteria, during recess, and in all shared spaces.

We would love your partnership at home. Consider asking your student what being safe, kind, and responsible means to them in different settings at school. These conversations help reinforce the consistent messages they hear from teachers and strengthen the connection between school and home.

Thank you for standing in solidarity with our teachers and staff as we work together to support a positive, respectful, and caring learning environment for all students. Your support truly makes a difference!

All student devices and issued accessories will be collected before the end of the school year. Limited exceptions for students with an IEP or participating in at home learning programs, please see the district’s SPS Student Devices post for specific information.

• Collection date: Monday June 15
• Collection location: Main Office
• On‑site school contact: Carole Johnson 206-743-3700
• If you need to return your device earlier than 6/15, please deliver your device, charger and case to Carole in the office.

All devices and accessories not returned by a school’s collection deadline will be marked lost in the Destiny system, and fines will be applied to student accounts in accordance with district policy.

Fines for unreturned items include:

• Laptop: $350
• Laptop charger: $48
• iPad: $250
• iPad charger: $40
• iPad case: $49

Please reference the district’s SPS Student Devices post, which reflects the information shared with families, including expectations and fine details.

WIDA testing

WIDA tests will be administered on Wednesdays in March

SBA and WCAS Testing

4th and 5th Grade
May 11 -SBA ELA CAT
May 12 – SBA ELA PT
May 13 – SBA Math CAT
May 14 – SBA Math PT
April 28 – WCAS (Science)

7th and 8th Grade
May 19 – SBA Math CAT
May 27 – SBA Math PT

SBA
Washington state requires all districts to administer the Smarter Balanced assessments each spring. These tests:

• Measure how well students are meeting College and Career Readiness Standards
• Help teachers, schools, and districts identify which students need more support
• Cover Math and English Language Arts (ELA)
• Take about 3-4 hours per subject
• Are given to students in grades 3 through 8 and 10
• Are required for federal and state accountability

The Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) is a test given in the spring to all 5th, 8th, and 11th grade students. The WCAS is administered online during the same window as Smarter Balanced and uses the same state assessment platform.

The WCAS measures student performance on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that were adopted by our state in 2013.

How can I best prepare my child for the assessments?

Our teachers’ engaging daily lessons are the most effective preparation for students because the assessments are designed to match classroom learning goals.

Families may take practice tests at home if they’d like, and students tend to perform best when they are well fed and well rested. No additional family preparation is necessary other than a positive attitude and growth mindset.

Practice Tests are available for ELA and math
Training Tests are available for science

Answers to the practice tests are available.

Licton Springs PTO Website

The next PTO meeting will be, May 4 @ 6 p.m. We’ll be meeting online, and we hope you can join us to hear updates, share ideas, and help shape plans for the year.

Join the PTO Zoom Meeting

May

4-27 - SBA Testing - see the online calendar for dates by Grade level

19 - Field Trip K/1 to Seattle Tilth

20 - MMIWP Assembly

22 - MMIWP March in solidarity - all school field trip

25 - No School - Memorial Day

29 - Last Friday Event - Talent Show

(including performance by the 4th and 5th grade instrumental
music students and Discover Dance dancers)

June

1 - PTO Meeting

5 - Assembly Oleaje Flamenco (pronounced oh-lay-ah-hay)

12 - Last Friday Event - Field Day

15 - Device Return Day

16 - Moving Up Day

17 - Last Day of School

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Families can subscribe to the district and/or school website online calendars. Your personal calendars update automatically when a change is made or when a new event is added. How to subscribe:

1. Click the calendar link(s) below:
   • Licton Springs K-8 School Calendar
   • Seattle Public Schools Calendar
2. Scroll to the bottom of the calendar page.
3. On the right-hand side, under Subscribe to Calendar, select a subscribe option.

Please complete the Online School Meal Application form (linked below).

Families with multiple students will only complete this form once. The form is simple to fill out and confidential. The information will only be used to help your school receive funding from state and federal programs.

Online School Meal Application