SPIN GIRLS DECEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER
SPIN GIRLS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 2022
Happy Winter SPIN Family!
As many of us experienced the first snow fall of the year in our areas, it is officially looking and feeling like winter and the holiday season. We hope that your academic year is off to a great start! We send you positive vibes as you are moving into winter break mode, that you are able to continue to excel in the classroom. We hope that you are able to celebrate the holidays with those you love and care for most.
In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of lab day, a pic from SPIN Girls Friday night hangout, the schedule for lab and field days, the schedule for Friday night hangouts, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team
MONTHLY RECAP
In November we had our first SPIN Girls field day for the 22-23 program year. Our 9th grade cohort visiting the YES farm of the Black Farmers Collective. There students learned the process of growing fresh produce in an urban setting such as the YES farm. Students heard from female and non-binary Black farmers. They shared their personal journeys into farming and why it means so much to BIPOC communities to learn about farming to create food security in our communities. Students also were able to have hands on experiences of turning the land over from summer produce to winter sleep. They also were able to harvest some collard greens to take home for their families to enjoy.
Our 8th and 10th grade cohort experienced the Museum of Flight in Seattle with the Aerospace education team. Students were able to learn how to create a flight path and check a plans body and equipment for flight. Students then put their newly learned skills into action by getting into real pilot flight simulators and flying the flight path they created. We then were able to meet a panel of amazing women in aviation. Their stories of overcoming a field that is predominantly male, were extraordinary and extremely motivating for our SPIN Girls.
We also had fun hangout! We came together to play games, eat snacks, decompress from a busy week of school and work and paint. The hangouts really are a place for our SPIN Girls to come and just be a teen. They are welcome to participate in the planned activity or to just hangout. We hope if you have not been to a hangout yet you make it to the next one!
YES Farm Black Farmers Collective
YES Farm Black Famers Collective
Museum Of Flight Seattle
Museum Of Flight Seattle
SPIN Girls at November Friday Night Hangout - Paint Night
RESOURCES
At SPIN we are always thinking of ways that we can help students have successful school years. We have opportunities for SPIN student participants to get assistance and resources in a multitude of ways. We have ways in which students can complete their volunteer and civic duty hours by volunteering with one of our programs or organization. We have resources for students to complete special projects. And we may even be able to utilize the expertise of one of our many mentors. All you need to do is reach out to your programs manager or one of our program managers and we are happy to assist.
Here is an interest form for a way SPIN Girls can volunteer with our
SPIN Girls Club 6th & 7th graders at one of their after school programs HERE!
SPIN Girls students attend multiple school districts throughout King County. We value our SPIN families and know that it takes a tremendous amount of resources to nurture a student and family to success. We want to remind everyone that there are always resources available to your families to ensure that they can reach their full potential, in whatever way they may need extra support. Below you will find direct links to each King County School Districts student, family and community resources page. We have also included links to WA public charter schools and WA homeschool organization. Our hope is that you use these links to inform yourselves of resources available to increase the success of your family at the beginning of the school year. We also want you to use these links throughout the year as more details or changes may become available on the district pages.
Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA
Washington Homeschool Organization
LOOKING FORWARD
YOU ARE INVITED! TO THE SPIN OFFICE WARMING PARTY!
DECEMBER 8TH FROM 5:00PM TO 7:00PM
The SPIN Staff are welcoming all of our SPIN family and supporters to come help us make our new office feel like a home. There will be refreshments, beverages, live music, makerspace, a giving tree and much more. Please come and celebrate our new space with us!
RSVP
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youre-invited-help-us-warm-our-new-office-tickets-468037732457 or
shorturl.at/mEV08 or
bit.ly/spinofficewarming
Lab day is on Saturday, December 3rd
When:
Saturday, December 3rd
Time:
8th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm
9th grade - 9:30am - 12:30pm
10th grade - 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
3407 NE 2nd ST., Renton, WA 98056
Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
Location is:
3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, 98056
RTC ANNEX Building
Field Day Saturday Time Schedules unless otherwise directed by program manager
8th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
9th grade: 9:30AM-12:30PM
10th grade: 1:30PM-4:30PM
Locations vary for field days. You will be given the location details at least one week prior to the field day experience.
SPIN Girls Hangout
Friday nights on the scheduled event nights
Time:
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:
3407 NE 2nd St., Renton, WA 98056
Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any
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