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A BI-ANNUAL

NEWSLETTER

FROM THE

BOARD OF

DIRECTORS AT

SWEET PEA

COTTAGE

PRESCHOOL OF

THE ARTS

SPRING /

SUMMER 2014

vol. 2, issue 2

in this issue

SP Nation 1

Theater for Young Children 2

Christy Duffy

Scholarship Program 2

Alumni Spotlight 2

Fund-An-Item Update 2

Kindergarten 3

Auction Recap 3

Letter from Miss Cammie 4

Calendar of Events 4

Visit us online at:

www.sweetpeacottage.org

SP Nation Summer

Camps!

Registration is now open for SP

Nation Summer Camps! Kids can

join one or ten of our awesome art

-based themed camps offered at

the Queen Anne & Sand Point

locations.

Lead by teaching artists, these

unique camps give children the

opportunity to explore diverse

cultures through self-expression,

imagination, creativity and fun.

This year, Queen Anne campers

will get to enjoy these camps at

the enchanting

Ward Springs Park (Ward St. and

4th Ave N.). Just five blocks from

the Seattle Center, your children

will have the opportunity to

explore the neighborhood with

amazing counselors and friends.

Our Sand Point location is offering

the ever popular Cooking Camp

and Magic, Myths and Legends

Camp. Exciting field trips are

planned for Blue Ribbon Cooking

and the Burke Museum.

Camps are for children entering

1st-3rd grade and are held Mon-

Fri, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally,

we have Kindercamp for children

entering Kindergarten.

Don’t miss out on these great

experiences for your children!

Find registration info here:

http://sweetpeacottage.org/

camps

Theater for Young Children—

The Pocket Park Tour!

Many of you loved Sweet Pea’s

performances of “The

Gingerbread Man” & jumped over

the moon during “Mother Goose.”

This summer, TFYC will feature

many of your favorite classic

tales with a fun new twist during

the “Pocket Park Tour.”

Lead by some of your favorite

teachers, Miss Cammie, Mr. Dan,

Miss Retha and Miss Jen and

music by Mr. Rob Witmer, TFYC

will charm audiences big and

small with sing-alongs, crafts,

snacks and good ol’ storytelling.

Like us on Facebook to receive

updates on our upcoming

schedule:

www.facebook.com/

theaterforyoungchildren

Alumni Spotlight

Meet Quincy Tintle —big First

Grader!

We had no idea quite what an

impact Quincy's time at Sweet

Pea made until he hit

kindergarten.

The mixed aged classes at

Sweet Pea made him more

understanding of the fact that

classrooms are filled with kids

of all abilities. The rotations at

Sweet Pea made it easier for

him to transition to different

stations and activities. The love

of creativity and natural

curiosity infused into every

lesson at Sweet Pea made him

an eager learner. Quincy's

Sweet Pea foundation prepared

him so well for kindergarten that

he was awarded Citizen of the

Year for his class!

Christy Duffy

Scholarship Program

The Christy Duffy Scholarship

program is a vital part of Sweet

Pea Cottage’s mission to enrich,

inspire, challenge and expand

every child's world through an

arts-based education.

Early education and cultural

exposure is a focus that we are

proud to be a part of. Our

amazing donors are generous,

caring people who believe in

what we do.

We are truly grateful every year

at their generosity. It is because

of this support that we are able

to financially assist members of

our community to reach their

educational goals.

Thank you for the inspiration to

continue to grow our amazing

garden of possibilities.

Fund-An-Item Update

We would like to thank all the

wonderful and generous families

who donated to the Fund-An-Item

over the past two auctions. Your

generosity has raised nearly

$20,000 toward outdoor play areas

& equipment.

Sweet Pea is working hard to bring

this wonderful outdoor play garden

space to life at all of our campuses.

With the support of the Queen Anne

Baptist Church, The Center for

Spiritual Living and the Westside

Unitarian Universalist Congregation,

we will be able to build a safe and

creative outdoor play area for the

littles to learn, play and grow!

If you would like to have your alumni

featured, please email

PeaPatch@sweetpeacottage.org

Kindergarten Update

What an incredible and magical

first year we have had in Miss

Sarah’s Garden! I am so lucky to

have spent the past year with

such an amazing group of

students who have grown

immensely from the first day they

walked into the classroom.

This year, they built a solid

foundation for learning and

discovered new ways to work as a

team by developing positive

communication skills in their

small classroom setting.

Through our diverse programming,

the kids went on several field trips

to explore their local community.

They mastered their musical skills

by learning to play the ukulele

with Mr. John, and created

numerous masterpieces in art

class with Miss Monica.

Inside the classroom they have

become reading machines,

expanding the word wall and

working through some challenging

chapter books. The kids recently

raised their very own ladybugs

and butterflies, which we set free

into nature.

They are truly creating a loving

and respectful community in the

kindergarten classroom by

supporting each other’s voices

and cultivating life-long

friendships. I couldn’t be more

proud of our first graduating

kindergarten class and I am so

excited for the many promising

opportunities that their futures

hold. — Miss Sarah

“Bloom!”

Sweet Pea Cottage’s 11th Annual

Dinner & Auction “Bloom!” took

place on March 2, 2014 at the

Renaissance Seattle Hotel. Wow –

what a magical evening it was!

More than 175 guests wined and

dined while dancing the night

away and raising money for Sweet

Pea Cottage and arts education.

We would like to sincerely thank

all of our families for making this

great event happen. It is through

your enthusiasm and passion for

arts education, that our auction is

a success each year.

From our families and local

businesses, we received more

than 80 bundled silent auction

items, 17 live auction items and

150+ bottles of wine for our Wine

Cellar. And because of your

generous donations, we raised

$76,597. Fantastic!

Where Do Your Donations Go?

Tuition covers 90% of annual

operating expenses; we rely on

fundraising to cover the rest. The

majority of donations after auction

expenses will go toward our

General Operating Fund. This

helps keep tuition affordable,

retain talented teachers, bring in

guest artists and maintain our

facilities.

$7,975 was donated directly

to Fund-An-Item. This will be

used to build the outdoor play

spaces for our littles.

$20,106 was donated to the

Christy Duffy Memorial

Scholarship Fund. This gift will

help send 5 new littles to

Sweet Pea next year -

amazing!

Double Your Donation…For Free

If your employer has a matching

fund for charitable contributions,

they may consider matching your

donation if you gave to the Fund-

An-Item or Christy Duffy Memorial

Scholarship Fund. This is a great

way to stretch your gift to Sweet

Pea Cottage and help support our

programming!

To find out more about Employer

Matching, e-mail:

info@sweetpeacottage.org

Sweet Pea Cottage is a

nonprofit preschool in

Seattle.

Our mission is to enrich,

inspire, challenge and expand

every child’s world through an

arts-based education.

Learn more:

w: www.sweetpeacottage.org

e: info@sweetpeacottage.org

Board of Directors

Laura J. Boyd

Dan Clare

Lynn Clare

Sara Eaton

Carol George

Eleanor Jones

Tracy Martinez

Don Rudolph

Donna Sage

Staff

Carmel Baird

Founder & Head of School

Monica Scheiber

Assistant Head of School, QA

Cara Anderson-Ahrens

Site Supervisor, West Seattle

Tisha Crumley

Site Supervisor, Sand Point

Adriana Maxwell

Registrar

Bianca De Vita

Office & Marketing Assistant

Locations

QUEEN ANNE:

2011 1ST AVE N

SEATTLE, WA 98109

(206) 217 - 9767

SAND POINT:

5801 SAND POINT WAY NE

SEATTLE, WA 98105

(206) 527-4677

WEST SEATTLE:

7141 CALIFORNIA AVE SW

SEATTLE, WA 98136

(206) 932-2723

Letter from Miss Cammie

Our littles, parents and staff are a

family; a family who supports each

other as we blossom into our best

selves and continue on our path of

discovery.

This is certainly a year to be thankful

for, as we proudly graduate our first

Kindergarten class and support the

future of arts education in our

community. We saw an auction that

raised over $20,000 for our

scholarship fund and our after

school program—Lathyrus Theater,

which has flourished and grown in

several of our Seattle Public

Schools.

I am so grateful that we as a

community feel such pride in our

incredible teachers, who bring to our

littles an amazing program full of

inspiration, care and creativity.

Thank you to each and every one of

you as you’ve given a part of

yourselves to our garden of

possibilities.

Graduation will soon be here for our

littles heading to kindergarten and

this is always a bitter sweet moment

as we say goodbye. We will look

forward to hearing about all their

amazing adventures. I am so thrilled

and excited for what lies ahead for

Sweet Pea, as we reach others with

our message of Arts Education and

Community. I truly appreciate every

moment and I thank you for another

wonderful year. — Miss Cammie

all campuses save the date!

Sweet Pea Closures

Memorial Day: May 26

In-Service Day: June 30

Independence Day: July 4

In-Service Week: Aug 25-29

Sweet Pea Garage Sale

June 7

First Day of Summer Quarter

July 1

First Day of Fall Quarter

Tea with Miss Cammie

Last Monday of every

month, 12:45 p.m.

Spring Concert & Art Walk

May 14, 1:15 p.m.

Toss-A-Thon

June 20, 11 a.m.

Graduation & Carnival: June 27

10 a.m.– Graduation

11 a.m.– Carnival

SP Nation Summer Camps:

Tea with Miss Cammie

Last Friday of every

month, 12:45 p.m.

Spring Concert:

May 9, 1:15pm

Toss-A-Thon

June 20, 11 a.m.

Graduation & Carnival: June 27

June 27

11 a.m.– Carnival

1:15 p.m.– Graduation

sand point west seattle

Tea with Miss Cammie

Last Tuesday of every

month, 12:30 p.m.

Spring Art Walk & Spaghetti

Dinner

May 9, 6 p.m

Toss-A-Thon

June 20, 11 a.m.

Graduation & Carnival: June 27

11 a.m.– Carnival

4 p.m.– Graduation

queen anne

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