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Orca at Columbia
3528 S. Ferdinand
Seattle WA 98118
(206)252-6900

Principal: Ben Ostrom

Orca at Columbia
Elementary School
is vital member of the
Seattle Public Schools.




Orca at Columbia is a Powerful Schools partner in education.

Powerful Schools works with Rainier Valley Schools to support arts, mentoring, after school classes, tutoring, and writing experiences.

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active family of students, staff,
parents, and neighbors.

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K-8 Transition Update May 29, 2007

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K-8 Transition Update, April 29, 2007

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K-8 Transition Update, April 23, 2007
Friends, the rubber has definitely hit the road on K-8 Planning – lots of things are happening all over the place, seriously challenging your correspondent’s ability to keep up with them. Here are some highlights:
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K-8 Update How Do Other Schools Do It?
This month the Program Committee is visiting other schools, gathering information about everything from scheduling to student government to rites of passage. We’re trying to be consistent about capturing and sharing information. Here are a few notes from a couple of visits – let me know if you want to hear more.

K-8 transition Update March 26, 2007

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K-8 transition Update March 26, 2007

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K-8 transition Update March 12, 2007

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K - 8 update - January 25, 2007
The following is a compilation of K-8 Updates from Orca's Monday Bulletin, starting with the most recent (January 2007) and going back to September 2006. These updates were written by Orca parent Mikala Woodward, a member of the K-8 Steering Committee. While they do not necessarily form a complete narrative, they may give you a sense of the process Orca has undertaken as a community, and the progress we've made in the last few months. If you have questions about anything you see here, please contact the K-8 Steering Committee at orcak8@yahoogroups.com.
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