hutch times - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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hutch times - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
HUTCH TIMES Volume 25, Number 1 written by hutch school students, dedicated to our families, volunteers and supporters HUTCH SCHOOL nurturing hearts and minds Hutch School is a uniquely supportive learning environment for K-12 school-aged patients and family members who are temporarily living in Seattle while undergoing serious medical treatment at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Washington Medical Center, and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Scavenger Hunt team at Lincoln Park! Recess at the Park! Daily Reading Time in the Big Room We believe that: Hutch School is a place of hope, a place where kids can be kids, and a place where children feel safe and protected. We recognize that children and families each follow their own path in coping with change, stress and uncertainty. Because everyone is here due to a serious illness we treat each other with compassion and extra kindness. Because everyone comes from someplace else, we celebrate diversity as a learning opportunity for everyone. Our community of multi-age classes addresses individual academic needs and promotes group learning. Seattle and the Pacific Northwest provide rich opportunities for integrated learning. The school is a place of humor, fun and joy. 1100 Fairview Ave. N., H-SCHL Seattle, WA 98109-1024 (206)667-1400 www.hutchschool.org hutch times October 2012 hutch school happenings Bubbles By Tara, 5th grade , Washington We made bubbles in science, bubbles can be big and bubbles can be small. We found out that blowing bubbles with your hands makes the biggest bubbles. Different tools work for blowing bubbles, as long as they are closed shapes. We blew bubbles on the table; we put bubble mix on the table got a straw and blew on the table. After science we put vinegar on the table because the bubble solution makes it sticky, vinegar smells very bad. The ingredients for bubbles are glycerin, dish soap, and water You need soap and glycerin but mostly water. If you don’t have glycerin you can use sugar. When we were all done with the lesson we got to play with a bubble gun! We were at Lincoln Park when we played with the bubble gun. All the bubbles were like a parade with people trailing behind them. There were a thousand tiny bubbles and they got in everyone’s hair. After we played with it our fingers were numb and sticky. King Tut By Kaitlyn Kindergarten, Washington By Leslie Kindergarten, Washington On September 20, 2012, all of Hutch School went to the Pacific Science Center to see the King Tut Exhibit. I liked the sculptures and the gold necklaces. I learned that some of the eyes of the sculptures were made of crystals and they fell out. I wonder how the sculptures were made. On September 20, 2012, all of Hutch School went to Pacific Science Center to see the King Tut Exhibit. I liked the mummy. I learned that King Tut turned into a mummy. I wonder who made the jewelry. hutch times october 2012 hutch school happenings Luncheon at Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center By Annika, 4th grade, Washington I went to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to talk to some people about Hutch School and the Hutch School summer camp. We walked all the way there from school with Stephanie. First my class got nametags from a woman at a table. Then we walked to the lunch room and a table was waiting for us. It said “Reserved” on it. There were boxes with our names on them. Inside the boxes were huge sandwiches and mayonnaise to put on them. There were also thick cookies that tasted good but I didn’t finish it all. We talked about our speaking and practiced our introductions. We walked around the building and looked at interesting things. We saw a replica of the whole Fred Hutchinson campus. Then we looked for Christie, our teacher who was in the luncheon already. After Christie talked a little about Hutch School, it was my class’ turn. I went last introducing myself and then I got to speak about Hutch School, too! I talked about how I have been at Hutch School last spring and this fall. I also talked about the summer camp and how we went on field trips every single day! At the end people shook our hands and a really nice man gave us a little dessert. We walked back to school (but I had to take the shuttle from SCCA because my dress shoes gave me a blister and it hurt.) It was the best day of school I have had, I was proud of myself. The Building By Tania, 5th grade, Washington There used to be a building for Seattle Cancer Care Alliance with a parking garage across the street from Hutch School. A company is building new apartments there. It is going to take fourteen months until 2014. It’s going to take a very long time. We talked to the guy that was tearing down the building and saw him tear it down with the excavator. It was a real mess and it smelled bad. One day we went across the street and got mini donuts and saw the picture of the future building. We got to use the golden shovel for ground breaking and we met really nice people. Tom, the supervisor, came and brought us lunch one day and talked about the building. He also talked about the crane that they are going to put up a few weeks from now. It’s so cool watching the new building get made! hutch times october 2012 hutch school happenings Day of Caring By Jared 3rd Grade, Washington On September 21, 2012, all of Hutch School participated in Day of Caring by making pillows for Pete Gross House and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance House. I liked filling the pillows. I learned that it is easy to make pillows. I wonder how they made the case of the pillows. I also wonder how they made the stuffing for the pillows. I also learned you have to weigh the pillow. I learned that the pillow has to be three pounds to be ready. By Bekah Kindergarten, Montana On September 21, 2012, all of Hutch School participated in Day of Caring by making pillows. I liked doing the paintings after pillow making. I learned that it is good to give things to people. I gave my pillow to my dad. He was happy. I wonder where they got the stuffing for the pillows. Lunch at Hutch School By Zeke, 6th Grade, Montana Everybody likes the food from N.E.S.T. Ashlee is the lady who brings lunch in and she is very nice. N.E.S.T. is where Ashlee works. N.E.S.T. stands for Nutritional Excellence for Students and Teachers. Hutch School donors pay for the lunch so kids don’t have to bring their own lunches. We usually eat in the big room. You can sit with anybody you want but we want kids from each class to sit with each other. At the end of lunch my class cleans up the mess. Some food is not very good. The food is sometimes not very good because it is whole grain and I dislike whole grain food. They make yummy mac n cheese, it’s very cheesy and I like cheese. They always allow seconds. After lunch there is always a sweet treat for dessert. We have had cake, cookies, and brownies. hutch times october 2012 hutch school happenings Lincoln Park Field Day By Nylene, 6th grade, Washington Last Thursday, the entire Hutch School went on a field day to Lincoln Park. Many people enjoyed the adventurous day, and they ended it with different opinions. First, we’ll listen to the opinions of the Primary class. Jared, a second grader, said that the best part of the day was riding the zip-line. Carla, a kindergartener, enjoyed Capture the Flag, while Riana liked the beach best. Even though everyone had different opinions, everyone had a good time. Now let’s hear from the Middle School. Tania, a 5th grader, thought the trip must have been hard to plan, “and,” she said, “The scavenger hunt must have been really hard.” Tara, her best friend, agreed. Sometimes, people have the same sort of mind, which gives them the same opinions. Last but not least, High School. The high school planned the popular game, Capture the Flag. They all had different opinions on the level of difficulty. Our first interviewee, Kalei, a 10th grader, said that planning the game was pretty simple. “The hardest part,” she stated “was winning!” She also said that losing was the easiest part…for the yellow team! To wrap this up, let’s have an overall statement about field day from each level. Adin, a primary student said, “I’m pretty sure everyone enjoyed Capture the Flag, and so did I.” Jenna, from middle school, said, “My overall statement is that last Thursday, at Lincoln Park, was the best field day ever. It’ll be tough to beat!” Tessa, a high school student, said “Field day was really fun. Everyone who was there will say the same and agree that teachers really do try to keep us busy!” hutch times october 2012 student voices Alliterative Poems Written By Students in our Primary Class Cantelope By Tessa 2nd Grade, Washington Cantelope is sweet It is like a beautiful butterfly Fluttering fantastically in France Blueberry By Joanne 3rd Grade Washington Big blue berries are Better Sweet to eat Carrots By Troy 1st, Washington Fresh carrots are flavorful Crunchy, cold, orange in the sun Very friendly Watermelon By Miguel 2nd Grade, Washington Wacky, wonderful Watermelon Slushy, soft Sweet The Delight Song of Adin By Adin 3rd Grade, Alaska I am a striped tiger attacking the forest I am the beautiful ocean flowing through the world I am a tree growing everyday I am a beautiful flower looking through the window I am the bird whistling in the air hutch times october 2012 student voices I Hear Hutch School Singing By Middle School Class and our poet-in-residence, Samar I hear Hutch School singing, The diverse songs I hear. I hear Jenna singing the song of homework’s challenge. I hear Stephanie singing as she gathers students for Monday Morning Meeting. I hear Melissa singing “dum-dum-da-da” while we work on logic puzzles. I hear Hutch Middle School singing the algebraic song of math. I hear Ginger singing as she comforts kids. I hear Adin singing with her playful body. I hear Christie singing as she follows us up the water tower. Each singing their sweet, smooth melodious song of the day. Echoing silky voices, they are getting on the shuttle. I Hear Hutch School Singing By the Primary Class I hear Hutch School singing, The changing songs I hear Stephanie singing as she greets students Jared singing as he adds big numbers Sarah singing as she reads Dr. Seuss books with Ryan Laurie and Ginger singing as they help people share feelings Katie singing as she prepares carrots and ranch for snack Joan and Tim and Samar singing every Tuesday as they help us make poems Melissa, Margaret, and Christie singing as they help us learn Each singing their helpful, beautiful, luminous song hutch times october 2012 student voices Cage of The Free By Phil, 9th grade, Washington For a time I rest in the grace of the world, And am free, a wild lizard so small, but dangerous, Dangling in despair of hope, Being free suddenly feeling another’s cage, Being free as I see and feel the cage. The Dull green in the cluttered shack, Dusty concrete walls and floor, Being free in a place of forgotten lost, Being free in the cold grasping of dust. I look at the cold which froze the lizard’s movements into stone, The same cold that betrays me to the lizard scaring me for freedom, Being free at the cost of another, Being free in the cage that envelopes the mind. My Life Upstream By Logan, 4th grade, Montana Hello, my name is Chuckles. I am a Sockeye Salmon. I was in the ocean for three years. I am returning to my birthplace and I know just which way to go. I enter the river, swim upstream, jump over logs, avoid the fishermen and dodge the hungry bears. Once I get past the fishermen and bears, I keep going and once I find blue rocks, I follow them until I find a big lake. I go into the big lake. I find a waterfall and struggle to jump to the top. By now, I am really exhausted and beat up. I stop to rest, and then continue to my birthplace. I look for a female salmon, watch her lay eggs, and I fertilize them. Then we die. hutch times october 2012 student voices Pinned On the Mat By Pukah, 8th grade, Hawaii Boys’ locker room With other opponents Screaming, punching lockers While Joy By Kalei, 10th grade, Washington Joy you are birds chirping in the sunlight. Joy, you are the color of the sunset after a long day at the beach. The victor is cheering Getting ready for the next match Because when there is a winner There is a loser When you want to succeed as much as you want to breath Then you’ll be successful Joy you are the laughter that fills the air when two friends splash playfully until they fall into the Water surrounded by fish and bubbles. Joy, you are not the cloud before the storm, or the harsh cold of winter. Joy, why are you only temporary, why not last forever? Geese By Austinn, 11th grade, Hawaii I took this picture, when we were on a field trip to Lincoln Park. I wanted to take a picture of the ocean because there was an island in the distance. As I was taking the picture the geese decided to appear in my view. To me, the picture still turned out nice. hutch times october 2012 student voices Salmon Man By Kellan, 5th grade, Washington Hi. My name is Finn. I am 4 ½ years old. I am a reddish green sockeye salmon. Today I am on my way back from the big Pacific Ocean to my little stream in Washington. On my way there, I see a big silver hook with big, red, yummy looking worms on it. They were so hard to resist, but I couldn’t stop to eat them because I was to busy fighting my way upstream. I successfully got through the first challenge. After that I got stuck in a net with my brothers and sisters. With my strong heart, I escaped the big black net. After the net there was only one thing in my way... the strong current. Silence By Jude 1st Grade, Washington Silence By Carla Kindergarten, Montana Silence is a very, very quiet tiptoe Shhhhh Kaitlyn My mom doesn’t wake up The sweeping trees Shhhhhh Breathing air Silent reading Being quiet to not wake up my mom and dad Kaitlyn silently does her work Silence is Kids thinking and It is listening Silence is swish of Dark blue water And kssssss School Sounds By Sheila 2nd Grade, Washington Pencil tapping Students talking Moving a chair Yelling Roaring Pencil rolling hutch times october 2012 student voices The Fish Going up the River By Richard, 7th grade, Washington Hi, my name is Chuck. I am a spawning Chinook Salmon. My body is grayish and greenish and my back is kind of reddish. I have a scar in the front of my mouth. I am four years old. It is time to go back to my home. I have spent the past three pretty good years hanging around in the ocean. I have I have been exploring and meeting other kinds of fish. I almost got caught twice. The first time it was a big huge net under water. With my powerful teeth, I cut the rope and escaped. My friends were in the net, too and a lot of them also fled the net through the hole that I made. I am proud because I helped my friends escape. The second time there was a fish hook under water. There was a worm and I said to myself, “I haven’t eaten for a long time. I should go eat that worm.” It was a trap and the hook got stuck under my tooth. It ripped my mouth but I was okay. It is time to go back home. It is a rough trip because on my way back home I am going to have to swim through rocks, watch out for bears, and people are trying to catch me. I pass under bridges and pass by the estuary where the river meets the ocean. The further I go up the river I see more rocks and the current gets stronger. Finally it was time to jump up a waterfall and there were bears there. I almost got caught but I slimed away. I am going upstream to spawn and I hope the rest of the journey goes more smoothly. The Adventures of Doris By Jenna, 5th grade, Washington Hello my name is Doris. I am four years old. I have a dark green back and a red stomach. My fins are all light green with a pinch of purple. I have blue eyes and my head is red, green, and purple all in one. I am a Steelhead fish. When I lived in the ocean for three years I thought to myself that I need to go spawn. On I went to go to the stream I was born in. It was about the third week of swimming when I saw a worm. It looked fat, slimy, and juicy. Just the way I liked them. It was on some sort of hook. I didn’t care though. When the worm was in my mouth I was out if the water, so I opened my mouth and the hook fell out. I fell on the ground and flip-flopped into the river. Four weeks later the water got thicker and thicker and thicker until I realized that I was in oil. I swam so fast to try and get out. I knew if I stopped I would die. The oil got so thick I could barely move. Then I saw an exit, a clear running stream. The exit was closing as the oil came. I swam and swam until, BAM I made it through! hutch times october 2012 Moments Captured All School Field Day! hutch times october 2012 Moments Captured The Middle Grades Class at Volunteer Park The primary class takes art outside to our neighborhood construction site. hutch times october 2012 Moments Captured United Way Day of Caring with Soaring Heart Futons hutch times october 2012 staff voices “Go now in peace. Go now in peace. May the spirit of love surround you, everywhere, everywhere, you may go. We have been honoring and updating traditions at Hutch School over the past few years. One of my favorites has been the school gathering to say good bye to children when they leave. We refer to leaving Hutch School as bittersweet; friends get to go home and we will miss them. In the past, the afternoon of their last day, we gathered for cupcakes or another sweet treat. With the advent of our lunch program this year we decided that the dessert at lunch was enough most days. Our celebration now includes presenting the child with a Hutch School t-shirt and giving them the option of having everyone sign the shirt. We have also added a song we sing together, Go Now in Peace. The school joins together in song, a tribute and farewell for the child. The last part of the good bye is a group photo with the child who is leaving at the center. Most often this is actually two pictures, one goofy, one calm! We will send them a copy in a folder to help remember Hutch School and their friends here. Christie Christie Brown, Hutch School Principal Katie Haynes, Hutch School Assistant Teacher By Tessa, 8th grade, Alaska Where did you grow up? Katie grew up in Federal Way, Washington Can you tell me a little bit about your family? Katie has one older brother that is married with a new baby named Bree. Her mother is an accountant and her father is an engineer. What’s your favorite color? Katie’s favorite color is purple. Do you have a funny story about your childhood? One time when she went golfing with her family, and when she hit the golf ball with the club, the golf ball accidently hit a bird while it was in the air. How did you find Hutch School? Katie was looking for a part-time job, and her best friend worked for Fred Hutchinson Research Center, and she told Katie about Hutch School, and she applied for the job! What do you like about Hutch School? Katie likes that the size of the school isn’t too big, so that she can know everybody. What do you do for Hutch School? Katie is the assistant teacher for the Primary Class. She gets here at about 9:30 and makes snack for the whole school. After that, she does an activity with the Primary Class. Then, it’s choice time for the class. Then it is recess, where she walks us to the local park a few blocks away. After recess it is lunch time, Katie supervises lunch followed by a break. After her break there is an hour until the end of the day, and Katie helps with the class. What do you do with your free time? Katie is in graduate school, so she does a lot of homework but, she also likes to go hiking and loves to ski in the winter. hutch times october 2012 hutch school 1100 fairview ave n. h-schl seattle, wa 98109-1024 Join the Hutch Times Email List! Sign up for the environmentally friendly, paperless and color version of Hutch Times! Every month, we will send email notification of our new issue, along with a link to the Hutch times page on our website. To sign up, just email [email protected] from the address you would like the email sent. Put “Hutch Times Subscription” in the subject line of your email please. Thank you to our many visitors, volunteers, and friends who enrich the Hutch School each month by sharing their expertise and talents with our community! Issaquah Salmon Hatchery Seattle Children’s Theater Soaring Heart Futons Holland residential Ashlee and Teri from the NEST for providing our lunch program Our arts program instructors: Liz Gamberg, Wes Wedell, Chris Daigre, Heather Hested, and Samar Abulhassan Our fabulous volunteers: Richard, Sarah, Susan, Scott, Shane, Li, Polly, Joan, and Tim