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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!”
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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Moments Captured
All School Field Day!
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Moments Captured
The Middle Grades Class at Volunteer Park
The primary
class takes art
outside to our
neighborhood
construction site.
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Moments Captured
United Way Day of Caring with
Soaring Heart Futons
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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.
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