2004-2005, Issue 8 www.bennettelementary.org

January 28, 2005

A bi-monthly newsletter of the Bennett Elementary School PTSA 2.3.22

Calendario

Feb. 21-25: Mid Winter Break

Vacaciones del Invierno

Patinar en Skate King

Wed., February11:40-12:05 (Grades 3-5)

12:05-12:30 (K-Grade 2)

Wed., March 911:40-12:05 (Grades 3-5)

12:05-12:30 (K-Grade 2)

We need parent volunteers to help with the lunch recess workshops. You do not need to be a scientist or have any special expertise! Worksheets are available to help the students pick topics, etc. If you can help, please call Susan at 747-6769.

If you have good quality digital photos for the yearbook you can now upload them directly to the Life Touch yearbook website. For information on how to upload photos to the Yearbook website please call

Mike Doran 425-466-9344

** We need also need photos from last spring. If you have science week photos or spring social photos please upload them. **If you have prints you would like to submit please drop them at the Bennett office to the attention of Mike Doran. For questions please contact mikedoran@earthlink.net

You can now get onto Bennett's Library Catalog at home.There is no need to log in.Just click away to find books and send your child in with a list.Click on netTrekker to be taken to a student appropriate search engine.It's a great place to start internet research. Happy searching! http://weblibr.bsd405.org/

You will no longer need to come to school to pickup your SCRIP orders. Yes, we will US Postal mail your order directly to your home if you prefer.

The Small Print: Customers must be willing to assume ALL RISKS associated with SCRIP cards in the mail (remember, they are like cash.) The PTSA is not responsible for cards once they have been deposited into the Bellevue Post Office box. Customers who choose this option will need to include a fee in their order check to cover mailing costs. Consult the January 14th order form for details.

General questions about the SCRIP program -- Contact Dawn Kuipers at

643-6343 (jozwiak1@msn.com).

Questions about January orders -- Laura Hammond at 957-1203

(ll_hammond@hotmail.com)

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$16.OO for kid size and $20.00 for adult size (checks made payable to Bennett PTSA). I have several kid sizes and a limited number of adult sizes. Please call or emaill me with your order! Dawn Kuipers 643-6343 or Jozwiak1@msn.com

The PTSA is offering science project display boards for sale at discount prices. These three-sided boards measure 36 inches high. They are made of die-cut corrugated cardboard (Econoboard) and are available in six colors. If you want to buy a board, please bring your order form and payment (cash or check to Bennett PTSA) to the office no later than Friday, March 4, 2005. The display boards will be distributed to their owners as soon as they arrive from the supplier. A limited number of extras will be ordered for sale at the student store. These will be sold on a first come, first served basis until sold out.

Name _________________________________________________________

Teacher/Grade_________________________________________________

White Econoboard ____ (Number @ $2.50 ea.) Total $_____

Color Econoboard ____ (Number @ $3.00 ea.) Total $_____

(Circle color choice- red, green, blue, yellow or black)

Total Amount Enclosed $________________________

(Please make checks to Bennett Elementary PTSA)

4th grader Dana Beach in Intermediate Visual Arts

3rd grader Sydney Mullen-Sanchez in Intermediate Photography, and

“I wonder why . . ." is the theme for 2005-2006, and projects can be started at any time for next fall.

This annual event has two sessions during both lunch recess.The intermediate students come from 11:45 - 12:10 and the primary students from 12:10 and 12:30.If you are available to helpthe 9the-mail Sandy Eschen at eschens@bsd405.org or call 456-4823.

During the first two weeks of February, we are holding a Bennett Library Book Drive, “Sponsor- a- Shelf”. A list of books that we need to update our non-fiction collection will be coming home with your child on January 28. Please consider sponsoring an entire “shelf” or purchasing individual books your child may be interested in having in the library.

What can we do at Bennett?

641-5379/ bdsullivan@msn.com or Lee Bodin at 373-9809 / jirawatch@hotmail.com.

I am looking for someone to lead a group of 3 people in a mid-year audit of the PTSA records. This is a standard PTSA procedure. The WA State PTA provides a list of exactly what needs to be checked. An audit takes 2-3 hours and you will not need to recruit the other members; I will appoint them. The hardest part is finding a time when the audit team plus treasurer are all available :). Some accounting experience is helpful.

Hammond at 957-1203 (ll_Hammond@hotmail.com).