2004/10 Friday Flyer Oct 7th


BSF Phonathon	2
Multicultural Potluck	3
Skate King	3
BFLP Curriculum Night	3
Bennett Calendar	4

Inside this issue:

Calendar

Oct 8: No School

Oct.13: Skate King

Oct 18-20: Coat Drive

Oct 21: BFLP Curriculum Night

Oct.22: Multicultural Night

Nov. 5: Bennett Auction

Nov. 9: PTSA Meeting

Nov.10: Reflections Deadline

Nov. 11-12: No School

From The Editors

Editors: Karla Ostlund and Janan Carter

We are pleased to serve as editors of The Friday Flyer this year.

Just go to the Bennett Website: www.bennettelementary.org and click on “Click here to submit to the Friday Flyer”. Fill out the form, which will be forwarded to us for publication

The deadline for the next issue of The Friday Flyer is Oct 15, 2004.

Friday, October 22nd 6:00pm-8:00pm

Come and bring the whole family to this fun social event for good food and great entertainment!
Bring your special dish for about ten people and a good appetite.
Plates, beverages and eating utensils are provided.

Would you like to perform a song or a dance? Send in your form.

On this form we also ask you to writespecial days of the year that your family celebrates. We would like to use this information for planning other multicultural activities.

Thank you and see you there.

Odle PTA is sponsoring a "Night of Home

Parties" on Nov 3rd from 5-8pm at the school.

Anyone who is a home based business or independent rep is invited to participate. Everyone is invited so come start your holiday shopping early this year. We are having a potluck dessert barwould everyone to bring their favorite treat to share.

Contact Mike Bussing at mbussing@aol.com for more info.

Skate Away to Skate King

Skate King is booked for the Bennett Bulldogs on Wednesday, October 13th from 1:30 – 3:30. For those of you who didn’t buy presale tickets at the Walk-a-thon, look for the form at the back of this flyer. See you there!

Cub Scout Pack 665 – The First Meeting of the Year

October 12th in the Gym from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Please join us and help kick off this 75th anniversary year of cub scouting with some fun following this month’s theme, “It’s a Circus of Stars”. If you would like to join or learn more about Cub Scouting at Bennett, we’ll be glad to introduce you to the group and answer any questions.

WANTED: OLD COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE & PRINTERS

Check your closets, the garage and under the!!

These items will be refurbished and donated to local families who currently area home computer.

Contact Mike Bussing at

mbussing@aol.com

FREE PENTIUM II COMPUTERS

Must attend a $49 two-hour computer training class

This is not a joke, no gimmicks or strings attached!! The WTA is a non-profit organization committed to education through technology access. The WTA offers a two-hour training class in basic computer use for $49. By attending one of these classes, you will take home a FREE Pentium II or better computer system with software.

Contact: WTA (Wilderness Technologies) at (425) 885-3426

The training will take place on the free computer we provide you. Thus it will be functional and you will become familiar with your own computer. All equipment is provided “as-is, where is” with no warranty.

Ring Found in Women's Bathroom Last Year

If you lost a ring….

Contact: Tess Heady, Resource Room Teacher
Bennett Elementary 425-456-4820

Bellevue Schools Foundation Phonathon is coming!

Do for every child what we would do for our own

Bellevue Schools Foundation Phonathon is coming on October 25 -27.You can make a difference for the children in our schools!Please make a generous donation when volunteers from our school call.

This year, BSF is raising $1.75 million for world-class, district-wide academic programs and support services for teachers and students in Bellevue’s schools.BSF relies on financial support from parents like you to provide these valuable programs for our students.Your dollars also support classroom grants, teacher training, book purchases, middle school science, VIBES mentoring, and childcare scholarships.Funds raised during Phonathon benefit all students in all Bellevue schools.

Company matching funds double your contribution.Microsoft and Boeing are among the companies matching employees’ donations.Please contact your employer for a matching gift form.

Bennett Foreign Language Program (BLFP) Curriculum Night

Thursday October 21, 2004

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Bennett Library

Join us and meet the language teachers and the BLFP Board of Directors. Learn about the benefits of acquiring a second language. Review the class curriculum with your child’s teacher. Meet the parents of your child’s classmates.

See you there!

Shopping on amazon.com?

Access it through the Bellevue Schools Foundation (BSF) website and BSF receives a portion of the proceeds from amazon.com. It’s simple: go to the Bellevue Schools Foundation website at www.bsfdn.org and click on the amazon.com link/icon – that’s all it takes!

Wish Upon a Star

Bennett PTSA is proudly sponsoring the annual fundraising dinner and auction on November 5th. Many fabulous items have been procured by the auction committee including spa treatments, Wild Waves passes, Husky football tickets, ocean field trip passes, piano lessons and much more! Now it is your turn to work on your Family Donations! Remember, you do not need to buy anything, simply take the donation letter and procurement form to local businesses and see what you can get. Get your whole family involved and make it something really special!

Invitations will be going home shortly so look for them in your child's backpack. We have been working with Samena Swim & Recreation Club to host a Kid's Night Out for November 5th. This is the perfect childcare arrangement for both parents and kids!

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BENNETT WALKATHON 2004

Our boots were made for walking on October 1st! Sunshine, friends and family, and lots of walkers helped make this year’s walkathon a huge success. The exciting news is that we have over $29,000 in pledges for our awesome school!!!

Please remember to turn in your pledge money as soon as possible. The first class with all of their money collected will win a pizza party! Also, anyone who raises $100 will receive a $5 Blockbuster gift certificate and those raising $150 will receive a $10 gift certificate. Prize winners will be announced on October 15th.

Thanks to the many volunteer who donated their time to the walkathon. A special thanks to the walkathon committee: Mike Bussing, Ella Boazi, Susan Steckler, Marian McDermott, Michelle Ball, Kathy Birrell, Heather Gibbs, and Dina Goldin for all of their hard work.

If you have any questions or need a copy of your pledge sheet, please call Jill Wagner at 649-0603. Thanks so much for your support!

Margo Allan and Jill Wagner

Coat Drive October 18-22

Bennett's annual kids' coat drive will take place the week of October 18-22. The coatsbe new or used and in good condition, sizes children’s 5 to adult small, and may be dropped off in boxes by the office.They will be donated to Warm Coats for Kids which distributes them to kids in Bellevue schools who need coats.We will be collecting gloves and hats, too.Thank you!

The Bennett Social Concerns Committee

Kirkland Arts Center

A nonprofit visual arts center and gallery, offers art classes and workshop in a wide variety of media. For more information, visit our website at www.kirklandartscenter.org or to request a complete course catalog, please call 425-822-7161.