Friday Flyer Feb 11th 2005
Come to
Focus
day is an opportunity for the Washington State PTSA to show its strength in
·
Send your legislators a card:
MUCH easier than you think as you do not need to mail the card. Write down the top three
· Email or phone your legislators on focus day. All this is very easy to do by going to the Washington State PTA website at http://wastatepta.org/. You then click on the LEGISLATION box at the top of this home page. This site is very simple to scroll thru!!! It takes less than two minutes!
So......you see the trend.
Although physical presence in
The
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Thank you to all of the 5th grade parents that donated food items and helped out with the Staff Appreciation Luncheon on January 27th. I especially would like to thank Julie Pratt, Linda Sewell, Judy Giseburt, Susie White, Vivian Price, Marian McDermott , Dawn Kuipers, Ruth Kinane, and Teresa Matz. Thank you all for a very successful luncheon! Mary Gordon
BENNETT SWEATSHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE!!
$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
YOUNG SCIENTIST WEEK 2005
SCIENCE DISPLAY BOARD ORDER
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
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)
Young
Scientist Workshop Wednesday!
There will be a Science
Workshop held during lunch recess next Wednesday, February 16, in the Bennett
LRC. Parent and teacher volunteers will
help students get started on their projects for Young Scientist Week. The lunch recess times are:
We need parent
volunteers to help with the 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.
Additional information
on Young Scientist Week is on the Bennett web site at http://www.bennettelementary.org/SP/Science/science.htm
SpringBoard
SpringBoard is a high level,
comprehensive language arts program currently being implemented in all
National
Board Certification for Teachers
The
best investment the District can make is to support teachers through the
rigorous National Board Certification process.
National Board Certified teachers deliver an excellent education for our
students by demonstrating the highest standards for professional performance. BSF is providing significant support for this
effort by helping fund teachers' certification fees, teacher candidate
mentoring, and providing a videographer to tape
candidates' portfolios.
Quick
ways to help raise money for Bellevue Schools Foundation
Amazon.com
- Many thanks to all who are using the Bellevue Schools Foundation website link
when shopping at Amazon.com. In just 8
months, the Foundation has received nearly $1,000 for the schools from this
program. It's
an easy way to raise money for our schools, just go to the Bellevue Schools
Foundation website home page, http://www.bsfdn.org/ and click on the Amazon.com
link. Remember, you must go through our
website link for BSF to get credit for the order.
Buying
or selling your home through Coldwell Banker Bain? At no cost to you, Coldwell Banker Bain will
contribute the equivalent of 10% of their commission if you designate Bellevue
Schools Foundation as the recipient nonprofit when you sign the listing and/or
purchase agreement. Ask your agent for
more details.
For further information
on any of the above, please contact:
Gillian Doyle
Bellevue Schools
Foundation
tel: 425.456.4199
email: gillian@bsfdn.org
Calendar
Calendario
Feb. 16: Young Scientist
Workshop
Obrador
de los joven cientifico
Feb. 21-25: Mid-Winter Break
Vacaciones del Invierno
Mar. 8: PTSA Meeting
La Reunion
para PTSA
Mar. 9: Young Scientist Workshop
Obrador de los joven cientifico
March 16: Skate King
Patinar
en Skate King
March 18: No School
No Hay Escuela
March 28 – April 1: Young Scientist Week
Semana de los joven cientifico
March 30: Family Science Night
From The Editors
Janan
Carter
and Karla Ostlund
NEW WAY TO SUBMIT FRIDAY FLYER ARTICLES:
Just go to the
Bennett web site 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 Friday, March 4th.
Yearbook Photos!
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 also need photos from last
spring. If you have science week photos
or spring social photo 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
WANTED:
OLD COMPUTERS,
SOFTWARE & PRINTERS
Check your closets,
the garage and under the desk!! These
items will be refurbished and donated to local families who currently are
without a home computer.
Contact Mike
Bussing at
It’s
time to get next year’s kindergarteners signed up at
Registration forms may be
picked up anytime after
Office hours are
Copy of birth certificate and updated
immunizations will be
needed at time of registration.
Parent Information Night –