Text Box: We hope you were able to attend the first PTSA meeting on September 12th. We were excited to welcome Eric McDowell from the Bellevue School District Math Curriculum Department. Chris Thomas and Eric McDowell gave a short presentation about the improvements in the math curriculum both with BSD and Bennett Elementary. You can find more detail on the information presented in the kiosk located outside of the office. The Bennett Curriculum night was Tuesday, September 19th. This was a very informative evening put on by Bennett teachers and staff and we hope you were able to attend. The room parents will be collecting a small donation for a classroom party fund. Please donate if you can. They will also be asking for parents to sign up for any parties and classroom activities that are still open. Thank you to everyone who is able to support the classroom by volunteering your time or resources. Please remember that you must attend one of the training classes to volunteer in the classroom. Training is scheduled at September 29th, 4:30 – 5:30 and again on October 25th. Our first all-school event is the annual Walk-a-thon on September 29th! Besides being a fun-filled family event, the Walk-a-thon is also one of our two major fundraisers of the year. This year's theme is "Walk the Plank!” Your children should have received their packets and should be busy gathering donations from family and friends. We encourage you to support your children in this event with their pledges and also Text Box: we invite you to come to the Walk-a-thon. You will be amazed about the amount of fun and excitement the event creates. We will be serving dinner so you can make a family dinner out of it. Our first Skate King date is set for Wednesday, October 4th from 6:30-8:30 in the evening. Students are required to have permission slips to attend and will need to have a 'responsible adult' on the premises in order to attend. The Skate King events are so much fun and we need to make sure every student is safe and accounted for! Picture Day is scheduled for October 6th. Volunteers are still needed to help out, please contact Kris Kennedy (Kristine.kennedy@comcast.net) if you’re interested. If you are able to volunteer, your child will receive free student photos! The PTSA has an announcement board located across from the office. Please take a minute to glance at the notices if you happen to be in the building. We encourage all Bennett families to attend the PTSA General Meetings and we welcome your suggestions and ideas! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the PTSA Executive Committee by phone or email. You will also find our website interesting for additional information at www.bennettelementary.org. Our Friday Flyer newsletter comes out every other Friday. If you would like to submit columns, please email thefridayflyer@yahoo.com. Text Box: President’s Message By Jill Wagner & Kristine Keski

The Friday Flyer

Text Box: Inside this issue: Text Box: Bennett Elementary PTSA 17900 NE 19th St, Bellevue WA 98008 www.bennettelementary.org - thefridayflyer@yahoo.com - Editor: Denice Malone Volume 1 Issue 2 Sept. 22, 2006 - Local Unit 2.3.22 - Membership Count: 125

Next Friday, Sept. 29th...

Come ‘Walk the Plank’ with your friends and family!

 

Don’t forget, next Friday, September 29th is Walkathon! The money raised will go to the PTSA general fund, which provides money for technology equipment, fields trips, assemblies, school directory, spring social, science fair, and other activities that benefit our children.

Prizes: their will be prizes for the top money raisers. The following are some of the prizes your child may be eligible to win: iPod Nano-2 GB, Nikon digital camera, inline skates (a.k.a. roller blades), $30 Target gift card, and a pogo stick. So get the kids out there collecting donations.

Food: This is a family-friendly event, everyone is welcome. Food will be served from 4:30-6:30pm…Hot dogs, chicken Caesar salad, and more. Bring the family.

Volunteers: We still need volunteers to make this event a success. Please help out where you can. There is a sign-up board outside the school office, or you can contact Susan Steckler at 747-6769 or susan@schooloffish.net.

The Walkathon will start immediately after school, until 6:30ish. See you there, matey!!!

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Math-tivities

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Stop the Bullying

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Community Calendar

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Reflections

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Warm Coat Drive

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Web Links

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Membership

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Free Money

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Legislative Survey

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Interlake Connection

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BSF Phonathon

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Phonathon Volunteer

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Principal’s report

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Librarian’s corner

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