Lakeview PTSA 6/3/2016

Issue #97 June 6, 2016

PRINCIPAL'S CORNER

Hello Lakeview Families,

As you are aware, Lake Washington is a growing school district, in need of not only more classrooms and schools, but also more teachers. We are thrilled LWSD voters approved the 2016 bond measure. It is the first in a series of bonds and levies over the next fifteen years that propose to maintain the exact same property tax rate while addressing growth and aging facilities across the district.

Another important measure passed last year was the K-3 class size reduction and funding of all-day kindergarten for all students. Those changes are taking effect in LWSD next school year, which means more classes, more teachers, and lower average class size! This also means we need more high-quality, committed teachers than ever before.

At Lakeview we pride ourselves in being a training school, welcoming up-and-coming educators to volunteers, observe, and student teach at Lakeview. Ms. Laing, who we are thrilled to have hired for next year, was one of these up-and-coming educators we welcomed last fall, along with four work study students from Northwest University, three students who completed a September Methods experience at Lakeview last fall, and Ms. Rappuhn who student taught in Ms. Davidson's room along with Ms. Stringer who completed a counseling internship with Ms. Ben-Menachem.

With those successes under our belt, we are thrilled to have seven new Northwest U students signed up for September Methods next year, along with three student teachers for the spring time. Welcoming these students is a win-win as they have the opportunity to learn from some of education's finest teachers at Lakeview, and we get to connect with the energy and enthusiasm of new educators steeped in the latest research and best practice.

Lakeview is a special place, and we are thrilled to be a launching pad for the best and brightest teachers of tomorrow.

Steve Thatcher
Principal
Lakeview Elementary

Field Day Volunteers Needed

We need volunteers to help supervise the stations during field day this year. Field day will be on June 10th, 2016! It will be a fun and exciting so sign up and have some fun with us! Please sign up on signupgenius.com at the following link and I look forward to seeing everyone at field day!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4da4ad28a46-lakeview

K-2 sign up times are from 9:00am-10:40am

3-5 sign up times are from 10:30am-12:15pm

Thank you!

Stuart May

Lakeview Elementary P.E. Specialist

Lakeview Yearbooks

Forget to pre-order a yearbook? A limited quantity will be available for purchase after school next week:

Monday, 6/6 from 3:30-3:40

Tuesday, 6/7 from 3:30-3:40

Wednesday, 6/8 from 2:00-2:10

Thursday, 6/9 from 3:30- 3:40

Friday, 6/10 from 3:30-3:40

The cost is $20 each (cash or check made payable to Lakeview PTSA).

Golden Acorn Winner Announced!

Congratulations to Karee Oliver for being the recipient of the 2015-2016 Golden Acorn Award. Karee has dedicated so many hours working in the classroom, on the PTSA Board, chaperoning field trips, serving as Room Parent and Art Docent, working on School Safety and the LWSD Bond, running After School Enrichment and Health Screening; these are just a few of the jobs she has taken on! She truly serves the whole Lakeview community. Also nominated by the community and deserving of recognition for their work that they do for Lakeview are: Kim Goodfried, Alison Sheffer, Colleen Roberts, Gia Parsons and Molly Rhoten.

Welcome to our New PTSA Board Members

Thank you to everyone who attended last night's meeting and helped us to nominate our new PTSA Board Members! Here are the nominations:

Treasurer: Kevin Beto and Anna Nazeman

Special Events Chair: Erica Gamble

Membership Chairs: Nina Karamehmedovic and Beatriz Sotrian

Fundraising Chair: Ann Jensen

Enrichment Chair: Kim Goodfried

Academic Support Chair: Debbie Callahan

Communications Chair: Sarah Rock

Please remember every one is always welcome and encouraged to join us at our Lakeview PTSA meetings!

On-line School Supplies

We are pleased to announce that our school is once again participating in the School Tool Box online school supplies program. Avoid the cost, time and inconvenience of back to school shopping this summer. You will be getting some of the best prices out there due to the package discount we receive. Also you can order beginning today and choose to delay the delivery of your items until the end of summer. Another great thing about this program is that 10% of the total sales price will be given to the Lakeview PTSA.

It is as easy as:

1. Go online to www.schooltoolbox.com and enter Lakeview Elementary Kirkland, WA in the search box.

2. Select your grade level (s) and then select entire box or choose to customize box

3. Click Add to Cart and then Checkout

4. All of your items will be boxed together by child and shipped directly to your house.

Note: Orders must be placed by August 15, 2016 in order to ensure delivery before school begins on September 6th.

In addition, every order that we make to School Tool Box will provide a meal to a starving child through STB's One Box, One Meal, Two kids program in partnership with the Feed My Starving Children organization.

This program is offered as a convenience to you and is purely optional. Watch for the informational flyer to be sent home soon. If you have questions, please contact Alison Sheffer at sheffer07@comcast.net .

Thank you for supporting your PTSA.

Did You Know?

This month the PTSA provided money for...

*Our wonderful art teacher, Michelle Lustgarten

*The art supplies used by the art teacher and art docents throughout the year

*The student leadership and patrol programs for 4th and 5th graders

*The egg drop

*The 5th grade graduation celebration

THANK YOU to all of the families who donated to the PTSA and helped make these great programs possible!

Kirkland's Biennial Survey

If you would like to give feedback to the City of Kirkland on a variety of topics ranging from traffic management to public parks, please take their biennial survey. Just click this link: https://www.research.net/r/KirklandCommunitySurvey2016

Shop Amazon? Give to Lakeview PTSA

Amazon donates a percentage of your online purchases to Lakeview PTSA when you use this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/91-1136057, It's that easy! Bookmark it & share the page with family and friends! We appreciate the support!

Lakeview PTSA Facebook Page-Like Us!

Find everything you need to know about the Lakeview PTSA happenings. Check out our Facebook page to find and share information. Be sure to "like" Lakeview PTSA page to follow our news.

2015-2016 LWSD Calendar

Find the 2015-16 School District calendar here: http://www.lwsd.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/Global/2015-16-District-Sheet-Calendar.pdf