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BEAR TRACKS WEEKLY NEWS & UPDATES
Monday, September 18, 2017
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, September 19th
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Curriculum Night
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Tuesday, September 26th
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Community Feedback Meetings: Redmond Area Boundary Process
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Tuesday, September 26th
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LWSD PTSA Special NeedsGroup Meeting
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LWPTSA Special Needs
RMS PTSA
Greetings from the Special Needs Group PTSA. Our first monthly meeting will be held on Sep 26th at 6:30pm in the Resource Center in Redmond Town Center. Please join us for coffee and a chance to meet Paul Vine and the LWSD associate directors for each of the regions. At 7:00pm our presenter, Paul Vine, Director of Special Education in LWSD, will introduce his team, and discuss how they are there to support you and your students. Parents and care givers of kids receiving any and all support services are welcome to join us.
New this year, we are pleased to offer complimentary child care for our meeting attendees. If you would like to sign up for this service, please email Sarah McEnroe.
Include your child's name(s) and age(s) at least three days prior to the meeting date. We ask that the email subject line be: Child Care at PTSA meeting. Last minute drop-ins accepted only when space is available as determined at the meeting time. There will be no food or drinks permitted in the child care area.
We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, please check out our website here.
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Math Team Registration Closes Soon
RMS PTSA
Last day to register for RMS PTSA Math Team is Sep 30th, 2017. Please don't wait till the last minute to help volunteers plan. Details for the program and instructions to join Math Team are online here. No la
te registrations will be accepted.
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Can You Vote for Students and for Us?
2017 WSPTA Legislative Assembly - October 20-21
RMS PTSA
The
2017 WSPTA Legislative Assembly is approaching and will be held this year at the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma on October 20th and 21st. We need people to represent us at the event and to vote on areas of interest for education in Washington State. If you're at all interested in advocating for all children please consider being one of our voting delegates. Attending both days is preferred but if you can only make it for one that's OK.
We even have a budget if you want to stay overnight instead of driving back and forth to Tacoma. Hotel rooms can be booked using this
WSPTA link. Room rates are $139 per night (plus taxes and fees). Reservation cut-off date is September 28.
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Volunteers Are the Best! Can you be the best for students at RMS?
RMS PTSA
In addition to periodic event volunteers (district application here) we have a need for several people who can offer regular assistance in the following areas.
- Staff Support Chair (Organize a staff appreciation week and the spring and periodic other items during the year)
- Walk to School Month Coordinator (October)
- Bike to School Month Coordinator (May)
- Field Day Chair (organize volunteers & snacks for Field Day in June)
Contact Werona Armstrong and Felice Nightengale,
RMS PTSA Co Presidents
for more information. You can also stop by the PTSA volunteer table at Curriculum Night on Tuesday to get more information.
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Join RMS PTSA, Support Your Student, Get Benefits
RMS PTSA
It's not too late to join the PTSA and support your student's school success. Each household that joins the PTSA by October 1st will receive a printed student directory. This handy tool is invaluable when your student has a group project due on Monday and needs to meet with their group over the weekend or wishes to call a classmate about an assignment. Only PTSA member households receive a directory. $15 membership fee out of your reach? Scholarships are available, contact
[email protected] for more information.
Don't miss out on the great benefits of being a PTSA member like discounts on car rentals, at Wild Waves, or copying at FedEx office.
Join RMS PTSA today
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STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH RMS NEWS!
Bear Tracks Weekly is RMS PTSA's electronic newsletter, sent each Monday to RMS families and staff via e-mail. You DO NOT need to be a PTSA member to subscribe to Bear Tracks, it is FREE to all families and staff in the Redmond Middle School community.
Submissions from the school and community should be sent to
[email protected] by 5pm on Thursday for publication the following Monday.
Bear Tracks weekly newsletter is edited by Sara Buckley and Karen Brooks
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Community Events & Offerings
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City of Redmond Teen Programs
Job Opportunity
The City of Redmond Teen Programs is looking for
part-time staff for the
Afterschool Programs. Learn more about youth development, community engagement, and recreation working with Redmond middle schoolers. To apply, click
here and select Recreation Leader - Middle School.
Study Lab is a vital program to many students at RMS, and we need high school and adult volunteers to make it possible. Volunteer tutors needed in all subjects
Mondays
,
Tuesdays
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Thursdays
from
2:00-3:30pm
in the RMS library. Only one day/week commitment necessary.
After Hours is an after school enrichment program run in partnership with RMS and the City of Redmond. Each semester, we offer clubs, classes, and field trips. During the Wednesday early release period, we run youth-designed clubs for students to choose between, generally an athletic club, an art/culture club, and a STEM club. Our first session, starting Wednesday October 4th, will have Reaction Science, USA Sports, and Visual Art. Register here today
with code #8850 or contact
[email protected]
with questions.
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Emergency Preparedness Month & Attendance Awareness Month
Visit Absences Add Up to learn why just two absent days a month makes a difference.
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