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BEAR TRACKS WEEKLY NEWS & UPDATES
Monday, October 3, 2016
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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| Tuesday, October 4, 2016 |
Boys Tennis - JV: Inglewood Middle School Silver @ RMS (3:30 - 6:00 pm)
Badminton
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RMS @ Inglewood Middle School gymnasium (3:30 - 5:15 pm)
Boys Tennis - Varsity: RMS @ Inglewood Middle School (3:30 - 5:15 pm)
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| Wednesday, October 5, 2016 |
Coffee with Kelly in the Conference room (9:00 - 9:45 am)
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| Thursday, October 6, 2016 |
Badminton: Kamiakin Middle School @ RMS gymnasium (3:30 - 5:30 pm)
Boys Tennis - Varsity: Kamiakin Middle School @ RMS (3:30 - 6:00 pm)
Cross Country: Kamiakin Middle School, Rose Hill Middle School, Inglewood Middle School and Redmond Middle School @ Hartman Park (3:30 - 5:30 pm)
Lake Washington District PTSA Council General Meeting
at Lake Washington School District Resource Center (7:00 - 8:30 pm) Open to all PTSA members. Please visit
http://lwptsa.net
to see what's happening in the district!
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To see all school events, see the online Tandem Calendar
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Science Club Registration Closes Soon!
Registration for Science club closes on October 31, 2016.
If your child is interested and you
have not registered yet, please do so before the deadline.
Registration can now be conveniently done online. You can register your child by
providing the needed details and making the payment
here
for Science Team. Look for the JOIN
NOW link at the bottom of the team page.
RMS PTSA Science Team provides students who love science, the opportunity to
enhance their skills and passion in science through practical projects and theoretical
study and guides them to compete in a number of science competitions throughout the
school year. A fee of $35 should be made payable to RMA PTSA if your child wants to
participate in all or any of the competitions that Science Team will be supporting.
For any information on this team, please contact:
Ashim Narula
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Is Your Child Interested in Starting an ASB Club at RMS?
RMS Staff
We'd Love to Hear Their Ideas and Encourage Them!
Middle school is an exciting time in which students explore new pursuits and interests, and part of this includes participating in (and sometimes leading) ASB clubs at their school. The clubs generally meet once a week (usually after school), and many of our clubs meet on Wednesdays, as an activity bus is available. Past clubs have included such groups as Chess Club, Green Team Club, Games Club, Rubix Cube Club, and Dr. Who Club.
We will be starting our ASB clubs soon at RMS, and if your son or daughter would like to start a club, we'd love to hear their ideas and support them in the process. In order to start a club, students will fill out an application form that will be presented to ASB, and they will need to find a faculty advisor for club meetings. As the clubs are student-led, the advisor does not lead team meetings, rather they provide supervision for club meetings. If your child is interested in starting a club, please have them talk to Associate Principal Michael Clark in the main the office, and he will give them more information.
We look forward to having a variety of fun and engaging clubs this year at RMS!
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Join Now!
RMS PTSA
Join the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) in October and
be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to a local grocery store generously donated by RMS PTSA Co-presidents Laura Kaye and Felice Nightengale.
Individual memberships are $15, Family (2-adult) memberships are $25, and staff memberships are $10. You can
join online or by using
this form.
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October 2016 Featured PTSA Benefit
RMS PTSA
Washington State PTA just added a new membership benefit, discounted tickets to Fright Fest at Wild Waves Theme park. As a member of RMS PTSA you are also a member of the Washington State PTA and National PTA. Not a member yet? Join online or by sending in this form.
Need the discount code for Fright Fest? Email membership@rmsptsa.org.
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RMS Drama
Our drama production this year will be Disney's Beauty and the Beast! As in previous years, the program is expected to take place during fall and winter, roughly during Season 2 Sports, culminating in a fantastic musical from Feb 2 through Feb 4!
Further information about this year's production will follow in future editions of the Bear Tracks, as well as on our
RMS Drama FB page.
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Volunteers Needed!
RMS PTSA
October events need many volunteers! To help out, please
click here to sign up and/or find out about upcoming opportunities!
- Fall Social (Oct 14, 2:30 - 4:30 pm) 2 volunteers needed
- Picture Make-Up Day (10/17, 7:50 - 10:30 am) 4 volunteers needed
- Vision & Hearing Screening (10/18, 7:40 - 11:00 am and 11:00 am - 2:20 pm) 6 volunteers needed
- ASB fund raiser Fund Run (10/20, 12:30 - 2:00 pm) 10 volunteers needed
Please click here to help:
https://rmsptsa.ourschoolpages.com/Packet/Volunteer/VolunteeringPacketPage/1
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Reflections Art Competition
Do you love to create pictures? Write stories, poems or essays? take photos? compose music? Create dances or movies? Sign up for the Reflections Art Competition!
Each year the PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme. Themes are selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by students across the country. The 2016-2017 theme is "What is Your Story?" Students are encouraged to participate in the Reflections Program this year by submitting entries to the school Library on or before Monday, October 24th, 2016.
The program has six categories-
* dance choreography
* film production
* literature
* musical composition
* photography
* visual arts
There is also a Special Artist Division, an optional division for students whose physical, cognitive, or mental health challenges meet ADA guidelines. Please note: 3-Dimensional artwork is not accepted.
Reflections Deadline : Oct 24th, 2016
For Helpful Hints and Common Disqualifications check:
Rules for the contest for all categories:
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WA State PTA Legislative Assembly
WA State PTA
Legislative Assembly is just around the corner.
WA State PTA
The issues
Survey is Ready - You can take the survey whether or not you plan to attend Legislative Assembly. The survey results will wield the weight of our 130,000 member WA State PTA during the next Legislative Session in Olympia.
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WA State PTA Legislative Assembly, delegates needed!
RMS
PTSA
The 2016 Legislative Assembly is coming up in Olympia October 21-22 (Friday & Saturday). We don't currently have a Legislative Advocacy committee chair but should send voting delegates. Any member of RMS PTSA is eligible to be a voting delegate. If you're interested in attending the assembly, please contact the Co-presidents
Laura Kaye and Felice Nightengale. If you're interested in being an advocate for all students, please consider the Legislative Advocate board position.
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Your Washington. Your Schools. Your Vote.
LWPTSA Council
Candidate Forum for the 45th and 48th Legislative Districts
Wednesday, October 5, 7:00-8:30pm
Redmond High School Performing Arts Center
(17272 NE 104th St.; Redmond, WA 98052)
Combined, Lake Washington School District and Bellevue School District serve over 45,000 students, and that number is growing every year. This November, the State Representatives in the 45th and 48th Legislative Districts are up for election. Lake Washington PTSA Council and Bellevue PTSA Council are co-sponsoring a candidate forum for our legislative districts so you can get to know our candidates better before the November elections.
Do you know your candidates? Do you know their goals for education in Washington? Whether you're a parent, a business leader, or a community member, the decisions our State Representatives make regarding education funding and education issues in the coming years will have an impact on all of us.
Your Vote Matters for Washington, for Our Kids, and for Our Communities!
Learn where the candidates stand and how they will advocate for our area's 45,000 kids.
Any questions? Please contact:
Melissa Stone, Director of Advocacy, Peter Kirk Elementary PTSA (
legislation@peterkirkptsa.org) or
Erika Kapur, VP of Advocacy, LWPTSA Council (
advocacy@lwptsa.net)
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City of Redmond Programs
City of Redmond
Study Lab: Need help with homework? Study Lab is a free, homework help, drop-in program run in partnership with the City of Redmond and RMS. Students can receive assistance from staff, volunteer tutors, and peers as they work on homework and projects in the RMS Library. Study Lab will start Monday, September 26th and run Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 2:20-3:30pm and Wednesdays 1:00-3:00pm (bus available on Wednesdays). Contact
evidegar@redmond.gov with questions.
After Hours
After Hours is an after-school enrichment program that takes place on Wednesdays from
1:00-3:00pm
. Located in the Commons, students can choose from a variety of clubs that are youth driven and inspired. The clubs change every four weeks based on participants' visions. Our first session clubs include Science 101, Global Sports, and Visual Art. For registration information, please visit www.redmond.gov/register
with code #5666 or email
afterhours@redmond.gov
with questions. Bus home available. Scholarships available.
Glass Blowing
Learn the art of glass blowing at the Redmond School of Glass through demonstrations and hands-on exercises. Each student will create three beautiful pieces.
Mondays,
October 3rd-24thfrom
3:00-5:30pm.
Teen Rock Climbing
earn basics of rock climbing or just improve your skills at Vertical World! Perfect for climbers of all levels. Tuesdays,
October 11-November 15
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3:00-4:30pm
. Transportation provided.
Parkour
Parkour is a physical activity that combines the science of play and the art of movement. MoveFree Academy will train you to control your body through fun physical and mental challenges the way it was meant to be used, while optimizing your ninja potential!
Thursdays,
October 13th- December 8th from
3:30-5:00pm.
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The Deadline for Bear Tracks Entries is Thursday!
Got something to say? Shout it from email inboxes with the RMS Bear Tracks newsletter! At the discretion of the editor, this newsletter accepts articles from parents, students and staff on a variety of subjects for our school and community.
For Monday morning publication, please submit articles by the preceding Thursday!
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