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UPCOMING DATES OF NOTE
Oct. 4 - PTSA General Membership Meeting - 7pm - LWSD Resource Center
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eNewsletter
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18 - 22 , 2017
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Join the PTSA today - PAPERLESSLY!
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Joining Tesla STEM PTSA just got easier!
You can fill out the membership form online and pay your membership fees and family contribution through PayPal.
Just go here to start the sign-up process. It just takes a minute to join!
Our students deserve our 100%!
Thank you for your support!
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Now Offering Practice SAT/ACT
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In addition to the ACT and SAT 8-week practice sessions that are being offered, the Princeton Review has offered to conduct one free ACT and one free SAT to help students decide which test is the right fit for them.
Space is limited to 25 students.
The Practice ACT will be on Sunday, September 24 from 9:00 am to 1:15 pm at the Sammamish Room of the LWSD Resource Center.
The Practice SAT will be on Saturday, September 30 from 9:00 am to 1:15 pm at the Sammamish Room of the LWSD Resource Center.
An information/strategy session will follow at the PTSA meeting on October 4. Test results should be available by this date.
From the Princeton Review:
How will you score? Find out by taking one of our practice tests. You'll get a detailed score report that analyzes your strengths and weaknesses and gives you an action plan for improvement. Then join us for a strategy session. We'll help you interpret your score report results, explain how standardized tests fit into the college admissions process, and teach you score-raising strategies to help you on your way to becoming a savvy test taker.
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ACT Prep Class
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Tesla STEM PTSA has partnered with Paragon Tutoring to offer an ACT Test Preparation class starting on October 14, 2017.
What: Test Preparation for the ACT test on December 9, 2017.
Who: Recommended for Juniors
When: First recommended practice test will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 9:00 am. The first session begins on October 17.
Space is limited to 25 students.
Price: $375 per student, which includes 8 2-hour group sessions, 3 proctored full length ACT Practice Tests, materials, and coaching.
What Will I Get: Main goal of the course is confidence. You will know the format of the ACT, what the ACT covers, and how to approach the questions presented.
Sign-Up: Please email
testprep.paragon@gmail.com with - Student's first and last name, Student's graduation year, Parent(s) first and last name(s), Primary Parent email and phone number.
For more information, please visit the
Tesla STEM website or contact
Anjali Myer, VP Community Programs.
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Reflections
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The Reflections program is the largest PTA Program and is focused on encouraging students to engage in creative activities and use their imaginations to make artwork in various categories for the purpose of expressing the theme with a new piece of work. The 2017-2018 Reflections theme is "Within Reach".
Here is How The Contest Works:
- Each PTSA launches a contest at the local school level. All artwork is judged and a percentage of the entries will then advance to the District contest.
- Due Date for all student entries at Tesla STEM are to be collected from the office on Wednesday, October 18th.
- District entries are then judged in November and winners at the District level are then advanced to the State competition in January.
- State winners are then submitted to the National competition.
Only original works of art are accepted.
Art Categories
- Dance Choreography. Ballet, contemporary, ethnic and folk, hip hop, jazz and tap. Entrant must be the choreographer and may be the performer, or one of the performers, but does not have to be.
- Film Production. Accepted forms include: Animation, narrative, documentary, experimental, or a media presentation (PowerPoint is prohibited). Entrant must be the director, screenwriter, and camera person including all story boarding and editing.
- Literature. Accepted forms of fiction and nonfiction include: Prose, poetry, drama (screen play and play script), reflective essay, narrative, and short story.
- Music Composition. All instruments, sounds, styles and combinations are accepted. Copyrighted material is prohibited. The composer may be the performer, or one of the performers, but does not have to be. Notation, score or tablature required for middle and high school division. (Music videos are not accepted)
- Photography. Accepted forms of photography include: A single photo, panoramic, photomontage (one seamless print of multiple original photos), a multiple exposure, negative sandwich or photogram. Original black-and-white and color images are accepted. Entrant must be the one to take the photograph. NEW: Print image may not be smaller than 3" x 5: and no larger than 8" x 10". Print should be mounted on mat or poster board no larger than 11" x 14:.
- Visual Arts. Accepted forms include: Collages, photographic collages (multiple photos cut/pasted), computer-generated image, drawing, painting and printmaking. No wood, metal, plastic, glass or framed canvas. Entries should be mounted on foam core, sturdy cardboard, mat board or other rigid materials. NEW: Entry may not exceed 24" x 30" and 1/2" thickness, including matting/mounting material.
Rules, Forms, Important Dates
Rules, forms, and dates will be updated soon.
- Wednesday, October 18: All student entries are due by 2pm.
- TBD: Student Exhibition and Award Ceremony
- TBD: District Reception - art from all schools within our district will be on display
All students will be recognized for their submissions. Winning entries advancing to the District level will also receive special recognition and be announced by the PTSA Presidents and School Principal.
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SAT Prep Class
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Mark your calendars and register early! Tesla STEM PTSA has partnered with Paragon Tutoring to offer an SAT Test Preparation class starting on February 24, 2018. Registration for this class will open on November 13, 2017 through the
Paragon Tutoring website.
What: Test Preparation for the SAT test on May 5, 2018.
Who: Recommended for Sophomores and Juniors
When: First practice test on Feb. 24, 2018 at 9:00am. The first session begins on Feb. 27, 2018.
Space is limited to 25 students.
For more information, please visit the
Tesla STEM website
or contact
Anjali Myer,
VP Community Programs.
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PTSA is here to help!
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Tesla STEM PTSA believes that financial need shouldn't be a barrier to students fully participating in the Tesla STEM HS curriculum. To support that, the PTSA has partnered with the school counselors and Principal to provide scholarship funds to students in need.
Families who need help with fees and supplies are encouraged to contact their counselor at STEM with their requests.
Confidentiality of such requests is strictly maintained - requests are considered by the school and no one at PTSA knows the names of the requestors.
Please don't hesitate to contact the counselors, if PTSA can help.
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