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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 25 - 29 , 2017
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Principal's message - September 22, 2017
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The 2017-2018 academic year is starting out strong with a robust and focused group of STEM scholars. We will start highlighting students' work products and course specific Problem-Based Learning projects beginning with next week's newsletter. For now, below are some friendly reminders and also some new items for your review. And thank you for being an incredibly supportive community. The Tesla High School Staff and I are humbled by your generosity.
Safety:
If you are a returning T-STEM Family, you know the issues regarding Hwy 202. We are continuing to educate both students and families about the congestion, speed, and number of accidents on this stretch of road. In addition, there should not be any students walking, running, or biking on 202...nor should any of us be accessing Santana Trucking across the road as a turnaround. We are preventing their employees from getting to work. We need to be a solid community partner out here. Traffic on the eastside is intense for all of us, and we (parents, students, faculty) are all having to leave earlier to get to Tesla on time daily. Thanks for your cooperation; we appreciate it!! And...Be safe out there.
Closed Campus:
Tesla STEM High School continues to be a closed campus. Students may not leave campus during the instructional day without pre-arranged parent permission.
Communication Protocol at T-STEM:
We go directly to the source: If a T-STEM student has a question regarding an assignment, project, etc., then the student will need to email and/or talk directly to his/her instructor; if a student has an issue: the student discusses the problem with the teacher. If there is a need to further the discussion, the student will ask his/her academic counselor.
We attempt to solve the problem at one level before moving to another. If the parent and/or teacher feel that they are not resolving the issue, they may proceed to the next level, the student's administrator.
Faculty utilizes office hours and/or email as communication tools. Teachers will make every effort to return emails within 48 hours.
From the LWSD Assessment Department:
A new feature in Student and Family Access is now available. Beginning the week of 9/18/17, students and families will be able to see Smarter Balanced Assessment scores in Student and Family Access. A tab called "Test Scores" will show up in the left menu in Student and Family Access. It will show a historical record of Smarter Balanced Assessments for the past three years. Detailed directions on how to access the "Test Scores" is available on the Parent Access Support Page under "Parent Access Links."
National Merit Semi-Finalists and Commended Scholars:
Congratulations to our Tesla STEM High School Scholars!!
Tesla STEM National Merit Semi-Finalists:
Jeffrey Cheng
Christina Goto
Rashida Hakim
Natali Kendal-Freedman
Prerana Kulkarni
Anne Lee
Heha Nagvekar
Parth Nain
Vaishnavi Phadnis
Frederick Qin
Suchi Sridhar
Yury Sudzilouski
Anna Vasyura
Brandon Yue
Tesla STEM National Merit Commended Students
Carlos Angeles
Victor Araujo
Artem Astapchuk
Lawrence Atienza
Jonathan Bovee
Srikanth Chavali
Andrea Dang
Vidul Dasan
Avenleigh Dauz
Tudor Fanaru
Nicolas Gomez
Felix Guo
Richard Halbert
Salil Kanade
Rafia Khatri
Goutam Krishnamoorthy
Kaelin Laundry
Michael Levenkov
Devin McGlynn
Justin Qiu
Artem Romanenko
Adriana Rush
Dale Su
Indra Toepke
Larry Wang
GO STEM!!
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PTSA General Membership Meeting - Oct. 4
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T STEM PTSA Membership Meeting
Wed, Oct 4th at 7:00pm
LWSD Resource Center - Hughes Room
Join us for the first PTSA Membership Meeting of the school year! Agenda items include:
- Standing Rules approval
- Budget approval
- Princeton Review presentation
The LWSD Resource Center is located at Redmond Town Center:
16250 NE 74
th
St, Redmond WA 98052
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Advocacy News
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MEET THE CANDIDATES: You Hold the Power to Impact Education in Washington
Whether you're a parent, a business leader, or a community member, the decisions our State Senators and School Board Members make regarding education issues in the coming years will have an impact on all of us.
· Where: Redmond HS Performing Arts Center, 17272 NE 104th St.; Redmond, WA 98052
· When: Wednesday, October 11, 2016 ; 7-8:30pm
Co-Sponsored by LWPTSA Council and Redmond High School PTSA
Legislative Assembly - NEW information
October 20-21 | Hotel Murano | Tacoma
PTA leaders and members are invited and encouraged to attend the 39th annual WSPTA Legislative Assembly on Oct. 20-21 . At this year's Legislative Assembly, you will discover the power PTA has to advocate for every child - the whole child - regardless of race, creed, gender, or zip code. You will learn about advocacy at all levels, network with other PTA members, and add your PTA's voice to our platform for the coming year. Learn more about the event you won't want to miss!
Issue Packet: Take a moment to review the Issue Packet and get ready.
Advocacy Classes: 5 NEW Advocacy classes offered this year.
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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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