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Upcoming Events
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5/3-5/7
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Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
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5/9
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Deadline to order a yearbook
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Grow your Mind: Meet "Dad, How Do I?" 4:30PM
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5/13
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Bedtime Stories with Sra. Brody 7PM
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Read-A-Thon begins
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Ceramic Paint Night 5:30PM
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5/26
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PTA Principal Coffee and Cafecito Latino
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5/31
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No school: Memorial Day
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Searching for our 2021-2022 PTA Board!
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Yes, it's that time already!
Help make an impact on your child's education and our school community!
Are you interested in getting involved in your child's school and making a difference?
We are searching for our next year's school PTA board.
We welcome diverse perspectives from all over our local community-if you are interested in being involved with PTA as a board member, or would like to know more, please send an email to:
with subject line: PTA Board 2021-2022
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Volunteers Needed: Amity Committee Co-Chairs
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Amity Committee Co-Chairs for the 2021- 2022 Academic Year
The Amity Committee helps coordinate and support six Spanish-speaking interns who come to assist teachers and students for a full school year. This is a year-round position with most work done in the spring (interviewing potential interns and recruiting host families) through summer when host families are confirmed and interns arrive just prior to the start of school.
Other main jobs include:
- Serve as a coordinator between the Amity interns and the the school administration and teacher mentors.
- Act as a school coordinator for Amity International, make sure paperwork is updated and turned in on time
- Recruit, place interns with, and support host families
- Recruit, manage and support liaisons (a person who works on the committee to help support individual interns)
We will have two open co-chair positions at the end of this school year that will have to be filled as the Amity interns are a critical part of our students Spanish immersion experience.
If you are interested in volunteering to co-chair the Amity Committee or have any questions, please contact our current co-chairs, Sara Henson and Kristen McSherry, at amity@puestadelsolpta.org.
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Amity Intern Hosts Needed
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Looking for Amity Host Families 2021-22
Puesta del Sol is looking for host families for our 2021-22 Amity interns. Host families play a vital role in the success of the program. By welcoming an intern from another country into their home, volunteer host families gain friendship, understanding, knowledge and a connection to the world. Host families will experience new tastes and customs and have the chance to practice their intern's language. Your children will learn about different parts of the world from the intern and may receive extra help with their own language studies.
At Puesta del Sol, our host families typically host for 13 weeks but this year we are offering longer durations. You may select to host for Fall, Winter or Spring or half-year, and we will extend full-year if necessary. The Amity Committee needs 20 host family applications for 6 interns to ensure improved matching and experience for our interns and families. You may make a preference for male or female and/or time of year.
To apply to be a host family, please fill out an application here
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Order A Yearbook! Deadline Extended to May 9th
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ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY!
Thank you for all your help and support to make this year's yearbook a success!
*Free yearbooks will be available for those needing
financial assistance.
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Grow Your Mind: Meet Dad, How Do I?
Wednesday, May 12th
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Puesta del Sol PTA welcomes the famous Rob Kenney of
"Dad, How do I?" to our Grow Your Mind Speaker series.
Date: Wednesday, May 12th Time: 4:30-5:30pm
Watch LIVE on our YouTube Channel!
to visit our event page and access our
YouTube Channel to watch the presentation
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Bedtime Stories | Thursday, May 13th
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We invite you to join us again on Thursday, May 13th for more "Bedtime Stories" with our Puesta del Sol Elementary Librarian Sra. Stacey Brody!
Our next bedtime stories will be at 7:00PM on:
Thursday, May 13
Thursday, June 10
All Puesta del Sol families are welcome,
you do not need to be a PTA member to participate.
We will feature stories that are great for all ages.
Watch LIVE on our PTA's YouTube Channel!
Links to future Bedtime Stories will be posted
on the PTA website:
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Passport Check Day | May 28th (Iran)
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Passport Check Day | 2nd - 5th graders
DUE: Friday, May 28th
IRAN
*Due to remote learning, the Passport Check team will be accepting monthly Check at Home forms for those that want to participate in this voluntary program from home.
For more information about Passport Club and different levels,
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Read-A-Thon starts May 17th!
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Support the PTA & Read for a Good Cause!
Get your student excited about reading and give friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more!
It will not take much of your time and helps in the development of stronger reading skills. It will be accessible for families in
hybrid and virtual!
This will be our only big fundraiser this year, so please consider who may wish to encourage your reader by donating to the PTA!
Our Read-a-thon starts Monday May 17th 2021!
Instructions to activate your reader's personal page will be sent home with in-person learners and emailed to virtual students next week. This is where you will be able to view and record their progress.
Happy Reading!
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5th Grade: Graduation & End of Year Events
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Save the Date!
5th Grade Graduation:
Wednesday, June 16th (time and details TBA)
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Staff Appreciation/Staff Tea:
Possible options in the works
Legacy Gift:
A committee has been formed and the final concept
will be revealed in April.
Donation:
With no class fund requested in the Fall, we are now asking for a donation of any amount to pay for the costs associated with a legacy gift, graduation ceremony and staff/teacher appreciation.
Megan Reed is acting as 5th grade events treasurer.
Paypal or Venmo are preferred, but checks/cash will be accepted.
Via Paypal: paypal.me/meganjreed
Via Venmo : www.venmo.com/Megan-Reed-74
Cash/Check: Megan Reed -
5363 153rd Ave SE Bellevue WA 98006
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| 2020-2021 PTA Board Members | |
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*Vacant*
Director School Relations:
*Vacant*
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Michele Snydsman, Treasurer, Deposits
What grades and classroom are your children currently? My son Robbie is in 2nd Grade with Maestra Torres and my daughter Ellie is in kindergarten with Sra. Chaparro.
Current Role, and how long have you been in it? I have been Deposits Treasurer since 2019 and my 2 year term ends this June.
What do you most like about your role? I like how predictable the time commitment is for this role, and knowing that my efforts are helping keep the organization running!
What skills are helpful in this role and how much time do you usually spend in the role per week? The Deposits Treasurer manages deposits for the PTA using Excel, and coordinates information so the Payables Treasurer can record everything in Quickbooks. This role does not need much experience with money, just some basic computer skills. The bank is open on Saturdays, so a volunteer who works M-F can still deposit checks/cash on the weekends!
The Deposits Treasurer role is busiest in the fall for a non-Covid school year as there are usually fundraisers along with the Bookfair, Walkathon, etc. Any event that has a bake sale or another income source will need a couple hours of time to input the money into the records and deposit it at the bank. This translates into a few hours a week in September or October, and then a few hours a month the rest of the year. Additionally there are the monthly board meetings that all board members attend.
About once a week, the Deposits Treasurer usually checks the lockbox on campus for payments, though this is not possible during COVID restrictions. Instead, it's a matter of coordinating mail pick up from the school office. I especially like that this PTA job is very straightforward and is perfect for someone who wants to help the organization and doesn't have the time to plan or coordinate for the PTA.
Name a fun PTA memory. I miss the Walkathon! It feels like a big party and it's such a great way to put faces to the names the kids talk about from school! What is your favorite ice cream flavor (or other treat)? I'm definitely all in for mint chocolate chip ice cream!
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Join our PTA!
Every Member Matters!
The PTA is here to advocate for you and your student for just about any issue that affects your student's experience at Puesta del Sol.
Being a PTA member gives you and your student a voice at Puesta del Sol!
Members vote on issues such as programming, budget, and board members. It's a terrific way for older students to learn the value of civic engagement.
Puesta del Sol PTA membership is open to everyone! PTA is an inclusive organization, and we invite any community members who care about healthy children and strong schools to join.
Questions?
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Shop our online store and show your school spirit! Buy your own Puesta del Sol mask today and support our PTA!
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Amazon Smile
Did you know?? Puesta del Sol Elementary PTA is on Amazon Smile!
Amazon donates a percentage of your Amazon Smile purchases back to us when you select the Puesta del Sol PTA here:
Happy Shopping! 
Give with Bing + PTA
Introducing a new way to give support to your Puesta del Sol PTA through Give with Bing.
Join Microsoft Rewards, and your Bing searches will earn Rewards points that are automatically donated directly to Puesta del Sol PTA. Don't forget to make sure you connect to our school's PTA before you begin your Bing searches.
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This past year has given our PTA community a chance to find creative ways to build community and support our children; some things have been more obvious than others so we want to highlight a few of our for you:
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Online field trips! Many classes have enjoyed visits with the Toymaker and other online guests to give them new experiences!
- Culturally diverse reading material requested by the Racial Equity and Inclusion Team at Puesta del Sol - we have funds for special grants like this available to the school every year
- Books books and more books! We fund new books for the library every year in order to make sure our kids can access a great selection of books, especially in Spanish.
- Handwriting Without Tears Workbooks
- Classroom funds for each grade level and specialist to allow them to purchase things to best support their jobs
- Scholarships for events like the pottery nights, spirit wear, and yearbooks. We want to make sure ALL families can enjoy what the PTA organizes, whether or not they can afford the costs
- Zoom account! Yes, this is a new expense for us and we have definitely been learning and adapting along with most of the world! The Zoom account allowed us to bring Bedtime Stories to our families at home as well as make our PTA meetings accessible while wearing pajamas.
So many volunteers have made these things and more possible, but at the end of the day we still need to fundraise to sponsor these opportunities for our students. In this last year, our students have needed these programs now more than ever!
We are hoping the Read-A-Thon gives our students an extra bit of encouragement to read, as well as a formal time for those who wish to donate to our efforts. It is also a good way to include grandparents or others who are interested in encouraging our students, and wanting to support in any way they can.
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The Meals2Go program, offered by our Nutrition Services team, is designed to provide a FREE breakfast and lunch option for families to access for their children.
- Meal pick up times and locations changed beginning Monday, April 26th
- Meals are available for pick up Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- 6 locations available for mid-day pick up.
- Meals must be pre-ordered between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (the day of pick up).
Meals are provided at no cost thanks to the extension of a nationwide waiver authorized by USDA. This waiver will be in effect for the entire 2020-21 school year.
Washington is getting ready to issue Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits for the 2020-21 school year. Learn More.
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