May 19, 2023 | Issue 5.19.23 |
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Upcoming Events
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Friday, 5/19/23, 9:15-10am: Funday Fridays start
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Wednesday, 5/24/23, 6-8pm: International Art Festival
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Wednesday, 5/31/23: Passport Check
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Friday, 6/2/23: Field Day
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Friday, 6/9/23, 7pm: Puesta del Sol Night Out with the Seattle Storm
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Friday, 6/16/23: Fifth Grade Graduation
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Monday, 6/19/23: No school - Juneteenth
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Thursday, 6/22/23: Last day of School
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SITA - Spanish Immersion Through the Arts - Seattle Opera
For one morning in May, we transformed the Puesta del Sol Gym into an opera house-- with the sounds of singing, a bird and a monkey –all performed by members of Seattle Opera!
After a pause due COVID, and now thanks to the work of Angela Carey, this year's SITA (Spanish Immersion Through the Arts) Coordinator, and your Puesta del Sol PTA donations, our kids were fortunate to experience TWO unique arts enrichment programs, both featuring artist Frida Kahlo.
On May 4, the one and only Seattle Opera performed a short performance of "Frida Kahlo y la niña más valiente del mundo" (or "Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World") and hosted a Q & A.
Later in the month, our students also did visual art projects with artist Adriana Morales with techniques inspired by Frida Kahlo.
Welcome back SITA, and thank you again Angela and our awesome Art Appreciation and other volunteers for putting this together!
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Summer Park Playdates
Are you interested in helping to organize/host grade-level summer park playdates? We are still looking for a few volunteers!
We are working together to set up and host a variety of dates, times, and locations that won't overlap between grade levels.
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May Passport Check (DATE CHANGE)
DATE CHANGE: Passport Check Day is now on Wednesday, May 31st. Please sign up to help!
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14 Days Until Field Day!
Volunteer TODAY!
14 Days Until Field Day! Volunteer TODAY!
When: Friday, June 2nd
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Kindergarten-2nd Grade Session - 9:30-11:00 (Set up @ 9:00am)
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3rd Grade-5th Grade Session - 1:30-3:00 (Clean up @ 3:00pm)
Where: Puesta del Sol Playground and Field
The LAST day to sign up to volunteer is Wednesday, May 24th!
Per School Rules, ONLY Bellevue School District registered Field Day Volunteers may attend Field Day.
We need your help to make our Field Day FANTASTIC! This is an end-of-year student favorite event and we need a lot of volunteers to keep all the Olympic stations running. Join us for the Fun, Popsicles, & (hopefully) some Sun!
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Reminder: School Rules still apply on Field Day!
Friday, June 2nd - Kindergarten-2nd Grade Session - 9:30-11:00 // 3rd Grade-5th Grade Session - 1:30-3:00
Puesta del Sol Playground and Field
Reminder: School Rules still apply on Field Day!
Even though Field Day is a fun activity for the students, it takes place at school during school hours so all school rules still apply!
These include:
- Only BSD registered Field Day Volunteers may attend.
- All volunteers MUST be registered with the Bellevue School District and that registration must be renewed every 3 years.
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If you have not registered yet, CLICK HERE to start the process or visit https://bsd405.org/get-involved/volunteer/.
- You must have a valid reason (ie - volunteering) to be at school during school hours.
- No early student check-out after Field Day ends, unless it is for a valid appointment.
- Unless your student has a scheduled appointment, we can’t allow students to be taken out of school between the end of Field Day and the end of the school day. This causes undue stress on our office staff, who are managing a lot of additional activity on Field Day.
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Thank you - Rummage Sale!
The sun was shining and we had a great turn out, thanks to our school and local community that came out to support our Earth Day Rummage Sale at the end of last month.
Thank you to all our Puesta del Sol families who gave donations to our Earth Day Rummage Sale! Activities for fundraising is one of the backbones of Puesta del Sol PTA so we can keep our support of the educational enrichment of our kids and school community.
A big thank you to our organizer Sabrina Henderson and her company London House Staging and Design for her time and generosity, including donations of some fabulous furniture and decorative pieces for the sale, as well as Tara Jones for all her hard work on the Fundraising throughout this year, and to our volunteers who helped out at the event!
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Funday Fridays
Thanks to those helping at our Friday school volunteering opportunity: Funday Fridays!
It has been a great opportunity to help out and get connected with our school.
After our initial pilot, we will keep going with the volunteering, but adjust to only Friday morning sessions starting on Friday, 5/19.
Starting on Friday 5/19, Fridays at 9:15-10:00am will be open volunteering sessions to gather and help out at school. On arriving, check out the PTA Office to find where we will be gathering and/or posting the volunteer task of the day.
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Congratulations: PTA Board Executive Committee for 2023-2024!
Congratulations to our newly elected Puesta del Sol PTA Board Executive Committee for the 2023-2024 school year!
- President: Holly Ellis-Brown
- VP of Membership: Jodi Sternoff
- Secretary: Heidi Keith
- Payables Treasurer: Adam Droker
- Deposits Treasurer: Michele Snydsman
We have a great deal of gratitude for the hard work and dedication of our Nominating Committee: Adri Botti, Aubra Moore, Joel Ingraham and Sarah Moon. Their work is vital to sustaining our PTA and its support of our our kids’ education. If you see them around, please extend a thank you!
Thank you also to our outgoing Executive Committee including Jasmine Hentz, Joel Ingraham, Carmel Sasaki, and Andrew Schnickel.
Appointments for the 2023-2024 Director board positions will be determined at a later date after the new incoming Executive Committee has a chance to meet.
Hearing from people interested in a Director board position is always welcome!
If you are interested, the Nominating Committee has kindly offered to continue to compile more interested names to provide to the new Executive Committee, email nominations@puestadelsolpta.org.
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Host Families Needed for 2023-2024 School Year
The Amity Program offers interns a unique cultural and teaching experience at Puesta del Sol. We have four amazing interns this year who are serving in various classrooms.
We are looking for host families for the 2023-2024 school year. Hosting can be 3-6-9 month experience. If you are interested in learning about the program or hosting, or connecting to a current host family, please contact amity@puestadelsolpta.org.
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Give with Bing
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. Join now!
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In-Store Shopping:
Bartell Drugs shoppers - Register your 'B' Caring Card online at EScrip.com. Designate Puesta del Sol, Bellevue, and shop at Bartell Drugs.
Fred Meyer shoppers - Go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and register your Fred Meyer Rewards card. When registering your card, be sure to designate Puesta del Sol, Bellevue, as your preferred non-profit organization.
Safeway shoppers - Go to www.benefit-mobile.com to get the app (it's FREE!). Next, select Puesta Del Sol Elementary PTA as your cause. Lastly, set up your account so you can instantly purchase and redeem gift cards that give back! More details.
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