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3/13/2023
Dear Clyde Hill Elementary Families!
Spring is coming! The Spring Equinox is in one week. What better way to celebrate new growth and new life than by growing friendships in your community! We have so many events going on - please come be a part of them!
Upcoming events and opportunities to help!
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Heritage Festival (March 16) Bring posters March 15! Families - please help with setup/cleanup!
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Read-a-thon (March 20 - March 31, submit BINGO card by April 3) Students - please send book suggestions and reviews!
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Call for submissions: Celebrating our Community Families - please share with us!
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PTA Nominating Committee - Families - please help find our leaders for next year! (meeting for Nominating Committee - March 31)
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March Math Challenge (launch March 6, submit by March 31)
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Rising 6th grade class selection (March 14 - March 31)
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Walk-a-thon (May TBD) Families - please help lead, organize, recruit, setup, count laps!
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Science Fair - Families - please help lead, organize, recruit, setup, present!
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School Dance - Families - please help lead, organize, recruit, setup, dance!
We thank you for making Clyde Hill a welcoming and inclusive family where we value everyone's humanity. An environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging increases all students' academic success and well-being.
thank you,
Clyde Hill PTA
Virtue of the month: mindfulness
Fun Fact for Math Challenge: 11111 x 11111 = 123454321
Fun Fact for Read-a-thon: The word alphabet is made up of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: "alpha" and "beta".
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You and your family are cordially invited to the Heritage Festival!
Thursday, March 16
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm in Multipurpose Room
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Thank you to all of our Clyde Hill students and families participating in Heritage Festival this week! We are so excited to see all of the students’ displays and learn about so many different cultures.
BRING POSTERS TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, March 15, so that we can arrange them for set up on Thursday. If you need to make alternate arrangements for poster drop off, please email Heritage@ClydehillPTA.org.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
MEAL SIGN UP
We will also have a large “PEACE” banner for families to add “peace” (and other related sayings) in other languages. We will supply the banner and paint markers; please come find and sign our banner asking for PEACE.
If you have any questions about Heritage Festival please email us Heritage@ClydeHillPTA.org. More info here.
We hope to see you there!
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Celebrating our Community - Baba Marta Day | |
Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница) is an amulet or bracelet made of red and white yarn that symbolizes the coming of spring. Bulgarians begin to wear them on March 1st (Baba Marta or Granny Marta) and continue to wear them until they see a stork or the first day of Spring. At that point, people remove the bracelet and tie it to a blossoming tree to ensure good health and luck throughout the year. The tradition dates back to Thracian times to welcome spring. Orpheus is said to have decorated his harp with such an item. The tradition was saved even during Bulgaria's five centuries of Ottoman oppression where celebrating traditions, expressing your religion, going to Church, celebrating holidays were forbidden and were punished by a death sentence. In the ancient world, the year was divided into two seasons: winter and summer, and March 1st ushered in the summer. The colors on the martenitsa also date back to ancient times. The red was symbolic of the sun's rays, and the white was the last snow of winter. The two tassels twisted together provided both humans and livestock protection from the evil forces of the cold winter. | |
Thank you Alexander Family for sharing! | |
Call for Submissions:Celebrating Our Community | |
At Clyde Hill Elementary, we are so lucky to have a wonderfully diverse school community with many different cultural backgrounds and traditions. If there are families who celebrate the upcoming holidays and are willing to provide information about their traditions we would love to highlight them here! Please email editor@clydehillpta.org. Information might include what is the holiday; who recognizes/celebrates this holiday and what are some practices during the event such as: community gatherings, prayer, foods, fasting. We're aiming to share more about practices and traditions in our community. Our diversity is amazing! | |
Read-a-thon: March 20 - March 31 | |
Welcome to the 2023 Read-a-thon!!
Calling all Clyde Hill Super-Readers!
Wait - you are ALL super readers!
Calling all Clyde Hill Cougars!
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WHO: ALL Clyde Hill Cougars
WHAT: Clyde Hill PTA is hosting a Read-a-thon!
WHEN: Monday March 20 - Friday March 31, 2023
WHY: March is National Reading Month! We love reading! Let's have fun and build confidence in reading!
HOW:
- Try to read every day during the Read-a-thon!
- You may read to yourself or have a story read to you!
- Fill out your BINGO card!
- Return your BINGO card by Monday April 3!
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Send book suggestions and reviews to PTA newsletter: editor@ClydeHillPTA.org
- Receive prizes!
Questions: Visit our website! Email us!
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Heritage Festival Families - please help with setup/cleanup!
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Read-a-thon Students - please send book suggestions and reviews!
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Call for submissions: Celebrating our Community Families - please share with us!
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PTA Nominating Committee - Families - please help find our leaders for next year! (meeting for Nominating Committee - March 31)
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Walk-a-thon (May TBD) Families - please help lead, organize, recruit, setup, count laps!
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Science Fair - Families - please help lead, organize, recruit, setup, present!
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School Dance - Families - please help lead, organize, recruit, setup, dance!
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PTA General Assembly Meeting -
Elect Nominating Committee - March 31
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Save the Date!
Our next PTA General Assembly Meeting is on March 31st! We are seeking 2 - 3 PTA Members to serve on our Nominating Committee.
What does a Nominating Committee do?
- seek out and receive nominations for the PTA Executive Team (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) for the 2023-2024 school year.
- receive training and guidelines from the Washington State PTA
- contact candidates, conduct a brief interview, and present a slate of officers to be elected at the year's final PTA General Assembly Meeting.
Volunteer!
If you are interested in serving on the nominating committee or know of a good candidate, please email info@clydehillpta.org.
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Pi Day on 3/14 is a celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. This ratio is always the same, no matter the circle, thus the importance of π. The first 3 digits of π are 3.14, which is why we celebrate on 3/14. Ask your teacher about Pi Day and make a pie at home to share and celebrate! Try measuring the diameter and circumference (perimeter) of the pie and finding the ratio! | |
Our virtue of the month is mindfulness! Ask your student what mindfulness means to them and what they have learned about it! | |
Rising 6th grade class selection | |
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The Chinook Middle School counselors will be visiting Clyde Hill 5th graders on March 14 to help students select classes for their 6th grade year.
Registration page is here.
Slides from Chinook's Open House/Curriculum Night that took place this past January are here: https://bsd405.org/.../5th-Grade-Family-Night-2023-web-version.pdf. Class selection information starts on slide 7.
The deadline to register is March 31.
There is a parent Q&A on Tues March 21 - 5th grade parent Chinook Q&A - 6:00pm
Full message here.
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Messages about school consolidations | |
BSD Math Information Session | |
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Several information sessions will be held to provide families with an opportunity to engage in reviewing the new Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 curriculum resources and to learn about the direction of secondary math in the district.
Tuesday, February 28 - Newport High School, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 3 - Sammamish High School, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15 - Bellevue High School, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Learn more about the information sessions by contacting p12mathupdate@BSD405.org. More information about BSD’s process of developing the new curriculum can be found on the AGA Instructional Material Adoption Committee webpage.
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Bellevue Schools Foundation - Spring for Schools | |
The mission of the Bellevue Schools Foundation is to promote and fund the best possible learning opportunities for ALL students in Bellevue’s public schools. Since its inception, BSF has committed over $25 million to fund critical programs that fall through the financial cracks of local, state, and federal funding structures. They are hosting their annual Spring for Schools event on April 1, 2023. When you register for the event, please note PTA President, Shera Myers, as your Star Captain. | |
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Receive a 20% discount on minted.com orders by using Clyde Hill Elementary’s unique Minted.com promo code at checkout.
Holiday cards, graduation announcements, invitations announcements, children's art and more!
15% of net sales from each purchase using our code is donated back to our PTA at the end of each year. Please share this code with friends, family and coworkers!
MINTED.COM CODE: FUNDRAISECLYDEHILL (enter code at check out)
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Purchase personalized labels for your child’s belongings, for home, office and more and receive free shipping. 20% of all purchases will be donated back to Clyde Hill Elementary PTA. Dishwasher, laundry and microwave safe.
To shop, visit: https://campaigns.mabelslabels.com/. On this page, enter “Clyde Hill Elementary PTA” and start shopping!
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Start 2023 off with some stress relief for yourself! Signup for Smith Brothers Farms Home Grocery Delivery and when you do, you'll receive $15 off your 1st delivery and Clyde Hill PTA receives a $50 gift donation from SBF! It's a win-win! You get the iconic Porch Box with your 1st order & it can be filled each week with milk that is 2-days-fresh from the farm, eggs that are 3-days-fresh, fresh produce, almond & oat milk, and hundreds of grocery items that are primarily from local PNW companies!
Delivery is free with a $10 order. There are no monthly fees and no contract. Give it a try; we think you will love the service! Thank you!
Sign up here!
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Contribute to PTA Newsletter! | |
If you would like to share something with the Clyde Hill Elementary community, such as information about a community event (like the Farmers’ Markets), a students’ sports league, or other activity, please send your submission request to editor@ClydeHillPTA.org. | | | | |
