September 30, 2022 | Issue 9.30.22 |
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday, 10/1/22, 11-1pm: BSF Block Party
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Sunday, 10/2/22, 1:10pm: Mariners Day, T-Mobile Park
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Monday, 10/3/22 through Friday, 10/7/22: Bookfair
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Wednesdays, 10/5/22 - 11/16/22, 1:20-2:30pm: Flamenco
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Friday, 10/7/22, 3:30-6pm: Walkathon
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Thursday, 10/13/22: Curriculum Night
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Friday, 10/14/22: No School, Professional Development Day
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Monday, 10/17/22 through Wednesday, 10/19/22: Early Release
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Tuesday, 10/18/22, 9:15am: Art Appreciation Volunteer Meeting
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Friday, 10/28/22, 6-8pm: PTA's Annual Pumpkin Bash
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New and returning families, don't be late--get the year started off right with taking care of these back to school tasks!
Sign in now to complete your Back to School Forms! The Back to school forms are not only used to sign up for PTA Membership, but also to purchase Spiritwear, Yearbook orders, newsletter subscription and more. Sign up here: https://puestadelsolpta.org/Packet/BTS2022
Add the ability to view school and PTA dates to your personal calendar.
• Read our Puesta del Sol FAQs!
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Join us for the 20th Annual Walkathon on October 7th from 3:30-6:30pm. We are thrilled to be celebrating this milestone in proud Puesta del Sol tradition. It is one of the biggest Puesta del Sol events of the year!
Expect a lot of walking, running, maybe some dancing, yummy food, and a lot of fun!
This year, in addition to the usual festivities, we’ll be bidding a fond farewell to our beloved track and campus, and we encourage the Puesta del Sol community (current and alumni) to come by to join in. This is a great opportunity to meet new people, reconnect with old friends, spend time with your family,
and enjoy a meal! Don’t miss it!!!
There are 3 things we ask of you:
The Puesta del Sol staff need to know if your student should take their usual transportation
home or if they have permission to stay for the event. Your student CANNOT participate until
you RSVP. If you do not RSVP, your student will be sent home as usual after school on October 7th.
This event is a PTA Fundraiser. We are using PledgeStar.com to collect donations. Once your child's fundraising account is set up, you can easily send fundraising emails to friends and family. Setup instructions are here. We ask that each student aim for $150 (or $300/family). We appreciate support at any level!
One more thing: Please help get the word out! Talk to other Puesta families you know and make sure that they are aware and sign up in time!!!
Other things to know:
WALKATHON IS (Mostly) a CASH ONLY EVENT!
We will have several great food options, including a Taco Truck, Pizza, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, and a Bake Sale. We hope to have a credit card reader or two (stay tuned), but don’t set yourself up for disappointment - bring cash.
POPSICLE PARTIES FOR CLASSES WITH 100% RSVPs BY 9/30
We aim to have 100% RSVPs for all classes – it doesn’t matter "Yes" or "No", we just need to know either way in to make sure we have a documented plan for each student.
Online Registration closes Wednesday, 10/5.
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Math Challenge
(New at Home Program)
New to Puesta del Sol for 2022 - 2023 - Math Challenge! Students and their families are encouraged to jump into Math Challenge this year!
Math Challenge is a nationwide program that provides fun, engaging math challenges for students to work on every 2 weeks. Kids can work solo or do the problems with the entire family. Students who complete 12 or more challenges get an award. This program is FREE, provides excellent math enrichment for grades 1 - 5, and can be done at home. Learn more, sign up, and further your math skills at: https://www.mathinaction.org/puesta-del-sol.html
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Flamenco Registration
Learn Flamenco Dance! Flamenco comes from Southern Spain and your child will learn beautiful dance movements, involving a lot of arm and hand movements, lots of fun rhythmical foot stomping, and shouts of encouragement. Learn more, see class price, and sign up at: https://puestadelsolpta.org/Page/Programs/Flamenco (Scholarships available)
When: Wednesdays from 1:20 to 2:30 - Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 & Nov. 2, 9, 16
Where: Puesta del Sol Gym
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Scholastic Book Fair
Scholastic Bookfair Volunteers Needed!
Dear Parents and Families:
I’m excited to announce that our school will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair, which will take place from October 3rd-7th.
The Scholastic Book Fair empowers our students to choose books they love, and with so many options, they’re sure to find themselves in the pages. This year’s Fair is going to be epic, but we need volunteers to make it happen.
We hope that you can offer your time and talents to help students become Bolder, Prouder, and Stronger Readers— which in turn makes them bolder, prouder, and stronger individuals. And since every purchase benefits our school, helping is twice as rewarding.
Opportunities to assist include:
- Advertising
- Decorating
- Setting up the Fair
- Helping shoppers at the Fair
- Checkout
- Packing up the Fair
For students, this is one of the most anticipated events of the school year—and as a volunteer, you’ll have the chance to experience the Bookjoy firsthand! I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for the support,
Book Fair Chair/Director of Fundraising
Tara Jones
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Scholastic Bookfair E-Wallet
Empower your kids by letting them browse and choose books to stock your home library!!
Start by setting up an e-wallet today, so that they can shop cashless at the Bookfair October 3rd-7th. Learn how here.
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PTA's Annual Pumpkin Bash
Save the Date!
You're invited to the PTA's Annual Pumpkin Bash
Friday, October 28th
6:00—8:00pm
@ Puesta del Sol Elememtary
More info coming soon!
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Art Appreciation Volunteer Meeting
Are you interested in helping with Art Appreciation?
We will be having an Art Appreciation volunteer meeting on Tuesday 10/18 at 9:15 in the PTA Office. We will go over all the details of getting to work in the class with students, where to find materials and get art lesson plans from. Come meet an artsy crew, nosh on yummy snacks and sip on hot coffee. It'll be fun!
For those of you who cannot make it, we are tentatively planning on hosting a Zoom meeting at a future date. In the mean time, please reach out to Alycia and Natalie at artappreciation@puestadelsolpta.org with any questions.
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Room Parents
Changes to Grade-Level Fund Collection!
This year, grade-level Room Parents will solicit donations from their class families, pool the donations, and then split their collected funds equally between the classes in their grade. Room Parents use these contributions to help cover the costs of class celebrations, classroom supplies and/or teacher gifts. Please contact your child(ren)'s Room Parents or the Puesta del Sol Room Parent Coordinators (roomparentcoordinator@puestadelsolpta.org) if you would like more information.
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Did you know?
Puesta del Sol is Endorsed by the Embassy of Spain
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Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month
Each year, we observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. We also observe Día de la Raza, Indigenous People's Day, on October 10.
The 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Observance theme is: “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation.” The theme encourages us to ensure that all voices are represented and welcomed to help build stronger communities and a stronger nation.
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Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year!
A warm Welcome/Bienvenidos new and returning families to our 2022-2023 Puesta del Sol Elementary school year!
As Puesta community members ourselves, we know the information can be overwhelming, so we wanted to first provide some resources as we start school.
Bookmark these websites!
Check out www.puestadelsolpta.org, to see what’s events are happening on the calendar. Sign-Up for our El Sol Newsletter for our bi-montly newsletter to get updates on what’s happening with school and PTA!
School start date and times, log into ParentVue, Bus Route information, school lunches, as well as links to school calendars. IMPORTANT NOTE: BSD Nutrition will resume charging fees for students meals for 2022-2023. Applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meals are available now.
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Our PTA Board and Committees need your help!
Our school community can’t do what it does for our kids without helping each other!
The start of the year is a great time to browse through roles available on our PTA Board and various committees. Check out our Board and Committees page.
Descriptions are available by clicking the name of the role and/or e-mailing the board member/Director listed. To view descriptions, you may need to set up your PTA website log in first. If you haven’t already done so, go to the registration site. Once you are logged in you can find out more, and even sign up! If you need help, e-mail membership@puestadelsolpta.org. The PTA Board will also be at our Back to School events to answer your questions.
In particular we need help with Directors/Co-Directors for PTA, like:
- Co-Director of Fundraising
- Co-Director of Ed Enhancement
- Pumpkin Bash Coordinator (which is already coming up!)
- and more!
E-mail Membership, or come talk with us at our upcoming events!
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Join our Events Team!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please join our Events Team and be a part of the planning process! Sign up for one or more events that you would like to help us plan and execute. This is a great way to stay connected with Puesta del Sol friends and meet new ones.
SIGN UP HERE! Immediate help needed for Pumpkin Bash (Oct. 28th) & New School Welcome Event (TBD-January?)
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Ronit Droker
Director, Special Events
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If you are shopping at Amazon.com, remember to sign up for AmazonSmile and designate Puesta del Sol Elementary/Sunset Elementary PTA Bellevue Council 2 3 95. It costs you nothing and gets money donated to our PTA with each purchase!
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Puesta del Sol Spiritwear for Sale!
Puesta del Sol PTA Spiritwear Shop is OPEN!
Shop our online store and get your school spirit gear. Don't miss out on our very own "Vamos Hawks" apparel!
It's simple - just click on the link, select your item(s), and purchase. You will choose to pick up at the vendor in Bellevue or shipped to your location. For every item you purchase, our PTA receives a percentage of the sale. Thank you for your support!
SHOP NOW!
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Block Party: October 1, 2022,11:00AM - 1:00PM
Bellevue Downtown Park, 10201 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Celebrate the new school year with us! Bring an email receipt of a donation from now until the event and be entered in a prize drawing.
Food Trucks: Macadons and Jessica’s Unique Bite Burgers
Music
Reptile Man
Face Painting
Lawn Games
Crafts
For more information on the Bellevue Schools Foundation, please check out their website and see how they support our students.
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Hello everyone!
My name is Danilo Gasca Silva. I’m 21 years old, and I’m from Colombia. Currently, I am a student of foreign languages at the University of Tolima. Furthermore, I’m a folk dancer and
a traditional music singer (not a famous one) in some groups at my university. What I’m most passionate about in life is being able to share with children, make them laugh, play with them, and see their growth with all the opportunities and benefits presented to them through education. I love reading (I’m a big fan of Harry Potter stories), traveling, cooking, studying medicine and eating sweets because I’m a very gluttonous guy, especially with chocolate.
I hope that we can work together and learn many new things that allow us to grow as human beings. For my part, I can assure you that I’m completely willing to learn from you in the best possible way and I hope that you can have a great example and learn through my work.
¡Nos vemos muy pronto, no puedo esperar para conocerlos!
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Hey! I'm Erick Medrano from El Salvador.
I'm 26 years old. I enjoy participating in recreational activities and playing soccer. I like to be part of the teaching process as I also learn along the way. I am a person who is open to any possibility of trying something new in my life and thus having new experiences that make a difference. I know I'm about to live a great experience and meet people that will be part of my life somehow.
I'm looking forward to meeting you!
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Hello!
My name is Erika Alcira Rivas Portillo. I am 27 years-old, I am 170 cm tall, and my favorite color is green. I am from San Vicente, El Salvador. I come from a city where people love music since the most important music bands of the country were born over here. Maybe it is the main reason because I love dancing and listening to music whenever I can. I also love watching movies, cooking, and going out with my friends and family. Recently, I finished my bachelor of education in the English language. It has allowed me to work with kids and young ages. A curious fact about me is that I am a coffee and animal lover.
Espero que esta nueva aventura sea increíble para todos, ¡los veo pronto!
Erika Rivas
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¡Hola! My name is Celia Merino Calle and I’m from Spain. I’m 24 years old and I have just finished my English Studies bachelor degree in Valladolid. I’ve worked with kids during my years of student, so it’s time to face this new opportunity to share my language and culture to all of you! I’m a traveler person who loves to learn something new from all the places I’ve been.
I’m sure this experience is going to be amazing and we’re all going to have a great year!
¡Nos vemos pronto!
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