October 23, 2020 * ISSUE 10.23.20
Ceramic Paint Night!


Ceramic Paint Night with Creatively Yours
  • Friday, 11/13/2020 at 5:00PM
  • A live, virtual technique class over Zoom or Facebook Live to watch at home while painting ceramic tiles
  • Supplies and ceramics can be delivered within Bellevue or picked up at Creatively Yours in the Crossroads Mall
  • Small Kit (Paint Kit + Large Tile) $12, Large Kit (Paint Kit + Large Tile + Ceramic Leaf) $20 
    • It is our PTA mission to support every child; financial assistance is available for this activity. If interested, please contact events@puestadelsolpta.org.
  •  To order kits, click here.  Deadline to order is Saturday, 10/31/2020.

For more information, see the event page on the PTA website!

Email events@puestadelsolpta.org for questions.


Upcoming Events

10/19-11/1
Scholastic Online Book Fair
10/30
Passport Check Day
11/3Election Day
11/4
School Wide Veteran's Day Assembly 9:05AM
11/11No School - Veteran's Day
11/13Ceramic Paint Night 5PM
11/18School Wide Assembly 9:05AM
11/19
Dining for Dinero
11/26
No School - Thanksgiving Break
11/27No School - Thanksgiving Break
11/30Passport Check Day



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Join or Renew your PTA Membership!

Members are the foundation of our PTA. Masthead
Join or renew today to help us to speak up for every child.
 
Families who join/renew this month to have a chance to win in
a Membership Giveaway!
Join by October 30th for a chance to win a Board Game Basket.
 
Here are some ways PTA helps support our students:
  • Sponsoring academic programs (Passport Club providing geography learning, Amity Program, stipends for classroom and library expenses)
  • Staying connected:
    • Only PTA members get PTA Directory access
    • Communication about school news and events



Scholastic Online Book Fair

This year we are excited to continue our Book Fair tradition with an ONLINE ONLY fair Oct 19-Nov 1.

You can make this Book Fair a success!
  • Stock up your home libraries for the school year! 
  • Order your holiday gifts, teacher gifts and birthday gifts now! 
  • Select from a wide variety of new books in both English and Spanish.
  • All proceeds benefit our school's library and the PTA.
  • Shipping right to your home! Free shipping over $25!! 
  • Use our Virtual Fair link to order so the school receives credit.

    Click Here to shop the book fair!
     
A look at Events for 2020-2021


COMING SOON!

Our Events team is re-imagining our annual events (Walkathon, Pumpkin Bash, etc.) to be virtual and socially distanced. 


If you have an idea for these types of events or want to get involved, we would love to hear from you!

Share Your Hidden Talents!

Do you or a family member/friend have a hidden talent they'd be willing to share online with Puesta del Sol families? 

PTA Events would like to put a call out to our community to share their skills in Virtual Family Fun Nights! 
  • Maybe you have a favorite family or cultural recipe, or know someone in the restaurant industry who can showcase their dish?
  • Maybe you or someone you know someone is in an arts, technical or other industry and willing to share their craft? 
If so, please e-mail events@puestadelsolpta.org - we'd love to hear from you!
Volunteers Wanted!

There are many different ways to get involved and support our students at Puesta del Sol!

Whether you have just a little time or more to spare, there are opportunities for everyone.

Please check out our open volunteer positions here. Some of these programs will be on hold until we are back at the school in person, but it doesn't hurt to have volunteers lined up and begin planning. 

If you have questions about any roles, or you have a new program idea (perhaps something that would enhance remote learning), please email edenhancement@puestadelsolpta.org.
Yearbook Coordinators Needed

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We need  2 to 3 yearbook coordinators to help make a memorable remote learning/COVID-19 yearbook for our kids.  This year's yearbook will look different, but will be a fun way to remember these crazy, unique times. 

Our yearbook publisher is providing tools and ideas to make this task easier in a remote learning era.  We need a team to help collect fun photos from parents and help our designer with layouts.  Work can be done from home and during non-working hours.  

Interested?  Contact Stephanie Parkins at  
Support Your PTA

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:  

The account is called Sunset Elementary PTA, the original name of Puesta del Sol Elementary. 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.



2020-2021 PTA Board Members
Co-PresidentAndrew Schnickel*

Co-PresidentAdam Droker

Treasurer- DepositsMichele Snydsman

Treasurer- PayablesJingjing Miller*

SecretaryHailey Moilanen

VP of MembershipCarmel Sasaki

Director of Communications
Ronit Droker*

Co-Director of Ed Enhancement
Gjanje Mathus

Co-Director of Ed Enhancement
Amy Miller

Director of Fundraising
Jim Leguizamon*

Director School Relations
Steph Parkins*

Director of Special Events
Carmel Sasaki

Member At LargeJessica Smiddy

*New Board Member 
Back to School Forms



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Everything in one place! Update your account, purchase or renew your membership and more! 

Please take a few minutes to complete the Back to School FormsWe want to make sure you're getting all the latest information and updates.





Meals 2 Go
The Meals2Go programoffered by our Nutrition Services team, is designed to provide a FREE breakfast and lunch option for families to access for their children.  Families have two options to access meals on school days:

For more information contact the Nutrition Services Office at 425-456-4507 or nutrition@bsd405.org.  



Additional District Info




Bellevue Schools Foundation
Back to School and All in for Kids

In this day of school closures, distance learning and uncertainty, one thing remains the same: Our willingness to work together for the benefit of all the students, teachers and families of the Bellevue School District community. 

Help The Bellevue Schools Foundation (BSF) raise $350,000 to support ALL students in Bellevue's 29 public schools. BSF is uniquely positioned to help the Bellevue School District support ALL students during this crisis. But YOUR help is critical to keep our remote classrooms dynamic and keep our students engaged and connected. YOU can make a difference. Donate here.




Dining For Dinero

Dining For Dinero with La Chingona Taqueria- Food Truck
  • Thursday, 11/19/2020
  • La Chingona Taqueria will be donating 20% of the entire day's sales
  • Address:
    29 148th Ave SE Bellevue WA 98007 (close to Puesta del Sol's future location & same location as ceramic drop-off from Ceramic Paint Night)
  • You can call  (425) 442-5350 to order ahead