Walkathon

On Friday, September 29, 2023, Puesta del Sol is hosting the 21st Walkathon - the very first at our new building! Please join us at the Puesta del Sol field between 3:30pm to 6:30pm, for the length of time that works for your family.

This annual tradition is our school's largest community-building event! Students, families, teachers, and staff walk laps, dance, and socialize in a fun and festive atmosphere to support Puesta del Sol's PTA.

Please RSVP for Walkathon

RSVP DUE NO LATER THAN 9/22!!!

All students must be registered and have an RSVP (Yes or No) to ensure we are following our safety protocols for this event. All families must complete their online RSVP by TODAY, Friday, September 22nd to attend Walkathon. Without an RSVP "YES", students will be released by the school to their normal routes home (bus/pick-up/etc). No child can be released to Walkathon without a responsible adult on campus to take care of them. If students cannot attend immediately at dismissal, we enthusiastically invite families to return later during the event to enjoy our fall community building event together!

Fundraising:

If your extended family or friends would like to support the event, they can do so via the Puesta del Sol PTA website.

As always, donations to the Puesta del Sol PTA are eligible for corporate matching! Please work with your employer’s program accordingly.

September Passport Check

Tuesday, September 26th from 1:30-3:00pm

Time to pull out your Passport map packet and start reviewing the continents (Level 1) with your child. Do they already know them? Great! Move on to Level 2 to study the oceans and keep going! Our first Passport Check Day of the year will be on Tuesday, 9/26. If you are available to HELP please join us! If your child is motivated to do a little extra, the Special Itinerary for September is Countries of Asia. They can bring their completed worksheet on the 26th to receive a special prize.

**If your child has a blue map packet (2nd-5th graders), the "Southern Ocean" has been added this year in Level 2 for September. It is located along the coast of Antarctica.

Parent Discussion on Student Well-Being with Randi Peterson

Please join your Puesta del Sol PTA and Bellevue School District leader, Randi Peterson, for an evening discussion about Student Well-Being. Randi is our district Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum Developer and she will be talking not only about the SEL curriculum we use at Puesta del Sol, but will be providing resources and links to help you grow and develop your parenting skills. She has years of experience and she brings with her a passion for children's health and a creative mind ready to help find solutions. Our PTA hopes this group discussion to be one of the first of several this year as we grow our community with compassion.

Please let us know if you can join us on Wednesday, October 11th from 6:00pm-6:45pm! RSVP by emailing president@puestadelsolpta.org. We will be meeting in the PdS Library. Childcare will be provided, details to be announced soon.

GOALS

Registration is now open for GOALS: https://www.goalsinschool.com/centralbellevueprograms

Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Dates: FALL SESSION (10 Weeks) 9/26 –12/7

*No sessions on November 21st (early release day) and November 23rd (Thanksgiving).

Time: 3:35pm – 4:50pm (75 minutes)

School Picture Day is Coming!

Save the Date!

School Pictures have been scheduled for Thursday, October 26th. Re-take day has been tentatively scheduled for Thursday, December 7th. Individual class picture times have not be set yet.

Bus Route Information

Bellevue Family Hub

Mental Health Services

Nutrition Services:

BSD Elementary Lunch Menu Sept. 2023

Technology Support for Students & Families

Be a Bellevue School District Volunteer

Fall PTA General Member Meeting

October 11th, 2023 7-8pm

Please join us for the October PTA General Membership Meeting in the Puesta del Sol Library! All are welcome, though you will need a current PTA Membership to vote. Meeting be from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, directly following the SEL Parent Discussion--please try to come to both events! If you would like to pre-submit questions or discussion items for the Agenda, please email president@puestadelsolpta.org. Impromptu questions will be answered as time allows at the end of the meeting. Childcare will be offered, details to be confirmed soon.

Volunteer Training!

On September 27th from 9:15am - 10:15am, please join Principal Edwards, Principal Acevedo, and leadership from our PTA Board to learn more about volunteering at our school!

Would you like to volunteer at Puesta del Sol, but aren't sure how to start? Our principals will walk you through Bellevue School District's volunteer training so you can show up to your next volunteer gig with all the skills you need to succeed.

PTA Board leadership will be talking about currently available positions and how you can go about creating new volunteer opportunities!

Please join us either in person (check-in at the Front Office and head upstairs to the STEM Room) or watch online on the PTA YouTube Channel. The training information will be recorded and emailed out to families who are unable to join us.

Scholastic Bookfair Volunteer Sign-up

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 2nd thru Oct 6th.

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.

If you’re available to lend a hand at this upcoming event, please volunteer via this link or send email to bookfair@puestadelsolpta.org.

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 Member-Tara Jones

Bookfair@puestadelsolpta.org

School Library Assistants Needed

Our school librarians, Sra. Brody and Sra. Newman, need extra hands in the library! Sign up to help during your students' regular library class time, right after morning drop-off, or another time that works for your schedule. No experience required, and you don’t need to commit to every week. Email schoolrelations@puestadelsolpta.org to sign up.

Help Plan our Preschool Mini Walkathon!

Help Needed! Our Preschool will be having a MINI-WALKATHON on Tuesday, October 3rd. The event will be short, sweet, and during the preschool day. Please join the planning committee! Email president@puestadelsolpta.org for more information or to sign-up.

Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month

Puesta del Sol students and staff kicked off this HLH month with a special assembly featuring Danza Azteca on Friday, September 15. From September 15 to October 15 (and throughout the whole year!) we celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.