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Specialist Update: Music

Important Dates for K, 5th, and 6th Graders in January

Check the Lost and Found by December 16

Red Bucket Drive Ends This Thursday

Choice School Parent Info Nights Coming in January

Make and Take Craft Fair is Tomorrow

Student Activities Registration Due by Friday

Holiday Shopping at Amazon? Remember Einstein's link!

Community News: Great Holiday Activities   

** SCHOOL NEWS **

The music room has been filled with great rhythms and melodies of patriotic songs performed by all grade levels. 

Kindergartners have been studying steady beat and rhythm.  We had voice exploration time using our speaking, whispering, shouting, and singing voices. First and Second Graders reviewed beat/rhythm and focused on ta, ti-ti, and quarter rests. We practiced annotating poems using these three symbols. Many musical games were played to enhance solo singing. Third and Fourth Graders focused on the half note, dotted half note, whole note, and various rests. We used poems and transferred the words into musical notes. Meters in 2 and 3 were reviewed through listening examples. Fifth Graders reviewed meter signatures such as 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4. We dictated notes using the 5th grade rhythms. Sixth Graders have been learning the 6/8 time signature through singing and notation. The 6th grade music symbols were reviewed and practiced. Grades 3-6 also learned about American Composer, John Phillip Sousa. 

The choir premiered at the Veteran's Day Assembly on November 10. Now we are busy getting ready for our Winter Concert on Thursday, December 15, with 45 enthusiastic members from the 3rd-6th grade excited to perform.  

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Important Dates for K, 5th, and 6th In January

January hosts many information nights, but we want to make sure you don't miss the following events important to parents of incoming Kindergartners and current 5th and 6th graders.

• Thursday, January 5 has two Kindergarten Tour times, morning at 9:30am and afternoon at 1:30pm, all for parents of incoming Kindergartners for the 2012-13 school year.
• Tuesday, January 31 will see the Redmond Junior High Parent Information Night for Einstein Students at Redmond Junior High. This is an important evening for parents of current 5th and 6th Graders. 

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Check the Lost and Found by December 16

The lost and found is overflowing and we need your help in reclaiming your children's belongings. 

Please check the lost and found by this Friday, December 16. Items not claimed will be donated to charity over the winter break.

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Red Bucket Collection Ends Thursday

Reminder: Our last day to collect non-perishable foods and new toys for the Red Bucket Drive benefiting Hopelink is this Thursday, December 15.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and to those still planning on donating this week!! You're generous support aids local families this holiday season. 

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Reminder: Parent Information Nights

• Community School: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:00pm, at 11133 N.E. 65th St., Kirkland. 
• Discovery Community School: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 6:30pm, at 12801 84th N.E., Kirkland. 
• Explorer Community School: Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 6:30pm at 7040 208th N.E., Redmond.  

What are Choice Schools?  Choice schools are optional schooling alternatives. There are 11 choice schools in LWSD, each with their own focus and learning styles. Choice schools are open to all students in the district but students must apply to be considered for enrollment. Each choice school has its own application and enrollment process. For more information, please review the LWSD Choice Schools page.

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** PTSA NEWS **

Reminder: The Make and Take winter holiday Craft Fair is tomorrow. During lunch recess, students will have the option to make a craft, wrap it, and bring it home as a gift. Please contact Laura D'Urso if you are interested and available to help with this fun event. 

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It's that time again, time to sign up for the winter session of chess, Spanish, and art! Registration and payment are due this Friday, December 16.

Registration forms were already sent home with your children, and are always available on the Einstein PTSA Student Activities page. Please contact Lindsay Smith at studentactivities@einsteinptsa.org with questions.  

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Planning to do any of your online holiday shopping through

Amazon.com? Please use the link provided and Einstein PTSA can earn anywhere from 4-15% of your purchase amount without any cost to you.

Feel free to share this link with family and friends and thank you for your continued support!

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Wednesday, December 21 is LWSD College Basketball Night at Key Arena. Watch Seattle University vs. University of Virginia and after the game, come down on the court to shoot free throws just like the players!

Location: Key Arena

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 21 at 7pm

Teams: Seattle University vs. University of Virginia

Cost: $14 Lower Level Tickets! (normally $20)

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Each year, the RJH Honor Society organizes a Coat and Food Drive at Redmond Junior High. Starting on December 5, 2011, donations of clean, new or slightly worn coats of all sizes are gratefully accepted.

On Sunday, December 18, families in the community who need coats are welcome to come up to Redmond Junior High and select outerwear for their use between 11:00am and 12:30pm.

In addition to the coat drive, the Honor Society collects non-perishable food, diapers, and personal care items such as toothbrushes, paste, soap, household staples. Food Lifeline will then pick-up the donations for distribution. Please drop off food and coats daily to the student store in the Great Hall through December 16. 

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The 2011-2012 Bellevue Magic Season Ice Arena, brought to you by Bank of America, has ice skating open through Sunday, January 8. Admission is $10/person, which includes skate rental.

And there is a special offer to raise money for Einstein... From November 25 through December 16, 2011 and January 3-8, 2012 (excluding Mondays), if you notify the rink staff when you purchase your tickets that you go to Einstein, $3 of every entry fee will be paid back to the PTSA at the end of the season.

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