April 2011                                                    Inspire | Educate | Enrich

In This Issue
Students Sing the Praises of the Foundation
Title, Match, Challenge!
Science and Safety for Students- Thanks to your gifts
May Events- Sneak peak
Tech Tips: RSS

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You Voted!

 

The results of our February newsletter reader poll are in! Your ranking of the Foundation priorities showed Advanced and Disadvantages Students as your #1 priority. 

 

Teacher Excellence, STEM Education and Literacy all tied for #2.  Enhancement and Enrichment came in at #3.

 

Thank you for letting us know what matters most to you!

 

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Woodin and Leota students sing praises of the Foundation at the 

 "Light A Fire for Learning Luncheon" 

April 26th, 2011   

Third graders from Woodin Elementary will be singing the praises of the Northshore Schools Foundation at the 8th Annual Light a Fire for Learning Luncheon to be held April 26, 2011 at the Lynnwood Convention Center.   Opening with "Giving and Receiving," Woodin students will be celebrating the 2007 grant received by teacher Heather Arnold, which helped fund student performances by the dual language and regular curriculum students.

 

Claire Mortimore
Student Speaker- Claire Mortimore

Not to be upstaged, the Leota Junior High Orchestra will be welcoming the anticipated 500 guests as they arrive at the event.  The Northshore Schools Foundation supported the orchestra by funding the purchase of two cellos in 2005 and 2006.     

 This will be Claire Mortimore's second time presenting at the luncheon as a student speaker.  Mortimore, a senior at Inglemoor High School this year, has seen the positive impact of  Schools Foundation dollars throughout her tenure as a student in the District, from heart monitors to Robotics class, this student is making it clear that grants funded by the Foundation have a long-lasting impact on students.

 
Youth presenters will be joined by keynote speaker Jim Dever, host of King 5 Evening Magazine, along with Andy Wappler, Puget Sound Energy, and Dale Amundsen, Evergreen Washelli.  The goal of the luncheon will be to raise more than $100,000 to fund the Foundation's new funding initiatives which benefit all students in the 31 schools District wide.

  

 

Have your RSVP'd yet?  Send an email now letting us know that you're coming.

 

 

 

Title, Match, Challenge!  

We are more excited than ever to announce our Title Sponsor

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McKinstry

McKinstry is a long standing supporter of youth and children and has been incredibly active in the development of STEM curriculum for environmental technology available region wide for youth.

Thank you McKinstry!

Triple Your Investment!

Thanks to Elevation Cellars & Microsoft you can make your donations go even further!   Guests at the luncheon will be given a chance to double or even TRIPLE their individual gift to the Foundation!  

Elevation

 

 Microsoft

This Challenge Match Opportunity is available to individuals who are attending the luncheon and choose to make donations of more than $200.  

THANK YOU ELEVATION CELLARS & MICROSOFT!

 

Math, Science & Safety in Secondary Schools

Thanks to the Foundation's 2009 Gift

 

In 2009 the Northshore Schools Foundation gifted the District with $50,000 to support  curriculum including  science in secondary schools.  We wanted to share with you some of the ways that donation is impacting students.

 

Thanks to your generous gifts, Timbercrest and Northshore junior high schools received much needed safety equipment and our high schools received Microscopes for lab sciences.    Dollars were also used to purchase AP and IB science and math curriculums, and the BHS Math Olympiad! 

 

WAY TO GO!   

 

 


Greetings!  

 

 

Those of us in the Northshore School District have been enjoying Spring Break, and Monday we will return back to normal work & school hours.     The next few weeks are packed filled with some exciting times for the Foundation. 

  

We hope you stay connected with what's next for the Foundation  and that you will help spread the word about our Foundation.  If this enewsletter is useful or interesting to  you, please consider forwarding it on to a colleague or bring a friend to an upcoming event.  If this information is not useful, then please be sure to contact  us and let us know what news you are looking for from us so we can provide it.

 

Never forget that you are the foundation of the Foundation, and because of you students are getting the support they need to have enhanced learning experiences, and that's pretty great.

 

Be well,

Carmin Dalziel , Executive Director

 

 


Exciting May Events...

Let's face it, this email is long and your time is short so stay tuned for our next newsletter highlighting May events....

If you just can't wait... click the links below and you can get a sneak peak.

 

Milk Money  

A grassroots campaign to collect change for children in support of the Foundation.  Look for us May 7th at the Woodinville Top Foods and watch for our collection bottles in local retail shops.

Retired Staff Luncheon

Invitations for our first ever retired staff luncheon are in the mail.  The event is May 19, 2011- tickets are $35 and proceeds support our Teacher Excellence Iniaitive. 

Dine Out for the Foundation

Dine out at  Vivendo's Restraunt in Country Village May 15th and 18% of the proceeds go to support students!


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