PURPLE is on Safety Patrol this week.  Safety Patrol Schedule

The Everything Party coupon sent home in backpacks last week was missing one important bit of information - dates!

The coupon is valid from November 4th - November 24th.
Sorry for any confusion. We are so happy to have this fundraising opportunity with Everything Party and appreciate everyone's patience and consideration.
Have fun shopping in November!

Friday, October 21, 7:15-9:30pm 

Come and raise money for our school while having a fun filled night full of gymanstics, inflatables, trampolines and games. Northwest Aerials is located at 12440 128th Ln NE, in Kirkland. The cost is $15, and our school keeps $10. The event is Friday October 21st from 7:15pm to 9:30pm. The registration form and money must be turned in by October 19th. For my information please contact Kristilyn Reese (kreese@dickinsonptsa.org).

On Thursday, the Legislative and Policy PTSA team, Andrea Stoppani and Tanya Rusak, will be launching a new newsletter called Dickinson Community Advocacy Connections. This newsletter will arrive in your e-mail similar to Messenger. You will have the ability to unsubscribe to this new newsletter if you are not interested. This is a separate newsletter from Messenger. 

Our hope for this new newsletter is to connect the student and parent community of Emily Dickinson and Explorer with important facts and information about legislation that are happening in the district and state. We will also have a fun and informative section called, Did you know! This will be a section about facts that maybe you have always been curious about and have never had the time to research. For example, the first issue will be about class size. We are also planning on doing topics such as RIFF (Reduction in Teachers), Learning Center Changes, STEM school, how the Department of Transportation makes it bus routes, Land use issues, and statistics about our school. We hope you will enjoy this new newsletter! If you have any questions or ideas for issues, please contact, Tanya Rusak at advocacy@dickinsonptsa.org or trusak@dickinsonptsa.org.

Dickinson/Explorer is collecting non-perishable food items for our "Fall Harvest" Food Drive. Many local families are in need this year, and many kids are going hungry. Donations to our food drive will be delivered to organizations that help these families.
Here are "Kid-Friendly" items that are needed most:
   Peanut Butter/Jelly (in plastic jars, not glass)
   Crackers (Ritz, Saltines, Graham, etc)
   Pasta
   Mac-N-Cheese
   Instant Oatmeal
   Carnation Instant Breakfast packets
   Pancake Mix/Syrup
   Granola bars/protein bars
   Applesauce
   Microwave popcorn
   Individually packaged snack crackers (goldfish, PB sandwich, etc. anything

    sized for a lunch box)
   Fruit snacks/Fruit leather
   Canned fruit/veggies/refried beans
   Canned soup (chicken noodle)
This food drive is also a great way to get students involved in community service. Ask your child to pick the item(s) they would most like to eat; have your Girl Scout/Boy Scout troop collect items; students could earn money and shop for items to donate.
A donation box will be outside the school office until October 21st. Donations can be sent with your student or dropped off by you during the school day. If you have any questions, please contact Shauna Yusko (syusko@dickinsonptsa.org or pantrypacks@gmail.com).
Thank you for helping us help those in our community who need it most.

If you have not filled out a directory form, your family will not be listed in this years directory. The form can be found on the PTSA website.

Any forms received after October 19th will not be included in the directory.

Art Smart Docent Workshop with Stephanie Allgood
Wednesday October 19th, 10am-noon
All Art Smart Docents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for some hands on art instruction with Art Club instructor Stephanie Allgood. Stephanie will offer her tips and tricks for teaching art to elementary age students. Docents will have a chance to test out art supplies and discover simple techniques that can be used in their Art Smart lessons. This workshop is free and open to all Art Smart Docents. 
October 19, 10:00am -noon in Portable #8
Space is limited. To sign up, please contact Christine Cherkis (ccherkis@dickinsonptsa.org).

Parents for Arts in the Schools: A Parent Docent Training Workshop
Tuesday, October, 25th, 9:30am - 2:30pm, $44 members; $56 nonmembers
Frye Art Museum
Developed for parent volunteers in school classrooms, this annual workshop provides hands-on training in facilitating interactive discussions about art, leading art lessons, and creating a student-centered learning environment. Parents practice Visual Thinking Strategies in the Museum galleries, learn basic skills for teaching the elements of art making, and enjoy activities in the Art Studio. Parents also learn about important resources for advocacy, learner-centered teaching, and integrating art into different subjects. Capacity is limited. Register online, or call 206-432-8200 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 206-432-8200 . 

A section of NE Novelty Hill Road near the intersection with 195th/196th Avenue NE will be closed from 6pm to 6am on Monday (Oct. 17), Tuesday (Oct. 18), Wednesday (Oct. 19), and Thursday (Oct. 20). The road will be completely closed during these times, and motorists should follow detour signs.
Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on this part of NE Novelty Hill Road next week between 9am and 2pm. Night closures and intermittent weekday closures are needed for crews to work on storm drainage.
No lane closures are expected on NE Union Hill Road while crews continue building walls for the Evans Creek Bridge. No work is anticipated on NE 95th Street or 195th/196th Avenue NE.

Guiding Your Gifted Child: A Parent Education & Support Group for Parents of Children Ages 6 to 12, Facilitated by Sandy Malone-Long, 8-Week Series of Classes starts Tuesday, October 25th, from 6:30-8pm. Recommended for parents of students in the Enrichment Pull-Out or Full-Time Quest programs as well as those families interested in the nuances of parenting highly capable children.Redmond Elementary School Library, $150 for the 8-week series. 2nd Parent/Partner free. Registration fee includes book, A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, by Webb/Gore/Amend/DeVries 

Details including Times and Locations on the LW PTSA Council Website.

• The Sammamish Symphony is offering free childrens' admission (ages 10 and under) for its upcoming concert. They are a full sized symphony, which practices and performs on the Sammamish Plateau and this is their 20th Anniversary Season! The concert is at 2pm on Sunday, October 23rd at the Eastlake Performing Arts Center at Eastlake High School in Sammamish. The concert will feature Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Natalya Ageyeva. http://www.sammamishsymphony.org 
• Becoming a Love and Logic Parent, facilitated by Counselor Leslie Fields, Redmond Elementary School Library, Mondays, October 24th thru November 28st, 6:30-8pm, cost: (Optional) $9.00 for Parent Manual, Child Care:  FREE; provided with advance registration; for children ages 3 and up. To register for this class, please complete the registration form found in the school lobby.

Please remember to add messenger@dickinsonptsa.org to the safe senders list of your email provider.  For help, go to www.safesenderslist.com. 

- Dickinson PTSA