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 ISLAND PARK EAGLE NEWS
January 17, 2011 PTA Unit 2.9.15
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Upcoming Events
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January
23 Kindergarten Orientation
26 Science Fair - Parent Mtg
27 Order Sweatshirt Deadline
31 Mindful Parenting Group
31 Order Yearbook Deadline
February
01 Procurement Deadline
02 Yo Mercer Day
03 Science Fair Deadline
08 MIYFS Give with your Heart
Breakfast (more info)
10 Spaghetti Feed for
Islandwood
20 PTA Legislative Day
24 Auction RSVP Deadline
March
01 Science Fair
(more info)
10 Hand in Hand Auction
10 Kids Night Out
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Auction Quick Links
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AUCTION FORMS
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Submit An Article
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Send your article to
islandparkeagle@yahoo.com
by midnight, Jan 25th
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Order Your Spiritwear
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| Winter Weather ~ Snow Day? | | 
Winter weather has arrived! Trying to make sense of all the hype, track snow closures and keep the kids entertained can be confusing when the flakes start to fall. Here are a variety of resources to help keep you in the know this winter!
SchoolReport.org
Closure information is available at: www.schoolreport.org.
You can also sign up for automatic emails from schoolreport.org. These emails are tied directly to the school closure and late start media broadcast system. We will use this system to broadcast emergency or safety related messages for individual schools and the district.
Additional Winter Weather Info
** Mercer Island School District (MISD) website:
http://www.misd.k12.wa.us/news/districtnews/emergency.html
** MISD Emergency Information Message: 206-236-3366
** 11-12 Emergency Information (pdf) includes bus schedule information for one hour and two hours late starts, and a list of radio and TV stations that will broadcast emergency announcements.
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| 2012 Island Park Science Fair - Parent Meeting | | 
Thu, Jan 26th, 7pm, Library
Parents - do you need help with your child's project? Attend a parent meeting on "How to do a Science Fair Project".
For more information on registration, the parent meeting, poster board ordering, volunteering, and the state fair, read the full science fair article. Need ideas? Read about some green food experiment ideas. |
| Hand In Hand Auction | | |
Why Host an Auction?
Some parents, especially new to Island Park, may be wondering why the Hand-in-Hand Auction is considered such a big event. What many don't realize is that our Hand-in-Hand program is unique to Island Park, and the responsibility for funding the 6 paraprofessional positions belongs to our school community. An auction is much more fun than a phone-a-thon, makes for a great community-building event and gives parents the chance to bid on some fantastic items.
 This year we are very fortunate to have the Girl Scout troop offer Kid's Night Out for the evening, which makes attending even easier! If you did not receive your invitation last week in your child's backpack, contact Molly Fort: mollytroy@msn.com or go download and send in an RSVP form. Remember, only two more weeks to send in your procurement forms. The planning committee has such a great evening lined up and is looking forward to seeing everyone there! Now meet another one of our talented HiH paraprofessionals, Crystal Taitague:
Crystal Taitague, 5th Grade Co-Parapro
Crystal Taitague is one of our newest HIH Paraprofessionals at Island Park, having fallen in love with our school when her oldest daughter started kindergarten last year. She is a certified teacher who wanted to get more involved and loves her job helping kids each day, even if just by greeting off the bus and making sure they are smiling on their way to class. In addition to working as one of our 5th grade HIH paraprofessionals, Crystal is also a lead singer in an Island sound band.
Missed the previous featured parapros? Meet them here.
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| Bravo! | |
 Yeehaw to Hoe Down Volunteers!
A HUGE thank you Shelly Shay for chairing our fun and successful Hoe Down last Friday evening! The kids had a ball kicking up their heels. Thank as well to all of the evening's volunteers: Marie Petersen, Peo Gundmasson, Karen Cook, Erin McLoughlin, Erin Underwood, Ricca Poll, Lisa Pitsch, and Emily Wion!
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| Class of 2019 Sweatshirt Order Forms! | | Attention 5th Grade Parents! Order by Jan 27th!
Our kids are the Mercer Island High School graduating class of 2019! The Class of 2019 sweatshirt order form came home with your child sometime the week of January 16th and is due on January 27th. The front of the sweatshirts will have the names of all fifth graders from MI's three elementary schools along with their graduating year. It's been a tradition to have friends and teachers autograph them on the back. These sweatshirts will be part of the "uniform" used by the IMS band next year.
The signed sweatshirt order forms are necessary to give permission for your student's name to be included. In addition, the sweatshirts will be worn in the class photo which will appear in the yearbook. Return the order form to your child's teacher or email it to Susie Stenberg at stenbergfamily@comcast.net.
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| Order an Island Park Yearbook for 2011-12 | |  A few more days to order - January 31st!
Yearbook Order Forms: Available at the front office.
Cost: $18 for your own copy (+$7 to personalize the cover)
Deadline: January 31st.
Contact: Sandra Levin at sandra@sandralevin.com or 206-949-2845 |
| NEW! Mindful Parenting Group | | Tue, Jan 31, from 7-8pm in the Island Park Library
Have you heard all the buzz about mindfulness lately? Ever wondered what it was & why everyone is talking about it? Come find out! Join Sivie Suckerman (school counselor) and fellow Island Park families, as we explore how mindfulness can help our children become more thoughtful, resilient, and empathetic.
We'll discuss & practice research-based techniques that have been proven to help children cultivate life-skills, such as how to soothe and calm themselves during stressful times, improve focus and concentration, strengthen their ability to think, plan & organize, and develop compassion for themselves & others.
First meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 31st from 7-8 pm in the Island Park Library. Please contact Catheryne Nguyen at catheryne.nguyen@gmail.com to register.
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| Volunteers needed to help new ELL families at Island Park | |  Speak a second (or third) language? We need your help!
The ELL parent group is seeking language volunteers to help new international families at Island Park. Every year Island Park attracts many families from foreign countries for our ELL program. Many of these families are not fluent in English, and require a lot of language assistance especially in the first days of school. We are seeking volunteers who speak a foreign language who can help these new families with registration, filling out the parent pack, volunteer training, new families orientation, and most of all, bridging cultural differences. We will offer a simple training session for this purpose. This is a great way to get to know the new families, as well as the other existing international families at IP.
If you are interested, or know of anyone who may be a good fit, please contact Yasuko Elison at yasuko.elison@gmail.com and let me know which language you / they speak. Questions are most welcome too. Thank you and I look forward to hear from you!
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| First Annual Park Islandwood Benefit Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser | |  Save the Date ~ Fri, Feb 10th
save the date for the exciting, yummy, inaugural:
First Annual Island Park Islandwood Benefit Spaghetti Feed fundraiser
on
Friday, February 10th, 2012 from 5 to 7:00 pm in our MPR
(details to follow)
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| Mercer Island Parent Edge presents Finding Kind | |  Multiple film screenings from Feb 6-7
Mercer Island Parent Edge is proud to present Finding Kind - the documentary film and the film makers, Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson. Finding Kind is both a powerful documentary film and movement to bring awareness and healing to the effects of meanness within "girl world."
Attend a screening and join us for a presentation by film makers, Lauren and Molly, and choose to take a stand to build better relationships and create lasting change.
February 6, 2012 at 2:00pm -- MIHS Performing Arts Center (PAC); Film screening followed by break-out discussions -- for students*, teammates, clubs and individuals including parents
February 6, 2012 at 7:00pm -- MIHS Performing Arts Center (PAC); Meet the film makers; Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, hear their personal stories and participate in break-out discussions -- for parents and their students*
February 7, 2012 at 7:00pm -- Community Center of Mercer Island - Mercer Room; Film screening - one more opportunity for anyone who couldn't make it on the 6th and heard the great buzz!
*Due to mature topics, we recommend Finding Kind for students age 11 and up.
For a preview of this coming attraction, watch the film trailer: www.findingkind.com. For the flyer, click here. Forother upcoming seminars, www.miparentedge.org
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| Leap for Green ~ 2012 | | Sat. Apr 21, 10am-2pm; Mercer Island Community Center
 Science Fair Participants: Show Off Your Food Experiments at Leap for Green! Leap For Green is a fun proactive annual Earth-day event co-sponsored by IslandVision and the City of Mercer Island where kids of all ages learn how they can effectively contribute in a positive way to a world where the reality of climate change will have a profound affect on their future. This year the focus of Leap for Green will be on FOOD, a critical issue for all sustainable communities. We would like to invite kids who do food related experiments for this year's science fair to show their projects off at Leap for Green. As a science fair topic, FOOD includes everything from earth worms, compost and stewardship to obesity rates; vegetarians to omnivores, organic to conventional and mega-corporate food. Lots of great potential for interesting science experiments! Read Science Fair Ideas!
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| Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Class | | Jan 26, 6:30-8:30 at Mercer Island Covenant Church
Mercer Island Covenant Church invites you to our Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Class beginning January 26th 2012 from 6:30-8:30 PM. In these workshop series, you'll find simple ways to build relationships with your kids while still holding firm on boundaries. This is a fun, interactive class facilitated by Madelyn Jansma, M.Ed. She has 21 years experience and is passionate about helping parents create healthy and happy families.
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ISLAND PARK KIDS: SPORTS, CLUBS, CLASSES, and more
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| Hot Spot Basketball Competition | | Sun, Jan 22, 3:30-5pm at Mercer Island Community Center
 This FREE Basketball skills challenge involves shooting from five "Hot Spots" on the court. The competition consists of a series of one minute rounds. The participant with the highest score in his/her age group qualifies for the STATE event in Olympia. Sunday, January 22, 3:30pm-5pm (drop-in anytime) Girls and Boys ages 7-14 Mercer Island Community and Event Center 8236 SE 24th St.
No registration required FREE
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| Mercer Island Little League | |  Reminder: Registration ends January 21st! Mercer Island Little League offers baseball divisions for ages 5 to 16 and softball divisions for ages 5 to 14. Register: www.mercerislandlittleleague.org . Contact: Matt Williams of the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club (206-436-1950 or mnwilliams@positiveplace.org). Regular registration ends on January 21, 2012 Late registration ends on January 28, 2012. |
| Mercer Island Running Club | |  Start running on Friday mornings ~ begin Jan 27 Calling all 3rd , 4th and 5th graders! Come join fellow students from Lakeridge, Island Crest and West Mercer train for the MI Rotary Run 5K. This before school running program is non-competitive and open to students of all fitness levels. Not only will the early morning exercise be good for your heart, studies show cardiovascular exercise is GREAT for your brain. Get your Friday started on the right foot by joining us at the IMS track (weather permitting) Friday mornings beginning January 27. MISD buses will be provided from IMS to school with the 5th grade band/ orchestra students. For more information and to sign up, click here. The 5K is Sunday, March 25. |
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